The 2011 WNBA season was 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).
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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 1 7 (from Pho.) Kayla Pedersen Stanford 2 21 (from Ind.) Italee Lucas North Carolina 3 25 Chastity Reed 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 DateTradeFebruary 1, 2011To Tulsa ShockTo Los Angeles Sparks Andrea Riley second-round pick in 2012 draftMay 2, 2011To Tulsa ShockTo San Antonio Silver Stars second- and third-round picks in 2012 draft Scholanda Robinson
Personnel changes
Additions
PlayerSignedFormer 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 PlayerLeftNew 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
Depth Pos.StarterBench C Tiffany Jackson Liz CambageAbi Olajuwon PF Kayla Pedersen Jennifer Lacy SF Sheryl Swoopes Karima Christmas SG Amber Holt Betty Lennox PG Ivory Latta Andrea Riley
Season standings
Schedule
Preseason
| 1 || May 29 || 5:00pm || @ Seattle || 70-76 || Holt (25) || Cambage, Jackson (8) || 4 players (2) || KeyArena 4,979 || 0-1
Regular season
| 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 || CambagePedersen (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
| 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 || NBATVCOX || 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 || NBATVMSG+ || 57-88 || Jackson (17) || Jackson (11) || Holt (4) || Prudential Center 6,735 || 1-14 |- | colspan="11" align="center" valign="middle" | All-Star break |- | 16 || July 26 || 8:00pm || Atlanta || || 68-76 || Cambage (16) || Jackson (17) || JacksonLattaSwoopes (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
| 19 || August 5 || 8:00pm || Indiana || || 65-85 || JacksonLacy (12) || Jackson (8) || Jackson (3) || BOK Center 5,013 || 1-18 |- | 20 || August 6 || 8:00pm || @ San Antonio || || 64-72 || Jackson (27) || Jackson (10) || CambageRiley (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 || NBATVCOXFS-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 || JacksonSwoopes (12) || Jackson (9) || LattaRiley (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
| 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 || NBATVCOX || 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 || CambageRiley (18) || Jackson (9) || Holt (5) || Staples Center 10,299 || 3-30 |- | 34 || September 11 || 7:00pm || San Antonio || NBATVFS-SW || 94-102 (OT) || RileySwoopes (20) || Jackson (9) || Holt (7) || BOK Center 5,949 || 3-31
| All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess or ESPN3.com
Statistics
Regular season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 3 0 14.0 .444 .000 .000 2.3 0.7 0.67 0.33 2.7 33 11 20.0 .511 .000 .794 4.7 0.5 0.85 0.88 11.5 17 0 9.8 .370 .235 .800 1.2 0.4 0.35 0.18 3.2 26 24 25.6 .302 .214 .905 3.1 2.4 0.69 0.12 6.7 34 32 33.9 .456 .000 .776 8.4 2.0 1.18 0.62 12.4 14 0 6.5 .190 .000 .500 0.4 0.2 0.50 0.14 0.7 34 18 19.2 .402 .350 .700 2.6 1.0 0.59 0.50 6.3 24 24 28.5 .414 .351 .830 2.0 3.2 1.21 0.08 12.2 9 0 6.1 .174 .235 .833 0.9 0.6 0.22 0.00 1.9 5 2 20.2 .279 .269 .000 2.2 2.8 0.80 0.20 6.2 4 0 5.3 .000 .000 .000 1.0 0.3 0.00 0.00 0.0 16 0 6.2 .269 .000 1.000 0.8 0.1 0.00 0.13 1.0 33 20 23.8 .402 .324 .796 3.6 1.8 1.06 0.36 6.8 11 1 13.2 .370 .000 .667 1.9 0.7 0.27 0.09 3.5 33 10 19.0 .314 .214 .855 1.2 1.8 0.97 0.09 6.0 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.
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