2023 Minnesota Lynx season

The 2023 Minnesota Lynx season will be the 25th season for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association, and the fourteenth season under head coach Cheryl Reeve.

2023 Minnesota Lynx season
CoachCheryl Reeve
ArenaTarget Center
Attendanceper game
Results
Record0–0
Place0th (Western)
2024 season →

Reeve signed a multi-year contract extension to return as Head Coach in November, while also moving from General Manager to President of Basketball Operations.[1]

The Lynx earned the second overall pick through the 2023 WNBA Draft Lottery. They went into the lottery selection holding the fourth best odds to get the first overall pick, but still moved up two selections.[2]

On November 22, 2022, Natalie Achonwa announced her pregnancy via Instagram.[3]

On December 13, 2022, the Lynx announced Clare Duwelius as the fourth General Manager in franchise history.

The WNBA announced that the first WNBA Canada Game would feature the Chicago Sky and the Lynx on Saturday, May 13, 2023, at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON. This would be the first-ever WNBA preseason game in Canada.[4]

Transactions

WNBA Draft
See also: 2023 WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 2 Diamond Miller  United States Maryland
1 12 Maïa Hirsch  France ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq
2 16 Dorka Juhász  Hungary UConn
2 24 Brea Beal  United States South Carolina
3 28 Taylor Soule  United States Virginia Tech

Transactions
Date Transaction
November 3, 2022 Signed Head Coach Cheryl Reeve to Multi-Year Contract Extension. Reeve also promoted to President of Basketball Operations[5]
December 13, 2022 Named Clare Duwelius as General Manager[6]
January 13, 2023 Extended Qualifying Offers to Bridget Carleton and Anna Cruz[7]
January 16, 2023 Maya Moore officially announced her retirement from the WNBA[8]
February 3, 2023 Signed Damiris Dantas, Bridget Carleton, Lindsay Allen, Nikolina Milić, and Tiffany Mitchell[9]
February 4, 2023 Signed Kiana Williams, Stephanie Watts, and Maya Dodson to Training Camp Contracts[10]
February 18, 2023 Signed Rachel Banham[11]
March 15, 2023 Hired Kristin Haynie as Assistant Coach[12]
April 14, 2023 Signed Diamond Miller, Dorka Juhász, Brea Beal, and Taylor Soule to Rookie Scale Contracts[13]
Signed Myah Selland and Keishana Washington to Training Camp Contracts[14]
April 20, 2023 Assistant Coach Kristin Haynie announces she will leave to become the Head Coach at Central Michigan[15]
April 26, 2023 Hired Elaine Powell as Assistant Coach[16]
May 3, 2023 Waived Keishana Washington[17]
May 8, 2023 Waived Stephanie Watts and Kiana Williams[18]
May 14, 2023 Waived Maya Dodson and Myah Selland[19]
May 16, 2023 Waived Brea Beal[20]

Roster Changes

Roster
Minnesota Lynx roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
F11CanadaAchonwa, Natalie (Maternity Leave)6' 3" (1.91m)198 lb (90kg)1992-11-22Notre Dame8
G2United StatesAllen, Lindsay5' 8" (1.73m)145 lb (66kg)1995-03-20Notre Dame5
G15United StatesBanham, Rachel5' 9" (1.75m)175 lb (79kg)1993-07-15Minnesota7
G/F6CanadaCarleton, Bridget6' 1" (1.85m)190 lb (86kg)1997-05-22Iowa State4
F24United StatesCollier, Napheesa6' 2" (1.88m)185 lb (84kg)1996-09-23Connecticut4
F12BrazilDantas, Damiris6' 3" (1.91m)212 lb (96kg)1992-11-17Brazil8
G/F14HungaryJuhász, Dorka6' 5" (1.96m)192 lb (87kg)1999-12-18ConnecticutR
G21United StatesMcBride, Kayla5' 10" (1.78m)186 lb (84kg)1992-06-25Notre Dame9
F31SerbiaMilić, Nikolina6' 3" (1.91m)172 lb (78kg)1994-04-12Serbia1
G1United StatesMiller, Diamond6' 3" (1.91m)163 lb (74kg)2001-02-11MarylandR
G25United StatesMitchell, Tiffany5' 9" (1.75m)152 lb (69kg)1994-09-23South Carolina7
G/F3United StatesPowers, Aerial5' 9" (1.75m)166 lb (75kg)1994-07-17Michigan State7
F10United StatesShepard, Jessica6' 3" (1.91m)184 lb (83kg)1996-09-11Notre Dame2
G7United StatesSoule, Taylor5' 11" (1.8m)190 lb (86kg)2000-01-05Virginia TechR
Head coach
United States Cheryl Reeve (La Salle)
Assistant coaches
United States Katie Smith (Ohio State)
United States Rebekkah Brunson (Georgetown)
United States Elaine Powell (LSU)
Athletic trainer
United States Chuck Barta (UW–La Crosse)
Assistant trainer
United States Brandi BlueArm (Minnesota State)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured
  WNBA roster page
East
ATL
CHI
CON
IND
NY
WAS
West
DAL
LV
LA
MIN
PHO
SEA

Schedule

Preseason
2023 game log
Total: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
May: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 May 5 Washington W 72–69 Diamond Miller (19) Dorka Juhász (10) Tiffany Mitchell (6) Target Center
5,001		 1–0
2 May 13 vs. Chicago L 74–82 Tiffany Mitchell (19) Juhász
McBride (6)		 Tiffany Mitchell (6) Scotiabank Arena
19,800		 1–1
2023 season schedule

Regular Season
2023 game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 May 19 Chicago Target Center
2 May 23 Atlanta Target Center
3 May 25 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
4 May 28 @ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena
5 May 30 @ Dallas College Park Center
June : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
6 June 1 Connecticut Target Center
7 June 3 @ Washington Entertainment and Sports Arena
8 June 7 @ New York Barclays Center
9 June 9 Indiana Target Center
10 June 11 Los Angeles Target Center
11 June 16 @ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
12 June 18 @ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena
13 June 20 @ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
14 June 22 Connecticut Target Center
15 June 27 Seattle Target Center
16 June 29 @ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
July : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
17 July 1 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
18 July 5 Indiana Target Center
19 July 7 Phoenix Target Center
20 July 9 Las Vegas Target Center
21 July 12 Dallas Target Center
22 July 18 @ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
23 July 20 Los Angeles Target Center
24 July 22 Las Vegas Target Center
25 July 26 Washington Target Center
26 July 30 @ Connecticut Mohegan Sun Arena
August : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
27 August 1 @ Connecticut Mohegan Sun Arena
28 August 4 New York Target Center
29 August 8 @ Chicago Wintrust Arena
30 August 10 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
31 August 18 @ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
32 August 20 Seattle Target Center
33 August 22 Dallas Target Center
34 August 24 @ Dallas College Park Center
35 August 26 New York Target Center
36 August 29 @ Washington Entertainment and Sports Arena
September : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
37 September 1 Atlanta Target Center
38 September 3 Phoenix Target Center
39 September 8 @ Chicago Wintrust Arena
40 September 10 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
2023 season schedule

Standings
# Team
W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 Atlanta Dream00.000-0–00–00–00–0
2 Chicago Sky00.000-0–00–00–00–0
3 Connecticut Sun00.000-0–00–00–00–0
4 Dallas Wings00.000-0–00–00–00–0
5 Indiana Fever00.000-0–00–00–00–0
6 Las Vegas Aces00.000-0–00–00–00–0
7 Los Angeles Sparks00.000-0–00–00–00–0
8 Minnesota Lynx00.000-0–00–00–00–0
9 New York Liberty00.000-0–00–00–00–0
10 Phoenix Mercury00.000-0–00–00–00–0
11 Seattle Storm00.000-0–00–00–00–0
12 Washington Mystics00.000-0–00–00–00–0

Statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage  TO  Turnovers per game
 PF  Fouls per game Team leader League leader

Regular Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Awards and Honors
Recipient Award/Milestone Date Awarded Reference

References
  1. "Lynx Sign Head Coach Cheryl Reeve to Multi-Year Contract Extension". lynx.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  2. "Minnesota Lynx Secure No. 2 Pick in WNBA Draft". lynx.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  3. Youngblood, Kent. "Lynx center Natalie Achonwa announces pregnancy". startribune.com. Star Tribune. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  4. "First-Ever WNBA Canada Game to Feature Lynx and Chicago Sky in Toronto". lynx.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  5. Philippou, Alexa. "Cheryl Reeve gets extension, promotion to Lynx president". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  6. "Minnesota Lynx Name Clare Duwelius as General Manager". lynx.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  7. @RachGall (January 13, 2023). "The Minnesota Lynx have extended Qualifying Offers to Bridget Carleton and Anna Cruz. @Winsidr" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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  10. "Minnesota Lynx Sign Three To Training Camp Roster". lynx.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  11. "Lynx Re-Sign Guard Rachel Banham". lynx.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  12. "Lynx Complete Coaching and Basketball Operations Staff". lynx.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  13. "Lynx Sign 2023 Draft Selections". lynx.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  14. "Minnesota Lynx Sign Keishana Washington and Myah Selland to Training Camp Roster". lynx.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  15. "Minnesota Lynx Statement Regarding Kristin Haynie". lynx.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  16. "Minnesota Lynx Add Elaine Powell and Michael Wexler to Basketball Operations Staff". lynx.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  17. "Lynx Waive Guard Keishana Washington". lynx.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  18. "Lynx Waive Kiana Williams and Stephanie Watts". lynx.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  19. "Lynx Waive Maya Dodson and Myah Selland". lynx.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  20. "Lynx Waive Brea Beal". lynx.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
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