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WNBA 2011 season preview

Seattle Storm won 2010 WNBA title

The Seattle Storm completed the WNBA's first undefeated postseason in eight years, beating the Atlanta Dream 87-84 in Game 3 for a three-game sweep of the finals. Atlanta, a third-year expansion franchise, was difficult to put away. The Storm won the three games by a total of eight points and won Game 3 only after the Dream missed two 3-pointers in the final 6 seconds.

2010 WNBA Finals
Seattle - Atlanta3 : 0
Conference Finals
New York - Atlanta0 : 2
Seattle - Phoenix2 : 0
First Round Series
Washington - Atlanta0 : 2
New York - Indiana2 : 1
Phoenix - San Antonio2 : 0
Seattle - LA Sparks2 : 0

2010 regular season standings

#team%win-loss
Eastern Conference
1Washington64.722-12 (34)
2New York64.722-12 (34)
3Indiana61.821-13 (34)
4Atlanta55.919-15 (34)
5Connect.50.017-17 (34)
6Chicago41.214-20 (34)
Western Conference
1Seattle82.428-6 (34)
2Phoenix44.115-19 (34)
3San Antonio41.214-20 (34)
4LA Sparks38.213-21 (34)
5Minnesota38.213-21 (34)
6Tulsa17.66-28 (34)

Offseason

The New York Liberty named former Monarchs coach John Whisenant head coach and general manager. They will play home games for the next three seasons at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, due to summer renovations at Madison Square Garden.

Pokey Chatman was named head coach and general manager of the Chicago Sky.

Washington Mystics named Trudi Lacey head coach and general manager.

This is introduction to 2011 WNBA season. Latest news, statistics, results and predictions you can find on our main WNBA page.

The 2011 WNBA Draft was held on April 11, 2011, in Bristol, Connecticut. The top picks were:

  • Maya Moore, Minnesota Lynx
  • Elizabeth Cambage, Tulsa Shock
  • Courtney Vandersloot, Chicago Sky
  • Amber Harris, Minnesota Lynx

2011 key dates

The 2010 WNBA season starts on June 3 with meeting between Minnesota Lynx and Los Angeles Sparks. The San Antonio Silver Stars will host All-Star Game on July 23. The regular season ends on September 11.

  • April 11 : WNBA Draft
  • May 19 : Preseason begin
  • June 3 : Regular season starts
  • July 23 : WNBA All-Star Game
  • September 11 : Regular season ends

The preseason odds for the outright winner

These are odds to win WNBA 2011 Championship published by online bookmakers before the start of the season:

teamoddsteamoddsteamodds
Seattle Storm4Minnesota Lynx10Indiana Fever14
Atlanta Dream8Connecticut Sun11Chicago Sky16
LA Sparks9Washington11San Antonio17
Phoenix Mercury10New York Liberty12Tulsa Shock21

WNBA Champions

2010   Seattle Storm
2009   Phoenix Mercury
2008   Detroit Shock
2007   Phoenix Mercury
2006   Detroit Shock
2005   Sacramento Monarchs
2004   Seattle Storm
2003   Detroit Shock
2002   Los Angeles
2001   Los Angeles
2000   Houston Comets
1999   Houston Comets
1998   Houston Comets
1997   Houston Comets

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key players

Atlanta Dream

Center Erika Desouza, Forwards Angel McCoughtry and Sancho Lyttle, Guards Lindsey Harding and Iziane Castro Marques

Chicago Sky

Center Sylvia Fowles, Forwards Shameka Christon and Cathrine Kraayeveld, Guards Courtney Vandersloot and Epiphanny Prince

Connecticut Sun

Center Tina Charles, Forwards Kelsey Griffin and Asjha Jones, Guards Renee Montgomery and Kara Lawson

Indiana Fever

Center Tammy Sutton-Brown, Forwards Tamika Catchings and Tangela Smith, Guards Briann January and Katie Douglas

Los Angeles Sparks

Center Candace Parker, Forwards Tina Thompson and DeLisha Milton-Jones, Guards Ticha Penicheiro and Noelle Quinn

Minnesota Lynx

Center Taj McWilliams-Franklin, Forwards Maya Moore and Rebekkah Brunson, Guards Lindsay Whalen and Seimone Augustus

New York Liberty

Center Janel McCarville, Forwards Nicole Powell and Plenette Pierson, Guards Cappie Pondexter and Leilani Mitchell

Phoenix Mercury

Center Kara Braxton, Forwards Penny Taylor and Candice Dupree, Guards Temeka Johnson and Diana Taurasi

San Antonio Silver Stars

Center Ruth Riley, Forwards Roneeka Hodges and Sophia Young, Guards Becky Hammon and Scholanda Robinson

Seattle Storm

Center Lauren Jackson, Forwards Swin Cash and Camille Little, Guards Sue Bird and Tanisha Wright

Tulsa Shock

Center Elizabeth Cambage, Forwards Kayla Pedersen and Tiffany Jackson, Guards Ivory Latta and Sheryl Swoopes

Washington Mystics

Center Crystal Langhorne, Forwards Marissa Coleman and Nicky Anosike, Guards Alana Beard and Kelly Miller

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