2011 Seattle Storm season

February 2024 August 2023 March 2026 Seattle Storm 2011 21 13 Western 2 Brian Agler KeyArena Lost in Conference Semifinals (2-1) to Phoenix Mercury KPTK KONGESPN2, NBATV The 2011 WNBA season was the 12th season for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association. Transactions WNBA draft The following are the Storm's selections in the 2011 WNBA draft. Round Pick Player Nationality School/team/country 1 12 Jasmine Thomas Duke 2 24 Ify Ibekwe Arizona 3 36 Krystal Thomas Duke Transaction log February 2: The Storm re-signed Camille Little. February 9: The Storm signed Erin Phillips and Belinda Snell. March 1: The Storm re-signed Swin Cash. March 15: The Storm re-signed Ashley Robinson and signed Aneika Henry to a training camp contract. April 8: The Storm signed Bridgette Mitchell to a training camp contract. April 14: The Storm signed Breanna Salley to a training camp contract. April 22: The Storm signed Lauren Prochaska to a training camp contract.https://www.toledoblade.com/BGSU/2011/04/22/Prochaska-signs-with-WNBA.html Prochaska signs with WNBA The Blade April 22, 2011 February 21, 2024 April 29: The Storm traded Jasmine Thomas and a first-round pick in the 2012 draft to the Washington Mystics, and Erin Phillips and a third-round pick in the 2012 draft to the Indiana Fever, in exchange for Katie Smith and Jacinta Monroe from Washington, and a third-round pick in the 2012 draft from Indiana.https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/storm/storm-acquires-veteran-guard-katie-smith/ Storm acquires veteran guard Katie Smith Jayda Evans The Seattle Times April 29, 2011 February 21, 2024 May 17: The Storm waived Aneika Henry and Breanna Salley. May 22: The Storm waived Bridgette Mitchell and Lauren Prochaska. May 23: The Storm signed Sharnee Zoll and waived Courtney Ward. May 30: The Storm waived Jacinta Monroe. June 2: The Storm waived Sharnee Zoll. June 26: The Storm waived Ify Ibekwe and signed Ewelina Kobryn. August 1: The Storm waived Krystal Thomas and signed Allie Quigley. August 2: The Storm re-signed Lauren Jackson to a multi-year contract extension.https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/6829197/seattle-storm-sign-lauren-jackson-contract-extension Lauren Jackson signs extension ESPN August 3, 2011 February 21, 2024 Trades DateTradeApril 11, 2011To Seattle StormTo Indiana and Washington Katie Smith, Jacinta Monroe and Indiana's third-round pick in 2012 draft Jasmine Thomas, Erin Phillips, a first-round pick in 2012 draftand a third-round pick in 2012 draft Personnel changes 52% Additions PlayerSignedFormer team Belinda Snell February 9, 2011 free agent Ify Ibekwe April 11, 2011 draft pick Krystal Thomas April 11, 2011 draft pick Katie Smith April 29, 2011 Washington Mystics Ewelina Kobryn June 26, 2011 free agent Allie Quigley August 1, 2011 free agent Subtractions PlayerLeftNew team Svetlana Abrosimova 2011 hiatus Abby Bishop 2011 hiatus Alison Lacey 2011 hiatus Jana Vesela 2011 hiatus Ify Ibekwe June 26, 2011 free agent Krystal Thomas August 1, 2011 free agent Roster Seattle Storm 2011 WNBA 10 Sue Bird G 5 9 150 10-16-1980 9 Connecticut USA 2 Swin Cash F 6 1 162 09-22-1979 9 Connecticut USA 15 Lauren Jackson F/C 6 5 187 05-11-1981 10 Australia AUS 11 Ewelina Kobryn F/C 6 3 210 05-07-1982 R Poland POL 20 Camille Little F 6 2 180 01-18-1985 4 North Carolina USA 22 Allie Quigley G 5 10 140 06-20-1986 3 DePaul USA 43 Ashley Robinson C 6 4 180 08-12-1982 7 Tennessee USA 14 Katie Smith G 5 11 175 06-04-1974 12 Ohio State USA 12 Belinda Snell G 5 11 165 01-10-1981 5 Australia AUS 34 Le'coe Willingham F 6 0 200 02-10-1981 7 Auburn USA 30 Tanisha Wright G 5 11 165 11-29-1983 6 Penn State USA USA Brian Agler Wittenberg University USA Jenny Boucek Virginia USA Nancy Darsch Springfield College USA Tom Spencer 1 Central Washington University USA Melissa Hardin 1 Depth thumb|180px| Sue Bird, on offense Pos.StarterBench C Lauren Jackson Ashley Robinson PF Camille Little Le'coe WillinghamEwelina Kobryn SF Swin Cash Belinda Snell SG Tanisha Wright Katie Smith PG Sue Bird Allie Quigley Season standings SEA Schedule Preseason y background:#2E8B57; color:#FFC322 2011 Game Log: Preseason Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || May 25 || 3:00pm || @ Los Angeles || 66–71 || Willingham (14) || Cash (6) || Wright (7) || Torodome 3,212 || 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || May 29 || 5:00pm || Tulsa || 76–70 || Cash (20) || Cash (7) || Bird (8) || KeyArena 4,979 || 1–1 |- Regular season background:#2E8B57; color:#FFC322 2011 Game Log: Regular Season 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" | 1 || June 4 || 3:00pm || Phoenix || ABC || 78–71 || Little (18) || Little (9) || Bird (10) || KeyArena 11,548 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 2 || June 9 || 10:00pm || Minnesota || || 74–81 || Bird (24) || CashJackson (7) || Cash (5) || KeyArena 6,291 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 3 || June 17 || 10:00pm || Indiana || || 68–54 || Cash (14) || Cash (8) || Cash (5) || KeyArena 8,178 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || June 19 || 8:30pm || @ Los Angeles || PRIME || 50–74 || Bird (15) || Little (8) || CashWright (4) || Staples Center 9,119 || 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 5 || June 21 || 8:00pm || @ Tulsa || || 82–77 || Bird (21) || Cash (9) || Bird (6) || BOK Center 4,612 || 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 6 || June 24 || 10:00pm || Minnesota || KONG || 65–55 || Little (16) || Cash (9) || Bird (8) || KeyArena 7,914 || 4–2 |- 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="ffbbbb" | 7 || July 1 || 7:30pm || @ Connecticut || CSN-NE || 70–75 || Cash (25) || Cash (9) || Smith (4) || Mohegan Sun Arena 7,748 || 4–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 8 || July 3 || 4:00pm || @ Washington || NBATVCSN-MA || 73–63 || Cash (19) || Cash (7) || Bird (5) || Verizon Center 11,604 || 5–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || July 5 || 7:00pm || @ Indiana || FS-I || 61–78 || Bird (21) || Willingham (8) || BirdWright (5) || Conseco Fieldhouse 6,525 || 5–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 10 || July 9 || 10:00pm || Los Angeles || NBATVKONG || 99–80 || Cash (26) || Willingham (7) || Bird (8) || KeyArena 9,686 || 6–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 11 || July 12 || 3:00pm || Washington || NBATV || 79–71 || Bird (22) || CashSmithWright (6) || Wright (7) || KeyArena 13,384 || 7–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 12 || July 14 || 9:00pm || @ San Antonio || ESPN2 || 66–69 || Wright (18) || RobinsonWillingham (7) || Bird (7) || AT&T Center 9,167 || 7–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 13 || July 16 || 8:00pm || @ Minnesota || || 62–69 || Wright (18) || Cash (9) || Smith (4) || Target Center 7,733 || 7–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 14 || July 19 || 7:00pm || @ Chicago || ESPN2 || 69–78 || Bird (26) || Robinson (10) || BirdSmithWright (4) || Allstate Arena 6,026 || 7–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 15 || July 21 || 10:00pm || San Antonio || NBATVFS-SW || 73–55 || Wright (17) || CashRobinson (9) || Bird (7) || KeyArena 6,922 || 8–7 |- | colspan="11" align="center" valign="middle" | All-Star break |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 16 || July 26 || 10:00pm || @ Phoenix || NBATV || 83–77 || Bird (18) || Cash (8) || Bird (7) || US Airways Center 6,108 || 9–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 17 || July 29 || 8:00pm || @ Minnesota || || 67–92 || Cash (18) || Kobryn (9) || CashWright (4) || Target Center 7,856 || 9–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 18 || July 30 || 8:00pm || @ Tulsa || || 89–72 || Bird (29) || Cash (9) || Bird (7) || BOK Center 5,067 || 10–8 |- 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="bbffbb" | 19 || August 2 || 10:00pm || San Antonio || || 78–64 || Bird (17) || Cash (9) || Wright (7) || KeyArena 6,179 || 11–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 20 || August 5 || 10:00pm || Connecticut || NBATV || 81–79 || Bird (20) || Cash (7) || CashWright (5) || KeyArena 7,289 || 12–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || August 7 || 3:00pm || @ Atlanta || NBATVSSO || 53–70 || Cash (16) || Smith (6) || Bird (3) || Philips Arena 7,337 || 12–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 22 || August 9 || 8:00pm || @ New York || ESPN2 || 56–58 || Bird (17) || CashWillingham (7) || BirdWright (4) || Prudential Center 6,732 || 12–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 23 || August 11 || 10:00pm || Tulsa || || 77–63 || Little (19) || Little (7) || BirdLittleWright (3) || KeyArena 6,503 || 13–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 24 || August 13 || 10:00pm || Atlanta || NBATVKONG || 62–93 || Smith (15) || Robinson (6) || Bird (3) || KeyArena 9,686 || 13–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || August 16 || 10:00pm || @ Phoenix || || 79–81 || Bird (23) || Cash (15) || Bird (8) || US Airways Center 8,870 || 13–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 26 || August 20 || 10:00pm || New York || || 63–62 || Jackson (20) || CashJackson (7) || BirdSmith (4) || KeyArena 7,139 || 14–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 27 || August 23 || 10:00pm || San Antonio || || 63–55 || Wright (16) || Cash (9) || Bird (5) || KeyArena 6,559 || 15–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 28 || August 25 || 10:00pm || Tulsa || || 74–57 || Jackson (14) || Robinson (9) || Bird (4) || KeyArena 6,887 || 16–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 29 || August 28 || 9:00pm || Los Angeles || ESPN2 || 65–63 || BirdJackson (14) || BirdCash (7) || Bird (4) || KeyArena 9,686 || 17–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 30 || August 30 || 10:30pm || @ Los Angeles || PRIME || 62–68 || Bird (15) || CashWright (8) || BirdWright (4) || Staples Center 9,023 || 17–13 |- y background:#B22222; color:white September Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 31 || September 2 || 8:00pm || @ Tulsa || || 78–72 || Bird (21) || Willingham (7) || BirdWright (5) || BOK Center 6,117 || 18–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 32 || September 3 || 8:00pm || @ San Antonio || NBATV || 70–60 || Bird (15) || Cash (12) || Bird (6) || AT&T Center 9,575 || 19–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 33 || September 9 || 10:00pm || Phoenix || KONG || 85–70 || Smith (26) || Cash (14) || Bird (6) || KeyArena 9,686 || 20–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 34 || September 11 || 9:00pm || Chicago || NBATVKONG || 81–70 || LittleSmith (17) || CashLittle (5) || BirdLittle (5) || KeyArena 13,659 || 21–13 |- | All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess or ESPN3.com Postseason background:#2E8B57; color:#FFC322 2011 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 || September 15 || 10:00pm || Phoenix || ESPN2 || 80–61 || Wright (21) || CashLittle (11) || Little (4) || KeyArena 7,279 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 2 || September 17 || 10:00pm || @ Phoenix || NBATV || 83-92 || Wright (18) || Cash (5) || Bird (4) || US Airways Center 9,356 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || September 19 || 10:00pm || Phoenix || ESPN2 || 75-77 || Bird (22) || Cash (10) || SmithWright (4) || KeyArena 8,589 || 1–2 |- Statistics Regular season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Bird Sue Bird34 34 33.0 .449 .428 .875 2.9 4.9 1.41 0.18 14.7 Cash Swin Cash34 34 33.2 .396 .285 .846 6.9 2.4 0.94 0.62 13.3 Ibekwe Ify Ibekwe 3 0 2.7 .000 .000 .000 1.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0 Jackson Lauren Jackson 13 13 24.8 .396 .311 .884 4.9 0.3 1.00 0.85 12.2 Kobryn Ewelina Kobryn 18 0 6.8 .367 .286 .667 1.2 0.3 0.28 0.33 1.4 Little Camille Little 33 33 26.9 .464 .227 .663 5.2 1.6 1.36 0.67 9.6 Quigley Allie Quigley 7 0 2.0 .200 .000 1.000 0.6 0.1 0.14 0.14 0.6 Robinson Ashley Robinson34 13 17.1 .484 .000 .500 3.9 0.7 0.65 0.97 3.8 Smith Katie Smith34 3 25.1 .395 .395 .857 2.3 2.0 0.71 0.15 7.5 Snell Belinda Snell 21 0 6.4 .393 .381 .846 0.7 0.3 0.14 0.10 2.0 Thomas Krystal Thomas 7 0 3.1 1.000 .000 .000 0.6 0.1 0.29 0.29 0.3 Willingham Le'coe Willingham34 8 19.1 .473 .275 .642 4.2 1.1 0.53 0.21 6.4 Wright Tanisha Wright 33 32 28.9 .492 .367 .897 3.2 2.9 1.21 0.03 10.1 Postseason Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Bird Sue Bird 3 3 33.7 .444 .500 .857 4.0 2.7 1.00 0.00 15.7 Cash Swin Cash 3 3 32.0 .333 .286 .750 8.7 2.0 1.00 0.67 7.0 Jackson Lauren Jackson 3 3 27.3 .382 .385 .700 3.7 0.7 1.00 1.33 15.0 Kobryn Ewelina Kobryn1 0 4.0 1.000.000 .500 1.00.0 0.00 0.00 3.0 Little Camille Little 3 3 23.3 .458 .000 .842 6.0 2.3 0.66 0.00 12.7 Quigley Allie Quigley1 0 4.0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0 Robinson Ashley Robinson 3 0 12.3 .375 .000 .000 3.0 0.0 0.00 1.00 2.0 Smith Katie Smith 3 0 25.3 .174 .2861.000 5.3 2.3 0.66 0.00 5.3 Snell Belinda Snell 2 0 3.0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0 Willingham Le'coe Willingham 3 0 13.0 .273 .000 .0003.3 0.7 0.33 0.00 2.0 Wright Tanisha Wright3 0 28.0 .588 .600 .8334.02.3 1.66 0.33 18.7 Awards and honors Swin Cash was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of June 27, 2011. Sue Bird was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of July 4, 2011. Katie Smith was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of September 5, 2011. Sue Bird was named to the 2011 WNBA All-Star Team as a starter. Swin Cash was named to the 2011 WNBA All-Star Team as a starter. Swin Cash was named the All-Star Game Most Valuable Player. Tanisha Wright was named to the All-Defensive First Team. Swin Cash was named to the All-Defensive Second Team. Sue Bird was named to the All-WNBA Second Team. References Category:Seattle Storm seasons Seattle Category:2011 in sports in Washington (state) Seattle Storm