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
