2011 Tulsa Shock season

The 2011 WNBA season is the 14th season for the Tulsa Shock franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association. It is their 2nd in Tulsa. The Shock finished the season with a league record for lowest winning percentage (.088).

2011 Tulsa Shock season
CoachNolan Richardson (1-10)
Teresa Edwards (2-21)
ArenaBOK Center
Attendance4,828 per game
Results
Record3–31 (.088)
Place6th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Team Leaders
PointsJackson (12.4)
ReboundsJackson (8.4)
AssistsLatta (3.2)
Media
TelevisionCOX
ESPN2, NBATV

Transactions

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WNBA draft

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The following are the Shock's selections in the 2011 WNBA draft.

Round Pick Player Nationality School/team/country
1 2 Elizabeth Cambage   Australia Australia
1 7 (from Pho.) Kayla Pedersen   United States Stanford
2 21 (from Ind.) Italee Lucas   United States North Carolina
3 25 Chastity Reed   United States Arkansas-Little Rock

Transaction log

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  • February 1: The Shock traded a second-round pick in the 2012 draft to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for Andrea Riley.
  • February 16: The Shock re-signed Marion Jones.
  • February 25: The Shock signed Juanita Ward.
  • March 28: The Shock signed Sheryl Swoopes.
  • April 8: The Shock signed Miranda Ayim to a training camp contract.
  • April 30: The Shock signed Darxia Morris to a training camp contract.
  • May 2: The Shock traded Scholanda Robinson to the San Antonio Silver Stars in exchange for second- and third-round picks in the 2012 draft.
  • May 3: The Shock signed Betty Lennox.
  • May 12: The Shock announced Nicole Ohlde's retirement.
  • May 25: The Shock waived Italee Lucas and Juanita Ward.
  • June 1: The Shock waived Betty Lennox, Darxia Morris and Rashanda McCants.
  • June 15: The Shock waived Miranda Ayim.
  • June 16: The Shock signed Jacinta Monroe.
  • June 28: The Shock waived Jacinta Monroe.
  • July 4: The Shock signed Doneeka Lewis.
  • July 9: The Shock announced that Nolan Richardson resigned from head coach and general manager duties. Assistant coach Teresa Edwards was named interim head coach.
  • July 15: The Shock signed Betty Lennox and waived Chastity Reed.
  • July 21: The Shock signed Abi Olajuwon and waived Marion Jones.
  • July 22: The Shock signed Karima Christmas and waived Doneeka Lewis.

Trades

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Date Trade
February 1, 2011 To Tulsa Shock To Los Angeles Sparks
Andrea Riley second-round pick in 2012 draft
May 2, 2011 To Tulsa Shock To San Antonio Silver Stars
second- and third-round picks in 2012 draft Scholanda Robinson

Personnel changes

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Roster

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2011 Tulsa Shock roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs
C 8   Cambage, Liz 6' 8" (2.03m) 215 lb (98kg) 02-18-1991 Australia R
G/F 13   Christmas, Karima 6' 0" (1.83m) 09-11-1989 Duke R
G/F 4   Holt, Amber 6' 0" (1.83m) 170 lb (77kg) 06-07-1985 Middle Tennessee 3
PF 33   Jackson, Tiffany 6' 3" (1.91m) 185 lb (84kg) 04-26-1985 Texas 4
F 21   Lacy, Jennifer 6' 3" (1.91m) 175 lb (79kg) 03-21-1983 Pepperdine 5
G 12   Latta, Ivory 5' 6" (1.68m) 143 lb (65kg) 09-25-1984 North Carolina 4
G 7   Lennox, Betty 5' 8" (1.73m) 143 lb (65kg) 12-04-1976 Louisiana Tech 11
C 34   Olajuwon, Abi 6' 4" (1.93m) 236 lb (107kg) 07-06-1988 Oklahoma 1
F 14   Pedersen, Kayla 6' 4" (1.93m) 190 lb (86kg) 04-14-1989 Stanford R
G 10   Riley, Andrea 5' 5" (1.65m) 136 lb (62kg) 07-22-1988 Oklahoma State 1
G/F 22   Swoopes, Sheryl 6' 0" (1.83m) 145 lb (66kg) 03-25-1971 Texas Tech 11
Head coach
  Teresa Edwards (Georgia)
Assistant coaches
  Kathy McConnell-Miller (Virginia)
  Tracy Murray (UCLA)
Athletic trainer
  Allison Russell



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  •   Injured

Depth

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Pos. Starter Bench
C Tiffany Jackson Liz Cambage
Abi Olajuwon
PF Kayla Pedersen Jennifer Lacy
SF Sheryl Swoopes Karima Christmas
SG Amber Holt Betty Lennox
PG Ivory Latta Andrea Riley

Season standings

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Western Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Minnesota Lynx x 27 7 .794 14–3 13–4 18–4
Seattle Storm x 21 13 .618 6.0 15–2 6–11 15–7
Phoenix Mercury x 19 15 .559 8.0 11–6 8–9 11–11
San Antonio Silver Stars x 18 16 .529 9.0 9–8 9–8 11–11
Los Angeles Sparks o 15 19 .441 12.0 10–7 5–12 10–12
Tulsa Shock o 3 31 .088 24.0 2–15 1–16 1–21

Schedule

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Preseason

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2011 Game Log: Preseason
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1 May 29 5:00pm @ Seattle 70-76 Holt (25) Cambage, Jackson (8) 4 players (2) KeyArena
4,979
0-1

Regular season

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2011 Game Log: Regular Season
June
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1 June 4 8:00pm @ San Antonio COX 73-93 Cambage (18) Cambage (10) Jackson (4) AT&T Center
12,406
0-1
2 June 7 8:00pm @ Minnesota 65-75 Cambage (16) Cambage (15) Jackson (3) Target Center
7,713
0-2
3 June 10 8:00pm San Antonio 62-93 Cambage
Pedersen (12)
Pedersen (7) Swoopes (4) BOK Center
7,509
0-3
4 June 12 3:00pm @ Connecticut 79-90 Latta (26) Pedersen (8) Pedersen (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,520
0-4
5 June 14 7:00pm @ Indiana ESPN2 74-82 Latta (19) Jackson (11) Latta (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
6,024
0-5
6 June 18 8:00pm Washington 77-59 Latta (22) Jackson (9) Pedersen (7) BOK Center
4,423
1-5
7 June 21 8:00pm Seattle 77-82 Jackson (20) Jackson (10) Pedersen (4) BOK Center
4,612
1-6
8 June 23 12:30pm New York 82-94 Cambage (22) Jackson (6) Latta (7) BOK Center
4,682
1-7
9 June 26 4:00pm @ Washington CSN-MA 63-83 Cambage (15) Cambage (7) Latta (5) Verizon Center
10,675
1-8
10 June 30 8:00pm Minnesota 71-101 Latta (13) Lacy (7) Pedersen (5) BOK Center
3,970
1-9
July
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
11 July 8 8:00pm Phoenix 78-86 Cambage (19) Pedersen (9) Lewis (9) BOK Center
4,081
1-10
12 July 10 6:00pm @ Phoenix NBATV
COX
63-102 Jackson (9) Pedersen (7) Riley (5) US Airways Center
7,696
1-11
13 July 13 12:30pm @ Chicago 54-72 Lacy (13) Jackson (11) Jackson (5) Allstate Arena
13,838
1-12
14 July 15 8:00pm Los Angeles 74-79 Riley (15) Jackson (10) Holt (5) BOK Center
5,034
1-13
15 July 17 4:00pm @ New York NBATV
MSG+
57-88 Jackson (17) Jackson (11) Holt (4) Prudential Center
6,735
1-14
All-Star break
16 July 26 8:00pm Atlanta 68-76 Cambage (16) Jackson (17) Jackson
Latta
Swoopes (3)
BOK Center
3,435
1-15
17 July 28 8:00pm Chicago 55-64 Latta (20) Jackson (15) Holt (5) BOK Center
4,012
1-16
18 July 30 8:00pm Seattle 72-89 Jackson (16) Swoopes (8) Lacy (5) BOK Center
5,067
1-17
August
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
19 August 5 8:00pm Indiana 65-85 Jackson
Lacy (12)
Jackson (8) Jackson (3) BOK Center
5,013
1-18
20 August 6 8:00pm @ San Antonio 64-72 Jackson (27) Jackson (10) Cambage
Riley (3)
AT&T Center
8,273
1-19
21 August 9 10:30pm @ Los Angeles PRIME 66-71 Jackson (18) Holt (6) Swoopes (4) Staples Center
8,255
1-20
22 August 11 10:00pm @ Seattle 63-77 Cambage (24) Cambage (10) Swoopes (3) KeyArena
6,503
1-21
23 August 14 7:00pm @ Minnesota NBATV
COX
FS-N
54-82 Swoopes (9) Cambage (5) Swoopes (3) Target Center
8,388
1-22
24 August 21 7:00pm Los Angeles 67-73 Swoopes (17) Jackson (11) Latta (6) BOK Center
6,012
1-23
25 August 23 8:00pm Minnesota 72-78 Holt (18) Jackson (10) Latta (7) BOK Center
3,750
1-24
26 August 25 10:00pm @ Seattle 57-74 Jackson
Swoopes (12)
Jackson (9) Latta
Riley (3)
KeyArena
6,887
1-25
27 August 26 10:30pm @ Los Angeles NBATV 77-75 Jackson (20) Jackson (11) Holt (7) Staples Center
8,997
2-25
28 August 28 4:00pm Connecticut 83-72 Swoopes (22) Jackson (12) Latta (6) BOK Center
4,813
3-25
29 August 30 8:00pm Phoenix 74-96 Cambage (16) Pedersen (7) Latta (6) BOK Center
3,590
3-26
September
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
30 September 2 8:00pm Seattle 72-78 Lacy (18) Jackson (10) Swoopes (6) BOK Center
6,117
3-27
31 September 4 3:00pm @ Atlanta SSO 52-73 Jackson (15) Jackson (11) Swoopes (4) Allstate Arena
7,661
3-28
32 September 8 10:00pm @ Phoenix NBATV
COX
76-91 Cambage (22) Jackson (10) Riley (5) US Airways Center
8,189
3-29
33 September 9 10:30pm @ Los Angeles NBATV 73-84 Cambage
Riley (18)
Jackson (9) Holt (5) Staples Center
10,299
3-30
34 September 11 7:00pm San Antonio NBATV
FS-SW
94-102 (OT) Riley
Swoopes (20)
Jackson (9) Holt (7) BOK Center
5,949
3-31
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess or ESPN3.com

Statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage  TO  Turnovers per game
 PF  Fouls per game Team leader League leader

Regular season

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Miranda Ayim 3 0 14.0 .444 .000 .000 2.3 0.7 0.67 0.33 2.7
Liz Cambage 33 11 20.0 .511 .000 .794 4.7 0.5 0.85 0.88 11.5
Karima Christmas 17 0 9.8 .370 .235 .800 1.2 0.4 0.35 0.18 3.2
Amber Holt 26 24 25.6 .302 .214 .905 3.1 2.4 0.69 0.12 6.7
Tiffany Jackson 34 32 33.9 .456 .000 .776 8.4 2.0 1.18 0.62 12.4
Marion Jones 14 0 6.5 .190 .000 .500 0.4 0.2 0.50 0.14 0.7
Jennifer Lacy 34 18 19.2 .402 .350 .700 2.6 1.0 0.59 0.50 6.3
Ivory Latta 24 24 28.5 .414 .351 .830 2.0 3.2 1.21 0.08 12.2
Betty Lennox 9 0 6.1 .174 .235 .833 0.9 0.6 0.22 0.00 1.9
Doneeka Lewis 5 2 20.2 .279 .269 .000 2.2 2.8 0.80 0.20 6.2
Jacinta Monroe 4 0 5.3 .000 .000 .000 1.0 0.3 0.00 0.00 0.0
Abi Olajuwon 16 0 6.2 .269 .000 1.000 0.8 0.1 0.00 0.13 1.0
Kayla Pedersen 33 20 23.8 .402 .324 .796 3.6 1.8 1.06 0.36 6.8
Chastity Reed 11 1 13.2 .370 .000 .667 1.9 0.7 0.27 0.09 3.5
Andrea Riley 33 10 19.0 .314 .214 .855 1.2 1.8 0.97 0.09 6.0
Sheryl Swoopes 33 28 26.6 .398 .319 .870 4.1 2.3 0.76 0.27 8.2

Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ "SHOCK: Shanna Crossley to Miss 2011 Season".
  2. ^ "Shock Trade Robinson to San Antonio". May 2, 2011.
  3. ^ "SHOCK: Nicole Ohlde Retiring from the WNBA".
  4. ^ "Know Your World | Tulsa World". Archived from the original on October 14, 2012.
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