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2014 Minnesota Lynx season

The 2014 WNBA season was the 16th season for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association. The Lynx were defending their 2013 WNBA Championship, seeking to become the third franchise to win three titles.[1] However, their bid fell short as they lost to the Phoenix Mercury in the conference finals.

2014 Minnesota Lynx season
CoachCheryl Reeve
ArenaTarget Center
Attendanceper game
Results
Record25–9 (.735)
Place2nd (Western)
Playoff finishLost in Conference Finals
Team Leaders
PointsMoore (23.9)
ReboundsBrunson (8.2)
AssistsWhalen (5.6)
Media
RadioKLCI
TelevisionFS-N
ESPN2, NBATV

The Lynx had a positive offseason, re-signing free agent center Janel McCarville and guard Monica Wright, two key components of the 2013 championship team. The Lynx also announced their first uniform sponsor, the Mayo Clinic.[2]

Transactions edit

Draft edit

The following are the Lynx's selections in the 2014 WNBA draft.

Round Pick Player Nationality School/team/country
1 12 Tricia Liston   United States Duke
2 15 Asya Bussie   United States West Virginia
2 24 Christina Foggie   United States Vanderbilt
3 36 Asia Taylor   United States Louisville

Trades edit

Date Trade
To Minnesota Lynx To New York Liberty
Right to swap 3rd round picks in 2015 WNBA Draft Sugar Rodgers

Personnel changes edit

Roster edit

2014 Minnesota Lynx roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs
G/F 33   Augustus, Seimone 6' 0" (1.83m) 165 lb (75kg) 04-30-1984 LSU 8
F 32   Brunson, Rebekkah 6' 2" (1.88m) 184 lb (83kg) 12-11-1981 Georgetown 10
C 34   Dantas, Damiris 6' 4" (1.93m) 190 lb (86kg) 11-17-1992 Brazil R
G 20   Liston, Tricia 6' 1" (1.85m) 181 lb (82kg) 02-20-1992 Duke R
C 4   McCarville, Janel 6' 2" (1.88m) 218 lb (99kg) 11-03-1982 Minnesota 7
G 3   McKenith, Nadirah 5' 7" (1.7m) 155 lb (70kg) 09-06-1991 St. John's 1
F 23   Moore, Maya 6' 0" (1.83m) 176 lb (80kg) 06-11-1989 Connecticut 3
F 14   Peters, Devereaux 6' 2" (1.88m) 170 lb (77kg) 10-08-1989 Notre Dame 2
G 31   Taylor, Asia 6' 1" (1.85m) 165 lb (75kg) 08-21-1991 Louisville R
G 13   Whalen, Lindsay 5' 9" (1.75m) 162 lb (73kg) 05-09-1982 Minnesota 10
G 5   White, Tan 5' 7" (1.7m) 154 lb (70kg) 09-27-1982 Mississippi State 10
G/F 22   Wright, Monica 5' 10" (1.78m) 170 lb (77kg) 07-15-1988 Virginia 4
Head coach
  Cheryl Reeve (La Salle)
Assistant coaches
  Shelley Patterson (Washington State)
  Jim Petersen (Minnesota)
Athletic trainer
  Chuck Barta (Wisconsin-La Crosse)
Assistant trainer
  Keith Uzpen (Minnesota State-Mankato)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  •   Injured

Depth edit

Schedule edit

Preseason edit

2014 pre-season game log
Total: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
Pre-season: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 May 5 Australia W 82–66 Waltea Rolle (17) Maya Moore (7) Tan White (8) Target Center
2550
1–0
2 May 9 Phoenix W 72–64 Tan White (16) Maya Moore and Tricia Liston (6) Damiris Dantas and Tan White (3) ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
3194
2–0
3 May 11 @ Chicago W 76–69 Asia Taylor (18) Damiris Dantas (9) Lindsey Moore (8) ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
3194
3–0
2014 season schedule

Regular season edit

2014 game log
Total: 19–6 (Home: 12–1; Road: 7–5)
May: 6–0 (Home: 3–0; Road: 3–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 May 16 @ Washington W 89–77 Maya Moore (34) Damiris Dantas (12) Lindsay Whalen (8) Verizon Center
7395
1–0
2 May 18 Connecticut W 90–87 Maya Moore (33) Maya Moore (12) Lindsay Whalen (4) Target Center
9434
2–0
3 May 23 @ Tulsa W 94–93 Maya Moore (38) Maya Moore (13) Lindsay Whalen (5) BOK Center
6845
3–0
4 May 24 New York W 87–82 Maya Moore (30) Damiris Dantas (8) Janel McCarville (6) Target Center
8323
4–0
5 May 26 @ Chicago W 75–72 Lindsay Whalen (22) Janel McCarville (12) Lindsay Whalen (4) Allstate Arena
6058
5–0
6 May 30 San Antonio W 88–72 Maya Moore (26) Maya Moore (9) McCarville &
M. Moore (5)
Target Center
8734
6–0
June: 6–5 (Home: 3–1; Road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
7 June 1 @ San Antonio W 87–79 Seimone Augustus (25) Maya Moore (9) Lindsay Whalen (10) AT&T Center
5089
7–0
8 June 6 @ Seattle L 64–67 Augustus & M. Moore (12) Damaris Dantas (8) Tan White (5) KeyArena
6836
7–1
9 June 8 @ Los Angeles W 85–72 Seimone Augustus (26) Maya Moore (13) Lindsay Whalen (7) Staples Center
8770
8–1
10 June 13 @ Atlanta L 82–85 Lindsay Whalen (22) Maya Moore (9) Seimone Augustus (6) Philips Arena
6684
8–2
11 June 15 Phoenix L 82–85 Maya Moore (13) Damaris Dantas (12) Lindsay Whalen (5) Target Center
8957
8–3
12 June 17 @ Los Angeles W 94–77 Maya Moore (31) Devereaux Peters (6) Janel McCarville (8) Staples Center
9636
9–3
13 June 18 @ Phoenix L 79–92 Maya Moore (36) M. Moore & Whalen (4) Lindsay Whalen (5) US Airways Center
8963
9–4
14 June 20 Washington W 75–65 Maya Moore (20) Maya Moore (10) M. Moore & L.Whalen (7) Target Center
8813
10–4
15 June 22 Indiana W 83–77 Maya Moore (25) M. Moore & Peters (6) Lindsay Whalen (6) Target Center
8704
11–4
16 June 27 @ Seattle L 71–81 Maya Moore (20) Maya Moore (10) Lindsay Whalen (4) KeyArena
6547
11–5
17 June 29 Seattle W 74–69 Janel McCarville (22) Maya Moore (7) Maya Moore (7) Target Center
8814
12–5
July: 9–1 (Home: 7–0; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
18 July 3 San Antonio W 91–84 Lindsay Whalen (22) Janel McCarville (9) Lindsay Whalen (7) Target Center
7622
13–5
19 July 6 @ New York L 80–87 Maya Moore (25) Maya Moore (8) Lindsay Whalen (5) Madison Square Garden
8151
13–6
20 July 8 Los Angeles W 83–72 Maya Moore (30) Lindsay Whalen (9) Devereaux Peters (6) Target Center
7920
14–6
21 July 10 @ Tulsa W 91–85 Maya Moore (33) Maya Moore (11) Lindsay Whalen (10) BOK Center
4961
15–6
22 July 13 Seattle W 77–60 Maya Moore (26) Maya Moore (12) Lindsay Whalen (7) Target Center
9114
16–6
23 July 16 Tulsa W 93–82 Maya Moore (32) Damiris Dantas (11) Moore and Whalen (5) Target Center
16413
17–6
24 July 22 Atlanta W 112–108 Maya Moore (48) Rebekkah Brunson (12) Lindsay Whalen (9) Target Center
9332
18–6
25 July 25 San Antonio W 88–78 Seimone Augustus (17) Maya Moore (8) Seimone Augustus (6) Target Center
9104
19–6
26 July 27 @ Connecticut W 76–65 Maya Moore (17) Rebekkah Brunson (10) Maya Moore (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
8019
20–6
27 July 31 Phoenix W 75–67 Maya Moore (20) Rebekkah Brunson (11) McCarville & Whalen (5) Target Center
9513
21–6
August: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
28 August 2 @ Tulsa W 84–75 Maya Moore (40) Rebekkah Brunson (9) Lindsay Whalen (6) BOK Center
6339
22–6
29 August 5 @ Indiana Bankers Life Fieldhouse
23–6
30 August 7 Chicago Target Center
24–6
31 August 9 @ Phoenix US Airways Center
24–7
32 August 12 Los Angeles Target Center
24–8
33 August 15 @ San Antonio AT&T Center
24–9
34 August 16 Tulsa W 80–63 Maya Moore (19) Maya Moore (12) Lindsay Whalen (9) Target Center
25–9
2014 season schedule

2014 Season standings edit

# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB GP
1 y-Phoenix Mercury 29 5 .853 - 34
2 x-Minnesota Lynx 25 9 .735 4.0 34
3 x-San Antonio Stars 16 18 .471 13.0 34
4 x-Los Angeles Sparks 16 18 .471 13.0 34
5 e-Tulsa Shock 12 22 .353 17.0 34
6 e-Seattle Storm 12 22 .353 17.0 34

Awards and honors edit

References edit

  1. ^ Minnesota Lynx clinch WNBA title: The playoff campaign in photos
  2. ^ Lynx to put Mayo Clinic logo on jerseys

External links edit

  • 2014 Minnesota Lynx season at Official Site

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The 2014 WNBA season was the 16th season for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women s National Basketball Association The Lynx were defending their 2013 WNBA Championship seeking to become the third franchise to win three titles 1 However their bid fell short as they lost to the Phoenix Mercury in the conference finals 2014 Minnesota Lynx seasonCoachCheryl ReeveArenaTarget CenterAttendanceper gameResultsRecord25 9 735 Place2nd Western Playoff finishLost in Conference FinalsTeam LeadersPointsMoore 23 9 ReboundsBrunson 8 2 AssistsWhalen 5 6 MediaRadioKLCITelevisionFS NESPN2 NBATV 2013 season 2015 season The Lynx had a positive offseason re signing free agent center Janel McCarville and guard Monica Wright two key components of the 2013 championship team The Lynx also announced their first uniform sponsor the Mayo Clinic 2 Contents 1 Transactions 1 1 Draft 1 2 Trades 1 3 Personnel changes 1 3 1 Additions 1 3 2 Subtractions 2 Roster 2 1 Depth 3 Schedule 3 1 Preseason 3 2 Regular season 4 2014 Season standings 5 Awards and honors 6 References 7 External linksTransactions editDraft edit The following are the Lynx s selections in the 2014 WNBA draft Round Pick Player Nationality School team country 1 12 Tricia Liston nbsp United States Duke 2 15 Asya Bussie nbsp United States West Virginia 2 24 Christina Foggie nbsp United States Vanderbilt 3 36 Asia Taylor nbsp United States Louisville Trades edit Date Trade To Minnesota Lynx To New York Liberty Right to swap 3rd round picks in 2015 WNBA Draft Sugar Rodgers Personnel changes edit Additions edit Player Signed Former team Damiris Dantas April 2 2014 Unsigned 2012 Draftee Tricia Liston April 15 2014 Draft Pick Asya Bussie April 15 2014 Draft Pick Christina Foggie April 15 2014 Draft Pick Asia Taylor April 15 2014 Draft Pick Tan White April 16 2014 Connecticut Sun free agent Subtractions edit Player Left New team Amber Harris February 14 2014 Suspended Sugar Rodgers February 16 2014 New York LibertyRoster edit2014 Minnesota Lynx roster Players Coaches Pos Nat Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs G F 33 nbsp Augustus Seimone 6 0 1 83m 165 lb 75kg 04 30 1984 LSU 8 F 32 nbsp Brunson Rebekkah 6 2 1 88m 184 lb 83kg 12 11 1981 Georgetown 10 C 34 nbsp Dantas Damiris 6 4 1 93m 190 lb 86kg 11 17 1992 Brazil R G 20 nbsp Liston Tricia 6 1 1 85m 181 lb 82kg 02 20 1992 Duke R C 4 nbsp McCarville Janel 6 2 1 88m 218 lb 99kg 11 03 1982 Minnesota 7 G 3 nbsp McKenith Nadirah 5 7 1 7m 155 lb 70kg 09 06 1991 St John s 1 F 23 nbsp Moore Maya 6 0 1 83m 176 lb 80kg 06 11 1989 Connecticut 3 F 14 nbsp Peters Devereaux 6 2 1 88m 170 lb 77kg 10 08 1989 Notre Dame 2 G 31 nbsp Taylor Asia 6 1 1 85m 165 lb 75kg 08 21 1991 Louisville R G 13 nbsp Whalen Lindsay 5 9 1 75m 162 lb 73kg 05 09 1982 Minnesota 10 G 5 nbsp White Tan 5 7 1 7m 154 lb 70kg 09 27 1982 Mississippi State 10 G F 22 nbsp Wright Monica 5 10 1 78m 170 lb 77kg 07 15 1988 Virginia 4 Head coach nbsp Cheryl Reeve La Salle Assistant coaches nbsp Shelley Patterson Washington State nbsp Jim Petersen Minnesota Athletic trainer nbsp Chuck Barta Wisconsin La Crosse Assistant trainer nbsp Keith Uzpen Minnesota State Mankato Legend C Team captain FA Free agent IN Inactive S Suspended nbsp Injured Depth edit Pos Starter Bench C Janel McCarville Devereaux Peters PF Damiris Dantas Asia TaylorRebekkah Brunson nbsp SF Maya Moore Tricia Liston SG Seimone Augustus Tan WhiteMonica Wright nbsp PG Lindsay Whalen Lindsey MooreSchedule editPreseason edit 2014 pre season game logTotal 3 0 Home 2 0 Road 1 0 Pre season 3 0 Home 2 0 Road 1 0 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 1 May 5 Australia W 82 66 Waltea Rolle 17 Maya Moore 7 Tan White 8 Target Center2550 1 0 2 May 9 Phoenix W 72 64 Tan White 16 Maya Moore and Tricia Liston 6 Damiris Dantas and Tan White 3 ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex3194 2 0 3 May 11 Chicago W 76 69 Asia Taylor 18 Damiris Dantas 9 Lindsey Moore 8 ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex3194 3 0 2014 season schedule Regular season edit 2014 game logTotal 19 6 Home 12 1 Road 7 5 May 6 0 Home 3 0 Road 3 0 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 1 May 16 Washington W 89 77 Maya Moore 34 Damiris Dantas 12 Lindsay Whalen 8 Verizon Center7395 1 0 2 May 18 Connecticut W 90 87 Maya Moore 33 Maya Moore 12 Lindsay Whalen 4 Target Center9434 2 0 3 May 23 Tulsa W 94 93 Maya Moore 38 Maya Moore 13 Lindsay Whalen 5 BOK Center6845 3 0 4 May 24 New York W 87 82 Maya Moore 30 Damiris Dantas 8 Janel McCarville 6 Target Center8323 4 0 5 May 26 Chicago W 75 72 Lindsay Whalen 22 Janel McCarville 12 Lindsay Whalen 4 Allstate Arena6058 5 0 6 May 30 San Antonio W 88 72 Maya Moore 26 Maya Moore 9 McCarville amp M Moore 5 Target Center8734 6 0 June 6 5 Home 3 1 Road 3 4 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 7 June 1 San Antonio W 87 79 Seimone Augustus 25 Maya Moore 9 Lindsay Whalen 10 AT amp T Center5089 7 0 8 June 6 Seattle L 64 67 Augustus amp M Moore 12 Damaris Dantas 8 Tan White 5 KeyArena6836 7 1 9 June 8 Los Angeles W 85 72 Seimone Augustus 26 Maya Moore 13 Lindsay Whalen 7 Staples Center8770 8 1 10 June 13 Atlanta L 82 85 Lindsay Whalen 22 Maya Moore 9 Seimone Augustus 6 Philips Arena6684 8 2 11 June 15 Phoenix L 82 85 Maya Moore 13 Damaris Dantas 12 Lindsay Whalen 5 Target Center8957 8 3 12 June 17 Los Angeles W 94 77 Maya Moore 31 Devereaux Peters 6 Janel McCarville 8 Staples Center9636 9 3 13 June 18 Phoenix L 79 92 Maya Moore 36 M Moore amp Whalen 4 Lindsay Whalen 5 US Airways Center8963 9 4 14 June 20 Washington W 75 65 Maya Moore 20 Maya Moore 10 M Moore amp L Whalen 7 Target Center8813 10 4 15 June 22 Indiana W 83 77 Maya Moore 25 M Moore amp Peters 6 Lindsay Whalen 6 Target Center8704 11 4 16 June 27 Seattle L 71 81 Maya Moore 20 Maya Moore 10 Lindsay Whalen 4 KeyArena6547 11 5 17 June 29 Seattle W 74 69 Janel McCarville 22 Maya Moore 7 Maya Moore 7 Target Center8814 12 5 July 9 1 Home 7 0 Road 2 1 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 18 July 3 San Antonio W 91 84 Lindsay Whalen 22 Janel McCarville 9 Lindsay Whalen 7 Target Center7622 13 5 19 July 6 New York L 80 87 Maya Moore 25 Maya Moore 8 Lindsay Whalen 5 Madison Square Garden8151 13 6 20 July 8 Los Angeles W 83 72 Maya Moore 30 Lindsay Whalen 9 Devereaux Peters 6 Target Center7920 14 6 21 July 10 Tulsa W 91 85 Maya Moore 33 Maya Moore 11 Lindsay Whalen 10 BOK Center4961 15 6 22 July 13 Seattle W 77 60 Maya Moore 26 Maya Moore 12 Lindsay Whalen 7 Target Center9114 16 6 23 July 16 Tulsa W 93 82 Maya Moore 32 Damiris Dantas 11 Moore and Whalen 5 Target Center16413 17 6 24 July 22 Atlanta W 112 108 Maya Moore 48 Rebekkah Brunson 12 Lindsay Whalen 9 Target Center9332 18 6 25 July 25 San Antonio W 88 78 Seimone Augustus 17 Maya Moore 8 Seimone Augustus 6 Target Center9104 19 6 26 July 27 Connecticut W 76 65 Maya Moore 17 Rebekkah Brunson 10 Maya Moore 4 Mohegan Sun Arena8019 20 6 27 July 31 Phoenix W 75 67 Maya Moore 20 Rebekkah Brunson 11 McCarville amp Whalen 5 Target Center9513 21 6 August 1 0 Home 0 0 Road 1 0 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 28 August 2 Tulsa W 84 75 Maya Moore 40 Rebekkah Brunson 9 Lindsay Whalen 6 BOK Center6339 22 6 29 August 5 Indiana Bankers Life Fieldhouse 23 6 30 August 7 Chicago Target Center 24 6 31 August 9 Phoenix US Airways Center 24 7 32 August 12 Los Angeles Target Center 24 8 33 August 15 San Antonio AT amp T Center 24 9 34 August 16 Tulsa W 80 63 Maya Moore 19 Maya Moore 12 Lindsay Whalen 9 Target Center 25 9 2014 season schedule2014 Season standings edit Western Conference vte Team W L PCT GB GP 1 y Phoenix Mercury 29 5 853 34 2 x Minnesota Lynx 25 9 735 4 0 34 3 x San Antonio Stars 16 18 471 13 0 34 4 x Los Angeles Sparks 16 18 471 13 0 34 5 e Tulsa Shock 12 22 353 17 0 34 6 e Seattle Storm 12 22 353 17 0 34Awards and honors editJune Player of the Month Maya Moore All Star Game Starter Maya Moore All Star Game Reserve Seimone Augustus and Lindsay WhalenReferences edit Minnesota Lynx clinch WNBA title The playoff campaign in photos Lynx to put Mayo Clinic logo on jerseysExternal links edit2014 Minnesota Lynx season at Official Site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2014 Minnesota Lynx season amp oldid 1179542864, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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