San Diego Siege

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San Diego Siege
SportBasketball
Founded2005
Folded2006
League National Women's Basketball League
Based in San Diego, California
ArenaHarry West Gymnasium
Colorsred, white and blue
OwnerPatrick Alexander
Head coach Fred Williams
General managerDavid McElwee

The San Diego Siege were a women's professional basketball team based in San Diego, California, that competed in the now defunct National Women's Basketball League (NWBL). The team played only one season, during February and March 2006, finishing the regular season 14-4 and earning the number one playoff seed. They defeated the San Francisco Legacy in the semi-final and lost to the Colorado Chill in the NWBL Championship for a 15-5 record.

Contents

2006 highlights

2006 roster

San Diego Siege roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G 1 Flag of the United States.svg Nakase, Natalie 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)45 – (1980-04-18)18 April 1980
G 2 Flag of the United States.svg Young, Courtney 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)42 – (1983-05-07)7 May 1983
G 7 Flag of the United States.svg Lewis, Tynesha 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)46 – (1979-05-08)8 May 1979
F 10 Flag of the United States.svg Harris, Crystal 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)42 – (1982-10-14)14 October 1982
F/C 11 Flag of the United States.svg Edobor-Osula, Osato 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)43 – (1981-10-15)15 October 1981
G 12 Flag of the United States.svg Cheeks, Jessica 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)43 – (1981-08-01)1 August 1981
G 14 Flag of the United States.svg Price, Latrice 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)51 – (1974-01-01)1 January 1974
G 21 Flag of the United States.svg Moore, Loree 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)42 – (1983-03-21)21 March 1983
G 22 Flag of the United States.svg Scharlow, Abby 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)42 – (1983-01-01)1 January 1983
G 23 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Mercado, Jessica 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)41 – (1983-09-22)22 September 1983
F 33 Flag of the United States.svg Kraayeveld, Catherine 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)43 – (1981-09-30)30 September 1981
C 50 Flag of the United States.svg Bjorklund, Tera 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)42 – (1982-06-29)29 June 1982
Head coach

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Team Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsSite
city, state
Regular season
February 11, 2006
7:00 p.m.
at  San Francisco W  91–84  1–0
 19  Cheeks  10   Kraayeveld   4   Lewis   San Francisco State University  
San Francisco, CA
February 12, 2006
4:00 p.m.
at  San Jose L  70–72  1–1
 17  Tied  9  Bjorklund  5  Cheeks  DeAnza College  
Cupertino, CA
February 14, 2006
7:00 p.m.
at  Colorado W  81–70  2–1
 26  Bjorklund  15  Kraayeveld  5  Tied  Budweiser Events Center  (2,297)
Loveland, CO
February 18, 2006
7:00 p.m.
San JoseW  89–80  3–1
 21  Lewis  11  Kraayeveld  3  Tied  Harry West Gymnasium  
San Diego, CA
February 21, 2006
7:00 p.m.
at ColoradoW  79–70  4–1
 20  Cheeks  6  Bjorklund  5  Cheeks Budweiser Events Center (1,329)
Loevland, CO
February 25, 2006
7:00 p.m.
San FranciscoW  87–74  5–1
 28  Kraayeveld  9  Tied  8  Lewis Harry West Gymnasium 
San Diego, CA
February 26, 2006
4:00 p.m.
ColoradoW  76–73  6–1
 16  Bjorklund  11  Lewis  6   Moore  Harry West Gymnasium 
San Diego, CA
February 28, 2006
7:00 p.m.
San JoseW  99–95  7–1
 33  Kraayeveld  7  Bjorklund  4  Scharlow Harry West Gymnasium 
San Diego, CA
March 3, 2006
7:00 p.m.
at San FranciscoW  85–54  8–1
 19  Kraayeveld  8  Kraayeveld  6  Moore San Francisco State University 
San Francisco, CA
March 4, 2006
4:00 p.m.
at San JoseW  69–67  9–1
 13  Tied  14  Kraayeveld  4  Lewis DeAnza College 
Cupertino, CA
March 7, 2006
7:00 p.m.
San JoseW  101–72  10–1
 26  Kraayeveld  13  Kraayeveld  7  Kraayeveld Harry West Gymnasium 
San Diego, CA
March 11, 2006
7:00 p.m.
San FranciscoW  84–55  11–1
 24  Kraayeveld  9  Tied  6  Tied Harry West Gymnasium 
San Diego, CA
March 12, 2006
4:00 p.m.
ColoradoL  80–86  11–2
 24  Bjorklund  9  Kraayeveld  4  Lewis Harry West Gymnasium 
San Diego, CA
March 17, 2006
4:00 p.m.
at San JoseW  70–69  12–2
 19  Tied  13  Moore  3  Tied DeAnza College 
Cupertino, CA
March 19, 2006
4:00 p.m.
at San FranciscoW  83–76  13–2
 26  Bjorklund  6  Bjorklund  2  Tied Ira Jenkins Center 
Oakland, CA
March 21, 2006
7:00 p.m.
ColoradoL  71–79  13–3
 27  Lewis  7  Tied  4  Moore Harry West Gymnasium 
San Diego, CA
March 25, 2006
7:00 p.m.
San FranciscoW  81–62  14–3
 18  Tied  12  Kraayeveld  6   Nakase  Harry West Gymnasium 
San Diego, CA
March 26, 2006
3:00 p.m.
at ColoradoL  91–96  14–4
 20  Cheeks  9  Moore  5  Moore Budweiser Events Center (1,851)
Loveland, CO
NWBL Playoffs
March 30, 2006
5:00 p.m.
No. 1 vs. No. 4 San Francisco
Semi-final game
W  75–63  15–4
 26  Bjorklund  8  Bjorklund    N/A Budweiser Events Center 
Loveland, CO
March 31, 2006
7:30 p.m.
No. 1 vs. No. 2 Colorado
Championship game
L  71–78  15–5
 20  Bjorklund  11  Bjorklund    N/A Budweiser Events Center (est. 2,000)
Loveland, CO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.
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References

  1. "Colorado Chill is the Champion again!". Usbasket. April 1, 2006. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  2. "Five Siege Starters Named To 2006 NWBL All-Star Game". Oursportscentral. March 3, 2006. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  3. "NWBL 2006 Season Boxscores". nwblthestatzone.com. January 25, 2024. Archived from the original on 2007-06-11. Retrieved January 25, 2024.