2010 Seattle Storm season

2010 Seattle Storm season
Head Coach	Brian Agler
Arena	KeyArena
Attendance	8,322 per game
Results
Record	28–6 (.824)
Place	1st (Western)
Playoff Finish	Won WNBA Finals
Team Leaders
Points	Jackson (20.5)
Rebounds	Jackson (8.3)
Assists	Bird (5.8)
Media
Radio	KKNW
Television	KONG, KING NBATV, ESPN2
Seattle Storm seasons
< 2009	2011 >

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.

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.

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

Additions

Subtractions

Roster

Seattle Storm roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From 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 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	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 x	28	6	.824	–	17–0	11–6	20–2
Phoenix Mercury x	15	19	.441	13.0	9–8	6–11	13–9
San Antonio Silver Stars x	14	20	.412	14.0	8–9	6–11	11–11
Los Angeles Sparks x	13	21	.382	15.0	8–9	5–12	10–12
Minnesota Lynx o	13	21	.382	15.0	7–10	6–11	8–14
Tulsa Shock o	6	28	.176	22.0	4–13	2–15	4–18

Schedule

Preseason

2010 Game Log: Preseason
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 May 2 4:00pm Phoenix 77–58 Walker (17) Walker (6) Lacey (5) KeyArena 4,912 1–0 2 May 9 2:00pm @ Tulsa 80–90 Jackson (15) Cash (7) Wright (4) BOK Center N/A 1–1

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

• Lauren Jackson was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of May 15, 2010.
• Lauren Jackson was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of May 29, 2010.
• Lauren Jackson was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of June 19, 2010.
• Lauren Jackson was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of June 26, 2010.
• Lauren Jackson was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of July 10, 2010.
• Lauren Jackson was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Month for May.
• Lauren Jackson was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Month for June.
• Lauren Jackson was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Month for July.
• Sue Bird was named to the 2010 WNBA All-Star Team as a Team USA starter.
• Swin Cash was named to the 2010 WNBA All-Star Team as a Team USA reserve.
• Lauren Jackson was named to the 2010 WNBA All-Star Team as a WNBA reserve.
• Tanisha Wright was named to the All-Defensive First Team.
• Lauren Jackson was named to the All-Defensive Second Team.
• Lauren Jackson was named to the All-WNBA First Team.
• Sue Bird was named to the All-WNBA Second Team.
• Brian Agler was named Coach of the Year.
• Lauren Jackson was named Most Valuable Player.
• Lauren Jackson was named Finals Most Valuable Player.

External links

• 2010: Record-Setting Storm Run