2010 WNBA season
Sports season
The 2010 WNBA season was the 14th season of the Women's National Basketball Association . The regular season began with a televised (ESPN2 ) meeting between the defending champion Phoenix Mercury and the Los Angeles Sparks in Phoenix, Arizona on May 15. The Connecticut Sun hosted the 10th Annual All-Star Game which was broadcast live on ESPN on July 10. This year, it was a contest between Geno Auriemma's USA Basketball team and a single team of WNBA All-Stars . The Finals was a series between the Seattle Storm and the Atlanta Dream which Seattle won 3–0.
2009/2010 WNBA offseason
The new television deal with ESPN continued during the 2010 season (runs 2009–2016). For the first time ever, teams will be paid rights fees as part of this deal.
As of the 2009 season, the maximum roster size per team was reduced from 13 to 11. Any team that falls below nine players able to play due to injury, pregnancy or any other factor outside of the control of the team will, upon request, be granted a roster hardship exception allowing the team to sign an additional player or players so that the team will have nine players able to play in an upcoming game or games. As soon as the injured (or otherwise sidelined) player(s) is able to play, the roster hardship player(s) – not any other player on the roster—must be waived.
On September 29, 2009, Nolan Richardson was named head coach and general manager of a potential Tulsa , Oklahoma franchise.[ 1]
On October 20, 2009, the Detroit Shock announced that the franchise would relocate to Tulsa as well as move to the Western Conference.[ 2]
On November 20, 2009, the Sacramento Monarchs folded.[ 3]
On December 3, 2009, the New York Liberty announced that previously interim head coach Anne Donovan would be named head coach.[ 4]
On December 8, 2009, Cheryl Reeve was named head coach of the Minnesota Lynx .
A dispersal draft was held on December 14, 2009, for all non-free agent Sacramento Monarchs players.[ 5]
On January 7, 2010, the Los Angeles Sparks named former player Jennifer Gillom head coach.
On February 25, 2010, Sandy Brondello was named head coach of the San Antonio Silver Stars when Dan Hughes stepped aside from the position.
Transactions
Sacramento Monarchs dispersal draft
On December 14, 2009, the Sacramento Monarchs dispersal draft was held. Three former Monarchs players, Kara Lawson , Hamchetou Maiga-Ba and Ticha Penicheiro were free agents and therefore not eligible for this draft. Teams selected based inversely on their 2009 season finish.
The top picks were:
Nicole Powell , New York Liberty
Rebekkah Brunson , Minnesota Lynx
DeMya Walker , Connecticut Sun
Four of the twelve teams making selections waived their picks.
2010 WNBA draft
The WNBA Draft lottery was held on November 5, 2009. The lottery teams were the Sacramento Monarchs , Minnesota Lynx (from N.Y. ), Minnesota Lynx , Connecticut Sun and Chicago Sky . The top pick was awarded to Minnesota. Since Sacramento folded after the lottery, all the teams following Sacramento in the draft simply moved up a pick. Minnesota subsequently traded the first overall pick to Connecticut.
The 2010 WNBA Draft was held on April 8, 2010, in Secaucus, New Jersey . Coverage of the first round was shown on ESPN2 (HD ). Second and third round coverage was shown on ESPNU and NBA TV .
The top picks were:
Tina Charles , Connecticut Sun
Monica Wright , Minnesota Lynx
Kelsey Griffin , Minnesota Lynx
Epiphanny Prince , Chicago Sky
Jayne Appel , San Antonio Silver Stars
Regular season
Standings
All-Star Game
The 2010 WNBA All-Star Game was hosted by the Connecticut Sun on July 10 at Mohegan Sun Arena . Coverage of the game began at 3:30pm on ESPN . This marks the third time the Sun have hosted the annual event. Unlike in previous years, this game was a contest between Geno Auriemma's USA basketball team and a team of WNBA all-stars.
Statistic leaders
The following shows the leaders for each statistic during the 2010 regular season.
Schedule
2010 WNBA preseason
Date
Time (ET)
Matchup
TV
Result
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location/Attendance
Thu April 8
3:00
2010 WNBA Draft: first round
ESPN2
Secaucus, New Jersey
4:00
2010 WNBA Draft: later rounds
ESPNU , NBA TV
Secaucus, New Jersey
Fri April 30
1:00
Chicago
@
Minnesota
87–78 CHI
Wright , Young (18)
Marginean (9)
Whitcomb (5)
Concordia University 633
Sat May 1
10:00
China
@
Los Angeles
78–58 LA
Junaid (15)
Mohammed (12)
Penicheiro (7)
Viejas Arena 3,874
Sun May 2
4:00
Phoenix
@
Seattle
77–58 SEA
Williams (19)
Paris (9)
Lacey (5)
KeyArena 4,912
Tue May 4
11:00am
Atlanta
@
Connecticut
86–79 CON
Charles (21)
Charles (9)
Price (5)
Mohegan Sun Arena 3,779
8:00
China
@
San Antonio
91–57 SA
N/A
N/A
N/A
Incarnate Word N/A
Wed May 5
11:30am
New York
@
Washington
65–60 WAS
Coleman (15)
McWilliams-Franklin (11)
Mitchell (4)
Verizon Center 7,152
Thu May 6
12:30
Minnesota
@
Chicago
74–65 CHI
Kraayeveld (20)
4 players (6)
Whalen (10)
Allstate Arena N/A
Fri May 7
12:00
Chicago
@
Indiana
69–63 IND
Murphy (20)
Owino (11)
Battle (4)
Conseco Fieldhouse 7,291
7:30
Poland
@
Connecticut
89–46 CON
Charles , Kotsopoulos (15)
Charles (9)
Montgomery (5)
Mohegan Sun Arena 5,059
Sat May 8
3:30
San Antonio
@
Los Angeles
86–77 SA
Snell (17)
Clark (7)
Bobbitt , Darling , Quinn (4)
Walter Pyramid 1,521
10:00
China
@
Phoenix
106–78 PHO
Johnson (21)
Bonner , Liwei (7)
Zengyu (8)
US Airways Center 2,393
Sun May 9
2:00
Washington
@
Atlanta
77–58 WAS
Currie (16)
Atkinson , Langhorne (8)
4 players (3)
Eblen Center 2,219
2:00
Seattle
@
Tulsa
90–80 TUL
Jackson (15)
Black (8)
Lacy , Pierson , Wright (4)
BOK Center N/A
Mon May 10
12:30
Indiana
@
Chicago
84–71 CHI
Murphy (15)
Davenport (8)
Canty (6)
Allstate Arena N/A
Tue May 11
10:30am
Connecticut
@
New York
89–84 (3OT) NY
Charles (22)
Charles , Walker (13)
Pondexter (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
2010 WNBA regular season
Date
Time (ET)
Matchup
TV
Result
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location/Attendance
Sat 15
2:00
Los Angeles
@
Phoenix
ESPN2
78–77 PHO
Parker (24)
Parker (12)
Riley (4)
US Airways Center 14,772
3:30
Chicago
@
Connecticut
CN100
74–61 CON
Jekabsone-Zogota (18)
Charles , Griffin (10)
Christon (4)
Mohegan Sun Arena 8,072
7:00
Washington
@
Indiana
72–65 WAS
Currie (21)
Langhorne (8)
January (5)
Conseco Fieldhouse 9,752
8:00
Atlanta
@
San Antonio
FSSW
75–70 ATL
Castro Marques (23)
de Souza (15)
Lehning (6)
AT&T Center 9,409
8:00
Minnesota
@
Tulsa
NBA TV CST
80–74 MIN
Houston (21)
Black (10)
Whalen (6)
BOK Center 7,806
Sun 16
4:00
Chicago
@
New York
NBA TV CN100 MSG
85–82 NY
Fowles (23)
Perkins (7)
Mitchell (9)
Madison Square Garden 12,088
7:00
Washington
@
Minnesota
FSNN
87–76 WAS
Currie (27)
Langhorne , Melvin (9)
Whalen (7)
Target Center 9,985
7:00
Indiana
@
Atlanta
SSO
66–62 ATL
Catchings (18)
de Souza (11)
Douglas , Miller (6)
Philips Arena 7,337
9:00
Los Angeles
@
Seattle
KONG
81–67 SEA
Jackson (23)
Parker (11)
Penicheiro (6)
KeyArena 9,686
Wed 19
10:00
Minnesota
@
Seattle
KING
79–76 SEA
Cash (24)
Anosike (10)
Bird (10)
KeyArena 6,687
Thu 20
12:30
San Antonio
@
Tulsa
NBA TV FSSW FSOK
83–74 SA
Young (24)
Snow (15)
Hammon (7)
BOK Center 4,636
Fri 21
7:00
New York
@
Washington
77–61 WAS
Harding (21)
Langhorne (11)
Pondexter (8)
Verizon Center 10,158
7:00
Connecticut
@
Atlanta
NBA TV CSN-NE FSSO
97–82 ATL
McCoughtry (32)
Lyttle (17)
Lehning (10)
Philips Arena 4,092
Sat 22
8:00
Los Angeles
@
San Antonio
NBA TV FSSW
88–81 SA
Milton-Jones (20)
Snow (12)
Milton-Jones (6)
AT&T Center 7,862
8:00
Indiana
@
Chicago
CN100
92–86 (OT) IND
Catchings (28)
Fowles (12)
Douglas , Murphy (6)
Allstate Arena 6,477
10:00
Seattle
@
Phoenix
95–89 (OT) SEA
Jackson (25)
Bonner (12)
Bird (8)
US Airways Center 10,144
Sun 23
3:00
Washington
@
Connecticut
80–65 CON
Langhorne (16)
Charles (8)
Harding (5)
Mohegan Sun Arena 7,614
4:00
Atlanta
@
New York
86–77 ATL
McCoughtry , Pondexter (21)
Bales , de Souza (10)
McCoughtry (6)
Madison Square Garden 9,548
6:00
Chicago
@
Indiana
CN100 FSI
69–61 IND
Murphy (16)
Fowles , Murphy (9)
Douglas (4)
Conseco Fieldhouse 7,665
7:00
Tulsa
@
Minnesota
94–82 TUL
Houston (23)
Black (17)
Lacy (7)
Target Center 6,822
Tue 25
7:00
Phoenix
@
Tulsa
ESPN2
110–96 PHO
Taurasi (35)
Dupree (14)
Lacy , Taylor (7)
BOK Center 4,100
10:00
Washington
@
Seattle
82–76 SEA
Currie (24)
Jackson (7)
Bird (7)
KeyArena 6,612
Thu 27
7:30
Minnesota
@
Connecticut
105–79 CON
Montgomery (23)
Charles (10)
Lawson , Montgomery (6)
Mohegan Sun Arena 6,401
8:00
Seattle
@
Chicago
CN100
84–75 CHI
Fowles (19)
Jackson (11)
Bird , Canty (4)
Allstate Arena 2,923
Fri 28
8:00
New York
@
San Antonio
77–71 NY
Pondexter (21)
McCarville , Powell (7)
Hammon (8)
AT&T Center 5,293
10:00
Atlanta
@
Phoenix
96–93 ATL
Taurasi (30)
Lyttle (17)
Taylor (7)
US Airways Center 7,986
10:30
Washington
@
Los Angeles
PRIME
81–75 LA
Parker (30)
Langhorne , Parker (10)
Harding (8)
Staples Center 13,154
Sat 29
8:00
Chicago
@
Minnesota
CN100
73–58 CHI
Fowles (18)
Brunson (9)
Canty , Prince (4)
Target Center 6,129
8:00
Indiana
@
Tulsa
NBA TV FSOK
79–74 TUL
Holt (16)
Black (11)
Catchings (7)
BOK Center 4,005
Sun 30
3:00
Seattle
@
San Antonio
84–56 SEA
Jackson (27)
Cash (8)
Bird (6)
AT&T Center 4,924
4:00
Connecticut
@
Washington
69–65 WAS
Currie (18)
Langhorne (16)
Harding (9)
Verizon Center 8,602
8:00
Atlanta
@
Los Angeles
101–82 ATL
Parker (33)
Lyttle (13)
Penicheiro (6)
Staples Center 8,404
Date
Time (ET)
Matchup
TV
Result
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location/Attendance
Tue 1
7:30
Phoenix
@
Minnesota
ESPN2
92–82 MIN
Wright (32)
Brunson (15)
Anosike , Johnson , Whalen (5)
Target Center 6,854
9:30
Atlanta
@
Seattle
ESPN2
90–72 SEA
Jackson (32)
Jackson (10)
Bird (6)
KeyArena 7,586
Thu 3
7:00
San Antonio
@
Indiana
FSSW FSI
79–57 IND
Douglas (22)
Catchings (7)
Lawson-Wade (4)
Conseco Fieldhouse 7,574
Fri 4
7:00
Chicago
@
Atlanta
CN100 FSSO
80–70 CHI
Fowles (19)
Fowles (9)
Christon (8)
Philips Arena 2,515
7:30
New York
@
Connecticut
75–68 CON
White (18)
Charles (15)
Lawson (6)
Mohegan Sun Arena 6,493
8:00
Minnesota
@
Tulsa
FSOK
92–79 TUL
Brunson (23)
Black , Brunson (11)
Lacy (6)
BOK Center 4,521
10:00
Los Angeles
@
Phoenix
90–89 PHO
Parker (26)
Parker (12)
Penicheiro (10)
US Airways Center 6,485
Sat 5
7:00
Atlanta
@
Washington
86–79 (OT) ATL
de Souza , Langhorne , McCoughtry (23)
Lyttle (17)
Castro Marques , K. Miller (6)
Verizon Center 8,986
7:00
New York
@
Indiana
78–73 IND
Pondexter (21)
Sutton-Brown (8)
Catchings (9)
Conseco Fieldhouse 8,090
8:00
Tulsa
@
Chicago
CN100
95–70 CHI
Fowles (32)
Fowles (13)
Lacy (7)
Allstate Arena 4,549
11:00
Seattle
@
Los Angeles
NBA TV FSW
79–75 SEA
Parker (24)
Jackson (9)
Bird (6)
Home Depot Center 6,026
Sun 6
1:00
San Antonio
@
Connecticut
81–68 CON
Young (21)
Charles (11)
Lawson-Wade (9)
Mohegan Sun Arena 6,292
7:00
Indiana
@
Minnesota
FSNN
89–51 IND
Catchings (27)
Brunson (12)
Anosike , Wiggins (3)
Target Center 6,444
9:00
Phoenix
@
Seattle
KONG
97–74 SEA
Cash , Jackson , Little (16)
T. Smith (8)
Bird (11)
KeyArena 7,827
Tue 8
8:00
New York
@
Chicago
CN100
85–70 NYL
Pondexter (31)
McWilliams-Franklin (9)
7 players (3)
Allstate Arena 2,408
10:30
Phoenix
@
Los Angeles
PRIME
92–91 LAS
Parker (22)
Parker (12)
Johnson , Taylor , Quinn (7)
Staples Center 7,993
Thu 10
10:00
Minnesota
@
Phoenix
FSA
99–88 PHO
Taurasi (31)
Brunson (12)
Johnson (10)
US Airways Center 5,504
Fri 11
7:30
Atlanta
@
New York
91–79 NYL
Pondexter (25)
Lyttle (14)
Pondexter (7)
Madison Square Garden 8,332
7:30
Indiana
@
Connecticut
CSN-NE
86–77 CON
Montgomery (29)
Charles (12)
Douglas , Jekabsone-Zogota (5)
Mohegan Sun Arena 7,603
8:00
Tulsa
@
San Antonio
87–75 SAN
Holdsclaw (19)
Holdsclaw (11)
Lawson-Wade (9)
AT&T Center 7,076
8:30
Washington
@
Chicago
CN100
95–78 WAS
Harding (25)
Currie , Langhorne (8)
Currie , Harding (5)
Allstate Arena 3,107
10:00
Los Angeles
@
Seattle
KONG
82–60 SEA
Jackson (17)
Jackson (9)
Bird (5)
KeyArena 7,286
Sat 12
7:00
New York
@
Washington
CSN-MA
82–65 WAS
Pondexter , Currie (20)
Langhorne (9)
Currie (4)
Verizon Center 8,492
10:00
Tulsa
@
Phoenix
116–84 PHX
Dupree , Taurasi (18)
Hornbuckle (8)
Taylor (8)
US Airways Center 6,580
Sun 13
3:00
San Antonio
@
Atlanta
NBA TV SSO
90–83 ATL
Lyttle , Young (24)
Lyttle (12)
Lehning (8)
Philips Arena 6,050
3:00
Minnesota
@
Los Angeles
88–84 LAS
Milton-Jones (22)
Brunson (15)
Whalen (7)
Staples Center 7,005
6:00
Connecticut
@
Indiana
77–67 IND
Douglas (20)
Catchings (13)
Douglas , Jekabsone-Zogota (3)
Conseco Fieldhouse 7,302
Tue 15
8:00
Atlanta
@
Chicago
CN100
93–86 ATL
Castro Marques (31)
de Souza (13)
Lehning (9)
Allstate Arena 3,292
Thu 17
7:00
Seattle
@
Indiana
FSI
72–65 IND
Jackson (17)
Jackson (9)
Cash , Douglas (4)
Conseco Fieldhouse 7,520
Fri 18
7:30
Seattle
@
New York
92–84 SEA
Pondexter (24)
Jackson (12)
Bird (10)
Madison Square Garden 8,883
8:00
Tulsa
@
Minnesota
78–67 MIN
Augustus (27)
Anosike (9)
Whalen (12)
Target Center 6,953
10:00
San Antonio
@
Phoenix
108–105 SAN
Taurasi (39)
Dupree (11)
Hammon (10)
US Airways Center 6,147
10:30
Connecticut
@
Los Angeles
78–75 CON
Charles (26)
Charles (19)
Penicheiro (8)
Staples Center 8,852
Sat 19
7:00
Chicago
@
Washington
NBA TV CN100 CSN-MA
65–61 (OT) WAS
Fowles , Smith (17)
Langhorne (10)
Sanford (6)
Verizon Center 9,034
7:00
Atlanta
@
Indiana
94–91 IND
McCoughtry ,Marques (21)
Lyttle (20)
Catchings (6)
Conseco Fieldhouse 8,187
8:00
Minnesota
@
Tulsa
CST
92–78 MIN
Wiggins (19)
Brunson (11)
Whalen (6)
BOK Center 5,013
Sun 20
6:00
Connecticut
@
Phoenix
NBA TV FSA
96–94 CON
Charles , Taurasi (24)
Charles (12)
Lawson (5)
US Airways Center 6,068
9:00
San Antonio
@
Seattle
NBA TV FSSW
82–61 SEA
Cash (22)
Jackson (14)
Wright (6)
KeyArena 8,086
Tue 22
7:30
Minnesota
@
New York
75–68 MIN
Brunson (21)
Brunson (13)
Pondexter (5)
Madison Square Garden 7,537
7:30
Chicago
@
Connecticut
CN100
86–77 CHI
Prince (19)
Charles (16)
Montgomery (6)
Mohegan Sun Arena 6,981
Wed 23
12:00
Tulsa
@
Atlanta
NBA TV FSOK SSO
96–90 ATL
McCoughtry (29)
Black ,Lyttle (12)
Marques (8)
Philips Arena 9,598
Thu 24
7:00
Los Angeles
@
Washington
CSN-MA
68–53 WAS
Langhorne (27)
Langhorne (14)
Penicheiro (4)
Verizon Center 8,160
Fri 25
7:30
Phoenix
@
Connecticut
CSN-NE
82–79 CON
Taurasi (26)
Charles (23)
Taurasi ,Montgomery (6)
Mohegan Sun Arena 9,518
8:00
New York
@
Tulsa
CST
92–78 NY
Mitchell (20)
Franklin (11)
Powell ,Franklin (6)
BOK Center 4,554
8:30
Washington
@
Chicago
CN100
79–72 CHI
Langhorne (25)
Langhorne (13)
Perkins (5)
Allstate Arena 3,419
10:00
Indiana
@
Seattle
85–81 SEA
Douglas (29)
Jackson (7)
Wright (10)
KeyArena 9,083
Sat 26
8:00
Minnesota
@
San Antonio
NBA TV FSSW
80–66 SAN
Snow (23)
Brunson ,Snow (9)
Hammon (10)
AT&T Center 10,184
Sun 27
3:00
Los Angeles
@
Atlanta
NBA TV SSO
89–81 ATL
Marques (25)
Jones ,Lyttle (11)
Penicheiro (10)
Philips Arena 7,855
4:00
Connecticut
@
New York
CSN-NE
77–68 NY
Pondexter (19)
Charles (16)
Montgomery ,Pondexter (5)
Madison Square Garden 15,293
4:00
Seattle
@
Tulsa
CST
83–72 SEA
Jackson (24)
Little (9)
Wright (10)
BOK Center 4,865
4:00
Phoenix
@
Washington
NBA TV CSN-MA
95–85 WAS
Langhorne (31)
Langhorne (10)
Smith (6)
Verizon Center 7,547
6:00
Indiana
@
Chicago
CN100
70–64 IND
Thorn (15)
Fowles (17)
Catchings ,Douglas (4)
Allstate Arena 4,051
Tue 29
7:00
Indiana
@
Washington
ESPN2
68–65 WAS
Smith (21)
Langhorne (10)
Douglas (5)
Verizon Center 8,464
7:00
Phoenix
@
Atlanta
SSO
94–88 ATL
Taylor (31)
Bonner ,Leuchanka (9)
Johnson (12)
Philips Arena 4,073
8:00
Connecticut
@
Tulsa
CST
101–89 CON
Robinson (19)
Charles (12)
Brown (7)
BOK Center 3,649
10:00
San Antonio
@
Seattle
86–72 SEA
Jackson (31)
Jackson (15)
Wright (12)
KeyArena 7,823
10:30
New York
@
Los Angeles
NBA TV PRIME
80–68 NY
Quinn (24)
Powell ,McCarville (7)
Pondexter ,Mitchell (5)
Staples Center 8,602
Date
Time (ET)
Matchup
TV
Result
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location/Attendance
Thu 1
7:00
Minnesota
@
Atlanta
SSO
76–58 ATL
Marques (22)
Lyttle (14)
Shalee Lehning (5)
Philips Arena 4,020
8:00
Connecticut
@
Chicago
CN100
92–80 CHI
Fowles (26)
Fowles (11)
Montgomery ,Bass ,Canty (5)
Allstate Arena 3,061
10:00
Washington
@
Phoenix
FSA
107–104 WAS
Smith (25)
Crystal Langhorne ,Dupree (9)
Johnson (11)
US Airways Center 5,509
10:30
San Antonio
@
Los Angeles
73–63 LA
Thompson (24)
Thompson (10)
Lawson (5)
Staples Center 7,803
Sat 3
5:00
Seattle
@
Los Angeles
ESPN2
75–62 SEA
Jackson (20)
Thompson ,Hylton (10)
Bird (7)
Staples Center 9,319
7:00
Chicago
@
Atlanta
NBA TV CN100 SSO
88–82 CHI
Fowles (22)
Souza (15)
Lyttle ,Miller (3)
Philips Arena 6,920
8:00
Washington
@
Tulsa
CST
69–54 WAS
Currie (17)
Coleman (10)
Smith ,Harding ,Coleman (4)
BOK Center 3,516
10:00
New York
@
Phoenix
97–82 PHO
Dupree (24)
Smith (10)
Mitchell ,Taurasi (5)
US Airways Center 6,780
Tue 6
3:00
New York
@
Seattle
78–70 SEA
Franklin ,Cash (20)
Cash (11)
Pondexter (5)
KeyArena 11,012
8:00
Connecticut
@
San Antonio
ESPN2
79–66 SA
Young (19)
Charles (13)
Snow (8)
AT&T Center 7,264
8:00
Indiana
@
Chicago
CN100
58–51 IND
Fowles (26)
Fowles (18)
January (5)
Allstate Arena 3,732
10:00
Phoenix
@
Los Angeles
ESPN2
98–89 PHO
Johnson (30)
Dupree (12)
Taurasi (7)
Staples Center 8,336
Wed 7
7:00
Connecticut
@
Atlanta
SSO
108–103 ATL (OT)
McCoughtry ,Marques (32)
Charles (20)
Lawson ,Lehning (8)
Philips Arena 5,305
Thu 8
7:00
Tulsa
@
Indiana
100–72 IND
Catchings (24)
Black (12)
January (6)
Conseco Fieldhouse 7,077
8:00
San Antonio
@
Minnesota
89–66 MIN
Brunson (24)
Brunson (10)
Darling ,Augustus ,Whalen (5)
Target Center 7,182
Sat 10
3:30
USA
@
WNBA
ESPN
99–72 USA
Fowles (23)
Fowles ,Dupree ,Moore (8)
Pondexter (6)
Mohegan Sun Arena 9,518
Sun 11
4:00
Chicago
@
New York
MSG
57–54 NY
Pondexter (30)
Fowles (19)
McCarville (4)
Madison Square Garden 9,644
Tue 13
7:00
Los Angeles
@
Tulsa
ESPN2
87–71 LA
Thompson (24)
Braxton (10)
Penicheiro (9)
BOK Center 7,073
Wed 14
12:30
San Antonio
@
Chicago
CN100
88–61 CHI
Young ,Fowles ,Perkins ,Prince (14)
Snow (8)
Canty ,Prince (5)
Allstate Arena 6,950
1:00
Atlanta
@
Minnesota
83–81 MIN
McCoughtry (25)
Souza (20)
Whalen (7)
Target Center 12,311
1:00
Connecticut
@
Indiana
77–68 CON
Catchings (22)
Catchings (9)
Lawson (5)
Conseco Fieldhouse 10,076
3:30
Seattle
@
Phoenix
FSA
111–107 SEA (3 OT)
Taurasi (44)
Jackson (18)
Bird (8)
US Airways Center 13,508
Thu 15
12:00
Washington
@
New York
75–67 NY
Langhorne (19)
McCarville (12)
Pondexter (7)
Madison Square Garden 18,162
Fri 16
7:00
Atlanta
@
Indiana
89–70 IND
McCoughtry (27)
Catchings (11)
Catchings ,Douglas ,January (4)
Conseco Fieldhouse 7,532
8:00
Tulsa
@
San Antonio
75–70 TUL
Holdsclaw (20)
Young (12)
Latta ,Snow (4)
AT&T Center 9,298
8:30
Los Angeles
@
Chicago
CN100
80–68 CHI
Milton-Jones (21)
Fowles (10)
Penicheiro (9)
Allstate Arena 4,841
Sat 17
3:30
Seattle
@
Minnesota
73–71 SEA
Jackson (26)
Cash (11)
Wright (10)
Target Center 7,216
7:00
Atlanta
@
Connecticut
96–80 CON
McCoughtry (27)
Charles (14)
White (7)
Mohegan Sun Arena 7,378
10:00
Tulsa
@
Phoenix
97–88 PHO
Taylor (29)
Black (13)
Taurasi (8)
US Airways Center 8,564
Sun 18
3:00
Los Angeles
@
San Antonio
83–73 SAN
Hodges (24)
Thompson (8)
Hammon (7)
AT&T Center 6,542
4:00
Indiana
@
New York
MSG
84–81 IND (OT)
Pondexter (40)
Catchings (10)
Catchings ,Pondexter (7)
Madison Square Garden 9,508
4:00
Chicago
@
Washington
CSN-MA
61–59 CHI
Fowles (13)
Fowles (11)
Harding (6)
Verizon Center 8,790
Tue 20
12:30
Seattle
@
San Antonio
NBA TV FSSW
80–74 SEA
Jackson (21)
Cash ,Fowles ,Young (7)
Hammon (10)
AT&T Center 12,414
3:00
Tulsa
@
Los Angeles
86–83 LA (OT)
Milton-Jones (23)
Jackson (9)
Penicheiro (13)
Staples Center 14,413
8:00
New York
@
Connecticut
ESPN2
82–74 NY (OT)
Pondexter (24)
Griffin (9)
Pondexter (6)
Mohegan Sun Arena 6,478
Wed 21
11:30am
Atlanta
@
Washington
NBA TV CSN-MA
82–72 WAS
Langhorne (24)
Langhorne (15)
Castro Marques (6)
Verizon Center 14,347
Thu 22
7:00
Los Angeles
@
Indiana
ESPN2
76–57 IND
Thompson (19)
Hoffman , Milton-Jones , Thompson (8)
Catchings , Penicheiro (6)
Conseco Fieldhouse 7,898
8:00
Phoenix
@
Tulsa
CST
123–91 PHO
Taurasi (26)
Jackson (9)
Johnson (7)
BOK Center 3,333
8:00
San Antonio
@
Minnesota
74–72 SA
Augustus (22)
Brunson (14)
Whalen (8)
Target Center 6,126
Fri 23
8:30
New York
@
Chicago
CN100
79–71 NY
McWilliams-Franklin (18)
Fowles (16)
Canty , Pondexter (6)
Allstate Arena 5,256
Sat 24
7:00
Indiana
@
Washington
NBA TV CSN-MA
78–73 IND
January (19)
Langhorne (13)
January (8)
Verizon Center 9,786
7:00
Los Angeles
@
Connecticut
CSN-NE
89–80 LA
Milton-Jones (20)
Charles , Jones (9)
Milton-Jones , Penicheiro (7)
Mohegan Sun Arena 8,097
8:00
Chicago
@
San Antonio
CN100
75–72 CHI
Fowles (23)
Fowles (12)
Canty (6)
AT&T Center 8,999
8:00
Phoenix
@
Minnesota
NBA TV FSNN
127–124 (2OT) PHO
Augustus (36)
Brunson (17)
Whalen (10)
Target Center 8,518
Sun 25
3:00
New York
@
Atlanta
NBA TV SSO
82–75 ATL
McCoughtry (28)
de Souza , McCoughtry (10)
McCoughtry , Pondexter (6)
Philips Arena 7,030
9:00
Tulsa
@
Seattle
KONG
75–59 SEA
Crossley (19)
Willingham (10)
Bird , Wright (6)
KeyArena 9,686
Tue 27
1:30
Atlanta
@
Tulsa
NBA TV CST
105-89 ATL
Castro Marques , Latta (23)
Lyttle (14)
Latta , Lehning (6)
BOK Center 3,800
7:00
Chicago
@
Indiana
CN100
78-74 IND
Fowles (18)
Catchings (10)
Tamika Catchings (6)
Conseco Fieldhouse 6,853
7:30
San Antonio
@
New York
ESPN2
77-72 NY
Holdsclaw (18)
Holdsclaw (9)
Mitchell (8)
Madison Square Garden 10,712
7:30
Washington
@
Connecticut
88-78 CON
Jones , Langhorne (23)
Charles , Currie (9)
Lawson (7)
Mohegan Sun Arena 6,322
8:00
Los Angeles
@
Minnesota
71-58 LA
Thompson (24)
Brunson (11)
Penicheiro (9)
Target Center 6,215
9:30
Phoenix
@
Seattle
ESPN2
91-85 SEA
Jackson (33)
Jackson (11)
Bird (7)
KeyArena 8,044
Thu 29
7:00
San Antonio
@
Washington
NBA TV CSN-MA
79-75 SA
Currie (22)
Langhorne (11)
Hammon (6)
Verizon Center 9,212
10:00
Minnesota
@
Phoenix
110-92 PHO
Houston (26)
Houston (13)
Johnson (8)
US Airways Center 7,037
Fri 30
7:00
Washington
@
Indiana
77-73 WAS
Harding (33)
Langhorne (11)
Catchings (7)
Conseco Fieldhouse 8,207
7:30
Los Angeles
@
New York
88-79 NY
Pondexter (20)
McWilliams-Franklin (9)
Penicheiro (7)
Madison Square Garden 14,307
7:30
Atlanta
@
Connecticut
94-62 ATL
McCoughtry (20)
de Souza (13)
Lawson , K. Miller , Price (5)
Mohegan Sun Arena 7,003
8:00
San Antonio
@
Tulsa
NBA TV FSOK
101-85 SA
Hammon (22)
Jackson , Snow (7)
Brown (5)
BOK Center 5,203
10:00
Chicago
@
Seattle
NBA TV KONG
80-60 SEA
Cash (16)
Bass , Little , Willingham (7)
Bird (8)
KeyArena 7,749
Date
Time (ET)
Matchup
TV
Result
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location/Attendance
Sun 1
3:00
Indiana
@
Atlanta
NBA TV SSO
90-74 ATL
Catchings (24)
Davenport (12)
Lehning , McCoughtry (7)
Philips Arena 6,270
4:00
Connecticut
@
New York
MSG
71-67 NY
Pondexter (24)
Charles (10)
Montgomery , Powell (5)
Madison Square Garden 9,341
4:00
Tulsa
@
Washington
NBA TV CSN-MA
87-62 WAS
Currie , Smith (15)
Coleman (10)
Coleman , Harding (4)
Verizon Center 9,008
6:00
Chicago
@
Phoenix
NBA TV CN100 FSA
97-96 PHO
Fowles , Taurasi (35)
Fowles (8)
Taurasi (11)
US Airways Center 11,237
7:00
Seattle
@
Minnesota
NBA TV FSNN
72-71 MIN
Augustus (24)
Brunson (8)
Bird (10)
Target Center 7,312
Tue 3
7:00
New York
@
Indiana
FSI
82-72 NY
Powell (20)
McCarville (10)
Pondexter (5)
Conseco Fieldhouse 7,540
7:30
Washington
@
Atlanta
ESPN2
86-78 WAS
McCoughtry (30)
Langhorne (12)
Harding , Lehning (6)
Philips Arena 9,072
8:00
Phoenix
@
San Antonio
103-92 PHO
Dupree , Young (24)
Dupree (12)
Hammon (11)
AT&T Center 6,116
8:00
Seattle
@
Tulsa
CST
84-75 TUL
Robinson (21)
Bird (7)
Latta , Wright (7)
BOK Center 3,697
8:00
Connecticut
@
Minnesota
CSN-NE
111-103 (OT) MIN
Montgomery (33)
Charles (21)
Whalen (12)
Target Center 5,954
Wed 4
10:30
Chicago
@
Los Angeles
NBA TV CN100
82-77 LA
Milton-Jones (22)
Wisdom-Hylton (13)
Penicheiro (15)
Staples Center 9,732
Thu 5
10:30
Connecticut
@
Seattle
ESPN2
83-82 SEA
Jackson (31)
Jones (9)
Montgomery (10)
KeyArena 7,539
Fri 6
7:00
Atlanta
@
Indiana
95-93 IND
McCoughtry (31)
Catchings , Lyttle (8)
Lehning (6)
Conseco Fieldhouse 9,214
7:30
Washington
@
New York
85-77 NY
Currie , Pondexter (23)
Currie , Melvin (6)
Mitchell (6)
Madison Square Garden 11,465
10:00
San Antonio
@
Phoenix
103-87 PHO
Hammon , Holdsclaw (21)
Holdsclaw (9)
Taylor (8)
US Airways Center 12,909
10:30
Tulsa
@
Los Angeles
77-70 LA
Milton-Jones (23)
Jackson (9)
Penicheiro (13)
Staples Center 8,962
Sat 7
3:00
Minnesota
@
Chicago
ESPN2
87-82 (OT) MIN
Augustus (27)
Fowles (11)
Whalen (7)
Allstate Arena 4,992
10:00
Tulsa
@
Seattle
KONG
111-65 SEA
Abrosimova (20)
Jackson (10)
Abrosimova (8)
KeyArena 9,686
Sun 8
5:00
Washington
@
Connecticut
76-67 CON
Charles , Jones (17)
Charles (14)
Montgomery (7)
Mohegan Sun Arena 7,076
6:00
Indiana
@
Phoenix
104-82 IND
Douglas (28)
Catchings (10)
Taurasi (7)
US Airways Center 10,995
7:00
New York
@
Minnesota
NBA TV FSNN
74-72 NY
Powell (21)
Brunson (18)
Mitchell , Pondexter , Powell (4)
Target Center 9,016
8:00
San Antonio
@
Los Angeles
NBA TV FSSW FSW
92-83 SA
Thompson (23)
Young (10)
Penicheiro (8)
Staples Center 9,793
Tue 10
7:00
Connecticut
@
Washington
NBA TV CSN-MA
84-74 WAS
Langhorne (23)
Charles (15)
Harding (6)
Verizon Center 8,180
7:00
Seattle
@
Atlanta
FSSO
80-70 SEA
McCoughtry (16)
Lyttle (17)
Abrosimova , Lehning (6)
Philips Arena 6,042
8:00
Minnesota
@
San Antonio
73-68 MIN
Augustus (20)
Brunson (12)
Hammon (8)
AT&T Center 5,142
8:00
Phoenix
@
Chicago
91-82 CHI
Taurasi (28)
Fowles (14)
Taylor (6)
Allstate Arena 4,089
10:00
Indiana
@
Los Angeles
ESPN2
82-76 IND
Thompson (23)
Thompson (13)
Bevilaqua , Riley (6)
Staples Center 10,586
Thu 12
8:00
Los Angeles
@
Minnesota
78-77 LA
Houston (24)
Brunson (14)
Penicheiro (10)
Target Center 7,867
Fri 13
7:00
Minnesota
@
Washington
61-58 WAS
Harding (15)
Langhorne (14)
Whalen (5)
Verizon Center 7,752
7:00
Phoenix
@
Indiana
110-90 IND
Catchings (29)
Catchings (7)
Catchings (6)
Conseco Fieldhouse 10,002
7:00
New York
@
Atlanta
SSO
90-83 NY
Pondexter (31)
Lyttle (13)
Lehning (8)
Philips Arena 6,025
7:30
Seattle
@
Connecticut
88-68 CON
Jones (19)
Gruda (9)
Abrosimova (6)
Mohegan Sun Arena 9,197
8:00
Tulsa
@
San Antonio
94-74 SA
Holdsclaw (18)
Kelly (9)
Hammon (8)
AT&T Center 10,244
Sat 14
7:30
Phoenix
@
New York
NBA TV MSG
107-69 NY
Pondexter (28)
Braxton , Dupree (8)
McCarville (6)
Madison Square Garden 9,645
8:00
Los Angeles
@
Tulsa
CST
92-87 LA
Latta (26)
Jackson (13)
Penicheiro (9)
BOK Center 5,719
8:00
Atlanta
@
Chicago
CN100
98-74 ATL
Prince (18)
Bales (12)
Price (6)
Allstate Arena 4,214
Sun 15
4:00
Seattle
@
Washington
80-71 WAS
Currie (25)
Langhorne (7)
Bird (7)
Verizon Center 9,438
5:00
Indiana
@
Connecticut
79-66 IND
Catchings (26)
Charles (13)
Montgomery (8)
Mohegan Sun Arena 7,915
7:00
San Antonio
@
Minnesota
NBA TV FSSW FSNN
84-78 MIN
Hammon (30)
Brunson , Houston (8)
Whalen (12)
Target Center 8,678
Tue 17
7:00
Chicago
@
Atlanta
NBA TV FSSO
84-79 CHI
Castro Marques (19)
Fowles (14)
Young (5)
Philips Arena 5,209
7:30
Indiana
@
New York
78-57 NY
Catchings (25)
McWilliams-Franklin (10)
Pondexter (6)
Madison Square Garden 8,953
7:30
Tulsa
@
Connecticut
CSN-NE
90-62 CON
Montgomery (22)
Charles (10)
Charles (4)
Mohegan Sun Arena 8,828
8:00
Washington
@
San Antonio
76-66 WAS
Langhorne (21)
Langhorne (12)
Smith (6)
AT&T Center 6,801
10:00
Minnesota
@
Seattle
68-64 SEA
Jackson (24)
Little (14)
Bird (8)
KeyArena 7,394
10:30
Phoenix
@
Los Angeles
NBA TV PRIME
90-84 PHO
Thompson (33)
Dupree , Taylor (11)
Penicheiro (11)
Staples Center 8,817
Thu 19
7:30
Tulsa
@
New York
95-85 NY
Powell (20)
Black (9)
Mitchell (8)
Madison Square Garden 8,766
Fri 20
7:00
New York
@
Washington
75-74 WAS
Pondexter (28)
Langhorne (7)
Powell (5)
Verizon Center 13,109
8:00
Indiana
@
San Antonio
75-61 SA
Young (22)
Snow (8)
Snow ,Hammon (6)
AT&T Center 10,807
8:30
Connecticut
@
Chicago
NBA TV CN100
78-71 CON
Montgomery (20)
Griffin (11)
Canty (7)
Allstate Arena 5,598
10:00
Seattle
@
Phoenix
78-73 SEA
Braxton (15)
Bird ,Bonner (7)
Bird (5)
US Airways Center 12,459
10:30
Minnesota
@
Los Angeles
98-91 LA
Thompson (26)
Thompson (9)
Penicheiro (12)
Staples Center 13,154
Sat 21
8:00
Chicago
@
Tulsa
NBA TV FSOK
84-71 TUL
Crossley , Jackson (17)
Jackson (9)
Canty , Latta (5)
BOK Center 6,321
11:00
Los Angeles
@
Seattle
ESPN2
75-74 SEA
Little (22)
Milton-Jones (9)
Bird (9)
KeyArena 9,686
Sun 22
3:00
Phoenix
@
San Antonio
83-82 SA
Hammon (30)
Bonner (12)
Hodges (6)
AT&T Center 8,331
3:00
Washington
@
Atlanta
SSO
90-81 WAS
Currie (20)
Langhorne , Lyttle (11)
Harding (8)
Philips Arena 9,570
4:00
Connecticut
@
New York
MSG
88-87 (OT) NY
Pondexter (31)
Charles (13)
Pondexter (6)
Madison Square Garden 15,989
5:00
Minnesota
@
Indiana
NBA TV FSI
83-79 (OT) MIN
Augustus (25)
Catchings (14)
January (7)
Conseco Fieldhouse 10,015
2010 WNBA postseason
Conference Semifinals (August 25–September 1)
Date
Time (ET)
Matchup
TV
Result
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location/Attendance
Wed 25
8:00
Atlanta
@
Washington
NBA TV
95-90 ATL
McCoughtry (28)
Currie (11)
Price (8)
Verizon Center 10,322
11:00
Los Angeles
@
Seattle
ESPN2
79-66 SEA
Cash (20)
Jackson (9)
Bird (12)
KeyArena 10,589
Thu 26
7:00
Indiana
@
New York
NBA TV MSG
85-73 NY
Pondexter (28)
McWilliams-Franklin (10)
McCarville (7)
Madison Square Garden 14,624
9:00
San Antonio
@
Phoenix
ESPN2
106-93 PHO
Dupree (32)
Young (9)
Taurasi (10)
US Airways Center 8,927
Fri 27
7:30
Washington
@
Atlanta
NBA TV FSSO
101-77 ATL
Castro Marques , McCoughtry (21)
Lyttle (10)
Lehning (9)
Philips Arena 7,890
Sat 28
1:00
Phoenix
@
San Antonio
ESPN2
92-73 PHO
Taurasi (23)
Dupree (11)
Taylor (12)
AT&T Center 6,763
3:00
Seattle
@
Los Angeles
ESPN2
81-66 SEA
Jackson (24)
Jackson (9)
Jackson ,Cash (5)
Staples Center 8,326
Sun 29
8:00
New York
@
Indiana
ESPN2
75-67 IND
Pondexter (24)
Catchings (13)
Douglas (5)
Conseco Fieldhouse 7,535
Wed 1
7:30
Indiana
@
New York
NBA TV MSG
77-74 NY
Pondexter (30)
McWilliams-Franklin (11)
Douglas ,McWilliams-Franklin ,Mitchell Pondexter (4)
Madison Square Garden 16,682
Conference Finals (September 2–8)
WNBA Finals (September 12–21)
Playoffs and Finals
Season award winners
Player of the Week award
For games played beginning
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Player
Team
Player
Team
May 15, 2010
Angel McCoughtry
Atlanta Dream
Lauren Jackson
Seattle Storm
May 22, 2010
Angel McCoughtry
Atlanta Dream
Candace Parker
Los Angeles Sparks
May 29, 2010
Sylvia Fowles
Chicago Sky
Lauren Jackson
Seattle Storm
June 5, 2010
Cappie Pondexter
New York Liberty
Diana Taurasi
Phoenix Mercury
June 12, 2010
Tina Charles
Connecticut Sun
Seimone Augustus
Minnesota Lynx
June 19, 2010
Crystal Langhorne
Washington Mystics
Lauren Jackson
Seattle Storm
June 26, 2010
Sylvia Fowles
Chicago Sky
Lauren Jackson
Seattle Storm
July 3, 2010
Iziane Castro Marques
Atlanta Dream
Candice Dupree
Phoenix Mercury
July 10, 2010
Tamika Catchings
Indiana Fever
Lauren Jackson
Seattle Storm
July 17, 2010
Cappie Pondexter
New York Liberty
Diana Taurasi
Phoenix Mercury
July 24, 2010
Cappie Pondexter
New York Liberty
Diana Taurasi
Phoenix Mercury
July 31, 2010
Tamika Catchings
Indiana Fever
Lindsay Whalen
Minnesota Lynx
August 7, 2010
Cappie Pondexter
New York Liberty
Tina Thompson
Los Angeles Sparks
August 14, 2010
Cappie Pondexter
New York Liberty
Tina Thompson
Los Angeles Sparks
Player of the Month award
Rookie of the Month award
Postseason awards
Coaches
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
See also
References
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^ Voepel, Mechelle (October 20, 2009). "Voepel: A sad but not surprising move expected for Shock" . ESPN.com . Retrieved February 14, 2024 .
^ "Monarchs fold; WNBA seeks Bay Area owners" . ESPN.com . November 20, 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2024 .
^ "Anne Donovan Named New York Liberty Head Coach" . Old Dominion University . December 4, 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2024 .
^ Coward, Cheryl (December 14, 2009). "Nicole Powell is first pick in Dispersal Draft of Sacramento Monarchs players" . Archived from the original on June 14, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2024 .
^ "Seattle Storm's Lauren Jackson Named 2010 WNBA Most Valuable Player Presented by Kia Motors" . WNBA . September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2024 .