2011 WNBA season

2011 WNBA season
LeagueWomen's National Basketball Association
SportBasketball
DurationJune 3 – September 11, 2011
Number of games34
Number of teams12
Total attendance1,622,685
Average attendance7,954
TV partner(s)ABC, ESPN, NBA TV
Top draft pickUnited States Maya Moore
Picked byMinnesota Lynx
Season MVPUnited States Tamika Catchings (Indiana)
Eastern championsAtlanta Dream
  Eastern runners-upIndiana Fever
Western championsMinnesota Lynx
  Western runners-upPhoenix Mercury
Finals championsMinnesota Lynx
  Runners-upAtlanta Dream
Finals MVPUnited States Seimone Augustus (Minnesota)
WNBA seasons

The 2011 WNBA season was the 15th season of the Women's National Basketball Association.[1] The regular season began on June 3 with the Los Angeles Sparks hosting the Minnesota Lynx, featuring 2011 WNBA draft top pick Maya Moore, in a game televised on NBA TV. Four games followed the next day, with the marquee matchup, televised on ABC, featuring the defending champion Seattle Storm and the Phoenix Mercury in Seattle.

The Minnesota Lynx finished the regular season with the best record in the league at 27-7, and were the top seed in the Western Conference. The Indiana Fever were the top seed in the Eastern Conference. The Lynx ultimately advanced to face the Atlanta Dream in the 2011 WNBA Finals.[2]

2010/2011 WNBA offseason

  • The new television deal with ESPN continued during the 2011 season (runs 2009–2016). For the first time ever, teams will be paid rights fees as part of this deal.
  • As of the 2009 season, the maximum roster size per team was reduced from 13 to 11. Any team that falls below nine players able to play due to injury, pregnancy or any other factor outside of the control of the team will, upon request, be granted a roster hardship exception allowing the team to sign an additional player or players so that the team will have nine players able to play in an upcoming game or games. As soon as the injured (or otherwise sidelined) player(s) is able to play, the roster hardship player(s) – not any other player on the roster—must be waived.
  • On October 12, 2010, the New York Liberty named former Monarchs coach John Whisenant head coach and general manager.
  • On October 29, 2010, Pokey Chatman was named head coach and general manager of the Chicago Sky.
  • On November 1, 2010, the Washington Mystics announced that Julie Plank (head coach) and Angela Taylor (GM) would not be returning to the team and that Trudi Lacey would take over head coach and GM positions.
  • On December 3, 2010, Donna Orender, six-year league president, announced her resignation effective December 31.
  • On January 11, 2011, The San Antonio Silver Stars announced that Dan Hughes would resume head coaching duties.
  • The Washington Mystics announced a marquee sponsorship with Inova Health System on April 7, 2011. This marked the fifth team in the league to allow a sponsor to brand their uniforms.
  • On draft day, Adidas introduced the Revolution 30 technology, to be used on all WNBA team uniforms. The uniforms are 30% lighter than before and also enable moisture management.[3] Unlike their NBA and NBA D-League counterparts, however, all WNBA uniforms underwent complete redesigns.
  • NBA Commissioner David Stern announced on April 21, 2011 that Laurel J. Richie would assume role as president of the WNBA on May 16.
  • The New York Liberty will play home games for the next three seasons at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, due to summer renovations at Madison Square Garden.

Marquee sponsorship

On August 22, 2011, the WNBA announced a league-wide marquee sponsorship with Boost Mobile.[4] The deal would allow the Boost Mobile logo to be placed on ten of the 12 teams' jerseys (excluding Phoenix and San Antonio) in addition to branding on the courts and in arenas. A source said the deal is worth "roughly $10 million over its four years" and is the richest in league history.[5]

2011 WNBA draft

Main article: 2011 WNBA draft

The WNBA Draft lottery was held on November 2, 2010. The lottery teams were the Tulsa Shock, Minnesota Lynx, Chicago Sky and Minnesota Lynx (from Conn.). The top pick was awarded to Minnesota.

The 2011 WNBA Draft was held on April 11, 2011, in Bristol, Connecticut. Coverage of the first round was shown on ESPN (HD). Second and third round coverage was shown on ESPNU and NBA TV.

The top picks were:

  1. Maya Moore, Minnesota Lynx
  2. Elizabeth Cambage, Tulsa Shock
  3. Courtney Vandersloot, Chicago Sky
  4. Amber Harris, Minnesota Lynx (from Conn.)

Regular season

Standings

Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Indiana Fever x 21 13 .618 – 13–4 8–9 13–9
Connecticut Sun x 21 13 .618 – 15–2 6–11 14–8
Atlanta Dream x 20 14 .588 1.0 11–6 9–8 14–8
New York Liberty x 19 15 .559 2.0 12-5 7–10 11–11
Chicago Sky o 14 20 .412 7.0 10–7 4–13 10–12
Washington Mystics o 6 28 .176 15.0 4–13 2–15 4–18
Western Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Minnesota Lynx x 27 7 .794 – 14–3 13–4 18–4
Seattle Storm x 21 13 .618 6.0 15–2 6–11 15–7
Phoenix Mercury x 19 15 .559 8.0 11–6 8–9 11–11
San Antonio Silver Stars x 18 16 .529 9.0 9–8 9–8 11–11
Los Angeles Sparks o 15 19 .441 12.0 10–7 5–12 10–12
Tulsa Shock o 3 31 .088 24.0 2–15 1–16 1–21

All-Star Game

Main article: 2011 WNBA All-Star Game

The 2011 WNBA All-Star Game was hosted by the San Antonio Silver Stars on July 23 at the AT&T Center. Coverage of the game began at 3:30pm (ET) on ABC. This marks the first time the Silver Stars have hosted the annual event. This is only the second time in league history that the showcase was played on the court of a Western Conference team.

July 23
3:30 pm EDT
East 118, West 113
Scoring by quarter: 33–36, 32–30, 27–26, 26–21
Pts: Cappie Pondexter (17)
Rebs: Angel McCoughtry (10)
Asts: Cappie Pondexter (7)		 Pts: Swin Cash (21)
Rebs: Swin Cash (12)
Asts: Diana Taurasi (7)
AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas
Attendance: 12,540
Referees:
#4 Sue Blauch
#17 Scott Twardoski
#45 Tom Mauer

Statistic leaders

The following shows the leaders for each statistic during the 2011 regular season.

Category Player Team Statistic
Points per game Diana Taurasi Phoenix Mercury 21.6 PPG
Rebounds per game Tina Charles Connecticut Sun 11.0 RPG
Assists per game Lindsay Whalen Minnesota Lynx 5.9 APG
Steals per game Sancho Lyttle Atlanta Dream 2.36 SPG
Blocks per game Sylvia Fowles Chicago Sky 2.00 BPG
Field goal percentage Sylvia Fowles Chicago Sky 59.1% (263–445)
Three point FG percentage Jeanette Pohlen Indiana Fever 46.8% (29–62)
Free throw percentage DeWanna Bonner Phoenix Mercury 90.9% (90–99)
Points per game Team Stat Phoenix Mercury 88.97 PPG
Least points allowed Team Stat Seattle Storm 69.85 PPG
Field goal percentage Team Stat Phoenix Mercury 46.1%
Least FG% allowed Team Stat Minnesota Lynx 41.3%

Schedule

2011 WNBA preseason
May
Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance
Thu 19 7:00 China @ Connecticut 101-63
CON		 Yuan (17) Charles (10) Banban
Montgomery (6)		 Mohegan Sun Arena
4,666
Mon 23 12:30 China @ Chicago 84-45
CHI		 Fowles (18) Song (9) Vandersloot (7) Trinity International University
972
Tue 24 1:00 Indiana @ Minnesota 71-66
MIN		 Brunson
Douglas (11)		 Harris (10) January (7) Concordia University
2,055
10:00 Japan @ Phoenix 96-52
PHO		 Gray-Lawson (16) Dupree (8) Gray-Lawson (6) US Airways Center
2,969
Wed 25 10:30am Washington @ New York 60-57
WAS		 Anosike (14) Melvin (6) Miller (5) Prudential Center
6,472
3:00 Seattle @ Los Angeles 71-66
LAS		 Parker (17) 3 players (6) Wright (7) Torodome
3,212
7:00 San Antonio @ Connecticut 80-56
SAN		 White (15) Charles (17) Hammon (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
4,801
Thu 26 11:30am Chicago @ Washington 66-55
WAS		 Langhorne (15) Langhorne (9) Prince (4) Verizon Center
9,502
Fri 27 7:00 China @ New York 79-65
NYL		 Pondexter Breland N/A Times Union Center
N/A
7:00 San Antonio @ Connecticut 75-73
CON		 Charles (17) Charles (11) Robinson (6) Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza
2,139
Sat 28 9:00 Phoenix @ Los Angeles 83-72
LAS		 Milton-Jones (14) Braxton
Milton-Jones (6)		 Lavender
Penicheiro (4)		 The Pit
N/A
Sun 29 12:00 Atlanta @ Great Britain NBA TV
 82-51
ATL		 Miller (21) Irvin (8) Harding (5) Manchester Evening News Arena
N/A
5:00 Tulsa @ Seattle 76-70
SEA		 Holt (25) Cambage
Jackson (8)		 Bird (8) KeyArena
4,979
Tue 31 7:00 Minnesota @ Indiana 76-70
MIN		 Douglas (15) McWilliams-Franklin (8) Wiggins (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
3,817
2011 WNBA regular season
June
Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance
Fri 3 11:00 Minnesota @ Los Angeles NBA TV
PRIME		 82-74
LAS		 Moore (21) Brunson (12) Whalen (5) Staples Center
13,589
Sat 4 3:00 Phoenix @ Seattle ABC 78-71
SEA		 Taurasi (31) Braxton
Dupree
Little (9)		 Bird (10) KeyArena
11,548
7:00 Washington @ Connecticut 89-73
CON		 Charles (18) Anosike
Jones (7)		 Ajavon
Lawson
Miller (4)		 Mohegan Sun Arena
6,666
7:00 Chicago @ Indiana CN100
FS-I		 65-57
IND		 Prince (20) Catchings (9) Vandersloot (7) Conseco Fieldhouse
8,024
8:00 Tulsa @ San Antonio COX 93-73
SAN		 Young (20) Cambage (10) Hammon
Hodges
Robinson (5)		 AT&T Center
12,406
Sun 5 3:00 New York @ Atlanta SSO 94-88 (OT)
NYL		 Pierson (25) Lyttle (11) Pondexter (11) Philips Arena
8,038
3:30 Los Angeles @ Minnesota PRIME
FS-N		 86-69
MIN		 Augustus (17) Brunson (15) Whalen (7) Target Center
10,123
Tue 7 8:00 Tulsa @ Minnesota 75-65
MIN		 Brunson (17) Brunson
Cambage (15)		 Whalen (4) Target Center
7,713
Thu 9 7:00 Washington @ Atlanta ESPN2 98-90 (OT)
WAS		 Langhorne (30) de Souza (15) Castro Marques
K. Miller (5)		 Philips Arena
5,020
10:00 Minnesota @ Seattle 81-74
MIN		 Bird (24) Brunson (15) Whalen (10) KeyArena
6,291
Fri 10 7:00 New York @ Indiana 81-80
NYL		 Douglas (27) Vaughn (9) Powell (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,703
8:00 San Antonio @ Tulsa 93-62
SAN		 Hodges (19) Phillips (8) Hammon (5) BOK Center
7,509
8:30 Connecticut @ Chicago CN100 78-75
CHI		 Fowles (23) Fowles (13) Prince (7) Allstate Arena
6,609
10:30 Phoenix @ Los Angeles 98-84
LAS		 Parker (22) Dupree (11) Johnson (6) Staples Center
10,616
Sat 11 7:00 Indiana @ New York MSG 86-80
IND		 Carson (23) Davenport (8) Powell (5) Prudential Center
7,835
7:00 Chicago @ Washington CN100 84-77
CHI		 Ajavon (24) Snow (8) Canty (6) Verizon Center
11,943
8:00 Atlanta @ San Antonio 86-74
SAN		 Adams (32) de Souza (14) Hammon (8) AT&T Center
9,140
Sun 12 3:00 Tulsa @ Connecticut 90-79
CON		 Latta (26) Charles (8) Montgomery (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,520
Tue 14 7:00 Atlanta @ New York 79-58
ATL		 Carson (21) Carson (8) Lehning (6) Prudential Center
5,725
7:00 Tulsa @ Indiana ESPN2 82-74
IND		 Douglas (22) Jackson (11) January (10) Conseco Fieldhouse
6,024
Thu 16 7:00 Connecticut @ Washington CSN-MA 79-71
CON		 Charles (26) Anosike (13) Miller
Montgomery (5)		 Verizon Center
7,028
Fri 17 8:00 Atlanta @ Minnesota 96-85
MIN		 McCoughtry (27) Brunson (14) Whalen (8) Target Center
7,556
8:30 New York @ Chicago CN100 85-73
CHI		 Fowles (27) Fowles (11) Prince (8) Allstate Arena
5,718
10:00 San Antonio @ Phoenix FS-A 101-99
SAN		 Young (26) Dupree (12) Taylor (10) US Airways Center
12,274
10:00 Indiana @ Seattle 68-54
SEA		 Cash (14) Catchings (14) Cash (5) KeyArena
8,178
Sat 18 8:00 Washington @ Tulsa 77-59
TUL		 Latta (22) Langhorne (12) Pedersen (7) BOK Center
4,423
Sun 19 1:00 Chicago @ Connecticut 83-68
CON		 Charles (31) Charles
Fowles (12)		 Vandersloot (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,875
3:00 Minnesota @ Atlanta SSO 77-64
MIN		 Augustus (19) de Souza
McWilliams-Franklin (12)		 Moore
Whalen (5)		 Philips Arena
7,274
6:00 Indiana @ Phoenix 93-89 (OT)
PHO		 Taurasi (32) Dupree (18) Bobbitt
January
Taylor (6)		 US Airways Center
7,701
8:30 Seattle @ Los Angeles PRIME 74-50
LAS		 Bird (15) Little (8) Toliver (5) Staples Center
9,119
Tue 21 12:00 Chicago @ Atlanta SSO 71-68
ATL		 Fowles (21) Snow (12) Harding
Vandersloot (6)		 Philips Arena
6,154
7:00 Indiana @ Washington CSN-MA 89-80
IND		 Langhorne (23) Langhorne (9) January (9) Verizon Center
7,980
8:00 Phoenix @ San Antonio ESPN2 105-98
PHO		 Taylor (30) Dupree (13) Hammon
D. Robinson (7)		 AT&T Center
7,072
8:00 Seattle @ Tulsa 82-77
SEA		 Bird (21) T. Jackson (10) Bird (6) BOK Center
4,612
10:00 New York @ Los Angeles ESPN2 96-91
LAS		 Milton-Jones (27) Parker (13) Toliver (7) Staples Center
10,389
Thu 23 12:30 New York @ Tulsa 94-82
NYL		 Vaughn (24) Vaughn (12) Pondexter (10) BOK Center
4,682
8:00 Connecticut @ Chicago CN100 107-101 (2OT)
CHI		 Montgomery (33) Snow (17) Vandersloot (10) Allstate Arena
3,319
Fri 24 7:30 Phoenix @ Atlanta FS-A
FS-S		 92-83
PHO		 McCoughtry (24) Taylor (10) Taylor (8) Philips Arena
5,492
8:00 Los Angeles @ San Antonio 90-80 (OT)
SAN		 Perkins (31) Parker (13) Hammon (9) AT&T Center
8,617
10:00 Minnesota @ Seattle KONG 65-55
SEA		 Augustus (17) Cash (9) Bird (8) KeyArena
7,914
Sat 25 7:00 Connecticut @ Indiana NBA TV
CSN-NE		 75-70
IND		 Montgomery (19) Catchings (12) Montgomery (6) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,100
8:00 Phoenix @ Chicago CN100 86-78
PHO		 Fowles (28) Fowles (11) Taylor (7) Allstate Arena
5,547
Sun 26 3:00 San Antonio @ Atlanta NBA TV
SSO		 92-86
SAN		 Perkins (25) Paris (11) Hammon (6) Philips Arena
5,718
4:00 Los Angeles @ New York 77-67
NYL		 Pondexter (22) Parker (11) Pondexter (5) Prudential Center
7,625
4:00 Tulsa @ Washington CSN-MA 83-63
WAS		 Langhorne (23) Coleman (12) Ajavon (6) Verizon Center
10,675
7:00 Indiana @ Minnesota NBA TV
FS-N		 78-75
IND		 Douglas (22) Brunson (11) January
Whalen (4)		 Target Center
7,117
Tue 28 7:00 Phoenix @ Indiana 91-86
IND		 Douglas (26) Braxton (7) Catchings (7) Conseco Fieldhouse
6,625
8:00 Los Angeles @ Connecticut ESPN2 79-76
CON		 Charles (22) Charles (23) 4 players (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,515
8:00 San Antonio @ Chicago CN100 84-74
SAN		 Prince
Young (19)		 Fowles (12) Hammon (5) Allstate Arena
3,894
Thu 30 7:30 New York @ Atlanta SSO 87-81
ATL		 de Souza (27) de Souza (15) Pondexter (5) Philips Arena
4,423
8:00 Minnesota @ Tulsa 101-71
MIN		 Whalen (21) McWilliams-Franklin (9) Pedersen
Whalen (5)		 BOK Center
3,970
July
Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance
Fri 1 7:00 San Antonio @ New York NBA TV 81-75
NYL		 Adams
Pondexter (19)		 Young (8) Hammon
Pondexter (5)		 Prudential Center
6,714
7:30 Seattle @ Connecticut CSN-NE 75-70
CON		 Cash (25) Charles (10) Montgomery (8) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,748
10:00 Chicago @ Phoenix NBA TV
CN100		 94-84
PHO		 Taurasi (24) Dupree (9) Prince
Taurasi (6)		 US Airways Center
9,517
Sun 3 4:00 Seattle @ Washington NBA TV
CSN-MA		 73-63
SEA		 Cash
Dunlap (19)		 Anosike (10) Bird (5) Verizon Center
11,604
Tue 5 7:00 Seattle @ Indiana FS-I 78-61
IND		 Davenport (15) Anosike (10) Phillips (6) Conseco Fieldhouse
6,525
8:00 Washington @ Chicago CN100 78-65
CHI		 Fowles (34) Fowles (16) Thomas
Thorn (4)		 Allstate Arena
3,187
9:00 Los Angeles @ Phoenix ESPN2 101-82
PHO		 Hoffman (21) Pringle (9) Taurasi (7) US Airways Center
9,825
Fri 8 8:00 New York @ San Antonio NBA TV 76-73
NYL		 Pondexter (20) Pierson (10) Pondexter (7) AT&T Center
8,100
8:00 Phoenix @ Tulsa 86-78
PHO		 Cambage (19) Bonner (13) Lewis (9) BOK Center
4,081
Sat 9 7:00 Washington @ Indiana 68-57
IND		 Phillips (14) Coleman (9) Catchings
Miller (4)		 Conseco Fieldhouse
7,056
8:00 Connecticut @ Minnesota NBA TV
FS-N		 90-67
MIN		 Moore (26) Brunson
McWilliams-Franklin (10)		 Whalen (8) Target Center
8,205
8:00 Atlanta @ Chicago CN100 81-69
CHI		 Prince (24) Fowles (12) Vandersloot (9) Allstate Arena
5,679
10:00 Los Angeles @ Seattle NBA TV
KONG		 99-80
SEA		 Cash (26) Lavender (9) Bird (8) KeyArena
9,686
Sun 10 4:00 Chicago @ New York NBA TV
CN100
MSG+		 80-73
NYL		 Carson
Pondexter (18)		 Fowles
Powell (8)		 Pondexter
Powell (4)		 Prudential Center
7,315
6:00 Tulsa @ Phoenix NBA TV
COX		 102-63
PHO		 Jackson (19) Pedersen
Sanford (7)		 Taurasi (6) US Airways Center
7,696
Tue 12 3:00 Washington @ Seattle NBA TV 79-71
SEA		 Bird (22) Coleman (9) Ajavon
Bird (7)		 KeyArena
13,384
8:00 Los Angeles @ San Antonio NBA TV
PRIME
FS-SW		 84-74
LAS		 Young (22) Young (11) Toliver (5) AT&T Center
6,769
Wed 13 12:00 Atlanta @ New York 91-69
NYL		 Powell (20) de Souza
Powell (7)		 Carson
Mitchell
Pondexter (5)		 Prudential Center
14,314
12:30 Tulsa @ Chicago 72-54
CHI		 Fowles (21) Fowles (13) Prince (6) Allstate Arena
13,838
1:00 Phoenix @ Minnesota NBA TV
FS-A
FS-N		 112-105
PHO		 Taurasi (27) Brunson (16) Johnson
Taurasi
Taylor (8)		 Target Center
11,820
1:00 Connecticut @ Indiana 90-78
IND		 Douglas (20) Charles (11) Catchings (7) Conseco Fieldhouse
9,045
Thu 14 9:00 Seattle @ San Antonio ESPN2 69-66
SAN		 Adams (23) Robinson
Willingham (7)		 Hammon (9) AT&T Center
9,167
Fri 15 7:00 Connecticut @ New York NBA TV
CSN-NE		 68-59
CON		 Charles
Vaughn (15)		 Vaughn (9) Mitchell
Montgomery (4)		 Prudential Center
7,722
7:00 Minnesota @ Indiana 80-70
MIN		 Catchings (22) McWilliams-Franklin (9) Whalen (7) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,538
8:00 Los Angeles @ Tulsa 79-74
LAS		 Toliver (25) Jackson (10) Toliver (6) BOK Center
5,034
10:00 Washington @ Phoenix NBA TV
FS-A		 78-64
PHO		 Dupree (20) Anosike (10) Taylor (7) US Airways Center
9,075
Sat 16 7:30 Chicago @ Atlanta NBA TV
CN100
FS-S		 76-68
ATL		 McCoughtry (24) Snow (12) Price (10) Philips Arena
7,413
8:00 Seattle @ Minnesota 69-62
MIN		 Augustus (19) Cash
Moore (9)		 McWilliams-Franklin
Smith (4)		 Target Center
7,733
Sun 17 4:00 Tulsa @ New York NBA TV
MSG+		 88-57
NYL		 Pondexter (18) Jackson (11) Holt (4) Prudential Center
6,735
5:00 Indiana @ Connecticut 76-71
CON		 McCray (22) Catchings (15) Montgomery (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,075
8:30 Washington @ Los Angeles NBA TV 89-85 (OT)
WAS		 Ajavon (29) Langhorne (14) Toliver (7) Staples Center
10,398
Mon 18 10:30 San Antonio @ Los Angeles 79-69
SAN		 Hammon (26) O'Hea (11) Lacy (7) Staples Center
8,818
Tue 19 12:00 Indiana @ Atlanta NBA TV
SSO		 84-74
ATL		 Catchings (22) de Souza (11) Catchings (6) Philips Arena
7,645
7:00 Seattle @ Chicago ESPN2 78-69
CHI		 Bird (26) Robinson (10) Vandersloot (7) Allstate Arena
6,026
7:30 New York @ Connecticut 85-79
CON		 Charles (24) Powell (11) Montgomery (10) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,096
Wed 20 11:30am Atlanta @ Washington NBA TV 86-79
ATL		 McCoughtry (33) Anosike (14) K. Miller (6) Verizon Center
13,954
3:30 Minnesota @ Phoenix NBA TV
FS-A		 106-98
MIN		 Augustus (25) Bonner
Dupree (7)		 Whalen (8) US Airways Center
12,118
Thu 21 7:00 Chicago @ Indiana NBA TV
CN100
FS-I		 77-63
IND		 Fowles (21) Catchings
Davenport
Douglas (7)		 Douglas (7) Conseco Fieldhouse
8,050
10:00 San Antonio @ Seattle NBA TV
FS-SW		 73-55
SEA		 Wright (17) Cash
Robinson (9)		 Bird (7) KeyArena
6,922
Sat 23 3:30 East @ West ABC 118-113
EAST		 Cash (21) Cash (12) Pondexter
Taurasi (7)		 AT&T Center
12,540
Tue 26 7:00 San Antonio @ Washington CSN-MA 73-67
SAN		 Hammon (22) Appel (12) Thomas (5) Verizon Center
11,331
8:00 Atlanta @ Tulsa 76-68
ATL		 McCoughtry (37) Jackson (17) 5 players (3) BOK Center
3,435
8:00 Los Angeles @ Minnesota 85-72
MIN		 Toliver (28) Hoffman
McWilliams-Franklin (9)		 Whalen (7) Target Center
8,044
8:00 Connecticut @ Chicago CSN-NE
CN100		 77-66
CON		 Jones (22) Charles (15) Montgomery (6) Allstate Arena
3,091
10:00 Seattle @ Phoenix NBA TV 83-77
SEA		 Taurasi (26) Cash (8) Bird (7) US Airways Center
6,108
Thu 28 12:30 Phoenix @ San Antonio NBA TV
FS-A
FS-SW		 102-91
SAN		 Hammon (33) Dupree (14) D. Robinson (8) AT&T Center
14,797
7:00 Washington @ New York MSG 75-71
NYL		 Pondexter (19) Langhorne (9) Pierson
Pondexter (4)		 Prudential Center
6,808
7:00 Los Angeles @ Atlanta NBA TV
SSO		 89-80
ATL		 McCoughtry (22) McCoughtry (11) Penicheiro (11) Philips Arena
6,701
7:30 Indiana @ Connecticut 69-58
IND		 Catchings (16) Charles
Davenport (10)		 Bobbitt (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,329
8:00 Chicago @ Tulsa 64-55
CHI		 Latta (20) Jackson (15) Holt
Snow (5)		 BOK Center
4,012
Fri 29 7:00 Indiana @ Washington NBA TV
CSN-MA		 61-59
IND		 Ajavon (19) Walker (10) Catchings (5) Verizon Center
11,587
8:00 Seattle @ Minnesota 92-67
MIN		 Cash (18) Kobryn (9) Moore (6) Target Center
7,856
Sat 30 7:00 Phoenix @ New York NBA TV
MSG+		 91-84
PHO		 Taylor (29) Vaughn (10) Swanier (7) Prudential Center
7,214
8:00 Seattle @ Tulsa 89-72
SEA		 Bird (29) Cash (9) Bird (7) BOK Center
5,067
8:00 Los Angeles @ Chicago CN100 88-84
LAS		 Milton-Jones (19) Fowles (9) Penicheiro
Prince
Toliver (5)		 Allstate Arena
5,909
Sun 31 3:00 Minnesota @ San Antonio NBA TV 70-69
MIN		 Whalen (23) Brunson (13) Hammon
Whalen (6)		 AT&T Center
7,260
5:00 Atlanta @ Connecticut 99-92
CON		 McCoughtry (36) Charles (11) Lawson (9) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,955
6:00 Los Angeles @ Indiana NBA TV 98-63
IND		 Davenport (16) Catchings (11) Catchings (6) Conseco Fieldhouse
9,256
August
Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance
Tue 2 7:30 New York @ Atlanta FS-S 85-75
NYL		 McCoughtry (24) Pierson (8) Harding (9) Philips Arena
4,573
8:00 Phoenix @ Minnesota ESPN2 90-73
MIN		 Moore (22) McWilliams-Franklin (10) Whalen (5) Target Center
7,126
10:00 San Antonio @ Seattle 78-64
SEA		 Bird (17) Cash (9) Wright (7) KeyArena
6,179
Wed 3 3:00 Connecticut @ Los Angeles NBA TV 79-70
CON		 Charles (20) Charles (13) Montgomery (6) Staples Center
14,266
Thu 4 12:00 Chicago @ New York NBA TV
MSG		 59-49
NYL		 Pondexter (15) Powell (10) Carson
Pondexter
Prince (3)		 Prudential Center
10,133
8:00 San Antonio @ Minnesota NBA TV
FS-SW		 62-60
MIN		 McWilliams-Franklin
Young (18)		 Brunson
Young (13)		 Whalen (6) Target Center
8,123
Fri 5 8:00 Indiana @ Tulsa 85-65
IND		 Davenport (17) Jackson (8) Phillips (4) BOK Center
5,013
10:00 Connecticut @ Seattle NBA TV 81-79
SEA		 Bird (20) Charles (10) Cash
Wright (5)		 KeyArena
7,289
Sat 6 7:00 New York @ Washington NBA TV 91-81
WAS		 Ajavon (32) Anosike
Langhorne (9)		 Pondexter (7) Verizon Center
10,741
8:00 Tulsa @ San Antonio 71-64
SAN		 Jackson (27) Jackson (10) Hammon (5) AT&T Center
8,273
Sun 7 3:00 Seattle @ Atlanta NBA TV
SSO		 70-53
ATL		 McCoughtry (17) de Souza
Lyttle (7)		 Harding (7) Philips Arena
7,337
6:00 Connecticut @ Phoenix NBA TV
FS-A		 96-95 (OT)
CON		 Taurasi (29) Charles (17) Greene
Taurasi (6)		 US Airways Center
8,514
6:00 Indiana @ Chicago CN100 88-69
CHI		 Fowles
Murphy (21)		 Fowles (12) Catchings (5) Allstate Arena
5,794
8:30 Minnesota @ Los Angeles NBA TV 84-78
MIN		 Whalen (24) Augustus
Brunson (7)		 Whalen (8) Staples Center
13,528
Tue 9 7:00 Atlanta @ Washington CSN-MA 72-70
ATL		 Ajavon (28) de Souza (12) McCoughtry (5) Verizon Center
9,536
7:00 San Antonio @ Indiana 81-68
IND		 Catchings (21) Young (9) Hammon (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,520
7:30 Chicago @ Connecticut 69-58
CON		 Fowles (19) Young (15) Lawson
White (4)		 Mohegan Sun Arena
6,049
8:00 Seattle @ New York ESPN2 58-56
NYL		 Pondexter (19) Pierson (8) Pondexter (5) Prudential Center
6,732
10:00 Minnesota @ Phoenix 85-80
PHO		 Moore (28) Brunson
Dupree (11)		 Whalen (6) US Airways Center
6,726
10:30 Tulsa @ Los Angeles PRIME 71-66
LAS		 Penicheiro (23) Hoffman (8) Penicheiro (7) Staples Center
8,255
Thu 11 7:30 San Antonio @ Connecticut FS-SW 72-59
SAN		 Hammon (18) Jones (10) Hammon (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,334
10:00 Atlanta @ Phoenix 109-95
PHO		 Bonner
McCoughtry (25)		 Bonner (13) Taylor (6) US Airways Center
7,940
10:00 Tulsa @ Seattle 77-63
SEA		 Cambage (24) Cambage (10) 4 players (3) KeyArena
6,503
Fri 12 7:00 New York @ Washington 64-63
WAS		 Langhorne
Mitchell (18)		 Anosike (11) Mitchell (6) Verizon Center
10,092
8:30 Minnesota @ Chicago CN100 79-76
MIN		 Fowles (28) Fowles (13) Vandersloot (8) Allstate Arena
6,289
10:30 Phoenix @ Los Angeles 93-90 (OT)
LAS		 Taylor (29) Bonner (10) Johnson (12) Staples Center
10,512
Sat 13 7:00 Washington @ Connecticut 82-75
CON		 Langhorne (17) White (10) Miller (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,717
7:00 New York @ Indiana NBA TV 82-71
IND		 Catchings (32) Pondexter (8) Pondexter (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
9,237
10:00 Atlanta @ Seattle NBA TV
KONG		 92-63
ATL		 Castro Marques
McCoughtry (17)		 McCoughtry
Robinson (6)		 Price (4) KeyArena
9,686
Sun 14 3:00 Chicago @ San Antonio NBA TV
CN100		 85-73
CHI		 Fowles (28) Fowles (17) D. Robinson (7) AT&T Center
7,060
7:00 Tulsa @ Minnesota NBA TV
COX
FS-N		 82-54
MIN		 Augustus (16) Brunson (6) Whalen (9) Target Center
8,388
Tue 16 7:00 Washington @ New York 69-66
NYL		 Pondexter (26) Vaughn (7) Ajavon
Powell (5)		 Prudential Center
6,223
7:30 Minnesota @ Connecticut CSN-NE 108-79
CON		 Whalen (20) Charles (18) Montgomery (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
9,323
8:00 Indiana @ San Antonio 65-63
IND		 Catchings (24) Young (13) Bevilaqua (4) AT&T Center
6,358
10:00 Seattle @ Phoenix 81-79
PHO		 Taurasi (24) Cash (15) Bird (8) US Airways Center
8,870
10:30 Atlanta @ Los Angeles NBA TV
SSO
PRIME		 84-79
ATL		 McCoughtry (23) de Souza (13) Price (8) Staples Center
7,522
Thu 18 7:00 Connecticut @ New York NBA TV
MSG		 84-81 (OT)
NYL		 Charles (29) Charles (14) Montgomery (5) Prudential Center
7,245
7:00 Minnesota @ Washington 81-62
MIN		 Augustus (18) McWilliams-Franklin (7) Whalen (7) Verizon Center
9,483
10:30 Indiana @ Los Angeles 75-70
LAS		 Hoffman (21) Smith (9) Catchings
Parker
Phillips (5)		 Staples Center
8,102
Fri 19 7:30 Connecticut @ Atlanta NBA TV
SSO		 94-88 (OT)
ATL		 McCoughtry (26) McCoughtry (12) Montgomery (7) Philips Arena
7,225
Sat 20 7:00 Chicago @ Washington NBA TV
CN100		 71-70
CHI		 Fowles (25) Fowles (11) 4 players (4) Verizon Center
10,273
8:00 Los Angeles @ Minnesota 87-68
MIN		 Parker (18) McWilliams-Franklin
Parker (8)		 Whalen (5) Target Center
8,816
10:00 San Antonio @ Phoenix NBA TV
FS-SW
FS-A		 87-81
PHO		 Taylor (28) Bonner (11) Hammon (10) US Airways Center
10,134
10:00 New York @ Seattle 63-62
SEA		 Jackson (20) Cash
Jackson (7)		 Pondexter (6) KeyArena
7,139
Sun 21 5:00 Atlanta @ Connecticut 96-87
CON		 McCoughtry (22) de Souza
Jones (10)		 Harding (9) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,636
6:00 Washington @ Indiana NBA TV
FS-I		 83-51
IND		 Douglas (15) Catchings (8) Catchings (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,935
7:00 Los Angeles @ Tulsa 73-67
LAS		 Parker (23) Jackson (11) Latta (6) BOK Center
6,012
Tue 23 7:00 Los Angeles @ Washington CSN-MA 86-82 (OT)
LAS		 Langhorne (28) Thompson (10) Penicheiro (6) Verizon Center
8,441
8:00 Minnesota @ Tulsa 78-72
MIN		 Holt
McWilliams-Franklin (18)		 Brunson
Jackson (10)		 Latta (7) BOK Center
3,750
8:00 Atlanta @ Chicago CN100 83-80
ATL		 McCoughtry (22) Fowles (12) Harding (9) Allstate Arena
2,876
10:00 New York @ Phoenix ESPN2 74-70
NYL		 Pondexter (25) Taylor (9) Pierson (5) US Airways Center
8,871
10:00 San Antonio @ Seattle 63-55
SEA		 Wright (16) Cash (9) Bird
Hammon (5)		 KeyArena
6,559
Thu 25 10:00 Tulsa @ Seattle 74-57
SEA		 L. Jackson (14) T. Jackson
Robinson (9)		 Bird (4) KeyArena
6,887
Fri 26 7:30 Phoenix @ Connecticut CSN-NE 95-92
CON		 Taurasi
Taylor (26)		 Dupree
Jones
Sanford (11)		 Johnson (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
9,007
8:00 San Antonio @ Minnesota NBA TV 85-75
MIN		 Augustus (19) Brunson (8) Hammon
Whalen (9)		 Target Center
9,212
8:30 Washington @ Chicago CN100 80-67
CHI		 Langhorne (19) Fowles (12) Langhorne
Thorn
Vandersloot (5)		 Allstate Arena
4,434
10:30 Tulsa @ Los Angeles NBA TV 77-75
TUL		 Milton-Jones (24) Jackson (11) Penicheiro (10) Staples Center
8,997
Sat 27 7:00 Atlanta @ Indiana NBA TV
SSO
FS-I		 86-80
ATL		 Catchings (22) Lyttle (9) Douglas (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
9,242
Sun 28 3:00 Minnesota @ San Antonio 72-61
MIN		 Augustus (20) Brunson (14) Hammon (7) AT&T Center
7,924
4:00 Connecticut @ Tulsa 83-72
TUL		 Swoopes (22) Jackson (12) Latta (6) BOK Center
4,813
4:00 Phoenix @ Washington NBA TV
CSN-MA		 86-79
PHO		 Dupree
Langhorne (27)		 Langhorne (12) Johnson (8) Verizon Center
11,614
6:00 New York @ Chicago NBA TV
CN100		 74-73
CHI		 Pierson (19) Fowles (14) Pondexter (8) Allstate Arena
5,707
9:00 Los Angeles @ Seattle ESPN2 65-63
SEA		 Parker (19) Parker (14) Bird
Penicheiro (4)		 KeyArena
9,686
Tue 30 7:00 Chicago @ New York CN100
MSG+		 71-67
NYL		 Fowles (22) Fowles
Pierson (8)		 Thorn (4) Prudential Center
6,334
7:30 Indiana @ Atlanta SSO 92-90
ATL		 McCoughtry (28) Lyttle (11) Harding (6) Philips Arena
6,467
8:00 Connecticut @ San Antonio 78-66
SAN		 Charles
Hammon (16)		 Jones (10) Hammon (6) AT&T Center
6,934
8:00 Phoenix @ Tulsa 96-74
PHO		 Bonner (25) Bonner
Sanford (9)		 Latta (6) BOK Center
3,590
8:00 Washington @ Minnesota 73-56
MIN		 Whalen (21) Anosike
Brunson (7)		 Whalen (5) Target Center
8,065
10:30 Seattle @ Los Angeles PRIME 68-62
LAS		 Parker (27) Cash
Wright (8)		 Penicheiro (5) Staples Center
9,023
September
Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance
Thu 1 7:00 Atlanta @ Washington 85-81
WAS		 McCoughtry (30) Gardin
Langhorne (10)		 Harding (8) Verizon Center
7,954
8:00 Phoenix @ San Antonio 86-68
SAN		 Bonner
Perkins (23)		 Dupree (13) D. Robinson (7) AT&T Center
6,502
Fri 2 7:30 Indiana @ Connecticut 83-55
CON		 McCray (14) Charles (16) Charles (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,991
7:30 Washington @ Atlanta NBA TV
SSO		 95-73
ATL		 Price
Thomas (19)		 Lyttle
Walker (8)		 Harding (7) Philips Arena
6,579
8:00 Seattle @ Tulsa 78-72
SEA		 Bird (21) T. Jackson (10) Swoopes (6) BOK Center
6,117
8:00 New York @ Minnesota 78-62
NYL		 Mitchell (24) Hollingsworth (9) Pondexter (7) Target Center
8,929
Sat 3 8:00 Seattle @ San Antonio NBA TV 70-60
SEA		 Young (22) Cash (8) D. Robinson (6) AT&T Center
9,575
10:00 Los Angeles @ Phoenix NBA TV 93-77
PHO		 Parker (32) Dupree (19) Johnson (9) US Airways Center
9,620
Sun 4 3:00 Tulsa @ Atlanta SSO 73-52
ATL		 McCoughtry (19) Jackson (11) Harding (10) Philips Arena
7,661
4:00 Minnesota @ New York 86-68
MIN		 Moore (19) Pierson (8) Pondexter
Whalen (7)		 Prudential Center
8,247
4:00 Connecticut @ Washington NBA TV
CSN-MA		 79-48
CON		 Charles (24) Charles (15) Montgomery (7) Verizon Center
13,403
6:00 Indiana @ Chicago NBA TV
CN100		 88-80
IND		 Prince (21) Fowles (9) Catchings
Prince (6)		 Allstate Arena
6,199
Tue 6 7:30 Connecticut @ Atlanta SSO 85-74
ATL		 McCoughtry (35) Charles
Lyttle (12)		 Harding (8) Philips Arena
6,558
10:30 San Antonio @ Los Angeles NBA TV
FS-SW
PRIME		 82-65
SAN		 Hammon (37) Appel
Milton-Jones (8)		 Penicheiro (7) Staples Center
8,502
Wed 7 7:00 Washington @ Indiana NBA TV 87-69
IND		 Douglas (21) Langhorne (15) Douglas (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
8,514
Thu 8 8:00 Chicago @ Minnesota NBA TV
CN100
FS-N		 78-69
MIN		 Augustus (22) Swords (8) Whalen (10) Target Center
8,781
10:00 Tulsa @ Phoenix NBA TV
COX		 91-76
PHO		 Cambage (22) Bonner
Jackson (10)		 Swanier (9) US Airways Center
8,189
Fri 9 7:00 Indiana @ New York NBA TV
MSG+		 83-75
NYL		 Carson (18) Vaughn (9) Bobbitt (7) Prudential Center
8,015
10:00 Phoenix @ Seattle KONG 85-70
SEA		 Taurasi (36) Bonner
Cash (14)		 Bird (6) KeyArena
9,686
10:30 Tulsa @ Los Angeles NBA TV 84-73
LAS		 Lavender (19) Lavender (12) Penicheiro (7) Staples Center
10,299
Sat 10 8:00 Washington @ San Antonio NBA TV 82-74
SAN		 Young (17) Anosike
Langhorne (9)		 Hammon (11) AT&T Center
12,813
10:30 Chicago @ Los Angeles NBA TV
CN100		 74-67
LAS		 Fowles (18) Fowles (11) Lacy (7) Staples Center
13,501
Sun 11 1:00 New York @ Connecticut NBA TV 69-63
CON		 Charles (18) Charles
Jones (11)		 Pondexter (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
9,115
5:00 Atlanta @ Indiana NBA TV
SSO
FS-I		 93-88
ATL		 McCoughtry (32) Bales (11) Bobbitt (6) Conseco Fieldhouse
11,521
6:00 Minnesota @ Phoenix FS-A 96-90
MIN		 Taurasi (19) Adair (13) Wright (6) US Airways Center
12,666
7:00 San Antonio @ Tulsa NBA TV
FS-SW		 102-94 (OT)
SAN		 D. Robinson (36) Jackson (9) Holt (7) BOK Center
5,949
9:00 Chicago @ Seattle NBA TV
KONG		 81-70
SEA		 Fowles (30) Fowles (13) Thorn (7) KeyArena
13,659
2011 WNBA postseason
Conference Semifinals (September 15–20)
Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance
Thu 15 8:00 New York @ Indiana ESPN2 74-72
IND		 Douglas (25) Powell (8) Pondexter (6) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,608
10:00 Phoenix @ Seattle ESPN2 80-61
SEA		 Wright (21) Cash
Little (11)		 Little (4) KeyArena
7,279
Fri 16 7:00 Atlanta @ Connecticut NBA TV 89-84
ATL		 Harding (21) Lyttle (11) Harding (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,373
10:00 San Antonio @ Minnesota NBA TV 66-65
MIN		 Whalen (20) Brunson (14) Young (6) Target Center
11,891
Sat 17 4:00 Indiana @ New York NBA TV
MSG		 87-72
NYL		 Douglas (20) Catchings (9) Pondexter (5) Prudential Center
8,508
10:00 Seattle @ Phoenix NBA TV 92-83
PHO		 Dupree (29) Dupree (13) Johnson (9) US Airways Center
9,356
Sun 18 3:00 Connecticut @ Atlanta ESPN2 69-64
ATL		 Jones (15) Charles (17) Harding
Montgomery (6)		 Philips Arena
6,887
5:00 Minnesota @ San Antonio ESPN2 84-75
SAN		 Augustus
Perkins (24)		 Brunson (16) Hammon (6) AT&T Center
7,023
Mon 19 8:00 New York @ Indiana ESPN2 72-62
IND		 Douglas (21) Catchings (8) Pondexter (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,368
10:00 Phoenix @ Seattle ESPN2 77-75
PHO		 Bird (22) Taylor (17) Smith
Wright (4)		 KeyArena
8,589
Tue 20 8:00 San Antonio @ Minnesota ESPN2 85-67
MIN		 Augustus (22) Brunson (9) Hammon (5) Target Center
8,734
Conference Finals (September 22–27)
Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance
Thu 22 7:00 Atlanta @ Indiana ESPN2 82–74
IND		 Smith (25) Catchings
de Souza (13)		 Harding (7) Conseco Fieldhouse
8,253
9:00 Phoenix @ Minnesota ESPN2 95–67
MIN		 Taurasi (22) Brunson (13) Augustus (7) Target Center
8,912
Sun 25 3:00 Indiana @ Atlanta ESPN2 94-77
ATL		 Castro Marques (30) Catchings (9) Harding (7) Philips Arena
8,052
5:00 Minnesota @ Phoenix ESPN2 103-86
MIN		 Bonner
Taurasi (22)		 Dupree (11) McWilliams-Franklin (7) US Airways Center
8,617
Tue 27 8:00 Atlanta @ Indiana ESPN2 83-67
ATL		 McCoughtry (26) Lyttle (11) Harding (6) Conseco Fieldhouse
9,036
WNBA Finals (October 2–7)
Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance
Sun 2 8:30 Atlanta @ Minnesota ESPN 88–74
MIN		 McCoughtry (33) Brunson (11) Augustus (7) Target Center
15,258
Wed 5 8:00 Atlanta @ Minnesota ESPN2 101–95
MIN		 McCoughtry (38) de Souza (10) Harding (7) Target Center
15,124
Fri 7 8:00 Minnesota @ Atlanta ESPN2 73–67
MIN		 McCoughtry (22) de Souza (15) Harding (7) Philips Arena
11,543

Playoffs and Finals

Main article: 2011 WNBA Playoffs
See also: 2011 WNBA Finals
Conference Semi-Finals
Best-of-3 		Conference Finals
Best-of-3 		WNBA Finals
Best-of-5
         
E1 Indiana 2
E4 New York 1
E1 Indiana 1
Eastern Conference
E3 Atlanta 2
E2 Connecticut 0
E3 Atlanta 2
E3 Atlanta 0
W1 Minnesota 3
W1 Minnesota 2
W4 San Antonio 1
W1 Minnesota 2
Western Conference
W3 Phoenix 0
W2 Seattle 1
W3 Phoenix 2

Season award winners

Player of the Week award

For games
played beginning 		Eastern Conference Western Conference
Player Team Player Team
June 3, 2011 Katie Douglas Indiana Fever Rebekkah Brunson Minnesota Lynx
June 13, 2011 Tina Charles Connecticut Sun Candice Dupree Phoenix Mercury
June 20, 2011 Cappie Pondexter New York Liberty Penny Taylor Phoenix Mercury
June 27, 2011 Tina Charles Connecticut Sun Swin Cash Seattle Storm
July 4, 2011 Cappie Pondexter New York Liberty Sue Bird Seattle Storm
July 11, 2011 Sylvia Fowles Chicago Sky Rebekkah Brunson Minnesota Lynx
July 18, 2011 Angel McCoughtry Atlanta Dream Seimone Augustus Minnesota Lynx
July 25, 2011 Angel McCoughtry Atlanta Dream Becky Hammon San Antonio Silver Stars
August 1, 2011 Tina Charles Connecticut Sun Seimone Augustus Minnesota Lynx
August 8, 2011 Sylvia Fowles Chicago Sky Diana Taurasi Phoenix Mercury
August 15, 2011 Angel McCoughtry Atlanta Dream Candace Parker Los Angeles Sparks
August 22, 2011 Sylvia Fowles Chicago Sky Seimone Augustus Minnesota Lynx
August 29, 2011 Tina Charles Connecticut Sun DeWanna Bonner Phoenix Mercury
September 5, 2011 Angel McCoughtry Atlanta Dream Katie Smith Seattle Storm

Player of the Month award

For games played Eastern Conference Western Conference
Player Team Player Team
June 2011 Tina Charles Connecticut Sun Rebekkah Brunson Minnesota Lynx
July 2011 Angel McCoughtry Atlanta Dream Seimone Augustus Minnesota Lynx
August 2011 Sylvia Fowles Chicago Sky Lindsay Whalen Minnesota Lynx

Rookie of the Month award

For games played Player Team
June 2011 Danielle Adams San Antonio Silver Stars
July 2011 Maya Moore Minnesota Lynx
August 2011 Maya Moore Minnesota Lynx

Postseason awards

Award Winner Position Team Votes/Statistic
Most Valuable Player Award Tamika Catchings Forward Indiana Fever 21 out of 40[6]
Finals MVP Award Seimone Augustus Guard/Forward Minnesota Lynx Unanimous
Rookie of the Year Award Maya Moore Forward Minnesota Lynx 38 out of 40
Most Improved Player Award Kia Vaughn Center New York Liberty 15 out of 40
Defensive Player of the Year Award Sylvia Fowles Center Chicago Sky 19 out of 40
Sixth Woman of the Year Award DeWanna Bonner Forward Phoenix Mercury 20 out of 40
Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award Sue Bird
Ruth Riley 		Guard
Center 		Seattle Storm
San Antonio Silver Stars 		8 out of 39
Peak Performer: Points Diana Taurasi Guard/Forward Phoenix Mercury 21.6 PPG
Peak Performer: Rebounds Tina Charles Center Connecticut Sun 11.0 RPG
Peak Performer: Assists Lindsay Whalen Guard Minnesota Lynx 5.9 APG
Coach of the Year Award Cheryl Reeve Coach Minnesota Lynx 36 out of 40
Team Guard Guard Forward Forward Center
All-WNBA First Team Lindsay Whalen Diana Taurasi Angel McCoughtry Tamika Catchings Tina Charles
All-WNBA Second Team Sue Bird Cappie Pondexter Penny Taylor Seimone Augustus Sylvia Fowles
All-Defensive First Team Tanisha Wright Angel McCoughtry Tamika Catchings Rebekkah Brunson Sylvia Fowles
All-Defensive Second Team Katie Douglas Armintie Price Swin Cash Sancho Lyttle Tina Charles
All-Rookie Team Courtney Vandersloot Danielle Robinson Maya Moore Danielle Adams Liz Cambage

Coaches

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.wnba.com/news/2011_wnba_schedule.html
  2. ^ Playoffs 2011
  3. ^ "Adidas to introduce lighter, more advanced NBA uniforms". NBA.com. September 22, 2010. Archived from the original on February 25, 2011. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
  4. ^ "Boost Mobile and WNBA Form First-Ever Leaguewide Marquee Sponsorship". WNBA.com. August 22, 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
  5. ^ "WNBA lands Boost Mobile as top sponsor". Sports Business Journal. August 22, 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
  6. ^ "Fever's Tamika Catchings named 2011 WNBA MVP". WTHR. September 22, 2011. Retrieved September 22, 2024.