WNBA team season
The 2009 WNBA season is the tenth season for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association.
Offseason
Dispersal Draft
Based on the Storm's 2008 record, they would pick 12th in the Houston Comets dispersal draft. The Storm waived their pick.
[1]
WNBA draft
The following are the Storm's selections in the 2009 WNBA draft.
[2]
Transactions
- September 10: The Storm signed A'Quonesia Franklin to an end-of-regular season contract.
- September 9: The Storm signed La’Tangela Atkinson to an end-of-regular season contract.
- June 4: The Storm waived A'Quonesia Franklin and Aja Parham.
- May 31: The Storm waived La'Tangela Atkinson and Kasha Terry.
- May 22: The Storm waived Kimberly Beck and Mara Freshour.
- May 7: The Storm signed La’Tangela Atkinson, A’Quonesia Franklin and Aja Parham to training camp contacts.
- May 7: The Storm waived Mel Thomas.
- May 4: The Storm re-signed Lauren Jackson.
- April 23: The Storm announced that Kristen O'Neill declined her offer to attend training camp.
- March 20: The Storm waived Kelly Santos.
- March 19: The Storm signed Kasha Terry and Mel Thomas.
- February 23: The Storm signed Shannon Johnson.
- February 20: The Storm signed Suzy Batkovic.
- February 10: The Storm re-signed Ashley Robinson.
- February 9: The Storm re-signed Janell Burse.
- February 2: The Storm signed Kelly Santos to a training camp contract.
- January 31: The Storm waived Sheryl Swoopes.
- January 7: The Storm re-signed free agent Tanisha Wright and signed Kimberly Beck and Kristen O'Neill to training-camp contracts.
- June 22, 2008: The Storm traded their second round pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft to the Atlanta Dream as part of the Camille Little transaction.
[3]
Free agents
Roster
Seattle Storm roster
|
Players |
Coaches
|
Pos. |
# |
Nat. |
Name |
|
|
Height |
|
Weight |
|
|
DOB |
|
|
From |
Yrs
|
C
|
9
|
|
Batkovic-Brown, Suzy
|
|
|
6' 4" (1.93m)
|
|
203 lb (92kg)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Australia
|
|
PG
|
10
|
|
Bird, Sue
|
|
|
5' 9" (1.75m)
|
|
150 lb (68kg)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Connecticut
|
|
C
|
33
|
|
Burse, Janell
|
|
|
6' 5" (1.96m)
|
|
199 lb (90kg)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tulane
|
|
SF
|
2
|
|
Cash, Swin
|
|
|
6' 1" (1.85m)
|
|
162 lb (73kg)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Connecticut
|
|
G/F
|
4
|
|
Gearlds, Katie
|
|
|
6' 1" (1.85m)
|
|
184 lb (83kg)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purdue
|
|
F/C
|
15
|
|
Jackson, Lauren
|
|
|
6' 5" (1.96m)
|
|
187 lb (85kg)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Australia
|
|
PG
|
14
|
|
Johnson, Shannon
|
|
|
5' 7" (1.7m)
|
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152 lb (69kg)
|
|
|
|
|
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South Carolina
|
|
PF
|
20
|
|
Little, Camille
|
|
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6' 2" (1.88m)
|
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180 lb (82kg)
|
|
|
|
|
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North Carolina
|
|
C
|
43
|
|
Robinson, Ashley
|
|
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6' 4" (1.93m)
|
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180 lb (82kg)
|
|
|
|
|
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Tennessee
|
|
F
|
44
|
|
Walker, Ashley
|
|
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6' 1" (1.85m)
|
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200 lb (91kg)
|
|
|
|
|
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California
|
|
PG
|
30
|
|
Wright, Tanisha
|
|
|
5' 11" (1.8m)
|
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165 lb (75kg)
|
|
|
|
|
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Penn State
|
|
|
- Head coach
- Assistant coaches
- Athletic trainer
-
Tom Spencer
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (FA) Free agent
- (IN) Inactive
- (S) Suspended
Injured
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Season standings
Schedule
Preseason
Regular season
2009 Game Log: Regular Season
|
Game |
Date |
Time (ET) |
Opponent |
TV |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location/Attendance |
Record
|
1 |
June 6 |
4:00pm |
@ Sacramento |
|
71-61 |
Jackson (23) |
Little (6) |
Bird (8) |
ARCO Arena 14,824 |
1-0
|
2 |
June 7 |
9:00pm |
Sacramento |
FSN-NW |
80-70 |
Jackson (25) |
Bird, Jackson, Little (5) |
Bird (8) |
KeyArena 9,686 |
2-0
|
3 |
June 9 |
7:00pm |
@ Indiana |
ESPN2 |
66-73 |
Jackson (21) |
Jackson, Little (6) |
Bird (5) |
Conseco Fieldhouse 7,253 |
2-1
|
4 |
June 12 |
8:00pm |
@ Minnesota |
|
88-71 |
Jackson (22) |
Jackson (11) |
Bird (9) |
Target Center 6,423 |
3-1
|
5 |
June 14 |
6:00pm |
@ Chicago |
|
57-64 |
Jackson (22) |
Jackson, Little (8) |
Wright (4) |
UIC Pavilion 2,681 |
3-2
|
6 |
June 19 |
10:00pm |
Minnesota |
|
90-62 |
Jackson (26) |
Jackson, Johnson (6) |
Bird (10) |
KeyArena 7,607 |
4-2
|
7 |
June 22 |
7:00pm |
@ Phoenix |
|
93-84 |
Jackson (25) |
Jackson (8) |
Bird (9) |
US Airways Center 6,181 |
5-2
|
8 |
June 26 |
10:00pm |
Los Angeles |
|
69-67 |
Jackson (32) |
Jackson, Wright (8) |
Bird (5) |
KeyArena 9,686 |
6-2
|
9 |
June 28 |
9:30pm |
@ Los Angeles |
NBA TV FSNW |
55-83 |
Jackson, Little (9) |
Cash (8) |
Johnson (3) |
STAPLES Center 10,797 |
6-3
|
|
Game |
Date |
Time (ET) |
Opponent |
TV |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location/Attendance |
Record
|
10 |
July 1 |
10:00pm |
@ Phoenix |
|
83-91 |
Cash, Jackson (17) |
Cash (9) |
Wright (6) |
US Airways Center 6,341 |
6-4
|
11 |
July 7 |
3:00pm |
San Antonio |
|
66-53 |
Cash (18) |
Cash, Jackson (12) |
Bird (3) |
KeyArena 10,137 |
7-4
|
12 |
July 9 |
9:00pm |
Sacramento |
ESPN2 |
66-55 |
Cash (18) |
Bird, Cash, Jackson, Wright (5) |
Wright (7) |
KeyArena 6,838 |
8-4
|
13 |
July 12 |
9:00pm |
Chicago |
NBA TV FSN-NW |
81-86 |
Jackson, Wright (18) |
Jackson, Wright (7) |
Wright (7) |
KeyArena 6,796 |
8-5
|
14 |
July 15 |
10:00pm |
Detroit |
NBA TV FSN-NW |
63-66 |
Little (12) |
Little (6) |
Bird (6) |
KeyArena 6,821 |
8-6
|
15 |
July 17 |
10:00pm |
@ Sacramento |
|
69-56 |
Bird (20) |
Little (9) |
Bird (6) |
ARCO Arena 6,386 |
9-6
|
16 |
July 19 |
8:00pm |
Minnesota |
FSN-NW |
72-69 |
Little (18) |
Cash (9) |
Bird, Johnson, Wright (4) |
KeyArena 6,912 |
10-6
|
17 |
July 22 |
10:00pm |
Los Angeles |
|
98-87 (3OT) |
Bird (23) |
Little (14) |
Bird, Cash (5) |
KeyArena 7,154 |
11-6
|
18 |
July 28 |
8:00pm |
@ San Antonio |
KMYS |
71-74 |
Jackson (19) |
Cash (11) |
Bird (5) |
AT&T Center 5,382 |
11-7
|
|
Game |
Date |
Time (ET) |
Opponent |
TV |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location/Attendance |
Record
|
19 |
August 1 |
10:00pm |
San Antonio |
NBA TV KMYS |
85-82 (OT) |
Jackson (23) |
Jackson (13) |
Bird (5) |
KeyArena 8,167 |
12-7
|
20 |
August 4 |
10:00pm |
Phoenix |
|
90-101 (OT) |
Wright (25) |
Cash, Jackson (11) |
Wright (7) |
KeyArena 6,728 |
12-8
|
21 |
August 6 |
10:30pm |
@ Los Angeles |
|
75-79 (OT) |
Jackson (21) |
Cash (8) |
Bird, Wright (6) |
STAPLES Center 9,735 |
12-9
|
22 |
August 8 |
10:00pm |
New York |
|
70-69 |
Jackson (21) |
Jackson (9) |
Bird (6) |
KeyArena 7,496 |
13-9
|
23 |
August 13 |
7:00pm |
@ Connecticut |
|
53-64 |
Wright (13) |
Jackson (10) |
Bird (3) |
Mohegan Sun Arena 6,983 |
13-10
|
24 |
August 15 |
7:00pm |
@ Atlanta |
|
79-88 |
Jackson (25) |
Jackson (9) |
Bird (12) |
Philips Arena 8,751 |
13-11
|
25 |
August 18 |
7:30pm |
@ Detroit |
|
79-75 |
Jackson (36) |
Cash, Jackson (7) |
Bird (8) |
Palace of Auburn Hills 7,392 |
14-11
|
26 |
August 22 |
10:00pm |
Indiana |
|
74-60 |
Bird (16) |
Cash (9) |
Bird, Wright (5) |
KeyArena 8,273 |
15-11
|
27 |
August 25 |
10:00pm |
Washington |
|
78-68 |
Burse (14) |
Little (7) |
Wright (6) |
KeyArena 6,791 |
16-11
|
28 |
August 27 |
10:00pm |
Connecticut |
|
86-74 |
Bird (21) |
Little (10) |
Bird (7) |
KeyArena 5,688 |
17-11
|
29 |
August 29 |
10:00pm |
Atlanta |
|
91-84 (2OT) |
Wright (25) |
Little (15) |
Bird (8) |
KeyArena 9,089 |
18-11
|
|
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All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess
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Postseason
2009 Game Log: Postseason
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Western Conference Semifinals
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Regular Season Statistics
Player statistics
Team statistics
Team
|
FG%
|
3P%
|
FT%
|
RPG
|
APG
|
SPG
|
BPG
|
TO
|
PF
|
PPG
|
Seattle Storm
|
.000 |
.000 |
.000 |
00.0 |
00.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
00.0 |
00.0 |
00.0
|
Opponents
|
.000 |
.000 |
.000 |
00.0 |
00.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
00.0 |
00.0 |
00.0
|
Awards and honors
References
External links
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Franchise | |
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Arenas | |
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Head coaches | |
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Administration |
- Owner: Force 10 Hoops LLC
- President and CEO: Alisha Valavanis
- General Manager: Talisa Rhea
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All-Stars | |
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Playoff appearances | |
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Conference Championships | |
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WNBA Championships | |
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Rivals | |
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Media | |
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