2014 Seattle Storm Media Guide
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1 StormBasketball.com TABLE OF CONTENTS 2014 Schedule ................................................................................................................................................4 Seattle Storm Front Office ...........................................................................................................................7 2014 Key Dates, KeyArena & Ticket Info ...................................................................................................8 WNBA Cares ...................................................................................................................................................9 Force 10 Hoops LLC .....................................................................................................................................11 2014 Storm Roster .........................................................................................................................................20-47 2013 In Review ................................................................................................................................................48-54 WNBA Info .......................................................................................................................................................55-141 Team History ....................................................................................................................................................142-184 WNBA Opponents .........................................................................................................................................185-208 Media Info .........................................................................................................................................................209-214 2014 SEATTLE STORM ROSTER NUM PLAYER POS HT WT DOB FROM YRS 10 Sue Bird G 5-9 150 10/16/1980 Connecticut 12 32 Alysha Clark F 5-10 167 7/07/1987 Middle Tennessee State 2 2 Temeka Johnson G 5-3 142 9/06/1982 Louisiana State 9 1 Crystal Langhorne F 6-2 185 10/27/86 Maryland 6 11 Jasmine Lister G 5-4 135 5/12/92 Vanderbilt R 20 Camille Little F 6-2 180 1/18/1985 North Carolina 7 6 Jenna O’Hea G 6-1 174 6/6/1987 Australia 3 13 Michelle Plouffe F 6-4 175 9/15/1992 Utah R 45 Noelle Quinn G 6-0 175 1/03/1985 UCLA 7 8 Angel Robinson F 6-5 193 4/20/1987 Georgia R 40 Shekinna Stricklen F-G 6-2 178 7/30/1990 Tennessee 2 30 Tanisha Wright G 5-11 165 11/29/1983 Penn State 9 Head Coach: Brian Agler (7th Season, Wittenberg ‘80) Associate Head Coach: Jenny Boucek (4th Season, Virgina ‘96) Assistant Coach: Shaquala Williams (1st Season, Oregon ‘02) Manager of Basketball Operations: Preston Fawcett (1st Season, Arizona ‘13) Athletic Trainer: Tom Spencer (7th Season, Western Washington ‘90) Sports Performance Coach: Susan Borchardt (2nd Season, Stanford ‘05) SEATTLE STORM QUICK FACTS Main Phone Number........................................................................................................... 206-217-WNBA Ticket Office Number ........................................................................................................... 206-556-7700 Fax Number ............................................................................................................................. 206-281-5817 Website ..........................................................................................................................StormBasketball.com 2013 Record................................................................................................................................17-17 (.500) All-Time WNBA Record .......................................................................................................229-209 (.522) Arena .................................................................................................................................................... KeyArena Capacity .................................................................................................................... 9,686 (lower bowl only) Conference ........................................................................................................................................... Western Visiting Team Hotel ........................................................................................Sheraton, Downtown Seattle Phone ........................................................................................................................................ 206-464-1980 Ticket Prices* ....................................................................................................... $59, $49, $34, $28, $19 Local Television ...........................................................................................KONG 6/16, Live Well Seattle *Prices subject to change 2 StormBasketball.com 2014 Seattle Storm Spotters SUE BIRD ALYSHA CLARK TEMEKA JOHNSON CRYSTAL LANGHORNE Jasmine Lister #10 #32 #2 #1 #11 CAMILLE LITTLE JENNA O’HEA MICHELLE PLOUFFE NOELLE QUINN #20 #4 #13 #45 ANGEL ROBINSON SHEKINNA STRICKLEN TANISHA WRIGHT #8 #40 #30 KAREN BRYANT BRIAN AGLER JENNY BOUCEK SHAQUALA WILLIAMS TOM SPENCER PRESIDENT & CEO HEAD COACH ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACH ATHLETIC TRAINER PRONUNCIATIONS: Temeka Johnson (Tuh-ME-kah) Shekinna Stricklen (Sha-KEY-nah) Jenny Boucek (Boo-Seck) Michelle Plouffe (PLOOF) SUSAN BORCHARDT PRESTON FAWCETT KAYCE KIRIHARA SPORTS PERFORMANCE BASKETBALL OPERATIONS EQUIPMENT/VIDEO 3 StormBasketball.com 2014 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT TIME TV PRESEASON Sunday, May 11 LOS ANGELES 1:00 p.m. REGULAR SEASON: Friday, May 16 LOS ANGELES 7:00 p.m. Live Well Saturday, May 17 at Phoenix 7:00 p.m. Friday, May 23 at Connecticut 4:00 p.m. Saturday, May 24 at Washington 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 27 at New York 4:00 p.m. Friday, May 30 at Atlanta 4:30 p.m. Sunday, June 1 TULSA 6:00 p.m. KONG Tuesday, June 3 at Phoenix 7:00 p.m. Friday, June 6 MINNESOTA 7:00 p.m. Live Well Tuesday, June 10 at Chicago 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 11 at Indiana 4:00 p.m. Friday, June 13 at San Antonio 5:00 p.m. Sunday, June 15 at Tulsa 1:30 p.m. Thursday, June 19 SAN ANTONIO 7:00 p.m. Live Well Sunday, June 22 WASHINGTON 6:00 p.m. KONG Tuesday, June 24 at Los Angeles 12:30 p.m. Friday, June 27 MINNESOTA 7:00 p.m. Live Well Sunday, June 29 at Minnesota 4:00 p.m. Thursday, July 3 LOS ANGELES 7:00 p.m. Live Well Saturday, July 5 CHICAGO 7:00 p.m. KONG Wednesday, July 9 at Phoenix 12:30 p.m. Friday, July 11 at San Antonio 5:00 p.m. Sunday, July 13 at Minnesota 12:00 p.m. ESPN2 Tuesday, July 15 CONNECTICUT 12:00 p.m. Live Well Tuesday, July 22 PHOENIX 7:00 p.m. ESPN2 Thursday, July 24 NEW YORK 7:00 p.m. Live Well Saturday, July 26 LOS ANGELES 1:00 p.m. KONG Tuesday, July 29 at Tulsa 5:00 p.m. Thursday, July 31 INDIANA 7:00 p.m. Live Well Sunday, August 3 SAN ANTONIO 6:00 p.m. KONG Thursday, August 7 ATLANTA 7:00 p.m. Live Well Sunday, August 10 TULSA 6:00 p.m. KONG Friday, August 15 at Los Angeles 7:30 p.m. Sunday, August 17 PHOENIX 6:00 p.m. KONG All Times Pacific. All Non-ESPN Games Streamed Live on WNBA Live Access. #10 SUE BIRD 4 StormBasketball.com 2014 MEDIA GUIDELINES CREDENTIALS Credentials must be visible at all times. All media with access to restricted areas will be required to produce photo ID and all bags with equipment are subject to inspection. Seating at KeyArena’s press table is restricted to accredited working media representatives. Non-working media will be seated in reserved seat areas when seats are available. Single-game credentials must be requested no later than noon the day before the game and by Friday at noon for Sunday games. You may request credentials by writing on your company’s letterhead and scanning or mailing it to the Seattle Storm Public Relations Department. Credentials are good for admittance to KeyArena through the- cre dential entrance only, home and visiting locker rooms and the KeyArena Media Room. Pre-arranged credentials may be picked up before the game at the media entrance. The media entrance opens two hours prior to tipoff. MEDIA MEMBERS HOLDING SEATTLE STORM SEASON CREDENTIALS MUST NOTIFY THE STORM’S PUBLIC RELA- TIONS DEPARTMENT IF PLANNING TO COMVER A GAME IN ORDER TO RESERVE SEATING. AUTOGRAPHS Seeking autographs or souvenir items from players or coaches is STRICTLY PROHIBITED and subject to forfeiture of credential. MEDIA ENTRANCE The media entrance is located at the bottom of the ramp in the South Parking Lot of KeyArena. Only media members who hold Seattle Storm or WNBA media credentials will be admitted through this entrance. SEATTLE STORM MEDIA ROOM The Seattle Storm Media Room is located on the lower west concourse outside Aisle 15 of KeyArena. The Storm Pub- lic Relations Department must limit media room usage to members of the media only when valid Storm or WNBA media credentials are presented. It is impossible to accommodate family members, friends, guests or others. THE PROFESSIONAL INTENT OF THE ROOM IS TO PROVIDE A MEETING AND WORK PLACE FOR THE MEDIA AND GAME PERSONNEL. ANY ABUSE OF THE MEDIA ROOM AND/OR MEDIA PRIVILEGES WILL CAUSE FORFEITURE OF CREDENTIALS. WIRELESS INTERNET Wireless internet is available in the media room and the lower bowl. Hardlines are also provided and are encouraged when working in the lower bowl. Please contact a member of the Storm Public Relations Department to gain access. PRESS ROW Your cooperation is asked in maintaining a working atmosphere at press row. No cheering or personal photos will be tolerated and may result in forfeiture of credential. 5 StormBasketball.com CONTINUED 2014