WNBA team season
The 2010 WNBA season was the 11th season for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association. The Storm won their second WNBA championship.
Transactions[edit]
Dispersal draft[edit]
Based on the Storm's 2009 record, they would pick 10th in the Sacramento Monarchs dispersal draft. The Storm picked Chelsea Newton.
WNBA draft[edit]
The following are the Storm's selections in the 2010 WNBA draft.
Transaction log[edit]
- February 4: The Storm signed Chelsea Newton.
- February 9: The Storm signed free agent Le'coe Willingham.[1]
- March 3: The Storm signed Jana Vesela to a training camp contract.
- March 11: The Storm re-signed Lauren Jackson.[2]
- March 17: The Storm signed Davanei Hampton to a training camp contract.
- April 1: The Storm signed Abby Bishop, Laura Kurz and Aja Parham to training camp contracts.
- April 6: The Storm signed Lindsey Wilson to a training camp contract.
- April 8: The Storm announced that Katie Gearlds would sit out the 2010 season.
- April 14: The Storm signed Loree Moore to a training camp contract.
- April 20: The Storm signed Ashley Robinson and Heather Bowman to training camp contracts.
- April 22: The Storm signed Svetlana Abrosimova and released Janell Burse.
- April 30: The Storm waived Tanisha Smith.
- May 6: The Storm waived Heather Bowman.
- May 10: The Storm waived Devanei Hampton and Lindsey Wilson.
- May 11: The Storm waived Laura Kurz.
- May 14: The Storm waived Aja Parham, Loree Moore and Ashley Walker.
Free agents[edit]
Seattle Storm roster
|
Players |
Coaches
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Pos. |
# |
Nat. |
Name |
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|
Height |
|
Weight |
|
|
DOB |
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From |
Yrs
|
G/F
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25
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Abrosimova, Svetlana
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6' 2" (1.88m)
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169 lb (77kg)
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|
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|
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Connecticut
|
|
PG
|
10
|
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Bird, Sue
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|
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5' 9" (1.75m)
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150 lb (68kg)
|
|
|
|
|
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Connecticut
|
|
F
|
5
|
|
Bishop, Abby
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|
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6' 3" (1.91m)
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191 lb (87kg)
|
|
|
|
|
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Australia
|
|
SF
|
2
|
|
Cash, Swin
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|
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6' 1" (1.85m)
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162 lb (73kg)
|
|
|
|
|
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Connecticut
|
|
F/C
|
15
|
|
Jackson, Lauren
|
|
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6' 5" (1.96m)
|
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187 lb (85kg)
|
|
|
|
|
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Australia
|
|
G
|
40
|
|
Lacey, Alison
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|
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6' 0" (1.83m)
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159 lb (72kg)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Iowa State
|
|
PF
|
20
|
|
Little, Camille
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|
|
6' 2" (1.88m)
|
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180 lb (82kg)
|
|
|
|
|
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North Carolina
|
|
C
|
43
|
|
Robinson, Ashley
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|
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6' 4" (1.93m)
|
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180 lb (82kg)
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|
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Tennessee
|
|
F
|
7
|
|
Veselá, Jana
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|
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6' 3" (1.91m)
|
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195 lb (88kg)
|
|
|
|
|
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Czech Republic
|
|
PF
|
34
|
|
Willingham, Le'coe
|
|
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6' 0" (1.83m)
|
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200 lb (91kg)
|
|
|
|
|
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Auburn
|
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PG
|
30
|
|
Wright, Tanisha
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|
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5' 11" (1.8m)
|
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165 lb (75kg)
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Penn State
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|
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- Head coach
- Assistant coaches
- Athletic trainer
- Strength and conditioning coach
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Melissa Hardin
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (FA) Free agent
- (IN) Inactive
- (S) Suspended
Injured
|
Sue Bird, on offense
Season standings[edit]
Schedule[edit]
Preseason[edit]
Regular season[edit]
2010 Game Log: Regular Season
|
|
Game |
Date |
Time (ET) |
Opponent |
TV |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location/Attendance |
Record
|
7 |
June 1 |
9:30pm |
Atlanta |
ESPN2 |
90–72 |
Jackson (32) |
Jackson (10) |
Bird (6) |
KeyArena 7,586 |
6–1
|
8 |
June 5 |
11:00pm |
@ Los Angeles |
NBATV FS-W |
79–75 |
Bird (22) |
Jackson (9) |
Bird (6) |
Home Depot Center 6,026 |
7–1
|
9 |
June 6 |
9:00pm |
Phoenix |
KONG |
97–74 |
Cash, Jackson, Little (16) |
Abrosimova (7) |
Bird (11) |
KeyArena 7,827 |
8–1
|
10 |
June 11 |
10:00pm |
Los Angeles |
KONG |
82–60 |
Jackson (17) |
Jackson (9) |
Bird (5) |
KeyArena 7,286 |
9–1
|
11 |
June 17 |
7:00pm |
@ Indiana |
FS-I |
65–72 |
Jackson (17) |
Jackson (9) |
Cash (4) |
Conseco Fieldhouse 7,520 |
9–2
|
12 |
June 18 |
7:30pm |
@ New York |
|
92–84 |
Bird (22) |
Jackson (12) |
Bird (10) |
Madison Square Garden 8,883 |
10–2
|
13 |
June 20 |
9:00pm |
San Antonio |
NBATV FS-SW |
82–61 |
Cash (22) |
Jackson (14) |
Wright (6) |
KeyArena 8,086 |
11–2
|
14 |
June 25 |
10:00pm |
Indiana |
|
85–81 |
Jackson (28) |
Jackson (7) |
Wright (10) |
KeyArena 9,083 |
12–2
|
15 |
June 27 |
4:00pm |
@ Tulsa |
COX |
83–72 |
Jackson (24) |
Little (9) |
Wright (10) |
BOK Center 4,865 |
13–2
|
16 |
June 29 |
10:00pm |
San Antonio |
|
86–72 |
Jackson (31) |
Jackson (15) |
Wright (12) |
KeyArena 7,823 |
14–2
|
|
Game |
Date |
Time (ET) |
Opponent |
TV |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location/Attendance |
Record
|
17 |
July 3 |
5:00pm |
@ Los Angeles |
ESPN2 |
75–62 |
Jackson (20) |
Cash, Jackson (8) |
Bird (7) |
STAPLES Center 9,319 |
15–2
|
18 |
July 6 |
3:00pm |
New York |
|
78–70 |
Cash (20) |
Cash (11) |
Little, Wright (4) |
KeyArena 11,012 |
16–2
|
19 |
July 14 |
3:30pm |
@ Phoenix |
FS-A |
111–107 (3OT) |
Jackson (31) |
Jackson (18) |
Bird (8) |
US Airways Center 13,508 |
17–2
|
20 |
July 17 |
3:30pm |
@ Minnesota |
|
73–71 |
Jackson (26) |
Cash (11) |
Wright (10) |
Target Center 7,216 |
18–2
|
21 |
July 20 |
12:30pm |
@ San Antonio |
NBATV FS-SW |
80–74 |
Jackson (21) |
Cash, Jackson (7) |
Wright (7) |
AT&T Center 12,414 |
19–2
|
22 |
July 25 |
9:00pm |
Tulsa |
KONG |
75–59 |
Jackson (16) |
Willingham (10) |
Bird, Wright (6) |
KeyArena 9,686 |
20–2
|
23 |
July 27 |
9:30pm |
Phoenix |
ESPN2 |
91–85 |
Jackson (33) |
Jackson (11) |
Bird (7) |
KeyArena 8,044 |
21–2
|
24 |
July 29 |
10:00pm |
Chicago |
NBATV KONG |
80–60 |
Cash (16) |
Little, Willingham (7) |
Bird (8) |
KeyArena 7,749 |
22–2
|
|
Game |
Date |
Time (ET) |
Opponent |
TV |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location/Attendance |
Record
|
25 |
August 1 |
7:00pm |
@ Minnesota |
NBATV FS-N |
71–72 |
Bird (16) |
Robinson (7) |
Bird (10) |
Target Center 7,312 |
22–3
|
26 |
August 3 |
8:00pm |
@ Tulsa |
COX |
75–84 |
Bird (19) |
Bird (7) |
Wright (7) |
BOK Center 3,697 |
22–4
|
27 |
August 5 |
10:30pm |
Connecticut |
ESPN2 |
83–82 |
Jackson (31) |
Jackson (8) |
Bird (6) |
KeyArena 7,538 |
23–4
|
28 |
August 7 |
10:00pm |
Tulsa |
KONG |
111–65 |
Abrosimova (20) |
Jackson (10) |
Abrosimova (8) |
KeyArena 9,686 |
24–4
|
29 |
August 10 |
7:00pm |
@ Atlanta |
FS-S |
80–70 |
Jackson, Wright (14) |
Jackson (8) |
Abrosimova (6) |
Philips Arena 6,042 |
25–4
|
30 |
August 13 |
7:30pm |
@ Connecticut |
|
68–88 |
Abrosmiova (19) |
Robinson (7) |
Abrosimova (6) |
Mohegan Sun Arena 9,197 |
25–5
|
31 |
August 15 |
4:00pm |
@ Washington |
|
71–80 |
Cash (15) |
Abrosimova, Willingham (6) |
Bird (7) |
Verizon Center 9,438 |
25–6
|
32 |
August 17 |
10:00pm |
Minnesota |
|
68–64 |
Jackson (24) |
Little (14) |
Bird (8) |
KeyArena 7,394 |
26–6
|
33 |
August 20 |
10:00pm |
@ Phoenix |
|
78–73 |
Cash (13) |
Bird (7) |
Bird (5) |
US Airways Center 12,459 |
27–6
|
34 |
August 21 |
11:00pm |
Los Angeles |
ESPN2 |
75–74 |
Little (22) |
Cash (7) |
Bird (9) |
KeyArena 9,686 |
28–6
|
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All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess
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Postseason[edit]
2010 Game Log: Postseason
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Western Conference Semifinals
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Western Conference Finals
|
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Statistics[edit]
Regular season[edit]
Player
|
GP
|
GS
|
MPG
|
FG%
|
3P%
|
FT%
|
RPG
|
APG
|
SPG
|
BPG
|
PPG
|
Svetlana Abrosimova
|
34 |
1 |
20.2 |
.415 |
.376 |
.568 |
3.1 |
2.0 |
1.18 |
0.09 |
7.6
|
Sue Bird
|
33 |
33 |
30.5 |
.434 |
.399 |
.857 |
2.7 |
5.8 |
1.52 |
0.15 |
11.1
|
Abby Bishop
|
16 |
0 |
6.8 |
.356 |
.250 |
.545 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.13 |
0.06 |
2.8
|
Swin Cash
|
34 |
34 |
30.8 |
.435 |
.407 |
.807 |
6.0 |
2.0 |
0.56 |
0.50 |
13.8
|
Lauren Jackson
|
32 |
32 |
31.0 |
.462 |
.346 |
.910 |
8.3 |
1.2 |
0.94 |
1.19 |
20.5
|
Alison Lacey
|
21 |
0 |
6.9 |
.114 |
.111 |
1.000 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.29 |
0.05 |
0.8
|
Camille Little
|
34 |
34 |
24.6 |
.500 |
.348 |
.711 |
5.2 |
1.4 |
1.62 |
0.62 |
10.1
|
Ashley Robinson
|
30 |
0 |
8.2 |
.413 |
.000 |
.333 |
1.9 |
0.5 |
0.13 |
0.70 |
1.4
|
Jana Veselá
|
29 |
0 |
11.4 |
.547 |
.400 |
.800 |
2.0 |
0.6 |
0.62 |
0.24 |
3.2
|
Le'coe Willingham
|
33 |
2 |
15.6 |
.538 |
.452 |
.667 |
4.1 |
0.7 |
0.48 |
0.15 |
5.5
|
Tanisha Wright
|
34 |
34 |
29.1 |
.410 |
.411 |
.844 |
3.3 |
4.5 |
1.21 |
0.26 |
9.2
|
Awards and honors[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Evans, Jayda (February 9, 2010). "Storm signs Le'coe Willingham from champion Mercury". The Seattle Times. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ^ Evans, Jayda (March 11, 2010). "Lauren Jackson makes it official, signs two-year contract with Storm". The Seattle Times. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ^ Viera, Mark (September 2, 2010). "Seattle's Jackson to Get Third M.V.P. Award". The New York Times. Retrieved February 21, 2024. (subscription required)
- ^ "Lauren Jackson named Finals MVP as Seattle Storm wins second WNBA championship over Atlanta Dream". New York Daily News. September 17, 2010. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
External links[edit]
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Franchise | |
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Arenas | |
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Head coaches | |
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Administration |
- Owner: Force 10 Hoops LLC
- President and CEO: Alisha Valavanis
- General Manager: Talisa Rhea
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All-Stars | |
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Seasons | |
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Playoff appearances | |
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Conference Championships | |
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WNBA Championships | |
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Rivals | |
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Media |
- TV: JOEtv,
- Announcers: Dick Fain, Elise Woodward
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