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
Coach	Nolan Richardson (1-10) Teresa Edwards (2-21)
Arena	BOK Center
Attendance	4,828 per game
Results
Record	3–31 (.088)
Place	6th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Team Leaders
Points	Jackson (12.4)
Rebounds	Jackson (8.4)
Assists	Latta (3.2)
Media
Television	COX ESPN2, NBATV
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Transactions

WNBA draft

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

• 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

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

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Andrea Riley	February 1, 2011	Los Angeles Sparks
Sheryl Swoopes	March 28, 2011	free agent
Miranda Ayim	April 8, 2011	free agent
Liz Cambage	April 11, 2011	draft pick
Kayla Pedersen	April 11, 2011	draft pick
Chastity Reed	April 11, 2011	draft pick
Betty Lennox	July 15, 2011	free agent
Abi Olajuwon	July 21, 2011	free agent
Karima Christmas	July 22, 2011	free agent

Subtractions

Player	Left	New team
Kiesha Brown	2011	free agent
Shanna Crossley	2011	knee injury
Scholanda Robinson	May 2, 2011	San Antonio Silver Stars
Nicole Ohlde	May 12, 2011	retired
Chante Black	May 16, 2011	back problems
Rashanda McCants	June 1, 2011	free agent
Miranda Ayim	June 15, 2011	free agent
Chastity Reed	July 15, 2011	free agent
Marion Jones	July 21, 2011	free agent

Roster

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

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

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

Preseason

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

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

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

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

• Liz Cambage was named to the 2011 WNBA All-Star Team as a reserve.
• Liz Cambage was named to the All-Rookie Team.