2011 Minnesota Lynx season | |
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Coach | Cheryl Reeve |
Arena | Target Center |
Attendance | 8,447 per game |
Results | |
Record | 27–7 (.794) |
Place | 1st (Western) |
Playoff finish | Won WNBA Finals |
Team Leaders | |
Points | Augustus (16.2) |
Rebounds | Brunson (8.9) |
Assists | Whalen (5.9) |
Media | |
Radio | KLCI |
Television | FS-N ESPN2, NBATV |
The 2011 WNBA season is the 13th season for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association. The Lynx qualified for the WNBA Playoffs for the first time since 2004 and won their first Western Conference championship.
The Lynx finished the season with a 27–7 record, best in the WNBA and the best regular-season record in franchise history. They then defeated the San Antonio Silver Stars in three games and the Phoenix Mercury in two to reach the 2011 WNBA Finals.
The Lynx swept the Atlanta Dream to win their first WNBA championship.
The Lynx held the first overall pick in the 2011 draft, and surprised nobody by selecting Maya Moore, a 6'0" forward out of Connecticut. Moore had won three consecutive Wade Trophies as the best player in women's college basketball, the only player to have done so. She had also won two championships with the Huskies. [1] The Lynx also held the fourth overall pick, which they used to select Amber Harris from Xavier. Both Moore and Harris would ultimately make the team out of training camp.
In the second round, the Lynx selected Jessica Breland, Felicia Chester, and Kachine Alexander. The Lynx ultimately released Alexander.
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/team/country |
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1 | 1 | Maya Moore | ![]() | Connecticut |
1 | 4 (from Conn.) | Amber Harris | ![]() | Xavier |
2 | 13 (from Tul. via Conn.) | Jessica Breland | ![]() | North Carolina |
2 | 14 | Felicia Chester | ![]() | DePaul |
2 | 26 | Kachine Alexander | ![]() | Iowa |
The Lynx declined to re-sign Hamchetou Maiga-Ba and Kristen Mann. Instead, they signed veteran center Taj McWilliams-Franklin and center/forward Jessica Adair, who had played one game with the Lynx in the 2010 season.
The Lynx traded the draft rights to Jessica Breland to the New York Liberty for Angel Robinson and a second-round pick in the 2012 WNBA draft. They traded Felicia Chester to the Atlanta Dream for Rachel Jarry and a second-round pick in the 2012 draft. They traded Quanitra Hollingsworth to the Liberty for the rights to swap third-round picks in the 2012 draft, and they traded Nicky Anosike for a first-round pick in the 2012 draft. The Lynx ultimately waived Jarry and Robinson.
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April 9, 2011 | To Minnesota Lynx | To Washington Mystics |
first-round pick in 2012 draft | Nicky Anosike | |
April 11, 2011 | To Minnesota Lynx | To New York Liberty |
Angel Robinson and a second-round pick in 2012 draft | Jessica Breland | |
April 11, 2011 | To Minnesota Lynx | To Atlanta Dream |
Rachel Jarry and a second-round pick in 2012 draft | Felicia Chester | |
May 27, 2011 | To Minnesota Lynx | To New York Liberty |
right to swap third-round picks in 2012 draft | Quanitra Hollingsworth |
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Minnesota Lynx x | 27 | 7 | .794 | – | 14–3 | 13–4 | 18–4 |
Seattle Storm x | 21 | 13 | .618 | 6.0 | 15–2 | 6–11 | 15–7 |
Phoenix Mercury x | 19 | 15 | .559 | 8.0 | 11–6 | 8–9 | 11–11 |
San Antonio Silver Stars x | 18 | 16 | .529 | 9.0 | 9–8 | 9–8 | 11–11 |
Los Angeles Sparks o | 15 | 19 | .441 | 12.0 | 10–7 | 5–12 | 10–12 |
Tulsa Shock o | 3 | 31 | .088 | 24.0 | 2–15 | 1–16 | 1–21 |
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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 |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Jessica Adair | 31 | 1 | 10.4 | .485 | .000 | .653 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 0.26 | 0.58 | 4.3 |
Seimone Augustus | 34 | 34 | 29.3 | .504 | .417 | .865 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 0.88 | 0.44 | 16.2 |
Rebekkah Brunson | 34 | 34 | 27.6 | .511 | .000 | .667 | 8.9 | 1.2 | 0.82 | 0.53 | 10.2 |
Amber Harris | 27 | 0 | 10.3 | .398 | .000 | .742 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.11 | 0.41 | 3.3 |
Alexis Hornbuckle | 29 | 0 | 7.2 | .375 | .294 | .500 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.34 | 0.10 | 1.1 |
Charde Houston | 27 | 0 | 7.8 | .365 | .261 | .750 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.33 | 0.07 | 2.9 |
Taj McWilliams-Franklin | 34 | 33 | 28.4 | .444 | .222 | .770 | 6.0 | 2.4 | 1.03 | 0.71 | 8.3 |
Maya Moore | 34 | 34 | 28.0 | .439 | .369 | .788 | 4.6 | 2.6 | 1.41 | 0.47 | 13.2 |
Lindsay Whalen | 34 | 34 | 28.1 | .511 | .405 | .730 | 3.5 | 5.9 | 1.09 | 0.15 | 13.6 |
Candice Wiggins | 34 | 0 | 17.1 | .386 | .395 | .625 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.53 | 0.21 | 5.9 |
Monica Wright | 29 | 0 | 13.6 | .379 | .259 | .750 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.79 | 0.17 | 5.1 |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Jessica Adair | 8 | 0 | 12.3 | .469 | .000 | .667 | 3.60 | 0.3 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 5.8 |
Seimone Augustus | 8 | 8 | 33.0 | .527 | .438 | .886 | 4.50 | 3.8 | 0.88 | 0.63 | 22.0 |
Rebekkah Brunson | 8 | 8 | 30.6 | .473 | .000 | .781 | 10.80 | 1.5 | 0.88 | 0.63 | 11.9 |
Amber Harris | 6 | 0 | 5.2 | .400 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.20 | 0.2 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 1.5 |
Alexis Hornbuckle | 4 | 0 | 3.8 | .600 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.30 | 1.3 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 2.8 |
Charde Houston | 2 | 0 | 6.0 | .375 | .000 | .000 | 2.00 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 3.0 |
Taj McWilliams-Franklin | 8 | 8 | 30.3 | .455 | .000 | .833 | 5.30 | 3.3 | 0.60 | 1.25 | 10.6 |
Maya Moore | 8 | 8 | 27.9 | .458 | .400 | .690 | 5.90 | 2.3 | 1.00 | 0.63 | 13.8 |
Lindsay Whalen | 8 | 8 | 32.0 | .463 | .286 | .818 | 3.60 | 3.8 | 1.50 | 0.50 | 12.0 |
Candice Wiggins | 8 | 0 | 16.0 | .345 | .348 | .667 | 1.60 | 1.3 | 0.25 | 0.13 | 4.0 |
Monica Wright | 8 | 0 | 10.6 | .360 | .250 | .333 | 1.30 | 0.6 | 0.75 | 0.25 | 2.5 |
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