2011 Seattle Storm season

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2011 Seattle Storm season
Coach Brian Agler
Arena KeyArena
Attendance8,659 per game
Results
Record21–13 (.618)
Place2nd (Western)
Playoff finishLost in Conference Semifinals (2-1) to Phoenix Mercury
Team Leaders
Points Bird (14.7)
Rebounds Cash (6.9)
Assists Bird (4.9)
Media
Radio KPTK
Television KONG
ESPN2, NBATV

The 2011 WNBA season is the 12th season for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association.

Contents

Transactions

WNBA draft

The following are the Storm's selections in the 2011 WNBA draft.

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/team/country
112 Jasmine Thomas Flag of the United States.svg  United States Duke
224 Ify Ibekwe Flag of the United States.svg  United States Arizona
336 Krystal Thomas Flag of the United States.svg  United States Duke

Transaction log

Trades

DateTrade
April 11, 2011To Seattle Storm To Indiana and Washington
Katie Smith, Jacinta Monroe and Indiana's third-round pick in 2012 draft Jasmine Thomas, Erin Phillips, a first-round pick in 2012 draft
and a third-round pick in 2012 draft

Personnel changes

Roster

2011 Seattle Storm roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G 10 Flag of the United States.svg Bird, Sue 5' 9" (1.75m)150 lb (68kg)10-16-1980 Connecticut 9
F 2 Flag of the United States.svg Cash, Swin 6' 1" (1.85m)162 lb (73kg)09-22-1979 Connecticut 9
F/C 15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jackson, Lauren 6' 5" (1.96m)187 lb (85kg)05-11-1981 Australia 10
F/C 11 Flag of Poland.svg Kobryn, Ewelina 6' 3" (1.91m)210 lb (95kg)05-07-1982 Poland R
F 20 Flag of the United States.svg Little, Camille 6' 2" (1.88m)180 lb (82kg)01-18-1985 North Carolina 4
G 22 Flag of the United States.svg Quigley, Allie 5' 10" (1.78m)140 lb (64kg)06-20-1986 DePaul 3
C 43 Flag of the United States.svg Robinson, Ashley 6' 4" (1.93m)180 lb (82kg)08-12-1982 Tennessee 7
G 14 Flag of the United States.svg Smith, Katie 5' 11" (1.8m)175 lb (79kg)06-04-1974 Ohio State 12
G 12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Snell, Belinda 5' 11" (1.8m)165 lb (75kg)01-10-1981 Australia 5
F 34 Flag of the United States.svg Willingham, Le'coe 6' 0" (1.83m)200 lb (91kg)02-10-1981 Auburn 7
G 30 Flag of the United States.svg Wright, Tanisha 5' 11" (1.8m)165 lb (75kg)11-29-1983 Penn State 6
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Brian Agler (Wittenberg)
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Jenny Boucek (Virginia)
Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Darsch (Springfield)
Athletic trainer
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Spencer (Central Washington)
Strength and conditioning coach
Flag of the United States.svg Melissa Hardin
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Depth

Sue Bird, on offense WNBA Sue Bird cropped.jpg
Sue Bird, on offense
Pos.StarterBench
C Lauren Jackson Ashley Robinson
PF Camille Little Le'coe Willingham
Ewelina Kobryn
SF Swin Cash Belinda Snell
SG Tanisha Wright Katie Smith
PG Sue Bird Allie Quigley

Season standings

Western Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Minnesota Lynx x277.794–14–313–418–4
Seattle Storm x2113.6186.015–26–1115–7
Phoenix Mercury x1915.5598.011–68–911–11
San Antonio Silver Stars x1816.5299.09–89–811–11
Los Angeles Sparks o1519.44112.010–75–1210–12
Tulsa Shock o331.08824.02–151–161–21

Schedule

Preseason

2011 Game Log: Preseason
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1May 253:00pm@ Los Angeles 66–71 Willingham (14) Cash (6) Wright (7) Torodome
3,212		0–1
2May 295:00pm Tulsa 76–70 Cash (20) Cash (7) Bird (8) KeyArena
4,979		1–1

Regular season

2011 Game Log: Regular Season
June
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1June 43:00pm Phoenix ABC 78–71 Little (18) Little (9) Bird (10) KeyArena
11,548		1–0
2June 910:00pm Minnesota 74–81 Bird (24) Cash
Jackson (7)		 Cash (5) KeyArena
6,291		1–1
3June 1710:00pm Indiana 68–54 Cash (14) Cash (8) Cash (5) KeyArena
8,178		2–1
4June 198:30pm@ Los Angeles PRIME 50–74 Bird (15) Little (8) Cash
Wright (4)		 Staples Center
9,119		2–2
5June 218:00pm@ Tulsa 82–77 Bird (21) Cash (9) Bird (6) BOK Center
4,612		3–2
6June 2410:00pm Minnesota KONG 65–55 Little (16) Cash (9) Bird (8) KeyArena
7,914		4–2
July
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
7July 17:30pm@ Connecticut CSN-NE 70–75 Cash (25) Cash (9) Smith (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,748		4–3
8July 34:00pm@ Washington NBATV
CSN-MA 		73–63 Cash (19) Cash (7) Bird (5) Verizon Center
11,604		5–3
9July 57:00pm@ Indiana FS-I 61–78 Bird (21) Willingham (8) Bird
Wright (5)		 Conseco Fieldhouse
6,525		5–4
10July 910:00pm Los Angeles NBATV
KONG 		99–80 Cash (26) Willingham (7) Bird (8) KeyArena
9,686		6–4
11July 123:00pm Washington NBATV 79–71 Bird (22) Cash
Smith
Wright (6)		 Wright (7) KeyArena
13,384		7–4
12July 149:00pm@ San Antonio ESPN2 66–69 Wright (18) Robinson
Willingham (7)		 Bird (7) AT&T Center
9,167		7–5
13July 168:00pm@ Minnesota 62–69 Wright (18) Cash (9) Smith (4) Target Center
7,733		7–6
14July 197:00pm@ Chicago ESPN2 69–78 Bird (26) Robinson (10) Bird
Smith
Wright (4)		 Allstate Arena
6,026		7–7
15July 2110:00pm San Antonio NBATV
FS-SW 		73–55 Wright (17) Cash
Robinson (9)		 Bird (7) KeyArena
6,922		8–7
All-Star break
16July 2610:00pm@ Phoenix NBATV 83–77 Bird (18) Cash (8) Bird (7) US Airways Center
6,108		9–7
17July 298:00pm@ Minnesota 67–92 Cash (18) Kobryn (9) Cash
Wright (4)		 Target Center
7,856		9–8
18July 308:00pm@ Tulsa 89–72 Bird (29) Cash (9) Bird (7) BOK Center
5,067		10–8
August
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
19August 210:00pm San Antonio 78–64 Bird (17) Cash (9) Wright (7) KeyArena
6,179		11–8
20August 510:00pm Connecticut NBATV 81–79 Bird (20) Cash (7) Cash
Wright (5)		 KeyArena
7,289		12–8
21August 73:00pm@ Atlanta NBATV
SSO 		53–70 Cash (16) Smith (6) Bird (3) Philips Arena
7,337		12–9
22August 98:00pm@ New York ESPN2 56–58 Bird (17) Cash
Willingham (7)		 Bird
Wright (4)		 Prudential Center
6,732		12–10
23August 1110:00pm Tulsa 77–63 Little (19) Little (7) Bird
Little
Wright (3)		 KeyArena
6,503		13–10
24August 1310:00pm Atlanta NBATV
KONG 		62–93 Smith (15) Robinson (6) Bird (3) KeyArena
9,686		13–11
25August 1610:00pm@ Phoenix 79–81 Bird (23) Cash (15) Bird (8) US Airways Center
8,870		13–12
26August 2010:00pm New York 63–62 Jackson (20) Cash
Jackson (7)		 Bird
Smith (4)		 KeyArena
7,139		14–12
27August 2310:00pm San Antonio 63–55 Wright (16) Cash (9) Bird (5) KeyArena
6,559		15–12
28August 2510:00pm Tulsa 74–57 Jackson (14) Robinson (9) Bird (4) KeyArena
6,887		16–12
29August 289:00pm Los Angeles ESPN2 65–63 Bird
Jackson (14)		 Bird
Cash (7)		 Bird (4) KeyArena
9,686		17–12
30August 3010:30pm@ Los Angeles PRIME 62–68 Bird (15) Cash
Wright (8)		 Bird
Wright (4)		 Staples Center
9,023		17–13
September
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
31September 28:00pm@ Tulsa 78–72 Bird (21) Willingham (7) Bird
Wright (5)		 BOK Center
6,117		18–13
32September 38:00pm@ San Antonio NBATV 70–60 Bird (15) Cash (12) Bird (6) AT&T Center
9,575		19–13
33September 910:00pm Phoenix KONG 85–70 Smith (26) Cash (14) Bird (6) KeyArena
9,686		20–13
34September 119:00pm Chicago NBATV
KONG 		81–70 Little
Smith (17)		 Cash
Little (5)		 Bird
Little (5)		 KeyArena
13,659		21–13
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess or ESPN3.com

Postseason

2011 Game Log: Postseason
Western Conference Semifinals
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceSeries
1September 1510:00pm Phoenix ESPN2 80–61 Wright (21) Cash
Little (11)		 Little (4) KeyArena
7,279		1–0
2September 1710:00pm@ Phoenix NBATV 83-92 Wright (18) Cash (5) Bird (4) US Airways Center
9,356		1–1
3September 1910:00pm Phoenix ESPN2 75-77 Bird (22) Cash (10) Smith
Wright (4)		 KeyArena
8,589		1–2

Statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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 gameTeam leaderLeague leader

Regular season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Sue Bird 343433.0.449.428.8752.94.91.410.1814.7
Swin Cash 343433.2.396.285.8466.92.40.940.6213.3
Ify Ibekwe 302.7.000.000.0001.00.00.000.000.0
Lauren Jackson 131324.8.396.311.8844.90.31.000.8512.2
Ewelina Kobryn 1806.8.367.286.6671.20.30.280.331.4
Camille Little 333326.9.464.227.6635.21.61.360.679.6
Allie Quigley 702.0.200.0001.0000.60.10.140.140.6
Ashley Robinson 341317.1.484.000.5003.90.70.650.973.8
Katie Smith 34325.1.395.395.8572.32.00.710.157.5
Belinda Snell 2106.4.393.381.8460.70.30.140.102.0
Krystal Thomas 703.11.000.000.0000.60.10.290.290.3
Le'coe Willingham 34819.1.473.275.6424.21.10.530.216.4
Tanisha Wright 333228.9.492.367.8973.22.91.210.0310.1

Postseason

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Sue Bird 3333.7.444.500.8574.02.71.000.0015.7
Swin Cash 3332.0.333.286.7508.72.01.000.677.0
Lauren Jackson 3327.3.382.385.7003.70.71.001.3315.0
Ewelina Kobryn 104.01.000.000.5001.00.00.000.003.0
Camille Little 3323.3.458.000.8426.02.30.660.0012.7
Allie Quigley 104.0.000.000.0000.00.00.000.000.0
Ashley Robinson 3012.3.375.000.0003.00.00.001.002.0
Katie Smith 3025.3.174.2861.0005.32.30.660.005.3
Belinda Snell 203.0.000.000.0000.00.00.000.000.0
Le'coe Willingham 3013.0.273.000.0003.30.70.330.002.0
Tanisha Wright 3028.0.588.600.8334.02.31.660.3318.7

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