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The Minnesota Lynx are a Women's National Basketball Association
Women's National Basketball Association

The Women's National Basketball Association has 13 teams and is an organization governing a professional basketball league for women in the United States....
 (WNBA) team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minneapolis is the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Hennepin County, Minnesota. The city lies on both banks of the Mississippi River, just north of the river's confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Saint Paul, Minnesota, the state's Capital ....
 and play their home games at the Target Center
Target Center

The Target Center is an arena in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, sponsored by Target Corporation that is home to the National Basketball Association's Minnesota Timberwolves and Women's National Basketball Association's Minnesota Lynx....
. They are currently coached by Don Zierden
Don Zierden

Don Zierden is a basketball coach in the WNBA, currently serving as the head coach of the Minnesota Lynx.Zierden, a Minneapolis native, became the Minnesota Lynx fifth head coach on December 13, 2006, replacing Carolyn Jenkins, who will remain on the staff as an assistant....
, who took the helm in December 2006.

The team is named after the lynx
Lynx

A lynx is any of four medium-sized wild Felidae. All are members of the genus Lynx, but there is considerable confusion about the best way to classify felids at present, and some authorities classify them as part of the genus Felis....
, a wild variety of cat
Cat

The cat , also known as the Domestication cat or house cat to distinguish it from other Felinae and Felidae, is a small predationy carnivore species of crepuscular mammal that is valued by humans for its companionship and its ability to hunt vermin, snakes, scorpions, and other unwanted household pests....
. The Lynx are the sister team to the Minnesota Timberwolves
Minnesota Timberwolves

The Minnesota Timberwolves are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Their organization is a member of the National Basketball Association ....
 and are owned by Glen Taylor
Glen Taylor

Glen A. Taylor is an United States businessman and the head of Taylor Corporation, a privately held multinational corporation in the printing and electronics businesses with more than 15,000 employees....
.

Uniforms:

pril 1998, the WNBA announced they would add two expansion teams (Minnesota and the Orlando Miracle
Orlando Miracle

The Orlando Miracle was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Orlando, Florida. They began to play in the 1999 WNBA season. The Miracle relocated in 2003 to Uncasville, Connecticut where it became the Connecticut Sun....
), for the 1999 season.






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The Minnesota Lynx are a Women's National Basketball Association
Women's National Basketball Association

The Women's National Basketball Association has 13 teams and is an organization governing a professional basketball league for women in the United States....
 (WNBA) team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minneapolis is the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Hennepin County, Minnesota. The city lies on both banks of the Mississippi River, just north of the river's confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Saint Paul, Minnesota, the state's Capital ....
 and play their home games at the Target Center
Target Center

The Target Center is an arena in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, sponsored by Target Corporation that is home to the National Basketball Association's Minnesota Timberwolves and Women's National Basketball Association's Minnesota Lynx....
. They are currently coached by Don Zierden
Don Zierden

Don Zierden is a basketball coach in the WNBA, currently serving as the head coach of the Minnesota Lynx.Zierden, a Minneapolis native, became the Minnesota Lynx fifth head coach on December 13, 2006, replacing Carolyn Jenkins, who will remain on the staff as an assistant....
, who took the helm in December 2006.

The team is named after the lynx
Lynx

A lynx is any of four medium-sized wild Felidae. All are members of the genus Lynx, but there is considerable confusion about the best way to classify felids at present, and some authorities classify them as part of the genus Felis....
, a wild variety of cat
Cat

The cat , also known as the Domestication cat or house cat to distinguish it from other Felinae and Felidae, is a small predationy carnivore species of crepuscular mammal that is valued by humans for its companionship and its ability to hunt vermin, snakes, scorpions, and other unwanted household pests....
. The Lynx are the sister team to the Minnesota Timberwolves
Minnesota Timberwolves

The Minnesota Timberwolves are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Their organization is a member of the National Basketball Association ....
 and are owned by Glen Taylor
Glen Taylor

Glen A. Taylor is an United States businessman and the head of Taylor Corporation, a privately held multinational corporation in the printing and electronics businesses with more than 15,000 employees....
.

Uniforms:
  • Their home uniforms are white with blue, green, and silver trim. "Lynx" is written on the jerseys in green. The road uniforms are blue with silver, white and green trim and "Minnesota" written in silver.


Franchise History

In April 1998, the WNBA announced they would add two expansion teams (Minnesota and the Orlando Miracle
Orlando Miracle

The Orlando Miracle was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Orlando, Florida. They began to play in the 1999 WNBA season. The Miracle relocated in 2003 to Uncasville, Connecticut where it became the Connecticut Sun....
), for the 1999 season. The Lynx started their inaugural season in 1999 with 12,000 fans in attendance to watch the first regular-season game, against the Detroit Shock
Detroit Shock

The Detroit Shock is a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Detroit, Michigan. They were the 2008 WNBA champions.Debuting in 1998, they were one of the league's first expansion franchises....
 at Target Center. The Lynx defeated Detroit 68-51 in the franchise's first game. They finished their first season 15-17 overall and again in 2000.

In 2001, the Lynx, however, started to head into dismal as they posted a 12-20 record.

The Lynx' first head coach Brian Agler
Brian Agler

Brian Agler is a basketball coach, currently the head coach of WNBA's Seattle Storm. He has been the head coach of two other professional women's teams, and won two professional titles as coach....
 was released during the 2002 season after compiling a 47-67 in 3+ seasons. Heidi VanDerveer
Heidi VanDerveer

Heidi VanDerveer is a women's basketball collegiate and professional coach. She is currently the head coach at Occidental College.VanDerveer served as a basketball coach in the WNBA, as an assistant with the Seattle Storm, and had been the Minnesota Lynx second head coach in 2002 after Brian Agler was fired mid-season....
 became the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. They would finish the 2002 season with a 10-22 record, worst in franchise history until 2006.

In 2003, the Lynx hired Suzie McConnell Serio
Suzie McConnell Serio

Suzie McConnell-Serio is a women's basketball coach and former player in the United States. She is currently the Head Coach for the women's basketball team at Duquesne University....
 as head coach. She led the team to finished with a franchise-best 18-16 record and advanced to the WNBA Playoffs for the first time. They matched both of these feats in the 2004 season.

The 2005 season was one of transition for the franchise. Leading scorer Katie Smith
Katie Smith

Katherine May "Katie" Smith is an United States professional basketball player for the Detroit Shock in the Women's National Basketball Association and Fenerbah?e Istanbul in the Turkish Women's Basketball League....
 was dealt to Detroit in July and the team stumbled down the stretch, missing the playoffs for the first time in three years. The poor finish did pay off however, as the team won the draft lottery and selected All American guard Seimone Augustus of the LSU Tigers
LSU Tigers

The LSU Tigers are the athletic teams of Louisiana State University. They participate in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I, in the Southeastern Conference....
 with the #1 overall pick in the 2006 WNBA Draft
2006 WNBA Draft

On November 16, 2005, the Women's National Basketball Association held an expansion draft for the Chicago Sky. It was the first expansion draft since before the 2000 season, when the WNBA welcomed the Miami Sol, Portland Fire, Indiana Fever, and Seattle Storm into the league....
.

The Lynx began the 2006 season as the youngest team in the WNBA. On May 31 the team set the WNBA single game scoring record, routing the Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles Sparks

The Los Angeles Sparks are a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1997, the Sparks are one of the eight original WNBA teams....
 114-71. That victory however, was a rare bright spot in a frustrating season. On July 23, with her team floundering to an 8-15 record, head coach Suzie McConnell Serio resigned. She was replaced by assistant Carolyn Jenkins
Carolyn Jenkins

Carolyn Charise Jenkins was an American women's basketball coach in the Women's National Basketball Association, formerly serving as an assistant coach on the Minnesota Lynx....
, who piloted the squad to a 2-9 finish. The team's 24 losses set a franchise record.

Following the season, Seimone Augustus was named the 2006 WNBA Rookie of the Year. The 22-year-old was the second player in team history to win the award (Betty Lennox
Betty Lennox

Betty Bernice Lennox is an United States professional basketball player currently playing for the Atlanta Dream in the WNBA. Her nicknames include "Betty Basketball" and "B-Money."...
, 2000).

On December 13, 2006 the Lynx named veteran NBA
National Basketball Association

The National Basketball Association is North America's premier professional men's basketball league, composed of thirty teams: twenty-nine in the United States and one in Canada....
 assistant Don Zierden
Don Zierden

Don Zierden is a basketball coach in the WNBA, currently serving as the head coach of the Minnesota Lynx.Zierden, a Minneapolis native, became the Minnesota Lynx fifth head coach on December 13, 2006, replacing Carolyn Jenkins, who will remain on the staff as an assistant....
 their fifth head coach. His staff will include former Lynx player Teresa Edwards
Teresa Edwards

Teresa Edwards is a retired American basketball player. In 2000, Sports Illustrated magazine placed her as 22nd of the "100 Greatest Female Athletes of the 20th Century"....
 and Jenkins.

In the 2007 WNBA Draft
2007 WNBA Draft

The 2007 Women's National Basketball Association WNBA Draft was the league's annual draft for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league....
 on April 4, the Lynx traded center Tangela Smith
Tangela Smith

Tangela Nicole Smith is an United States basketball player in the WNBA currently playing for the Phoenix Mercury....
, who they acquired in the dispersal draft from the Charlotte Sting
Charlotte Sting

The Charlotte Sting was once a Women's National Basketball Association franchise based in Charlotte, North Carolina and it was one of the league's eight original teams....
 in December 2006, to the Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix Mercury

The Phoenix Mercury is a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Phoenix, Arizona . The Mercury began in 1997 as one of the league's original eight teams....
 for guard Lindsey Harding
Lindsey Harding

Lindsey Marcie Harding is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for the Washington Mystics. She was born in Mobile, Alabama, but grew up in Houston, Texas....
, who had been selected first overall earlier that day.

The Lynx began the 2007 season 0-7, lost 10 straight in July and failed to get into the playoff race. They finished tying a league worst 10-24 record. On November 1, 2007 assistant coach/former head coach Carolyn Jenkins
Carolyn Jenkins

Carolyn Charise Jenkins was an American women's basketball coach in the Women's National Basketball Association, formerly serving as an assistant coach on the Minnesota Lynx....
 was named Director of Player Personnel of the WNBA
Women's National Basketball Association

The Women's National Basketball Association has 13 teams and is an organization governing a professional basketball league for women in the United States....
.

2008 started out much different for the Lynx than previous years. The Lynx came flying out of the gates, going 7-1 in the first first five weeks of the season. The Lynx then fell back down to Earth. The Lynx managed to play competitive basketball all season, but lost many key games down the stretch. In the end, the Lynx would finish with a very respectable 16-18 record in a tough Western Conference where every team was in the playoff chase at the end. After two consecutive 10-24 seasons, the 2008 Lynx was definitely a step in the right direction.

Season-by-season records

|- |colspan="6" align=center bgcolor="#008B8B" | Minnesota Lynx |- |1999 || 15 || 17 || .469 || || |- |2000 || 15 || 17 || .469 || || |- |2001 || 12 || 20 || .375 || || |- |2002 || 10 || 22 || .313 || || |- |2003 || 18 || 16 || .529 || Lost First Round || Los Angeles
Los Angeles Sparks

The Los Angeles Sparks are a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1997, the Sparks are one of the eight original WNBA teams....
 2, Minnesota 1 |- |2004 || 18 || 16 || .529 || Lost First Round || Seattle
Seattle Storm

The Seattle Storm is a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently led by Australian basketball star Lauren Jackson and University of Connecticut star Sue Bird....
 2, Minnesota 0 |- |2005 || 14 || 20 || .412 || || |- |2006 || 10 || 24 || .294 || || |- |2007 || 10 || 24 || .294 || || |- |2008 || 16 || 18 || .471 || || |- |2009 || 0 || 0 || .000 || ||

|- |Totals || 138 || 194 || .416 || || |- |Playoffs || 1 || 4 || .200 || || Stats updated September 14 2008

Players of note

Lynx Game At Target Center

Former players

  • Svetlana Abrosimova
    Svetlana Abrosimova

    Svetlana Olegovna Abrosimova is a Russian basketball player who has played in college, the Olympic Games, and in professional leagues. She currently plays for the Connecticut Sun in the Women's National Basketball Association....
    , now a member of the Connecticut Sun
    Connecticut Sun

    The Connecticut Sun is a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Uncasville, Connecticut. The team was founded before the 2003 WNBA season began....
  • Jordan Adams, now Head Coach of the Moapa Valley High School Lady Pirates
  • Adia Barnes
    Adia Barnes

    Adia Oshun Barnes is a professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association for the Houston Comets. She has played seven seasons in the WNBA, from 1998-2004....
  • Jacqueline Batteast
    Jacqueline Batteast

    Jacqueline Batteast is a professional basketball player from South Bend, Indiana, who last played in the Women's National Basketball Association for the Detroit Shock....
  • Kiesha Brown
    Kiesha Brown

    Kiesha Brown is a professional basketball player.Brown attended college at the University of Georgia and graduated in 2002. She has played for the Washington Mystics, Houston Comets, New York Liberty, Minnesota Lynx, and Los Angeles Sparks....
    , now a member of the Los Angeles Sparks
    Los Angeles Sparks

    The Los Angeles Sparks are a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1997, the Sparks are one of the eight original WNBA teams....
  • Erin Buescher
    Erin Buescher

    Erin Buescher is an United States professional basketball player for the San Antonio Silver Stars of the Women's National Basketball Association ....
    , now a member the San Antonio Silver Stars
    San Antonio Silver Stars

    The San Antonio Silver Stars is a team in the Women's National Basketball Association based in San Antonio, Texas. They are one of the original eight founding teams in the WNBA....
  • Janell Burse
    Janell Burse

    Janell Burse is a 6'5" women's basketball player who is the starting center for the Seattle Storm of the WNBA.After playing college ball at Tulane University, Burse was drafted in the second round by the Minnesota Lynx in 2001, and played her first three professional seasons with that team....
  • Grace Daley
    Grace Daley

    Grace Elizabeth Daley is a former professional basketball player.Daley attended college at Tulane University and graduated in 2000. Following her collegiate career, she was selected 5th overall in the 2000 WNBA Draft by the Minnesota Lynx....
  • Helen Darling
    Helen Darling

    Helen Marie Darling is an United States professional basketball player for the San Antonio Silver Stars of the Women's National Basketball Association ....
    , now a member of the San Antonio Silver Stars
    San Antonio Silver Stars

    The San Antonio Silver Stars is a team in the Women's National Basketball Association based in San Antonio, Texas. They are one of the original eight founding teams in the WNBA....
  • Keitha Dickerson, now the Head Coach at Mountain View College
  • Megan Duffy
    Megan Duffy

    Megan Duffy is an United States professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for the New York Liberty.Duffy was born in Dayton, Ohio, Ohio....
    , now a member of the New York Liberty
    New York Liberty

    The New York Liberty is a Women's National Basketball Association team based in New York City, New York. They are one of the eight original WNBA teams that began to see action in 1997, as well one of the most successful teams in WNBA history....
  • Teresa Edwards
    Teresa Edwards

    Teresa Edwards is a retired American basketball player. In 2000, Sports Illustrated magazine placed her as 22nd of the "100 Greatest Female Athletes of the 20th Century"....
  • Tonya Edwards
    Tonya Edwards

    Tonya Edwards is a former professional basketball player and is currently a college coach....
  • Trisha Fallon
    Trisha Fallon

    Trisha Nicole Dykstra n?e Fallon is an Australian basketball player in the Australian Women's National Basketball League and the Women's National Basketball Association in the United States....
  • Kristin Folkl
    Kristin Folkl

    Kristin Just Folkl is a former collegiate and professional women's basketball player. She now goes by her married name of Kristin Folkl-Kaburakis....
  • Lindsey Harding
    Lindsey Harding

    Lindsey Marcie Harding is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for the Washington Mystics. She was born in Mobile, Alabama, but grew up in Houston, Texas....
    , now a member of the Washington Mystics
    Washington Mystics

    The Washington Mystics is a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Washington, D.C., U.S.A. They started play in 1998, the second year of the WNBA and are one of the WNBA's first expansion franchises....
  • Kristi Harrower
    Kristi Harrower

    Kristi Harrower is an Australian professional basketball player, who three times won the silver medal with the Australian Women's Team at the Summer Olympics....
  • Vanessa Hayden-Johnson, now a member of the Los Angeles Sparks
    Los Angeles Sparks

    The Los Angeles Sparks are a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1997, the Sparks are one of the eight original WNBA teams....
  • Amber Jacobs
    Amber Jacobs

    Amber Jacobs is a professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association, currently playing for the Los Angeles Sparks....
  • Carolyn Jenkins
    Carolyn Jenkins

    Carolyn Charise Jenkins was an American women's basketball coach in the Women's National Basketball Association, formerly serving as an assistant coach on the Minnesota Lynx....
    , now the Director of Player Personnel of the WNBA
    Women's National Basketball Association

    The Women's National Basketball Association has 13 teams and is an organization governing a professional basketball league for women in the United States....
  • Chandi Jones
    Chandi Jones

    Chandi Jones is a professional basketball player.Jones is the daughter of Janice and David Jones, a 1974 draft pick of the Dallas Cowboys. She was a basketball and long jump standout at Bay City High School in Bay City, Texas....
  • Susan King Borchardt
    Susan King Borchardt

    Susan King Borchardt is an American professional basketball player.She grew up in a family of collegiate basketball players. Her father, Gary King, played at the University of Nebraska at Kearney....
  • Amanda Lassiter
    Amanda Lassiter

    Amanda Lassiter is a professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association , currently with the Chicago Sky.After graduating from George Washington High School in San Francisco, Lassiter attended college at University of Missouri?Columbia and graduated in 2001....
  • Betty Lennox
    Betty Lennox

    Betty Bernice Lennox is an United States professional basketball player currently playing for the Atlanta Dream in the WNBA. Her nicknames include "Betty Basketball" and "B-Money."...
    , now a member of the Atlanta Dream
    Atlanta Dream

    The Atlanta Dream is a Women's National Basketball Association team based in the city of Atlanta, Georgia . The team began its first season in 2008....
  • Tynesha Lewis
    Tynesha Lewis

    Tynesha Rashaun Lewis is a former United States of America professional women's basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association ....
  • Andrea Lloyd-Curry
    Andrea Lloyd-Curry

    Andrea Lloyd-Curry, born February 9 1965, is a former professional basketball player, a 2007 inductee into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame and previous television analyst for the Minnesota Lynx....
    , now a TV analyst for the Lynx
  • Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert
    Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert

    Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert is an United States professional basketball player in the WNBA, who played in the Women's National Basketball Association....
  • Kristen Mann
    Kristen Mann

    Kristen Cherie Mann is an United States professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association, currently playing for the Indiana Fever....
    , now a member of the Indiana Fever
    Indiana Fever

    The Indiana Fever is a professional women's basketball team that plays in the Women's National Basketball Association . The Fever are based in Indiana's capital and largest city, Indianapolis, Indiana....
  • Maylana Martin, now an Assistant Coach at her alma mater
    Alma mater

    File:Alma_Mater,_Lorado_Taft.jpgAlma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother". It was used in ancient Rome as a title for the mother goddess, and in Middle Ages Christianity for the Virgin Mary....
    , UCLA
  • Tamara Moore
    Tamara Moore

    Tamara Tenell Moore is a professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association, currently playing for the Houston Comets....
  • Eshaya Murphy
    Eshaya Murphy

    Eshaya "Shay" Murphy is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for the Washington Mystics.Murphy attended college at University of Southern California and graduated in 2007....
    , now a member of the Washington Mystics
    Washington Mystics

    The Washington Mystics is a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Washington, D.C., U.S.A. They started play in 1998, the second year of the WNBA and are one of the WNBA's first expansion franchises....
  • Nicole Ohlde
    Nicole Ohlde

    Nicole Ohlde is an United States professional basketball player. She currently plays for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association....
    , now a member of the Phoenix Mercury
    Phoenix Mercury

    The Phoenix Mercury is a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Phoenix, Arizona . The Mercury began in 1997 as one of the league's original eight teams....
  • Kate Paye
    Kate Paye

    Kate Paye is a former collegiate and professional basketball player. She is currently an assistant coach for the women's basketball team at Stanford University....
    , now an Assistant Coach at alma mater
    Alma mater

    File:Alma_Mater,_Lorado_Taft.jpgAlma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother". It was used in ancient Rome as a title for the mother goddess, and in Middle Ages Christianity for the Virgin Mary....
    , Stanford University
    Stanford University

    Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private university research university located in Stanford, California, California, United States....
  • Angie Potthoff, now an Assistant Coach at University of Notre Dame
    University of Notre Dame

    The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a private Roman Catholic Church University located in Notre Dame, Indiana, USA. It was founded by Father Edward Sorin, Congregation of Holy Cross, who was also the school's first president....
  • Lynn Pride
    Lynn Pride

    Lynn Pride is an American former collegiate and professional basketball player.She attended Sam Houston High School in Arlington, Texas, and during her senior year, she was ranked as one of the nation's top five players by Blue Star Report and was named an All-American by USA Today, Street & Smith's, and Parade Magazine....
  • Kristen Rasmussen
    Kristen Rasmussen

    Kristen Rasmussen is a professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for Panathinaikos_BC#Women of Athens, Greece.Rasmussen attended college at Michigan State University and graduated in 2000....
  • Tamika Raymond
    Tamika Williams

    Tamika Maria Raymond is a professional basketball player. She currently plays for the Connecticut Sun in the Women's National Basketball Association....
    , now a member of the Connecticut Sun
    Connecticut Sun

    The Connecticut Sun is a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Uncasville, Connecticut. The team was founded before the 2003 WNBA season began....
  • Brandy Reed
    Brandy Reed

    Brandy Carmina Reed is a former professional basketball player.Reed grew up and graduated from Balboa High School in San Francisco, California in 1994....
  • Sheri Sam
    Sheri Sam

    Sheri Lynette Sam is an United States of America professional basketball player currently playing in the Women's National Basketball Association....
    , now a member of the Detroit Shock
    Detroit Shock

    The Detroit Shock is a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Detroit, Michigan. They were the 2008 WNBA champions.Debuting in 1998, they were one of the league's first expansion franchises....
  • Georgia Schweitzer
    Georgia Schweitzer

    Georgia Schweitzer is a former collegiate and professional basketball player.Schweitzer attended college at Duke University and graduated in 2001....
    , now attending Duke University School of Medicine
    Duke University School of Medicine

    The Duke University School of Medicine is part of the Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, North Carolina.The School of Medicine's current Dean , Nancy C....
  • Katie Smith
    Katie Smith

    Katherine May "Katie" Smith is an United States professional basketball player for the Detroit Shock in the Women's National Basketball Association and Fenerbah?e Istanbul in the Turkish Women's Basketball League....
    , now a member of the Detroit Shock
    Detroit Shock

    The Detroit Shock is a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Detroit, Michigan. They were the 2008 WNBA champions.Debuting in 1998, they were one of the league's first expansion franchises....
  • Tiffany Stansbury
    Tiffany Stansbury

    Tiffany Stansbury is an United States professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for the Minnesota Lynx.The daughter of former NBA player Terence Stansbury, Tiffany Stansbury attended college at North Carolina State University and graduated in 2006....
  • Shanele Stires
    Shanele Stires

    Shanele Marie Stires, born , is a former collegiate and professional women's basketball player. She is currently a junior assistant coach with the San Diego State Aztecs....
    , now an Assistant Coach at University of San Francisco
    University of San Francisco

    The University of San Francisco is a private, Society of Jesus university in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1855, USF is the oldest institution for higher learning in San Francisco and the second oldest institution for higher learning in California....
  • Sonja Tate
  • Stacey Thomas
    Stacey Thomas

    Stacey Thomas is a former American professional basketball player.Thomas attended college at University of Michigan and graduated in 2000. Following her collegiate career, she was selected 23rd overall in the 2000 WNBA Draft by the Portland Fire....
  • Shona Thorburn
    Shona Thorburn

    Shona Thorburn is a Canada professional basketball player, formerly a point guard for the Seattle Storm of the WNBA.Thorburn is a graduate of Westdale Secondary School in Hamilton, Ontario....
  • Michele Van Gorp
    Michele Van Gorp

    Michele Van Gorp is a former professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association , most recently with the Minnesota Lynx....
  • Adrian Williams, now a member of the Sacramento Monarchs
    Sacramento Monarchs

    The Sacramento Monarchs is a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Sacramento, California. The team is one of the WNBA's eight original franchises and was noted early on for standout players Ticha Penicheiro, Ruthie Bolton and Yolanda Griffith....


Current Roster


Coaches and others

Head Coaches:
  • Brian Agler
    Brian Agler

    Brian Agler is a basketball coach, currently the head coach of WNBA's Seattle Storm. He has been the head coach of two other professional women's teams, and won two professional titles as coach....
     (1999-2002)
  • Heidi VanDerveer
    Heidi VanDerveer

    Heidi VanDerveer is a women's basketball collegiate and professional coach. She is currently the head coach at Occidental College.VanDerveer served as a basketball coach in the WNBA, as an assistant with the Seattle Storm, and had been the Minnesota Lynx second head coach in 2002 after Brian Agler was fired mid-season....
     (2002)
  • Suzie McConnell Serio
    Suzie McConnell Serio

    Suzie McConnell-Serio is a women's basketball coach and former player in the United States. She is currently the Head Coach for the women's basketball team at Duquesne University....
     (2003-2006)
  • Carolyn Jenkins
    Carolyn Jenkins

    Carolyn Charise Jenkins was an American women's basketball coach in the Women's National Basketball Association, formerly serving as an assistant coach on the Minnesota Lynx....
     (2006)
  • Don Zierden
    Don Zierden

    Don Zierden is a basketball coach in the WNBA, currently serving as the head coach of the Minnesota Lynx.Zierden, a Minneapolis native, became the Minnesota Lynx fifth head coach on December 13, 2006, replacing Carolyn Jenkins, who will remain on the staff as an assistant....
     (2007-present)


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