Sport Basketball Number of games 34 Total attendance 1,622,685 | Duration June 3 – October 7 Number of teams 12 | |
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La sparks 2011 wnba season week 2
The 2011 WNBA season is the 15th season of the Women's National Basketball Association. 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.
Contents
- La sparks 2011 wnba season week 2
- 20102011 WNBA offseason
- Marquee sponsorship
- 2011 WNBA Draft
- All Star Game
- Statistic leaders
- References
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.
2010/2011 WNBA offseason
Marquee sponsorship
On August 22, 2011, the WNBA announced a league-wide marquee sponsorship with Boost Mobile. 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.
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:
- Maya Moore, Minnesota Lynx
- Elizabeth Cambage, Tulsa Shock
- Courtney Vandersloot, Chicago Sky
- Amber Harris, Minnesota Lynx (from Conn.)
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.
Statistic leaders
The following shows the leaders for each statistic during the 2011 regular season.