2011 Tulsa Shock season

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2011 Tulsa Shock season
Head Coach Nolan Richardson (1-10)
Teresa Edwards (2-21)
Arena BOK Center
Attendance 4,828 per game
Results
Record 3–31
(.088)
Place 6th (Western)
Playoff Finish Did not qualify
Team Leaders
Points Jackson (12.4)
Rebounds Jackson (8.4)
Assists Latta (3.2)
Media
Television COX
ESPN2, NBATV
Tulsa Shock seasons
< 2010 2012 >

The 2011 WNBA season is the 14th season for the Tulsa Shock franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association. It is their 2nd in Tulsa. The Shock finished the season with a league record for lowest winning percentage (.088).

Transactions

WNBA Draft

The following are the Shock's selections in the 2011 WNBA Draft.

Transaction log

  • February 1: The Shock traded a second-round pick in the 2012 Draft to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for Andrea Riley.
  • February 16: The Shock re-signed Marion Jones.
  • February 25: The Shock signed Juanita Ward.
  • March 28: The Shock signed Sheryl Swoopes.
  • April 8: The Shock signed Miranda Ayim to a training camp contract.
  • April 30: The Shock signed Darxia Morris to a training camp contract.
  • May 2: The Shock traded Scholanda Robinson to the San Antonio Silver Stars in exchange for second- and third-round picks in the 2012 Draft.
  • May 3: The Shock signed Betty Lennox.
  • May 12: The Shock announced Nicole Ohlde's retirement.
  • May 25: The Shock waived Italee Lucas and Juanita Ward.
  • June 1: The Shock waived Betty Lennox, Darxia Morris and Rashanda McCants.
  • June 15: The Shock waived Miranda Ayim.
  • June 16: The Shock signed Jacinta Monroe.
  • June 28: The Shock waived Jacinta Monroe.
  • July 4: The Shock signed Doneeka Lewis.
  • July 9: The Shock announced that Nolan Richardson resigned from head coach and general manager duties. Assistant coach Teresa Edwards was named interim head coach.
  • July 15: The Shock signed Betty Lennox and waived Chastity Reed.
  • July 21: The Shock signed Abi Olajuwon and waived Marion Jones.
  • July 22: The Shock signed Karima Christmas and waived Doneeka Lewis.

Trades

Personnel changes

Roster

2011 Tulsa Shock roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From
C 8 Australia Cambage, Liz 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 02-18-1991 Australia
G/F 13 United States Christmas, Karima 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 09-11-1989 Duke
G/F 4 United States Holt, Amber 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 06-07-1985 Middle Tennessee
PF 33 United States Jackson, Tiffany 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 04-26-1985 Texas
F 21 United States Lacy, Jennifer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 03-21-1983 Pepperdine
G 12 United States Latta, Ivory 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 143 lb (65 kg) 09-25-1984 North Carolina
G 7 United States Lennox, Betty 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 143 lb (65 kg) 12-04-1976 Louisiana Tech
C 34 United States Olajuwon, Abi 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 236 lb (107 kg) 07-06-1988 Oklahoma
F 14 United States Pedersen, Kayla 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 04-14-1989 Stanford
G 10 United States Riley, Andrea 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) 136 lb (62 kg) 07-22-1988 Oklahoma State
G/F 22 United States Swoopes, Sheryl 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 145 lb (66 kg) 03-25-1971 Texas Tech
Head coach
United States Teresa Edwards (Georgia)
Assistant coaches
United States Kathy McConnell-Miller (Virginia)
United States Tracy Murray (UCLA)
Athletic trainer
United States Allison Russell



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

Depth

Pos. Starter Bench
C Tiffany Jackson Liz Cambage
Abi Olajuwon
PF Kayla Pedersen Jennifer Lacy
SF Sheryl Swoopes Karima Christmas
SG Amber Holt Betty Lennox
PG Ivory Latta Andrea Riley

Season standings

Western Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Minnesota Lynx x 27 7 .794 14–3 13–4 18–4
Seattle Storm x 21 13 .618 6.0 15–2 6–11 15–7
Phoenix Mercury x 19 15 .559 8.0 11–6 8–9 11–11
San Antonio Silver Stars x 18 16 .529 9.0 9–8 9–8 11–11
Los Angeles Sparks o 15 19 .441 12.0 10–7 5–12 10–12
Tulsa Shock o 3 31 .088 24.0 2–15 1–16 1–21

Schedule

Preseason

2011 Game Log: Preseason

Regular season

2011 Game Log: Regular Season
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess or ESPN3.com

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

Regular season

Awards and honors

References

  1. http://www.wnba.com/shock/crossley__miss_2011.html
  2. http://www.ktul.com/story/14558067/shock-trade-robinson-to-san-antonio
  3. http://www.wnba.com/shock/ohlde_retiring.html
  4. http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/article.aspx?subjectid=413&

External links