Seattle Storm
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The Seattle Storm are an American professional basketball team based in Seattle. The Storm competes in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The team was founded by Ginger Ackerley and her husband Barry ahead of the 2000 season.[6][7] The team is currently owned by Force 10 Hoops LLC, which is composed of Seattle businesswomen Dawn Trudeau, Lisa Brummel, and Ginny Gilder, along with former player Sue Bird.[8]
Seattle Storm | ||||
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2024 Seattle Storm season | ||||
Conference | Western | |||
Leagues | WNBA | |||
Founded | 2000; 24 years ago (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)[lower-alpha 1] | |||
Commissioner's Cup titles | 1 (2021) | |||
Retired numbers | 2 (10,15) | |||
Website | storm.wnba.com | |||
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The Storm have qualified for the WNBA Playoffs in 18 of their 24 seasons in Seattle. The franchise has been home to many high-quality players such as former UConn stars Sue Bird, Swin Cash, and Breanna Stewart; 2004 Finals MVP Betty Lennox; and Australian power forward Lauren Jackson, a three-time league MVP. The Storm are four-time WNBA Champions, with victories in 2004, 2010, 2018, and 2020. They are one of two teams who have never lost a WNBA Finals, the defunct Houston Comets being the other.
The team cultivates a fan-friendly, family environment at home games by having an all-kid dance squad, which leads young fans in a conga line on the court during time-outs, to the music of "C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)" by the Quad City DJ's. Named for the rainy weather of Seattle, the team uses many weather-related icons: the team mascot is Doppler, a maroon-furred creature with a cup anemometer on its head; the theme song for Storm home games is AC/DC's "Thunderstruck"; and its newsletter is called Stormwatch.[9]
The Storm were the sister team of the Seattle SuperSonics of the NBA prior to February 28, 2008, when the team was sold to Force 10 Hoops LLC.[10]