2010 Seattle Storm season

February 2024 August 2023 March 2026 Seattle Storm 2010 28 6 Western 1st Brian Agler KeyArena Won WNBA Finals (3-0) vs Atlanta Dream KKNW KONG, KINGNBATV, ESPN2 yes 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. Round Pick Player Nationality School/team/country 1 10 Alison Lacey Australia Iowa State 2 22 Tanisha Smith 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.https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/storm/storm-signs-lecoe-willingham-from-champion-mercury-wnba/ Storm signs Le'coe Willingham from champion Mercury Jayda Evans The Seattle Times February 9, 2010 February 21, 2024 March 3: The Storm signed Jana Vesela to a training camp contract. March 11: The Storm re-signed Lauren Jackson.https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/storm/lauren-jackson-makes-it-official-signs-two-year-contract-with-storm/ Lauren Jackson makes it official, signs two-year contract with Storm Jayda Evans The Seattle Times March 11, 2010 February 21, 2024 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 52% Additions PlayerSignedFormer team Le'coe Willingham February 9, 2010 Phoenix Mercury Jana Vesela March 3, 2010 free agent Lauren Jackson March 11, 2010 re-signed Abby Bishop April 1, 2010 free agent Ashley Robinson April 20, 2010 re-signed Svetlana Abrosimova April 22, 2010 free agent Subtractions PlayerLeftNew team Katie Gearlds April 8, 2010 hiatus Janell Burse April 22, 2010 free agent Ashley Walker May 14, 2010 free agent Roster Seattle Storm 2010 WNBA 25 Svetlana Abrosimova G/F 6 2 169 Connecticut RUS 10 Sue Bird PG 5 9 150 Connecticut USA 5 Abby Bishop F 6 3 191 Australia AUS 2 Swin Cash SF 6 1 162 Connecticut USA 15 Lauren Jackson F/C 6 5 187 Australia AUS 40 Alison Lacey G 6 0 159 Iowa State AUS 20 Camille Little PF 6 2 180 North Carolina USA 43 Ashley Robinson C 6 4 180 Tennessee USA 7 Jana Veselá F 6 3 195 Czech Republic CZE 34 Le'coe Willingham PF 6 0 200 Auburn USA 30 Tanisha Wright PG 5 11 165 Penn State USA USA Brian Agler Wittenberg University USA Jenny Boucek 1 Virginia USA Nancy Darsch 1 Springfield College USA Tom Spencer 1 Central Washington University USA Melissa Hardin 1 http://www.wnba.com/storm/roster/ May 14, 2010 Depth thumb|180px| Sue Bird, on offense Pos.StarterBench 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 SEA Schedule Preseason y background:#2E8B57; color:#FFC322 2010 Game Log: Preseason Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || May 2 || 4:00pm || Phoenix || 77–58 || Walker (17) || Walker (6) || Lacey (5) || KeyArena 4,912 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 2 || May 9 || 2:00pm || @ Tulsa || 80–90 || Jackson (15) || Cash (7) || Wright (4) || BOK Center N/A || 1–1 |- Regular season background:#2E8B57; color:#FFC322 2010 Game Log: Regular Season y background:#B22222; color:white May Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || May 16 || 9:00pm || Los Angeles || KONG || 81–67 || Jackson (23) || Jackson (10) || Bird (4) || KeyArena 9,686 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || May 19 || 10:00pm || Minnesota || KING || 79–76 || Cash (24) || Jackson (8) || Bird (10) || KeyArena 6,687 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 3 || May 22 || 10:00pm || @ Phoenix || || 95–89 (OT) || Jackson (25) || Wright (9) || Bird (8) || US Airways Center 10,144 || 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 4 || May 25 || 10:00pm || Washington || || 82–76 || Bird, Wright (16) || Jackson (7) || Bird (7) || KeyArena 6,612 || 4–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || May 27 || 8:00pm || @ Chicago || CN100 || 75–84 || Jackson (15) || Jackson (11) || Bird (4) || Allstate Arena 2,923 || 4–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 6 || May 30 || 3:00pm || @ San Antonio || || 84–56 || Jackson (27) || Cash (8) || Bird (6) || AT&T Center 4,924 || 5–1 |- y background:#B22222; color:white June Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 7 || June 1 || 9:30pm || Atlanta || ESPN2 || 90–72 || Jackson (32) || Jackson (10) || Bird (6) || KeyArena 7,586 || 6–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 8 || June 5 || 11:00pm || @ Los Angeles || NBATVFS-W || 79–75 || Bird (22) || Jackson (9) || Bird (6) || Home Depot Center 6,026 || 7–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 9 || June 6 || 9:00pm || Phoenix || KONG || 97–74 || Cash, Jackson, Little (16) || Abrosimova (7) || Bird (11) || KeyArena 7,827 || 8–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 10 || June 11 || 10:00pm || Los Angeles || KONG || 82–60 || Jackson (17) || Jackson (9) || Bird (5) || KeyArena 7,286 || 9–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 11 || June 17 || 7:00pm || @ Indiana || FS-I || 65–72 || Jackson (17) || Jackson (9) || Cash (4) || Conseco Fieldhouse 7,520 || 9–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 12 || June 18 || 7:30pm || @ New York || || 92–84 || Bird (22) || Jackson (12) || Bird (10) || Madison Square Garden 8,883 || 10–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 13 || June 20 || 9:00pm || San Antonio || NBATVFS-SW || 82–61 || Cash (22) || Jackson (14) || Wright (6) || KeyArena 8,086 || 11–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 14 || June 25 || 10:00pm || Indiana || || 85–81 || Jackson (28) || Jackson (7) || Wright (10) || KeyArena 9,083 || 12–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 15 || June 27 || 4:00pm || @ Tulsa || COX || 83–72 || Jackson (24) || Little (9) || Wright (10) || BOK Center 4,865 || 13–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 16 || June 29 || 10:00pm || San Antonio || || 86–72 || Jackson (31) || Jackson (15) || Wright (12) || KeyArena 7,823 || 14–2 |- y background:#B22222; color:white July Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 17 || July 3 || 5:00pm || @ Los Angeles || ESPN2 || 75–62 || Jackson (20) || Cash, Jackson (8) || Bird (7) || STAPLES Center 9,319 || 15–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 18 || July 6 || 3:00pm || New York || || 78–70 || Cash (20) || Cash (11) || Little, Wright (4) || KeyArena 11,012 || 16–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 19 || July 14 || 3:30pm || @ Phoenix || FS-A || 111–107 (3OT) || Jackson (31) || Jackson (18) || Bird (8) || US Airways Center 13,508 || 17–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 20 || July 17 || 3:30pm || @ Minnesota || || 73–71 || Jackson (26) || Cash (11) || Wright (10) || Target Center 7,216 || 18–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 21 || July 20 || 12:30pm || @ San Antonio || NBATVFS-SW || 80–74 || Jackson (21) || Cash, Jackson (7) || Wright (7) || AT&T Center 12,414 || 19–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 22 || July 25 || 9:00pm || Tulsa || KONG || 75–59 || Jackson (16) || Willingham (10) || Bird, Wright (6) || KeyArena 9,686 || 20–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 23 || July 27 || 9:30pm || Phoenix || ESPN2 || 91–85 || Jackson (33) || Jackson (11) || Bird (7) || KeyArena 8,044 || 21–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 24 || July 29 || 10:00pm || Chicago || NBATVKONG || 80–60 || Cash (16) || Little, Willingham (7) || Bird (8) || KeyArena 7,749 || 22–2 |- y background:#B22222; color:white August Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || August 1 || 7:00pm || @ Minnesota || NBATVFS-N || 71–72 || Bird (16) || Robinson (7) || Bird (10) || Target Center 7,312 || 22–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 26 || August 3 || 8:00pm || @ Tulsa || COX || 75–84 || Bird (19) || Bird (7) || Wright (7) || BOK Center 3,697 || 22–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 27 || August 5 || 10:30pm || Connecticut || ESPN2 || 83–82 || Jackson (31) || Jackson (8) || Bird (6) || KeyArena 7,538 || 23–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 28 || August 7 || 10:00pm || Tulsa || KONG || 111–65 || Abrosimova (20) || Jackson (10) || Abrosimova (8) || KeyArena 9,686 || 24–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 29 || August 10 || 7:00pm || @ Atlanta || FS-S || 80–70 || Jackson, Wright (14) || Jackson (8) || Abrosimova (6) || Philips Arena 6,042 || 25–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 30 || August 13 || 7:30pm || @ Connecticut || || 68–88 || Abrosmiova (19) || Robinson (7) || Abrosimova (6) || Mohegan Sun Arena 9,197 || 25–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 31 || August 15 || 4:00pm || @ Washington || || 71–80 || Cash (15) || Abrosimova, Willingham (6) || Bird (7) || Verizon Center 9,438 || 25–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 32 || August 17 || 10:00pm || Minnesota || || 68–64 || Jackson (24) || Little (14) || Bird (8) || KeyArena 7,394 || 26–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 33 || August 20 || 10:00pm || @ Phoenix || || 78–73 || Cash (13) || Bird (7) || Bird (5) || US Airways Center 12,459 || 27–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 34 || August 21 || 11:00pm || Los Angeles || ESPN2 || 75–74 || Little (22) || Cash (7) || Bird (9) || KeyArena 9,686 || 28–6 |- | All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess Postseason background:#2E8B57; color:#FFC322 2010 Game Log: Postseason y background:#B22222; color:white Western Conference Semifinals Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || August 25 || 11:00pm || Los Angeles || ESPN2 || 79–66 || Cash (20) || Jackson (9) || Bird (12) || KeyArena 10,589 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || August 28 || 3:00pm || @ Los Angeles || ESPN2 || 81–66 || Jackson (24) || Jackson (9) || Cash (5) || STAPLES Center 8,326 || 2–0 |- y background:#B22222; color:white Western Conference Finals Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || September 2 || 10:00pm || Phoenix || NBATV || 82–74 || Jackson (23) || Jackson (17) || Bird (10) || KeyArena 9,686 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || September 5 || 3:00pm || @ Phoenix || ABC || 91–88 || Cash (28) || Cash, Jackson, Little (8) || Bird (8) || US Airways Center 9,010 || 2–0 |- y background:#B22222; color:white WNBA Finals Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || September 12 || 3:00pm || Atlanta || ABC || 79–77 || Jackson (26) || Little (11) || Bird (8) || KeyArena 15,084 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || September 14 || 9:00pm || Atlanta || ESPN2 || 87–84 || Jackson (26) || Little (9) || Bird (5) || KeyArena 13,898 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 3 || September 16 || 8:00pm || @ Atlanta || ESPN2 || 87–84 || Cash (18) || Jackson (9) || Bird (7) || Philips Arena 10,522 || 3–0 |- Statistics Regular season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Abrosimova, Svetlana Svetlana Abrosimova34 1 20.2 .415 .376 .568 3.1 2.0 1.18 0.09 7.6 Bird, Sue Sue Bird 33 33 30.5 .434 .399 .857 2.7 5.8 1.52 0.15 11.1 Bishop, Abby Abby Bishop 16 0 6.8 .356 .250 .545 1.3 0.3 0.13 0.06 2.8 Cash, Swin Swin Cash34 34 30.8 .435 .407 .807 6.0 2.0 0.56 0.50 13.8 Jackson, Lauren Lauren Jackson 32 32 31.0 .462 .346 .910 8.3 1.2 0.94 1.19 20.5 Lacey, Alison Alison Lacey 21 0 6.9 .114 .111 1.000 0.8 0.5 0.29 0.05 0.8 Little, Camille Camille Little34 34 24.6 .500 .348 .711 5.2 1.4 1.62 0.62 10.1 Robinson, Ashley Ashley Robinson 30 0 8.2 .413 .000 .333 1.9 0.5 0.13 0.70 1.4 Vesela, Jana Jana Veselá 29 0 11.4 .547 .400 .800 2.0 0.6 0.62 0.24 3.2 Willingham, Le'coe Le'coe Willingham 33 2 15.6 .538 .452 .667 4.1 0.7 0.48 0.15 5.5 Wright, Tanisha Tanisha Wright34 34 29.1 .410 .411 .844 3.3 4.5 1.21 0.26 9.2 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.https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/02/sports/basketball/02wnba.html Seattle's Jackson to Get Third M.V.P. Award Mark Viera The New York Times September 2, 2010 February 21, 2024 Lauren Jackson was named Finals Most Valuable Player.https://www.nydailynews.com/2010/09/17/lauren-jackson-named-finals-mvp-as-seattle-storm-wins-second-wnba-championship-over-atlanta-dream/ Lauren Jackson named Finals MVP as Seattle Storm wins second WNBA championship over Atlanta Dream New York Daily News September 17, 2010 February 21, 2024 References External links 2010: Record-Setting Storm Run Category:Seattle Storm seasons Seattle Category:2010 in sports in Washington (state) Category:Western Conference (WNBA) championship seasons Category:WNBA championship seasons Seattle Storm