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The Storm in action against Dallas

The 2019 WNBA season was the 20th season for the Seattle Storm of the Women’s National Basketball Association. The regular season began on May 25 with a game against the Phoenix Mercury.[1]

On August 15, 2018 the Seattle Storm announced that they would play their regular season games at the University of Washington’s Alaska Airlines Arena while KeyArena undergoes renovations for the Seattle Kraken of the NHL.[2] The Storm will play five games at the Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett, Washington.[3]

During the preseason, two of the Storm’s prominent stars were injured. Breanna Stewart, the 2018 WNBA MVP, ruptured her Achilles tendon while playing in the EuroLeague for Dynamo Kursk. Stewart underwent surgery, and is expected to recover in time for the 2020 season, but miss the entirety of 2019.[4]Sue Bird underwent arthroscopic surgery to remove a loose body in her left knee and would miss the entire 2019 season. Bird was selected to the All Star Game in 2018, and was the team leader in assists.[5]

For the first six games of the season, the Storm alternated winning a game and losing a game. Through the month of June, they could not win more than two games in a row, and finished June with an 8–6 record. July was a streak filled month, with the team winning four games in a row, after starting the month with two home losses to Atlanta Dream and New York Liberty. The Dream and Liberty ended up having the worst records in the WNBA. However, they finished the month with a 12–9 overall record, and an eye toward a playoff berth. August proved difficult as the team went 3–6 during the month. The month ended on a high note when they secured a playoff berth on August 29. They finished the season strong, going 3–1 in September to lock up the number six playoff seed.

As the #6 seed, Seattle hosted the #7 seed Minnesota Lynx in the first round of the playoffs. The Storm were able to advance to the second round with a ten point win. In the second round, the #3 seeded Los Angeles Sparks proved to be too much for the Storm, and their season ended with a twenty three point loss at the Staples Center.

Transactions[edit]

WNBA Draft[edit]

Trades and roster changes[edit]

Seattle Storm roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs
G 10 Bird, Sue  5′ 9″ (1.75m) 150 lb (68kg) 10-16-1980 Connecticut 16
G 21 Canada, Jordin 5′ 6″ (1.68m) – 08-11-1995 UCLA 1
F 32 Clark, Alysha 5′ 11″ (1.8m) 167 lb (76kg) 07-07-1987 Middle Tennessee 7
G 12 Dietrick, Blake 5′ 10″ (1.78m) 157 lb (71kg) 07-19-1993 Princeton 2
F 6 Howard, Natasha 6′ 2″ (1.88m) 165 lb (75kg) 09-02-1991 Florida State 5
F/C 1 Langhorne, Crystal 6′ 2″ (1.88m) 185 lb (84kg) 10-27-1986 Maryland 11
G 24 Loyd, Jewell 5′ 10″ (1.78m) 148 lb (67kg) 10-05-1993 Notre Dame 4
F 23 Mosqueda-Lewis, Kaleena 5′ 11″ (1.8m) 180 lb (82kg) 11-03-1993 Connecticut 4
C 3 Paris, Courtney 6′ 4″ (1.93m) 250 lb (113kg) 97-21-1987 Oklahoma 9
G 2 Russell, Mercedes 6′ 6″ (1.98m) – 07-27-1995 Tennessee 1
F 30 Stewart, Breanna  (S) 6′ 4″ (1.93m) 170 lb (77kg) 08-27-1994 Connecticut 3
G/F 33 Whitcomb, Sami 5′ 10″ (1.78m) 145 lb (66kg) 07-20-1988 Washington 2
G 11 Zellous, Shavonte 5′ 10″ (1.78m) 188 lb (85kg) 08-28-1986 Pittsburgh 10
Head coach
Dan Hughes (Muskingum)
Assistant coaches
Gary Kloppenburg (UC San Diego)
Noelle Quinn (UCLA)
Athletic trainer
Tom Spencer (Central Washington)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

WNBA roster page

Game log[edit]

Preseason[edit]

Regular season[edit]

2019 game log
Total: 18–16 (Home: 11–6; Road: 7–10)

May: 2–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–1)

June
: 6–5 (Home: 4–1; Road: 2–4)

Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
4 June 1 @ Chicago Sky L 79–83 Howard (21) Howard (9) Canada (6) Wintrust Arena
7,063 		2–2
5 June 4 Minnesota Lynx W 84–77 Loyd (19) Howard (6) Canada (7) Angel of the Winds Arena
5,711 		3–2
6 June 9 @ Chicago Sky L 71–78 Tied (20) Tied (6) Canada (5) Wintrust Arena
5,032 		3–3
7 June 11 @ Indiana Fever W 84–82 Howard (26) Howard (9) Tied (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
3,506 		4–3
8 June 14 @ Washington Mystics W 74–71 Howard (19) Tied (11) Clark (5) St. Elizabeth’s East Arena
3,654 		5–3
10 June 16 @ Connecticut Sun L 67–81 Howard (20) Howard (8) Tied (3) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,773 		5–4
11 June 21 Los Angeles Sparks W 84–62 Loyd (23) Clark (10) Tied (3) Angel of the Winds Arena
6,114 		6–4
12 June 23 Indiana Fever W 65–61 Loyd (21) Tied (6) Howard (4) Alaska Airlines Arena
7,211 		7–4
12 June 25 @ Las Vegas Aces L 56–60 Howard (14) Howard (12) 3 tied (3) Mandalay Bay Events Center
4,215 		7–5
13 June 28 Chicago Sky W 79–76 Canada (17) Howard (9) Tied (3) Alaska Airlines Arena
7,915 		8–5
14 June 30 Phoenix Mercury L 67–69 Whitcomb (13) Howard (8) Howard (5) Alaska Airlines Arena
8,002 		8–6

July
: 4–3 (Home: 3–2; Road: 1–1)

August
: 3–6 (Home: 2–3; Road: 1–3)

September
: 3–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 2–1)
2019 season schedule

Playoffs[edit]

2019 playoff game log
Total: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)

First Round: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)

Second Round: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
2019 playoff schedule

Awards and honors[edit]

Standings[edit]

Notes

(#) – Conference Standing, Playoff Seeds shown to the right of team name
e – Eliminated from playoffs

Playoffs[edit]

Note: Teams re-seeded after each round.

Statistics[edit]

Regular season[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “2019 Seattle Storm Schedule”. storm.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  2. ^ “Seattle Storm Set to Play 2019 WNBA Season at University of Washington’s Alaska Airlines Arena” (Press release). Seattle Storm. August 15, 2018. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
  3. ^ “Seattle Storm Announces 2019 Regular Season Schedule”. Seattle Storm. December 12, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  4. ^ “Breanna Stewart Undergoes Successful Surgery”. wnba.com. WNBA. April 18, 2019. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  5. ^ “Sue Bird to Undergo Arthroscopic Surgery On Left Knee”. wnba.com. WNBA. May 21, 2019. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  6. ^ a b “STORM RE-SIGNS CRYSTAL LANGHORNE AND MERCEDES RUSSELL”. storm.wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  7. ^ a b Allen, Percy (February 1, 2019). “Storm re-signs Crystal Langhorne, Mercedes Russell to long-term deals”. seattletimes.com. Seattle Times. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  8. ^ “Storm Signs Teana Muldrow to Training Camp Contract”. storm.wnba.com. WNBA. February 7, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  9. ^ “Seattle Storm Signs Free Agent Guard Shavonte Zellous”. storm.wnba.com. WNBA. April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  10. ^ Allen, Percy (April 11, 2019). “Storm adds veteran free agent guard Shavonte Zellous”. Seattle Times. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  11. ^ a b c “Storm Adds Zykera Rice, Presley Hudson and Receé Caldwell To Training Camp Roster”. wnba.com. WNBA. April 18, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  12. ^ “Seattle Storm Adds Brooke Salas To Training Camp Roster”. storm.wnba.com. WNBA. May 2, 2019. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
  13. ^ “Jonquel Jones, Natasha Howard Named WNBA Players of the Week”. wnba.com. WNBA. June 3, 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  14. ^ “Jonquel Jones, Natasha Howard Win Player of the Week”. wnba.com. WNBA. June 17, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  15. ^ “Delle Donne, Howard Receive Player Of The Month”. wnba.com. WNBA. July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  16. ^ “Seven-Time Selection Charles, Dupree, Highlight Reserves For All-Star”. wnba.com. WNBA. July 15, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  17. ^ “Delle Donne, Howard Earn Player Of The Week Honors”. wnba.com. WNBA. July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  18. ^ “Seattle’s Natasha Howard Named 2019 WNBA Defensive Player Of The Year”. wnba.com. WNBA. September 11, 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2019.

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