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WNBA team season
2015 Tulsa Shock season
CoachFred Williams
ArenaBOK Center
Attendanceper game
Results
Record18–16 (.529)
Place3rd (Western)
Playoff finishLost in Conference Semifinals
Media
TelevisionESPN2, ABC, NBA TV
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The 2015 WNBA season for the Tulsa Shock of the WNBA was the first winning season for the Shock franchise in Tulsa. It culminated with a first-ever visit to the WNBA playoffs in September 2015. The Shock were swept by the Phoenix Mercury in the first round.

Midway through the 2015 season, on July 20, 2015, Shock majority owner Bill Cameron announced that the franchise would relocate to Dallas-Fort Worth for the 2016 WNBA season.

WNBA draft

See also: 2015 WNBA draft

The Tulsa Shock selected Amanda Zahui B., a native of Stockholm, Sweden who played at the University of Minnesota, in the first round as the second overall pick in the 2015 WNBA Draft. In the second round, the Shock selected Brianna Kiesel as the thirteenth overall pick. As the twenty-fifth overall pick, in the third round, the Shock selected Mimi Mungedi.

Roster

Roster
Player Number Position Height Weight From
Vicki Baugh 24 F 6-4 190 Tennessee/US
Karima Christmas 13 G-F 6-0 180 Duke/US
Skylar Diggins 4 G 5-9 145 Notre Dame/US
Jordan Hooper 35 F 6-2 185 Nebraska/US
Tiffany Jackson-Jones 33 F 6-3 185 Texas/US
Glory Johnson 25 F 6-3 170 Tennessee/US
Brianna Kiesel 1 G 5-7 125 Pittsburgh
Courtney Paris 3 C 6-4 250 Oklahoma/US
Plenette Pierson 22 F-C 6-2 178 TexasTech/US
Theresa Plaisance 55 F 6-5 200 Louisiana State
Odyssey Sims 0 G 5-8 160 Baylor
Riquna Williams 2 G 5-7 165 Miami (Fla.)/US
Amanda Zahui B 32 C 6-5 250 Minnesota
  • Head coach: Fred Williams (College - Boise State)
  • Assistant coaches
    • Bridget Pettis (College - Florida)
    • Ed Baldwin (College - North Carolina Central)
  • Strength-and-Conditioning Coach: Claus Souza (College - Tulsa)
  • Athletic trainer: Allison Russell (College - Tulsa)

Season standings

Western Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
z - Minnesota Lynx 22 12 .647 – 13–4 9–8 16–6
x - Phoenix Mercury 20 14 .588 2 13–4 7–10 15–7
x - Tulsa Shock 18 16 .529 4 12–5 6–11 11–11
x - Los Angeles Sparks 14 20 .412 8 9–8 5–12 10–12
e - Seattle Storm 10 24 .294 12 8–9 2–15 8–14
e - San Antonio Stars 8 26 .235 14 7–10 1–16 6–16

References

  1. ^ "2015 WNBA Draft Board". WNBA. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
2015 WNBA season by team
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