This article relies largely or entirely on a
single source. (October 2016) |
2016 Minnesota Lynx season | |
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Coach | Cheryl Reeve |
Arena | Target Center |
Attendance | per game |
Results | |
Record | 28–6 (.824) |
Place | 1st (Western) |
Playoff finish | Lost 2016 WNBA Finals |
Media | |
Television | ESPN |
The 2016 WNBA season of the Minnesota Lynx is the 18th season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The Lynx were the defending WNBA champions. The Lynx finished with a record of 28–6, finishing first in the Western Conference (and the league as a whole) and qualifying for the playoffs. Minnesota advanced to their second straight Finals. Their 2016 roster included five competitors in the 2016 Rio Olympics ( Maya Moore, Lindsay Whalen, Sylvia Fowles, and Seimone Augustus of the U.S. squad and Anna Cruz of the Spanish team) as well as seven current or previous all-stars (Moore, Whalen, Fowles, Augustus, Rebekkah Brunson, Jia Perkins and Renee Montgomery) with an astonishing 22 total past selections to the all-star game between them.
The Lynx made three selections in the 2016 WNBA Entry Draft in Uncasville, Connecticut:
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | WNBA Team | School/Team/Country |
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2 | 14 | Jazmon Gwathmey | United States | Minnesota Lynx [nb 1] (then traded to San Antonio) [1] | James Madison |
2 | 22 | Bashaara Graves | United States | Minnesota Lynx [nb 2] | Tennessee |
3 | 35 | Temi Fagbenle | United Kingdom | Minnesota Lynx | USC |
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2017 pre-season game log Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Pre-season: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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2016–17 season schedule |
Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
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1 - Minnesota Lynx | 28 | 6 | .824 | - | 15–2 | 13–4 | 15–1 |
2 - Los Angeles Sparks | 26 | 8 | .765 | 2 | 14–3 | 12–5 | 11–5 |
7 - Seattle Storm | 16 | 18 | .471 | 12 | 10–7 | 6–11 | 7–9 |
8 - Phoenix Mercury | 16 | 18 | .471 | 12 | 11–6 | 5–12 | 6–10 |
e - Dallas Wings | 11 | 23 | .324 | 17 | 6–11 | 5–12 | 8–8 |
e - San Antonio Stars | 7 | 27 | .206 | 21 | 4–13 | 3–14 | 1–15 |
Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
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3 - New York Liberty | 21 | 13 | .618 | - | 10-7 | 11-6 | 11-5 |
4 - Chicago Sky | 18 | 16 | .529 | 3 | 11-6 | 7-10 | 8-8 |
5 - Indiana Fever | 17 | 17 | .500 | 4 | 8-9 | 9-8 | 8-8 |
6 - Atlanta Dream | 17 | 17 | .500 | 4 | 11-6 | 6–11 | 9-7 |
e - Connecticut Sun | 14 | 20 | .412 | 7 | 8-9 | 6-11 | 4-12 |
e - Washington Mystics | 13 | 21 | .382 | 8 | 5-12 | 8-9 | 8-8 |
2017 game log Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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June
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2016–17 season schedule |
The Lynx qualified for the 2016 playoffs, and, as the team with the best regular season record in the WNBA, received two automatic byes, advancing straight to the best-of-five semifinal against the eighth-seeded Phoenix Mercury. They swept the Mercury three games to none to advance to the 2016 WNBA Finals.
2017 playoff game log Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conference semifinals: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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2017 playoff schedule |
Player | Signed | Former Team |
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Anna Cruz | New York Liberty | |
Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
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Maya Moore | Player of the Week award | ||
Maya Moore | Player of the Week award | ||
Maya Moore | Player of the Week award | ||
Maya Moore | Player of the Month award | ||
Maya Moore | Player of the Month award | ||
Sylvia Fowles | Defensive Player of the Year Award | ||
Cheryl Reeve | Coach of the Year Award |
This article relies largely or entirely on a
single source. (October 2016) |
2016 Minnesota Lynx season | |
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Coach | Cheryl Reeve |
Arena | Target Center |
Attendance | per game |
Results | |
Record | 28–6 (.824) |
Place | 1st (Western) |
Playoff finish | Lost 2016 WNBA Finals |
Media | |
Television | ESPN |
The 2016 WNBA season of the Minnesota Lynx is the 18th season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The Lynx were the defending WNBA champions. The Lynx finished with a record of 28–6, finishing first in the Western Conference (and the league as a whole) and qualifying for the playoffs. Minnesota advanced to their second straight Finals. Their 2016 roster included five competitors in the 2016 Rio Olympics ( Maya Moore, Lindsay Whalen, Sylvia Fowles, and Seimone Augustus of the U.S. squad and Anna Cruz of the Spanish team) as well as seven current or previous all-stars (Moore, Whalen, Fowles, Augustus, Rebekkah Brunson, Jia Perkins and Renee Montgomery) with an astonishing 22 total past selections to the all-star game between them.
The Lynx made three selections in the 2016 WNBA Entry Draft in Uncasville, Connecticut:
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | WNBA Team | School/Team/Country |
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2 | 14 | Jazmon Gwathmey | United States | Minnesota Lynx [nb 1] (then traded to San Antonio) [1] | James Madison |
2 | 22 | Bashaara Graves | United States | Minnesota Lynx [nb 2] | Tennessee |
3 | 35 | Temi Fagbenle | United Kingdom | Minnesota Lynx | USC |
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2017 pre-season game log Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Pre-season: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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2016–17 season schedule |
Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
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1 - Minnesota Lynx | 28 | 6 | .824 | - | 15–2 | 13–4 | 15–1 |
2 - Los Angeles Sparks | 26 | 8 | .765 | 2 | 14–3 | 12–5 | 11–5 |
7 - Seattle Storm | 16 | 18 | .471 | 12 | 10–7 | 6–11 | 7–9 |
8 - Phoenix Mercury | 16 | 18 | .471 | 12 | 11–6 | 5–12 | 6–10 |
e - Dallas Wings | 11 | 23 | .324 | 17 | 6–11 | 5–12 | 8–8 |
e - San Antonio Stars | 7 | 27 | .206 | 21 | 4–13 | 3–14 | 1–15 |
Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
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3 - New York Liberty | 21 | 13 | .618 | - | 10-7 | 11-6 | 11-5 |
4 - Chicago Sky | 18 | 16 | .529 | 3 | 11-6 | 7-10 | 8-8 |
5 - Indiana Fever | 17 | 17 | .500 | 4 | 8-9 | 9-8 | 8-8 |
6 - Atlanta Dream | 17 | 17 | .500 | 4 | 11-6 | 6–11 | 9-7 |
e - Connecticut Sun | 14 | 20 | .412 | 7 | 8-9 | 6-11 | 4-12 |
e - Washington Mystics | 13 | 21 | .382 | 8 | 5-12 | 8-9 | 8-8 |
2017 game log Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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June
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2016–17 season schedule |
The Lynx qualified for the 2016 playoffs, and, as the team with the best regular season record in the WNBA, received two automatic byes, advancing straight to the best-of-five semifinal against the eighth-seeded Phoenix Mercury. They swept the Mercury three games to none to advance to the 2016 WNBA Finals.
2017 playoff game log Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conference semifinals: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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2017 playoff schedule |
Player | Signed | Former Team |
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Anna Cruz | New York Liberty | |
Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
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Maya Moore | Player of the Week award | ||
Maya Moore | Player of the Week award | ||
Maya Moore | Player of the Week award | ||
Maya Moore | Player of the Month award | ||
Maya Moore | Player of the Month award | ||
Sylvia Fowles | Defensive Player of the Year Award | ||
Cheryl Reeve | Coach of the Year Award |