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2011 Seattle Storm season

FieldValue
teamSeattle Storm
year2011
attendance8,659
wins21
losses13
confWestern
conf_place2
coachBrian Agler
arenaKeyArena
pointsBird (14.7)
reboundsCash (6.9)
assistsBird (4.9)
playoffsLost in Conference Semifinals (2-1) to Phoenix Mercury
radioKPTK
televisionKONG
ESPN2, NBATV

ESPN2, NBATV

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

Transactions

WNBA draft

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

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/team/country
112Jasmine ThomasDuke
224Ify IbekweArizona
336Krystal ThomasDuke

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

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

Personnel changes

Additions

Allie QuigleyAugust 1, 2011free agent

Subtractions

Krystal ThomasAugust 1, 2011free agent

Roster

Depth

Pos.StarterBenchCPFSFSGPG
Lauren JacksonAshley Robinson
Camille LittleLe'coe Willingham
Ewelina Kobryn
Swin CashBelinda Snell
Tanisha WrightKatie Smith
Sue BirdAllie Quigley

Season standings

Schedule

Preseason

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || May 25 || 3:00pm || @ Los Angeles || 66–71 || Willingham (14) || Cash (6) || Wright (7) || Torodome 3,212 || 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || May 29 || 5:00pm || Tulsa || 76–70 || Cash (20) || Cash (7) || Bird (8) || KeyArena 4,979 || 1–1 |-

Regular season

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || June 4 || 3:00pm || Phoenix || ABC || 78–71 || Little (18) || Little (9) || Bird (10) || KeyArena 11,548 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 2 || June 9 || 10:00pm || Minnesota || || 74–81 || Bird (24) || Cash Jackson (7) || Cash (5) || KeyArena 6,291 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 3 || June 17 || 10:00pm || Indiana || || 68–54 || Cash (14) || Cash (8) || Cash (5) || KeyArena 8,178 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || June 19 || 8:30pm || @ Los Angeles || PRIME || 50–74 || Bird (15) || Little (8) || Cash Wright (4) || Staples Center 9,119 || 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 5 || June 21 || 8:00pm || @ Tulsa || || 82–77 || Bird (21) || Cash (9) || Bird (6) || BOK Center 4,612 || 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 6 || June 24 || 10:00pm || Minnesota || KONG || 65–55 || Little (16) || Cash (9) || Bird (8) || KeyArena 7,914 || 4–2 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 7 || July 1 || 7:30pm || @ Connecticut || CSN-NE || 70–75 || Cash (25) || Cash (9) || Smith (4) || Mohegan Sun Arena 7,748 || 4–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 8 || July 3 || 4:00pm || @ Washington || NBATV CSN-MA || 73–63 || Cash (19) || Cash (7) || Bird (5) || Verizon Center 11,604 || 5–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || July 5 || 7:00pm || @ Indiana || FS-I || 61–78 || Bird (21) || Willingham (8) || Bird Wright (5) || Conseco Fieldhouse 6,525 || 5–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 10 || July 9 || 10:00pm || Los Angeles || NBATV KONG || 99–80 || Cash (26) || Willingham (7) || Bird (8) || KeyArena 9,686 || 6–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 11 || July 12 || 3:00pm || Washington || NBATV || 79–71 || Bird (22) || Cash Smith Wright (6) || Wright (7) || KeyArena 13,384 || 7–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 12 || July 14 || 9:00pm || @ San Antonio || ESPN2 || 66–69 || Wright (18) || Robinson Willingham (7) || Bird (7) || AT&T Center 9,167 || 7–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 13 || July 16 || 8:00pm || @ Minnesota || || 62–69 || Wright (18) || Cash (9) || Smith (4) || Target Center 7,733 || 7–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 14 || July 19 || 7:00pm || @ Chicago || ESPN2 || 69–78 || Bird (26) || Robinson (10) || Bird Smith Wright (4) || Allstate Arena 6,026 || 7–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 15 || July 21 || 10:00pm || San Antonio || NBATV FS-SW || 73–55 || Wright (17) || Cash Robinson (9) || Bird (7) || KeyArena 6,922 || 8–7 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 16 || July 26 || 10:00pm || @ Phoenix || NBATV || 83–77 || Bird (18) || Cash (8) || Bird (7) || US Airways Center 6,108 || 9–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 17 || July 29 || 8:00pm || @ Minnesota || || 67–92 || Cash (18) || Kobryn (9) || Cash Wright (4) || Target Center 7,856 || 9–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 18 || July 30 || 8:00pm || @ Tulsa || || 89–72 || Bird (29) || Cash (9) || Bird (7) || BOK Center 5,067 || 10–8 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 19 || August 2 || 10:00pm || San Antonio || || 78–64 || Bird (17) || Cash (9) || Wright (7) || KeyArena 6,179 || 11–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 20 || August 5 || 10:00pm || Connecticut || NBATV || 81–79 || Bird (20) || Cash (7) || Cash Wright (5) || KeyArena 7,289 || 12–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || August 7 || 3:00pm || @ Atlanta || NBATV SSO || 53–70 || Cash (16) || Smith (6) || Bird (3) || Philips Arena 7,337 || 12–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 22 || August 9 || 8:00pm || @ New York || ESPN2 || 56–58 || Bird (17) || Cash Willingham (7) || Bird Wright (4) || Prudential Center 6,732 || 12–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 23 || August 11 || 10:00pm || Tulsa || || 77–63 || Little (19) || Little (7) || Bird Little Wright (3) || KeyArena 6,503 || 13–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 24 || August 13 || 10:00pm || Atlanta || NBATV KONG || 62–93 || Smith (15) || Robinson (6) || Bird (3) || KeyArena 9,686 || 13–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || August 16 || 10:00pm || @ Phoenix || || 79–81 || Bird (23) || Cash (15) || Bird (8) || US Airways Center 8,870 || 13–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 26 || August 20 || 10:00pm || New York || || 63–62 || Jackson (20) || Cash Jackson (7) || Bird Smith (4) || KeyArena 7,139 || 14–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 27 || August 23 || 10:00pm || San Antonio || || 63–55 || Wright (16) || Cash (9) || Bird (5) || KeyArena 6,559 || 15–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 28 || August 25 || 10:00pm || Tulsa || || 74–57 || Jackson (14) || Robinson (9) || Bird (4) || KeyArena 6,887 || 16–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 29 || August 28 || 9:00pm || Los Angeles || ESPN2 || 65–63 || Bird Jackson (14) || Bird Cash (7) || Bird (4) || KeyArena 9,686 || 17–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 30 || August 30 || 10:30pm || @ Los Angeles || PRIME || 62–68 || Bird (15) || Cash Wright (8) || Bird Wright (4) || Staples Center 9,023 || 17–13 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 31 || September 2 || 8:00pm || @ Tulsa || || 78–72 || Bird (21) || Willingham (7) || Bird Wright (5) || BOK Center 6,117 || 18–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 32 || September 3 || 8:00pm || @ San Antonio || NBATV || 70–60 || Bird (15) || Cash (12) || Bird (6) || AT&T Center 9,575 || 19–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 33 || September 9 || 10:00pm || Phoenix || KONG || 85–70 || Smith (26) || Cash (14) || Bird (6) || KeyArena 9,686 || 20–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 34 || September 11 || 9:00pm || 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

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || September 15 || 10:00pm || Phoenix || ESPN2 || 80–61 || Wright (21) || Cash Little (11) || Little (4) || KeyArena 7,279 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 2 || September 17 || 10:00pm || @ Phoenix || NBATV || 83-92 || Wright (18) || Cash (5) || Bird (4) || US Airways Center 9,356 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || September 19 || 10:00pm || Phoenix || ESPN2 || 75-77 || Bird (22) || Cash (10) || Smith Wright (4) || KeyArena 8,589 || 1–2 |-

Statistics

Regular season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
343433.0.449.428.8752.94.91.410.1814.7
343433.2.396.285.8466.92.40.940.6213.3
302.7.000.000.0001.00.00.000.000.0
131324.8.396.311.8844.90.31.000.8512.2
1806.8.367.286.6671.20.30.280.331.4
333326.9.464.227.6635.21.61.360.679.6
702.0.200.0001.0000.60.10.140.140.6
341317.1.484.000.5003.90.70.650.973.8
34325.1.395.395.8572.32.00.710.157.5
2106.4.393.381.8460.70.30.140.102.0
703.11.000.000.0000.60.10.290.290.3
34819.1.473.275.6424.21.10.530.216.4
333228.9.492.367.8973.22.91.210.0310.1

Postseason

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
3333.7.444.500.8574.02.71.000.0015.7
3332.0.333.286.7508.72.01.000.677.0
3327.3.382.385.7003.70.71.001.3315.0
104.01.000.000.5001.00.00.000.003.0
3323.3.458.000.8426.02.30.660.0012.7
104.0.000.000.0000.00.00.000.000.0
3012.3.375.000.0003.00.00.001.002.0
3025.3.174.2861.0005.32.30.660.005.3
203.0.000.000.0000.00.00.000.000.0
3013.0.273.000.0003.30.70.330.002.0
3028.0.588.600.8334.02.31.660.3318.7

Awards and honors

  • Swin Cash was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of June 27, 2011.
  • Sue Bird was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of July 4, 2011.
  • Katie Smith was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of September 5, 2011.
  • Sue Bird was named to the 2011 WNBA All-Star Team as a starter.
  • Swin Cash was named to the 2011 WNBA All-Star Team as a starter.
  • Swin Cash was named the All-Star Game Most Valuable Player.
  • Tanisha Wright was named to the All-Defensive First Team.
  • Swin Cash was named to the All-Defensive Second Team.
  • Sue Bird was named to the All-WNBA Second Team.

References

References

  1. (April 22, 2011). "Prochaska signs with WNBA". [[The Blade (Toledo, Ohio).
  2. Evans, Jayda. (April 29, 2011). "Storm acquires veteran guard Katie Smith". [[The Seattle Times]].
  3. (August 3, 2011). "Lauren Jackson signs extension". [[ESPN]].
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