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WNBA Teams Set Rosters for 2010 Regular Season

Published on May 14, 2010 under Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) News Release


NEW YORK, May 14, 2010 - WNBA teams have set their rosters for the 2010 season, which tips off tomorrow with five games on opening day, May 15. The season opens when Diana Taurasi and the defending champion Phoenix Mercury welcome Candace Parker, Tina Thompson and the Los Angeles Sparks to the US Airways Center at 2 p.m. ET on ESPN2. The Tulsa Shock, under the direction of head coach and general manager Nolan Richardson, will make their official WNBA debut as they host the Minnesota Lynx at 8 p.m. ET.

WNBA opening day rosters feature 22 international players from 13 different countries.

Including the opening day game, ESPN2 will air 18 WNBA regular season games. WNBA Tuesdays on ESPN2 begin May 25 when the Shock host the Mercury at the BOK Center in Tulsa. All WNBA games on ESPN2 will be available in high definition and on ESPN3.com. This season, WNBA LiveAccess will provide fans the opportunity to watch all regular season games via WNBA.com (local blackout restrictions apply). WNBA games and programming will also reach fans in 203 countries and territories in 27 languages reaching the league's international fans.

WNBA Team Rosters as of Opening Day:

ATLANTA CHICAGO CONNECTICUT
Alison Bales Mistie Bass Tina Charles
Iziane Castro Marques Dominique Canty Kerri Gardin
Erika de Souza Shameka Christon Kelsey Griffin
Chamique Holdsclaw Sylvia Fowles Sandrine Gruda
Shalee Lehning Sandora Irvin Allison Hightower
Sancho Lyttle Cathrine Kraayeveld Anete Jekabsone-Zogota
Angel McCoughtry Abi Olajuwon Asjha Jones
Coco Miller Jia Perkins Kara Lawson
Kelly Miller Epiphanny Prince Renee Montgomery
Armintie Price Erin Thorn DeMya Walker
Brittainey Raven Tamera Young Tan White

INDIANA LOS ANGELES MINNESOTA
Tully Bevilaqua Marie Ferdinand-Harris Nicky Anosike
Tamika Catchings Betty Lennox Seimone Augustus
Jessica Davenport DeLisha Milton-Jones Quanitra Hollingsworth
Katie Douglas Candace Parker Charde Houston
Ebony Hoffman Ticha Penicheiro Hamchetou Maiga-Ba
Briann January Noelle Quinn Gabriela Marginean
Jessica Moore Andrea Riley Nuria Martinez
Jené Morris Tiffany Stansbury Rashanda McCants
Eshaya Murphy Tina Thompson Lindsay Whalen
Allie Quigley Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton Candice Wiggins
Tammy Sutton-Brown Kristi Toliver Monica Wright

NEW YORK PHOENIX SAN ANTONIO
Nikki Blue DeWanna Bonner Jayne Appel
Essence Carson Candice Dupree Helen Darling
Kalana Greene Sequoia Holmes Megan Frazee
Tiffany Jackson Temeka Johnson Becky Hammon
Janel McCarville Taylor Lilley Roneeka Hodges
Taj McWilliams-Franklin Nicole Ohlde Crystal Kelly
Leilani Mitchell Brooke Smith Edwige Lawson-Wade
Cappie Pondexter Tangela Smith Ruth Riley
Nicole Powell Ketia Swanier Belinda Snell
Sidney Spencer Diana Taurasi Michelle Snow
Kia Vaughn Penny Taylor Sophia Young

SEATTLE TULSA WASHINGTON
Svetlana Abrosimova Chante Black Matee Ajavon
Sue Bird Kara Braxton Alana Beard
Abby Bishop Shanna Crossley Marissa Coleman
Swin Cash Amber Holt Monique Currie
Lauren Jackson Alexis Hornbuckle Lindsey Harding
Alison Lacey Marion Jones Ashley Houts
Camille Little Natasha Lacy Crystal Langhorne
Ashley Robinson Plenette Pierson Chasity Melvin
Jana Vesela Scholanda Robinson Jacinta Monroe
Le'coe Willingham Amanda Thompson Nakia Sanford
Tanisha Wright Shavonte Zellous Katie Smith

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