WNBA
2016 Season
Champions: Los Angeles Sparks (3-2)
The 2016 WNBA season featured 12 teams across 220 recorded games. Minnesota Lynx posted the league's best record at 28-6. Los Angeles Sparks won the championship, defeating Minnesota Lynx 3-2 in the Finals. Candace Parker was named Finals MVP; Nneka Ogwumike took the regular-season MVP award.
Final Standings
Western Conference
- Minnesota Lynx 28-6 0.824
- Los Angeles Sparks 🏆 26-8 0.765
- Phoenix Mercury 16-18 0.471
- Seattle Storm 16-18 0.471
- Dallas Wings 11-23 0.324
Eastern Conference
- New York Liberty 21-13 0.618
- Chicago Sky 18-16 0.529
- Indiana Fever 17-17 0.500
- Atlanta Dream 17-17 0.500
- Connecticut Sun 14-20 0.412
- Washington Mystics 13-21 0.382
WNBA
- San Antonio Stars 7-27 0.206
Season Leaders
Scoring
- 1 Tina Charles NY 21.5 PPG
- 2 Elena Delle Donne CHI 21.5 PPG
- 3 Nneka Ogwumike LA 19.7 PPG
- 4 Angel McCoughtry ATL 19.5 PPG
- 5 Maya Moore MIN 19.3 PPG
Rebounding
- 1 Tina Charles NY 9.9 RPG
- 2 Breanna Stewart SEA 9.3 RPG
- 3 Nneka Ogwumike LA 9.1 RPG
- 4 Sylvia Fowles MIN 8.5 RPG
- 5 Elizabeth Williams ATL 8.1 RPG
Assists
- 1 Sue Bird SEA 5.8 APG
- 2 Jasmine Thomas CON 5.1 APG
- 3 Candace Parker LA 4.9 APG
- 4 Courtney Vandersloot CHI 4.7 APG
- 5 Briann January IND 4.7 APG
Steals
- 1 Tamika Catchings IND 1.8 SPG
- 2 Alana Beard LA 1.7 SPG
- 3 Moriah Jefferson SA 1.6 SPG
- 4 Brittany Boyd-Jones NY 1.6 SPG
- 5 Angel McCoughtry ATL 1.6 SPG
Blocks
- 1 Brittney Griner PHX 3.1 BPG
- 2 Elizabeth Williams ATL 2.3 BPG
- 3 Breanna Stewart SEA 1.9 BPG
- 4 Sylvia Fowles MIN 1.8 BPG
- 5 Elena Delle Donne CHI 1.5 BPG
Awards
- Finals MVP Candace Parker
- MVP Nneka Ogwumike
- Defensive Player of the Year Sylvia Fowles