2009 Seattle Storm season
2009 Seattle Storm season | |
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Coach | Brian Agler |
Arena | KeyArena |
Attendance | 7,874 per game |
Results | |
Record | 20–14 (.588) |
Place | 2nd (Western) |
Playoff finish | Lost Western Conference Semifinals (2-1) to Los Angeles Sparks |
Team Leaders | |
Points | Jackson (19.2) |
Rebounds | Jackson (7.0) |
Assists | Bird (5.8) |
Media | |
Television | FSN Northwest |
The 2009 WNBA season is the tenth season for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association.
Offseason
[edit]Dispersal Draft
[edit]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
[edit]The following are the Storm's selections in the 2009 WNBA draft.
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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1 | 12 | Ashley Walker | ![]() |
California |
3 | 38 | Mara Freshour | ![]() |
Florida State |
Transactions
[edit]- 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.
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June 22, 2008 | To Seattle Storm | To Atlanta Dream |
Camille Little | second-round pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft |
Free agents
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Roster
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Season standings
[edit]Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
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Phoenix Mercury x | 23 | 11 | .676 | – | 12–5 | 11–6 | 13–7 |
Seattle Storm x | 20 | 14 | .588 | 3.0 | 13–4 | 7–10 | 13–7 |
Los Angeles Sparks x | 18 | 16 | .529 | 5.0 | 11–6 | 7–10 | 11–9 |
San Antonio Silver Stars x | 15 | 19 | .441 | 8.0 | 10–7 | 5–12 | 10–10 |
Minnesota Lynx o | 14 | 20 | .412 | 9.0 | 9–8 | 5–12 | 7–13 |
Sacramento Monarchs o | 12 | 22 | .353 | 11.0 | 7–10 | 5–12 | 6–14 |
Schedule
[edit]Preseason
[edit]2009 Game Log: Preseason |
Regular season
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All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess |
Postseason
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Western Conference Semifinals
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Regular Season Statistics
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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 |
Player statistics
[edit]Player | GP | GS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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La'Tangela Atkinson | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
Suzy Batkovic | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
Sue Bird | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
Janell Burse | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
Swin Cash | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
Katie Gearlds | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
A'Quonesia Franklin | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
Lauren Jackson | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
Shannon Johnson | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
Camille Little | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
Ashley Robinson | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
Ashley Walker | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
Tanisha Wright | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
Team statistics
[edit]Team | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PF | PPG |
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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
[edit]- Lauren Jackson was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of June 22, 2009.
- Sue Bird was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of July 20, 2009.
- Sue Bird was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of August 24, 2009.
- Sue Bird was named to the 2009 WNBA All-Star Team as a Western Conference starter.
- Swin Cash was named to the 2009 WNBA All-Star Team as a Western Conference starter.
- Lauren Jackson was named to the 2009 WNBA All-Star Team as a Western Conference starter.
- Lauren Jackson was named to the All-WNBA First Team.
- Lauren Jackson was named to the All-Defensive First Team.
- Tanisha Wright was named to the All-Defensive First Team.
References
[edit]- ^ "WNBA.com: Houston Comets dispersal draft". Archived from the original on July 20, 2009. Retrieved August 9, 2009.
- ^ WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Draft Board Archived 2009-08-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Transactions
External links
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