2009 Seattle Storm season

The 2009 WNBA season is the tenth season for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association.

2009 Seattle Storm season
CoachBrian Agler
ArenaKeyArena
Attendance7,874 per game
Results
Record20–14 (.588)
Place2nd (Western)
Playoff finishLost Western Conference Semifinals (2-1) to Los Angeles Sparks
Team Leaders
PointsJackson (19.2)
ReboundsJackson (7.0)
AssistsBird (5.8)
Media
TelevisionFSN Northwest

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. [1]

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  United States California
3 38 Mara Freshour  United States Florida State

[2]

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.

[3]

Date Trade
June 22, 2008 To Seattle Storm To Atlanta Dream
Camille Little second-round pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft

Free agents

Roster
Seattle Storm roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
C 9 Batkovic-Brown, Suzy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Australia
PG 10 Bird, Sue 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Connecticut
C 33 Burse, Janell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Tulane
SF 2 Cash, Swin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 162 lb (73 kg) Connecticut
G/F 4 Gearlds, Katie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Purdue
F/C 15 Jackson, Lauren 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Australia
PG 14 Johnson, Shannon 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 152 lb (69 kg) South Carolina
PF 20 Little, Camille 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) North Carolina
C 43 Robinson, Ashley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Tennessee
F 44 Walker, Ashley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) California
PG 30 Wright, Tanisha 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Penn State
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Athletic trainer
  • Tom Spencer


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Season standings
Western Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Phoenix Mercury x2311.676–12–511–613–7
Seattle Storm x2014.5883.013–47–1013–7
Los Angeles Sparks x1816.5295.011–67–1011–9
San Antonio Silver Stars x1519.4418.010–75–1210–10
Minnesota Lynx o1420.4129.09–85–127–13
Sacramento Monarchs o1222.35311.07–105–126–14

Schedule

Preseason
2009 Game Log: Preseason
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1May 2110:00pmSacramento64-55Little (13)Little, Walker (5)Atkinson (4)KeyArena
4,875		1-0
2May 3010:00pm@ Phoenix58-61Wright (16)Walker (12)Bird (4)US Airways Center
2,421		1-1

Regular season
2009 Game Log: Regular Season
June
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1June 64:00pm@ Sacramento71-61Jackson (23)Little (6)Bird (8)ARCO Arena
14,824		1-0
2June 79:00pmSacramentoFSN-NW80-70Jackson (25)Bird, Jackson, Little (5)Bird (8)KeyArena
9,686		2-0
3June 97:00pm@ IndianaESPN266-73Jackson (21)Jackson, Little (6)Bird (5)Conseco Fieldhouse
7,253		2-1
4June 128:00pm@ Minnesota88-71Jackson (22)Jackson (11)Bird (9)Target Center
6,423		3-1
5June 146:00pm@ Chicago57-64Jackson (22)Jackson, Little (8)Wright (4)UIC Pavilion
2,681		3-2
6June 1910:00pmMinnesota90-62Jackson (26)Jackson, Johnson (6)Bird (10)KeyArena
7,607		4-2
7June 227:00pm@ Phoenix93-84Jackson (25)Jackson (8)Bird (9)US Airways Center
6,181		5-2
8June 2610:00pmLos Angeles69-67Jackson (32)Jackson, Wright (8)Bird (5)KeyArena
9,686		6-2
9June 289:30pm@ Los AngelesNBA TV
FSNW		55-83Jackson, Little (9)Cash (8)Johnson (3)STAPLES Center
10,797		6-3
July
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
10July 110:00pm@ Phoenix83-91Cash, Jackson (17)Cash (9)Wright (6)US Airways Center
6,341		6-4
11July 73:00pmSan Antonio66-53Cash (18)Cash, Jackson (12)Bird (3)KeyArena
10,137		7-4
12July 99:00pmSacramentoESPN266-55Cash (18)Bird, Cash, Jackson, Wright (5)Wright (7)KeyArena
6,838		8-4
13July 129:00pmChicagoNBA TV
FSN-NW		81-86Jackson, Wright (18)Jackson, Wright (7)Wright (7)KeyArena
6,796		8-5
14July 1510:00pmDetroitNBA TV
FSN-NW		63-66Little (12)Little (6)Bird (6)KeyArena
6,821		8-6
15July 1710:00pm@ Sacramento69-56Bird (20)Little (9)Bird (6)ARCO Arena
6,386		9-6
16July 198:00pmMinnesotaFSN-NW72-69Little (18)Cash (9)Bird, Johnson, Wright (4)KeyArena
6,912		10-6
17July 2210:00pmLos Angeles98-87 (3OT)Bird (23)Little (14)Bird, Cash (5)KeyArena
7,154		11-6
18July 288:00pm@ San AntonioKMYS71-74Jackson (19)Cash (11)Bird (5)AT&T Center
5,382		11-7
August
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
19August 110:00pmSan AntonioNBA TV
KMYS		85-82 (OT)Jackson (23)Jackson (13)Bird (5)KeyArena
8,167		12-7
20August 410:00pmPhoenix90-101 (OT)Wright (25)Cash, Jackson (11)Wright (7)KeyArena
6,728		12-8
21August 610:30pm@ Los Angeles75-79 (OT)Jackson (21)Cash (8)Bird, Wright (6)STAPLES Center
9,735		12-9
22August 810:00pmNew York70-69Jackson (21)Jackson (9)Bird (6)KeyArena
7,496		13-9
23August 137:00pm@ Connecticut53-64Wright (13)Jackson (10)Bird (3)Mohegan Sun Arena
6,983		13-10
24August 157:00pm@ Atlanta79-88Jackson (25)Jackson (9)Bird (12)Philips Arena
8,751		13-11
25August 187:30pm@ Detroit79-75Jackson (36)Cash, Jackson (7)Bird (8)Palace of Auburn Hills
7,392		14-11
26August 2210:00pmIndiana74-60Bird (16)Cash (9)Bird, Wright (5)KeyArena
8,273		15-11
27August 2510:00pmWashington78-68Burse (14)Little (7)Wright (6)KeyArena
6,791		16-11
28August 2710:00pmConnecticut86-74Bird (21)Little (10)Bird (7)KeyArena
5,688		17-11
29August 2910:00pmAtlanta91-84 (2OT)Wright (25)Little (15)Bird (8)KeyArena
9,089		18-11
September
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
30September 17:00pm@ New York65-58Little (17)Little (13)Wright (3)Madison Square Garden
8,469		19-11
31September 310:00pm@ Washington67-78Bird (17)Cash (7)Bird (6)Verizon Center
10,648		19-12
32September 510:00pm@ MinnesotaNBA TV
FSN-N		68-76Wright (20)Little (8)Johnson, Wright (4)Target Center
8,170		19-13
33September 1010:00pmPhoenix84-92 (OT)Wright (24)Burse, Little (9)Wright (5)KeyArena
9,089		19-14
34September 129:00pm@ San Antonio64-55Johnson (16)Little (11)Johnson (5)AT&T Center
10,153		20-14
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess

Postseason
2009 Game Log: Postseason
Western Conference Semifinals
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceSeries
1September 1610:00pm@ Los AngelesESPN263-70Cash (24)Batkovic-Brown (7)Bird, Wright (5)STAPLES Center
7,919		0-1
2September 1810:00pmLos AngelesNBA TV75-74Cash (18)Wright (6)Wright (9)KeyArena
8,854		1-1
3September 205:00pmLos AngelesESPN264-75Cash (21)Cash (10)Cash (3)KeyArena
8,159		1-2

Regular Season Statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage  TO  Turnovers per game
 PF  Fouls per game Team leader League leader

Player Statistics
Player GP GS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
La'Tangela Atkinson 0000.00.00.00.000.000.0
Suzy Batkovic 0000.00.00.00.000.000.0
Sue Bird 0000.00.00.00.000.000.0
Janell Burse 0000.00.00.00.000.000.0
Swin Cash 0000.00.00.00.000.000.0
Katie Gearlds 0000.00.00.00.000.000.0
A'Quonesia Franklin 0000.00.00.00.000.000.0
Lauren Jackson 0000.00.00.00.000.000.0
Shannon Johnson 0000.00.00.00.000.000.0
Camille Little 0000.00.00.00.000.000.0
Ashley Robinson 0000.00.00.00.000.000.0
Ashley Walker 0000.00.00.00.000.000.0
Tanisha Wright 0000.00.00.00.000.000.0

Team Statistics
Team FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
Seattle Storm .000.000.00000.000.00.00.000.000.000.0
Opponents .000.000.00000.000.00.00.000.000.000.0

Awards and honors

References
  1. "WNBA.com: Houston Comets dispersal draft". Archived from the original on 2009-08-14. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
  2. WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Draft Board Archived 2009-08-14 at WebCite
  3. WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Transactions
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