2024 Seattle Storm season

The 2024 season for the Seattle Storm, a professional American basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, is their 25th season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). It is their third full season with Noelle Quinn as head coach.[1] The Storm play their home games at Climate Pledge Arena in the Lower Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle; the 2024 season is their first at a new training facility, the Seattle Storm Center for Basketball Performance in Interbay.[2]

2024 Seattle Storm season
CoachNoelle Quinn
ArenaClimate Pledge Arena
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Attendanceper game
Results
Record5–3 (.625)
Place3rd (Western)
2025 season →

The team's regular season schedule began on May 14 and includes 40 games against the other eleven teams in WNBA. Four games will be played against five teams from the Western Conference and two teams from the Eastern Conference; the Storm will play three games each against the remaining four teams from the Eastern Conference.[3] Five regular season games in early June will be played against teams in the same conference to determine qualification for the WNBA Commissioner's Cup, an in-season tournament first played in 2021.[4]

The Storm will play 10 road games out of their first 15 games and return to Seattle for nine consecutive games at home from June 23 to July 14.[3] The 2024 WNBA season includes a month-long break for the Summer Olympic Games that begins after the WNBA All-Star Game on July 20 in Phoenix, Arizona.[5][6]

Transactions

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
214Nika Mühl  CroatiaUConn
326Mackenzie Holmes  United StatesIndiana

Transactions

DateTransaction
January 16, 2024Extended a Qualifying Offer to Joyner Holmes[7]
January 29, 2024Signed Joyner Holmes to a Training Camp Contract[8]
January 31, 2024Accquired Los Angeles' 1st Round pick in the 2026 draft in exchange for Kia Nurse and the 4th overall pick in the 2024 draft.[9]
February 1, 2024Signed Skylar Diggins-Smith[10]
February 5, 2024Signed Nneka Ogwumike[11]
February 23, 2024Signed Alaina Coates, Kaela Davis, and Kiana Williams to a Training Camp Contracts[12]
March 25, 2024Signed Victoria Vivians[13]
April 22, 2024Signed Nika Muhl and Quay Miller to Rookie Contracts[7]
May 8, 2024Waived Alaina Coates, Kaela Davis, and Quay Miller[14]
May 11, 2024Traded Jade Melbourne to the Washington Mystics for a 2025 third round draft pick
May 13, 2024Waived Joyner Holmes[15]
May 31, 2024Waived Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu[16]

Roster changes

Subtractions

PersonnelReasonNew Team
Tina CharlesFree agencyAtlanta Dream
Ivana DojkićFree agencyNew York Liberty
Joyner HolmesWaived
Jade MelbourneTradeWashington Mystics
Kia NurseTradeLos Angeles Sparks
Yvonne TurnerFree agency
Gabby WilliamsFree agency

Roster

PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G4 Diggins-Smith, Skylar5' 9" (1.75m)145 lb (66kg)1990-08-02Notre Dame9
G/F23 Horston, Jordan6' 2" (1.88m)165 lb (75kg)2001-05-21Tennessee1
G24 Loyd, Jewell5' 11" (1.8m)165 lb (75kg)1993-10-05Notre Dame9
C13 Magbegor, Ezi6' 4" (1.93m)181 lb (82kg)1999-06-13Australia4
G1 Mühl, Nika6' 0" (1.83m)156 lb (71kg)2001-04-09ConnecticutR
F3 Ogwumike, Nneka6' 2" (1.88m)174 lb (79kg)1990-07-02Stanford12
C21 Russell, Mercedes6' 6" (1.98m)195 lb (88kg)1995-07-27Tennessee6
G35 Vivians, Victoria6' 1" (1.85m)183 lb (83kg)1994-11-17Mississippi State5
G32 Whitcomb, Sami5' 10" (1.78m)154 lb (70kg)1988-07-20Washington7
G2 Williams, Kiana5' 7" (1.7m)140 lb (64kg)1999-04-09Stanford2
Head coach
Noelle Quinn (UCLA)
Assistant coaches
Pokey Chatman (LSU)
Ebony Hoffman (USC)
Perry Huang (Fresno Pacific)
Athletic trainer
Brittanie Vaughn

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

  WNBA roster page

Depth

Pos.StarterBench
PGSkylar Diggins-SmithNika Mühl
Kiana Williams
SGJewell LoydSami Whitcomb
SFVictoria ViviansJordan Horston
PFNneka OgwumikeDulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu
CEzi MagbegorMercedes Russell

Schedule

Pre-season

2024 pre-season game log
Total: 1–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–0)
May: 1–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1May 5vs. Los AngelesL 79–84Skylar Diggins-Smith (14)Davis
Diggins-Smith (4)
Skylar Diggins-Smith (5)Rogers Place
16,655
0–1
2May 7PhoenixW 85–59Jewell Loyd (18)Jordan Horston (9)Skylar Diggins-Smith (5)Climate Pledge Arena
1–1
2024 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2024 game log
Total: 5–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 3–2)
May: 5–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 3–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1May 14MinnesotaL 70–83Nneka Ogwumike (20)Jewell Loyd (10)Skylar Diggins-Smith (6)Climate Pledge Arena
8,508
0–1
2May 17@ MinnesotaL 93–102 (2OT)Nneka Ogwumike (24)Horston, Ogwumike (11)Jewell Loyd (6)Target Center
7,208
0–2
3May 19@ WashingtonW 84–75Jewell Loyd (24)Ezi Magbegor (14)Skylar Diggins-Smith (5)Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200
1–2
4May 20@ New YorkL 63–74Jewell Loyd (13)Jewell Loyd (9)Skylar Diggins-Smith (7)Barclays Center
9,381
1–3
5May 22IndianaW 85–83Jewell Loyd (32)Jewell Loyd (11)Jewell Loyd (6)Climate Pledge Arena
18,343
2–3
6May 25WashingtonW 101–69Nneka Ogwumike (19)Mercedes Russell (7)Skylar Diggins-Smith (9)Climate Pledge Arena
8,846
3–3
7May 28@ ChicagoW 77–68Skylar Diggins-Smith (21)Ezi Magbegor (12)Jewell Loyd (6)Wintrust Arena
7,807
4–3
8May 30@ IndianaW 103–88Jewell Loyd (22)Ezi Magbegor (8)Skylar Diggins-Smith (9)Gainbridge Fieldhouse
15,022
5–3
June: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
July: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
19July 1DallasClimate Pledge Arena
20July 5ChicagoClimate Pledge Arena
21July 7ChicagoClimate Pledge Arena
22July 10Las VegasClimate Pledge Arena
23July 12MinnesotaClimate Pledge Arena
24July 14AtlantaClimate Pledge Arena
25July 16@ Los AngelesCrypto.com Arena
August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
26August 16@ AtlantaGateway Center Arena
27August 18@ IndianaGainbridge Fieldhouse
28August 20@ WashingtonEntertainment and Sports Arena
29August 26WashingtonClimate Pledge Arena
30August 28AtlantaClimate Pledge Arena
31August 30New YorkClimate Pledge Arena
September: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
32September 1@ ConnecticutMohegan Sun Arena
33September 3@ ConnecticutMohegan Sun Arena
34September 5@ New YorkBarclays Center
35September 7PhoenixClimate Pledge Arena
36September 11@ Los AngelesCrypto.com Arena
37September 13@ DallasCollege Park Center
38September 15Los AngelesClimate Pledge Arena
39September 17Las VegasClimate Pledge Arena
40September 19@ PhoenixFootprint Center
2024 season schedule

Standings

#Team W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1Connecticut Sun801.0005–05–03–01–0
2New York Liberty72.7781.55–15–12–11–0
3Minnesota Lynx62.75024–14–12–11–0
4Las Vegas Aces42.66733–13–11–10–0
5Seattle Storm53.62530–22–13–20–0
6Atlanta Dream43.5713.51–12–22–10–1
7Phoenix Mercury45.4444.52–33–11–41–0
8Chicago Sky34.4294.51–21–22–20–1
9Dallas Wings34.4294.52–11–12–30–1
10Los Angeles Sparks26.25060–31–31–30–1
11Indiana Fever29.1827.51–51–41–51–1
12Washington Mystics08.00080–40–30–50–0

Notes

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


Statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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 gameTeam leaderLeague leader

Regular season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG


Waived/Released during the season
Traded during the season
Acquired during the season

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.

References

External links