Seattle Storm sign Lindsay Taylor
Published on April 13, 2006 under Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Seattle Storm News Release
SEATTLE - The Seattle Storm today signed 6-8 center Lindsay Taylor to a training camp contract, Storm Head Coach and Director of Player Personnel Anne Donovan announced. Per team policy, terms of the deals were not disclosed.
Taylor was originally drafted by the Houston Comets in the second round (26th pick overall) of the 2004 WNBA Draft and was subsequently traded to Phoenix. Taylor appeared in five games for the Mercury during the 2004 WNBA season, scoring three points and grabbing three rebounds in 26 minutes of action. The former UC Santa Barbara star is currently playing with Botas Spor (Adana) in Turkey and has averaged 16.8 points and 10.5 rebounds per game while shooting 62 percent from the field.
The Storm will open their 2006 season against Western Conference rival Los Angeles at KeyArena beginning at 6 p.m. on Sunday, May 21. The following Tuesday, May 23, Seattle will host the Houston Comets at 8 p.m. on ESPN2.
Single-game tickets for all of the Storm's 2006 regular-season, as well as and their May 7 preseason game against the New York Liberty at KeyArena, will go on sale Monday, May 1 at 10 a.m. All Storm home games will be played at the Key this summer, the team's seventh season in the WNBA. For additional information on 2006 Storm single-game tickets or ticket packages, call 206-217-WNBA or log on to storm.wnba.com.
The Seattle Sonics & Storm organization manages the Puget Sound region's professional basketball franchises - the NBA's Seattle SuperSonics and the WNBA's Seattle Storm. The organization oversees all sales, marketing, finance, public relations and basketball operations for the teams. The Basketball Club of Seattle LLC owns both teams.
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