2020 Minnesota Lynx season

The 2020 WNBA season will be the 22nd season for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association. The season will tip off on May 15, 2020, in Chicago versus the Chicago Sky.[1]

2020 Minnesota Lynx season
CoachCheryl Reeve
ArenaTarget Center
Attendanceper game
Results
Record0–0
Place0th (Western)
2021 season →

This WNBA season will feature an all-time high 36 regular-season games.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4][5]

Transactions

WNBA Draft
See also: 2020 WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 6 Mikiah Herbert Harrigan  Anguilla
 United Kingdom		 South Carolina
2 16 Crystal Dangerfield  United States Connecticut

Trades/Roster Changes
Date Details
February 11, 2020 F Rebekkah Brunson retired and was hired as an assistant coach of the Lynx.[6]
February 25, 2020 Acquired G Rachel Banham from the Connecticut Sun in exchange for a 2nd round pick in the 2021 WNBA Draft.[7]
February 29, 2020 Signed F Cecilia Zandalasini[8]
March 6, 2020 Traded the 14th pick in the 2020 WNBA draft and their second round pick in the 2021 WNBA Draft to Indiana Fever in exchange for G Shenise Johnson and the 16th pick in the 2020 WNBA Draft.[9]
April 17, 2020 Traded F Stephanie Talbot to New York in exchange for the draft rights for G Erica Ogwumike.[10]
May 25, 2020 Waived G Linnae Harper and G Erica Ogwumike[11]

Roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
C40Alexander, Kayla6' 4" (1.93m)195 lb (88kg)01-05-1991Syracuse7
G15Banham, Rachel5' 9" (1.75m)168 lb (76kg)07-15-1993Minnesota4
G4Brown, Lexie5' 9" (1.75m)158 lb (72kg)10-27-1994Duke2
G/F6Carleton, Bridget6' 1" (1.85m)195 lb (88kg)05-22-1997Iowa State1
G/F0Christmas-Kelly, Karima6' 0" (1.83m)209 lb (95kg)09-11-1989Duke9
F24Collier, Napheesa6' 2" (1.88m)182 lb (83kg)09-23-1996Connecticut1
G2Dangerfield, Crystal5' 5" (1.65m)05-11-1998ConnecticutR
F92Dantas, Damiris6' 3" (1.91m)206 lb (93kg)11-17-1992Brazil5
C34Fowles, Sylvia6' 6" (1.98m)227 lb (103kg)10-06-1985LSU12
F21Herbert Harrigan, Mikiah6' 2" (1.88m)08-21-1998South CarolinaR
G42Johnson, Shenise5' 11" (1.8m)172 lb (78kg)12-08-1990Miami7
F10Shepard, Jessica (S)6' 3" (1.91m)198 lb (90kg)09-11-1996Notre Dame1
G1Sims, Odyssey5' 8" (1.73m)163 lb (74kg)07-13-1992Baylor6
F9Zandalasini, Cecilia6' 2" (1.88m)175 lb (79kg)03-16-1996Italy2
Head coach
Cheryl Reeve (La Salle)
Assistant coaches
Plenette Pierson (Texas Tech)
Katie Smith (Ohio State)
Rebekkah Brunson (Georgetown)
Athletic trainer
Chuck Barta (Wisconsin-La Crosse)
Assistant trainer
Kate Taber (Iowa)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured
  WNBA roster page
East
ATL
CHI
CON
IND
NY
WAS
West
DAL
LV
LA
MIN
PHO
SEA

Game log

Preseason
2020 pre-season game log
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
2020 pre-season schedule

Regular season
2020 game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
June : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
July : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
August : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
September : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
2020 season schedule

Standings
# Team W L PCT GB Home Road Conf. Cup
1 Atlanta Dream00.00000–00–00–00–0
2 Connecticut Sun00.00000–00–00–00–0
3 Chicago Sky00.00000–00–00–00–0
4 Dallas Wings00.00000–00–00–00–0
5 Indiana Fever00.00000–00–00–00–0
6 Las Vegas Aces00.00000–00–00–00–0
7 Los Angeles Sparks00.00000–00–00–00–0
8 Minnesota Lynx00.00000–00–00–00–0
9 New York Liberty00.00000–00–00–00–0
10 Phoenix Mercury00.00000–00–00–00–0
11 Seattle Storm00.00000–00–00–00–0
12 Washington Mystics00.00000–00–00–00–0


References
  1. "2020 Minnesota Lynx Schedule". sparks.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  2. "Atlanta Dream Announce 2020 Schedule - Atlanta Dream". dream.wnba.com. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  3. "WNBA Statement Regarding the Start of the 2020 Regular Season". 2020-04-03. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  4. "WNBA Announces Plan To Tip Off 2020 Season". WNBA. 2020-06-15. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  5. "WNBA announces plans for 2020 season to start late July in Florida". NBC Sports Washington. 2020-06-15. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  6. "Brunson's Retirement Launches Next Chapter Of Her Lynx Career". lynx.wnba.com. WNBA. February 11, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  7. "Minnesota Lynx Acquire Rachel Banham". lynx.wnba.com. WNBA. February 25, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  8. "Lynx Re-Sign Forward Cecilia Zandalasini". lynx.wnba.com. WNBA. February 29, 2020.
  9. "Minnesota Lynx Acquire Shenise Johnson from Indiana". lynx.wnba.com. WNBA. March 6, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  10. "Get To Know Erica Ogwumike". lynx.wnba.com. WNBA. April 17, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  11. "innesota Lynx Waive Linnae Harper and Erica Ogwumike". lynx.wnba.com. WNBA. May 25, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
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