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2010 Washington Mystics Media Guide
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OPPONENTTEAM STATISTICS
2009 SEASON SERIES (2-2) WASHINGTON MYSTICS VS. ATLANTAFIELD GOALS 3-POINT FGS FREE THROWS REBOUNDS
PLAYER G GS MIN FG FGA PCT FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AST PF DQ STL TO BLK PTS AVG HI
Beard 4 4 119 26 58 0.448 2 11 0.182 15 18 .833 4 11 15 5 7 0 15 13 3 69 17.3 27
Harding 4 4 134 17 35 0.486 3 5 0.6 5 8 .625 3 11 14 22 9 0 7 8 2 42 10.5 25
Langhorne 4 1 108 15 32 0.469 0 1 0 11 18 .611 16 18 34 4 5 0 5 11 2 41 10.3 11
Coleman 2 0 44 6 16 0.375 4 9 0.444 3 4 .750 0 4 4 2 3 0 3 6 1 19 9.5 10
Ajavon 4 0 69 10 28 0.357 6 11 0.545 6 10 .600 3 4 7 4 7 0 4 4 0 32 8 13
Currie 4 4 91 5 23 0.217 2 7 0.286 15 19 .789 5 10 15 16 14 0 4 11 1 27 6.8 10
Melvin 4 4 93 11 24 0.458 0 0 --- 5 10 .500 10 8 18 5 12 0 5 5 0 27 6.8 12
Sanford 4 3 83 6 17 0.353 0 0 --- 15 23 .652 10 8 18 0 17 0 6 9 1 27 6.8 10
Humphrey 3 0 34 4 15 0.267 3 7 0.429 1 3 .333 1 7 8 0 7 0 0 4 1 12 4 6
Mann 2 0 11 2 5 0.4 0 1 0 0 0 --- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 4
Blue 3 0 13 1 3 0.333 0 0 --- 2 4 .500 0 1 1 3 4 0 1 1 0 4 1.3 4
Mosby 1 0 1 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 1 1 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
MYSTICS 4 - 800 103 256 0.402 20 52 0.385 79 118 .669 52 82 134 61 85 0 50 75 11 305 76.3 82
DREAM 4 - 800 120 280 0.429 9 36 0.25 51 73 .699 53 95 148 65 106 2 39 79 18 300 75 93
PLAYER
Holdsclaw 3 3 85 16 36 0.444 0 3 0 11 14 .786 4 13 17 12 9 0 3 11 1 43 14.3 18
Lyttle 4 3 96 23 37 0.622 0 0 --- 11 17 .647 10 12 22 8 13 0 8 5 6 57 14.3 20
McCoughtry 4 1 82 20 42 0.476 1 7 0.143 5 6 .833 4 16 20 5 14 1 10 9 1 46 11.5 19
Castro Marques 4 4 96 11 40 0.275 4 11 0.364 4 8 .500 2 3 5 7 12 0 5 12 1 30 7.5 17
de Souza 4 4 83 14 29 0.483 0 0 --- 1 2 .500 11 9 20 4 17 1 2 13 5 29 7.3 13
Miller 4 1 75 11 25 0.44 1 3 0.333 2 2 1.000 7 7 14 7 4 0 2 5 0 25 6.3 17
Snow 4 1 72 10 20 0.5 0 0 --- 5 9 .556 6 17 23 1 9 0 1 6 3 25 6.3 9
Teasley 2 2 26 3 5 0.6 2 3 0.667 4 4 1.000 1 1 2 4 9 0 1 1 0 12 6 12
Lacy 4 0 69 5 19 0.263 0 2 0 6 8 .750 5 12 17 1 11 0 3 5 0 16 4 6
Lehning 4 1 66 4 10 0.4 1 4 0.25 1 1 1.000 2 3 5 11 3 0 2 7 1 10 2.5 5
Latta 2 0 27 2 11 0.182 0 3 0 0 0 --- 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 2 0 4 2 4
Price (TOT) 4 0 59 2 9 0.222 0 0 --- 4 10 .400 7 9 16 4 6 0 2 4 0 8 2 5
Price (ATL) 1 0 8 0 2 0 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Young 2 0 15 1 4 0.25 0 0 --- 1 2 .500 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 2 0 3 1.5 3
DREAM 4 - 800 120 280 0.429 9 36 0.25 51 73 .699 53 95 148 65 106 2 39 79 18 300 75 93
MYSTICS 4 - 800 103 256 0.402 20 52 0.385 79 118 .669 52 82 134 61 85 0 50 75 11 305 76.3 82
Atlanta Dream225 Peachtree Street NWPeachtree CenterSuite 2400Atlanta, GA 30303Colors: Blue, Red, Light Blue, NavyArena: Philips Arena (10,039)www.atlantadream.net
DirectoryOwner Kathy BettyPresident & COO Toby WymanGeneral Manager & Head Coach Marynell MeadorsAssistant Coach Fred WilliamsAssistant Coach Carol RossAssistant Coach/Dir. of Basketball Operations Sue PanekAthletic Trainer Kim MoseleyVice President of Media Relations Tonya Alleyne
2009 Results6/7 Washington 77-Atlanta 716/19 Atlanta 93-Washington 817/3 Atlanta 72-Washington 659/12 Washington 82-Atlanta 64
Series Even
2010 ScheduleSaturday, June 5 7:00 p.m.Wednesday, July 21 11:30 a.m.Tuesday, August 3 7:30 p.m.Saturday, August 22 3:00 p.m.(Home games in bold)All-Time Series: Washington 5-2
Marynell Meadors
ATLANTA DREAM
139WashingtonMystics.com 1.877.DC.HOOP1
2009 SEASON SERIES (2-2) WASHINGTON MYSTICS VS. CHICAGOFIELD GOALS 3-POINT FG FREE THROWS REBOUNDS
PLAYER G GS MIN FG FGA PCT FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AST PF DQ STL TO BLK PTS AVG HI
Beard 3 3 110 18 39 0.462 3 12 0.250 14 17 0.824 0 8 8 8 6 0 13 10 1 53 17.7 31
Langhorne 4 2 123 25 37 0.676 0 0 --- 15 20 0.750 14 20 34 3 5 0 6 11 1 65 16.3 23
Ajavon 4 1 82 20 42 0.476 6 11 0.545 11 15 0.733 2 5 7 3 14 0 1 8 3 57 14.3 32
Harding 4 4 143 19 42 0.452 2 7 0.286 10 16 0.625 4 15 19 20 11 0 4 11 0 50 12.5 15
Melvin 4 4 121 12 27 0.444 0 0 --- 6 8 0.750 14 17 31 5 15 0 6 4 3 30 7.5 12
Currie 4 4 97 11 35 0.314 2 7 0.286 4 4 1 3 15 18 7 10 0 3 6 2 28 7 9
Sanford 4 2 63 4 14 0.286 0 0 --- 2 2 1 6 7 13 4 12 0 0 9 3 10 2.5 6
Blue 2 0 8 1 2 0.500 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 2 2
Coleman 2 0 39 1 11 0.091 1 7 0.143 1 2 0.500 1 1 2 1 4 0 0 1 0 4 2 3
Humphrey 2 0 7 1 2 0.500 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 2
Mosby 2 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 --- 2 2 1 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2
Mann 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 --- 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MYSTICS 4 - 800 112 253 0.443 14 46 0.304 67 88 0.761 45 91 136 55 83 0 33 63 13 305 76.3 86
SKY 4 - 800 107 259 0.413 12 46 0.261 70 102 0.686 50 90 140 52 83 0 37 57 16 296 74 92
PLAYER
Perkins 4 4 125 20 55 0.364 3 10 0.300 12 16 0.750 5 9 14 17 12 0 15 6 0 55 13.8 15
Dupree 4 4 143 21 57 0.368 1 8 0.125 10 12 0.833 11 16 27 4 7 0 1 7 0 53 13.3 23
Fowles 4 3 108 16 27 0.593 0 0 --- 12 21 0.571 10 17 27 2 16 0 2 7 11 44 11 13
Toliver 3 0 46 9 22 0.409 2 9 0.222 2 2 1 1 4 5 5 3 0 0 7 0 22 7.3 13
Bass 1 1 16 3 4 0.750 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 3 4 7 0 3 0 1 0 0 6 6 6
Canty 4 4 89 8 25 0.320 0 0 --- 8 16 0.500 1 5 6 8 11 0 6 8 0 24 6 12
Ely 4 1 52 9 19 0.474 2 6 0.333 2 4 0.500 3 8 11 2 9 0 2 3 0 22 5.5 10
Mattera (TOT) 2 0 17 3 4 0.750 0 0 --- 4 4 1 1 2 3 0 4 0 0 3 0 10 5 8
Mattera (CHI) 1 0 11 2 3 0.667 0 0 --- 4 4 1 1 2 3 0 4 0 0 3 0 8 8 8
Sharp 3 0 25 4 5 0.800 1 1 1 6 6 1 0 3 3 4 0 0 2 1 0 15 5 11
Thorn 4 0 49 5 13 0.385 3 7 0.429 6 6 1 1 5 6 4 5 0 3 4 0 19 4.8 7
Young (TOT) 3 0 32 4 11 0.364 0 0 --- 5 7 0.714 2 3 5 3 4 0 2 2 1 13 4.3 10
Young (CHI) 1 0 17 3 7 0.429 0 0 --- 4 5 0.800 2 2 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 10 10 10
Nan 3 0 28 5 10 0.500 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 3 3 6 0 3 0 2 4 0 10 3.3 6
Price 3 0 51 2 7 0.286 0 0 --- 4 10 0.400 7 9 16 3 4 0 2 3 0 8 2.7 5
Wyckoff 3 3 38 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 --- 2 3 5 2 4 0 0 1 4 0 0 0
SKY 4 - 800 107 259 0.413 12 46 0.261 70 102 0.686 50 90 140 52 83 0 37 57 16 296 74 92
MYSTICS 4 - 800 112 253 0.443 14 46 0.304 67 88 0.761 45 91 136 55 83 0 33 63 13 305 76.3 86
Chicago Sky20 W. Kinzie St. Suite 1010 Chicago, IL 60654Telephone: 312-828-9550Fax: 312-828-9979TV: CN 1000Colors: Light blue, Yellow, WhiteArena: UIC Pavilion (7,000)www.chicagosky.net
DirectoryPrincipal Owner Michael AlterPresident/CEO Margaret StenderHead Coach /General Manager Steven KeyAssistant Coach Stephanie White Head Strength & Conditioning Coach Ann CrosbyMedia and Web-Based Communications Manager Matt Kurnick
2009 Results6/20 Washington 81-Chicago 706/27 Chicago 68-Washington 637/23 Washington 75-Chicago 649/4 Chicago 92-Washington 86
Series Even
2010 ScheduleFriday, June 11 8:30 p.m.Saturday, June 19 7:00 p.m.Friday, June 25 8:30 p.m.Sunday, July 18 4:00 p.m.
(Home games in bold)All-Time Series: Washington 9-5
Steven Key
CHICAGO SKY
2009 SEASON SERIES (2-1) WASHINGTON MYSTICS VS. CONNECTICUTFIELD GOALS 3-POINT FG FREE THROWS REBOUNDS
PLAYER G GS MIN FG FGA PCT FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AST PF DQ STL TO BLK PTS AVG HI
Beard 3 3 94 20 44 0.455 1 6 0.167 10 11 0.909 2 14 16 11 7 0 8 11 2 51 17 26
Langhorne 3 2 91 18 26 0.692 0 0 --- 7 7 1 9 17 26 6 7 0 0 5 1 43 14.3 22
Harding 3 3 114 11 33 0.333 0 3 0 14 17 0.824 1 13 14 14 8 0 2 11 0 36 12 13
Currie 3 3 66 5 16 0.313 1 7 0.143 15 17 0.882 6 8 14 4 5 0 2 6 2 26 8.7 14
Sanford 3 1 72 11 18 0.611 0 0 --- 3 10 0.300 2 17 19 3 11 0 1 4 1 25 8.3 11
Coleman 3 0 65 7 19 0.368 4 8 0.500 2 3 0.667 1 10 11 3 5 0 2 5 0 20 6.7 16
Humphrey 1 0 11 2 5 0.400 0 2 0 2 2 1 3 2 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 6 6 6
Ajavon 3 0 42 3 12 0.25 0 6 0 9 11 0.818 1 2 3 2 7 0 2 2 0 15 5 7
Melvin 3 3 60 6 20 0.300 0 0 --- 2 6 0.333 2 8 10 1 11 0 0 3 6 14 4.7 7
Mosby 2 0 16 2 7 0.286 0 1 0 0 0 --- 4 2 6 0 4 0 2 2 0 4 2 4
Blue 2 0 9 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 --- 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
Mann 1 0 10 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 --- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MYSTICS 3 - 650 85 208 0.409 6 37 0.162 64 84 0.762 31 93 124 45 67 0 21 55 12 240 80 91
SUN 3 - 650 93 220 0.423 16 57 0.281 53 69 0.768 27 71 98 52 75 0 21 40 10 255 85 96
PLAYER
Jones 3 3 96 24 47 0.511 0 0 --- 11 15 0.733 2 8 10 6 12 0 3 4 2 59 19.7 23
Whalen 3 3 102 21 42 0.500 4 13 0.308 11 11 1 5 12 17 14 11 0 3 6 0 57 19 21
Gruda 2 2 69 10 21 0.476 0 0 --- 3 7 0.429 5 8 13 1 7 0 1 3 2 23 11.5 14
Jekabsone-Zogota 2 2 51 8 17 0.471 2 8 0.250 1 1 1 1 4 5 4 7 0 0 8 0 19 9.5 15
White 2 2 50 4 16 0.250 2 9 0.222 5 6 0.833 1 5 6 7 5 0 5 0 0 15 7.5 13
Whitmore 3 0 49 5 17 0.294 2 4 0.500 7 8 0.875 2 2 4 5 6 0 1 6 1 19 6.3 9
Holt 2 0 33 4 14 0.286 0 5 0 4 4 1 0 12 12 3 3 0 1 0 0 12 6 6
Phillips 3 1 78 5 19 0.263 2 10 0.200 6 8 0.750 5 5 10 6 5 0 4 5 0 18 6 13
Brown 3 0 30 6 9 0.667 1 2 0.500 1 1 1 0 4 4 2 3 0 0 2 0 14 4.7 10
Cirone 1 0 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 --- 0 3 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 3 3
Turner 1 0 21 1 4 0.250 1 2 0.500 0 0 --- 0 1 1 1 4 0 1 1 0 3 3 3
Gardin 3 1 33 2 6 0.333 1 3 0.333 3 6 0.500 4 5 9 2 4 0 0 2 2 8 2.7 5
Black 3 1 27 2 5 0.400 0 0 --- 1 2 0.500 1 2 3 1 7 0 0 2 3 5 1.7 2
Ervin 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUN 3 - 650 93 220 0.423 16 57 0.281 53 69 0.768 27 71 98 52 75 0 21 40 10 255 85 96
MYSTICS 3 - 650 85 208 0.409 6 37 0.162 64 84 0.762 31 93 124 45 67 0 21 55 12 240 80 91
Connecticut Sun1 Mohegan Sun Blvd.Uncasville, CT 06382Tel: 860-862-4000Fax: 860-862-4006/4010Ticket Information: 877-786-8499Radio: webcastTV: MyTV9 (WCTX)Colors: Navy Blue, Red, Orange, GoldArena: Mohegan Sun Arena (9,341)www.connecticutsun.com
DirectoryOwner The Mohegan TribeChief Executive Officer/Governor Mitchell EtessChief Operating Officer/Alternate Governor Jeffrey HartmannGeneral Manager Christopher SienkoHead Coach Mike ThibaultAssistant Coach Scott HawkAssistant Coach Bernadette MattoxBasketball Operations Coordinator Bill TinnelHead Athletic Trainer Jeremy NormanMedia Relations Manager Bill TavaresPublicist Jennifer Hildebrand
2009 Results6/6 Washington 82 - Connecticut 708/9 Connecticut 89 - Washington 678/14 Washington 91 - Connecticut 89
Washington 2 - 1
2010 ScheduleSunday, May 23 3:00 p.m.Sunday, May 30 4:00 p.m.Tuesday, July 27 7:30 p.m.Tuesday, August 10 7:00 p.m.(Home games in bold)All-Time Series: Connecticut 17-7
Mike Thibault
CONNECTICUT SUN
141WashingtonMystics.com 1.877.DC.HOOP1
2009 SEASON SERIES (0-4) WASHINGTON MYSTICS VS. INDIANAFIELD GOALS 3-POINT FG FREE THROWS REBOUNDS
PLAYER G GS MIN FG FGA PCT FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AST PF DQ STL TO BLK PTS AVG HI
Harding 4 4 143 25 56 0.446 1 5 0.200 13 15 0.867 7 13 20 16 13 1 8 22 1 64 16 22
Beard 4 3 114 24 60 0.400 5 16 0.313 8 13 0.615 6 15 21 6 18 1 3 12 0 61 15.3 23
Langhorne 4 4 118 19 36 0.528 0 0 --- 7 11 0.636 9 13 22 0 8 0 6 12 1 45 11.3 15
Currie 4 4 83 11 30 0.367 6 10 0.600 8 10 0.800 8 11 19 6 11 0 5 3 3 36 9 14
Coleman 4 0 77 9 25 0.360 5 14 0.357 6 8 0.750 6 8 14 4 5 0 2 3 1 29 7.3 11
Melvin 4 4 97 10 17 0.588 0 0 --- 4 7 0.571 6 4 10 8 10 0 6 4 6 24 6 14
Sanford 4 0 66 3 11 0.273 0 0 --- 5 8 0.625 7 12 19 4 11 0 5 7 2 11 2.8 7
Ajavon 4 1 56 2 25 0.080 1 10 0.100 5 8 0.625 6 4 10 4 11 0 2 4 0 10 2.5 5
Mosby 4 0 33 3 12 0.250 0 0 --- 2 2 1 3 3 6 0 7 1 0 3 0 8 2 4
Mann 2 0 6 1 2 0.500 1 2 0.500 0 0 --- 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 1.5 3
Blue 2 0 8 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 1 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MYSTICS 4 - 800 107 274 0.391 19 57 0.333 58 82 0.707 59 84 143 52 97 3 37 75 14 291 72.8 81
FEVER 4 - 800 104 234 0.444 22 59 0.373 96 119 0.807 36 98 134 54 87 0 48 66 15 326 81.5 87
PLAYER
Catchings 4 4 136 25 54 0.463 5 13 0.385 27 31 0.871 12 21 33 10 12 0 7 10 1 82 20.5 28
Douglas 4 4 137 25 56 0.446 4 18 0.222 24 26 0.923 5 16 21 11 5 0 10 17 0 78 19.5 34
Hoffman 4 4 131 15 37 0.405 3 7 0.429 10 11 0.909 3 20 23 8 13 0 8 10 2 43 10.8 16
Sutton-BrowN 3 3 84 10 22 0.455 0 0 --- 11 19 0.579 4 17 21 2 10 0 4 6 6 31 10.3 16
January 4 0 69 10 19 0.526 5 9 0.556 11 14 0.786 2 7 9 2 13 0 5 4 0 36 9 16
Bevilaqua 4 4 104 8 18 0.444 4 10 0.400 6 10 0.600 1 9 10 17 10 0 11 8 2 26 6.5 10
Dixon 4 0 49 5 12 0.417 1 2 0.500 4 4 1 2 3 5 3 4 0 1 2 1 15 3.8 8
Moore 4 1 73 6 14 0.429 0 0 --- 3 4 0.750 6 5 11 1 15 0 2 5 0 15 3.8 10
Davenport 3 0 12 0 1 0 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
Murphy 2 0 4 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wirth 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FEVER 4 - 800 104 234 0.444 22 59 0.373 96 119 0.807 36 98 134 54 87 0 48 66 15 326 81.5 87
MYSTICS 4 - 800 107 274 0.391 19 57 0.333 58 82 0.707 59 84 143 52 97 3 37 75 14 291 72.8 81
Indiana Fever 125 S. Pennsylvania StreetIndianapolis, Ind. 46204Tel: 317-917-2500Fax: 317-917-2599Ticket Information: 317-917-2500Radio: 1070 The FanTV: FOX Sports IndianaColors: Blue, Red, Gold Arena: Conseco Fieldhouse (9,643 | 18,165 with balcony)www.feverbasketball.com
Directory Pacers Sports & Entertainment Ownership Herb SimonPresident, Pacers Sports & Entertainment Jim MorrisChief Operating Officer & General Manager Kelly KrauskopfHead Coach Lin DunnAssistant Coaches Gary Kloppenburg, Jim LewisTrainer Craig StullDirector of Media Relations Kevin MessengerPublic Information Assistant Tim Edwards
2009 Results7/21 Indiana 82 - Washington 70 7/28 Indiana 85 - Washington 81 8/2 Indiana 87 - Washington 799/6 Indiana 72 - Washington 61
Indiana 4-0
2010 ScheduleSaturday, May 15 7:00 p.m.Tuesday, June 29 7:00 p.m.Saturday, July 24 7:00 p.m.Friday, July 30 7:00 p.m.(Home games in bold)All-Time Series: Indiana 28-11
Lin Dunn
INDIANA FEVER
2009 SEASON SERIES (1-1) WASHINGTON MYSTICS VS. LOS ANGELESFIELD GOALS 3-POINT FG FREE THROWS REBOUNDS
PLAYER G GS MIN FG FGA PCT FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AST PF DQ STL TO BLK PTS AVG HI
Beard 2 2 69 15 36 0.417 2 10 0.200 4 7 0.571 0 6 6 1 5 0 7 10 1 36 18 26
Harding 2 2 74 10 27 0.370 3 6 0.500 7 10 0.700 2 9 11 7 3 0 2 4 0 30 15 19
Ajavon 2 0 30 7 14 0.500 0 2 0 7 11 0.636 1 1 2 5 8 1 2 2 0 21 10.5 20
Melvin 2 2 48 6 12 0.500 0 0 --- 2 3 0.667 3 3 6 1 7 0 2 0 0 14 7 14
Langhorne 2 1 62 5 14 0.357 0 0 --- 3 3 1 4 13 17 1 3 0 2 4 0 13 6.5 8
Sanford 2 1 42 5 11 0.455 0 0 --- 1 1 1 6 5 11 2 8 1 3 4 0 11 5.5 9
Currie 2 2 37 5 12 0.417 0 2 0 0 0 --- 1 2 3 1 5 0 1 3 1 10 5 6
Coleman 2 0 30 1 11 0.091 0 3 0 5 8 0.625 1 5 6 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 3.5 7
Mosby 2 0 8 1 3 0.333 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 2 1 3 0 2 0 1 2 0 2 1 2
Mann 1 0 0 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MYSTICS 2 - 400 55 140 0.393 5 23 0.217 29 43 0.674 20 45 65 19 41 2 20 29 4 144 72 75
SPARKS 2 - 400 51 128 0.398 6 25 0.240 27 33 0.818 18 57 75 29 41 0 15 37 13 135 67.5 72
PLAYER
Leslie 1 1 35 8 11 0.727 0 1 0 4 5 0.800 3 4 7 4 3 0 1 1 2 20 20 20
Bobbitt 1 1 18 4 6 0.667 2 3 0.667 0 0 --- 0 5 5 0 2 0 2 1 0 10 10 10
Parker 2 2 59 5 17 0.294 0 1 0 7 8 0.875 3 13 16 5 3 0 1 9 4 17 8.5 15
Lennox 2 0 35 6 17 0.353 2 4 0.500 2 2 1 0 6 6 3 6 0 1 7 0 16 8 10
Quinn 2 0 49 6 15 0.400 2 2 1 2 3 0.667 3 4 7 9 7 0 4 0 2 16 8 8
Thompson 2 2 69 4 17 0.235 0 9 0 7 7 1 2 11 13 1 7 0 1 4 1 15 7.5 8
Ferdinand-Harris 2 1 27 5 9 0.556 0 1 0 3 4 0.750 1 0 1 1 5 0 1 2 1 13 6.5 9
Milton-Jones 2 2 54 6 20 0.300 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 6 8 2 2 0 2 4 0 12 6 8
Wisdom-Hylton 2 0 23 5 9 0.556 0 0 --- 1 2 0.500 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 11 5.5 8
Hayden 1 0 7 1 4 0.250 0 0 --- 1 1 1 2 1 3 0 4 0 0 2 2 3 3 3
Harrower 2 1 24 1 3 0.333 0 1 0 0 0 --- 1 5 6 3 1 0 2 2 0 2 1 2
SPARKS 2 - 400 51 128 0.398 6 25 0.240 27 33 0.818 18 57 75 29 41 0 15 37 13 135 67.5 72
MYSTICS 2 - 400 55 140 0.393 5 23 0.217 29 43 0.674 20 45 65 19 41 2 20 29 4 144 72 75
Los Angeles Sparks888 S. Figueroa St. Suite 2010 Los Angeles, CA 90017 Tel: 213-929-1300Fax: 213-929-1325Ticket Information: 877-444-SPARKSArena: Staples Center (13,141)Radio: KTLK AM 1150TV: Fox Sports West, FSN Prime Ticketwww.lasparks.com
DirectoryOwner: Carla ChristoffersonOwner: Katherine GoodmanPresident: Kristin BernertVice President/General Manager: Penny TolerHead Coach: Jennifer GillomAssistant Coach: Steve SmithAthletic Trainer: Courtney WatsonDirector of Communications: Alayne Ingram
2009 Results5/31 Washington 59-Los Angeles 706/26 Los Angeles 74-Washington 77
Series Even
2010 Schedule:Friday, May 28 10:30 p.m.Thursday, June 24 7:00 p.m.(Home games in bold)All-Time Series: Los Angeles 7 - 16Jennifer Gillom
LOS ANGELES SPARKS
143WashingtonMystics.com 1.877.DC.HOOP1
2009 SEASON SERIES (1-1) WASHINGTON MYSTICS VS. MINNESOTAFIELD GOALS 3-POINT FGS FREE THROWS REBOUNDS
PLAYER G GS MIN FG FGA PCT FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AST PF DQ STL TO BLK PTS AVG HI
Harding 2 2 74 13 28 0.464 3 6 0.500 8 11 0.727 0 5 5 6 6 0 4 6 3 37 18.5 27
Langhorne 2 1 66 13 23 0.565 0 0 --- 4 7 0.571 8 9 17 1 6 0 3 4 1 30 15 18
Beard 2 2 66 9 26 0.346 1 5 0.200 8 12 0.667 3 2 5 4 10 1 1 6 1 27 13.5 14
Melvin 2 2 45 8 14 0.571 0 0 --- 5 7 0.714 10 7 17 0 6 0 3 4 1 21 10.5 11
Ajavon 2 0 30 4 14 0.286 0 2 0 8 10 0.800 0 2 2 0 8 0 2 4 0 16 8 11
Coleman 2 0 32 3 8 0.375 1 3 0.333 6 7 0.857 2 2 4 2 3 0 2 2 0 13 6.5 11
Currie 2 2 53 3 9 0.333 2 2 1 3 4 0.750 1 13 14 7 5 0 2 3 0 11 5.5 8
Mosby 2 0 18 4 6 0.667 0 0 --- 2 2 1 1 4 5 1 3 0 0 1 1 10 5 10
Sanford 2 1 42 4 10 0.400 0 0 --- 2 3 0.667 3 4 7 1 7 0 1 4 0 10 5 6
MYSTICS 2 - 425 61 138 0.442 7 18 0.389 46 63 0.730 28 48 76 22 54 1 18 36 7 175 87.5 94
LYNX 2 - 425 56 128 0.438 11 35 0.314 48 63 0.762 14 39 53 25 52 2 16 31 9 171 85.5 96
PLAYER
Houston 2 2 57 14 28 0.500 2 7 0.286 9 10 0.900 4 8 12 2 11 1 4 2 2 39 19.5 20
Anosike 2 2 72 12 19 0.632 0 0 --- 13 18 0.722 2 8 10 5 9 1 4 6 1 37 18.5 24
Hodges 2 2 71 9 16 0.563 5 10 0.500 6 6` 1 1 7 8 2 2 0 1 3 3 29 14.5 19
Montgomery 2 0 47 8 23 0.348 1 6 0.167 9 13 0.692 0 2 2 4 3 0 2 6 0 26 13 21
Wiggins 2 2 71 6 19 0.316 1 3 0.333 8 10 0.800 1 5 6 6 8 0 1 3 0 21 10.5 11
Humphrey (TOT) 1 0 11 2 5 0.400 2 3 0.667 0 0 --- 0 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 6 6 6
Humphrey (MIN) 1 0 11 2 5 0.400 2 3 0.667 0 0 --- 0 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 6 6 6
McCants 2 0 26 2 5 0.400 0 2 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 6 0 0 2 0 6 3 4
Thomas 1 0 10 1 6 0.167 0 3 0 0 0 --- 0 3 3 0 3 0 3 1 2 2 2 2
Hollingsworth 2 0 13 1 1 1 0 0 --- 1 4 0.250 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 1.5 3
Miller 2 2 38 1 5 0.200 0 1 0 0 0 --- 1 2 3 4 5 0 0 4 0 2 1 2
Montanana 1 0 2 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pringle 1 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
LYNX 2 - 425 56 128 0.438 11 35 0.314 48 63 0.762 14 39 53 25 52 2 16 31 9 171 85.5 96
MYSTICS 2 - 425 61 138 0.442 7 18 0.389 46 63 0.730 28 48 76 22 54 1 18 36 7 175 87.5 94
Minnesota LynxTarget Center600 First Avenue NorthMinneapolis, MN 55403Tel: 612-673-8400Fax: 612-673-8407Ticket Information: 612-673-8400www.lynxbasketball.com
DirectoryOwner: Glen TaylorCOO: Rob MoorPresident: Chris WrightExecutive Vice President: Roger GriffithChief Operating Officer: Conrad SmithHead Coach/GM: Cheryl ReeveAssistant Coaches: Jim PetersenAthletic Trainer: Chuck BartaPR Coordinator: Aaron Seehusen
2009 Results7/7 Washington 94 - Minnesota 968/30 Minnesota 75 - Washington 84
Series Even
2010 Schedule:Sunday, May 16 7:00 p.m.Friday, August 13 7:00 p.m.(Home games in bold)All-Time Series: Minnesota 9-10Cheryl Reeve
MINNESOTA LYNX
2009 SEASON SERIES (2-2) WASHINGTON MYSTICS VS. NEW YORKFIELD GOALS 3-POINT FG FREE THROWS REBOUNDS
PLAYER G GS MIN FG FGA PCT FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AST PF DQ STL TO BLK PTS AVG HI
Beard 3 3 106 26 45 0.578 3 7 0.429 4 9 0.444 0 12 12 10 6 0 4 7 4 59 19.7 28
Harding 4 4 128 16 37 0.432 2 10 0.200 12 12 1 1 12 13 16 2 0 5 9 0 46 11.5 23
Currie 4 4 92 11 32 0.344 3 3 1 17 21 0.810 9 14 23 8 8 0 3 5 3 42 10.5 17
Sanford 4 0 70 12 24 0.500 0 0 --- 8 16 0.500 5 7 12 1 13 0 2 8 0 32 8 16
Langhorne 4 4 110 11 20 0.550 0 0 --- 4 6 0.667 9 20 29 4 6 0 2 11 3 26 6.5 7
Melvin 4 4 76 7 17 0.412 0 1 0 4 5 0.800 6 10 16 4 13 0 3 10 5 18 4.5 7
Ajavon 4 1 53 6 30 0.200 2 5 0.400 3 8 0.375 5 6 11 1 3 0 3 5 0 17 4.3 15
Blue 2 0 26 2 5 0.400 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 7 3.5 7
Coleman 4 0 71 3 15 0.200 2 9 0.222 1 2 0.500 2 9 11 2 6 0 3 3 1 9 2.3 7
Mosby 4 0 39 3 8 0.375 0 0 --- 3 5 0.600 2 5 7 0 6 0 2 4 0 9 2.3 9
Mann 3 0 29 2 6 0.333 1 3 0.333 0 0 --- 0 4 4 3 3 0 2 0 0 5 1.7 3
MYSTICS 4 - 800 99 239 0.414 14 39 0.359 58 86 0.674 39 101 140 49 66 0 30 70 16 270 67.5 78
LIBERTY 4 - 800 102 234 0.436 29 71 0.408 55 70 0.786 24 96 120 59 82 0 39 66 25 288 72 86
PLAYER
McCarville 4 4 106 24 41 0.585 0 1 0 18 20 0.900 4 12 16 11 7 0 11 14 8 66 16.5 28
Christon 4 4 120 18 40 0.450 11 24 0.458 9 13 0.692 4 12 16 5 17 0 5 10 3 56 14 21
Carson 4 4 85 12 26 0.462 4 9 0.444 1 2 0.500 2 4 6 5 7 0 3 4 4 29 7.3 17
Jackson 4 2 63 10 18 0.556 0 0 --- 7 8 0.875 3 12 15 2 6 0 3 5 2 27 6.8 14
Larkins 2 0 21 3 5 0.600 0 0 --- 6 8 0.750 2 4 6 0 4 0 2 1 2 12 6 9
Kraayeveld 4 2 89 7 19 0.368 4 9 0.444 5 8 0.625 2 14 16 1 6 0 2 6 5 23 5.8 7
Moore 4 4 109 8 30 0.267 2 10 0.200 1 2 0.500 1 12 13 19 9 0 9 7 0 19 4.8 8
Spencer 4 0 48 5 11 0.455 4 7 0.571 5 5 1 2 4 6 1 2 0 1 2 1 19 4.8 9
Battle 4 0 67 7 14 0.500 2 4 0.500 0 0 --- 1 12 13 4 8 0 3 6 0 16 4 6
Vaughn 4 0 40 6 16 0.375 0 1 0 3 4 0.750 2 5 7 1 9 0 0 4 0 15 3.8 9
Mitchell 4 0 51 2 14 0.143 2 6 0.333 0 0 --- 1 5 6 10 7 0 0 3 0 6 1.5 3
LIBERTY 4 - 800 102 234 0.436 29 71 0.408 55 70 0.786 24 96 120 59 82 0 39 66 25 288 72 86
MYSTICS 4 - 800 99 239 0.414 14 39 0.359 58 86 0.674 39 101 140 49 66 0 30 70 16 270 67.5 78
New York LibertyMadison Square GardenTwo Pennsylvania PlazaNew York, NY 10121-0091Telephone: 212-564-WNBATelevision: MSG Network (cable)Colors: Blue, Seafoam Green, Orange, BlackArena: Madison Square Garden (19,763)www.nyliberty.com
DirectoryExecutive Chairman; President and CEO, Cablevision Systems Corporation James L. DolanPresident and CEO, Madison Square Garden Hank Ratner President MSG Sports Scott O’NeilPresident & General Manager Carol BlazejowskiHead Coach Anne DonovanAssistant Coach Laurie ByrdHead Athletic Trainer/Manager, Basketball Operations Lisa WhiteCoordinator, Communications Casey Sherman
2009 Results7/18 Washington 68-New York 677/30 Washington 78-New York 758/16 New York 60-Washington 599/13 New York 86-Washington 65
Series Even
2010 ScheduleFriday, May 21 7:00 p.m.Saturday, June 12 7:00 p.m.Thursday, July 15 12:00 p.m.Friday, August 6 7:30 p.m.Friday, August 20 7:00 p.m.(Home games in bold)All-Time Series: New York 30 - 17
Anne Donovan
NEW YORK LIBERTY
145WashingtonMystics.com 1.877.DC.HOOP1
2009 SEASON SERIES (1-1) WASHINGTON MYSTICS VS. PHOENIXFIELD GOALS 3-POINT FG FREE THROWS REBOUNDS
PLAYER G GS MIN FG FGA PCT FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AST PF DQ STL TO BLK PTS AVG HI
Beard 2 2 72 12 34 0.353 5 14 0.357 6 6 1 1 10 11 7 6 0 7 4 2 35 17.5 21
Langhorne 2 1 64 16 24 0.667 0 0 --- 3 5 0.600 9 15 24 1 3 0 0 7 0 35 17.5 19
Harding 2 2 75 12 25 0.480 2 4 0.500 1 2 0.500 3 5 8 15 5 0 3 6 2 27 13.5 15
Currie 2 2 38 6 12 0.500 0 1 0 10 12 0.833 1 4 5 2 4 0 1 4 0 22 11 12
Sanford 2 1 49 5 14 0.357 0 0 --- 9 14 0.643 2 10 12 1 4 0 0 7 2 19 9.5 13
Ajavon 2 0 43 6 17 0.353 2 6 0.333 4 6 0.667 1 1 2 4 7 0 4 1 0 18 9 12
Mann 1 0 6 3 4 0.750 0 1 0 0 0 --- 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 6
Melvin 2 2 37 5 16 0.313 0 0 --- 1 4 0.250 6 5 11 1 6 0 3 5 1 11 5.5 9
Coleman 1 0 11 2 4 0.500 1 2 0.500 0 0 --- 0 3 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 5 5 5
Humphrey 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 --- 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mosby 1 0 3 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
MYSTICS 2 - 400 67 151 0.444 10 29 0.345 34 49 0.694 24 56 80 32 37 0 20 39 7 178 89 91
MERCURY 2 - 400 68 149 0.456 13 29 0.448 25 34 0.735 16 48 64 32 43 0 19 37 14 174 87 93
PLAYER
Taurasi 2 2 70 13 29 0.448 5 12 0.417 8 9 0.889 0 9 9 7 8 0 5 9 5 39 19.5 23
Pondexter 2 2 61 14 35 0.400 1 6 0.167 5 8 0.625 3 4 7 9 8 0 2 3 0 34 17 24
Johnson 2 2 55 9 21 0.429 1 1 1 3 4 0.750 1 8 9 8 7 0 0 5 1 22 11 11
T. Smith 2 2 65 8 22 0.364 3 5 0.600 1 1 1 1 10 11 2 9 0 3 7 3 20 10 11
Taylor 1 0 22 4 9 0.444 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 3 1 9 9 9
Bonner 2 0 35 6 11 0.545 0 0 --- 3 4 0.750 6 9 15 2 2 0 1 1 1 15 7.5 9
Willingham 2 2 38 7 10 0.700 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 2 3 5 1 3 0 4 3 1 14 7 8
Swanier 2 0 19 4 7 0.571 2 3 0.667 2 2 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 12 6 10
Mazzante 1 0 13 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 --- 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 3
Ohlde 2 0 21 2 4 0.500 0 0 --- 2 5 0.400 2 2 4 0 5 0 2 3 1 6 3 5
MERCURY 2 - 400 68 149 0.456 13 29 0.448 25 34 0.735 16 48 64 32 43 0 19 37 14 174 87 93
MYSTICS 2 - 400 67 151 0.444 10 29 0.345 34 49 0.694 24 56 80 32 37 0 20 39 7 178 89 91
Phoenix Mercury201 E. Jefferson StreetPhoenix, AZ 85004Telephone: 602-514-8333Fax: 602-379-7540www.phoenixmercury.com
DirectoryManaging Partner Robert SarverPresident and COO, Phoenix Suns Rick WeltsPresident and COO, Phoenix Mercury Jay ParryGeneral Manager Ann Meyers DrysdaleHead Coach Corey GainesAssistant Coach Julie HairgroveHead Athletic Trainer Tamara PooleBasketball Communications Manager Eric Barkyoumb
2009 Results6/3 Washington 93 - Phoenix 98 6/24 Phoenix 98 - Washington 90
Series Even
2010 ScheduleSunday, June 27 4:00 p.m.Thursday, July 1 10:00 p.m.(Home games in bold)All-Time Series: Phoenix 14-8Corey Gaines
PHOENIX MERCURY
2009 SEASON SERIES (1-1) WASHINGTON MYSTICS VS. SAN ANTONIOFIELD GOALS 3-POINT FG FREE THROWS REBOUNDS
PLAYER G GS MIN FG FGA PCT FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AST PF DQ STL TO BLK PTS AVG HI
Harding 2 2 75 15 24 0.625 3 5 0.600 4 5 0.800 2 5 7 9 3 0 2 7 2 37 18.5 19
Beard 2 2 68 14 29 0.483 5 9 0.556 3 4 0.750 0 10 10 4 10 0 4 7 1 36 18 19
Ajavon 2 0 48 10 15 0.667 5 7 0.714 4 4 1 0 4 4 2 5 0 3 3 0 29 14.5 15
Langhorne 2 0 57 10 17 0.588 0 0 --- 3 5 0.600 4 7 11 1 5 0 1 1 1 23 11.5 13
Mosby 1 0 23 4 6 0.667 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 0 4 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 8 8 8
Sanford 2 2 35 5 9 0.556 0 0 --- 2 3 0.667 2 7 9 1 5 0 2 4 1 12 6 8
Currie 2 2 37 3 6 0.500 1 2 0.500 4 6 0.667 0 9 9 2 4 0 2 5 0 11 5.5 9
Coleman 1 0 12 1 3 0.333 0 2 0 0 0 --- 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 2 2
Melvin 2 2 43 1 5 0.200 0 0 --- 2 5 0.400 4 1 5 5 4 0 2 6 0 4 2 3
Humphrey 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
MYSTICS 2 - 400 63 115 0.548 14 25 0.560 22 32 0.688 12 47 59 28 39 0 17 37 5 162 81 84
SILVER STARS 2 - 400 60 127 0.472 17 41 0.415 24 35 0.686 15 34 49 44 33 0 20 27 4 161 80.5 82
PLAYER
Young 2 2 71 16 31 0.516 1 4 0.250 8 15 0.533 2 6 8 5 3 0 5 5 3 41 20.5 21
Hammon 2 2 66 13 30 0.433 5 12 0.417 8 8 1 2 2 4 10 5 0 4 6 0 39 19.5 21
Snell 2 0 45 8 19 0.421 6 15 0.400 0 0 --- 2 4 6 3 3 0 3 3 0 22 11 14
Johnson 2 2 52 6 11 0.545 1 2 0.500 2 2 1 1 8 9 6 3 0 2 1 0 15 7.5 9
Frazee 2 0 19 5 10 0.500 1 3 0.333 3 4 0.750 3 3 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 14 7 11
Darling 2 2 47 3 7 0.429 1 1 1 2 4 0.500 0 2 2 11 5 0 6 2 0 9 4.5 6
Riley 2 2 49 4 10 0.400 0 1 0 1 2 0.500 4 6 10 1 8 0 0 2 1 9 4.5 5
Lawson-Wade 2 0 26 3 5 0.600 2 3 0.667 0 0 --- 0 3 3 4 2 0 0 2 0 8 4 5
Mattera 1 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2
Perperoglou 2 0 21 1 3 0.333 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 1 0 1 3 3 0 0 3 0 2 1 2
SILVER STARS 2 - 400 60 127 0.472 17 41 0.415 24 35 0.686 15 34 49 44 33 0 20 27 4 161 80.5 82
MYSTICS 2 - 400 63 115 0.548 14 25 0.560 22 32 0.688 12 47 59 28 39 0 17 37 5 162 81 84
San Antonio Silver StarsAT&T Center (9,839)One AT&T CenterSan Antonio, TX 78219Tel: 210-444-5000Fax: 210-444-5699Radio Station: Ticket 760 AM TV Station: FOXSports Southwest)Team Colors: Silver and Blackwww.sasilverstars.com
DirectoryOwner Peter HoltPresident Business Operations Rick PychDirector of Business Operations, WNBA Russell J. WarrenGeneral Manager Dan HughesHead Coach Sandy BrondelloAssistant Coaches Olaf LangeHead Athletic Trainer LaTonya HolleyManager of Public Relations Rachel Askin
2009 Results6/6 Washington 52 - San Antonio 637/6 San Antonio 83 - Washington 75
Series Even
2010 ScheduleThursday, July 29 7:00 p.m.Tuesday, August 17 8:00 p.m.(Home games in bold)All-Time Series: Washington 14-9Sandy Brondello
SAN ANTONIO SILVER STARS
147WashingtonMystics.com 1.877.DC.HOOP1
2009 SEASON SERIES (1-1) WASHINGTON MYSTICS VS. SEATTLEFIELD GOALS 3-POINT FG FREE THROWS REBOUNDS
PLAYER G GS MIN FG FGA PCT FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AST PF DQ STL TO BLK PTS AVG HI
Currie 2 2 45 9 14 0.643 2 4 0.500 10 14 0.714 2 11 13 2 6 0 1 5 2 30 15 17
Coleman 2 0 40 8 14 0.571 5 6 0.833 6 7 0.857 4 4 8 1 2 0 3 4 3 27 13.5 14
Ajavon 2 1 59 6 25 0.240 2 9 0.222 7 13 0.538 3 4 7 7 6 0 7 9 1 21 10.5 16
Langhorne 2 2 59 5 14 0.357 0 0 --- 8 17 0.471 5 11 16 1 7 0 3 2 0 18 9 12
Sanford 2 1 47 6 9 0.667 0 0 --- 5 7 0.714 3 2 5 1 7 0 2 5 1 17 8.5 10
Harding 2 2 60 5 19 0.263 0 2 0 2 4 0.500 0 10 10 6 3 0 1 6 1 12 6 7
Beard 1 1 17 1 6 0.167 0 0 --- 2 4 0.500 0 2 2 1 3 0 3 3 1 4 4 4
Blue 2 0 18 3 7 0.429 2 5 0.400 0 0 --- 1 3 4 3 3 0 3 4 0 8 4 8
Melvin 2 1 33 4 5 0.800 0 0 --- 0 2 0 4 5 9 1 4 0 1 2 3 8 4 4
Mann 2 0 13 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0.5 1
Mosby 1 0 8 0 3 0 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MYSTICS 2 - 400 47 117 0.402 11 27 0.407 41 69 0.594 23 53 76 23 44 0 25 41 12 146 73 78
STORM 2 - 400 49 116 0.422 12 29 0.414 35 47 0.745 17 46 63 29 57 1 25 43 13 145 72.5 78
PLAYER
Bird 2 2 65 12 22 0.545 4 8 0.500 2 2 1 0 5 5 11 2 0 7 8 0 30 15 17
Jackson 1 1 18 4 10 0.400 2 5 0.400 3 4 0.750 1 2 3 1 5 0 1 1 4 13 13 13
Wright 2 2 70 9 25 0.360 0 0 --- 4 4 1 6 1 7 7 6 0 7 10 0 22 11 13
Cash 2 2 73 5 22 0.227 1 4 0.250 8 9 0.889 2 10 12 5 8 0 3 7 0 19 9.5 12
Little 2 2 52 5 9 0.556 1 2 0.500 8 11 0.727 4 9 13 2 10 0 2 6 2 19 9.5 10
Burse 2 1 44 6 8 0.750 0 0 --- 3 6 0.500 1 8 9 1 9 1 4 1 3 15 7.5 14
Johnson 2 0 27 3 6 0.500 3 6 0.500 4 4 1 0 3 3 2 6 0 0 4 1 13 6.5 10
Batkovic-Brown 2 0 23 4 7 0.571 1 2 0.500 0 3 0 2 4 6 0 5 0 1 2 1 9 4.5 9
Walker 2 0 11 1 5 0.200 0 2 0 2 2 1 1 3 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 4 2 2
Robinson 2 0 18 0 2 0 0 0 --- 1 2 0.500 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 2 2 1 0.5 1
STORM 2 - 400 49 116 0.422 12 29 0.414 35 47 0.745 17 46 63 29 57 1 25 43 13 145 72.5 78
MYSTICS 2 - 400 47 117 0.402 11 27 0.407 41 69 0.594 23 53 76 23 44 0 25 41 12 146 73 78
Seattle Storm3421 Thorndyke Ave. W. Seattle, WA 98119 Tel: 206-217-WNBA (9622) Fax: 206-281-5817www.wnba.com/storm
DirectoryOwnership Force 10 Hoops L.L.C. Chairperson Dawn Trudeau President & Chief Executive Officer, Storm Karen Bryant Head Coach & Director of Player Personnel Brian Agler Assistant Coaches Nancy Darsch Director of Basketball Operations Missy Bequette Head Athletic Trainer Tom SpencerPublic Relations Manager Jennifer Carroll
2009 Results7/23 Seattle 73 - Washington 718/3 Washington 78 - Seattle 86
Series Even
2010 ScheduleTuesday, May 25 10:00 p.m.Sunday, August 15 4:00 p.m.(Home games in bold)All-Time Series: Seattle 9-8Brian Agler
SEATTLE STORM
2009 SEASON SERIES (2-1) WASHINGTON MYSTICS VS. DETROITFIELD GOALS 3-POINT FG FREE THROWS REBOUNDS
PLAYER G GS MIN FG FGA PCT FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AST PF DQ STL TO BLK PTS AVG HI
Beard 3 3 95 17 41 0.415 4 13 0.308 9 11 0.818 2 8 10 5 10 0 5 10 2 47 15.7 17
Langhorne 3 2 88 13 22 0.591 0 1 0 8 9 0.889 7 13 20 5 10 0 4 6 1 34 11.3 15
Harding 3 3 109 11 27 0.407 1 6 0.167 6 9 0.667 1 7 8 17 4 0 3 5 1 29 9.7 12
Ajavon 3 0 45 9 18 0.500 4 8 0.500 6 8 0.75 3 3 6 3 5 0 5 3 0 28 9.3 12
Sanford 3 1 61 10 17 0.588 0 0 --- 6 13 0.462 7 10 17 3 9 0 2 7 3 26 8.7 14
Coleman 3 0 54 7 16 0.438 4 10 0.400 3 3 1 2 6 8 1 9 0 1 4 0 21 7 13
Melvin 3 3 65 8 20 0.400 0 0 --- 2 4 0.500 8 9 17 3 6 0 2 7 2 18 6 9
Currie 3 3 55 3 17 0.176 0 4 0 7 8 0.875 0 8 8 4 5 0 2 2 0 13 4.3 6
Mann 2 0 11 2 5 0.400 2 5 0.400 0 0 --- 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 6 3 6
Blue 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Humphrey 1 0 10 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 --- 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Mosby 2 0 5 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
MYSTICS 3 - 600 80 188 0.426 15 49 0.306 47 65 0.723 31 66 97 44 63 0 25 49 11 222 74 77
SHOCK 3 - 600 82 184 0.446 9 30 0.300 43 58 0.741 26 70 96 53 74 0 20 53 9 216 72 81
PLAYER
Nolan 3 3 103 20 47 0.426 1 9 0.111 5 8 0.625 6 4 10 14 10 0 1 6 0 46 15.3 23
McWilliams 3 3 99 14 25 0.560 0 1 0 9 10 0.900 3 18 21 9 9 0 3 6 3 37 12.3 17
Smith 3 3 109 11 23 0.478 4 10 0.400 6 6 1 2 10 12 9 6 0 1 9 0 32 10.7 14
Kelly (TOT) 1 0 11 3 5 0.600 0 0 --- 4 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 1 10 10 10
Zellous 3 1 66 8 25 0.320 0 4 0 13 18 0.722 0 9 9 6 12 0 3 5 1 29 9.7 16
Braxton 2 0 32 7 15 0.467 0 0 --- 3 6 0.500 3 6 9 2 8 0 2 6 1 17 8.5 14
Sanni 3 0 37 8 15 0.533 0 0 --- 3 4 0.750 2 5 7 5 6 0 1 3 2 19 6.3 13
Teasley (TOT) 2 2 26 3 5 0.600 2 3 0.667 4 4 1 1 1 2 4 9 0 1 1 0 12 6 12
Ford 2 2 45 5 10 0.500 0 0 --- 0 2 0 6 6 12 0 5 0 2 3 0 10 5 10
Hornbuckle 3 2 71 6 19 0.316 3 4 0.750 0 0 --- 3 9 12 8 10 0 6 8 1 15 5 9
Haynie 2 0 11 2 3 0.667 1 2 0.500 0 0 --- 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 5 2.5 3
Farris 3 1 17 1 2 0.500 0 0 --- 4 4 1 1 2 3 0 3 0 1 3 0 6 2 4
Schumacher 1 0 10 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
SHOCK 3 - 600 82 184 0.446 9 30 0.300 43 58 0.741 26 70 96 53 74 0 20 53 9 216 72 81
MYSTICS 3 - 600 80 188 0.426 15 49 0.306 47 65 0.723 31 66 97 44 63 0 25 49 11 222 74 77
Tulsa Shock (Formerly Detroit Shock) Williams Center Tower One One West Third Street Suite 1100 Tulsa, OK 74103 918-949-9700 http://www.wnba.com/shock
DirectoryPresident/Chief Revenue Officer Steve SwetohaHead Coach/General Manager Nolan RichardsonAssistant Coach Wayne StehlikDirector of Basketball Operations Tammy BagbyMedia Relations Manager Pardeep Toor
2009 Results (Detroit Shock)6/10 Washington 75 - Detroit 697/15 Washington 66 - Detroit 708/11 Detroit 81 - Washington 77
Washington 2-1
2010 ScheduleSaturday, July 3 8:00 p.m.Sunday, August 1 4:00 p.m.(Home games in bold)All-Time Series: Detroit 25-10
Nolan Richardson
TULSA SHOCK
LEAGUE
League Office: 645FifthAve;NewYork,NY10022;(212)688-WNBA(9622)
WNBA Teams: EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
History: OnApril24,1996,women’sbasketballannounced“WeGotNext”astheNBABoardofGovernorsapprovedtheconceptofa Women’sNationalBasketballAssociation(WNBA)tobeginplayinJuneof1997.
Sincethatdayin1996therehavebeenmanyfirstsfortheWNBA:
ValAckerman--thefirstpresidentoftheWNBA
SherylSwoopes--thefirstplayersignedtotheWNBA
CynthiaCooper--theleague’sfirstMostValuablePlayer
HoustonComets--thefirstWNBAChampions
LisaLeslie--thefirstWNBAplayertodunk(7/30/02vs.Miami)
LaurenJackson–thefirstinternationalplayertowinMVP(2007)
CandaceParker–thefirstrookietoearntheleague’sMVPhonor(2008)
SylviaFowles–thefirstgoaltendingcall(vs.LA6/3/2008)
TheinauguralWNBAseasontippedoffonJune21,1997,withtheNewYorkLibertytakingontheLosAngelesSparksattheGreatWesternForuminInglewood,California.Acrowdof14,284watchedasSparks’guardPennyTolerscoredthefirstbasketinWNBAhistory.TheLibertydefeatedtheSparks,67-57.
AtlantaDream
ChicagoSky
ConnecticutSun
IndianaFever
NewYorkLiberty
WashingtonMystics
LosAngeleSparks
MinnesotaLynx
PheonixMercury
SsanAntonioSilverStars
SeattleStorm
TulssaShock
WNBA HISTORY
151WashingtonMystics.com 1.877.DC.HOOP1
AGrowingGame:TheinfluenceoftheWNBAcanbeseenintheexplosivegrowthoforganizedwomen’sbasketballoverthepast12seasons.Anestimated100millionwomenplaybasketballworldwide,andourleaguereflectsthistrend,featuring23internationalplayersfrom16countriesandterritoriesattheendofthe2008season.FemaleAAUyouthbasketballparticipationhasincreased+277percentsince1990(from28,840to108,758players).Femalehighschoolbasketballparticipationhasincreased18percentsince1990(from387,802to456,967players).AndfemaleNCAAbasketballparticipationhasincreased43percentsince1990(from10,551to15,096players).
Key PersonnelDonnaOrender–PresidentReneeBrown–ChiefofBasketballOperationsandPlayerRelationsChristopherGranger–Sr.VicePresident,TeamMarketing& BusinessOperationsChristineGodleski–COOJaminDershowitz–GeneralCounsel DeeKantner–SupervisorofOfficialsHilaryShaev–VicePresident,Marketing
Key PlayersTopveterans:AlanaBeard(Mystics),SeimoneAugustus(Lynx),SueBird(Storm),TamikaCatchings(Fever),KatieDouglas(Fever),CherylFord(Shock),BeckyHammon(SilverStars),EbonyHoffman(Fever),AsjhaJones(Sun),KaraLawson(Sun),JanelMcCarville(Liberty),CappiePondexter(Liberty),NicolePowell(Liberty),KatieSmith(Mystics),DianaTaurasi(Mercury),TinaThompson(Sparks),LindsayWhalen(Lynx),SophiaYoung(SilverStars).
Rising young starsNickyAnosike(Lynx),DeWannaBonner(Mercury),SylviaFowles(Sky),LindseyHarding(Mystics),AlexisHornbuckle(Shock),ChardeHouston(Lynx),AngelMcCoughtry(Dream),ReneeMontgomery(Sun),CandaceParker(Sparks),CandiceWiggins(Lynx),ShavonteZellous(Shock).
Key StatsBallsize:28.5”(highschoolandNCAAwomen’s) 3-pointline:20’61/4”(International)Lengthofgame:Four10-minutequarters
All-Star GameThissummer’smarqueeevent“WNBAvs.USABasketball:TheStarsattheSun”willshowcasetheworld’sbestfemalebasketballplayersunderoneroofwhentheWNBA’stoptalentfacestheUSABasketballWomen’sNationalTeam.Thisspecialevent,hostedbytheWNBAandtheConnecticutSun,willtakeplaceatthe
MoheganSunArenainUncasville,CTonSaturday,July10.ESPNwillbroadcastthegamewithtip-offsetfor3:30p.m.ET.TheUSABasketballsquadwillbecoachedGenoAuriemma.
The2009WNBAAll-StarGamewasheldatMoheganSunArenainUncasville,Conn.onSaturday,July25.Itwastheninthsuchgameinleaguehistory,andsecondplayedatMoheganSun,andwasplayedinfrontofaselloutcrowdof9,518.TheWestbeattheEast130-118inthehighestscoringAll-StarGameinWNBAhistory.SwinCashoftheSeattleStormclaimedMVPhonors.Cash,whotalliedanAll-Starrecord22pointson10-of-16,wasoneoffiveformerUConnHuskieswhowereparticipatinginthegame.
Inspiring CoachTheInspiringCoachAwardisanannualhonorintroducedin2007tohonorcoacheswhohavepositivelyinfluencedathletesacrossnumerouslevelsandwhoseachievementsleaveanindeliblemarkonsportsasawhole.TheUniversityofTennessee’sPatSummittearnedthehonorin2009forherprofoundimpactonfemaleathletesandherdemonstratedcommitment,passion,anddedicationtowork,family,andcommunity.PreviouswinnersincludeKayYowandJodyConradt.
Inspiring WomenTheInspiringWomanAwardisanannualhonorthatcelebratesanindividualwho,onadailybasis,demonstratesherabilitytoinspireothersthroughhercommitment,passionanddedicationtowork,family,andcommunity.PasthonoreesincludeEmmy-awardwinningjournalistCokieRoberts,GoodMorningAmerica’sRobinRoberts,SecretaryofStateCondoleezzaRice,andtheWNBAAll-DecadeTeam.
Dawn Staley AwardTheDawnStaleyCommunityLeadershipAwardwasannouncedin2006andisnowpresentedannuallytotheplayerwhobestexemplifiesthecharacteristicsofaleaderinthecommunityandreflectsStaley’scontagiousleadership,spirit,charitableeffortsandloveforthegame.TamikaCatchingswontheinauguralawardin2007whileTamikaRaymondwasnamedthewinnerfor2008.AmemberoftheWNBA’sAll-DecadeTeam,Staley,whoretiredfollowingthe2006season,establishedherselfasoneofthegreatestambassadorsinwomen’sbasketballhistory,whilealsodemonstratingoutstandingleadershipqualitiesasacoachonthecollegiatelevelandasaphilanthropistandhumanitarian.
MarketingTheWNBAmaintainsmarketing,promotional,andmediapartnershipswithavarietyoftopcompanies,eachwithvaryinglevelsofactivationandintegrationinleagueoperations.
Marketing Partnersadidas,EASPORTS,Gatorade,HP,KiaMotors,NIKE,Peak,PitneyBowes,Russell,Southwest,Spalding,Starwood,T-Mobile,Toyota
Promotional Partners1-800-Flowers,BoozAllen,Meredith,GeneralMills,OfficeMax,Protégé
Media PartnersIHOP,Merck,SanofiPasteur
Newpartnersin2008includedsuchmajorcompaniesasKiaMotors,IHOPandPitneyBowes.HP,StarwoodHotelsandResortsand“GotMilk?”alljoinedtheWNBAaspartnersforthe2009season.
TheWNBA’smarketingpartnersutilizetheleaguetosupportwomen’ssportsandreachitsstrongfanbaseofwomen,families,andyounggirlsthroughadvertisinginWNBAnationallytelevisedgames,nationalpromotions,playerendorsements,andspecialevents.ThroughtheWNBA’sextensive,highlyintegratedrelationshipwithadidas,thesportinggoodsandapparelgiantnotonlyservesastheofficialoutfitteroftheWNBA–havingunveilednewuniformsacrosstheleaguein2007–butalsoasthepresenterofthe2007,2008,and2009WNBADraftsandin2008becamethefirst-everpresentingpartneroftheWNBA’sentirepostseason,includingboththeplayoffsandFinals.
TwoWNBAteamsenteredthe2009seasonasforerunnersintheleague’sMarqueePartnershipprogram,whichincludesmultiyeardealsfeaturingbrandedsponsorshipofgamejerseys–thePhoenixMercurypartneringwithLifeLock,agiantintheidentitytheftindustry,andtheLosAngelesSparkspartneringwithFarmersInsuranceGroup.
Attendance /TV RatingsTheWNBAconcludedthe2009regularseasonwithitsthirdconsecutiveyearofincreasedattendanceandsecondconsecutiveyearofincreasedviewershiponESPN2.TheWNBAregular
seasononESPN2concludedwithanaverageof269,000viewers,up8percentversus2008(248,000viewers).Regular-seasongamesonESPN2sawincreasesinkeydemographics,includingmen18-34(+9percent),men18-49(+14percent),andmen23-54(+23percent).
Forthe2009WNBAFinalspresentedbyadidas,averageviewershiponESPN2jumped76percentfrom2008.Thefive-gameseriesfeaturingtheIndianaFeverandPhoenixMercuryalsofeaturedthreeselloutsandthehighesttotalattendancefigure(82,018)inWNBAFinalshistory.
TheWNBAhasoneofthetopfiveFacebookfanbasesamongsportsleagues,withmorethan275,000fans(www.Facebook.com/wnba).
TheWNBA’sbroadcastcoveragein2009includedlivenationaltelecastsof29regular-seasonandpostseasoncontestsonESPN2andABC,andanother50gamesonNBATV,aswellasgamesstreamedonESPN360.com.
Inaddition,fanswatchedmorethantwomillionstreamsofliveandarchivedgamesthroughWNBALiveAccess,anewfeatureonWNBA.comthatprovidedfanswithfreeaccesstomorethan200livegameWebcasts-theleague’smostcomprehensiveoffering-throughouttheseason.
InJuly2007,theWNBAsignedanew,eight-yearTVdealwithESPNthattipsoffin2009andrunsthrough2016,theWNBA’s20thseason.Theagreement,whichcallsforABC,ESPNandESPN2totelecastWNBAgames,includesrightsfees,afirstforanywomen’sproteamsportsleagueintheU.S.
Global ReachNowinitsseconddecade,theWNBAhasawideimpactonoverseasmarkets.In2009,forthethirdstraightyear,WNBAgamesandprogrammingreachedarecord203countriesin32languages,surpassingtheprevioustotalof198countries.Includedweretelevisionagreementsinsixnewcountries:Argentina,Bulgaria,Jamaica,PanAfrica,SouthKoreaandChina.Inaddition,forthefourthconsecutiveyear,fansinChinawereabletoviewWNBAactionvialiveWebcastsonNBA.com/china.
WNBArostersforthe2009seasonfeatured18internationalplayersfrom11countriesandterritories.Amongtheleague’sinternationalcontingentaretheSeattleStorm’sLaurenJackson(Australia),IndianaFever’sTammySutton-Brown(Canada),SanAntonioSilver
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Stars’SophiaYoung(St.Vincent),andLosAngelesSparks’TichaPenicheiro(Portugal).
OwnershipSevenWNBAteamsnowfallundertheindependentownershipmodel:theAtlantaDream,ChicagoSky,ConnecticutSun,LosAngelesSparks,SeattleStorm,TulsaShockandWashingtonMystics.
WiththeannouncementonOct.20,2009thattheDetroitShockwouldrelocatetoTulsa,Okla.,TulsaProHoopsL.L.C.willbeginplayin2010andisledbyBillCameronandDavidBox.Force10Hoops,L.L.C.,theentityownedbySeattlebusinesswomenandcivicleadersAnneLevinson,GinnyGilder,LisaBrummelandDawnTrudeau,purchasedtheSeattleStormonFeb.28,2008.InOctober,2009,KathyBettypurchasedtheAtlantaDream.Inaddition,theLosAngelesSparksopenedthe2007seasonwithnewownershipafterKathyGoodmanandCarlaChristofferson,twolong-timeseasonticketholders,boughttheSparksonDec.7,2006.TheyjoinedSheilaJohnson’sWashingtonMystics,MichaelAlter’sChicagoSky,andtheMoheganTribe’sConnecticutSunasindependentlyownedWNBAfranchises.
SevenwomenserveasownersofWNBAteams:Dr.SheilaJohnson(WashingtonMystics);KathyGoodmanandCarlaChristofferson(LosAngelesSparks);KathyBetty(Atlanta);andAnneLevinson,GinnyGilder,LisaBrummelandDawnTrudeau(SeattleStorm).Aneighth,musicalartistMichelleWilliams,formerlyof“Destiny’sChild,”isaminorityowneroftheChicagoSky.
Johnson,aco-founderofBlackEntertainmentTelevision,becametheWNBA’sfirstAfrican-AmericanfemaleowneronMay24,2005whenshejoinedTedLeonsis’LincolnHoldingsLLC,whichinturnpurchasedtheWashingtonMysticsfromWashingtonWizards’ownerAbePollin.
Key HighlightsDianaTaurasiwonboththe2009WNBAMVPawardandthe2009WNBAFinalsMVPaward.LisaLeslieoftheLosAngelesSparksbecamethefirstWNBAplayertocapturetheregular-season,All-StarandFinalsMVPawardsduringthe2001season.
In2008,CandaceParkerbecamethefirstWNBAplayertowinRookieoftheYearandMostValuablePlayeroftheYearinthesameseason.Thefirstselectioninthe2008WNBADraft,sheearnedbothhonorsafterleadingtheleagueindouble-doublesandreboundspergame,whilealsorankingsecondinblockspergameandfourthinpointspergame.Shealsobecamejustthesecondplayer(LisaLeslie),todunkinaWNBAgame.
WhileDianaTaurasiofthePhoenixMercurywonherfirstWNBAMVPawardin2009,therehavebeenseveralrepeathonorees.LisaLeslieoftheLosAngelesSparksearnedtheawardin2006,2001,and2004.LesliejoinedtheHoustonComets’SherylSwoopesastheonlyplayersinWNBAhistorytocaptureMVPhonorsthreetimes.Twoplayershavewontheawardtwiceinacareer:Houston’sCynthiaCooper(1997,1998)andSeattle’sLaurenJackson(2003,2007).TheotherstocaptureMVPhonorsareYolandaGriffith(thenwithSacramentoin1999)andLosAngeles’CandaceParker(2008,whenshebecamethefirstrookieinleaguehistorytoearntheaward).
TaurasirewrotetheWNBAscoringrecordsin2006whensheledtheleaguewith25.3pointspercontest,becamethefirstWNBAplayertotop800pointsinasingleseason(860),andthesingle-seasonmarkforthree-pointfield-goals(121)andthesingle-gamemarkforpoints(47,anumberlaterequaledbytheStorm’sLaurenJacksonin2007).
Thereisonlyoneplayerwhohasreached6,000pointsinherWNBAcareer.LisaLeslie,whoretiredfollowingthe2009season,ranksatthetopoftheWNBA’sall-timescoringleaderswith6,263points.Theplayerswhohavepassedthe5,000pointplateauareTinaThompson,KatieSmith,andLaurenJackson.
LaurenJacksonbecametheyoungest(26years,77days)andfastest(209games)toscoreher4,000thcareerpointonJuly27,2007.However,thatrecordwasbrokenwhenDianaTaurasireachedthesamemilestoneonJuly27,2009injust197games.
SherylSwoopes,whoearnedMVPandDefensivePlayeroftheYearhonorsin2000and2002,madeWNBAhistorywiththeleague’sfirsttriple-double(14points,15rebounds,10assists)vs.theDetroitShockonJuly27,1999.
WNBA CaresThroughtheWNBACaresinitiative,theleagueisdeeplycommittedtocreatingprogramsthatimprovethequalityoflifeforallpeople,withaspecialemphasisonpromotingahealthylifestyleandpositivebodyimage,breasthealthawareness,youthandfamilydevelopment,andeducation.WNBAteamsandplayersdonatecountlessdollarsandhourseachyearthroughleagueprogramsincludingBreastHealthAwareness,WNBAGreenWeek,GoRedForWomen,WNBAFit,andReadtoAchieve.
April24,1996 Women’sbasketballannounces“WeGotNext”astheNBABoardofGovernorsapprovestheconceptofaWNBA.
August7,1996 ValAckermanisnamedfirstpresidentoftheWNBA.
October23,1996 HoustonCometsforwardSherylSwoopesbecomesthefirstplayersignedbytheWNBA.
October30,1996 WNBAannounceseightteamstocompeteintheinauguralseason–Charlotte,Cleveland,Houston,LosAngeles,NewYork,Phoenix,SacramentoandUtah.
January22,1997 Theleague’sfirst16playersareallocatedtoteams,anelitegroupcomprisedofOlympiansandcollegiatestars.
April19,1997 WNBAandSpaldingintroducetheleague’sofficialorange-and-oatmealgameballduringWNBAPre-DraftCampatDisney’sWideWorldofSportscomplexinOrlando.
April28,1997 TinaThompsonisthefirstNo.1draftpick,selectedbytheHoustonCometsintheinauguralWNBADraft.
June21,1997 TheNewYorkLibertyandtheLosAngelesSparkstip-offthefirstWNBAgameattheGreatWesternForuminLosAngeles.SparksguardPennyTolerscorestheleague’sfirstbasketat19:01.NewYorkwins67-57.
June23,1997 UtahStarzzbecomesfirstteamtopassthe100-pointmarkina102-89victoryovertheLosAngelesSparks.
July2,1997 NewYorkLibertycenterRebeccaLobowinsher100thconsecutivepersonalvictorywhentheLibertydefeattheHoustonComets70-67.WinningstreakcomprisesLobo’s35-0seniorseasonattheUniversityofConnecticut,60-0asmemberofU.S.OlympicTeamand5-0asamemberoftheLiberty.Thestreakendsat102.
August30,1997 TheHoustonCometsbecomethefirstWNBAChampions,employingtheunstoppableCynthiaCooperandasuffocatingdefensefora65-51victoryovertheNewYorkLibertyatTheSummit.
October1,1997 TheWNBAannouncesthatfranchisesinDetroitandWashingtonwilljointhefoldasexpansionteamsforthe1998season.
April22,1998 TheleagueannouncestheadditionofexpansionteamsinOrlandoandMinnesotaforthe1999season,bringingthetotalnumberofteamsto12.
June19,1998 LosAngelesSparkscenterLisaLesliesetsaWNBArecordbypullingdown21reboundsintheSparks’victory
overtheNewYorkLiberty.
June21,1998 LisaLeslienotchesherseventh-straightdouble-double,settingaWNBArecord.
July18,1998 Houston’sCynthiaCooperbecomesthefirstplayertoreach1,000pointsduringComets’75-44routoftheSacramentoMonarchs.
July29,1998 SacramentoMonarchsguardTichaPenicheirodishesout16assistsina75-67lossvs.theClevelandRockerstosetaWNBArecord.
August29,1998 InGame2oftheWNBAFinals,theHoustonComets,trailingthePhoenixMercury1-0inthebest-of-threeseries,erasesa12-pointdeficitinthefinal7:24toforceovertime.Houstonwinstheseriesandclaimsitssecondoffourtitles.
April29,1999 TheWNBAandWNBPAreachesfinalaccordastheleague’sfirstCollectiveBargainingAgreementissigned.
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June7,1999 WNBAannouncestheadditionoffourexpansionteamsforthe2000season–Indiana,Miami,PortlandandSeattle.TheWNBAfamilynowincludes16teams.
June29,1999 TheSacramentoMonarchsandtheMinnesotaLynxcombineforaWNBA-record21three-pointers(10bySacramento,11byMinnesota)intheMonarchs’86-72victoryovertheLynx.
July14,1999 WhitneyHoustonsingstheNationalAntheminfrontofanelectrifiedcrowdonhandatMadisonSquareGardentowitnesstheInauguralWNBAAll-StarGame.TheWestdefeatstheEast79-61andLisaLeslieisnamedMVP.
July27,1999 SherylSwoopesrecordstheWNBA’sfirsttriple-doublewith15points,14reboundsand10assistsinan85-46winoverDetroitattheCompaqCenter.
September4,1999 NewYorkLibertyguardTeresaWeatherspoonnailsashotfrombeyondthemidcourtlinewith2.4secondsremainingtogivetheLibertya68-67victoryovertheHoustonCometsinGame2oftheWNBAFinals.TheshotsendstheseriestoadecisiveGame3,whichtheCometswintoclaimtheirthirdstraightWNBAtitle.
June7,2000 ClevelandRockersforwardEvaNemcovaendsherrecord-streakof66consecutivefreethrowswithamissagainstOrlando.NemcovadidnotmissfromthefoullinefromJune14,1999toJune5,2000.
July17,2000 TheWestdefeatstheEast73-61atthe2000WNBAAll-StarGame,hostedbythePhoenixMercuryatAmericaWestArena.Houston’sTinaThompsoncapturesMVPhonors.
August25,2000 ClevelandRockersguardSuzieMcConnellSerioisnamedtherecipientofthefirstKimPerrotSportsmanshipAwardpresentedbyAmericanGeneral,namedinhonorofHouston’sKimPerrot,whodiedofcancerin1999.
August26,2000 CynthiaCooperturnsinaclutchperformancetoearnherfourthWNBAFinalsMVPastheHoustonCometsclaimfourthstraighttitlebydefeatingtheNewYorkLiberty.InGame1atMadisonSquareGarden,Cooperconvertsacrucialthree-pointplaywith25.4secondsremainingtopushtheComets’leadtofive.InGame2,shescoressixofher25pointsinovertimeandnineofHouston’sfinal18points.ItmarksCooper’slastappearanceintheWNBAFinals.SheretiresastheWNBA’sall-timescoringleader.
June2,2001 Houston’sVanChancellorbecomesfirstWNBAcoachtorecord100victoriesastheCometsdefeattheDetroitShock74-73.
June7,2001 UtahStarzzcenterMargoDydekrecordstheWNBA’ssecondtriple-double,settingaleaguerecordforblockedshotsintheprocessasher12points,11reboundsand10blocksleadsUtahtoan82-79winoverOrlando.
July3,2001 WashingtonandSeattlebattlethroughquadrupleovertime–thelongestgameinWNBAhistory–beforetheMysticsedgetheStorm72-69.
July7,2001 MinnesotaLynxguardKatieSmithsetstheWNBAsingle-gamescoringrecordwitha46-pointperformance,includingsixthree-pointers,ina100-95overtimelosstoLosAngeles.
July14,2001 TheWestwinsthe2001WNBAAll-StarGameinOrlando,defeatingtheEast80-72.LisaLeslieearnshersecondAll-StarMVPaward.
July30,2001 LisaLesliescoresher2,538thpointtobecometheWNBA’scareerscoringleader,surpassingCynthiaCooper.
August10,2001 KatieSmithscores22pointsinMinnesota’s65-51winoverSeattletobreaktheWNBAsingle-seasonscoringrecordof686pointssetbyCynthiaCooperin1999.
August11,2001 LosAngelesbecomesthefirstteamtogoundefeatedathomeforanentireseason,finishing16-0attheSTAPLES
Center.
August27,2001 TheCharlotteSting,afterdroppingtheopeneroftheEasternConferenceFinalsathome,gointoMadisonSquareGardenandtakebothgamesagainsttheLibertytoderailNewYork’shopesofmakingathirdconsecutivetriptotheWNBAFinals.CharlotteadvancestotheFinalsaftera1-10seasonstart.
September1,2001 TheLosAngelesSparksclaimtheirfirstWNBAChampionshiptogivethecityofLosAngelesasweepofprofessionalbasketballtitlesin2001.LisaLesliebecomesthefirstWNBAplayertocaptureallthreeMVPawardsinthesameseason,joiningNBAgreatsShaquilleO’Neal,MichaelJordanandWillisReedastheonlyprohoopsterstoaccomplishthisfeat.
SparkscoachMichaelCooperbecomesthefirstpersontoclaimNBAandWNBAtitles,havingwonfivechampionshipsasaplayerwiththeLakers.
September1,2001 TheWNBAwelcomesits10millionthfanpriortoGame2oftheWNBAFinalsattheSTAPLESCenter.
November13,2001 TheSeattleStormwinthefirstpickinthe2002WNBADraftintheinauguralWNBADraftLottery.
June4,2002 KatieSmithbecomestheWNBA’sall-timecareerleaderforthree-pointers(233),surpassingCynthiaCooper(232).
June5,2002 TeresaWeatherspoonbecomesthefirstWNBAplayertorecord1,000assistsduringtheLiberty’s60-59victoryovertheDetroitShockatMadisonSquareGarden.
June8,2002 TheOrlandoMiracleandtheClevelandRockerssquareoffforthelongestgameinWNBAhistory.TheMiracleclaimsa103-99victoryinthe2:57contestthatspansthreeovertimeperiods.
June22,2002 UtahStarzzforwardNatalieWilliamsrecordsthefirst20/20performanceinWNBAhistorywhenshescores22pointsandgrabs20reboundsinUtah’s77-61winovertheSacramentoMonarchsatARCOArena.
July15,2002 TheWestearnsitsfourthstraightvictoryinthe2002WNBAAll-StarGameinWashington,D.C.,edgingtheEast81-76.LisaLeslietakesAll-StarMVPhonorsforthesecondstraightyearandthirdtimeinhercareer.
July22,2002 LisaLesliebecomesthefirstWNBAplayertorecord3,000pointsduringtheSparks’92-84victoryoverOrlandoattheSTAPLESCenter.Leslierecords24pointsand21rebounds(tyingtheleaguerecordsheseton6/19/98)inthevictory.
July30,2002 LisaLesliebecomesthefirstWNBAplayertodunkinagamewhenshethrowsdownaone-handedbreakawaylayupwith4:44remaininginthefirsthalfinLosAngeles’82-73losstoMiamiattheSTAPLESCenter.
August9,2002 MargoDydekbecomesthefirstWNBAplayertorecord500careerblocks.
August15,2002 WashingtonMysticsforwardChamiqueHoldsclawbecomesthefirstplayertoleadtheleagueinbothscoring(19.9ppg)andrebounding(11.6rpg)inasingleseason.
August29,2002 LosAngelesSparksrookieguardNikkiTeasleynailsthegame-winningshotinthewaningsecondsofGame2oftheWNBAFinalstogivetheSparkstheirsecondconsecutiveWNBAChampionship,defeatingtheNewYorkLiberty.
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LisaLeslieearnsWNBAFinalsMVPhonorsforthesecondstraightyear.
October8,2002 TheNBABoardofGovernorsvotestorestructuretheWNBAtoallowindividualteamownership,toallowteamstobeownedbynon-NBAownersandtobelocatedinnon-NBAmarkets.
October21,2002 TheWNBAannouncesthattheMiraclewillberelocatedfromOrlandotoacitytobedesignatedbytheWNBA.
November27,2002 TheMiamiHeatorganizationelectsnottoassumeownershipoftheSol.
December5,2002 TheWNBAannouncesthattheUtahStarzzwillrelocatetoSanAntonioforthe2003season.
December30,2002 ThePortlandTrailblazersorganizationelectsnottoassumeownershipoftheFire.
January10,2003 SanAntonioannounces“SilverStars”asitsofficialteamname.
January28,2003 TheConnecticutSunjointheWNBAfor2003,astheMoheganTribeofIndiansbecomethefirstnon-NBAownerinleaguehistory.TheOrlandoMiraclebecometheConnecticutSun.
April24,2003 TheWNBAholdsthesecondannualDraftLotteryandaDispersalDrafttodisseminateplayersfromtheMiamiSolandPortlandFire.TheClevelandRockerswinthelottery,whiletheDetroitShockmakeRuthRiley,formerlyoftheSol,thefirstselectionintheDispersalDraft.
April25,2003 At3a.m.,theWNBAandtheWNBAPAsigntheleague’ssecondCollectiveBargainingAgreement.Theagreementisforfouryears,withaleagueoptionforafifth,andgivesWNBAplayersthefirstfreeagencyrightsinthehistoryofwomen’sprofessionalteamsports.
April25,2003 Theleagueholdsthe2003WNBADraft,andClevelandtakesMississippiState’sLaToyaThomasasthefirstoverallpick.
May23,2003 ChamiqueHoldsclawbreakstheWNBArecordforreboundsinagamegrabbing24intheWashingtonMysticsseason-openingwinovertheCharlotteSting.Shealsoadded22pointsandbecomethefirstWNBAplayertorecordtwo20-point,20-reboundperformancesinacareer.
June7,2003 SeattleStormcenterLaurenJacksonbecomestheyoungestplayerinWNBAhistorytoreachthe1,000pointmilestoneatage22.
June10,2003 Minnesota’sKatieSmithbecomesthefirstWNBAplayertorecord300three-pointfieldgoalsinhercareer.
July12,2003 TheWestcapturesitsfifthstraightWNBAAll-StarvictoryatNewYork’sMadisonSquareGardenbydefeatingtheEastAll-Stars84-75,whileLosAngeles’sNikkiTeasleyearnsMVPhonors.
August25,2003 NikkiTeasleyfinishestheyearaveraging11.5points,6.3assists,and5.1reboundsbecomingthefirstplayerinWNBAhistorytoaveragemorethantenpoints,fiveassists,andfivereboundsinaseason.
September14,2003 Seattle’sLaurenJacksonbecomesthefirstinternationalplayertowintheWNBA’sMostValuablePlayeraward.
September16,2003 TheDetroitShockwintheirfirstWNBAtitleagainsttheLosAngelesSparksinfrontofasell-outcrowdandrecordattendanceof22,076.
Detroit’sRuthRileyrecordsacareerhigh27pointsinGameThreeandearnstheseriesMVP.
September23,2003 RebeccaLobo,oneofthreeoriginalWNBAplayers,(togetherwithSherylSwoopesandLisaLeslie)signedbytheleague,retiresafteraseven-yearcareer.
December3,2003 ThePhoenixMercurywinthefirstpickintheWNBADraftinthe2004WNBADraftLottery.
December17,2003 TheBoardofGovernorsannouncesthreeruleschanges.Thethree-pointlinemovesfrom19’9”to20’6¼”,andthelaneiswidenedfrom12’totheNBAwidthof16’.The30-secondshotclockresetsto20seconds(asopposedto30secondsunderthepreviousrule)whenadefensivefoulorotherdefensiveviolationoccurswithlessthan20secondsremainingontheshotclock.
January6,2004 TheWNBAholdsaDispersalDrafttodisseminatetheplayersfromtheClevelandRockers.ThePhoenixMercuryselectforwardPennyTaylorwiththefirstoverallselection.
April17,2004 Theleagueholdsthe2004WNBADraft,andPhoenixtakestheUniversityofConnecticut’sDianaTaurasiasthe#1overallpick.
June17,2004 TichaPenicheiropassesTeresaWeatherspoontotakeoverthenumberonespotincareerassists.
July29,2004 LisaLesliescoresher4,000thcareerpointandbecomesthefirstWNBAplayertoreachthemilestone.
August2-31,2004 TheWNBAstopsplaytogiveplayerstheopportunitytocompeteinthe2004OlympicGamesinAthens,Greece.
August5,2004 USABasketballdefeatstheWNBAAll-Stars74-58asthetwoteamsface-offinthehistoricgameatRadioCityMusicHallinNewYorkCity.ThegamewasasendofffortheUSWomen’sNationalTeamastheypreparedtocompeteinthe2004OlympicGamesinAthens.
September10,2004 LisaLeslierecordstheWNBA’sthirdtriple-double,tyingMargoDydek’srecordforblockedshotsintheprocessasher29points,15reboundsand10blockedshotsleadsLosAngelestoan81-63victoryovertheDetroitShock.
October12,2004 TheSeattleStormwintheirfirstWNBAtitleagainsttheConnecticutSunbeforeasell-outcrowdof17,072.ForthefirsttimeinWNBAhistory,allthreegamesoftheWNBAFinalsweresell-outs.
SeattleguardBettyLennoxaveraged22.3pointsforthethreegamesonherwaytoearningtheseriesMVP.
December1,2004 TheCharlotteStingbeattheoddstowinthefirstpickinthe2005WNBADraftinthefourthannualWNBADraftLottery.Charlottehadonlya9.7percentchanceofcapturingthefirstpick.
February8,2005 NBACommissionerDavidSternannouncesthattheWNBAwillbeexpandingtoChicagoforthe2006season.TheChicagoSkybecomesthesecondWNBAteamtobeownedandrunbyanentityoutsideoftheNBA.In2003,theConnecticutSunbecamethefirstindependentlyownedandoperatedWNBAteam.
February15,2005 DonnaOrenderisappointedbyDavidSternasthesecondpresidentoftheWNBA.
April16,2005 Theleagueholdsthe2005WNBADraft,andCharlottetakestheUniversityofMinnesotacenterJanelMcCarvilleasthe#1overallpick.
May24,2005 SheilaJohnson,co-founderofBlackEntertainmentTelevision,becomestheWNBA’sfirstAfrican-AmericanfemaleownerwhenshejoinedTedLeonsis’LincolnHoldingsLLC,whichinturnpurchasedtheWashingtonMysticsfromWashingtonWizards’ownerAbePollin.
July13,2005 KatieSmithbecomesthefirstwomaninU.S.basketballhistorytoscore5,000pointsinherprofessionalcareer(WNBAandABL).
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August18,2005 AnneDonovanbecomesthefirstfemaleWNBAcoach–andfourthoverallintheleague–towin100games.
September18,2005 SherylSwoopesbecomesthefirstthree-timeWNBAMostValuablePlayerinleaguehistory.
September20,2005 TheSacramentoMonarchsclinchthe2005WNBAChampionship,bringingthecityofSacramentotheirfirstbasketballtitle.
October24,2005 TheMinnesotaLynxbeattheoddstowinthefirstpickinthe2006WNBADraftinthefifthannualWNBADraftLottery.Minnesotahadonlya16.7percentchanceofcapturingthefirstpick.
February1,2006 TheWNBAannouncesthe2006WNBADraftandPre-DraftCampwillbeheldinBoston,siteoftheNCAAWomen’sFinalFour.TheWNBAeventswillconcludeaweek-longcelebrationofwomen’sbasketballemanatingfromBoston.
April5,2006 Theleagueholdsthe2006WNBADraft,andMinnesotatakestheLouisianaStateUniversity’sSeimoneAugustusasthe#1overallpick.
June13,2006 TheWNBAAll-DecadeTeamisselectedbyfans,apanelofnationalandWNBA-marketmediaandtheleague’scurrentplayersandcoaches.Theteamiscomprisedofthe10bestandmostinfluentialplayersfromitsfirst10yearsofplay.Playersnamedare:SueBird,TamikaCatchings,CynthiaCooper,YolandaGriffith,LaurenJackson,LisaLeslie,KatieSmith,DawnStaley,SherylSwoopesandTinaThompson.VanChancellor,wholedtheHoustonCometstoconsecutiveWNBAchampionshipsintheleague’sfirstfourseasons,wasnamedtheWNBA’sCoachofDecade.
July12,2006 The2006WNBAAll-StarGametakesplaceatNewYorkCity’sMadisonSquareGarden.Fourrookies–SeimoneAugustus,CappiePondexter,SophiaYoungandCandiceDupree–arenamedAll-Stars.TheEastsquad,ledbyAll-StarMVPKatieDouglasoftheConnecticutSun,earnsitsfirst–evervictorywitha98-82decision.Offthecourt,theinauguralAll-StarSalute:CelebratingInspirationLuncheonisakeyhighlightofthefestivitiesasformerSecretaryofStateMadeleineAlbrightisthekeynotespeaker.
June23,2006 InagameagainsttheSanAntonio,LosAngelesSparkscenterLisaLesliescoresthe5,000thpointinherWNBAcareerandbecomesthefirstplayerinWNBAhistorytoreachthatmilestone.
August10,2006 DianaTaurasiscoresaWNBAsingle-gamerecord47pointsinatriple-overtimegameagainstHouston.Taurasiwouldalsofinishthe2006seasonwithnewWNBArecordsformostpointsinasingle-season(860)andhighestscoringaverageinasingleseason(25.3).
August30,2006 AspartoftheLeague’s10thAnniversaryseason,theWNBAGreatestMomentpresentedbyAOL.comisunveiledduringGame1ofthe2006WNBAFinals.Fans,whowereabletologontowww.aol.com/wnba,votedTeresaWeatherspoon’shalf-court,buzzer-beater–ashotthatpropelledtheNewYorkLibertytovictoryinGame2ofthe1999WNBAFinalsandontoadecidingGame3againsttheHoustonComets–astheirfavoritemomentintheWNBA’s10-yearhistory.
September3,2006 LisaLeslieoftheLosAngelesSparksisnamedMVPforthethirdtimeinhercareerafterhavingalsoearnedthehonorin2001and2004.LesliejoinedtheHoustonComets’SherylSwoopesastheonlyplayersinWNBAhistorytocaptureMVPhonorsthreetimes.
September9,2006 The2006WNBAFinalsseetheDetroitShockearntheirsecondleaguechampionshipwhentheytoppedtheSacramentoMonarchsinthefirstWNBAFinalsmatchupevertoreachafifthanddecidinggame.Thehistoricgamefeaturedaselloutcrowdof19,671atJoeLouisArenainDetroit,thesecondhighestFinalscrowdinWNBAhistory.Detroit’sDeannaNolanisnamedFinalsMVP.
October26,2006 ThePhoenixMercurywinsthesixthannualDraftLotteryandearnsthetoppickinthe2007WNBADraft.Itmarksthefirsttimethattheteamwhoseoddsofwinningthetoppickweremathematicallythesmallestactuallycameawaywiththe#1pick.
November7,2006 TheWNBAannouncesthecreationoftheDawnStaleyCommunityLeadershipAward.TheawardwillbepresentedtotheplayerwhobestexemplifiesthecharacteristicsofaleaderinthecommunityandwillreflectStaley’scontagiousleadership,spirit,charitableeffortsandloveforthegame.
December7,2006 TheWNBABoardofGovernorsapprovesthesaleoftheLosAngelesSparkstoaninvestmentgroupledbyKatherineE.GoodmanandCarlaJ.Christofferson.
December13,2006 TheCharlotteBobcatsOrganizationannouncesthatitwillnolongeroperatetheCharlotteSting.
January8,2007 TheWNBAholdsaDispersalDrafttodisseminatetheplayersfromtheCharlotteSting.TheChicagoSkyselectguardMoniqueCurriewiththefirstoverallselection.
January30,2007 Rulechangesareannouncedforthe2007seasonandincludethefollowing:thebackcourtrulerequiresoffensiveteamstobringtheballacrossthemid-courtlinewithineightsecondsratherthan10seconds;thetimeoutrulerequiresthatofficialsgrantrequestsforatimeout(fullor20-second)byaplayerinthegameortheheadcoach;andtheteamswillnowbeabletodesignate11activeplayersanduptotwoinactiveplayersonplayoffrosters,withtheabilitytoactivateanyinactiveplayersonagame-by-gamebasis.
January31,2007 TheWNBABoardofGovernorsapprovesthesaleoftheHoustonCometstoHiltonKoch/HiltonAcquisitions,LLC.
February16,2007 ElectronicArtsannouncesthatsixWNBAplayersarefeaturedinanewvideogameNBASTREETHomecourt.SueBird,TamikaCatchings,LaurenJackson,LisaLeslie,SherylSwoopesandDianaTaurasiarethefirstfemaleprofessionalathletestoeverbefeaturedandgohead-to-headwiththeirmalecounterpartsinavideogame.
March31,2007 FormerUniversityofTexasHeadCoachJodyConradtbecomestheinauguralrecipientoftheWNBAInspiringCoachAward.
April4,2007 The2007WNBADraftpresentedbyadidastakesplaceinCleveland,markingthesecondstraightyearthatthe
draftwasheldimmediatelyfollowingtheNCAAWomen’sDivisionIChampionshipGameandconductedinthesamecityastheFinalFour.ThePhoenixMercurymakeLindseyHardingthetopoverallpickbeforetradinghertotheMinnesotaLynxinexchangeforTangelaSmith.Thefast-paceddraftearnedaplaceinleaguehistorywhenJessicaDavenport,thesecondoverallpick,wassubsequentlytradedfromSanAntoniotoNewYorkinexchangeforall-starguardBeckyHammonandafutureselection.ItmarkedthefirsttimeinWNBAhistorythatthetoptwopicksweretradedonDraftDay.
July15,2007 The2007WNBAAll-StarGame,theleague’seighthsuchcontest,isplayedinfrontofaselloutaudienceonJuly15attheVerizonCenterinWashington,D.C.Acrowdof19,487fanswitnessedtheEastdefeattheWest,103-99,asCherylFordoftheDetroitShockclinchedtheMVPhonors.AkeyhighlightoftheAll-Starfestivitiesin2007wasthesecondannualAll-StarSalute:InspiringWomenLuncheon,featuringkeynotespeakerandSecretaryofStateDr.CondoleezzaRice.
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July15,2007 Signalingamajormilestoneinitsseconddecade,theWNBAreachesaneight-yearagreementwithESPNtohaveABC,ESPNandESPN2televisegamesthroughthe2016season.Theagreementwasannouncedinconjunctionwiththe2007WNBAAll-StarGamebyDonnaOrender,WNBAPresident,andJohnSkipper,ESPNExecutiveVicePresident,Content.TheagreementextendstheWNBA’srelationshipwithESPN,whichbeganwiththeleague’sinauguralseasonin1997,to20seasons.
July24,2007 Seattle’sLaurenJacksonscores47pointsina97-96overtimelosstotheWashingtonMystics,tyingDianaTaurasifortheWNBArecordformostpointsinasinglegame.
July27,2007 LaurenJacksonscoresher4,000thcareerpointduringa89-75winovertheIndianaFever,becomingtheyoungestandfastestplayerinleaguehistorytoreachthemilestone.Jacksonreachesthemilestonein209games.
September5,2007 LaurenJacksonisnamedMVPoftheleagueforthesecondtimeinhercareerafterhavingalsoearnedthehonorin2003.JacksonledtheWNBAinscoring,reboundinganddouble-doublesandwasalsonamedtheWNBA’sPlayeroftheWeekonfiveoccasions.JacksonjoinedLisaLeslie,SherylSwoopesandCynthiaCooperastheonlyplayersinWNBAhistorytocapturemultipleMVPhonors.
September16,2007 The2007WNBAFinalsseethePhoenixMercurywintheirfirst-everchampionshipbehindtheplayofDianaTaurasi,PennyTaylorandCappiePondexter,whowasnamedFinalsMVP.TheMercurycappedthemostexcitingWNBAseasoneverbydefeatingthedefendingchampionDetroitShockinfivegames.ItmarkedthefirsttimethatatheWNBAChampionshiphasbeenwonontheroad,andMercuryheadcoachPaulWestheadbecamethefirstheadcoachtowinbothaWNBAtitleandanNBAtitle(1980,LosAngelesLakers).Totalattendanceforthe2007WNBAFinalsbetweenthePhoenixMercuryandtheDetroitShockwas74,178,establishinganewall-timeWNBAFinalsrecord.Inaddition,Game5’scrowdof22,076atThePalaceofAuburnHillstiedtheall-time,single-gameattendancerecordfortheWNBAFinals(alsosetonSept.162003ofthe2003WNBAFinals,LosAngelesatDetroit).
October17,2007 WNBAPresidentDonnaOrenderannouncesthattheCityofAtlantawasawardedaWNBAexpansionteamforthe2008season.ThenewteamwillbeownedandoperatedbyAtlantabusinessmanJ.RonaldTerwilliger.
October23,2007 TheLosAngelesSparkswintheseventhannualDraftLotteryandearnedthetoppickinthe2008WNBADraft.TheSparkswonthelotteryforthefirsttimeinfranchisehistory,aftertyingtheMinnesotaLynxforfewestwinsin2007.
January23,2008 TheAtlantaexpansionfranchiseunveilstheirteamname,logoandcolors.TheAtlantaDream’scolorschemewill
consistofskyblueandred.
January28,2008 TheWNBAandtheWNBAPAsigntheleague’sthirdcollectivebargainingagreementcoveringsixseasons,commencingwiththe2008seasonandcontinuingthrough2013.
January29,2008 Rulechangesareannouncedforthe2008seasonandincludethefollowing:theinboundingrulewillpermitaplayertopasstheballanywhere(frontcourtorbackcourt)onthecourtduringthefinalminuteofthefourthperiodandthefinalminuteofanyovertimeperiod;playersnotoccupyinglanespacesshallnowremainbehindthethree-pointline(abovethefree-throwlineextended)duringfree-throws;andinstant-replayruleswillnowrequireautomaticvideoreviewsbytheofficiatingcrewinthecaseofflagrantfoulsthatresultinejectionsandotherplayeraltercations.
February6,2008 TheWNBAholdsanExpansionDrafttobuildtheinauguralrosteroftheAtlantaDream.TheDreamselectedoneplayerfromeachteam,includingBettyLennox,KatieFeenstra,ErikaDeSouzaandKristinHaynie.TheDreamalsoorchestratedtradesforIzianeCastroMarquesandIvoryLatta.
February28,2008 Force10Hoops,L.L.C.,theentityownedbySeattlebusinesswomenandcivicleadersAnneLevinson,GinnyGilder,LisaBrummelandDawnTrudeau,purchasestheSeattleStorm.SevenWNBAteamsnowfallundertheindependentownershipmodel:theAtlantaDream,ChicagoSky,ConnecticutSun,HoustonComets,LosAngelesSparks,SeattleStormandWashingtonMystics.
April4,2008 NorthCarolinaStateHeadCoachKayYowishonoredwiththeWNBA’sInspiringCoachAwardduringtheWomen’sFinalFouractivitiesinTampa,Florida.
April9,2008 The2008WNBADraftpresentedbyadidastakesplaceinTampa,markingthethirdyearthatthedraftwasheldimmediatelyfollowingtheNCAAWomen’sDivisionIChampionshipGameandconductedinthesamecityastheFinalFour.CandaceParker,SylviaFowlesandCandiceWigginswereselectedasthetopthreeoverallpicks.
May17,2008 CandaceParkeroftheLosAngelesSparksnearlypostsatriple-doubleinherprodebutonvs.Phoenix.Shehad34points,12reboundsand8assists.Her34pointsbroketherecordforarookieinadebutgame.
May29,2008 OnMay29inadouble-overtimelossatIndiana,CandaceParkerbecomesthefirstplayerinWNBAhistorytorecorda5x5,whichistotaloffiveormoreinfivedifferentcategories.Parkerhad16points,16rebounds,sixblocks,fiveassistsandfivesteals.
June6,2008 TinaThompsonoftheHoustonCometsbecomesjustthesecondplayerinWNBAhistorytoreachthe5,000pointmilestone,joiningLisaLeslie.
June22&24,2008 CandaceParkerdunksinback-to-backgames,joiningLisaLeslieastheonlyplayerstohavedunkedinaWNBAgame.
June28,2008 LisaLeslieoftheLosAngelesSparksbecomesthefirstWNBAplayertorecord3,000careerrebounds.
July30,2008 RobinRoberts,co-anchorofABCNews’GoodMorningAmerica,ishonoredastherecipientofthe2008WNBAInspirationAward.RobertsisthekeynotespeakerattheWNBAInspiringWomenLuncheoninSanFrancisco,aneventthatalsohonoredtheU.S.OlympicWomen’sBasketballTeamandservedasafinalsend-offtotheBeijingfortheOlympicGames.
July28-Aug.27,2008 TheWNBAstopsplaytogiveplayerstheopportunitytocompeteinthe2008OlympicGamesinBeijing,China.TheU.S.OlympicWomen’sBasketballTeamdefeatedAustraliainthegoldmedalgame,whileRussiadefeatedChinaforthebronze.TheUnitedStateshasnowwonfourconsecutiveOlympicgoldmedals.
August31,2008 KatieSmithoftheDetroitShockreachesthe5,000careerpointmilestone,joiningLisaLeslieandTinaThompson.
September5,2008 TichaPenicheirooftheSacramentoMonarchsbecomesthefirstplayerinWNBAhistorytorecord2,000careerassists.
October3,2008 LosAngelesSparksforwardCandaceParkerisnamedtheHanns-G‘GoBeyond’RookieoftheYearaswellastheWNBAMostValuablePlayerpresentedbyT-Mobile.Itmarksthefirsttimearookiewonbothawardsinthesame
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year.Thetopoverallpickinthe2008WNBADraft,ParkercappedaseasoninwhichshealsoearnedAll-WNBAFirstTeamhonors,twoHanns-G‘GoBeyond’RookieoftheMonthAwards(MayandJuly),onePlayeroftheWeekAward(Aug.31)andthePeakPerformerReboundingAward.
October5,2008 The2008WNBAFinalsseetheDetroitShocksweeptheSanAntonioSilverStarsinthreegames.TheShockearnedtheirthirdchampionshipinsixyears.Detroit’sKatieSmithwasnamedFinalsMVP.
December2,2008 TheLeagueannouncesthattheHoustonComets,anoriginalmemberoftheWNBA,wouldsuspendoperations.
December9,2008 TheWNBAholdsaDispersalDraftoftheHoustonCometsplayers.Teamsdraftedininverseorderoftheirregular-seasonfinishin2008.TheAtlantaDreamselectedSanchoLyttlewiththefirstpick,theWashingtonMysticschoseMateeAjavonwiththesecondselectionandtheChicagoSkytookMistieWilliamswiththethirdpick.
December9,2008 TheAtlantaDreamwintheeighthannualWNBADraftLotteryandearnedthetoppickinthe2009WNBADraft.Thewinningteamhad420chancesoutof1,000toreceivethefirstoverallselection.ThelotterywentexactlyaccordingtooddsforthefirsttimeinWNBAhistory.
February5,2009 TheWNBABoard ofGovernors votes to allow the expanded use of instant replay by gameofficials. The twomodificationswillallowrefereestouseinstantreplay1.)todetermineatanypointduringagamewhetherafieldgoalwascorrectlyscoredasatwo-orthree-pointfieldgoal,and,forthepurposesofawardingthecorrectnumberof free throws,whetherashooterwas fouledwhile takinga two-or three-pointattemptand2.)when thegameclockmalfunctionsduringaplayconcludingwithnotimeremainingontheclock(0:00)attheendofanyquarterorovertimeperiod.
April7,2009 UniversityofTennesseeheadcoachPatSummitisnamedtherecipientoftheWNBA’sInspiringCoachAward.
April9,2009 The2009WNBADraftpresentedbyadidastakesplaceattheNBAEntertainmentstudiosinSecaucus,NJ.AngelMcCoughtry,MarissaColemanandKristiToliverwereselectedasthetopthreeoverallpicks.
May13,2009 WNBALiveAccess,anewfeatureonWNBA.comthatprovidesfanswithfreeaccesstomorethan200livegameWebcasts,islaunchedandallowsfansaroundtheworldtoaccesslivegameWebcastsonindividualteamWebsites.
June1,2009 ThePhoenixMercuryannouncesagroundbreakingmarqueepartnershipwithLifeLocktolaunchthefirst-everbrandedjerseyinWNBAorNBAhistory.TheLifeLocknamewillappearonthefrontofPhoenixMercuryplayerjerseysandonwarm-upsuitsthroughthe2011season.
June5,2009 TheLosAngelesSparksreachanagreementwiththeFarmer’sInsuranceGroupofCompaniestobecomethesecondteamtosecureamarqueepartnershipandwearbrandedjerseys.TheFarmer’sInsuranceGroupofCompaniesnameandlogowillappearonplayerjerseys.
June14,2009 TamikaRaymondisnamedtherecipientofthe2009DawnStaleyCommunityLeadershipAward.
July17,2009 SueBirdoftheSeattleStormreachesthe3,000-pointplateau,becomingjustthethirdplayerinleaguehistorytoscore3,000pointsandhandout1,000careerassists.(ShannonJohnsonandVickieJohnson)
July29,2009 CokieRoberts,politicalcommentatorforABCNews,seniornewsanalystforNPRNews,andbestsellingauthor,ishonoredastherecipientofthe2009WNBAInspirationAward.RobertsservedasthekeynotespeakerattheWNBAInspiringWomenLuncheoninChicago.
August10,2009 LisaLeslieoftheLosAngelesSparksbecomesthefirstplayerinWNBAhistorytorecord6,000careerpoints.
August15,2009 LaurenJacksonoftheSeattleStormscoresher5,000thpointagainsttheAtlantaDream,becomingtheyoungestandfastestplayerinleaguehistorytoreachthemilestone.JacksonjoinsLisaLeslie,TinaThompsonandKatieSmithastheWNBA’s5,000pointscorers.
September5,2009 DianaTaurasiofthePhoenixMercuryscoresher4,000thpoint,eclipsingLaurenJacksonastheyoungestandfastestplayerinleaguehistorytoreachthemilestone.Taurasiaccomplishesthefeatin197games.
September26,2009 LisaLeslietallies22pointsand9reboundsinthefinalgameofherWNBAcareerastheLosAngelesSparksaredefeatedbythePhoenixMercuryintheWesternConferenceFinals.Lesliehadpreviouslyannouncedthat2009wouldbeherfinalseason,andretiresastheall-timeWNBAleaderinpoints(6,263)andrebounds(3,307).
September29,2009 TheMercury’sDianaTaurasiwinstheWNBAMostValuablePlayerAwardpresentedbyKiaMotors,markingthefirstMVPhonorofherprofessionalcareer.Taurasitallied20.4pointspergameandrecorded20+pointsin20gamesin2009.
October9,2009 ThePhoenixMercurydefeatstheIndianaFevertoclinchtheWNBAChampionshipforthesecondtimeinthreeyears.FinalsMVPDianaTaurasi,CappiePondexterandPennyTaylorledtheMercuryandheldoffalaterallybythetenaciousIndianaFeverfora94-86victoryinthedecidingGame5.The2009WNBAFinalsalsofeaturedthreeselloutsplusthehighesttotalattendancefigure(82,018)inWNBAFinalshistory.Overall,averageattendanceforthe2009WNBAPlayoffsincreased18.5%over2008(9,979vs.8,420).
October20,2009 TheDetroitShockrelocatestoTulsa,OklahomaundertheownershipofBillCameron,DavidBoxandTulsaPro
Hoops,LLC.NolanRichardsonisnamedtheteam’sgeneralmanagerandheadcoach.
October29,2009 KathyBettybecomesmanagingpartneroftheAtlantaDreamaftertheinvestmentgroupDreamToo,LLCpurchasestheteamfromTerwilliger.
November5,2009 TheMinnesotaLynxwintheninthannualWNBADraftLotteryandearnedthetoppickinthe2010WNBADraft.Minnesotahad428chancesoutof1,000toreceivethefirstoverallselectionbyvirtueofowningNewYork’scombinations(261)inadditiontoitsown(167).
November20,2009 TheMaloofFamilyannouncesthattheywillnolongeroperatetheSacramentoMonarchs.
December4,2009 TheWNBACompetitionCommitteeandBoardofGovernorsapprovestheexpandeduseofinstantreplaybygameofficialsinthefollowingsituations:1.)Todetermineatanypointduringthegamewhethera24-secondshotclockviolationoccurredpriortothereleaseofasuccessfulfieldgoalattemptorpriortoafoulbeingcommittedand2.)Todetermineduringthelastminuteofregulationplayandthelastminuteofanyovertimeperiodwhichplayerlasttouchedtheballpriortoitgoingout-of-boundsorwhethertheballwaslasttouchedsimultaneouslybytwoopponents.
December14,2009 TheWNBAholdsaDispersalDraftoftheSacramentoMonarchsplayers.TheNewYorkLibertyselectedNicolePowellwiththefirstpickwhiletheMinnesotaLynxchoseRebekkahBrunsonsecondandtheConnecticutSuntookDeMyaWalkerwiththethirdselection.TheChicagoSkyselectedCourtneyParisandtheSanAntonioSilverStarstookLauraHarpertoroundoutthetopfivepicks.Teamsdraftedininverseorderoftheirregular-seasonfinishin2009.
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January23,2010 TheTulsafranchiseunveilstheirteamname,logoandcolors.TheTulsaShock’scolorschemewillconsistofblack,redandgold.
April8,2010 The2010WNBADraftpresentedbyadidastakesplaceattheNBAEntertainmentstudiosinSecaucus,NJ.TinaCharles,MonicaWright,KelseyGriffin,EpiphannyPrinceandJayneAppelwereselectedasthetopfiveoverallpicks.
WNBA CARES
ThroughWNBACares,theWNBAisdeeplycommittedtocreatingprogramsthatimprovethequalityoflifeforallpeople,withaspecialempha-sisoneducation,youthandfamilydevelopmentandhealthandwellness.
WNBA Green TheWNBAiscommittedtoalong-termenvironmentalplanthroughtheimplementationofsustainablebusinesspracticesandproceduresthatdecreasetheleague’scarbonfootprintandcontributetoaclean,healthyenviron-ment.TheWNBAGreeningInitiativeisaninnovativeprogramdesignedtoreducetheenvironmentalimpactoftheleague’soperationsandevents.BreastHealthAwareness
Breast Health AwarenessTheWNBABreastHealthAwarenessprogramhasfocusedongeneratingawarenessandeducatingwomenaboutbreastcancerinadditiontoraisingfundsfortheinitiative.
WNBA Fit Encouragesgirlsandwomenofallagestolearnmoreabouttheirbodiesandtheimportanceofphysicalfitnessthroughprogramsrelatedtohealth,fitness,nutritionandself-esteem.Programminginspiresgirlsandwomentogetstartedon“beingfit”throughsmallchangesintheirdailyroutine.
TTheNBAFIT/WNBAFITChallengeisfreeforboysandgirlsages14andunder,andencouragesparticipantstomaintainhealthy,activelifestyles.Thecompetitionwilloffermorethan100,000youngstersthechancetodemon-stratetheirphysicalfitnessthroughatime-basedfitnesscoursethatincludeslinesprints,jumprope,speedrevolu-tions,wallpasses,anddefensiveshuffles.Thechallengetestsparticipants’speed,strength,agility,andoverallphysicalfitness.
Dribble,Dish&Swishisfreeforboysandgirlsages7to12andencouragesparticipantstobeactiveandtomain-tainhealthylifestyles.Thecompetitiongivesparticipantstheopportunitytoshowcasetheirfundamentalbasketballskillsandphysicalfitnessthroughatime-based,half-courtobstaclecourse.Thelocalchampionineachageandgendergroupwillreceiveanall-expensepaidtriptoNBAAll-Star2010inDallas,Texas,wheretheywillcompeteinthenationalfinalsforthechanceserveasaballkidataselectNBAAll-Starevent.
Read to AchieveAyear-round,league-wideinitiativethatpromotesthevaluesofreadingandon-lineliteracyandencouragesfamiliesandadultstoreadregularlywithyoungchildren.Theprogramincludesspecialreadingtime-outs,thedo-nationofbooksandliteracymaterialstoschoolsandcommunitybasedorganizations,andthecreationofReadingandLearningCentersandReadingCornersthroughouttheworld.
Vaccines for Teens Anationalmultimediacampaigndesignedtoeducateteensandtheirparentsabouttheimportanceofvaccinationagainst,potentiallylife-threateningdiseases.
COMMUNITYRELATIONS
TheWashingtonMysticsandtheWNBAaredeeplycommittedtothecommunityandmakehundredsofappearancesduringtheseasonandtheoff-season.TheMysticsandWNBACaresfocusonprogramsthatimprovethequalityoflifeforallpeople,withspecialemphasisonpromotinghealthandfitness,breasthealthawareness,readingandyouthbasketballprograms.Theleagueanditsplayersarecontinuouslyrecognizedfortheircommitmenttothecommunity.
ThefollowingisalistofprogramsthattheWashingtonMysticscommunityrelationsdepartmentworksonduringtheseason:
WNBA Cares Week of Service Inacombinedefforttopromotethetipoffoftheseason,theLeagueandteamshostserviceorientedcommunityeventsthathighlightourcon-tinuedcommitmenttothecommunitiesinwhichwelive,learnandplay.
Go Green TheWashingtonMysticsiscommittedtoalong-termenvironmentalplanthroughtheimplementationofsustainablebusinesspracticesandproceduresthatdecreasetheleague’scarbonfootprintandcontributetoaclean,healthyenvironment.
Breast Health Awareness Sponsored by Sibley Memorial Hospital TheWNBABreastHealthAwarenessprogramhasfocusedongeneratingawarenessandeducatingwomenaboutbreastcancerinadditiontoraisingfundsfortheinitiative.TheMysticshostanannualBreastHealthAwarenessAuctionthathasraisedthousandsofdollarsforSibleyMemorialHospitalsSullivanCenter.
WNBA FIT TheWNBAFITplatformencouragesgirlsandwomenofallagestolearnmoreabouttheirbodiesandtheimportanceofphysicalfitness&healthyeatinghabitsthroughprograms,event&productsrelatedtohealth,fitness,nutritionandself-esteem.Programminginspiresgirlsandwomentotakethefirststeptoward“WNBAFIT”throughsmallchangesintheirdailyroutine.
TheWashingtonMysticsalsoworkswithanumberofotherorganizationsincludingtheAmericanHeartAssociationanditsGoRedforWomeninitiative,MarchofDimes,NothingbutNets,SuitedforChange,LupusFoundationandThroughtheKitchenDoor.
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VerizonCenter,managedbyWashingtonSports&Entertainment,LP,ishometotheNBA’sWashingtonWizards,theNHL’sWashingtonCapitals,theWNBA’sWashingtonMystics,andtheGeorgetownHoyasmen’sbasketballteam.LocatedintheheartofChinatownindowntownWashington,DC,VerizonCenterisonlyafewstepsawayfromtheWhiteHouseandhostsmorethan220eventsandconcertseachyear.
DebutinginDecemberof1997,the$200millionsportsandentertainmentfacilityjustcelebratedits11thanniversaryhavingentertainedover26millionpatronswithover2,200world-classsportingevents,concertsandfamilyshows.Thearenahasalsobecomeacatalystforthedowntownneighborhoodbysparkingadramaticredevelopmentefforttothetuneof$6.2billion.
Thefirstandsecondroundsofthe2008,2002and1998NCAADivisionIMen’sBasketballTournament;the2007and2002WNBAAll-Stargames;the2006WashingtonRegionalRoundoftheNCAADivisionIMen’sBasketballTournament;the2005ACCTournament;the2003WorldFigureSkatingChampionships;the200150thNBAAll-Stargame;andthe1998NHLStanleyCupFinalsareonlyasampleoftheworld-classeventsheldduringthepast11yearsinthebuilding.
ConcertsandfamilyshowshaveincludedU2,RollingStones,PaulMcCartney,BarbraStreisand,BonJovi,Prince,TimMcGraw&FaithHill,Beyonce,ChristinaAguilera,AndreaBocelli,DisneyonIce,andTheWiggles.Thelongest-tenuredeventsforthebuildingaretheHarlemGlobetrottersandtheWashingtonInternationalHorseShow.
Continuingthetraditionasadowntowndestination,VerizonCenterrecentlyhostedthe2009NCAADivisionIMen’sHockeyChampionships(FrozenFour)forthefirsttime.
Locatedwithinthearenaare108luxurysuitesandavarietyofconcessionstandsandrestaurantsofferingmenuchoicesfromHunanChinatowntoPapaJohn’spizzatoDunkin’Donutstohotdogsandpretzelstocrabcakesanddelisandwiches.AdditionalamenitiesincludetheprivateAcelaClubRestaurantforclubseatandsuiteholders,theJohnnieWalkerCoachesClubforGoldVIPseasonticketholders,ThePlayer’sClub(privatemembers-onlyclub),Dewar’s12Clubhouseopentothepublicanhourbeforeandafterevents,TheGreeneTurtleSportsBar&Grille,FanGearsportinggoodsstore,andVIDAFitnessandBangSalon.
Executive Suite/Party SuiteAgreatwaytoenjoyeventsatVerizonCenteristoentertainsomefriendsandfamilyorbusinessassociatesinoneofour108luxurysuites.Between18and22guestscanenjoytheVIPtreatmentastheywatchover220sportingeventsandconcertsheldannuallyatVerizonCenter.TheluxurysuitesofferanexclusivemembershipandaccesstotheAcelaClubrestaurant,premiumcateringandfoodservice,earlyandlateentrytoevents,andcountlessotheramenitiesincludingaprivateseatingarea,restroomandflat-screentelevision.
TheCrownRoyalPartySuiteisanotherexcitingoptionforentertainingupto99guestsatonetime.Whetheryou’relookingtoentertainagroupof34,65or99guests,thisistheplace.Guestsofthepartysuitehaveaccesstopremiumcateringandfoodservice,aprivateglass-enclosedsuiteformeetingsorhospitalitypurposesand,mostimportantly,agreatviewfortheevent.AnotheramenityofthepartysuitethatmakesitstandoutfromtherestofthesuitesatVerizonCenteristheabilitytorentitoutonanevent-by-eventbasis.
High Definition Scoreboard and Linear LED BoardsDebutingduringthe2007–2008season,thehigh-definitionLEDscoreboardisthefirsttrueindoorhigh-definitionscoreboardofitskindforarenas.Thecenter-hungscoreboardexclusivelyfeaturestheDiamondVisionLEDFascia,cornerstatdisplaysandvideoboardsdrivenbyANCSports’patent-pendingVisionSOFToperatingsystem.Sittingat14feet-5incheshighx25feet-2incheswide,thenewscoreboardprovidesthehighestclarityofalltheaction,includingvideoplayback,andexhibitsover68billioncolors.Thescoreboardfeaturesfour6mmvideoscreens,four10mmLEDvideomatrixesmeasuring5feetx25feet,andtwo20mmLEDrings.Over1,000feetoflinearLEDboardsencompasstheupperbowlofthearena,aswellas400feetofLEDboardssurroundingthelowerbowlofthearenawithfullmotionsignage.FouradditionalLEDdisplayshighlightthetopcornersofthearenaofferinganimation,3Dgraphicsandadvertisements.
Locker Rooms/Dressing RoomsBackstageatVerizonCenterincludessevenperformerdressingrooms;theWizards,Capitals,Mystics,andHoyaslockerrooms;andNBA/NHLvisitorsandofficialslockerrooms.TheWizardsandCapitalslockerroomsincludeatrainingroom,steamroom,hydrotherapypool,teamlounge,andweightroom.
Acela Club ResturauntTheAcelaClubisasophisticatedandenergeticrestaurantavailableforclubseatandsuiteholders,aswellastheirguests.Theunique400-seattieredrestaurantoverlooksthecourtandtheice,andcombinesgourmetdiningwithworld-classservice.TheAcelaClubisalsousedforprivateevents.
Johnnie Walker Coaches ClubWashingtonWizards,WashingtonCapitals,WashingtonMystics,andGeorgetownHoyasGoldVIPticketholderscanenjoytheCoachesClubbefore,duringandaftergames.Locatedontheeventfloor,thisprivateloungeserveshorsd’oeuvresandbeveragesintheperfectsetting.
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The Player’s ClubLocatedontheLexusSuiteLevel,ThePlayer’sClubisamembers-onlyclubofferingauniqueblendofseating,finedining,entertainment,andseparatemeetingspaces.The5,000-square-footspacefeaturesaplushdécorwithlavishwoodfinishesinclusiveofafullbarwithtop-shelfselections,apooltable,privatechilledwinecoolers,afireplace,wirelessInternetaccess,privaterestrooms,premiumcateringservices,andleatherstadiumseating.Membershiptotheclubincludesyear-roundaccesstoWashingtonWizards,WashingtonCapitals,WashingtonMystics,andGeorgetownHoyasgameswithviewsoverlookingthecourtandtheNationalPortraitGallerylocatednextdoortoVerizonCenter.
Dewar’s 12 ClubhouseTheDewar’s12ClubhouseislocatedjustinsideVerizonCenter’smainlobbyonFStreetonthesecondfloor.Openanhourbeforeandanhouraftereventsatthevenue,Dewar’s12Clubhouseoffersarelaxingatmospherefordrinks,appetizersandamaincourse.
The Green Turtle Sports Bar & GrilleOpeningthefirstfranchiselocationoutsideofthestateofMarylandin2007atVerizonCenter,TheGreeneTurtleSportsBar&Grilleistheperfectsettingtocatchabitetoeatanddrinkbefore,duringorafteragameoreventatVerizonCenter.BasedoutofOceanCity,MD,TheGreeneTurtleSportsBar&Grilleoffersaselectionforallatanaffordableprice.
Far GearFanGear,locatedjustinsideVerizonCenter’smainlobbyonFStreet,iseverypatron’sfavoriteplacetoshop,offeringteammerchandiseforVerizonCenter’sownWashingtonWizards,WashingtonCapitalsandWashingtonMystics.MerchandisecanalsobefoundfortheGeorgetownHoyasmen’sbasketballteam.
Vida Fitness and Bang SalonLocatedatthecornerof7thandFstreets,NW,VIDAFitnessisredefiningfitnessinWashington,DC.Theperfectplacetoworkonyourmind,bodyandspirittoachieveafullerandmorebalancedlife,VIDAFitnessoffersacalmingandrejuvenatingspacethatincorporatesallofthesenses.The28,000-square-footspacebringsstate-of-the-artfitnessequipment,groupprogramminginyogaandPilates,mixedmartialartsbyTeamLloydIrvin,andendlesspools.BangSalon/Spacapsofftheexperiencebyofferingcutstocolor,facialstohairremoval,andahead-to-toeselectionofsalonandspaservicesincludingJapanesesoakingtubs.
Practice FacilityTheWashingtonWizardsandtheWashingtonMysticshaveanNBA/WNBAregulation-sizepracticecourtinsidethearenawhereallteampracticesareheld.Locatedontheeventlevel,playershaveeasyaccesstoandfromthecourt.Thepracticecourtisalsousedforspecialeventssuchaslargepressconferencesandreceptions.
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