2010 Minnesota Lynx season

2010 Minnesota Lynx season
Coach	Cheryl Reeve
Arena	Target Center
Attendance	7,622 per game
Results
Record	13–21 (.382)
Place	5th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Team Leaders
Points	Augustus (16.9)
Rebounds	Brunson (10.3)
Assists	Whalen (5.6)
Media
Radio	KLCI
Television	FS-N NBATV, ESPN2
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The 2010 Minnesota Lynx season was the 12th season for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association, and the 1st season under head coach Cheryl Reeve.

The season tipped-off on Saturday, May 15, 2010, in Tulsa against the Tulsa Shock. The Lynx failed to improve their 14–20 record from 2009 and finished the season with a 13–21 record, Thus missing the postseason for the 6th straight season.

Transactions

Dispersal draft

Based on the Lynx's 2009 record, they would pick 2nd in the Sacramento Monarchs dispersal draft. The Lynx picked Rebekkah Brunson.

WNBA draft

The following are the Lynx's selections in the 2010 WNBA draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/team/country
1	2 (from Conn.)	Monica Wright	United States	Virginia
1	3	Kelsey Griffin	United States	Nebraska
3	26	Gabriela Marginean	United States	Drexel

Transaction log

• January 30, 2009: The Lynx traded their second round pick in the 2010 Draft to the Washington Mystics as part of the Lindsey Harding transaction.
• January 12: The Lynx traded Renee Montgomery and the first overall pick in the 2010 Draft to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for Lindsay Whalen and the second overall pick in the 2010 Draft. ^[1]
• February 8: The Lynx re-signed free agent Seimone Augustus.
• February 16: The Lynx withdrew its qualifying offer to Tasha Humphrey, making her an unrestricted free agent.
• February 17: The Lynx signed free agent Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.
• February 19: The Lynx signed and traded Roneeka Hodges to the San Antonio Silver Stars in exchange for the right to swap second round picks with San Antonio in the 2011 WNBA Draft. ^[2]
• April 8: The Lynx traded the draft rights to Kelsey Griffin to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for their first- and second-round draft picks in the 2011 Draft.
• April 20: The Lynx signed Nuria Martinez.
• April 22: The Lynx signed Ashley Ellis-Milan, Brittany McCoy, Vanessa Gidden and Jessica Adair to training camp contracts.
• May 12: The Lynx waived Jessica Adair, Ashley Ellis-Milan, Vanessa Gidden and Brittany McCoy.
• May 24: The Lynx activated Rebekkah Brunson and waived Gabriela Marginean.
• July 26: The Lynx traded Rashanda McCants to the Tulsa Shock in exchange for Alexis Hornbuckle. ^[3]
• August 3: The Lynx waived Nuria Martinez and signed Kristen Mann.
• August 18: The Lynx signed Jessica Adair and suspended Nicky Anosike.

Trades

Date	Trade
January 12, 2010	To Minnesota Lynx	To Connecticut Sun
	Lindsay Whalen and second overall pick in 2010 Draft	Renee Montgomery and first overall pick in 2010 Draft
February 19, 2010	To Minnesota Lynx	To San Antonio Silver Stars
	the right to swap second round picks in the 2011 Draft	Roneeka Hodges and right to swap second round picks in the 2011 Draft
April 8, 2010	To Minnesota Lynx	To Connecticut Sun
	first- and second-round draft picks in the 2011 Draft	draft rights to Kelsey Griffin
July 26, 2010	To Minnesota Lynx	To Tulsa Shock
	Alexis Hornbuckle	Rashanda McCants

Free agents

Additions Player Signed Former team Rebekkah Brunson December 14, 2009 Sacramento Monarchs Lindsay Whalen January 12, 2010 Connecticut Sun Seimone Augustus February 8, 2010 re-signed Hamchetou Maiga-Ba February 17, 2010 Sacramento Monarchs Nuria Martinez April 20, 2010 free agent Alexis Hornbuckle July 26, 2010 Tulsa Shock Kristen Mann August 3, 2010 free agent

Subtractions Player Left New team Renee Montgomery January 12, 2010 Connecticut Sun Tasha Humphrey February 16, 2010 free agent Roneeka Hodges February 19, 2010 San Antonio Silver Stars Kelly Miller March 17, 2010 Atlanta Dream Rashanda McCants July 26, 2010 Tulsa Shock Nuria Martinez August 3, 2010 free agent

Roster

2010 Minnesota Lynx roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Weight From F/C 21 Anosike, Nicky 6' 4" (1.93m) 211 lb (96kg) Tennessee G 33 Augustus, Seimone 6' 0" (1.83m) 179 lb (81kg) LSU F 32 Brunson, Rebekkah 6' 3" (1.91m) 175 lb (79kg) Georgetown C 9 Hollingsworth, Quanitra 6' 5" (1.96m) 201 lb (91kg) VCU SG 14 Hornbuckle, Alexis 5' 11" (1.8m) 155 lb (70kg) Tennessee F 24 Houston, Charde 6' 1" (1.85m) 189 lb (86kg) Connecticut F 99 Maiga-Ba, Hamchetou 6' 2" (1.88m) 162 lb (73kg) Old Dominion F 44 Mann, Kristen 6' 1" (1.85m) 185 lb (84kg) UC Santa Barbara PG 13 Whalen, Lindsay 5' 9" (1.75m) 150 lb (68kg) Minnesota G 11 Wiggins, Candice   5' 11" (1.8m) 154 lb (70kg) Stanford G 22 Wright, Monica 5' 11" (1.8m) 178 lb (81kg) Virginia	Head coach Cheryl Reeve (La Salle) Assistant coaches Jim Petersen (Minnesota) Athletic trainer Chuck Barta (UW–La Crosse) Keith Uzpen Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured   WNBA roster page

Depth

Pos.	Starter	Bench
C	Rebekkah Brunson	Quanitra Hollingsworth
PF	Nicky Anosike	Charde Houston
SF	Seimone Augustus	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba / Kristen Mann
SG	Monica Wright	Candice Wiggins
PG	Lindsay Whalen	Alexis Hornbuckle

Season standings

Western Conference	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Conf.
Seattle Storm x	28	6	.824	–	17–0	11–6	20–2
Phoenix Mercury x	15	19	.441	13.0	9–8	6–11	13–9
San Antonio Silver Stars x	14	20	.412	14.0	8–9	6–11	11–11
Los Angeles Sparks x	13	21	.382	15.0	8–9	5–12	10–12
Minnesota Lynx o	13	21	.382	15.0	7–10	6–11	8–14
Tulsa Shock o	6	28	.176	22.0	4–13	2–15	4–18

Schedule

Preseason

2010 Game Log: Preseason Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 April 30 1:00pm Chicago 78-87 Wright (18) Marginean (9) Wright (4) Concordia University 633 0-1 2 May 6 12:30pm @ Chicago 65-74 Wright (18) Wright (6) Whalen (10) Allstate Arena N/A 0-2

Regular season

2010 Game Log: Regular Season
May Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 May 15 8:00pm @ Tulsa NBATV COX 80-74 Houston (21) Anosike (9) Whalen (6) BOK Center 7,806 1-0 2 May 16 7:00pm Washington FS-N 76-87 Houston (19) 5 players (5) Whalen (7) Target Center 9,985 1-1 3 May 19 10:00pm @ Seattle KING 76-79 Wright (19) Anosike (10) Maiga-Ba (4) KeyArena 6,687 1-2 4 May 23 7:00pm Tulsa 82-94 Houston (23) Anosike, Houston (9) Maiga-Ba, Whalen (4) Target Center 6,822 1-3 5 May 27 7:30pm @ Connecticut 79-105 Houston, McCants (16) Anosike, McCants (7) Anosike (5) Mohegan Sun Arena 6,401 1-4 6 May 29 8:00pm Chicago CN100 58-73 Houston, McCants (12) Brunson (9) Houston (3) Target Center 6,129 1-5
June Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 7 June 1 7:30pm Phoenix ESPN2 92-82 Wright (32) Brunson (15) Anosike, Whalen (5) Target Center 6,854 2-5 8 June 4 8:00pm @ Tulsa FS-OK 79-92 Brunson (23) Brunson (11) Anosike, Whalen (5) BOK Center 4,521 2-6 9 June 6 7:00pm Indiana FS-N 51-89 Wiggins (11) Brunson (12) Anosike, Wiggins (3) Target Center 6,444 2-7 10 June 10 10:00pm @ Phoenix FS-A 88-99 Wright (21) Brunson (12) Whalen (6) US Airways Center 5,506 2-8 11 June 13 3:00pm @ Los Angeles 84-88 Houston (21) Brunson (15) Whalen (7) STAPLES Center 7,005 2-9 12 June 18 8:00pm Tulsa 78-67 Augustus (27) Anosike (9) Whalen (12) Target Center 6,953 3-9 13 June 19 8:00pm @ Tulsa COX 92-78 Wiggins (19) Brunson (11) Whalen (6) BOK Center 5,013 4-9 14 June 22 7:30pm @ New York 75-68 Brunson (21) Brunson (13) Maiga-Ba, Whalen (4) Madison Square Garden 7,537 5-9 15 June 26 8:00pm @ San Antonio NBATV FS-SW 66-80 Augustus (14) Brunson (9) Whalen (4) AT&T Center 10,184 5-10
July Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 16 July 1 7:00pm @ Atlanta SSO 58-76 Augustus (17) Anosike (7) Maiga-Ba, Whalen (2) Philips Arena 4,020 5-11 17 July 8 8:00pm San Antonio 89-66 Brunson (24) Brunson (10) Whalen (5) Target Center 7,182 6-11 18 July 14 1:00pm Atlanta 83-81 Augustus (22) Brunson (9) Whalen (7) Target Center 12,311 7-11 19 July 17 3:30pm Seattle 71-73 Brunson (19) Brunson (9) Whalen (6) Target Center 7,216 7-12 20 July 22 8:00pm San Antonio 72-74 Augustus (22) Brunson (14) Whalen (8) Target Center 6,126 7-13 21 July 24 8:00pm Phoenix NBATV FS-N 124-127 (2OT) Augustus (36) Brunson (17) Whalen (10) Target Center 8,518 7-14 22 July 27 8:00pm Los Angeles 58-71 Whalen, Wright (12) Brunson (11) Wright (4) Target Center 6,215 7-15 23 July 29 10:00pm @ Phoenix 92-110 Houston (26) Houston (13) Whalen (4) US Airways Center 7,037 7-16
August Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 24 August 1 7:00pm Seattle NBATV FS-N 72-71 Augustus (24) Brunson (8) Whalen (7) Target Center 7,312 8-16 25 August 3 8:00pm Connecticut CSN-NE 111-103 (OT) Whalen (27) Anosike (12) Whalen (12) Target Center 5,954 9-16 26 August 7 3:00pm @ Chicago ESPN2 87-82 (OT) Augustus (27) Anosike, Whalen (7) Whalen (7) Allstate Arena 4,992 10-16 27 August 8 7:00pm New York NBATV FS-N 72-74 Whalen (18) Brunson (18) Whalen, Wright (3) Target Center 9,016 10-17 28 August 10 8:00pm @ San Antonio 73-66 Augustus (20) Brunson (12) Hornbuckle, Whalen (4) AT&T Center 5,142 11-17 29 August 12 8:00pm Los Angeles 77-78 Houston (24) Brunson (14) Houston, Wright (3) Target Center 7,867 11-18 30 August 13 7:00pm @ Washington 58-61 Whalen, Wright (13) Brunson (10) Whalen (5) Verizon Center 7,752 11-19 31 August 15 7:00pm San Antonio NBATV FS-N FS-SW 84-78 Whalen (21) Brunson, Houston (8) Whalen (12) Target Center 8,678 12-19 32 August 17 10:00pm @ Seattle 64-68 Whalen (20) Houston (9) Whalen (5) KeyArena 7,394 12-20 33 August 20 10:30pm @ Los Angeles 91-98 Houston (21) Brunson, Houston (7) Whalen (7) STAPLES Center 13,154 12-21 34 August 22 5:00pm @ Indiana NBATV FS-I 83-79 (OT) Augustus (25) Wright (7) Houston (4) Conseco Fieldhouse 10,015 13-21
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess

Statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage	TO	Turnovers per game
PF	Fouls per game		Team leader		League leader

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Jessica Adair	1	0	14.0	1.000	.000	.750	8.0	0.0	0.00	0.00	5.0
Nicky Anosike	31	30	29.9	.372	.000	.773	6.8	1.9	2.00	1.03	9.2
Seimone Augustus	25	25	33.3	.429	.336	.667	3.2	1.9	0.68	0.28	16.9
Rebekkah Brunson	30	30	30.5	.429	.000	.663	10.3	0.8	1.20	0.97	11.3
Quanitra Hollingsworth	25	0	7.3	.378	.000	.600	1.8	0.2	0.20	0.04	1.7
Alexis Hornbuckle	13	0	14.9	.283	.167	.750	1.5	1.3	1.38	0.23	3.0
Charde Houston	34	8	22.3	.416	.365	.704	4.1	1.4	1.26	0.59	11.8
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba	34	9	13.7	.384	.000	.667	2.3	0.9	0.38	0.15	3.2
Kristen Mann	5	0	3.0	.167	.250	.000	0.0	0.0	0.00	0.00	0.6
Gabriela Marginean	4	0	3.0	.200	.000	.000	1.0	0.3	0.25	0.25	0.5
Nuria Martinez	15	0	8.5	.182	.150	.667	0.7	0.7	0.33	0.00	1.8
Lindsay Whalen	33	33	33.6	.410	.231	.899	4.0	5.6	1.39	0.15	12.6
Candice Wiggins	8	7	29.8	.405	.457	.967	2.8	2.1	1.75	0.00	13.8
Monica Wright	34	24	25.5	.370	.340	.819	2.9	1.5	1.00	0.21	11.1

Awards and honors

• Seimone Augustus was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of June 12, 2010.
• Lindsay Whalen was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of July 31, 2010.
• Rebekkah Brunson was named to the 2010 WNBA All-Star Team as a WNBA reserve.
• Lindsay Whalen was named to the 2010 WNBA All-Star Team as a WNBA reserve.
• Monica Wright was named to the All-Rookie Team .
• Rebekkah Brunson was named to the All-Defensive Second Team .

References

1. "Lynx trade for ex-Gopher star Lindsay Whalen". Star Tribune . January 13, 2010. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
2. "Lynx trade Roneeka Hodges for draft considerations". St. Paul Pioneer Press . February 19, 2010. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
3. "Shock complete roster flip with trade". ESPN . July 26, 2010. Retrieved February 21, 2024.