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2020 Seattle Storm season
CoachDan Hughes
ArenaOriginally: Alaska Airlines Arena
Angel of the Winds Arena
Rescheduled to: IMG Academy gymnasiums, Bradenton, Florida
Attendance0 per game
Results
Record8–1 (.889)
Place1st (Western)

The 2020 Seattle Storm season will be the franchise's 21st season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The regular season was originally scheduled to tip off at home versus the Dallas Wings on May 15, 2020. However the beginning of the 2020 WNBA schedule will be delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The shortened season will tip off on July 25, 2020 versus the New York Liberty.[1]

Due to ongoing renovations at KeyArena the Storm will continue to split time between the Alaska Airlines Arena and the Angel of the Winds Arena.[2]

This WNBA season will feature an all-time high 36 regular-season games.[3] However, the plan for expanded games was put on hold on April 3, when the WNBA postponed its season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] Under a plan approved on June 15, the league is scheduled to hold a shortened 22-game regular season at IMG Academy, without fans present, starting on July 24.[5][6]

Transactions

WNBA Draft

See also: 2020 WNBA Draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 11 Kitija Laksa  Latvia South Florida/TTT Riga (Latvia)
2 19 Joyner Holmes  United States Texas
3 31 Haley Gorecki  United States Duke

Trades and roster changes

Date Details
February 10, 2020 Traded the 7th pick in the 2020 WNBA draft to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for the 11th pick in the 2020 WNBA draft and F Morgan Tuck.[7]
February 11, 2020 Re-signed F Breanna Stewart[8]
February 24, 2020 Acquired the Connecticut Sun's 2nd round pick in the 2021 WNBA draft in exchange for F Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis[9]
Signed G Epiphanny Prince[10]
February 25, 2020 Re-signed G Sue Bird[11]

Roster

Seattle Storm roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G4United StatesDiggins-Smith, Skylar5' 9" (1.75m)145 lb (66kg)1990-08-02Notre Dame9
F8United StatesHolmes, Joyner6' 3" (1.91m)210 lb (95kg)1998-02-22Texas4
G/F23United StatesHorston, Jordan6' 2" (1.88m)165 lb (75kg)2001-05-21Tennessee1
G24United StatesLoyd, Jewell5' 11" (1.8m)165 lb (75kg)1993-10-05Notre Dame9
C13AustraliaMagbegor, Ezi6' 4" (1.93m)181 lb (82kg)1999-06-13Australia4
G1CroatiaMühl, Nika6' 0" (1.83m)156 lb (71kg)2001-04-09ConnecticutR
F3United StatesOgwumike, Nneka6' 2" (1.88m)174 lb (79kg)1990-07-02Stanford12
C21United StatesRussell, Mercedes6' 6" (1.98m)195 lb (88kg)1995-07-27Tennessee6
G35United StatesVivians, Victoria6' 1" (1.85m)183 lb (83kg)1994-11-17Mississippi State5
G32AustraliaWhitcomb, Sami5' 10" (1.78m)154 lb (70kg)1988-07-20Washington7
F5FranceWilliams, Gabby5' 11" (1.8m)172 lb (78kg)1996-09-09Connecticut5
Head coach
Bulgaria Noelle Quinn (UCLA)
Assistant coaches
United States Pokey Chatman (LSU)
United States Ebony Hoffman (USC)
United States Perry Huang (Fresno Pacific)
Athletic trainer
Brittanie Vaughn
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured
  WNBA roster page
East
ATL
CHI
CON
IND
NY
WAS
West
DAL
LV
LA
MIN
PHO
SEA

Game log

Regular season

2020 game log
Total: 8–1
July
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 July 25 New York Liberty W 87–71 Stewart (18) Stewart (8) Bird (5) IMG Academy
0 		1–0
2 July 28 Minnesota Lynx W 90–66 Stewart (18) Stewart (10) Loyd (6) IMG Academy
0 		2–0
3 July 30 Washington Mystics L 71–89 Stewart (15) Stewart (10) Clark (4) IMG Academy
0 		2–1
August
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
4 August 1 Los Angeles Sparks W 81–75 Stewart (21) Stewart (9) Clark (6) IMG Academy
0 		3–1
5 August 4 Connecticut Sun W 87–74 Stewart (22) Howard (6) Canada (6) IMG Academy
0 		4–1
6 August 6 Atlanta Dream W 93–92 Stewart (27) Stewart (8) Canada (6) IMG Academy
0 		5–1
7 August 8 Phoenix Mercury W 74–68 Loyd (20) Howard (10) Canada (10) IMG Academy
0 		6–1
8 August 10 Chicago Sky W 89–71 Stewart (25) Howard (7) Stewart (7) IMG Academy
0 		7–1
9 August 12 Atlanta Dream W 100–63 Tied (20) Stewart (9) Canada (10) IMG Academy
0 		8–1
10 August 14 Dallas Wings IMG Academy
0 		0–0
11 August 16 Connecticut Sun IMG Academy
0 		0–0
12 August 18 New York Liberty IMG Academy
0 		0–0
13 August 20 Indiana Fever IMG Academy
0 		0–0
14 August 22 Las Vegas Aces IMG Academy
0 		0–0
15 August 25 Indiana Fever IMG Academy
0 		0–0
16 August 27 Las Vegas Aces IMG Academy
0 		0–0
17 August 29 Chicago Sky IMG Academy
0 		0–0
September
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
18 September 2 Washington Mystics IMG Academy
0 		0–0
19 September 4 Los Angeles Sparks IMG Academy
0 		0–0
20 September 6 Minnesota Lynx IMG Academy
0 		0–0
21 September 9 Dallas Wings IMG Academy
0 		0–0
22 September 11 Phoenix Mercury IMG Academy
0 		0–0
2020 season schedule

Standings

# Team W L PCT GB Conf.
1 x – Las Vegas Aces 18 4 .818 – 8–2
2 x – Seattle Storm 18 4 .818 – 8–2
3 x – Los Angeles Sparks 15 7 .682 3 5–5
4 x – Minnesota Lynx 14 8 .636 4 4–6
5 x – Phoenix Mercury 13 9 .591 5 4–6
6 x – Chicago Sky 12 10 .545 6 6–4
7 x – Connecticut Sun 10 12 .455 8 7–3
8 x – Washington Mystics 9 13 .409 9 6–4
9 e – Dallas Wings 8 14 .364 10 1–9
10 e – Atlanta Dream 7 15 .318 11 5–5
11 e – Indiana Fever 6 16 .273 12 4–6
12 e – New York Liberty 2 20 .091 16 2–8

Notes

x – Clinched playoff berth
e – Eliminated from playoffs
Home and Away records not shown, as all games played at a neutral location.
Updated to include results from September 13, 2020
Source


Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Breanna Stewart Western Conference Player of the Week August 3, 2020 [12]

References

  1. ^ "2020 Seattle Storm Schedule". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  2. ^ "Seattle Storm Unveils 2020 Schedule". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. January 16, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  3. ^ "Atlanta Dream Announce 2020 Schedule - Atlanta Dream". dream.wnba.com. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "WNBA Statement Regarding the Start of the 2020 Regular Season". 2020-04-03. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  5. ^ "WNBA Announces Plan To Tip Off 2020 Season". WNBA. 2020-06-15. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  6. ^ "WNBA announces plans for 2020 season to start late July in Florida". NBC Sports Washington. 2020-06-15. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  7. ^ "Seattle Completes Trade With Connecticut, Acquires Morgan Tuck". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. February 10, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  8. ^ "Seattle Storm Re-Signs Breanna Stewart". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. February 11, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  9. ^ "Sun Acquire Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis from Seattle". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. February 24, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  10. ^ "Seattle Storm Adds Epiphanny Prince in Free Agency". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. February 24, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  11. ^ "Seattle Storm Re-Signs Three-Time WNBA Champion Sue Bird". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. February 25, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  12. ^ "Stewart, Hines-Allen Earn First Players Of The Week Honors Of The Season". wnba.com. WNBA. August 3, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
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