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2010 WNBA season

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2010 WNBA season
LeagueWomen's National Basketball Association
SportBasketball
DurationMay 15 – September 16, 2010
Number of games34
Number of teams12
Total attendance1,598,174
Average attendance7,834
TV partner(s)ABC, ESPN, NBA TV
Top draft pickUnited States Tina Charles
Picked byConnecticut Sun
Season MVPAustralia Lauren Jackson (Seattle)
Eastern championsAtlanta Dream
  Eastern runners-upNew York Liberty
Western championsSeattle Storm
  Western runners-upPhoenix Mercury
Finals championsSeattle Storm
  Runners-upAtlanta Dream
Finals MVPAustralia Lauren Jackson (Seattle)
WNBA seasons

The 2010 WNBA season was the 14th season of the Women's National Basketball Association. The regular season began with a televised (ESPN2) meeting between the defending champion Phoenix Mercury and the Los Angeles Sparks in Phoenix, Arizona on May 15. The Connecticut Sun hosted the 10th Annual All-Star Game which was broadcast live on ESPN on July 10. This year, it was a contest between Geno Auriemma's USA Basketball team and a single team of WNBA All-Stars. The Finals was a series between the Seattle Storm and the Atlanta Dream which Seattle won 3–0.

2009/2010 WNBA offseason

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  • The new television deal with ESPN continued during the 2010 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 September 29, 2009, Nolan Richardson was named head coach and general manager of a potential Tulsa, Oklahoma franchise.[1]
  • On October 20, 2009, the Detroit Shock announced that the franchise would relocate to Tulsa as well as move to the Western Conference.[2]
  • On November 20, 2009, the Sacramento Monarchs folded.[3]
  • On December 3, 2009, the New York Liberty announced that previously interim head coach Anne Donovan would be named head coach.[4]
  • On December 8, 2009, Cheryl Reeve was named head coach of the Minnesota Lynx.
  • A dispersal draft was held on December 14, 2009, for all non-free agent Sacramento Monarchs players.[5]
  • On January 7, 2010, the Los Angeles Sparks named former player Jennifer Gillom head coach.
  • On February 25, 2010, Sandy Brondello was named head coach of the San Antonio Silver Stars when Dan Hughes stepped aside from the position.

Transactions

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Main article: List of 2010 WNBA season transactions

Sacramento Monarchs dispersal draft

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On December 14, 2009, the Sacramento Monarchs dispersal draft was held. Three former Monarchs players, Kara Lawson, Hamchetou Maiga-Ba and Ticha Penicheiro were free agents and therefore not eligible for this draft. Teams selected based inversely on their 2009 season finish.

The top picks were:

  1. Nicole Powell, New York Liberty
  2. Rebekkah Brunson, Minnesota Lynx
  3. DeMya Walker, Connecticut Sun

Four of the twelve teams making selections waived their picks.

2010 WNBA draft

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Main article: 2010 WNBA draft

The WNBA Draft lottery was held on November 5, 2009. The lottery teams were the Sacramento Monarchs, Minnesota Lynx (from N.Y.), Minnesota Lynx, Connecticut Sun and Chicago Sky. The top pick was awarded to Minnesota. Since Sacramento folded after the lottery, all the teams following Sacramento in the draft simply moved up a pick. Minnesota subsequently traded the first overall pick to Connecticut.

The 2010 WNBA Draft was held on April 8, 2010, in Secaucus, New Jersey. Coverage of the first round was shown on ESPN2 (HD). Second and third round coverage was shown on ESPNU and NBA TV.

The top picks were:

  1. Tina Charles, Connecticut Sun
  2. Monica Wright, Minnesota Lynx
  3. Kelsey Griffin, Minnesota Lynx
  4. Epiphanny Prince, Chicago Sky
  5. Jayne Appel, San Antonio Silver Stars

Regular season

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Standings

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Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Washington Mystics x 22 12 .647 – 13–4 9–8 13–9
New York Liberty x 22 12 .647 – 13–4 9–8 14–8
Indiana Fever x 21 13 .618 1.0 13–4 8–9 13–9
Atlanta Dream x 19 15 .559 3.0 10–7 9–8 10–12
Connecticut Sun o 17 17 .500 5.0 12–5 5–12 9–13
Chicago Sky o 14 20 .412 8.0 7–10 7–10 7–15
Western Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Seattle Storm x 28 6 .824 – 17–0 11–6 20–2
Phoenix Mercury x 15 19 .441 13.0 9–8 6–11 13–9
San Antonio Silver Stars x 14 20 .412 14.0 8–9 6–11 11–11
Los Angeles Sparks x 13 21 .382 15.0 8–9 5–12 10–12
Minnesota Lynx o 13 21 .382 15.0 7–10 6–11 8–14
Tulsa Shock o 6 28 .176 22.0 4–13 2–15 4–18

All-Star Game

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Main article: 2010 WNBA All-Star Game

The 2010 WNBA All-Star Game was hosted by the Connecticut Sun on July 10 at Mohegan Sun Arena. Coverage of the game began at 3:30pm on ESPN. This marks the third time the Sun have hosted the annual event. Unlike in previous years, this game was a contest between Geno Auriemma's USA basketball team and a team of WNBA all-stars.

July 10
3:30pm
USA 99, WNBA 72
Scoring by quarter: 29–19, 20–9, 26–16, 24–28
Pts: Fowles (23)
Rebs: Dupree, Fowles, Moore (8)
Asts: Pondexter (6)		 Pts: Douglas (15)
Rebs: Harding (7)
Asts: Harding (4)
Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut
Attendance: 9,518
Referees: Michael Price, Cameron Inouye, Kurt Walker

Statistic leaders

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The following shows the leaders for each statistic during the 2010 regular season.

Category Player Team Statistic
Points per game Diana Taurasi Phoenix Mercury 22.6 PPG
Rebounds per game Tina Charles Connecticut Sun 11.7 RPG
Assists per game Ticha Penicheiro Los Angeles Sparks 6.9 APG
Steals per game Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever 2.26 SPG
Blocks per game Sylvia Fowles Chicago Sky 2.59 BPG
Field goal percentage Candice Dupree Phoenix Mercury 66.4% (231–348)
Three point FG percentage Leilani Mitchell New York Liberty 48.6% (72–148)
Free throw percentage Becky Hammon San Antonio Silver Stars 96.0% (97–101)
Points per game Team Stat Phoenix Mercury 93.88 PPG
Least points allowed Team Stat Washington Mystics 73.27 PPG
Field goal percentage Team Stat Phoenix Mercury 47.3%
Least FG% allowed Team Stat Seattle Storm 41.3%

Schedule

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2010 WNBA preseason
Preseason
Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance
Thu April 8 3:00 2010 WNBA Draft: first round ESPN2 Secaucus, New Jersey
4:00 2010 WNBA Draft: later rounds ESPNU, NBA TV Secaucus, New Jersey
Fri April 30 1:00 Chicago @ Minnesota 87–78
CHI		 Wright, Young (18) Marginean (9) Whitcomb (5) Concordia University
633
Sat May 1 10:00 China @ Los Angeles 78–58
LA		 Junaid (15) Mohammed (12) Penicheiro (7) Viejas Arena
3,874
Sun May 2 4:00 Phoenix @ Seattle 77–58
SEA		 Williams (19) Paris (9) Lacey (5) KeyArena
4,912
Tue May 4 11:00am Atlanta @ Connecticut 86–79
CON		 Charles (21) Charles (9) Price (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
3,779
8:00 China @ San Antonio 91–57
SA		 N/A N/A N/A Incarnate Word
N/A
Wed May 5 11:30am New York @ Washington 65–60
WAS		 Coleman (15) McWilliams-Franklin (11) Mitchell (4) Verizon Center
7,152
Thu May 6 12:30 Minnesota @ Chicago 74–65
CHI		 Kraayeveld (20) 4 players (6) Whalen (10) Allstate Arena
N/A
Fri May 7 12:00 Chicago @ Indiana 69–63
IND		 Murphy (20) Owino (11) Battle (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,291
7:30 Poland @ Connecticut 89–46
CON		 Charles, Kotsopoulos (15) Charles (9) Montgomery (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,059
Sat May 8 3:30 San Antonio @ Los Angeles 86–77
SA		 Snell (17) Clark (7) Bobbitt, Darling, Quinn (4) Walter Pyramid
1,521
10:00 China @ Phoenix 106–78
PHO		 Johnson (21) Bonner, Liwei (7) Zengyu (8) US Airways Center
2,393
Sun May 9 2:00 Washington @ Atlanta 77–58
WAS		 Currie (16) Atkinson, Langhorne (8) 4 players (3) Eblen Center
2,219
2:00 Seattle @ Tulsa 90–80
TUL		 Jackson (15) Black (8) Lacy, Pierson, Wright (4) BOK Center
N/A
Mon May 10 12:30 Indiana @ Chicago 84–71
CHI		 Murphy (15) Davenport (8) Canty (6) Allstate Arena
N/A
Tue May 11 10:30am Connecticut @ New York 89–84 (3OT)
NY		 Charles (22) Charles, Walker (13) Pondexter (8) Madison Square Garden
19,763
2010 WNBA regular season
May
Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance
Sat 15 2:00 Los Angeles @ Phoenix ESPN2 78–77
PHO		 Parker (24) Parker (12) Riley (4) US Airways Center
14,772
3:30 Chicago @ Connecticut CN100 74–61
CON		 Jekabsone-Zogota (18) Charles, Griffin (10) Christon (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,072
7:00 Washington @ Indiana 72–65
WAS		 Currie (21) Langhorne (8) January (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
9,752
8:00 Atlanta @ San Antonio FSSW 75–70
ATL		 Castro Marques (23) de Souza (15) Lehning (6) AT&T Center
9,409
8:00 Minnesota @ Tulsa NBA TV
CST		 80–74
MIN		 Houston (21) Black (10) Whalen (6) BOK Center
7,806
Sun 16 4:00 Chicago @ New York NBA TV
CN100
MSG		 85–82
NY		 Fowles (23) Perkins (7) Mitchell (9) Madison Square Garden
12,088
7:00 Washington @ Minnesota FSNN 87–76
WAS		 Currie (27) Langhorne, Melvin (9) Whalen (7) Target Center
9,985
7:00 Indiana @ Atlanta SSO 66–62
ATL		 Catchings (18) de Souza (11) Douglas, Miller (6) Philips Arena
7,337
9:00 Los Angeles @ Seattle KONG 81–67
SEA		 Jackson (23) Parker (11) Penicheiro (6) KeyArena
9,686
Wed 19 10:00 Minnesota @ Seattle KING 79–76
SEA		 Cash (24) Anosike (10) Bird (10) KeyArena
6,687
Thu 20 12:30 San Antonio @ Tulsa NBA TV
FSSW
FSOK		 83–74
SA		 Young (24) Snow (15) Hammon (7) BOK Center
4,636
Fri 21 7:00 New York @ Washington 77–61
WAS		 Harding (21) Langhorne (11) Pondexter (8) Verizon Center
10,158
7:00 Connecticut @ Atlanta NBA TV
CSN-NE
FSSO		 97–82
ATL		 McCoughtry (32) Lyttle (17) Lehning (10) Philips Arena
4,092
Sat 22 8:00 Los Angeles @ San Antonio NBA TV
FSSW		 88–81
SA		 Milton-Jones (20) Snow (12) Milton-Jones (6) AT&T Center
7,862
8:00 Indiana @ Chicago CN100 92–86 (OT)
IND		 Catchings (28) Fowles (12) Douglas, Murphy (6) Allstate Arena
6,477
10:00 Seattle @ Phoenix 95–89 (OT)
SEA		 Jackson (25) Bonner (12) Bird (8) US Airways Center
10,144
Sun 23 3:00 Washington @ Connecticut 80–65
CON		 Langhorne (16) Charles (8) Harding (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,614
4:00 Atlanta @ New York 86–77
ATL		 McCoughtry, Pondexter (21) Bales, de Souza (10) McCoughtry (6) Madison Square Garden
9,548
6:00 Chicago @ Indiana CN100
FSI		 69–61
IND		 Murphy (16) Fowles, Murphy (9) Douglas (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,665
7:00 Tulsa @ Minnesota 94–82
TUL		 Houston (23) Black (17) Lacy (7) Target Center
6,822
Tue 25 7:00 Phoenix @ Tulsa ESPN2 110–96
PHO		 Taurasi (35) Dupree (14) Lacy, Taylor (7) BOK Center
4,100
10:00 Washington @ Seattle 82–76
SEA		 Currie (24) Jackson (7) Bird (7) KeyArena
6,612
Thu 27 7:30 Minnesota @ Connecticut 105–79
CON		 Montgomery (23) Charles (10) Lawson, Montgomery (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,401
8:00 Seattle @ Chicago CN100 84–75
CHI		 Fowles (19) Jackson (11) Bird, Canty (4) Allstate Arena
2,923
Fri 28 8:00 New York @ San Antonio 77–71
NY		 Pondexter (21) McCarville, Powell (7) Hammon (8) AT&T Center
5,293
10:00 Atlanta @ Phoenix 96–93
ATL		 Taurasi (30) Lyttle (17) Taylor (7) US Airways Center
7,986
10:30 Washington @ Los Angeles PRIME 81–75
LA		 Parker (30) Langhorne, Parker (10) Harding (8) Staples Center
13,154
Sat 29 8:00 Chicago @ Minnesota CN100 73–58
CHI		 Fowles (18) Brunson (9) Canty, Prince (4) Target Center
6,129
8:00 Indiana @ Tulsa NBA TV
FSOK		 79–74
TUL		 Holt (16) Black (11) Catchings (7) BOK Center
4,005
Sun 30 3:00 Seattle @ San Antonio 84–56
SEA		 Jackson (27) Cash (8) Bird (6) AT&T Center
4,924
4:00 Connecticut @ Washington 69–65
WAS		 Currie (18) Langhorne (16) Harding (9) Verizon Center
8,602
8:00 Atlanta @ Los Angeles 101–82
ATL		 Parker (33) Lyttle (13) Penicheiro (6) Staples Center
8,404
June
Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance
Tue 1 7:30 Phoenix @ Minnesota ESPN2 92–82
MIN		 Wright (32) Brunson (15) Anosike, Johnson, Whalen (5) Target Center
6,854
9:30 Atlanta @ Seattle ESPN2 90–72
SEA		 Jackson (32) Jackson (10) Bird (6) KeyArena
7,586
Thu 3 7:00 San Antonio @ Indiana FSSW
FSI		 79–57
IND		 Douglas (22) Catchings (7) Lawson-Wade (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,574
Fri 4 7:00 Chicago @ Atlanta CN100
FSSO		 80–70
CHI		 Fowles (19) Fowles (9) Christon (8) Philips Arena
2,515
7:30 New York @ Connecticut 75–68
CON		 White (18) Charles (15) Lawson (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,493
8:00 Minnesota @ Tulsa FSOK 92–79
TUL		 Brunson (23) Black, Brunson (11) Lacy (6) BOK Center
4,521
10:00 Los Angeles @ Phoenix 90–89
PHO		 Parker (26) Parker (12) Penicheiro (10) US Airways Center
6,485
Sat 5 7:00 Atlanta @ Washington 86–79 (OT)
ATL		 de Souza, Langhorne, McCoughtry (23) Lyttle (17) Castro Marques, K. Miller (6) Verizon Center
8,986
7:00 New York @ Indiana 78–73
IND		 Pondexter (21) Sutton-Brown (8) Catchings (9) Conseco Fieldhouse
8,090
8:00 Tulsa @ Chicago CN100 95–70
CHI		 Fowles (32) Fowles (13) Lacy (7) Allstate Arena
4,549
11:00 Seattle @ Los Angeles NBA TV
FSW		 79–75
SEA		 Parker (24) Jackson (9) Bird (6) Home Depot Center
6,026
Sun 6 1:00 San Antonio @ Connecticut 81–68
CON		 Young (21) Charles (11) Lawson-Wade (9) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,292
7:00 Indiana @ Minnesota FSNN 89–51
IND		 Catchings (27) Brunson (12) Anosike, Wiggins (3) Target Center
6,444
9:00 Phoenix @ Seattle KONG 97–74
SEA		 Cash, Jackson, Little (16) T. Smith (8) Bird (11) KeyArena
7,827
Tue 8 8:00 New York @ Chicago CN100 85–70
NYL		 Pondexter (31) McWilliams-Franklin (9) 7 players (3) Allstate Arena
2,408
10:30 Phoenix @ Los Angeles PRIME 92–91
LAS		 Parker (22) Parker (12) Johnson, Taylor, Quinn (7) Staples Center
7,993
Thu 10 10:00 Minnesota @ Phoenix FSA 99–88
PHO		 Taurasi (31) Brunson (12) Johnson (10) US Airways Center
5,504
Fri 11 7:30 Atlanta @ New York 91–79
NYL		 Pondexter (25) Lyttle (14) Pondexter (7) Madison Square Garden
8,332
7:30 Indiana @ Connecticut CSN-NE 86–77
CON		 Montgomery (29) Charles (12) Douglas, Jekabsone-Zogota (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,603
8:00 Tulsa @ San Antonio 87–75
SAN		 Holdsclaw (19) Holdsclaw (11) Lawson-Wade (9) AT&T Center
7,076
8:30 Washington @ Chicago CN100 95–78
WAS		 Harding (25) Currie, Langhorne (8) Currie, Harding (5) Allstate Arena
3,107
10:00 Los Angeles @ Seattle KONG 82–60
SEA		 Jackson (17) Jackson (9) Bird (5) KeyArena
7,286
Sat 12 7:00 New York @ Washington CSN-MA 82–65
WAS		 Pondexter, Currie (20) Langhorne (9) Currie (4) Verizon Center
8,492
10:00 Tulsa @ Phoenix 116–84
PHX		 Dupree, Taurasi (18) Hornbuckle (8) Taylor (8) US Airways Center
6,580
Sun 13 3:00 San Antonio @ Atlanta NBA TV
SSO		 90–83
ATL		 Lyttle, Young (24) Lyttle (12) Lehning (8) Philips Arena
6,050
3:00 Minnesota @ Los Angeles 88–84
LAS		 Milton-Jones (22) Brunson (15) Whalen (7) Staples Center
7,005
6:00 Connecticut @ Indiana 77–67
IND		 Douglas (20) Catchings (13) Douglas, Jekabsone-Zogota (3) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,302
Tue 15 8:00 Atlanta @ Chicago CN100 93–86
ATL		 Castro Marques (31) de Souza (13) Lehning (9) Allstate Arena
3,292
Thu 17 7:00 Seattle @ Indiana FSI 72–65
IND		 Jackson (17) Jackson (9) Cash, Douglas (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,520
Fri 18 7:30 Seattle @ New York 92–84
SEA		 Pondexter (24) Jackson (12) Bird (10) Madison Square Garden
8,883
8:00 Tulsa @ Minnesota 78–67
MIN		 Augustus (27) Anosike (9) Whalen (12) Target Center
6,953
10:00 San Antonio @ Phoenix 108–105
SAN		 Taurasi (39) Dupree (11) Hammon (10) US Airways Center
6,147
10:30 Connecticut @ Los Angeles 78–75
CON		 Charles (26) Charles (19) Penicheiro (8) Staples Center
8,852
Sat 19 7:00 Chicago @ Washington NBA TV
CN100
CSN-MA		 65–61 (OT)
WAS		 Fowles, Smith (17) Langhorne (10) Sanford (6) Verizon Center
9,034
7:00 Atlanta @ Indiana 94–91
IND		 McCoughtry,
Marques (21)		 Lyttle (20) Catchings (6) Conseco Fieldhouse
8,187
8:00 Minnesota @ Tulsa CST 92–78
MIN		 Wiggins (19) Brunson (11) Whalen (6) BOK Center
5,013
Sun 20 6:00 Connecticut @ Phoenix NBA TV
FSA		 96–94
CON		 Charles,
Taurasi (24)		 Charles (12) Lawson (5) US Airways Center
6,068
9:00 San Antonio @ Seattle NBA TV
FSSW		 82–61
SEA		 Cash (22) Jackson (14) Wright (6) KeyArena
8,086
Tue 22 7:30 Minnesota @ New York 75–68
MIN		 Brunson (21) Brunson (13) Pondexter (5) Madison Square Garden
7,537
7:30 Chicago @ Connecticut CN100 86–77
CHI		 Prince (19) Charles (16) Montgomery (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,981
Wed 23 12:00 Tulsa @ Atlanta NBA TV
FSOK
SSO		 96–90
ATL		 McCoughtry (29) Black,
Lyttle (12)		 Marques (8) Philips Arena
9,598
Thu 24 7:00 Los Angeles @ Washington CSN-MA 68–53
WAS		 Langhorne (27) Langhorne (14) Penicheiro (4) Verizon Center
8,160
Fri 25 7:30 Phoenix @ Connecticut CSN-NE 82–79
CON		 Taurasi (26) Charles (23) Taurasi,
Montgomery (6)		 Mohegan Sun Arena
9,518
8:00 New York @ Tulsa CST 92–78
NY		 Mitchell (20) Franklin (11) Powell,
Franklin (6)		 BOK Center
4,554
8:30 Washington @ Chicago CN100 79–72
CHI		 Langhorne (25) Langhorne (13) Perkins (5) Allstate Arena
3,419
10:00 Indiana @ Seattle 85–81
SEA		 Douglas (29) Jackson (7) Wright (10) KeyArena
9,083
Sat 26 8:00 Minnesota @ San Antonio NBA TV
FSSW		 80–66
SAN		 Snow (23) Brunson,
Snow (9)		 Hammon (10) AT&T Center
10,184
Sun 27 3:00 Los Angeles @ Atlanta NBA TV
SSO		 89–81
ATL		 Marques (25) Jones,
Lyttle (11)		 Penicheiro (10) Philips Arena
7,855
4:00 Connecticut @ New York CSN-NE 77–68
NY		 Pondexter (19) Charles (16) Montgomery,
Pondexter (5)		 Madison Square Garden
15,293
4:00 Seattle @ Tulsa CST 83–72
SEA		 Jackson (24) Little (9) Wright (10) BOK Center
4,865
4:00 Phoenix @ Washington NBA TV
CSN-MA		 95–85
WAS		 Langhorne (31) Langhorne (10) Smith (6) Verizon Center
7,547
6:00 Indiana @ Chicago CN100 70–64
IND		 Thorn (15) Fowles (17) Catchings,
Douglas (4)		 Allstate Arena
4,051
Tue 29 7:00 Indiana @ Washington ESPN2 68–65
WAS		 Smith (21) Langhorne (10) Douglas (5) Verizon Center
8,464
7:00 Phoenix @ Atlanta SSO 94–88
ATL		 Taylor (31) Bonner,
Leuchanka (9)		 Johnson (12) Philips Arena
4,073
8:00 Connecticut @ Tulsa CST 101–89
CON		 Robinson (19) Charles (12) Brown (7) BOK Center
3,649
10:00 San Antonio @ Seattle 86–72
SEA		 Jackson (31) Jackson (15) Wright (12) KeyArena
7,823
10:30 New York @ Los Angeles NBA TV
PRIME		 80–68
NY		 Quinn (24) Powell,
McCarville (7)		 Pondexter,
Mitchell (5)		 Staples Center
8,602
July
Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance
Thu 1 7:00 Minnesota @ Atlanta SSO 76–58
ATL		 Marques (22) Lyttle (14) Shalee Lehning (5) Philips Arena
4,020
8:00 Connecticut @ Chicago CN100 92–80
CHI		 Fowles (26) Fowles (11) Montgomery,
Bass,
Canty (5)		 Allstate Arena
3,061
10:00 Washington @ Phoenix FSA 107–104
WAS		 Smith (25) Crystal Langhorne,
Dupree (9)		 Johnson (11) US Airways Center
5,509
10:30 San Antonio @ Los Angeles 73–63
LA		 Thompson (24) Thompson (10) Lawson (5) Staples Center
7,803
Sat 3 5:00 Seattle @ Los Angeles ESPN2 75–62
SEA		 Jackson (20) Thompson,
Hylton (10)		 Bird (7) Staples Center
9,319
7:00 Chicago @ Atlanta NBA TV
CN100
SSO		 88–82
CHI		 Fowles (22) Souza (15) Lyttle,
Miller (3)		 Philips Arena
6,920
8:00 Washington @ Tulsa CST 69–54
WAS		 Currie (17) Coleman (10) Smith,
Harding,
Coleman (4)		 BOK Center
3,516
10:00 New York @ Phoenix 97–82
PHO		 Dupree (24) Smith (10) Mitchell,
Taurasi (5)		 US Airways Center
6,780
Tue 6 3:00 New York @ Seattle 78–70
SEA		 Franklin,
Cash (20)		 Cash (11) Pondexter (5) KeyArena
11,012
8:00 Connecticut @ San Antonio ESPN2 79–66
SA		 Young (19) Charles (13) Snow (8) AT&T Center
7,264
8:00 Indiana @ Chicago CN100 58–51
IND		 Fowles (26) Fowles (18) January (5) Allstate Arena
3,732
10:00 Phoenix @ Los Angeles ESPN2 98–89
PHO		 Johnson (30) Dupree (12) Taurasi (7) Staples Center
8,336
Wed 7 7:00 Connecticut @ Atlanta SSO 108–103
ATL (OT)		 McCoughtry,
Marques (32)		 Charles (20) Lawson,
Lehning (8)		 Philips Arena
5,305
Thu 8 7:00 Tulsa @ Indiana 100–72
IND		 Catchings (24) Black (12) January (6) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,077
8:00 San Antonio @ Minnesota 89–66
MIN		 Brunson (24) Brunson (10) Darling,
Augustus,
Whalen (5)		 Target Center
7,182
Sat 10 3:30 USA @ WNBA ESPN 99–72
USA		 Fowles (23) Fowles,
Dupree,
Moore (8)		 Pondexter (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
9,518
Sun 11 4:00 Chicago @ New York MSG 57–54
NY		 Pondexter (30) Fowles (19) McCarville (4) Madison Square Garden
9,644
Tue 13 7:00 Los Angeles @ Tulsa ESPN2 87–71
LA		 Thompson (24) Braxton (10) Penicheiro (9) BOK Center
7,073
Wed 14 12:30 San Antonio @ Chicago CN100 88–61
CHI		 Young,
Fowles,
Perkins,
Prince (14)		 Snow (8) Canty,
Prince (5)		 Allstate Arena
6,950
1:00 Atlanta @ Minnesota 83–81
MIN		 McCoughtry (25) Souza (20) Whalen (7) Target Center
12,311
1:00 Connecticut @ Indiana 77–68
CON		 Catchings (22) Catchings (9) Lawson (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
10,076
3:30 Seattle @ Phoenix FSA 111–107
SEA (3 OT)		 Taurasi (44) Jackson (18) Bird (8) US Airways Center
13,508
Thu 15 12:00 Washington @ New York 75–67
NY		 Langhorne (19) McCarville (12) Pondexter (7) Madison Square Garden
18,162
Fri 16 7:00 Atlanta @ Indiana 89–70
IND		 McCoughtry (27) Catchings (11) Catchings,
Douglas,
January (4)		 Conseco Fieldhouse
7,532
8:00 Tulsa @ San Antonio 75–70
TUL		 Holdsclaw (20) Young (12) Latta,
Snow (4)		 AT&T Center
9,298
8:30 Los Angeles @ Chicago CN100 80–68
CHI		 Milton-Jones (21) Fowles (10) Penicheiro (9) Allstate Arena
4,841
Sat 17 3:30 Seattle @ Minnesota 73–71
SEA		 Jackson (26) Cash (11) Wright (10) Target Center
7,216
7:00 Atlanta @ Connecticut 96–80
CON		 McCoughtry (27) Charles (14) White (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,378
10:00 Tulsa @ Phoenix 97–88
PHO		 Taylor (29) Black (13) Taurasi (8) US Airways Center
8,564
Sun 18 3:00 Los Angeles @ San Antonio 83–73
SAN		 Hodges (24) Thompson (8) Hammon (7) AT&T Center
6,542
4:00 Indiana @ New York MSG 84–81
IND (OT)		 Pondexter (40) Catchings (10) Catchings,
Pondexter (7)		 Madison Square Garden
9,508
4:00 Chicago @ Washington CSN-MA 61–59
CHI		 Fowles (13) Fowles (11) Harding (6) Verizon Center
8,790
Tue 20 12:30 Seattle @ San Antonio NBA TV
FSSW		 80–74
SEA		 Jackson (21) Cash,
Fowles,
Young (7)		 Hammon (10) AT&T Center
12,414
3:00 Tulsa @ Los Angeles 86–83
LA (OT)		 Milton-Jones (23) Jackson (9) Penicheiro (13) Staples Center
14,413
8:00 New York @ Connecticut ESPN2 82–74
NY (OT)		 Pondexter (24) Griffin (9) Pondexter (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,478
Wed 21 11:30am Atlanta @ Washington NBA TV
CSN-MA		 82–72
WAS		 Langhorne (24) Langhorne (15) Castro Marques (6) Verizon Center
14,347
Thu 22 7:00 Los Angeles @ Indiana ESPN2 76–57
IND		 Thompson (19) Hoffman, Milton-Jones, Thompson (8) Catchings, Penicheiro (6) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,898
8:00 Phoenix @ Tulsa CST 123–91
PHO		 Taurasi (26) Jackson (9) Johnson (7) BOK Center
3,333
8:00 San Antonio @ Minnesota 74–72
SA		 Augustus (22) Brunson (14) Whalen (8) Target Center
6,126
Fri 23 8:30 New York @ Chicago CN100 79–71
NY		 McWilliams-Franklin (18) Fowles (16) Canty, Pondexter (6) Allstate Arena
5,256
Sat 24 7:00 Indiana @ Washington NBA TV
CSN-MA		 78–73
IND		 January (19) Langhorne (13) January (8) Verizon Center
9,786
7:00 Los Angeles @ Connecticut CSN-NE 89–80
LA		 Milton-Jones (20) Charles, Jones (9) Milton-Jones, Penicheiro (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,097
8:00 Chicago @ San Antonio CN100 75–72
CHI		 Fowles (23) Fowles (12) Canty (6) AT&T Center
8,999
8:00 Phoenix @ Minnesota NBA TV
FSNN		 127–124 (2OT)
PHO		 Augustus (36) Brunson (17) Whalen (10) Target Center
8,518
Sun 25 3:00 New York @ Atlanta NBA TV
SSO		 82–75
ATL		 McCoughtry (28) de Souza, McCoughtry (10) McCoughtry, Pondexter (6) Philips Arena
7,030
9:00 Tulsa @ Seattle KONG 75–59
SEA		 Crossley (19) Willingham (10) Bird, Wright (6) KeyArena
9,686
Tue 27 1:30 Atlanta @ Tulsa NBA TV
CST		 105-89
ATL		 Castro Marques, Latta (23) Lyttle (14) Latta, Lehning (6) BOK Center
3,800
7:00 Chicago @ Indiana CN100 78-74
IND		 Fowles (18) Catchings (10) Tamika Catchings (6) Conseco Fieldhouse
6,853
7:30 San Antonio @ New York ESPN2 77-72
NY		 Holdsclaw (18) Holdsclaw (9) Mitchell (8) Madison Square Garden
10,712
7:30 Washington @ Connecticut 88-78
CON		 Jones, Langhorne (23) Charles, Currie (9) Lawson (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,322
8:00 Los Angeles @ Minnesota 71-58
LA		 Thompson (24) Brunson (11) Penicheiro (9) Target Center
6,215
9:30 Phoenix @ Seattle ESPN2 91-85
SEA		 Jackson (33) Jackson (11) Bird (7) KeyArena
8,044
Thu 29 7:00 San Antonio @ Washington NBA TV
CSN-MA		 79-75
SA		 Currie (22) Langhorne (11) Hammon (6) Verizon Center
9,212
10:00 Minnesota @ Phoenix 110-92
PHO		 Houston (26) Houston (13) Johnson (8) US Airways Center
7,037
Fri 30 7:00 Washington @ Indiana 77-73
WAS		 Harding (33) Langhorne (11) Catchings (7) Conseco Fieldhouse
8,207
7:30 Los Angeles @ New York 88-79
NY		 Pondexter (20) McWilliams-Franklin (9) Penicheiro (7) Madison Square Garden
14,307
7:30 Atlanta @ Connecticut 94-62
ATL		 McCoughtry (20) de Souza (13) Lawson, K. Miller, Price (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,003
8:00 San Antonio @ Tulsa NBA TV
FSOK		 101-85
SA		 Hammon (22) Jackson, Snow (7) Brown (5) BOK Center
5,203
10:00 Chicago @ Seattle NBA TV
KONG		 80-60
SEA		 Cash (16) Bass, Little, Willingham (7) Bird (8) KeyArena
7,749
August
Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance
Sun 1 3:00 Indiana @ Atlanta NBA TV
SSO		 90-74
ATL		 Catchings (24) Davenport (12) Lehning, McCoughtry (7) Philips Arena
6,270
4:00 Connecticut @ New York MSG 71-67
NY		 Pondexter (24) Charles (10) Montgomery, Powell (5) Madison Square Garden
9,341
4:00 Tulsa @ Washington NBA TV
CSN-MA		 87-62
WAS		 Currie, Smith (15) Coleman (10) Coleman, Harding (4) Verizon Center
9,008
6:00 Chicago @ Phoenix NBA TV
CN100
FSA		 97-96
PHO		 Fowles, Taurasi (35) Fowles (8) Taurasi (11) US Airways Center
11,237
7:00 Seattle @ Minnesota NBA TV
FSNN		 72-71
MIN		 Augustus (24) Brunson (8) Bird (10) Target Center
7,312
Tue 3 7:00 New York @ Indiana FSI 82-72
NY		 Powell (20) McCarville (10) Pondexter (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,540
7:30 Washington @ Atlanta ESPN2 86-78
WAS		 McCoughtry (30) Langhorne (12) Harding, Lehning (6) Philips Arena
9,072
8:00 Phoenix @ San Antonio 103-92
PHO		 Dupree, Young (24) Dupree (12) Hammon (11) AT&T Center
6,116
8:00 Seattle @ Tulsa CST 84-75
TUL		 Robinson (21) Bird (7) Latta, Wright (7) BOK Center
3,697
8:00 Connecticut @ Minnesota CSN-NE 111-103 (OT)
MIN		 Montgomery (33) Charles (21) Whalen (12) Target Center
5,954
Wed 4 10:30 Chicago @ Los Angeles NBA TV
CN100		 82-77
LA		 Milton-Jones (22) Wisdom-Hylton (13) Penicheiro (15) Staples Center
9,732
Thu 5 10:30 Connecticut @ Seattle ESPN2 83-82
SEA		 Jackson (31) Jones (9) Montgomery (10) KeyArena
7,539
Fri 6 7:00 Atlanta @ Indiana 95-93
IND		 McCoughtry (31) Catchings, Lyttle (8) Lehning (6) Conseco Fieldhouse
9,214
7:30 Washington @ New York 85-77
NY		 Currie, Pondexter (23) Currie, Melvin (6) Mitchell (6) Madison Square Garden
11,465
10:00 San Antonio @ Phoenix 103-87
PHO		 Hammon, Holdsclaw (21) Holdsclaw (9) Taylor (8) US Airways Center
12,909
10:30 Tulsa @ Los Angeles 77-70
LA		 Milton-Jones (23) Jackson (9) Penicheiro (13) Staples Center
8,962
Sat 7 3:00 Minnesota @ Chicago ESPN2 87-82 (OT)
MIN		 Augustus (27) Fowles (11) Whalen (7) Allstate Arena
4,992
10:00 Tulsa @ Seattle KONG 111-65
SEA		 Abrosimova (20) Jackson (10) Abrosimova (8) KeyArena
9,686
Sun 8 5:00 Washington @ Connecticut 76-67
CON		 Charles, Jones (17) Charles (14) Montgomery (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,076
6:00 Indiana @ Phoenix 104-82
IND		 Douglas (28) Catchings (10) Taurasi (7) US Airways Center
10,995
7:00 New York @ Minnesota NBA TV
FSNN		 74-72
NY		 Powell (21) Brunson (18) Mitchell, Pondexter, Powell (4) Target Center
9,016
8:00 San Antonio @ Los Angeles NBA TV
FSSW
FSW		 92-83
SA		 Thompson (23) Young (10) Penicheiro (8) Staples Center
9,793
Tue 10 7:00 Connecticut @ Washington NBA TV
CSN-MA		 84-74
WAS		 Langhorne (23) Charles (15) Harding (6) Verizon Center
8,180
7:00 Seattle @ Atlanta FSSO 80-70
SEA		 McCoughtry (16) Lyttle (17) Abrosimova, Lehning (6) Philips Arena
6,042
8:00 Minnesota @ San Antonio 73-68
MIN		 Augustus (20) Brunson (12) Hammon (8) AT&T Center
5,142
8:00 Phoenix @ Chicago 91-82
CHI		 Taurasi (28) Fowles (14) Taylor (6) Allstate Arena
4,089
10:00 Indiana @ Los Angeles ESPN2 82-76
IND		 Thompson (23) Thompson (13) Bevilaqua, Riley (6) Staples Center
10,586
Thu 12 8:00 Los Angeles @ Minnesota 78-77
LA		 Houston (24) Brunson (14) Penicheiro (10) Target Center
7,867
Fri 13 7:00 Minnesota @ Washington 61-58
WAS		 Harding (15) Langhorne (14) Whalen (5) Verizon Center
7,752
7:00 Phoenix @ Indiana 110-90
IND		 Catchings (29) Catchings (7) Catchings (6) Conseco Fieldhouse
10,002
7:00 New York @ Atlanta SSO 90-83
NY		 Pondexter (31) Lyttle (13) Lehning (8) Philips Arena
6,025
7:30 Seattle @ Connecticut 88-68
CON		 Jones (19) Gruda (9) Abrosimova (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
9,197
8:00 Tulsa @ San Antonio 94-74
SA		 Holdsclaw (18) Kelly (9) Hammon (8) AT&T Center
10,244
Sat 14 7:30 Phoenix @ New York NBA TV
MSG		 107-69
NY		 Pondexter (28) Braxton, Dupree (8) McCarville (6) Madison Square Garden
9,645
8:00 Los Angeles @ Tulsa CST 92-87
LA		 Latta (26) Jackson (13) Penicheiro (9) BOK Center
5,719
8:00 Atlanta @ Chicago CN100 98-74
ATL		 Prince (18) Bales (12) Price (6) Allstate Arena
4,214
Sun 15 4:00 Seattle @ Washington 80-71
WAS		 Currie (25) Langhorne (7) Bird (7) Verizon Center
9,438
5:00 Indiana @ Connecticut 79-66
IND		 Catchings (26) Charles (13) Montgomery (8) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,915
7:00 San Antonio @ Minnesota NBA TV
FSSW
FSNN		 84-78
MIN		 Hammon (30) Brunson, Houston (8) Whalen (12) Target Center
8,678
Tue 17 7:00 Chicago @ Atlanta NBA TV
FSSO		 84-79
CHI		 Castro Marques (19) Fowles (14) Young (5) Philips Arena
5,209
7:30 Indiana @ New York 78-57
NY		 Catchings (25) McWilliams-Franklin (10) Pondexter (6) Madison Square Garden
8,953
7:30 Tulsa @ Connecticut CSN-NE 90-62
CON		 Montgomery (22) Charles (10) Charles (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,828
8:00 Washington @ San Antonio 76-66
WAS		 Langhorne (21) Langhorne (12) Smith (6) AT&T Center
6,801
10:00 Minnesota @ Seattle 68-64
SEA		 Jackson (24) Little (14) Bird (8) KeyArena
7,394
10:30 Phoenix @ Los Angeles NBA TV
PRIME		 90-84
PHO		 Thompson (33) Dupree, Taylor (11) Penicheiro (11) Staples Center
8,817
Thu 19 7:30 Tulsa @ New York 95-85
NY		 Powell (20) Black (9) Mitchell (8) Madison Square Garden
8,766
Fri 20 7:00 New York @ Washington 75-74
WAS		 Pondexter (28) Langhorne (7) Powell (5) Verizon Center
13,109
8:00 Indiana @ San Antonio 75-61
SA		 Young (22) Snow (8) Snow,
Hammon (6)		 AT&T Center
10,807
8:30 Connecticut @ Chicago NBA TV
CN100		 78-71
CON		 Montgomery (20) Griffin (11) Canty (7) Allstate Arena
5,598
10:00 Seattle @ Phoenix 78-73
SEA		 Braxton (15) Bird,
Bonner (7)		 Bird (5) US Airways Center
12,459
10:30 Minnesota @ Los Angeles 98-91
LA		 Thompson (26) Thompson (9) Penicheiro (12) Staples Center
13,154
Sat 21 8:00 Chicago @ Tulsa NBA TV
FSOK		 84-71
TUL		 Crossley, Jackson (17) Jackson (9) Canty, Latta (5) BOK Center
6,321
11:00 Los Angeles @ Seattle ESPN2 75-74
SEA		 Little (22) Milton-Jones (9) Bird (9) KeyArena
9,686
Sun 22 3:00 Phoenix @ San Antonio 83-82
SA		 Hammon (30) Bonner (12) Hodges (6) AT&T Center
8,331
3:00 Washington @ Atlanta SSO 90-81
WAS		 Currie (20) Langhorne, Lyttle (11) Harding (8) Philips Arena
9,570
4:00 Connecticut @ New York MSG 88-87 (OT)
NY		 Pondexter (31) Charles (13) Pondexter (6) Madison Square Garden
15,989
5:00 Minnesota @ Indiana NBA TV
FSI		 83-79 (OT)
MIN		 Augustus (25) Catchings (14) January (7) Conseco Fieldhouse
10,015
2010 WNBA postseason
Conference Semifinals (August 25–September 1)
Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance
Wed 25 8:00 Atlanta @ Washington NBA TV 95-90
ATL		 McCoughtry (28) Currie (11) Price (8) Verizon Center
10,322
11:00 Los Angeles @ Seattle ESPN2 79-66
SEA		 Cash (20) Jackson (9) Bird (12) KeyArena
10,589
Thu 26 7:00 Indiana @ New York NBA TV
MSG		 85-73
NY		 Pondexter (28) McWilliams-Franklin (10) McCarville (7) Madison Square Garden
14,624
9:00 San Antonio @ Phoenix ESPN2 106-93
PHO		 Dupree (32) Young (9) Taurasi (10) US Airways Center
8,927
Fri 27 7:30 Washington @ Atlanta NBA TV
FSSO		 101-77
ATL		 Castro Marques, McCoughtry (21) Lyttle (10) Lehning (9) Philips Arena
7,890
Sat 28 1:00 Phoenix @ San Antonio ESPN2 92-73
PHO		 Taurasi (23) Dupree (11) Taylor (12) AT&T Center
6,763
3:00 Seattle @ Los Angeles ESPN2 81-66
SEA		 Jackson (24) Jackson (9) Jackson,
Cash (5)		 Staples Center
8,326
Sun 29 8:00 New York @ Indiana ESPN2 75-67
IND		 Pondexter (24) Catchings (13) Douglas (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,535
Wed 1 7:30 Indiana @ New York NBA TV
MSG		 77-74
NY		 Pondexter (30) McWilliams-Franklin (11) Douglas,
McWilliams-Franklin,
Mitchell
Pondexter (4)		 Madison Square Garden
16,682
Conference Finals (September 2–8)
Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance
Thu 2 10:00 Phoenix @ Seattle NBA TV 82-74
SEA		 Jackson (23) Jackson (17) Bird (10) KeyArena
9,686
Sun 5 3:00 Seattle @ Phoenix ABC 91-88
SEA		 Taurasi (28) Cash,
Jackson,
Little (8)		 Johnson (12) US Airways Center
9,010
7:00 Atlanta @ New York NBA TV
MSG		 81-75
ATL		 Pondexter (24) Lyttle (13) Mitchell (6) Madison Square Garden
14,248
Tue 7 7:30 New York @ Atlanta NBA TV
FSSO
MSG		 105-93
ATL		 McCoughtry (42) de Souza, McWilliams-Franklin (6) Pondexter (9) Philips Arena
9,045
WNBA Finals (September 12–21)
Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance
Sun 12 3:00 Atlanta @ Seattle ABC 79-77
SEA		 Jackson (26) Lyttle (14) Bird (8) KeyArena
15,084
Tue 14 9:00 Atlanta @ Seattle ESPN2 87-84
SEA		 Jackson (26) Little, McCoughtry (9) C. Miller (8) KeyArena
13,898
Thu 16 8:00 Seattle @ Atlanta ESPN2 87-84
SEA		 McCoughtry (35) de Souza (14) Bird (7) Philips Arena
10,522

Playoffs and Finals

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Main article: 2010 WNBA Playoffs
See also: 2010 WNBA Finals
Conference Semi-Finals
Best-of-3 		Conference Finals
Best-of-3 		WNBA Finals
Best-of-5
         
E1 Washington 0
E4 Atlanta 2
E4 Atlanta 2
Eastern Conference
E2 New York 0
E2 New York 2
E3 Indiana 1
E4 Atlanta 0
W1 Seattle 3
W1 Seattle 2
W4 Los Angeles 0
W1 Seattle 2
Western Conference
W2 Phoenix 0
W2 Phoenix 2
W3 San Antonio 0

Season award winners

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Player of the Week award

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For games
played beginning 		Eastern Conference Western Conference
Player Team Player Team
May 15, 2010 Angel McCoughtry Atlanta Dream Lauren Jackson Seattle Storm
May 22, 2010 Angel McCoughtry Atlanta Dream Candace Parker Los Angeles Sparks
May 29, 2010 Sylvia Fowles Chicago Sky Lauren Jackson Seattle Storm
June 5, 2010 Cappie Pondexter New York Liberty Diana Taurasi Phoenix Mercury
June 12, 2010 Tina Charles Connecticut Sun Seimone Augustus Minnesota Lynx
June 19, 2010 Crystal Langhorne Washington Mystics Lauren Jackson Seattle Storm
June 26, 2010 Sylvia Fowles Chicago Sky Lauren Jackson Seattle Storm
July 3, 2010 Iziane Castro Marques Atlanta Dream Candice Dupree Phoenix Mercury
July 10, 2010 Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever Lauren Jackson Seattle Storm
July 17, 2010 Cappie Pondexter New York Liberty Diana Taurasi Phoenix Mercury
July 24, 2010 Cappie Pondexter New York Liberty Diana Taurasi Phoenix Mercury
July 31, 2010 Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever Lindsay Whalen Minnesota Lynx
August 7, 2010 Cappie Pondexter New York Liberty Tina Thompson Los Angeles Sparks
August 14, 2010 Cappie Pondexter New York Liberty Tina Thompson Los Angeles Sparks

Player of the Month award

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For games played Eastern Conference Western Conference
Player Team Player Team
May 2010 Angel McCoughtry Atlanta Dream Lauren Jackson Seattle Storm
June 2010 Crystal Langhorne Washington Mystics
July 2010 Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever
August 2010 Cappie Pondexter New York Liberty Tina Thompson Los Angeles Sparks

Rookie of the Month award

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For games played Player Team
May 2010 Tina Charles Connecticut Sun
June 2010
July 2010
August 2010

Postseason awards

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Award Winner Position Team Votes/Statistic
Most Valuable Player Award Lauren Jackson Forward Seattle Storm 323 out of 1002[6]
Finals MVP Award Lauren Jackson Forward Seattle Storm
Rookie of the Year Award Tina Charles Center Connecticut Sun 39 out of 39
Most Improved Player Award Leilani Mitchell Guard New York Liberty 29 out of 39
Defensive Player of the Year Award Tamika Catchings Forward Indiana Fever 30 out of 39
Sixth Woman of the Year Award DeWanna Bonner Guard/Forward Phoenix Mercury 16 out of 39
Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award Tamika Catchings Forward Indiana Fever 10 out of 38
Peak Performer: Points Diana Taurasi Guard/Forward Phoenix Mercury 22.6 PPG
Peak Performer: Rebounds Tina Charles Center Connecticut Sun 11.7 RPG
Peak Performer: Assists Ticha Penicheiro Guard Los Angeles Sparks 6.9 APG
Coach of the Year Award Brian Agler Coach Seattle Storm 17 out of 39
Team Guard Guard Forward Forward Center
All-WNBA First Team Cappie Pondexter Diana Taurasi Tamika Catchings Lauren Jackson Sylvia Fowles
All-WNBA Second Team Sue Bird Katie Douglas Angel McCoughtry Crystal Langhorne Tina Charles
All-Defensive First Team Cappie Pondexter Tanisha Wright Tamika Catchings Angel McCoughtry Sylvia Fowles
All-Defensive Second Team Tully Bevilaqua
Katie Douglas 		Lindsey Harding Sancho Lyttle Rebekkah Brunson Lauren Jackson
All-Rookie Team Epiphanny Prince Kalana Greene Monica Wright Kelsey Griffin Tina Charles

Coaches

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Eastern Conference

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Western Conference

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Nolan Richardson Hired By WNBA Tulsa Group". Coach and Athletic Director. September 30, 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  2. ^ Voepel, Mechelle (October 20, 2009). "Voepel: A sad but not surprising move expected for Shock". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "Monarchs fold; WNBA seeks Bay Area owners". ESPN.com. November 20, 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  4. ^ "Anne Donovan Named New York Liberty Head Coach". Old Dominion University. December 4, 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  5. ^ Coward, Cheryl (December 14, 2009). "Nicole Powell is first pick in Dispersal Draft of Sacramento Monarchs players". Archived from the original on June 14, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  6. ^ "Seattle Storm's Lauren Jackson Named 2010 WNBA Most Valuable Player Presented by Kia Motors". WNBA. September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
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