WNBA
2008 Season
Champions: Detroit Shock (3-0)
The 2008 WNBA season featured 14 teams across 260 recorded games. San Antonio Silver Stars posted the league's best record at 24-10. Detroit Shock won the championship, defeating San Antonio Silver Stars 3-0 in the Finals. Katie Smith was named Finals MVP; Candace Parker took the regular-season MVP award.
Final Standings
WNBA
- San Antonio Silver Stars 24-10 0.706
- Detroit Shock 🏆 22-12 0.647
- Los Angeles Sparks 20-14 0.588
- New York Liberty 19-15 0.559
- Sacramento Monarchs 19-16 0.543
- Houston Comets 17-18 0.486
- Phoenix Mercury 16-18 0.471
- Washington Mystics 10-24 0.294
Western Conference
- Seattle Storm 22-12 0.647
- Minnesota Lynx 16-18 0.471
Eastern Conference
- Connecticut Sun 21-13 0.618
- Indiana Fever 17-17 0.500
- Chicago Sky 12-22 0.353
- Atlanta Dream 4-30 0.118
Season Leaders
Scoring
- 1 Diana Taurasi PHO 24.1 PPG
- 2 Cappie Pondexter PHO 21.2 PPG
- 3 Seimone Augustus MIN 19.1 PPG
- 4 Candace Parker LOS 18.3 PPG
- 5 Becky Hammon SAS 17.7 PPG
Rebounding
- 1 Candace Parker LOS 9.4 RPG
- 2 Lisa Leslie LOS 8.9 RPG
- 3 Ebony Hoffman IND 7.9 RPG
- 4 Candice Dupree CHI 7.9 RPG
- 5 Ann Wauters SAS 7.2 RPG
Assists
- 1 Lindsay Whalen CON 5.4 APG
- 2 Ticha Penicheiro SAC 5.2 APG
- 3 Sue Bird SEA 5.1 APG
- 4 Shannon Johnson HOU 5.1 APG
- 5 Becky Hammon SAS 4.8 APG
Steals
- 1 Nicky Anosike MIN 2.2 SPG
- 2 Alexis Hornbuckle TUL 2.2 SPG
- 3 Ticha Penicheiro SAC 2.0 SPG
- 4 Tully Bevilaqua IND 1.9 SPG
- 5 Candice Wiggins MIN 1.9 SPG
Blocks
- 1 Lisa Leslie LOS 3.0 BPG
- 2 Candace Parker LOS 2.2 BPG
- 3 Tammy Sutton-Brown IND 1.7 BPG
- 4 LaToya Sanders PHO 1.5 BPG
- 5 Alison Bales ATL 1.4 BPG
Awards
- Finals MVP Katie Smith
- MVP Candace Parker
- Most Improved Player Ebony Hoffman