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Minnesota Lynx
Conference	Western
Founded	1999
History	Minnesota Lynx; (1999-present)
Arena	Target Center
City	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Team colors	Blue, Green, White, Silver;
Owner(s)	Glen Taylor
General manager	Roger Griffith
Head Coach	Jennifer Gillom
Championships	None
Conference titles	None
Mascot	Prowl the Lynx [1]
Official website	wnba.com

The Minnesota Lynx are a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota and play their home games at the Target Center. They are currently coached by Jennifer Gillom, who began coaching on June 3, 2009.

The team is named after the lynx, a wild variety of cat. The Lynx are the sister team to the Minnesota Timberwolves and are owned by Glen Taylor.

[edit] Franchise History

[edit] Joining the League (1998-2004)

In April 1998, the WNBA announced they would add two expansion teams (Minnesota and the Orlando Miracle), for the 1999 season. The Lynx started their inaugural season in 1999 with 12,000 fans in attendance to watch the first regular-season game, against the Detroit Shock at Target Center. The Lynx defeated Detroit 68-51 in the franchise's first game. They finished their first season 15-17 overall and again in 2000.

In 2001, the Lynx, however, started to head into dismal as they posted a 12-20 record.

The Lynx' first head coach Brian Agler was released during the 2002 season after compiling a 47-67 in 3+ seasons. Heidi VanDerveer became the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. They would finish the 2002 season with a 10-22 record, worst in franchise history until 2006.

In 2003, the Lynx hired Suzie McConnell Serio as head coach. She led the team to finish with a franchise-best 18-16 record and advanced to the WNBA Playoffs for the first time. They matched both of these feats in the 2004 season.

[edit] Unsuccessful Change (2005-2007)

The 2005 season was one of transition for the franchise. Leading scorer Katie Smith was dealt to Detroit in July and the team stumbled down the stretch, missing the playoffs for the first time in three years. The poor finish did pay off however, as the team won the draft lottery and selected All American guard Seimone Augustus of the LSU Tigers with the #1 overall pick in the 2006 WNBA Draft.

The Lynx began the 2006 season as the youngest team in the WNBA. On May 31 the team set the WNBA single game scoring record, routing the Los Angeles Sparks 114-71. That victory however, was a rare bright spot in a frustrating season. On July 23, with her team floundering to an 8-15 record, head coach Suzie McConnell Serio resigned. She was replaced by assistant Carolyn Jenkins, who piloted the squad to a 2-9 finish. The team's 24 losses set a franchise record.

Following the season, Seimone Augustus was named the 2006 WNBA Rookie of the Year. The 22-year-old was the second player in team history to win the award.

On December 13, 2006 the Lynx named veteran NBA assistant Don Zierden their fifth head coach. His staff will include former Lynx player Teresa Edwards and Jenkins.

In the 2007 WNBA Draft on April 4, the Lynx traded center Tangela Smith, who they acquired in the dispersal draft from the Charlotte Sting in December 2006, to the Phoenix Mercury for guard Lindsey Harding, who had been selected first overall earlier that day.

The Lynx began the 2007 season 0-7, lost 10 straight in July and failed to get into the playoff race. They finished tying a league worst 10-24 record. On November 1, 2007 assistant coach/former head coach Carolyn Jenkins was named Director of Player Personnel of the WNBA.

[edit] Great Start, Still No Playoffs (2008-present)

2008 started out much different for the Lynx than previous years. The Lynx came flying out of the gates, going 7-1 in the first first five weeks of the season. The Lynx then fell back down to Earth. The Lynx managed to play competitive basketball all season, but lost many key games down the stretch. In the end, the Lynx would finish with a very respectable 16-18 record in a tough Western Conference where every team was in the playoff chase at the end. After two consecutive 10-24 seasons, the 2008 Lynx was definitely a step in the right direction.

In 2009, the Lynx did the same thing from 2008 with a good start, but lost many key games, including a horrific six-game losing streak, and finished 14-20, out from the playoffs for the 5th straight season.

[edit] Uniforms

The home uniforms are white with blue, green, and silver trim. "Lynx" is written on the jerseys in green. The road uniforms are blue with silver, white and green trim and "Minnesota" written in silver.

[edit] Season-by-season records

[edit] Players and coaches

[edit] Current roster

Minnesota Lynx roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Nat.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	From
4.5 F/C	21	USA	Anosike, Nicky	76 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	Tennessee
1.5 G	33	USA	Augustus, Seimone	72 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	LSU
1.5 G	5	USA	Hodges, Roneeka	71 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Florida State
5.0 C	9	USA	Hollingsworth, Quanitra	77 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	Virginia Commonwealth
3.5 F	24	USA	Houston, Charde	73 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	Connecticut
5.0 C	34	USA	Humphrey, Tasha	75 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Georgia
3.5 F	8	USA	McCants, Rashanda	73 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	161 lb (73 kg)	North Carolina
1.0 PG	2	USA	Miller, Kelly	70 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	140 lb (64 kg)	Georgia
3.5 F	12	Spain	Montañana, Anna	73 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	George Washington
1.5 G	20	USA	Montgomery, Renee	67 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	139 lb (63 kg)	Connecticut
1.5 G	11	USA	Wiggins, Candice	71 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	154 lb (70 kg)	Stanford