2009 Seattle Storm season

August 2023 March 2026 Seattle Storm 2009 20 14 Western 2nd Brian Agler KeyArena Lost Western Conference Semifinals (2-1) to Los Angeles Sparks FSN Northwest The 2009 WNBA season was 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. WNBA.com: Houston Comets dispersal draft http://www.wnba.com/news/comets_dispersal_081208.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090720022907/http://www.wnba.com/news/comets_dispersal_081208.html 2009-07-20 live 2009-08-09 WNBA draft The following are the Storm's selections in the 2009 WNBA draft. Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country 1 12 Ashley Walker California 3 38 Mara Freshour Florida StateWNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Draft Board https://web.archive.org/web/20090825071441/http://www.wnba.com/draft2009/draft_board.html 2009-08-25 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. WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Transactions DateTradeJune 22, 2008To Seattle StormTo Atlanta Dream Camille Little second-round pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft Free agents 52% Additions PlayerSignedFormer team Tanisha Wright January 7, 2009 re-signed Janell Burse February 9, 2009 re-signed Ashley Robinson February 10, 2009 re-signed Suzy Batkovic February 20, 2009 free agent Shannon Johnson February 23, 2009 Houston Comets Lauren Jackson May 4, 2009 re-signed Subtractions PlayerLeftNew team Shyra Ely January 12, 2009 Chicago Sky Sheryl Swoopes January 31, 2009 free agent Yolanda Griffith February 20, 2009 Indiana Fever Kelly Santos March 20, 2009 free agent Kimberly Beck May 22, 2009 free agent Roster Seattle Storm 2009 WNBA 9 Suzy Batkovic-Brown C 6 4 203 Australia AUS 10 Sue Bird PG 5 9 150 Connecticut USA 33 Janell Burse C 6 5 199 Tulane USA 2 Swin Cash SF 6 1 162 Connecticut USA 4 Katie Gearlds G/F 6 1 184 Purdue USA 15 Lauren Jackson F/C 6 5 187 Australia AUS 14 Shannon Johnson Shannon Johnson (basketball) PG 5 7 152 South Carolina USA 20 Camille Little PF 6 2 180 North Carolina USA 43 Ashley Robinson C 6 4 180 Tennessee USA 44 Ashley Walker Ashley Walker (basketball) F 6 1 200 California USA 30 Tanisha Wright PG 5 11 165 Penn State USA USA Brian Agler Wittenberg University USA Shelley Patterson 1 Washington State USA Nancy Darsch Springfield College USA Tom Spencer 1 http://www.wnba.com/storm/roster/ 2009-06-04 Season standings SEA Schedule Preseason y background:#2E8B57; color:#FFC322 2009 Game Log: Preseason Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || May 21 || 10:00pm || Sacramento || 64-55 || Little (13) || Little, Walker (5) || Atkinson (4) || KeyArena 4,875 || 1-0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 2 || May 30 || 10:00pm || @ Phoenix || 58-61 || Wright (16) || Walker (12) || Bird (4) || US Airways Center 2,421 || 1-1 |- Regular season background:#2E8B57; color:#FFC322 2009 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 6 || 4:00pm || @ Sacramento || || 71-61 || Jackson (23) || Little (6) || Bird (8) || ARCO Arena 14,824 || 1-0 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || June 7 || 9:00pm || Sacramento || FSN-NW || 80-70 || Jackson (25) || Bird, Jackson, Little (5) || Bird (8) || KeyArena 9,686 || 2-0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || June 9 || 7:00pm || @ Indiana || ESPN2 || 66-73 || Jackson (21) || Jackson, Little (6) || Bird (5) || Conseco Fieldhouse 7,253 || 2-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 4 || June 12 || 8:00pm || @ Minnesota || || 88-71 || Jackson (22) || Jackson (11) || Bird (9) || Target Center 6,423 || 3-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || June 14 || 6:00pm || @ Chicago || || 57-64 || Jackson (22) || Jackson, Little (8) || Wright (4) || UIC Pavilion 2,681 || 3-2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 6 || June 19 || 10:00pm || Minnesota || || 90-62 || Jackson (26) || Jackson, Johnson (6) || Bird (10) || KeyArena 7,607 || 4-2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 7 || June 22 || 7:00pm || @ Phoenix || || 93-84 || Jackson (25) || Jackson (8) || Bird (9) || US Airways Center 6,181 || 5-2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 8 || June 26 || 10:00pm || Los Angeles || || 69-67 || Jackson (32) || Jackson, Wright (8) || Bird (5) || KeyArena 9,686 || 6-2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || June 28 || 9:30pm || @ Los Angeles || NBA TVFSNW || 55-83 || Jackson, Little (9) || Cash (8) || Johnson (3) || STAPLES Center 10,797 || 6-3 |- 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" | 10 || July 1 || 10:00pm || @ Phoenix || || 83-91 || Cash, Jackson (17) || Cash (9) || Wright (6) || US Airways Center 6,341 || 6-4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 11 || July 7 || 3:00pm || San Antonio || || 66-53 || Cash (18) || Cash, Jackson (12) || Bird (3) || KeyArena 10,137 || 7-4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 12 || July 9 || 9:00pm || Sacramento || ESPN2 || 66-55 || Cash (18) || Bird, Cash, Jackson, Wright (5) || Wright (7) || KeyArena 6,838 || 8-4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 13 || July 12 || 9:00pm || Chicago || NBA TVFSN-NW || 81-86 || Jackson, Wright (18) || Jackson, Wright (7) || Wright (7) || KeyArena 6,796 || 8-5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 14 || July 15 || 10:00pm || Detroit || NBA TVFSN-NW || 63-66 || Little (12) || Little (6) || Bird (6) || KeyArena 6,821 || 8-6 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 15 || July 17 || 10:00pm || @ Sacramento || || 69-56 || Bird (20) || Little (9) || Bird (6) || ARCO Arena 6,386 || 9-6 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 16 || July 19 || 8:00pm|| Minnesota || FSN-NW || 72-69 || Little (18) || Cash (9) || Bird, Johnson, Wright (4) || KeyArena 6,912 || 10-6 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 17 || July 22 || 10:00pm || Los Angeles || || 98-87 (3OT) || Bird (23) || Little (14) || Bird, Cash (5) || KeyArena 7,154 || 11-6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || July 28 || 8:00pm || @ San Antonio || KMYS || 71-74 || Jackson (19) || Cash (11) || Bird (5) || AT&T Center 5,382 ||11-7 |- 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 1 || 10:00pm || San Antonio || NBA TVKMYS || 85-82 (OT) || Jackson (23) || Jackson (13) || Bird (5) || KeyArena 8,167 || 12-7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 20 || August 4 || 10:00pm || Phoenix || || 90-101 (OT) || Wright (25) || Cash, Jackson (11) || Wright (7) || KeyArena 6,728 || 12-8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || August 6 || 10:30pm || @ Los Angeles || || 75-79 (OT) || Jackson (21) || Cash (8) || Bird, Wright (6) || STAPLES Center 9,735 || 12-9 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 22 || August 8 || 10:00pm || New York || || 70-69 || Jackson (21) || Jackson (9) || Bird (6) || KeyArena 7,496 || 13-9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 23 || August 13 || 7:00pm || @ Connecticut || || 53-64 || Wright (13) || Jackson (10) || Bird (3) || Mohegan Sun Arena 6,983 || 13-10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 24 || August 15 || 7:00pm || @ Atlanta || || 79-88 || Jackson (25) || Jackson (9) || Bird (12) || Philips Arena 8,751 || 13-11 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 25 || August 18 || 7:30pm || @ Detroit || || 79-75 || Jackson (36) || Cash, Jackson (7) || Bird (8) || Palace of Auburn Hills 7,392 || 14-11 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 26 || August 22 || 10:00pm || Indiana || || 74-60 || Bird (16) || Cash (9) || Bird, Wright (5) || KeyArena 8,273 || 15-11 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 27 || August 25 || 10:00pm || Washington || || 78-68 || Burse (14) || Little (7) || Wright (6) || KeyArena 6,791 || 16-11 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 28 || August 27 || 10:00pm || Connecticut || || 86-74 || Bird (21) || Little (10) || Bird (7) || KeyArena 5,688 || 17-11 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 29 || August 29 || 10:00pm || Atlanta || || 91-84 (2OT) || Wright (25) || Little (15) || Bird (8) || KeyArena 9,089 || 18-11 |- 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" | 30 || September 1 || 7:00pm || @ New York || || 65-58 || Little (17) || Little (13) || Wright (3) || Madison Square Garden 8,469 || 19-11 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 31 || September 3 || 10:00pm || @ Washington || || 67-78 || Bird (17) || Cash (7) || Bird (6) || Verizon Center 10,648 || 19-12 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 32 || September 5 || 10:00pm || @ Minnesota || NBA TVFSN-N || 68-76 || Wright (20) || Little (8) || Johnson, Wright (4) || Target Center 8,170 || 19-13 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 33 || September 10 || 10:00pm || Phoenix || || 84-92 (OT) || Wright (24) || Burse, Little (9) || Wright (5) || KeyArena 9,089 || 19-14 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 34 || September 12 || 9:00pm || @ San Antonio || || 64-55 || Johnson (16) || Little (11) || Johnson (5) || AT&T Center 10,153 || 20-14 |- | All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess Postseason background:#2E8B57; color:#FFC322 2009 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="ffbbbb" | 1 || September 16 || 10:00pm || @ Los Angeles || ESPN2 || 63-70 || Cash (24) || Batkovic-Brown (7) || Bird, Wright (5) || STAPLES Center 7,919 || 0-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || September 18 || 10:00pm || Los Angeles || NBA TV || 75-74 || Cash (18) || Wright (6) || Wright (9) || KeyArena 8,854 || 1-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || September 20 || 5:00pm || Los Angeles || ESPN2 || 64-75 || Cash (21) || Cash (10) || Cash (3) || KeyArena 8,159 || 1-2 |- Regular Season Statistics Player statistics Player GP GS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Atkinson, La'Tangela La'Tangela Atkinson 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0 Batkovic, Suzy Suzy Batkovic 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0 Bird, Sue Sue Bird 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0 Burse, Janell Janell Burse 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0 Cash, Swin Swin Cash 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0 Gearlds, Katie Katie Gearlds 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0 Franklin, A'Quonesia A'Quonesia Franklin 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0 Jackson, Lauren Lauren Jackson 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0 Johnson, Shannon Shannon Johnson 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0 Little, Camille Camille Little 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0 Robinson, Ashley Ashley Robinson 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0 Walker, Ashley Ashley Walker 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0 Wright, Tanisha Tanisha Wright 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0 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 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 External links Official Site Category:Seattle Storm seasons Seattle Category:2009 in sports in Washington (state) Category:2009 in Seattle