Seattle Storm

American professional women's basketball team

The Seattle Storm are an American professional women's basketball team. They are based in Seattle, Washington. The Storm play basketball in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). They are in the WNBA's Western Conference. When they play basketball in Seattle, the Lynx play at Climate Pledge Arena. The team was made in 2000. The team won the 2004, 2010, 2018, and 2020 WNBA Championships.

Seattle Storm
ConferenceWestern
LeaguesWNBA
Founded2000; 24 years ago (2000)
HistorySeattle Storm
2000–present
ArenaClimate Pledge Arena
LocationSeattle, Washington
Team colorsThunder green, lightning yellow, bolt green[1][2][3]
     
Main sponsorSwedish Medical Center[4]
General managerTalisa Rhea[5]
Head coachNoelle Quinn
Assistant(s)Pokey Chatman
Ebony Hoffman
Perry Huang
OwnershipForce 10 Hoops LLC
Championships4 (2004, 2010, 2018, 2020)
Conference titles2 (2004, 2010)
Retired numbers2 (10,15)
Websitestorm.wnba.com

As of 2023, the Storm have been to the WNBA Playoffs sixteen times. Many good basketball players have been on the Storm, such as Sue Bird, Breanna Stewart, and Lauren Jackson. The Storm are one of two WNBA teams who have never lost a WNBA Final. The other is the Houston Comets. However, the Comets are not a team anymore. In 2004, they beat the Connecticut Sun. In 2010, they beat the Atlanta Dream. In 2018, they beat the Washington Mystics. In 2020, they beat the Las Vegas Aces.[6][7]

The Storm was related to the Seattle SuperSonics, a team in the NBA. However, the SuperSonics became the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2008.[8]

References change

  1. "Seattle Storm launches new brand identity and redesigned logo". Storm.WNBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. March 2, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021. The primary colors, Lightning Yellow, a deep Thunder Green, and a brighter Bolt Green, maintain the legacy of the original Storm brand.
  2. @seattlestorm (March 2, 2021). "We are a force of nature, on the court and in the community" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. "Seattle Storm Reproduction Guideline Sheet". MediaCentral.NBA.com. WNBA Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  4. "Seattle Storm Announces Marquee Medical Partnership with Swedish". Storm.WNBA.com (Press release). NBA Media Ventures, LLC. April 14, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  5. "Seattle Storm Promotes Talisa Rhea to General Manager". Seattle Storm. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  6. "The champs are back: Storm returning to Everett for 16 games". The Everett Herald. April 13, 2021. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  7. "2020 WNBA Playoffs". WNBA.com. Archived from the original on 2020-09-30. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  8. "WNBA Approves Sale of Seattle Storm to Local Owners". WNBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. February 28, 2008. Retrieved October 30, 2019.