Minnesota Lynx
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| Minnesota Lynx | |
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| Conference | Western Conference |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Home court | Target Center |
| Colors | Blue, green, white, silver |
| WNBA Championships | 0 |
| Conference Championships | 0 |
| Playoff Appearances | 2 (2003, 2004) |
| Head coach | Suzie McConnell Serio |
| General manager | Roger Griffith |
| Owner | Glen Taylor |
| Mascot | Prowl [link] |
The Minnesota Lynx are a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota and play their home games at the Target Center. They are currently coached by former college and WNBA star Suzie McConnell Serio, who took the helm in 2003.
The team is named after the lynx, a wild variety of cat. The Lynx are the sister team to the Minnesota Timberwolves and are owned by Glen Taylor.
Uniforms:
- Their home uniforms are white with blue green and silver trim. "Lynx" is written on the jerseys in green. The road uniforms are green with blue, white and silver trim and "Lynx" written in silver.
Franchise History
In April 1998, the WNBA announced they would add two expansion teams (Minnesota and the Orlando Miracle), for the 1999 season. The Lynx started their inaugural season in 1999 with 12,000 fans in attendance to watch the first regular-season game, against the Detroit Shock at Target Center. The Lynx defeated Detroit 68-51 in the franchise's first game. They finished their first season 15-17 overall.The Lynx' first head coach Brian Agler was released during the 2002 season after compiling a 47-67 in 3+ seasons. Heidi VanDerveer became the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.
In 2003, the Lynx hired Suzie McConnell Serio as head coach. She led the team to finished with a franchise-best 18-16 record and advanced to the WNBA Playoffs for the first time. They matched both of these feats in the 2004 season.
The 2005 season was one of transition for the franchise. Leading scorer Katie Smith was dealt to Detroit in July and the team stumbled down the stretch, missing the playoffs for the first time in three years. The poor finish did pay off however, as the team won the draft lottery and selected All American guard Seimone Augustus of LSU with the #1 overall pick in the 2006 WNBA Draft.
The Lynx begin the 2006 season as the youngest team in the WNBA, with an average age of 23. On May 31 the team set the WNBA single game scoring record, routing the Los Angeles Sparks 114-71.
Season-by-Season Records
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, % = Win-Loss % {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- bgcolor="#efefef" ! Season !! W !! L !! % !! Playoffs !! Results |- |Minnesota Lynx |- |1999 || 15 || 17 || .469 |- |2000 || 15 || 17 || .469 |- |2001 || 12 || 20 || .375 |- |2002 || 10 || 22 || .313 |- |2003 || 18 || 16 || .529 || Lost First Round || Los Angeles 2, Minnesota 1 |- |2004 || 18 || 16 || .529 || Lost First Round || Seattle 2, Minnesota 0 |- |2005 || 14 || 20 || .412 |- |2006 || 7 || 13 || .350 |- |Totals || 109 || 141 || .436 |- |Playoffs || 1 || 4 || .200Stats updated July 17, 2006
Players of note
Hall of Famers
noneRetired numbers
noneNot to be forgotten
- Adia Barnes
- Jacqueline Batteast
- Erin Buescher
- Janell Burse
- Grace Daley
- Helen Darling
- Keitha Dickerson, now the Head Coach at Mountain View College
- Teresa Edwards
- Tonya Edwards
- Trisha Fallon
- Kristin Folkl
- Kristi Harrower
- Susan King Borchardt
- Amanda Lassiter
- Betty Lennox
- Andrea Lloyd-Curry, now a TV analyst for the Lynx
- Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert
- Maylana Martin, now an Assistant Coach at her alma mater, UCLA
- Tamara Moore
- Kate Paye, now an Assistant Coach at San Diego State University
- Angie Potthoff, now an Assistant Coach at University of Notre Dame
- Lynn Pride
- Brandy Reed
- Sheri Sam
- Georgia Schweitzer, now attending Duke University School of Medicine
- Katie Smith
- Shanele Stires, now an Assistant Coach at Ohio University
- Sonja Tate
- Stacey Thomas
- Michele Van Gorp
Current players
| Minnesota Lynx Current Roster
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| Head Coach: Suzie McConnell Serio | [Edit]
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| Pos. | No. | Name | College
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| F | 25 | Svetlana Abrosimova | Connecticut
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| G | 33 | Seimone Augustus | LSU
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| G | 5 | Megan Duffy | Notre Dame
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| C | 55 | Vanessa Hayden | Florida
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| G | 23 | Amber Jacobs | Boston College
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| G | 13 | Chandi Jones (IL) | Houston
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| G | 1 | Tynesha Lewis | NC State
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| F | 44 | Kristen Mann | UC Santa Barbara
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| F-C | 3 | Nicole Ohlde | Kansas State
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| G | 10 | Shona Thorburn | Utah
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| F | 34 | Adrian Williams (basketball) | USC
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| F | 20 | Tamika Williams | Connecticut
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| (IL) - Inactive List
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Coaches and others
Head Coaches:- Brian Agler (1999-2002)
- Heidi VanDerveer (2002)
- Suzie McConnell Serio (2003-Present)
External links
| Women's National Basketball Association | |
| Eastern Conference | |
|---|---|
| Charlotte Sting | Chicago Sky | Connecticut Sun | Detroit Shock | |
| Indiana Fever | New York Liberty | Washington Mystics | |
| Western Conference | |
| Houston Comets | Los Angeles Sparks | Minnesota Lynx | Phoenix Mercury | |
| Sacramento Monarchs | San Antonio Silver Stars | Seattle Storm |
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