Offseason
2011 WNBA draft
The Lynx held the first overall pick in the 2011 draft, and surprised nobody by selecting Maya Moore, a 6'0" forward out of Connecticut. Moore had won three consecutive Wade Trophies as the best player in women's college basketball, the only player to have done so. She had also won two championships with the Huskies.[1] The Lynx also held the fourth overall pick, which they used to select Amber Harris from Xavier. Both Moore and Harris would ultimately make the team out of training camp.
In the second round, the Lynx selected Jessica Breland, Felicia Chester, and Kachine Alexander. The Lynx ultimately released Alexander.
Transaction log
- February 1: The Lynx signed Jessica Adair.
- February 18: The Lynx signed Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
- April 9: The Lynx traded Nicky Anosike to the Washington Mystics in exchange for their first-round pick in the 2012 draft.
- April 11: The Lynx traded draft rights to Jessica Breland to the New York Liberty for the draft rights to Angel Robinson and New York's second-round pick in the 2012 draft.
- April 11: The Lynx traded Felecia Chester to the Atlanta Dream for Rachel Jarry and a 2012 second-round draft pick.
- May 12: The Lynx waived Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.
- May 27: The Lynx waived Angel Robinson and Kachine Alexander.
- May 27: The Lynx traded Quanitra Hollingsworth to the New York Liberty in exchange for the right to swap third-round picks in the 2012 draft.
Roster
| 2011 Minnesota Lynx roster |
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| Pos. | No. | Nat. | Name | Height | Weight | DOB | From | Yrs |
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| C | 1 |  | Adair, Jessica | 6' 4" (1.93m) | 206 lb (93kg) | 1986-12-19 | George Washington | 1 | | G/F | 33 | | Augustus, Seimone | 6' 0" (1.83m) | 179 lb (81kg) | 1984-04-30 | LSU | 5 | | F | 32 | | Brunson, Rebekkah | 6' 2" (1.88m) | 175 lb (79kg) | 1981-12-11 | Georgetown | 7 | | F | 6 | | Harris, Amber | 6' 5" (1.96m) | 215 lb (98kg) | 1988-01-16 | Xavier | R | | G | 14 | | Hornbuckle, Alexis | 5' 10" (1.78m) | 155 lb (70kg) | 1985-10-16 | Tennessee | 3 | | F | 24 | | Houston, Charde | 6' 0" (1.83m) | 189 lb (86kg) | 1986-04-10 | Connecticut | 3 | | F/C | 8 | | McWilliams-Franklin, Taj | 6' 2" (1.88m) | 188 lb (85kg) | 1970-08-20 | St. Edward's | 12 | | F | 23 | | Moore, Maya | 6' 0" (1.83m) | 175 lb (79kg) | 1989-06-11 | Connecticut | R | | G | 13 | | Whalen, Lindsay | 5' 9" (1.75m) | 150 lb (68kg) | 1982-05-09 | Minnesota | 7 | | G | 11 | | Wiggins, Candice | 5' 11" (1.8m) | 154 lb (70kg) | 1987-02-14 | Stanford | 3 | | G/F | 22 | | Wright, Monica | 5' 10" (1.78m) | 178 lb (81kg) | 1988-07-15 | Virginia | 1 |
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- Head coach
- Cheryl Reeve (La Salle)
- Assistant coaches
- Shelley Patterson (Washington State)
- Jim Petersen (Minnesota)
- Athletic trainer
- Chuck Barta (UW–La Crosse)
- Assistant trainer
- Keith Uzpen (Minnesota State)
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (S) Suspended
 Injured
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Schedule
Regular season
| 2011 Game Log: Regular Season |
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| Game | Date | Time (ET) | Opponent | TV | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location/Attendance | Record |
| 18 | August 2 | 8:00pm | Phoenix | ESPN2 | 90–73 | Moore (22) | McWilliams-Franklin (10) | Whalen (5) | Target Center
7,126 | 14–4 |
| 19 | August 4 | 8:00pm | San Antonio | NBATV
FS-SW | 62–60 | McWilliams-Franklin (18) | Brunson (13) | Whalen (6) | Target Center
8,123 | 15–4 |
| 20 | August 7 | 8:30pm | @ Los Angeles | NBATV | 84–78 | Whalen (24) | Augustus
Brunson (7) | Whalen (8) | Staples Center
13,528 | 16–4 |
| 21 | August 9 | 10:00pm | @ Phoenix | | 80–85 | Moore (28) | Brunson (11) | Whalen (6) | US Airways Center
6,726 | 16–5 |
| 22 | August 12 | 8:30pm | @ Chicago | CN100 | 79–76 | Whalen (16) | Brunson (11) | Whalen (6) | Allstate Arena
6,289 | 17–5 |
| 23 | August 14 | 7:00pm | Tulsa | NBATV
FS-N
COX | 82–54 | Augustus (16) | Brunson (6) | Whalen (9) | Target Center
8,388 | 18–5 |
| 24 | August 16 | 7:30pm | @ Connecticut | CSN-NE | 79–108 | Whalen (20) | Brunson
Moore (5) | McWilliams-Franklin (3) | Mohegan Sun Arena
9,323 | 18–6 |
| 25 | August 18 | 7:00pm | @ Washington | | 81–62 | Augustus (18) | McWilliams-Franklin (7) | Whalen (7) | Verizon Center
9,483 | 19–6 |
| 26 | August 20 | 8:00pm | Los Angeles | | 87–68 | Augustus (17) | McWilliams-Franklin (8) | Whalen (5) | Target Center
8,816 | 20–6 |
| 27 | August 23 | 8:00pm | @ Tulsa | | 78–72 | McWilliams-Franklin (18) | Brunson (10) | McWilliams-Franklin
Whalen (4) | BOK Center
3,750 | 21–6 |
| 28 | August 26 | 8:00pm | San Antonio | NBATV | 85–75 | Augustus (19) | Brunson (8) | Whalen (9) | Target Center
9,212 | 22–6 |
| 29 | August 28 | 3:00pm | @ San Antonio | | 72–61 | Augustus (20) | Brunson (14) | 4 players (3) | AT&T Center
7,924 | 23–6 |
| 30 | August 30 | 8:00pm | Washington | | 73–56 | Whalen (21) | Brunson (7) | Whalen (5) | Target Center
8,065 | 24–6 |
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| All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess or ESPN3.com |
Postseason
| 2011 Game Log: Postseason |
Western Conference Semifinals |
Western Conference Finals |
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