2005 Minnesota Lynx season
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The 2005 WNBA season
was the 7th for the Minnesota Lynx. The Lynx missed the playoffs for the first time in three years. It also marked the final season for original franchise superstar Katie Smith
, as she was traded to the Detroit Shock
during the season.
2005 WNBA season
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was the 7th for the Minnesota Lynx. The Lynx missed the playoffs for the first time in three years. It also marked the final season for original franchise superstar Katie Smith
Katie Smith
Katherine May "Katie" Smith is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA. Her primary position is shooting guard, although she sometimes plays small forward or point guard. She is the all time leading scorer in women's professional basketball, having notched over 7000 points in both...
, as she was traded to the Detroit Shock
Detroit Shock
The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion...
during the season.
WNBA Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Club Team |
| 1 | 11 | Kristen Mann Kristen Mann Kristen Cherie Mann is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA.-Childhood:Daughter of Kathy Deeds and Gene Mann. She has two brothers, Mack and Guy, and one sister named Payton, all younger than her. She was born August 10, 1983 in Lakewood, California... (F) |
UC-Santa Barbara | |
| 2 | 17 | Jacqueline Batteast Jacqueline Batteast Jacqueline Batteast is a professional basketball player from South Bend, Indiana, who last played in the Women's National Basketball Association for the Detroit Shock.... (F) |
Notre Dame Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame's nickname is inherited from Irish immigrant soldiers who fought in the Civil War with the Union's Irish Brigade, , recollected among other places in the poetry of Joyce Kilmer who served with one of the Irish Brigade regiments during World War I... |
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| 3 | 37 | Monique Bivins (G) | Alabama |
Season schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| May 22 | @ Houston Houston Comets The Houston Comets were a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas, United States. Formed in 1997, the team was one of the best original eight WNBA teams and won the first four championships of the league's existence. The Comets were the first dynasty of the WNBA and... |
65-79 | Loss | 0-1 |
| May 25 | Los Angeles Los Angeles Sparks The Los Angeles Sparks is a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began... |
68-65 | Win | 1-1 |
| May 29 | Sacramento Sacramento Monarchs The Sacramento Monarchs were a basketball team based in Sacramento, California. They played in the Women's National Basketball Association from 1997 until folding on November 20, 2009... |
66-67 | Loss | 1-2 |
| June 3 | @ Washington Washington Mystics The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'... |
71-74 | Loss | 1-3 |
| June 4 | Charlotte Charlotte Sting The Charlotte Sting was a Women's National Basketball Association franchise based in Charlotte, North Carolina and it was one of the league's eight original teams. The team folded on January 3, 2007.... |
73-67 | Win | 2-3 |
| June 7 | @ Houston Houston Comets The Houston Comets were a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas, United States. Formed in 1997, the team was one of the best original eight WNBA teams and won the first four championships of the league's existence. The Comets were the first dynasty of the WNBA and... |
62-58 | Win | 3-3 |
| June 11 | Washington Washington Mystics The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'... |
78-60 | Win | 4-3 |
| June 15 | @ Seattle Seattle Storm The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began... |
86-81 (OT) | Win | 5-3 |
| June 17 | @ Sacramento Sacramento Monarchs The Sacramento Monarchs were a basketball team based in Sacramento, California. They played in the Women's National Basketball Association from 1997 until folding on November 20, 2009... |
50-67 | Loss | 5-4 |
| June 18 | @ Los Angeles Los Angeles Sparks The Los Angeles Sparks is a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began... |
56-69 | Loss | 5-5 |
| June 22 | Phoenix Phoenix Mercury The Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises... |
75-59 | Win | 6-5 |
| June 24 | @ Indiana Indiana Fever The Indiana Fever is a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began... |
55-57 | Loss | 6-6 |
| June 26 | Seattle Seattle Storm The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began... |
73-70 | Win | 7-6 |
| June 28 | San Antonio San Antonio Silver Stars The San Antonio Silver Stars are a professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Salt Lake City, Utah before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; the team moved to San Antonio... |
63-53 | Win | 8-6 |
| June 30 | @ Connecticut Connecticut Sun The Connecticut Sun is a professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Orlando, Florida before the 1999 season began; the team moved to Connecticut before the 2003 season... |
56-71 | Loss | 8-7 |
| July 7 | @ Charlotte Charlotte Sting The Charlotte Sting was a Women's National Basketball Association franchise based in Charlotte, North Carolina and it was one of the league's eight original teams. The team folded on January 3, 2007.... |
58-66 | Loss | 8-8 |
| July 13 | Detroit Detroit Shock The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion... |
71-61 | Win | 9-8 |
| July 15 | @ New York New York Liberty The New York Liberty is a professional basketball team based in New York City, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was one of the eight original franchises of the league... |
64-60 | Win | 10-8 |
| July 17 | Connecticut Connecticut Sun The Connecticut Sun is a professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Orlando, Florida before the 1999 season began; the team moved to Connecticut before the 2003 season... |
53-72 | Loss | 10-9 |
| July 19 | Indiana Indiana Fever The Indiana Fever is a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began... |
66-45 | Win | 11-9 |
| July 24 | New York New York Liberty The New York Liberty is a professional basketball team based in New York City, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was one of the eight original franchises of the league... |
47-59 | Loss | 11-10 |
| July 26 | @ San Antonio San Antonio Silver Stars The San Antonio Silver Stars are a professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Salt Lake City, Utah before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; the team moved to San Antonio... |
71-78 | Loss | 11-11 |
| July 29 | Phoenix Phoenix Mercury The Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises... |
65-69 | Loss | 11-12 |
| July 31 | @ Sacramento Sacramento Monarchs The Sacramento Monarchs were a basketball team based in Sacramento, California. They played in the Women's National Basketball Association from 1997 until folding on November 20, 2009... |
54-67 | Loss | 11-13 |
| August 3 | @ Phoenix Phoenix Mercury The Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises... |
64-70 | Loss | 11-14 |
| August 7 | Los Angeles Los Angeles Sparks The Los Angeles Sparks is a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began... |
76-72 | Win | 12-14 |
| August 9 | San Antonio San Antonio Silver Stars The San Antonio Silver Stars are a professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Salt Lake City, Utah before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; the team moved to San Antonio... |
76-72 | Win | 13-14 |
| August 11 | @ Detroit Detroit Shock The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion... |
66-72 (OT) | Loss | 13-15 |
| August 12 | Seattle Seattle Storm The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began... |
66-72 | Loss | 13-16 |
| August 16 | Houston Houston Comets The Houston Comets were a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas, United States. Formed in 1997, the team was one of the best original eight WNBA teams and won the first four championships of the league's existence. The Comets were the first dynasty of the WNBA and... |
73-62 | Win | 14-16 |
| August 18 | @ Seattle Seattle Storm The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began... |
60-76 | Loss | 14-17 |
| August 21 | @ Phoenix Phoenix Mercury The Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises... |
69-83 | Loss | 14-18 |
| August 23 | @ Los Angeles Los Angeles Sparks The Los Angeles Sparks is a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began... |
63-74 | Loss | 14-19 |
| August 27 | Sacramento Sacramento Monarchs The Sacramento Monarchs were a basketball team based in Sacramento, California. They played in the Women's National Basketball Association from 1997 until folding on November 20, 2009... |
52-61 | Loss | 14-20 |
Player stats
| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| Nicole Ohlde | 34 | 194 | 78 | 21 | 22 | 382 |
| Katie Smith | 23 | 55 | 61 | 25 | 2 | 306 |
| Svetlana Abrosimova | 31 | 107 | 60 | 48 | 6 | 304 |
| Vanessa Hayden | 31 | 163 | 23 | 15 | 68 | 246 |
| Stacey Lovelace | 34 | 107 | 31 | 24 | 11 | 209 |
| Tamika Raymond | 34 | 171 | 39 | 30 | 2 | 197 |
| Kristi Harrower | 34 | 82 | 96 | 38 | 1 | 156 |
| Amber Jacobs | 33 | 19 | 68 | 19 | 4 | 121 |
| Amanda Lassiter | 31 | 46 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 107 |
| Chandi Jones | 10 | 33 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 81 |
| Kristen Mann | 24 | 35 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 71 |
| Tynesha Lewis | 11 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 28 |
| Susan King Borchardt | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jacqueline Batteast | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nuria Martinez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stacey Thomas | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |