Seattle Storm | |
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Conference | Western |
Leagues | WNBA |
Founded | 2000 |
History | Seattle Storm 2000–present |
Arena | Climate Pledge Arena |
Location | Seattle, Washington |
Team colors | Thunder green, lightning yellow, bolt green[1][2][3] |
Main sponsor | Swedish Medical Center[4] |
General manager | Talisa Rhea[5] |
Head coach | Noelle Quinn |
Assistant(s) | Pokey Chatman Ebony Hoffman Perry Huang |
Ownership | Force 10 Hoops LLC |
Championships | 4 (2004, 2010, 2018, 2020) |
Conference titles | 2 (2004, 2010) |
Retired numbers | 2 (10,15) |
Website | storm.wnba.com |
The Seattle Storm are an American professional women's basketball team. They are based in Seattle, Washington. The Storm play basketball in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). They are in the WNBA's Western Conference. When they play basketball in Seattle, the Lynx play at Climate Pledge Arena. The team was made in 2000. The team won the 2004, 2010, 2018, and 2020 WNBA Championships.
As of 2023, the Storm have been to the WNBA Playoffs sixteen times. Many good basketball players have been on the Storm, such as Sue Bird, Breanna Stewart, and Lauren Jackson. The Storm are one of two WNBA teams who have never lost a WNBA Final. The other is the Houston Comets. However, the Comets are not a team anymore. In 2004, they beat the Connecticut Sun. In 2010, they beat the Atlanta Dream. In 2018, they beat the Washington Mystics. In 2020, they beat the Las Vegas Aces.[6][7]
The Storm was related to the Seattle SuperSonics, a team in the NBA. However, the SuperSonics became the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2008.[8]
The primary colors, Lightning Yellow, a deep Thunder Green, and a brighter Bolt Green, maintain the legacy of the original Storm brand.