2010 Minnesota Lynx season

2010 Minnesota Lynx season
Head Coach	Cheryl Reeve
Arena	Target Center
Attendance	7,622 per game
Results
Record	13–21 (.382)
Place	5th (Western)
Playoff Finish	Did not qualify
Team Leaders
Points	Augustus (16.9)
Rebounds	Brunson (10.3)
Assists	Whalen (5.6)
Media
Radio	KLCI
Television	FS-N NBATV, ESPN2
Minnesota Lynx seasons
< 2009	2011 >

The 2010 WNBA season is the 12th season for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association.

Transactions

Dispersal draft

Based on the Lynx's 2009 record, they would pick 2nd in the Sacramento Monarchs dispersal draft. The Lynx picked Rebekkah Brunson.

WNBA Draft

The following are the Lynx's selections in the 2010 WNBA Draft.

Transaction log

• January 30, 2009: The Lynx traded their second round pick in the 2010 Draft to the Washington Mystics as part of the Lindsey Harding transaction.
• January 12: The Lynx traded Renee Montgomery and the first overall pick in the 2010 Draft to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for Lindsay Whalen and the second overall pick in the 2010 Draft.
• February 8: The Lynx re-signed free agent Seimone Augustus.
• February 16: The Lynx withdrew its qualifying offer to Tasha Humphrey, making her an unrestricted free agent.
• February 17: The Lynx signed free agent Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.
• February 19: The Lynx signed and traded Roneeka Hodges to the San Antonio Silver Stars in exchange for the right to swap second round picks with San Antonio in the 2011 WNBA Draft.
• April 8: The Lynx traded the draft rights to Kelsey Griffin to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for their first- and second-round draft picks in the 2011 Draft.
• April 20: The Lynx signed Nuria Martinez.
• April 22: The Lynx signed Ashley Ellis-Milan, Brittany McCoy, Vanessa Gidden and Jessica Adair to training camp contracts.
• May 12: The Lynx waived Jessica Adair, Ashley Ellis-Milan, Vanessa Gidden and Brittany McCoy.
• May 24: The Lynx activated Rebekkah Brunson and waived Gabriela Marginean.
• July 26: The Lynx traded Rashanda McCants to the Tulsa Shock in exchange for Alexis Hornbuckle.
• August 3: The Lynx waived Nuria Martinez and signed Kristen Mann.
• August 18: The Lynx signed Jessica Adair and suspended Nicky Anosike.

Free agents

Additions

Subtractions

Roster

Minnesota Lynx roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From F/C 21 Anosike, Nicky 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Tennessee G 33 Augustus, Seimone 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 179 lb (81 kg) LSU F 32 Brunson, Rebekkah 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Georgetown C 9 Hollingsworth, Quanitra 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Virginia Commonwealth SG 14 Hornbuckle, Alexis 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Tennessee F 24 Houston, Charde 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Connecticut F 99 Maiga-Ba, Hamchetou 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 162 lb (73 kg) Old Dominion F 44 Mann, Kristen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) UC Santa Barbara PG 13 Whalen, Lindsay 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Minnesota G 11 Wiggins, Candice  5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 154 lb (70 kg) Stanford G 22 Wright, Monica 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Virginia	Head coach Cheryl Reeve (La Salle) Assistant coaches Jim Petersen (Minnesota) Athletic trainer Chuck Barta (Wisconsin-La Crosse) Keith Uzpen Legend (C) Team captain (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended Injured

Depth

Pos.	Starter	Bench
C	Rebekkah Brunson	Quanitra Hollingsworth
PF	Nicky Anosike	Charde Houston
SF	Seimone Augustus	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba / Kristen Mann
SG	Monica Wright	Candice Wiggins
PG	Lindsay Whalen	Alexis Hornbuckle

Season standings

Western Conference	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Conf.
Seattle Storm x	28	6	.824	–	17–0	11–6	20–2
Phoenix Mercury x	15	19	.441	13.0	9–8	6–11	13–9
San Antonio Silver Stars x	14	20	.412	14.0	8–9	6–11	11–11
Los Angeles Sparks x	13	21	.382	15.0	8–9	5–12	10–12
Minnesota Lynx o	13	21	.382	15.0	7–10	6–11	8–14
Tulsa Shock o	6	28	.176	22.0	4–13	2–15	4–18

Schedule

Preseason

2010 Game Log: Preseason
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 April 30 1:00pm Chicago 78-87 Wright (18) Marginean (9) Wright (4) Concordia University 633 0-1 2 May 6 12:30pm @ Chicago 65-74 Wright (18) Wright (6) Whalen (10) Allstate Arena N/A 0-2

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

Awards and honors

• Seimone Augustus was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of June 12, 2010.
• Lindsay Whalen was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of July 31, 2010.
• Rebekkah Brunson was named to the 2010 WNBA All-Star Team as a WNBA reserve.
• Lindsay Whalen was named to the 2010 WNBA All-Star Team as a WNBA reserve.
• Monica Wright was named to the All-Rookie Team.
• Rebekkah Brunson was named to the All-Defensive Second Team.