2019 Seattle Storm season
2019 Seattle Storm season | |
Head Coach | Dan Hughes |
Arena | Alaska Airlines Arena Angel of the Winds Arena |
Attendance | 7,562 per game |
Results | |
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Record | 18–16 (.529) |
Place | 3rd (Western) |
Playoff Finish | 6th Seed; Lost in 2nd Round to Los Angeles |
Team Leaders | |
Points | Natasha Howard – 18.1 ppg |
Rebounds | Natasha Howard – 8.2 rpg |
Assists | Jordin Canada – 5.2 apg |
Media | |
Television | KZJO (JOEtv) |
Seattle Storm seasons | |
< 2018 | 2020 > |
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.
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WNBA Draft
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Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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1 | 12 | Ezi Magbegor | Australia | Melbourne Boomers (Australia) |
2 | 24 | Anriel Howard | United States | Mississippi State |
3 | 36 | Macy Miller | United States | South Dakota State |
Trades and roster changes
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February 1, 2019 | Re-Signed F Crystal Langhorne[6][7] | |
Re-Signed C Mercedes Russell[6][7] | ||
February 7, 2019 | Signed Teana Muldrow to Training Camp Contract[8] | |
April 11, 2019 | Signed G Shavonte Zellous[9][10] | |
April 18, 2019 | Signed F Zykera Rice to Training Camp Contract[11] | |
Signed G Presley Hudson to Training Camp Contract[11] | ||
Signed G Receé Caldwell to Training Camp Contract[11] | ||
May 2, 2019 | Signed G Brooke Salas to Training Camp Contract[12] |
Roster
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Game log
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May: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
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May: 2–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–1)
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June : 6–5 (Home: 4–1; Road: 2–4)
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July : 4–3 (Home: 3–2; Road: 1–1)
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August : 3–6 (Home: 2–3; Road: 1–3)
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September : 3–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 2–1)
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Playoffs
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First Round: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
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Second Round: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
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Awards and honors
Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
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Natasha Howard | WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week | June 3, 2019 | [13] |
June 17, 2019 | [14] | ||
WNBA Western Conference Player of the Month - June | July 1, 2019 | [15] | |
Jewell Loyd | WNBA All-Star Selection | July 15, 2019 | [16] |
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Natasha Howard | WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week | July 22, 2019 | [17] |
Natasha Howard | Defensive Player of the Year Award | September 11, 2019 | [18] |
Standings
# | Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
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1 | Dallas Wings | 0 | 0 | .000 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
2 | Las Vegas Aces | 0 | 0 | .000 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
3 | Los Angeles Sparks | 0 | 0 | .000 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
4 | Minnesota Lynx | 0 | 0 | .000 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
5 | Phoenix Mercury | 0 | 0 | .000 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
6 | Seattle Storm | 0 | 0 | .000 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Notes
- (#) – Conference Standing, Playoff Seeds shown to the right of team name
- x – Qualified for playoffs
- e – Eliminated from playoffs
Playoffs
Statistics
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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
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Natasha Howard | 34 | 34 | 31.4 | 43.9 | 30.8 | 81.0 | 8.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 18.1 |
Jewell Loyd | 27 | 21 | 25.4 | 39.1 | 33.7 | 92.8 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 12.3 |
Jordin Canada | 30 | 29 | 28.8 | 38.8 | 18.6 | 76.8 | 2.4 | 5.2 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 9.8 |
Alysha Clark | 31 | 30 | 28.4 | 48.1 | 48.1 | 81.8 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 9.6 |
Mercedes Russell | 34 | 30 | 25.6 | 51.7 | 0.0 | 64.6 | 6.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 7.5 |
Sami Whitcomb | 33 | 13 | 20.4 | 36.8 | 34.2 | 100 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 7.2 |
Crystal Langhorne | 34 | 4 | 17.0 | 40.9 | 31.6 | 75.0 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 5.6 |
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis | 31 | 4 | 14.0 | 39.9 | 34.1 | 100 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 5.5 |
Shavonte Zellous | 31 | 4 | 13.9 | 37.6 | 18.8 | 75.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 4.0 |
Courtney Paris | 30 | 0 | 6.3 | 40.0 | 0 | 42.9 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
Blake Dietrick | 17 | 1 | 6.2 | 10.0 | 0 | 66.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
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