2010 Seattle Storm 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.

2010 Seattle Storm season
CoachBrian Agler
ArenaKeyArena
Attendance8,322 per game
Results
Record28–6 (.824)
Place1st (Western)
Playoff finishWon WNBA Finals (3-0) vs Atlanta Dream
Team Leaders
PointsJackson (20.5)
ReboundsJackson (8.3)
AssistsBird (5.8)
Media
RadioKKNW
TelevisionKONG, KING
NBATV, ESPN2

Transactions

Dispersal draft

Based on the Storm's 2009 record, they would pick 10th in the Sacramento Monarchs dispersal draft. The Storm picked Chelsea Newton.

WNBA Draft

The following are the Storm's selections in the 2010 WNBA Draft.

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 10 Alison Lacey  Australia Iowa State
2 22 Tanisha Smith  United States Texas A&M
3 34 Tijana Krivacevic  Hungary Hungary

Transaction log
  • February 4: The Storm signed Chelsea Newton.
  • February 9: The Storm signed free agent Le'coe Willingham.
  • March 3: The Storm signed Jana Vesela to a training camp contract.
  • March 11: The Storm re-signed Lauren Jackson.
  • 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

Roster
Seattle Storm roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
G/F 25 Abrosimova, Svetlana 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 169 lb (77 kg) Connecticut
PG 10 Bird, Sue 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Connecticut
F 5 Bishop, Abby 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Australia
SF 2 Cash, Swin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 162 lb (73 kg) Connecticut
F/C 15 Jackson, Lauren 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Australia
G 40 Lacey, Alison 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 159 lb (72 kg) Iowa State
PF 20 Little, Camille 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) North Carolina
C 43 Robinson, Ashley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Tennessee
F 7 Veselá, Jana 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Czech Republic
PF 34 Willingham, Le'coe 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Auburn
PG 30 Wright, Tanisha 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Penn State
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jenny Boucek (Virginia)
  • Nancy Darsch (Springfield)
Athletic trainer
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 Camille Little Ashley Robinson / Abby Bishop
PF Lauren Jackson Le'coe Willingham / Jana Vesela
SF Swin Cash Alison Lacey
SG Tanisha Wright Svetlana Abrosimova
PG Sue Bird

Season standings
Western Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Seattle Storm x286.824–17–011–620–2
Phoenix Mercury x1519.44113.09–86–1113–9
San Antonio Silver Stars x1420.41214.08–96–1111–11
Los Angeles Sparks x1321.38215.08–95–1210–12
Minnesota Lynx o1321.38215.07–106–118–14
Tulsa Shock o628.17622.04–132–154–18

Schedule

Preseason
2010 Game Log: Preseason
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1May 24:00pmPhoenix77–58Walker (17)Walker (6)Lacey (5)KeyArena
4,912		1–0
2May 92:00pm@ Tulsa80–90Jackson (15)Cash (7)Wright (4)BOK Center
N/A		1–1

Regular season
2010 Game Log: Regular Season
Watch all games live on WNBA LiveAccess
May
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1May 169:00pmLos AngelesKONG81–67Jackson (23)Jackson (10)Bird (4)KeyArena
9,686		1–0
2May 1910:00pmMinnesotaKING79–76Cash (24)Jackson (8)Bird (10)KeyArena
6,687		2–0
3May 2210:00pm@ Phoenix95–89 (OT)Jackson (25)Wright (9)Bird (8)US Airways Center
10,144		3–0
4May 2510:00pmWashington82–76Bird, Wright (16)Jackson (7)Bird (7)KeyArena
6,612		4–0
5May 278:00pm@ ChicagoCN10075–84Jackson (15)Jackson (11)Bird (4)Allstate Arena
2,923		4–1
6May 303:00pm@ San Antonio84–56Jackson (27)Cash (8)Bird (6)AT&T Center
4,924		5–1
June
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
7June 19:30pmAtlantaESPN290–72Jackson (32)Jackson (10)Bird (6)KeyArena
7,586		6–1
8June 511:00pm@ Los AngelesNBATV
FS-W		79–75Bird (22)Jackson (9)Bird (6)Home Depot Center
6,026		7–1
9June 69:00pmPhoenixKONG97–74Cash, Jackson, Little (16)Abrosimova (7)Bird (11)KeyArena
7,827		8–1
10June 1110:00pmLos AngelesKONG82–60Jackson (17)Jackson (9)Bird (5)KeyArena
7,286		9–1
11June 177:00pm@ IndianaFS-I65–72Jackson (17)Jackson (9)Cash (4)Conseco Fieldhouse
7,520		9–2
12June 187:30pm@ New York92–84Bird (22)Jackson (12)Bird (10)Madison Square Garden
8,883		10–2
13June 209:00pmSan AntonioNBATV
FS-SW		82–61Cash (22)Jackson (14)Wright (6)KeyArena
8,086		11–2
14June 2510:00pmIndiana85–81Jackson (28)Jackson (7)Wright (10)KeyArena
9,083		12–2
15June 274:00pm@ TulsaCOX83–72Jackson (24)Little (9)Wright (10)BOK Center
4,865		13–2
16June 2910:00pmSan Antonio86–72Jackson (31)Jackson (15)Wright (12)KeyArena
7,823		14–2
July
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
17July 35:00pm@ Los AngelesESPN275–62Jackson (20)Cash, Jackson (8)Bird (7)STAPLES Center
9,319		15–2
18July 63:00pmNew York78–70Cash (20)Cash (11)Little, Wright (4)KeyArena
11,012		16–2
19July 143:30pm@ PhoenixFS-A111–107 (3OT)Jackson (31)Jackson (18)Bird (8)US Airways Center
13,508		17–2
20July 173:30pm@ Minnesota73–71Jackson (26)Cash (11)Wright (10)Target Center
7,216		18–2
21July 2012:30pm@ San AntonioNBATV
FS-SW		80–74Jackson (21)Cash, Jackson (7)Wright (7)AT&T Center
12,414		19–2
22July 259:00pmTulsaKONG75–59Jackson (16)Willingham (10)Bird, Wright (6)KeyArena
9,686		20–2
23July 279:30pmPhoenixESPN291–85Jackson (33)Jackson (11)Bird (7)KeyArena
8,044		21–2
24July 2910:00pmChicagoNBATV
KONG		80–60Cash (16)Little, Willingham (7)Bird (8)KeyArena
7,749		22–2
August
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
25August 17:00pm@ MinnesotaNBATV
FS-N		71–72Bird (16)Robinson (7)Bird (10)Target Center
7,312		22–3
26August 38:00pm@ TulsaCOX75–84Bird (19)Bird (7)Wright (7)BOK Center
3,697		22–4
27August 510:30pmConnecticutESPN283–82Jackson (31)Jackson (8)Bird (6)KeyArena
7,538		23–4
28August 710:00pmTulsaKONG111–65Abrosimova (20)Jackson (10)Abrosimova (8)KeyArena
9,686		24–4
29August 107:00pm@ AtlantaFS-S80–70Jackson, Wright (14)Jackson (8)Abrosimova (6)Philips Arena
6,042		25–4
30August 137:30pm@ Connecticut68–88Abrosmiova (19)Robinson (7)Abrosimova (6)Mohegan Sun Arena
9,197		25–5
31August 154:00pm@ Washington71–80Cash (15)Abrosimova, Willingham (6)Bird (7)Verizon Center
9,438		25–6
32August 1710:00pmMinnesota68–64Jackson (24)Little (14)Bird (8)KeyArena
7,394		26–6
33August 2010:00pm@ Phoenix78–73Cash (13)Bird (7)Bird (5)US Airways Center
12,459		27–6
34August 2111:00pmLos AngelesESPN275–74Little (22)Cash (7)Bird (9)KeyArena
9,686		28–6

Postseason
2010 Game Log: Postseason
Western Conference Semifinals
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series
1August 2511:00pmLos AngelesESPN279–66Cash (20)Jackson (9)Bird (12)KeyArena
10,589		1–0
2August 283:00pm@ Los AngelesESPN281–66Jackson (24)Jackson (9)Cash (5)STAPLES Center
8,326		2–0
Western Conference Finals
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series
1September 210:00pmPhoenixNBATV82–74Jackson (23)Jackson (17)Bird (10)KeyArena
9,686		1–0
2September 53:00pm@ PhoenixABC91–88Cash (28)Cash, Jackson, Little (8)Bird (8)US Airways Center
9,010		2–0
WNBA Finals
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series
1September 123:00pmAtlantaABC79–77Jackson (26)Little (11)Bird (8)KeyArena
15,084		1–0
2September 149:00pmAtlantaESPN287–84Jackson (26)Little (9)Bird (5)KeyArena
13,898		2–0
3September 168:00pm@ AtlantaESPN287–84Cash (18)Jackson (9)Bird (7)Philips Arena
10,522		3–0

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
Svetlana Abrosimova 34120.2.415.376.5683.12.01.180.097.6
Sue Bird 333330.5.434.399.8572.75.81.520.1511.1
Abby Bishop 1606.8.356.250.5451.30.30.130.062.8
Swin Cash 343430.8.435.407.8076.02.00.560.5013.8
Lauren Jackson 323231.0.462.346.9108.31.20.941.1920.5
Alison Lacey 2106.9.114.1111.0000.80.50.290.050.8
Camille Little 343424.6.500.348.7115.21.41.620.6210.1
Ashley Robinson 3008.2.413.000.3331.90.50.130.701.4
Jana Veselá 29011.4.547.400.8002.00.60.620.243.2
Le'coe Willingham 33215.6.538.452.6674.10.70.480.155.5
Tanisha Wright 343429.1.410.411.8443.34.51.210.269.2

Awards and honors

References
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