2011 Seattle Storm season

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

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.

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.[1]
  • 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.[2]
  • 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.[3]

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.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G10United StatesBird, Sue5' 9" (1.75m)150 lb (68kg)1980-10-16Connecticut9
F2United StatesCash, Swin6' 1" (1.85m)162 lb (73kg)1979-09-22Connecticut9
F/C15AustraliaJackson, Lauren6' 5" (1.96m)187 lb (85kg)1981-05-11Australia10
F/C11PolandKobryn, Ewelina6' 3" (1.91m)210 lb (95kg)1982-05-07PolandR
F20United StatesLittle, Camille6' 2" (1.88m)180 lb (82kg)1985-01-18North Carolina4
G22United StatesQuigley, Allie5' 10" (1.78m)140 lb (64kg)1986-06-20DePaul3
C43United StatesRobinson, Ashley6' 4" (1.93m)180 lb (82kg)1982-08-12Tennessee7
G14United StatesSmith, Katie5' 11" (1.8m)175 lb (79kg)1974-06-04Ohio State12
G12AustraliaSnell, Belinda5' 11" (1.8m)165 lb (75kg)1981-01-10Australia5
F34United StatesWillingham, Le'coe6' 0" (1.83m)200 lb (91kg)1981-02-10Auburn7
G30United StatesWright, Tanisha5' 11" (1.8m)165 lb (75kg)1983-11-29Penn State6
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
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (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 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

Regular season

2011 Game Log: Regular Season
June
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1 June 4 3:00pm Phoenix ABC 78–71 Little (18) Little (9) Bird (10) KeyArena
11,548		 1–0
2 June 9 10:00pm Minnesota 74–81 Bird (24) Cash
Jackson (7)		 Cash (5) KeyArena
6,291		 1–1
3 June 17 10:00pm Indiana 68–54 Cash (14) Cash (8) Cash (5) KeyArena
8,178		 2–1
4 June 19 8:30pm @ Los Angeles PRIME 50–74 Bird (15) Little (8) Cash
Wright (4)		 Staples Center
9,119		 2–2
5 June 21 8:00pm @ Tulsa 82–77 Bird (21) Cash (9) Bird (6) BOK Center
4,612		 3–2
6 June 24 10:00pm Minnesota KONG 65–55 Little (16) Cash (9) Bird (8) KeyArena
7,914		 4–2
July
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
7 July 1 7:30pm @ Connecticut CSN-NE 70–75 Cash (25) Cash (9) Smith (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,748		 4–3
8 July 3 4:00pm @ Washington NBATV
CSN-MA		 73–63 Cash (19) Cash (7) Bird (5) Verizon Center
11,604		 5–3
9 July 5 7:00pm @ Indiana FS-I 61–78 Bird (21) Willingham (8) Bird
Wright (5)		 Conseco Fieldhouse
6,525		 5–4
10 July 9 10:00pm Los Angeles NBATV
KONG		 99–80 Cash (26) Willingham (7) Bird (8) KeyArena
9,686		 6–4
11 July 12 3:00pm Washington NBATV 79–71 Bird (22) Cash
Smith
Wright (6)		 Wright (7) KeyArena
13,384		 7–4
12 July 14 9:00pm @ San Antonio ESPN2 66–69 Wright (18) Robinson
Willingham (7)		 Bird (7) AT&T Center
9,167		 7–5
13 July 16 8:00pm @ Minnesota 62–69 Wright (18) Cash (9) Smith (4) Target Center
7,733		 7–6
14 July 19 7:00pm @ Chicago ESPN2 69–78 Bird (26) Robinson (10) Bird
Smith
Wright (4)		 Allstate Arena
6,026		 7–7
15 July 21 10:00pm San Antonio NBATV
FS-SW		 73–55 Wright (17) Cash
Robinson (9)		 Bird (7) KeyArena
6,922		 8–7
All-Star break
16 July 26 10:00pm @ Phoenix NBATV 83–77 Bird (18) Cash (8) Bird (7) US Airways Center
6,108		 9–7
17 July 29 8:00pm @ Minnesota 67–92 Cash (18) Kobryn (9) Cash
Wright (4)		 Target Center
7,856		 9–8
18 July 30 8:00pm @ Tulsa 89–72 Bird (29) Cash (9) Bird (7) BOK Center
5,067		 10–8
August
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
19 August 2 10:00pm San Antonio 78–64 Bird (17) Cash (9) Wright (7) KeyArena
6,179		 11–8
20 August 5 10:00pm Connecticut NBATV 81–79 Bird (20) Cash (7) Cash
Wright (5)		 KeyArena
7,289		 12–8
21 August 7 3:00pm @ Atlanta NBATV
SSO		 53–70 Cash (16) Smith (6) Bird (3) Philips Arena
7,337		 12–9
22 August 9 8:00pm @ New York ESPN2 56–58 Bird (17) Cash
Willingham (7)		 Bird
Wright (4)		 Prudential Center
6,732		 12–10
23 August 11 10:00pm Tulsa 77–63 Little (19) Little (7) Bird
Little
Wright (3)		 KeyArena
6,503		 13–10
24 August 13 10:00pm Atlanta NBATV
KONG		 62–93 Smith (15) Robinson (6) Bird (3) KeyArena
9,686		 13–11
25 August 16 10:00pm @ Phoenix 79–81 Bird (23) Cash (15) Bird (8) US Airways Center
8,870		 13–12
26 August 20 10:00pm New York 63–62 Jackson (20) Cash
Jackson (7)		 Bird
Smith (4)		 KeyArena
7,139		 14–12
27 August 23 10:00pm San Antonio 63–55 Wright (16) Cash (9) Bird (5) KeyArena
6,559		 15–12
28 August 25 10:00pm Tulsa 74–57 Jackson (14) Robinson (9) Bird (4) KeyArena
6,887		 16–12
29 August 28 9:00pm Los Angeles ESPN2 65–63 Bird
Jackson (14)		 Bird
Cash (7)		 Bird (4) KeyArena
9,686		 17–12
30 August 30 10:30pm @ Los Angeles PRIME 62–68 Bird (15) Cash
Wright (8)		 Bird
Wright (4)		 Staples Center
9,023		 17–13
September
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
31 September 2 8:00pm @ Tulsa 78–72 Bird (21) Willingham (7) Bird
Wright (5)		 BOK Center
6,117		 18–13
32 September 3 8:00pm @ San Antonio NBATV 70–60 Bird (15) Cash (12) Bird (6) AT&T Center
9,575		 19–13
33 September 9 10:00pm Phoenix KONG 85–70 Smith (26) Cash (14) Bird (6) KeyArena
9,686		 20–13
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

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

Regular season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Sue Bird 34 34 33.0 .449 .428 .875 2.9 4.9 1.41 0.18 14.7
Swin Cash 34 34 33.2 .396 .285 .846 6.9 2.4 0.94 0.62 13.3
Ify Ibekwe 3 0 2.7 .000 .000 .000 1.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0
Lauren Jackson 13 13 24.8 .396 .311 .884 4.9 0.3 1.00 0.85 12.2
Ewelina Kobryn 18 0 6.8 .367 .286 .667 1.2 0.3 0.28 0.33 1.4
Camille Little 33 33 26.9 .464 .227 .663 5.2 1.6 1.36 0.67 9.6
Allie Quigley 7 0 2.0 .200 .000 1.000 0.6 0.1 0.14 0.14 0.6
Ashley Robinson 34 13 17.1 .484 .000 .500 3.9 0.7 0.65 0.97 3.8
Katie Smith 34 3 25.1 .395 .395 .857 2.3 2.0 0.71 0.15 7.5
Belinda Snell 21 0 6.4 .393 .381 .846 0.7 0.3 0.14 0.10 2.0
Krystal Thomas 7 0 3.1 1.000 .000 .000 0.6 0.1 0.29 0.29 0.3
Le'coe Willingham 34 8 19.1 .473 .275 .642 4.2 1.1 0.53 0.21 6.4
Tanisha Wright 33 32 28.9 .492 .367 .897 3.2 2.9 1.21 0.03 10.1

Postseason

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Sue Bird 3 3 33.7 .444 .500 .857 4.0 2.7 1.00 0.00 15.7
Swin Cash 3 3 32.0 .333 .286 .750 8.7 2.0 1.00 0.67 7.0
Lauren Jackson 3 3 27.3 .382 .385 .700 3.7 0.7 1.00 1.33 15.0
Ewelina Kobryn 1 0 4.0 1.000 .000 .500 1.0 0.0 0.00 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 1 0 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 1.000 5.3 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 3.3 0.7 0.33 0.00 2.0
Tanisha Wright 3 0 28.0 .588 .600 .833 4.0 2.3 1.66 0.33 18.7

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "Prochaska signs with WNBA". The Blade. April 22, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  2. ^ Evans, Jayda (April 29, 2011). "Storm acquires veteran guard Katie Smith". The Seattle Times. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  3. ^ "Lauren Jackson signs extension". ESPN. August 3, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
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