# 2011 Tulsa Shock season

The 2011 WNBA season is the 14th season for the Tulsa Shock franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association. It is their 2nd in Tulsa. The Shock finished the season with a league record for lowest winning percentage (.088).

## Transactions
### WNBA draft

The following are the Shock's selections in the 2011 WNBA draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/team/country |
| 1 | 2 | Elizabeth Cambage | Australia | Australia |
| 1 | 7 (from Pho.) | Kayla Pedersen | United States | Stanford |
| 2 | 21 (from Ind.) | Italee Lucas | United States | North Carolina |
| 3 | 25 | Chastity Reed | United States | Arkansas-Little Rock |

### Transaction log

* February 1: The Shock traded a second-round pick in the 2012 draft to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for Andrea Riley.
* February 16: The Shock re-signed Marion Jones.
* February 25: The Shock signed Juanita Ward.
* March 28: The Shock signed Sheryl Swoopes.
* April 8: The Shock signed Miranda Ayim to a training camp contract.
* April 30: The Shock signed Darxia Morris to a training camp contract.
* May 2: The Shock traded Scholanda Robinson to the San Antonio Silver Stars in exchange for second- and third-round picks in the 2012 draft.
* May 3: The Shock signed Betty Lennox.
* May 12: The Shock announced Nicole Ohlde's retirement.
* May 25: The Shock waived Italee Lucas and Juanita Ward.
* June 1: The Shock waived Betty Lennox, Darxia Morris and Rashanda McCants.
* June 15: The Shock waived Miranda Ayim.
* June 16: The Shock signed Jacinta Monroe.
* June 28: The Shock waived Jacinta Monroe.
* July 4: The Shock signed Doneeka Lewis.
* July 9: The Shock announced that Nolan Richardson resigned from head coach and general manager duties. Assistant coach Teresa Edwards was named interim head coach.
* July 15: The Shock signed Betty Lennox and waived Chastity Reed.
* July 21: The Shock signed Abi Olajuwon and waived Marion Jones.
* July 22: The Shock signed Karima Christmas and waived Doneeka Lewis.

### Trades

| Date | Trade | Trade |
| February 1, 2011 | To Tulsa Shock | To Los Angeles Sparks |
| February 1, 2011 | Andrea Riley | second-round pick in 2012 draft |
| May 2, 2011 | To Tulsa Shock | To San Antonio Silver Stars |
| May 2, 2011 | second- and third-round picks in 2012 draft | Scholanda Robinson |

### Personnel changes
## Roster
### Depth

| Pos. | Starter | Bench |
| C | Tiffany Jackson | Liz Cambage Abi Olajuwon |
| PF | Kayla Pedersen | Jennifer Lacy |
| SF | Sheryl Swoopes | Karima Christmas |
| SG | Amber Holt | Betty Lennox |
| PG | Ivory Latta | Andrea Riley |

## Season standings

| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
| Minnesota Lynx $^x$ | 27 | 7 | .794 | – | 14–3 | 13–4 | 18–4 |
| Seattle Storm $^x$ | 21 | 13 | .618 | 6.0 | 15–2 | 6–11 | 15–7 |
| Phoenix Mercury $^x$ | 19 | 15 | .559 | 8.0 | 11–6 | 8–9 | 11–11 |
| San Antonio Silver Stars $^x$ | 18 | 16 | .529 | 9.0 | 9–8 | 9–8 | 11–11 |
| Los Angeles Sparks $^o$ | 15 | 19 | .441 | 12.0 | 10–7 | 5–12 | 10–12 |
| Tulsa Shock $^o$ | 3 | 31 | .088 | 24.0 | 2–15 | 1–16 | 1–21 |

## Schedule
### Preseason

2011 Game Log: Preseason
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1May 295:00pm@ Seattle70-76Holt (25)Cambage, Jackson (8)4 players (2)KeyArena 4,9790-1 :

### Regular season

2011 Game Log: Regular Season :
June
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1June 48:00pm@ San AntonioCOX73-93Cambage (18)Cambage (10)Jackson (4)AT&T Center 12,4060-1
2June 78:00pm@ Minnesota65-75Cambage (16)Cambage (15)Jackson (3)Target Center 7,7130-2
3June 108:00pmSan Antonio62-93Cambage Pedersen (12)Pedersen (7)Swoopes (4)BOK Center 7,5090-3
4June 123:00pm@ Connecticut79-90Latta (26)Pedersen (8)Pedersen (5)Mohegan Sun Arena 6,5200-4
5June 147:00pm@ IndianaESPN274-82Latta (19)Jackson (11)Latta (5)Conseco Fieldhouse 6,0240-5
6June 188:00pmWashington77-59Latta (22)Jackson (9)Pedersen (7)BOK Center 4,4231-5
7June 218:00pmSeattle77-82Jackson (20)Jackson (10)Pedersen (4)BOK Center 4,6121-6
8June 2312:30pmNew York82-94Cambage (22)Jackson (6)Latta (7)BOK Center 4,6821-7
9June 264:00pm@ WashingtonCSN-MA63-83Cambage (15)Cambage (7)Latta (5)Verizon Center 10,6751-8
10June 308:00pmMinnesota71-101Latta (13)Lacy (7)Pedersen (5)BOK Center 3,9701-9 :
July
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
11July 88:00pmPhoenix78-86Cambage (19)Pedersen (9)Lewis (9)BOK Center 4,0811-10
12July 106:00pm@ PhoenixNBATV COX63-102Jackson (9)Pedersen (7)Riley (5)US Airways Center 7,6961-11
13July 1312:30pm@ Chicago54-72Lacy (13)Jackson (11)Jackson (5)Allstate Arena 13,8381-12
14July 158:00pmLos Angeles74-79Riley (15)Jackson (10)Holt (5)BOK Center 5,0341-13
15July 174:00pm@ New YorkNBATV MSG+57-88Jackson (17)Jackson (11)Holt (4)Prudential Center 6,7351-14
All-Star break
16July 268:00pmAtlanta68-76Cambage (16)Jackson (17)Jackson Latta Swoopes (3)BOK Center 3,4351-15
17July 288:00pmChicago55-64Latta (20)Jackson (15)Holt (5)BOK Center 4,0121-16
18July 308:00pmSeattle72-89Jackson (16)Swoopes (8)Lacy (5)BOK Center 5,0671-17 :
August
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
19August 58:00pmIndiana65-85Jackson Lacy (12)Jackson (8)Jackson (3)BOK Center 5,0131-18
20August 68:00pm@ San Antonio64-72Jackson (27)Jackson (10)Cambage Riley (3)AT&T Center 8,2731-19
21August 910:30pm@ Los AngelesPRIME66-71Jackson (18)Holt (6)Swoopes (4)Staples Center 8,2551-20
22August 1110:00pm@ Seattle63-77Cambage (24)Cambage (10)Swoopes (3)KeyArena 6,5031-21
23August 147:00pm@ MinnesotaNBATV COX FS-N54-82Swoopes (9)Cambage (5)Swoopes (3)Target Center 8,3881-22
24August 217:00pmLos Angeles67-73Swoopes (17)Jackson (11)Latta (6)BOK Center 6,0121-23
25August 238:00pmMinnesota72-78Holt (18)Jackson (10)Latta (7)BOK Center 3,7501-24
26August 2510:00pm@ Seattle57-74Jackson Swoopes (12)Jackson (9)Latta Riley (3)KeyArena 6,8871-25
27August 2610:30pm@ Los AngelesNBATV77-75Jackson (20)Jackson (11)Holt (7)Staples Center 8,9972-25
28August 284:00pmConnecticut83-72Swoopes (22)Jackson (12)Latta (6)BOK Center 4,8133-25
29August 308:00pmPhoenix74-96Cambage (16)Pedersen (7)Latta (6)BOK Center 3,5903-26 :
September
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
30September 28:00pmSeattle72-78Lacy (18)Jackson (10)Swoopes (6)BOK Center 6,1173-27
31September 43:00pm@ AtlantaSSO52-73Jackson (15)Jackson (11)Swoopes (4)Allstate Arena 7,6613-28
32September 810:00pm@ PhoenixNBATV COX76-91Cambage (22)Jackson (10)Riley (5)US Airways Center 8,1893-29
33September 910:30pm@ Los AngelesNBATV73-84Cambage Riley (18)Jackson (9)Holt (5)Staples Center 10,2993-30
34September 117:00pmSan AntonioNBATV FS-SW94-102 (OT)Riley Swoopes (20)Jackson (9)Holt (7)BOK Center 5,9493-31 :
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess or ESPN3.com :

## Statistics
### Regular season

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Miranda Ayim | 3 | 0 | 14.0 | .444 | .000 | .000 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.67 | 0.33 | 2.7 |
| Liz Cambage | 33 | 11 | 20.0 | .511 | .000 | .794 | 4.7 | 0.5 | 0.85 | 0.88 | 11.5 |
| Karima Christmas | 17 | 0 | 9.8 | .370 | .235 | .800 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.35 | 0.18 | 3.2 |
| Amber Holt | 26 | 24 | 25.6 | .302 | .214 | .905 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 0.69 | 0.12 | 6.7 |
| Tiffany Jackson | 34 | 32 | 33.9 | .456 | .000 | .776 | 8.4 | 2.0 | 1.18 | 0.62 | 12.4 |
| Marion Jones | 14 | 0 | 6.5 | .190 | .000 | .500 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.50 | 0.14 | 0.7 |
| Jennifer Lacy | 34 | 18 | 19.2 | .402 | .350 | .700 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.59 | 0.50 | 6.3 |
| Ivory Latta | 24 | 24 | 28.5 | .414 | .351 | .830 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 1.21 | 0.08 | 12.2 |
| Betty Lennox | 9 | 0 | 6.1 | .174 | .235 | .833 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.22 | 0.00 | 1.9 |
| Doneeka Lewis | 5 | 2 | 20.2 | .279 | .269 | .000 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 0.80 | 0.20 | 6.2 |
| Jacinta Monroe | 4 | 0 | 5.3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| Abi Olajuwon | 16 | 0 | 6.2 | .269 | .000 | 1.000 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.00 | 0.13 | 1.0 |
| Kayla Pedersen | 33 | 20 | 23.8 | .402 | .324 | .796 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 1.06 | 0.36 | 6.8 |
| Chastity Reed | 11 | 1 | 13.2 | .370 | .000 | .667 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.27 | 0.09 | 3.5 |
| Andrea Riley | 33 | 10 | 19.0 | .314 | .214 | .855 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.97 | 0.09 | 6.0 |
| Sheryl Swoopes | 33 | 28 | 26.6 | .398 | .319 | .870 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 0.76 | 0.27 | 8.2 |

## Awards and honors

* Liz Cambage was named to the 2011 WNBA All-Star Team as a reserve.
* Liz Cambage was named to the All-Rookie Team.