PLAYER Player Name. From 1997 on, the ABL faced serious competition from the deeper-pocketed WNBA. NUM Number. Believe In Women; Tickets 4 Kids; Shop; Contact; WNBA NBA NBA G League NBA 2K League. Head Coach: Gary Kloppenburg: Associate Head Coach: Noelle Quinn : Assistant Coach: Ryan Webb: Vice President of Basketball Operations & Assistant … The team played from 1996 through 1998. The Arena was an old-fashioned, intimate setting for a basketball game, but its seating capacity of about 5,000 limited the team's upside attendance potential. Copyright 2020 NBA Media Ventures, LLC | Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. All rights reserved. An even bigger impact player proved to be the University of Alabama's Shalonda Enis, who was named the ABL's Rookie of the Year for the 1997–98 season. The Seattle Storm debuted in 2000, and won the WNBA Championship four years later in 2004 (they have since won three more WNBA titles). Sue Bird backed Megan Rapinoe on her remarks about why women's soccer seems to enjoy more public support than women's basketball. By accessing any information beyond this page, you agree to abide by the NBA.com, Breanna Stewart, Jewell Loyd and Mercedes Russell to Raise Storm Flag Atop Space Needle, Seattle Storm to Celebrate 2020 WNBA Championship With Virtual Event, Game Recap: Storm takes home fourth championship, beat Aces in Game 3, 92-59, Game Recap: Offensive explosion continues for Storm in Game 2 win over Aces, 104-91, Game Recap: Storm blitzes Aces in Game 1 of Finals, 93-80, Iconic Seattle buildings to be lit up green and yellow, Space Needle to fly Storm flag ahead of WNBA Finals, HIGHLIGHTS Seattle Storm vs. Minnesota Lynx Semifinals Game 3, HIGHLIGHTS: Seattle Storm vs. Minnesota Lynx Game 2, HIGHLIGHTS: Seattle Storm vs. Minnesota Lynx (Semis Game 1, W). No portion of NBA.com may be duplicated, redistributed or manipulated in any form. DOB Date Of Birth. The starting point guard for most games was Christy Hedgpeth, and Kate Paye was the shooting guard. The team's name was a reference to the city's reputation for rain and its location in King County, with an additional allusion to "The Reign Man" Shawn Kemp, then the city's biggest … Unlike most localities that had an ABL team, Seattle was quickly awarded a WNBA franchise two years later. The Reign was a charter member of the American Basketball League (ABL). The Seattle Reign was the first women's professional basketball franchise in Seattle, Washington, USA. Fifteen games into the Reign's third season, on December 22, 1998 the ABL suddenly reached a financial crisis and folded its operations. The Project of Sounders Women and Sounders U23 continues to bear fruit Sounders Women win WPSL National Championship Sounders Women win WPSL Western Conference Championship, head to nationals Sue Bird turns 40: The evolution and revolution of Seattle's point guard. The Dallas Wings and coach Brian Agler have agreed to part ways after two seasons, the WNBA franchise announced Wednesday. The team played from 1996 through 1998. (This was the case even before February 4, 1997, when Lacy was lost for the season due to a severe car injury.) Tari Phillips (ABL All-Star game MVP, 1997–1998), Seattle P-I, Nov 29, 1998: "Reign crowd exits happy: Team sets attendance records, beats Lasers at KeyArena", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Seattle_Reign_(basketball)&oldid=982545328, American Basketball League (1996–1998) teams, Defunct basketball teams in the United States, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Seattle Center: Mercer Arena & KeyArena (on occasion), This page was last edited on 8 October 2020, at 20:27.