Minnesota Lynx Waive Sydney Wallace and Courtney Williams
Published on May 9, 2016 under Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Minnesota Lynx News Release
MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL - The Minnesota Lynx today announced the team has waived guard Sydney Wallace and forward Courtney Williams. The Lynx roster now stands at 12 players in preparation for the league's official roster cut-down deadline on Friday at 4 p.m. CT.
Wallace, a 5-9 guard from Georgia Tech, played in two preseason games for the Lynx this season and averaged 6.0 points in 14 minutes per game.
Williams, a 6-1 forward from Texas A&M, played in one preseason game with the Lynx.
An updated training camp roster is below:
No Player Pos Ht Wt. Birthdate College/Year Yrs
33 Seimone Augustus G 6-0 169 04/30/84 Louisiana State '06 10
32 Rebekkah Brunson F 6-2 185 12/11/81 Georgetown '04 12
34 Sylvia Fowles C 6-5 212 10/06/85 Louisiana '08 8
14 Bashaara Graves F 6-2 200 03/17/94 Tennessee '16 R
24 Keisha Hampton F 6-1 171 02/22/90 DePaul '12 1
3 Natasha Howard F 6-2 171 09/02/91 Florida State '14 2
4 Janel McCarville C 6-2 218 11/03/82 Minnesota '05 7
21 Renee Montgomery G 5-7 143 12/02/86 Connecticut '09 7
23 Maya Moore F 6-0 178 06/11/89 Connecticut '11 5
7 Jia Perkins G 5-8 168 02/23/82 Texas Tech '04 12
5 Porsha Roberts C 6-2 164 02/26/93 Stephen F. Austin '15 R
13 Lindsay Whalen G 5-9 166 05/09/82 Minnesota '04 12
The Lynx will kick of their 18th season in the WNBA at home on Saturday, May 14 against the Phoenix Mercury at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN. A limited number of lower level full-season memberships are currently available by visiting http://event.wolveslynx.com/membership or by calling 612-673-8400.
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