2023 Seattle Storm season

The 2023 Seattle Storm season will be the franchise's 24th season in the Women's National Basketball Association, and the second full season under head coach Noelle Quinn. Quinn took over in May of the 2021 season.

2023 Seattle Storm season
CoachNoelle Quinn
ArenaClimate Pledge Arena
Attendanceper game
Results
Record0–0
Place0th (Western)
2024 season →

Transactions

WNBA Draft
See also: 2023 WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 9 Jordan Horston  United States Tennessee
2 18 Madi Williams  United States Oklahoma
2 21 Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu  Cameroon South Florida
3 33 Jade Loville  United States Arizona

Transactions
Date Transaction
January 12, 2023 Extended Qualifying Offers to Gabby Williams and Ezi Magbegor[1]
February 3, 2023 Signed Kia Nurse to a 2-Year Deal[2]
Signed Sami Whitcomb[3]
February 4, 2023 Signed Ezi Magbegor to a 2-Year Deal[4]
February 6, 2023 Signed Arella Guirantes, Kaila Charles, and Yvonne Turner to Training Camp Contracts[5][6][7]
February 8, 2023 Signed Theresa Plaisance to a 1-Year Deal[8]
February 20, 2023 Signed Jade Melbourne to a Rookie Scale Contract[9]
February 22, 2023 Signed Ivana Dojkić[10]
February 24, 2023 Signed Jasmine Walker[11]
April 14, 2023 Signed Jordan Horston, Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu, and Jade Loville to Rookie Scale Contracts
April 17, 2023 Signed Madi Williams to a Rookie Scale Contract
May 9, 2023 Waived Jade Loville[12]
May 12, 2023 Waived Madi Williams[13]
May 16, 2023 Waived Jasmine Walker[14]

Roster Changes

Roster
Seattle Storm roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G3United StatesCharles, Kaila6' 1" (1.85m)170 lb (77kg)1998-03-23Maryland3
G18CroatiaDojkić, Ivana5' 11" (1.8m)1997-12-24CroatiaR
C12CameroonFankam Mendjiadeu, Dulcy6' 4" (1.93m)202 lb (92kg)1999-07-26South FloridaR
G11Puerto RicoGuirantes, Arella5' 11" (1.8m)165 lb (75kg)1997-10-15Rutgers1
G/F23United StatesHorston, Jordan6' 2" (1.88m)170 lb (77kg)2001-05-21TennesseeR
G24United StatesLoyd, Jewell5' 10" (1.78m)148 lb (67kg)1993-10-05Notre Dame8
C13AustraliaMagbegor, Ezi6' 4" (1.93m)176 lb (80kg)1999-08-13Australia3
G6AustraliaMelbourne, Jade5' 10" (1.78m)2002-08-18AustraliaR
G0CanadaNurse, Kia6' 0" (1.83m)168 lb (76kg)1996-02-22Connecticut4
C21United StatesRussell, Mercedes6' 6" (1.98m)195 lb (88kg)1995-07-27Tennessee5
G22United StatesTurner, Yvonne5' 10" (1.78m)131 lb (59kg)1987-10-13Nebraska4
G32AustraliaWhitcomb, Sami5' 10" (1.78m)145 lb (66kg)1988-07-20Washington6
Head coach
Bulgaria Noelle Quinn (UCLA)
Assistant coaches
United States Pokey Chatman (LSU)
United States Ebony Hoffman (USC)
United States Perry Huang (Fresno Pacific)
Athletic trainer
Caroline Durocher
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 pre-season game log
Total: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)
May: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 May 8 Phoenix 71–77 Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu (10) Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu (9) Jade Melbourne (3) Climate Pledge Arena
5,119		 0–1
2023 pre-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 20 Las Vegas Climate Pledge Arena
2 May 26 Dallas Climate Pledge Arena
3 May 30 New York Climate Pledge Arena
June : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
4 June 3 @ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
5 June 6 Los Angeles Climate Pledge Arena
6 June 9 Washington Climate Pledge Arena
7 June 11 Washington Climate Pledge Arena
8 June 13 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
9 June 15 @ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena
10 June 17 @ Dallas College Park Center
11 June 20 Connecticut Climate Pledge Arena
12 June 22 Indiana Climate Pledge Arena
13 June 24 Mercury Climate Pledge Arena
14 June 27 @ Minnesota Target Center
15 June 29 Minnesota Climate Pledge Arena
July : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
16 July 2 New York Climate Pledge Arena
17 July 6 @ Connecticut Mohegan Sun Arena
18 July 8 @ New York Barclays Center
19 July 11 @ Washington Entertainment and Sports Arena
20 July 12 @ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
21 July 20 Las Vegas Climate Pledge Arena
22 July 22 Chicago Climate Pledge Arena
23 July 25 @ New York Barclays Center
24 July 28 @ Chicago Wintrust Arena
25 July 30 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
August : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
26 August 2 Dallas Climate Pledge Arena
27 August 5 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
28 August 8 Connecticut Climate Pledge Arena
29 August 10 Atlanta Climate Pledge Arena
30 August 13 Phoenix Climate Pledge Arena
31 August 18 Minnesota Climate Pledge Arena
32 August 20 @ Minnesota Target Center
33 August 22 @ Chicago Wintrust Arena
34 August 24 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
35 August 27 Chicago Climate Pledge Arena
36 August 31 @ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
September : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
37 September 2 @ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena
38 September 6 @ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
39 September 8 @ Dallas College Park Center
40 September 10 Los Angeles Climate Pledge Arena
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

Notes

(#) – League Standing
x – Clinched playoff berth
e – Eliminated from playoff contention
Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings

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 Date awarded Ref.

References
  1. @WinsidrAryeh (January 12, 2023). "The Seattle Storm have extended Qualifying Offers to Gabby Williams and Ezi Magbegor @Winsidr" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. "Storm signs free agent guard Kia Nurse". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  3. "Sami Whitcomb returns to Seattle". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  4. @RichardCohen1 (February 4, 2023). "Source confirms that Ezi Magbegor's new deal with the Seattle Storm is two years, protected, $159,650/$155,000. Big payday for the young post who was reserved so could only negotiate with Seattle. #WNBA #WNBAFreeAgency" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. "Storm add guard Arella Guirantes". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  6. "Storm adds guard Kaila Charles". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  7. "Storm signs guard Yvonne Turner". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  8. "Storm signs 6-5 Forward Theresa Plaisance". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  9. "Jade Melbourne signs with Seattle". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  10. "Storm signs Croatian point guard Ivana Dojkić". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  11. "Storm signs forward Jasmine Walker". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  12. @SeattleStormPR (May 9, 2023). "ROSTER UPDATE - The Seattle Storm has waived guard Jade Loville" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. @SeattleStormPR (May 12, 2023). "ROSTER UPDATE - The Seattle Storm has waived forward Madi Williams" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. @SeattleStormPR (May 16, 2023). "ROSTER UPDATE - The Seattle Storm has waived forward Jasmine Walker" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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