2011 Seattle Storm season

2011 Seattle Storm season
Coach	Brian Agler
Arena	KeyArena
Attendance	8,659 per game
Results
Record	21–13 (.618)
Place	2nd (Western)
Playoff finish	Lost 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
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The 2011 WNBA season is 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.

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.

Personnel changes

Additions

Subtractions

Roster

2011 Seattle Storm roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs G 10 Bird, Sue 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 10-16-1980 Connecticut F 2 Cash, Swin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 162 lb (73 kg) 09-22-1979 Connecticut F/C 15 Jackson, Lauren 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 05-11-1981 Australia F/C 11 Kobryn, Ewelina 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 05-07-1982 Poland F 20 Little, Camille 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 01-18-1985 North Carolina G 22 Quigley, Allie 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 140 lb (64 kg) 06-20-1986 DePaul C 43 Robinson, Ashley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 08-12-1982 Tennessee G 14 Smith, Katie 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 06-04-1974 Ohio State G 12 Snell, Belinda 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 01-10-1981 Australia F 34 Willingham, Le'coe 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 02-10-1981 Auburn G 30 Wright, Tanisha 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 11-29-1983 Penn State	Head coach Brian Agler (Wittenberg) Assistant coaches Jenny Boucek (Virginia) Nancy Darsch (Springfield) Athletic trainer Tom Spencer (Central Washington) Strength and conditioning coach Melissa Hardin Legend (C) Team captain (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended 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 x	27	7	.794	–	14–3	13–4	18–4
Seattle Storm x	21	13	.618	6.0	15–2	6–11	15–7
Phoenix Mercury x	19	15	.559	8.0	11–6	8–9	11–11
San Antonio Silver Stars x	18	16	.529	9.0	9–8	9–8	11–11
Los Angeles Sparks o	15	19	.441	12.0	10–7	5–12	10–12
Tulsa Shock o	3	31	.088	24.0	2–15	1–16	1–21

Schedule

Preseason

2011 Game Log: Preseason
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 May 25 3:00pm @ Los Angeles 66–71 Willingham (14) Cash (6) Wright (7) Torodome 3,212 0–1 2 May 29 5:00pm Tulsa 76–70 Cash (20) Cash (7) Bird (8) KeyArena 4,979 1–1

Postseason

2011 Game Log: Postseason

Western Conference Semifinals Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series 1 September 15 10:00pm Phoenix ESPN2 80–61 Wright (21) Cash Little (11) Little (4) KeyArena 7,279 1–0 2 September 17 10:00pm @ Phoenix NBATV 83-92 Wright (18) Cash (5) Bird (4) US Airways Center 9,356 1–1 3 September 19 10:00pm Phoenix ESPN2 75-77 Bird (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

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.