Team Rosters set for WNBA Season!

WNBA Teams Set Rosters for 2010 Regular Season
Posted May 14 2010 5:20PM

NEW YORK, May 14, 2010 – WNBA teams have set their rosters for the 2010 season, which tips off tomorrow with five games on opening day, May 15. The season opens when Diana Taurasi and the defending champion Phoenix Mercury welcome Candace Parker, Tina Thompson and the Los Angeles Sparks to the US Airways Center at 2 p.m. ET on ESPN2. The Tulsa Shock, under the direction of head coach and general manager Nolan Richardson, will make their official debut against the Minnesota Lynx at 8 p.m. ET.

WNBA opening day rosters feature 22 international players from 13 different countries.

Including the opening day game, ESPN2 will air 18 WNBA regular season games. WNBA Tuesdays on ESPN2 begin May 25 when the Shock hosts the Mercury at the BOK Center in Tulsa. All WNBA games on ESPN2 will be available in high definition and on ESPN3.com. This season, WNBA LiveAccess will provide fans the opportunity to watch all regular season games via WNBA.com (local blackout restrictions apply). WNBA games and programming will also reach fans in 203 countries and territories in 27 languages reaching the league’s international fans.

* Players to watch for in Bold

ATLANTA
Alison Bales
Iziane Castro Marques
Erika de Souza *
Chamique Holdsclaw *
Shalee Lehning
Sancho Lyttle
Angel McCoughtry *
Coco Miller (New Team)
Kelly Miller
Armintie Price *
Brittainey Raven

CHICAGO
Mistie Bass
Dominique Canty
Shameka Christon former Liberty
Sylvia Fowles
Sandora Irvin
Cathrine Kraayeveld former Liberty
Abi Olajuwon Oklahoma Standout
Jia Perkins
Epiphanny Prince Rutgers Standout
Erin Thorn former Liberty
Tamera Young

CONNECTICUT
Tina Charles UCONN Standout
Kerri Gardin
Kelsey Griffin
Sandrine Gruda
Allison Hightower
Anete Jekabsone- Zogota
Asjha Jones
Kara Lawson Fomer Monarchs
Renee Montgomery UCONN Standout
DeMya Walker former Monarchs
Tan White

INDIANA
Tully Bevilaqua
Tamika Catchings
Jessica Davenport former Liberty
Katie Douglas
Ebony Hoffman
Briann January
Jessica Moore
Jené Morris
Eshaya Murphy
Allie Quigley
Tammy Sutton-Brown

LOS ANGELES
Marie Ferdinand-Harris
Betty Lennox
DeLisha Milton-Jones
Candace Parker
Ticha Penicheiro former Monarchs
Noelle Quinn
Andrea Riley
Tiffany Stansbury
Tina Thompson
Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton
Kristi Toliver

MINNESOTA
Nicky Anosike
Seimone Augustus
Quanitra Hollingsworth
Charde Houston
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba
Gabriela Marginean
Nuria Martinez
Rashanda McCants
Lindsay Whalen former Sun
Candice Wiggins
Monica Wright

NEW YORK
Nikki Blue
Essence Carson Rutgers Standout
Kalana Greene UCONN Standout
Tiffany Jackson
Janel McCarville
Taj McWilliams-Franklin former Shock
Leilani Mitchell
Cappie Pondexter former Mercury
Nicole Powell former Monarchs
Sidney Spencer
Kia Vaughn Rutgers Standout

PHOENIX
DeWanna Bonner
Candice Dupree Former Sky
Sequoia Holmes
Temeka Johnson
Taylor Lilley
Nicole Ohlde
Brooke Smith
Tangela Smith
Ketia Swanier
Diana Taurasi MVP 2009
Penny Taylor

SAN ANTONIO
Jayne Appel Stanford Standout
Helen Darling
Megan Frazee
Becky Hammon
Roneeka Hodges
Crystal Kelly
Edwige Lawson-Wade
Ruth Riley
Belinda Snell
Michelle Snow
Sophia Young

SEATTLE
Svetlana Abrosimova
Sue Bird
Abby Bishop
Swin Cash
Lauren Jackson
Alison Lacey
Camille Little
Ashley Robinson
Jana Vesela
Le’coe Willingham
Tanisha Wright

TULSA formerly known as Detroit Shock
Chante Black
Kara Braxton
Shanna Crossley former Silver Stars
Amber Holt
Alexis Hornbuckle
Marion Jones former Olympic Medalists
Natasha Lacy
Plenette Pierson
Scholanda Robinson
Amanda Thompson
Shavonte Zellous

WASHINGTON
Matee Ajavon
Alana Beard injured
Marissa Coleman
Monique Currie
Lindsey Harding
Ashley Houts Rookie standout
Crystal Langhorne
Chasity Melvin
Jacinta Monroe
Nakia Sanford
Katie Smith former Shock

We will miss...
Kristen Mann
Loree Moore former Liberty
Lisa Willis former Liberty
Erlana Larkins former Liberty
Ashley Battle former Liberty
Ivory Latta
Courtney Paris Oklahoma Standout
Ashley Paris Oklahoma Standout
Cheryl Ford former Shock

WNBA Updates----Opening DAy 5/16

The latest in WNBA transactions...who's coming and who's going... Well lately its been all going!

Both Paris sisters have been waived from the respective teams. All I can say is wow! Since the WNBA reduced teams to 10 its very difficult to make one of the leagues teams. In addition to the twins, The Shock have officially released Cheryl Ford and today they waived Christi Thomas and Ivory Latta. I feel bad for Latta because his is the same thing that happened last year, yet in the long run she was picked up by Atlanta...so its possible.

The Liberty traded Ashley Houts for Nikki Blue. This is good for Washington. Washington lost Beard so they may need a back up guard. Blue will not make it to opening day with the Liberty. The Liberty still have to drop 1 player to make 10. Will be a tough choice.

Our neighbors to the North, the Conn. Sun have 15 people on their roster, so they will have to do some major decision making in the next couple of day.

Excited for Opening Day this Sunday....Go New York!

2010 WNBA Transactions
Posted May 13 2010 11:43AM

May 13
The Tulsa Shock waived Christi Thomas and Ivory Latta.
May 12
The Phoenix Mercury waived Ashley Paris and Nyeshia Stevenson.
The New York Liberty traded Ashley Houts to the Washington Mystics for Nikki Blue
The Chicago Sky waived Courtney Paris.
May 11
The Tulsa Shock released Cheryl Ford.
The Los Angeles Sparks signed Lisa Willis and waived Karina Figueroa.

Repeat: Sparks and Storm to play outdoor game on June 5th.

Sparks to host Storm in outdoor game
Apr 5, 6:03 pm EDT
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CARSON, CALIF.(AP) —The Los Angeles Sparks will host the Seattle Storm in the WNBA’s second outdoor game.

The Sparks said on Monday that the night game on June 5 will be played in the Home Depot Center’s tennis stadium, which has a capacity of 8,000.

The New York Liberty and the Indiana Fever played the WNBA’s first outdoor game in July 2008 at New York City’s Arthur Ashe Stadium, site of the U.S. Open.

In case of rain, the game would be moved to July 7 and take place in Staples Center.

The game is part of the Sparks’ campaign to promote health through outdoor exercise.