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2005 Houston Comets season
The 2005 WNBA season was the ninth season for the Houston Comets. The Comets knocked off defending champion Seattle Storm in the first round, but they were unable to get past the eventual champion Sacramento Monarchs in the conference finals.
Offseason
WNBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/School/Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Sancho Lyttle (C) | SVG Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Houston |
| 2 | 15 | Roneeka Hodges (G) | Florida State | |
| 3 | 28 | Jenni Dant (G) | DePaul |
Regular season
Season standings
Season schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21 | @ San Antonio | 78-70 | Win | 1-0 |
| May 22 | Minnesota | 79-65 | Win | 2-0 |
| May 27 | @ Seattle | 69-79 | Loss | 2-1 |
| May 29 | Indiana | 86-78 (2OT) | Win | 3-1 |
| June 4 | Phoenix | 59-57 | Win | 4-1 |
| June 7 | Minnesota | 58-62 | Loss | 4-2 |
| June 10 | Connecticut | 57-77 | Loss | 4-3 |
| June 13 | @ Sacramento | 68-74 | Loss | 4-4 |
| June 15 | @ Los Angeles | 64-83 | Loss | 4-5 |
| June 18 | @ San Antonio | 75-69 | Win | 5-5 |
| June 25 | San Antonio | 62-44 | Win | 6-5 |
| June 28 | Seattle | 71-67 | Win | 7-5 |
| July 2 | Charlotte | 75-65 | Win | 8-5 |
| July 5 | @ Detroit | 75-66 | Win | 9-5 |
| July 7 | @ Indiana | 65-63 | Win | 10-5 |
| July 12 | New York | 65-68 (OT) | Loss | 10-6 |
| July 15 | @ Connecticut | 66-70 | Loss | 10-7 |
| July 17 | @ Charlotte | 67-55 | Win | 11-7 |
| July 19 | Sacramento | 58-54 | Win | 12-7 |
| July 21 | Washington | 65-70 | Loss | 12-8 |
| July 23 | Los Angeles | 59-69 | Loss | 12-9 |
| July 26 | @ Washington | 83-65 | Win | 13-9 |
| July 27 | @ New York | 71-69 | Win | 14-9 |
| July 30 | San Antonio | 63-68 | Loss | 14-10 |
| August 2 | Detroit | 62-61 | Win | 15-10 |
| August 5 | @ Phoenix | 75-80 | Loss | 15-11 |
| August 7 | @ Sacramento | 45-55 | Loss | 15-12 |
| August 9 | @ Seattle | 68-71 | Loss | 15-13 |
| August 14 | Seattle | 75-72 | Win | 16-13 |
| August 16 | @ Minnesota | 62-73 | Loss | 16-14 |
| August 18 | Phoenix | 77-66 | Win | 17-14 |
| August 21 | @ Los Angeles | 50-55 | Loss | 17-15 |
| August 25 | @ Phoenix | 80-72 | Win | 18-15 |
| August 27 | Los Angeles | 77-51 | Win | 19-15 |
| August 30 | ||||
| 1st Round, G1 | Seattle | 67-75 | Loss | 0-1 |
| September 1 | ||||
| 1st Round, G2 | @ Seattle | 67-64 | Win | 1-1 |
| September 3 | ||||
| 1st Round, G3 | @ Seattle | 75-58 | Win | 2-1 |
| September 8 | ||||
| West Finals, G1 | Sacramento | 69-73 (OT) | Loss | 2-2 |
| September 10 | ||||
| West Finals, G2 | @ Sacramento | 65-74 | Loss | 2-3 |
Player stats
| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheryl Swoopes | 33 | 119 | 141 | 66 | 26 | 614 |
| Michelle Snow | 33 | 225 | 40 | 20 | 38 | 396 |
| Janeth Arcain | 34 | 93 | 53 | 55 | 6 | 342 |
| Dominique Canty | 33 | 108 | 101 | 29 | 2 | 270 |
| Tina Thompson | 15 | 57 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 152 |
| Sancho Lyttle | 33 | 125 | 17 | 20 | 3 | 140 |
| Kristen Rasmussen | 24 | 76 | 22 | 13 | 16 | 121 |
| Tari Phillips | 32 | 79 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 111 |
| Adrienne Goodson | 23 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 72 |
| Roneeka Hodges | 26 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 33 |
| Dawn Staley | 10 | 17 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 33 |
| Edwige Lawson-Wade | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 25 |
| Felicia Ragland | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kiesha Brown | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
References
References
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