The 2005 WNBA season was the eighth for the Detroit Shock. Although they played mediocre basketball, the Shock barely made the playoffs, as they eventually made a quick exit from the playoffs, losing in a sweep by the Connecticut Sun.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Club Team | |
| 1 | 7 | Kara Braxton (F) | Georgia | ||
| 1 | 13 | Dionnah Jackson (F) | Oklahoma | ||
| 2 | 20 | Nikita Bell (F/G) | North Carolina | ||
| 3 | 33 | Jenni Lingor (G) | Southwest Missouri State |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record | |
| May 21 | 78-67 | Win | 1-0 | ||
| May 22 | 78-71 | Win | 2-0 | ||
| May 24 | 74-65 | Win | 3-0 | ||
| June 3 | 68-66 (OT) | Win | 4-0 | ||
| June 8 | 61-76 | Loss | 4-1 | ||
| June 10 | 69-55 | Win | 5-1 | ||
| June 12 | 69-72 | Loss | 5-2 | ||
| June 15 | 79-84 (OT) | Loss | 5-3 | ||
| June 18 | 63-73 | Loss | 5-4 | ||
| June 24 | 55-69 | Loss | 5-5 | ||
| June 26 | 79-73 | Win | 6-5 | ||
| July 1 | 63-80 | Loss | 6-6 | ||
| July 5 | 66-75 | Loss | 6-7 | ||
| July 7 | 76-62 | Win | 7-7 | ||
| July 13 | 61-71 | Loss | 7-8 | ||
| July 15 | 57-62 | Loss | 7-9 | ||
| July 17 | 58-59 | Loss | 7-10 | ||
| July 20 | 66-57 | Win | 8-10 | ||
| July 23 | 71-74 | Loss | 8-11 | ||
| July 24 | 51-91 | Loss | 8-12 | ||
| July 30 | 75-66 | Win | 9-12 | ||
| July 31 | 66-63 | Win | 10-12 | ||
| August 2 | 61-62 | Loss | 10-13 | ||
| August 6 | 73-82 (2OT) | Loss | 10-14 | ||
| August 7 | 72-67 | Win | 11-14 | ||
| August 9 | 71-64 | Win | 12-14 | ||
| August 11 | 72-66 (OT) | Win | 13-14 | ||
| August 13 | 60-59 | Win | 14-14 | ||
| August 16 | 51-58 | Loss | 14-15 | ||
| August 19 | 67-74 | Loss | 14-16 | ||
| August 21 | 66-52 | Win | 15-16 | ||
| August 23 | 49-56 | Loss | 15-17 | ||
| August 25 | 55-40 | Win | 16-17 | ||
| August 27 | 67-76 | Loss | 16-18 |
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record | |
| Eastern Conference Semifinals | ||||||
| 1 | August 31 | 62-73 | Loss | 0-1 | ||
| 2 | September 2 | 67-75 | Loss | 0-2 | ||
| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | |
| Deanna Nolan | 33 | 156 | 121 | 55 | 14 | 524 | |
| Cheryl Ford | 33 | 322 | 26 | 33 | 46 | 313 | |
| Ruth Riley | 33 | 156 | 39 | 23 | 46 | 251 | |
| Kara Braxton | 33 | 100 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 227 | |
| Plenette Pierson | 23 | 62 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 178 | |
| Elaine Powell | 29 | 80 | 77 | 29 | 4 | 163 | |
| Chandi Jones | 21 | 31 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 125 | |
| Katie Smith | 13 | 28 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 124 | |
| Swin Cash | 21 | 88 | 43 | 12 | 6 | 119 | |
| Barbara Farris | 34 | 84 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 83 | |
| Ayana Walker | 12 | 47 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 59 | |
| Sheila Lambert | 12 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 33 | |
| Andrea Stinson | 18 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 22 | |
| 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 14 | ||
| Stacey Thomas | 17 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 12 |