2011 Seattle Storm season

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

2011 Seattle Storm season
CoachBrian Agler
ArenaKeyArena
Attendance8,659 per game
Results
Record21–13 (.618)
Place2nd (Western)
Playoff finishLost in Conference Semifinals (2-1) to Phoenix Mercury
Team Leaders
PointsBird (14.7)
ReboundsCash (6.9)
AssistsBird (4.9)
Media
RadioKPTK
TelevisionKONG
ESPN2, NBATV

Transactions

WNBA draft

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

Round Pick Player Nationality School/team/country
1 12 Jasmine Thomas  United States Duke
2 24 Ify Ibekwe  United States Arizona
3 36 Krystal Thomas  United States Duke

Transaction log
  • February 2: The Storm re-signed Camille Little.
  • February 9: The Storm signed Erin Phillips and Belinda Snell.
  • March 1: The Storm re-signed Swin Cash.
  • March 15: The Storm re-signed Ashley Robinson and signed Aneika Henry to a training camp contract.
  • April 8: The Storm signed Bridgette Mitchell to a training camp contract.
  • April 14: The Storm signed Breanna Salley to a training camp contract.
  • April 22: The Storm signed Lauren Prochaska to a training camp contract.
  • April 29: The Storm traded Jasmine Thomas and a first-round pick in the 2012 draft to the Washington Mystics, and Erin Phillips and a third-round pick in the 2012 draft to the Indiana Fever, in exchange for Katie Smith and Jacinta Monroe from Washington, and a third-round pick in the 2012 draft from Indiana.
  • May 17: The Storm waived Aneika Henry and Breanna Salley.
  • May 22: The Storm waived Bridgette Mitchell and Lauren Prochaska.
  • May 23: The Storm signed Sharnee Zoll and waived Courtney Ward.
  • May 30: The Storm waived Jacinta Monroe.
  • June 2: The Storm waived Sharnee Zoll.
  • June 26: The Storm waived Ify Ibekwe and signed Ewelina Kobryn.
  • August 1: The Storm waived Krystal Thomas and signed Allie Quigley.
  • August 2: The Storm re-signed Lauren Jackson to a multi-year contract extension.

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

Depth
Sue Bird, on offense
Pos. Starter Bench
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 Angeles66–71Willingham (14)Cash (6)Wright (7)Torodome
3,212		0–1
2May 295:00pmTulsa76–70Cash (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 43:00pmPhoenixABC78–71Little (18)Little (9)Bird (10)KeyArena
11,548		1–0
2June 910:00pmMinnesota74–81Bird (24)Cash
Jackson (7)		Cash (5)KeyArena
6,291		1–1
3June 1710:00pmIndiana68–54Cash (14)Cash (8)Cash (5)KeyArena
8,178		2–1
4June 198:30pm@ Los AngelesPRIME50–74Bird (15)Little (8)Cash
Wright (4)		Staples Center
9,119		2–2
5June 218:00pm@ Tulsa82–77Bird (21)Cash (9)Bird (6)BOK Center
4,612		3–2
6June 2410:00pmMinnesotaKONG65–55Little (16)Cash (9)Bird (8)KeyArena
7,914		4–2
July
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
7July 17:30pm@ ConnecticutCSN-NE70–75Cash (25)Cash (9)Smith (4)Mohegan Sun Arena
7,748		4–3
8July 34:00pm@ WashingtonNBATV
CSN-MA		73–63Cash (19)Cash (7)Bird (5)Verizon Center
11,604		5–3
9July 57:00pm@ IndianaFS-I61–78Bird (21)Willingham (8)Bird
Wright (5)		Conseco Fieldhouse
6,525		5–4
10July 910:00pmLos AngelesNBATV
KONG		99–80Cash (26)Willingham (7)Bird (8)KeyArena
9,686		6–4
11July 123:00pmWashingtonNBATV79–71Bird (22)Cash
Smith
Wright (6)		Wright (7)KeyArena
13,384		7–4
12July 149:00pm@ San AntonioESPN266–69Wright (18)Robinson
Willingham (7)		Bird (7)AT&T Center
9,167		7–5
13July 168:00pm@ Minnesota62–69Wright (18)Cash (9)Smith (4)Target Center
7,733		7–6
14July 197:00pm@ ChicagoESPN269–78Bird (26)Robinson (10)Bird
Smith
Wright (4)		Allstate Arena
6,026		7–7
15July 2110:00pmSan AntonioNBATV
FS-SW		73–55Wright (17)Cash
Robinson (9)		Bird (7)KeyArena
6,922		8–7
All-Star break
16July 2610:00pm@ PhoenixNBATV83–77Bird (18)Cash (8)Bird (7)US Airways Center
6,108		9–7
17July 298:00pm@ Minnesota67–92Cash (18)Kobryn (9)Cash
Wright (4)		Target Center
7,856		9–8
18July 308:00pm@ Tulsa89–72Bird (29)Cash (9)Bird (7)BOK Center
5,067		10–8
August
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
19August 210:00pmSan Antonio78–64Bird (17)Cash (9)Wright (7)KeyArena
6,179		11–8
20August 510:00pmConnecticutNBATV81–79Bird (20)Cash (7)Cash
Wright (5)		KeyArena
7,289		12–8
21August 73:00pm@ AtlantaNBATV
SSO		53–70Cash (16)Smith (6)Bird (3)Philips Arena
7,337		12–9
22August 98:00pm@ New YorkESPN256–58Bird (17)Cash
Willingham (7)		Bird
Wright (4)		Prudential Center
6,732		12–10
23August 1110:00pmTulsa77–63Little (19)Little (7)Bird
Little
Wright (3)		KeyArena
6,503		13–10
24August 1310:00pmAtlantaNBATV
KONG		62–93Smith (15)Robinson (6)Bird (3)KeyArena
9,686		13–11
25August 1610:00pm@ Phoenix79–81Bird (23)Cash (15)Bird (8)US Airways Center
8,870		13–12
26August 2010:00pmNew York63–62Jackson (20)Cash
Jackson (7)		Bird
Smith (4)		KeyArena
7,139		14–12
27August 2310:00pmSan Antonio63–55Wright (16)Cash (9)Bird (5)KeyArena
6,559		15–12
28August 2510:00pmTulsa74–57Jackson (14)Robinson (9)Bird (4)KeyArena
6,887		16–12
29August 289:00pmLos AngelesESPN265–63Bird
Jackson (14)		Bird
Cash (7)		Bird (4)KeyArena
9,686		17–12
30August 3010:30pm@ Los AngelesPRIME62–68Bird (15)Cash
Wright (8)		Bird
Wright (4)		Staples Center
9,023		17–13
September
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
31September 28:00pm@ Tulsa78–72Bird (21)Willingham (7)Bird
Wright (5)		BOK Center
6,117		18–13
32September 38:00pm@ San AntonioNBATV70–60Bird (15)Cash (12)Bird (6)AT&T Center
9,575		19–13
33September 910:00pmPhoenixKONG85–70Smith (26)Cash (14)Bird (6)KeyArena
9,686		20–13
34September 119:00pmChicagoNBATV
KONG		81–70Little
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 1510:00pmPhoenixESPN280–61Wright (21)Cash
Little (11)		Little (4)KeyArena
7,279		1–0
2September 1710:00pm@ PhoenixNBATV83-92Wright (18)Cash (5)Bird (4)US Airways Center
9,356		1–1
3September 1910:00pmPhoenixESPN275-77Bird (22)Cash (10)Smith
Wright (4)		KeyArena
8,589		1–2

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
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
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
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 10 4.0 1.000 .000.500 1.0 0.00.00 0.00 3.0
Camille Little 3 3 23.3 .458 .000 .842 6.0 2.3 0.66 0.00 12.7
Allie Quigley 10 4.0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0
Ashley Robinson 3 0 12.3 .375 .000 .000 3.0 0.0 0.00 1.00 2.0
Katie Smith 3 0 25.3 .174 .286 1.0005.3 2.3 0.66 0.00 5.3
Belinda Snell 2 0 3.0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0
Le'coe Willingham 3 0 13.0 .273 .000 .000 3.30.7 0.33 0.00 2.0
Tanisha Wright 30 28.0 .588 .600 .833 4.02.31.66 0.33 18.7

Awards and honors

References
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