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.
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.
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Sky’s Courtney Vandersloot, Sparks’ Candace Parker named WNBA Players of the Week
Courtney Vandersloot of the Chicago Sky and Candace Parker of the Los Angeles Sparks were named the WNBA’s Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Aug. 31 through Sept. 6.
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Liberty’s Epiphanny Prince, Sparks’ Candace Parker named WNBA Players of the Month
Epiphanny Prince of the New York Liberty and Candace Parker of the Los Angeles Sparks were named the WNBA’s Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month presented by Samsung, respectively, for games played in August.
read moreSky’s Elena Delle Donne earns second straight Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award
NEW YORK – For the second consecutive year, Elena Delle Donne of the Chicago Sky is the recipient of the Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award in recognition of her unparalleled work in the community in 2014, the league announced today.
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