Lynx Announce Opening Roster
Published on May 14, 2010 under Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Minnesota Lynx News Release
MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL - The Minnesota Lynx today finalized the team's roster for Opening Night - Saturday, May 15 at Tulsa - by suspending Rebekkah Brunson pending her arrival from Italy and placing Kathrin Ress on the Suspended List.
The 2010 Lynx roster features hometown legend and former University of Minnesota Golden Gopher Lindsay Whalen, along with the WNBA's all-time scoring average leader and U.S. Olympian Seimone Augustus and 2009 All-Stars Nicky Anosike and Charde Houston.
Minnesota's Home Opener is Sunday, May 16 vs. Washington, with tip-off set for 6:00 p.m. at Target Center. The first 3,000 fans to Sunday's game will receive a Lindsay Whalen Holographic Collector's Card. The Lynx will host a pre-game party on Target Field Plaza from 3:30 - 5:30 p.m., with Candice Wiggins and Seimone Augustus signing autographs from 4:30 - 5:00 p.m.
2010 Minnesota Lynx Opening Night Roster
No. Player Pos Ht Birthdate College Year Yrs
21 Nicky Anosike C/F 6-3 02/27/86 Tennessee '08 2
33 Seimone Augustus G/F 6-0 04/30/84 LSU '06 4
9 Quanitra Hollingsworth C 6-5 11/15/88 Virginia Commonwealth '09 1
24 Charde Houston F 6-0 04/10/86 Connecticut '08 2
99 Hamchétou Maïga-Ba F 6-2 04/25/78 Old Dominion '02 8
44 Gabriela Marginean F 6-1 02/12/87 Drexel '10 R
20 Núria MartÃnez G 5-9 02/29/84 Spain 2
8 Rashanda McCants F/G 6-1 11/17/86 North Carolina '09 1
13 Lindsay Whalen G 5-9 05/09/82 Minnesota '04 6
11 Candice Wiggins G 5-11 02/14/87 Stanford '08 2
22 Monica Wright G/F 5-11 07/15/88 Virginia '10 R
Head Coach: Cheryl Reeve (La Salle)
Assistant Coach: Jim Petersen (Minnesota)
Athletic Trainers: Chuck Barta (Wisconsin-La Crosse); Keith Uzpen (Minnesota State-Mankato)
Numerical Roster No. Player No. Player No. Player
8 Rashanda McCants 21 Nicky Anosike 99 Hamchétou Maïga-Ba
9 Quanitra Holllingsworth 22 Monica Wright
11 Candice Wiggins 24 Charde Houston
13 Lindsay Whalen 33 Seimone Augustus
20 Núria MartÃnez 44 Gabriela Marginean
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