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Seattle Storm
Conference	Western Conference
Founded	2000
Arena	KeyArena
City	Seattle, Washington
Team Colors	Dark Green, Red, Yellow
Owner	Professional Basketball Club LLC [1]
General Manager	Karen Bryant
Head Coach	Anne Donovan
WNBA Championships	1 (2004)
Conference Titles	1 (2004)
Mascot	Doppler [2]

For the soccer team of the same name, see Seattle Storm

The Seattle Storm is a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Seattle, Washington. In 2004, led by Australian basketball star Lauren Jackson and University of Connecticut star Sue Bird, the team brought the city its first professional sports championship since 1979.

The team cultivates a fan-friendly, family environment at home games by having an all-kid dance squad, which leads young fans in a conga line on the court during time-outs, to the music of "C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)" by the Quad City DJs. Named for the rainy weather of Seattle, the team uses many weather-related icons: the team mascot is Doppler [3], a maroon-furred creature with a cup anemometer on its head; the theme song for Storm home games is AC/DC's Thunderstruck; and its newsletter is called Stormwatch. Most KeyArena fans will not sit down until the Storm scores its first point of each half.

The Storm is the sister team of the Seattle SuperSonics.

Uniforms:

• At home, white with dark red and green trim, yellow on the shoulders with the team name logo text on the chest in green. On the road, dark green with red and yellow trim. The team logo is replaced by the city name in white logo text on the road.

Contents 1 Franchise history 2 Season-by-Season Records 3 Players of note 3.1 Hall of Famers 3.2 Retired numbers 3.3 Not to be forgotten 3.4 Current Roster 4 Coaches and others 5 External links

The Storm began their franchise history with a less than promising start in the 2000 season. Led by guard Edna Campbell and Czech center Kamila Vodichkova, the team finished with a 6-26 record. One season later, the Storm's outlook was far more hopeful as they drafted 19-year old Australian standout Lauren Jackson. Though Seattle did not make the playoffs that year, Jackson's impressive rookie performance provided a solid foundation for the franchise to build on.

With the drafting of University of Connecticut star Sue Bird, the Storm filled the gap at the point guard position. With Bird's playmaking ability and Jackson's scoring and rebounding, the team made the playoffs for the first time in 2002. Though Jackson won the WNBA Most Valuable Player Award in 2003, the team had a disappointing season with Bird injured for much of the year. The team rebounded the following year, winning the 2004 WNBA Finals two games to one over the Connecticut Sun. Betty Lennox was named MVP of the Finals. The team's win brought a national professional sports championship to Seattle for the first time since the Seattle SuperSonics won the NBA title in 1979. The win also made Anne Donovan the first female head coach in WNBA history to win the WNBA Championship.

Key players from the Storm's championship season were not on the team in 2005. Vodichkova, Tully Bevilaqua, and Sheri Sam moved to other teams. In addition, the pre-season injury of Australian star and new acquisition Jessica Bibby hampered the team's 2005 season. While they made the playoffs, their title defense in 2005 was stopped in the Western Conference Semifinals by the Houston Comets, 2 games to 1.

Following disagreements between the Basketball Club of Seattle and the city of Seattle concerning the need to renovate the KeyArena, the Seattle Storm and Seattle SuperSonics were sold to an Oklahoma City group led by Clay Bennett on July 18, 2006.[4]

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, % = Win-Loss %

Season	W	L	%	Playoffs	Results
Seattle Storm
2000	6	26	.188
2001	10	22	.313
2002	17	15	.531	Lost First Round	Los Angeles 2, Seattle 0
2003	18	16	.529
2004	20	14	.588	Won First Round Won Conference Finals Won WNBA Finals	Seattle 2, Minnesota 0 Seattle 2, Sacramento 1 Seattle 2, Connecticut 1
2005	20	14	.588	Lost First Round	Houston 2, Seattle 1
2006	18	16	.529	Lost First Round	Los Angeles 2, Seattle 1
Totals	109	123	.470
Playoffs	8	8	.500	1 WNBA Championship

Stats updated August 23, 2006

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• Quacy Barnes, now an Assistant Coach at Eastern Illinois University
• Tully Bevilaqua, went to the Indiana Fever in 2005
• Sandy Brondello, now an Assistant Coach for the San Antonio Silver Stars
• Edna Campbell, went to the Sacramento Monarchs in 2003
• Simone Edwards
• Sonja Henning
• Michelle Marciniak, now an Assistant Coach for the University of South Carolina
• Kate Paye, now an Assistant Coach at San Diego State University
• Semeka Randall, now an Assistant Coach at Michigan State University
• Jamie Redd
• Sheri Sam, went to the Charlotte Sting in 2005
• Charmin Smith, now an Assistant Coach at her alma mater, Stanford University
• Kate Starbird
• Lindsay Taylor, played for the team for little over a month between April and May,2006 before she was released.
• Alicia Thompson
• Kamila Vodichkova, went to the Phoenix Mercury in 2005

Seattle Storm Current Roster
Head Coach: Anne Donovan				Edit
Pos.	No.		Name	College/Country
G	10		Sue Bird	Connecticut
C	33		Janell Burse	Tulane
G	8		Iziane Castro Marques	Brazil
C	42		Tye'sha Fluker	Tennessee
F-C	15		Lauren Jackson	Australia
C	5		Tiffani Johnson	Tennessee
G	7		Edwige Lawson	France
G	22		Betty Lennox	Louisiana Tech
C	43		Ashley Robinson	Tennessee
G-F	11		Barbara Turner	Connecticut
G	30		Tanisha Wright	Penn State
(IL) - Inactive List

Head Coaches:

• Lin Dunn (2000-2002), now an Assistant Coach with the Indiana Fever
• Anne Donovan (2003 - Present) (Hall of Famer) First Female Coach to win a WNBA championship.

• Official Storm website
• Stormfans.org Unofficial fan website

Women's National Basketball Association

Eastern Conference	Western Conference
Chicago Sky | Connecticut Sun | Detroit Shock | Indiana Fever | New York Liberty | Washington Mystics	Houston Comets | Los Angeles Sparks | Minnesota Lynx | Phoenix Mercury | Sacramento Monarchs | San Antonio Silver Stars | Seattle Storm
Defunct teams: Charlotte Sting | Cleveland Rockers | Miami Sol | Portland Fire
Media: WNBA on ESPN | List of WNBA Finals broadcasters
Other Women's Leagues: National Women's Basketball League | Women's National Basketball League (Australia)