Liberty’s Bill Laimbeer named 2015 WNBA Coach of the Year
The Liberty’s Bill Laimbeer, whose team finished a league-best 23-11 to complete the most successful regular season in franchise history, is the 2015 WNBA Coach of the Year Award.
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Mercury’s Brittney Griner named 2015 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year
Brittney Griner of the Phoenix Mercury, who averaged a WNBA-record 4.04 blocks per game this season, has been named the 2015 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year presented by Samsung. The 6-8 center also won the award last year.
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Sky’s Delle Donne and Vandersloot, Shock’s Paris earn 2015 WNBA Peak Performer Awards
Chicago Sky guard/forward Elena Delle Donne, the 2015 WNBA Most Valuable Player presented by Samsung, Sky guard Courtney Vandersloot, and Tulsa Shock center Courtney Paris have won the 2015 WNBA Peak Performer Awards for scoring, assists, and rebound
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Sky’s Allie Quigley named 2015 WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year
Chicago Sky guard Allie Quigley has been named the 2015 WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year presented by Samsung, the WNBA announced today. Quigley earned the award as the WNBA’s top reserve for the second season in a row.
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Sky’s Elena Delle Donne named 2015 WNBA Most Valuable Player
Chicago’s Elena Delle Donne, who posted the fifth-highest scoring average in WNBA history this season, has been named the 2015 WNBA Most Valuable Player presented by Samsung.
read moreSun’s Kelsey Bone, Mercury’s Monique Currie named WNBA Players of the Week
Kelsey Bone of the Connecticut Sun and Monique Currie of the Phoenix Mercury were named the WNBA’s Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Sept. 7 through Sept. 13.
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Adam Silver’s statement on Moses Malone’s passing
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver released a statement regarding the passing of Moses Malone.
read moreFever’s Briann January receives August WNBA Cares Community Assist Award
Briann January of the Indiana Fever has been awarded the August WNBA Cares Community Assist Award presented by State Farm for her community and youth outreach efforts throughout Indiana.
read moreNBA D-League tips off 15th season Nov. 12
The NBA Development League will tip off its 15th season on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015. The 2015-16 season features a record 19 teams playing 50 games each between November and April.
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Pacers purchase NBA D-League’s Fort Wayne Mad Ants
The NBA Development League and Pacers Sports & Entertainment, the parent organization of the Indiana Pacers, announced that the team has acquired the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, becoming the 10th NBA team to fully own and operate an NBA D-League team.
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