Minnesota Lynx
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| Conference | Western Conference |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Arena | Target Center |
| City | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Team Colors | Blue, Green, White, Silver |
| Owner | Glen Taylor |
| General Manager | Roger Griffith |
| Head Coach | Don Zierden |
| WNBA Championships | None |
| Conference Titles | None |
| Mascot | Prowl [1] |
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 Don Zierden, who took the helm in December 2006.
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 blue with silver, white and green trim and "Minnesota" written in silver.
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[edit] 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 the LSU Tigers with the #1 overall pick in the 2006 WNBA Draft.
The Lynx began the 2006 season as the youngest team in the WNBA. On May 31 the team set the WNBA single game scoring record, routing the Los Angeles Sparks 114-71. That victory however, was a rare bright spot in a frustrating season. On July 23, with her team floundering to an 8-15 record, head coach Suzie McConnell Serio resigned. She was replaced by assistant Carolyn Jenkins, who piloted the squad to a 2-9 finish. The team's 24 losses set a franchise record.
Following the season, Seimone Augustus was named the 2006 WNBA Rookie of the Year. The 22-year-old was the second player in team history to win the award (Betty Lennox, 2000).
On December 13, 2006 the Lynx named veteran NBA assistant Don Zierden their fifth head coach. His staff will include former Lynx player Teresa Edwards and Jenkins.
In the 2007 WNBA Draft on April 4, the Lynx traded center Tangela Smith, who they acquired in the dispersal draft from the Charlotte Sting in December 2006, to the Phoenix Mercury for guard Lindsey Harding, who had been selected first overall earlier that day.
The Lynx began the 2007 season 0-7, lost 10 straight in July and failed to get into the playoff race. They finished tying a league worst 10-24 record. On November 1, 2007 assistant coach/former head coach Carolyn Jenkins was named Director of Player Personnel of the WNBA.
[edit] Season-by-Season Records
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, % = Win–Loss %
| Season | W | L | % | Playoffs | Results |
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| 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 | 10 | 24 | .294 | ||
| 2007 | 10 | 24 | .294 | ||
| 2008 | 6 | 1 | .857 | ||
| Totals | 128 | 176 | .421 | ||
| Playoffs | 1 | 4 | .200 | ||
Stats updated June 08, 2008
[edit] Players of note
[edit] Former players
- Jordan Adams, now Head Coach of the Moapa Valley High School Lady Pirates
- Adia Barnes
- Jacqueline Batteast
- Kiesha Brown, now with the Los Angeles Sparks
- Erin Buescher, now with the San Antonio Silver Stars
- Janell Burse, now with the Seattle Storm
- Grace Daley
- Helen Darling, now with the San Antonio Silver Stars
- Keitha Dickerson, now the Head Coach at Mountain View College
- Teresa Edwards
- Tonya Edwards
- Trisha Fallon
- Kristin Folkl
- Kristi Harrower
- Amber Jacobs, now with the Washington Mystics
- Carolyn Jenkins, now the Director of Player Personnel of the WNBA
- Chandi Jones
- Susan King Borchardt
- Amanda Lassiter
- Betty Lennox, now with the Atlanta Dream
- Tynesha Lewis
- Andrea Lloyd-Curry, now a TV analyst for the Lynx
- Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert, now with the Atlanta Dream
- Kristen Mann, now with the Atlanta Dream
- Maylana Martin, now an Assistant Coach at her alma mater, UCLA
- Tamara Moore
- Kate Paye, now an Assistant Coach at alma mater, Stanford University
- Angie Potthoff, now an Assistant Coach at University of Notre Dame
- Lynn Pride
- Tamika Raymond, now with the Connecticut Sun
- Brandy Reed
- Sheri Sam, now with the Detroit Shock
- Georgia Schweitzer, now attending Duke University School of Medicine
- Katie Smith, now with the Detroit Shock
- Tiffany Stansbury
- Shanele Stires, now an Assistant Coach at University of San Francisco
- Sonja Tate
- Stacey Thomas
- Shona Thorburn
- Michele Van Gorp
- Adrian Williams, now with the Sacramento Monarchs
[edit] Current Roster
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Minnesota Lynx roster
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[edit] Coaches and others
Head Coaches:
- Brian Agler (1999-2002)
- Heidi VanDerveer (2002)
- Suzie McConnell Serio (2003-2006)
- Carolyn Jenkins (2006)
- Don Zierden (2007-present)
[edit] External links
- Minnesota Lynx Official Website
- Downtown Journal's Stephen Litel
- Sue Short's "Lynx Lane" fanpage
- Jenkins accepts job as WNBA Director of Player Personnel
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| Baseball | MLB: Minnesota Twins, AA: St. Paul Saints, NwL: Alexandria Beetles • Brainerd Blue Thunder • Duluth Huskies • Mankato MoonDogs • Rochester Honkers • St. Cloud River Bats |
| Basketball | NBA: Minnesota Timberwolves, WNBA: Minnesota Lynx |
| Football | NFL: Minnesota Vikings, NWFA: Minnesota Vixen |
| Hockey | NHL: Minnesota Wild, NAHL: Albert Lea Thunder • Alexandria Blizzard • Owatonna Express, WWHL: Minnesota Whitecaps |
| Soccer | USL-1: Minnesota Thunder, WL: Minnesota Lightning, NPSL: St. Paul Twin Stars |
| Lacrosse | NLL: Minnesota Swarm |
| College athletics (NCAA Division I) |
University of Minnesota, Minnesota State University, Mankato (Hockey), St. Cloud State University (Hockey), University of Minnesota Duluth (Hockey) Bemidji State University(Hockey) |
