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February 28, 2011 As part of WNBA Live - Manchester 2011 – a new, multiyear partnership between the Manchester (Eng.) City Council and the NBA, WNBA and USA Basketball – it is announced that the Atlanta Dream will participate in the first WNBA game played in Europe. The game is set for May 29, 2011 vs. Standard Life Team GB (Great Britain’s national team) at Manchester Evening News Arena. The partnership will promote women in sport and encourage participation in team sports. March 3, 2011 At a press conference at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, the WNBA announces that the Silver Stars will host the 2011 All-Star Game for the first time in franchise history. The contest, set for Saturday, July 23, is to be the second WNBA All-Star Game played in a Western Conference venue and the first since the 2000 game was held in Phoenix. March 8, 2011 In honor of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, the WNBA officially announced plans to celebrate its 15th season. Among those would be the selection of the Top 15 Players and the Top 15 Moments in league history. Key among other planned celebrations would be a nationally televised game (ESPN2) in which the New York Liberty would visit the Los Angeles Sparks on June 21, fifteen years to the date of the league’s inaugural game in 1997 featuring those same two teams. April 7, 2011 The Washington Mystics sign a marquee partnership with Inova Health System, becoming the fifth WNBA team to have such a partnership. Players will wear Inova Hospital System’s name and logo on the front of their home and away jerseys during the 2011 WNBA season. April 7, 2011 The WNBA and partner adidas unveiled new uniforms for all 12 teams featuring Revolution 30 technology and women’s basketball specific TECHFIT base layers. April 11, 2011 The WNBA becomes the first professional sports league to conduct its annual Draft at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Conn. The Minnesota Lynx made Maya Moore the top overall selection of the 2011 WNBA Draft presented by adidas. Australian native Elizabeth Cambage, selected second by the Tulsa Shock, and Courtney Vandersloot, tapped third by the Chicago Sky, rounded out the top three picks. April 21, 2011 Laurel J. Richie, a veteran of more than three decades in consumer marketing, corporate branding, public relations and corporate management, is appointed President of the WNBA, NBA Commissioner David Stern announced. Laurel leaves her post as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for Girl Scouts of the USA to join the WNBA. June 21, 2011 The Los Angeles Sparks host the New York Liberty at STAPLES Center in the WNBA’s 15th Anniversary Game, played 15 years to the day of the league’s inaugural matchup between the same two teams in LA. The Sparks win, 96-91. 2012 INDIANA FEVER MEDIA GUIDE WNBA HISTORY 1 90 • FeverBasketball.com July 9, 2011 Tamika Catchings passes Ticha Penicheiro to become the WNBA’s career steals leader with six thefts in a win over the Washington Mystics. Catchings tied a league record with five steals in the fourth quarter. July 23, 2011 In honor of the WNBA’s 15th season, the league unveiled its “Top 15 Players of All Time” during a halftime ceremony live on ABC at the 2011 WNBA All-Star Game presented by adidas. The players named were: Sue Bird, Tamika Catchings, Cynthia Cooper, Yolanda Griffith, Becky Hammon, Lauren Jackson, Lisa Leslie, Ticha Penicheiro, Cappie Pondexter, Katie Smith, Dawn Staley, Sheryl Swoopes, Diana Taurasi, Tina Thompson, and Teresa Weatherspoon. August 22, 2011 The WNBA and Boost Mobile, an industry leader in no-contract wireless service, announced a landmark multiyear marketing partnership that made Boost Mobile the first league-wide marquee partner of the WNBA. As part of the deal, the Boost Mobile brand logo was subsequently featured on the front of the game jerseys of 10 of the WNBA’s 12 teams. It marked the first time the WNBA had a league partner with jersey branding for multiple teams throughout the season other than adidas, the league's official outfitter. October 2, 2011 Despite falling to the host Minnesota Lynx in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals, Atlanta Dream forward Angel McCoughtry set Finals records for points in a quarter (19 in the third), points in a half (27 in the second), and consecutive points (14 from late in the first half into the third quarter). October 5, 2011 The Atlanta Dream’s Angel McCoughtry surpasses the WNBA Finals record (set by her in 2010) for most points in a single game with 38 in a loss to the host Minnesota Lynx. October 7, 2011 In a celebration of its 15th season, the WNBA and partner Boost Mobile unveiled the Top 15 Moments in league history as voted by fans. The top moment was Teresa Weatherspoon’s half-court shot at the buzzer to win Game 2 of the 1999 WNBA Finals for the New York Liberty and send that series to a decisive third game. Ranking second was the WNBA’s first game (NY Liberty at LA Sparks, June 21, 1997). October 7, 2011 The Minnesota Lynx captured their first WNBA title with a 73-67 win over the Atlanta Dream. Lynx guard/forward Seimone Augustus was named Finals MVP after leading the Lynx to a sweep in the best-of-five series. Augustus posted 22 points and seven assists in Game 1 and had a franchise-playoff record 36 points in Game 2, including 15 in the fourth quarter. April 16, 2012 The 2008 WNBA Draft presented by Boost Mobile takes place at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, CT, marking the second straight year that the draft was held on the campus of the league’s broadcast partner. Stanford’s Nnemkadi Ogwumike (Sparks), Tennessee’s Shekinna Stricklen (Storm), Notre Dame’s Devereaux Peters (Lynx), Tennessee’s Glory Johnson (Shock), and Miami’s Shenise Johnson (Silver Stars) are the top five picks. Indiana was the East’s No. 1 seed in the WNBA Playoffs in 2011, for the second time in franchise history.
SEVEN CONSECUTIVE WNBA PLAYOFF APPEARANCES FINAL STANDINGS 2011 WNBA RECAP EAST W L PCT GB HOME ROAD LAST-10 STREAK Indiana 21 13 .618 - 13-4 8-9 4-6 Lost 2 Connecticut 21 13 .618 - 15-2 6-11 5-5 Won 1 Atlanta 20 14 .588 1 11-6 9-8 8-2 Won 4 New York 19 15 .559 2 12-5 7-10 6-4 Lost 1 Chicago 14 20 .412 7 10-7 4-13 4-6 Lost 5 Washington 6 28 .176 15 4-13 2-15 1-9 Lost 4 WEST W L PCT GB HOME ROAD LAST-10 STREAK Minnesota 27 7 .794 - 14-3 13-4 9-1 Won 3 Seattle 21 13 .618 6 15-2 6-11 8-2 Won 4 Phoenix 19 15 .559 8 11-6 8-9 5-5 Lost 2 San Antonio 18 16 .529 9 9-8 9-8 5-5 Won 3 Los Angeles 15 19 .441 12 10-7 5-12 5-5 Won 2 Tulsa 3 31 .088 24 2-15 1-16 2-8 Lost 6 AWARD WINNERS All-WNBA First Team (selected by position) Forward Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever Forward Angel McCoughtry Atlanta Dream Center Tina Charles Connecticut Sun Guard Diana Taurasi Phoenix Mercury Guard Lindsay Whalen Minnesota Lynx All-WNBA Second Team (selected by position) Forward Penny Taylor Phoenix Mercury Forward Seimone Augustus Minnesota Lynx Center Sylvia Fowles Chicago Sky Guard Sue Bird Seattle Storm Guard Cappie Pondexter New York Liberty WNBA Most Valuable Player: Tamika Catchings (Indiana Fever) Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award: Ruth Riley (San Antonio Silver Stars) WNBA Coach of the Year: Cheryl Reeve (Minnesota Lynx) WNBA Defensive Player of the Year: Sylvia Fowles (Chicago Sky) WNBA Rookie of the Year: Maya Moore (Minnesota Lynx) WNBA Most Improved: Kia Vaughn (New York Liberty) WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year: DeWanna Bonner (Phoenix Mercury) Peak Performers: Scoring: Diana Taurasi (Phoenix Mercury) Rebounding: Tina Charles (Connecticut Sun) Assists: Lindsay Whalen (Minnesota Lynx) All-Defensive First Team (selected by position) Forward Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever Forward Rebekkah Brunson Minnesota Lynx Center Sylvia Fowles Chicago Sky Guard Tanisha Wright Seattle Storm Guard Angel McCoughtry Atlanta Dream All-Defensive Second Team (selected by position) Forward Sancho Lyttle Atlanta Dream Forward Swin Cash Seattle Storm Center Tina Charles Connecticut Sun Guard Armintie Price Atlanta Dream Guard Katie Douglas Indiana Fever adidas All-Rookie Team Forward Maya Moore Minnesota Lynx Guard Danielle Robinson San Antonio Silver Stars Guard Courtney Vandersloot Chicago Sky Forward Danielle Adams San Antonio Silver Stars Center Liz Cambage Tulsa Shock From statistics to Tamika awards Catchings to milestones, has been Fever the forward runner-up Tamika in WNBA Catchings MVP is voting one of the the past WNBA’s two seasons. most elite veteran stars. FeverBasketball.com • 191
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