Seattle Storm

For the soccer team of the same name, see Seattle Storm (soccer).

Seattle Storm
2024 Seattle Storm season
Seattle Storm logo
ConferenceWestern
LeaguesWNBA
Founded2000; 24 years ago (2000)
HistorySeattle Storm
2000–present
ArenaClimate Pledge Arena
LocationSeattle, Washington
Team colorsThunder green, lightning yellow, bolt green[1][2][3]
     
Main sponsorSwedish Medical Center[4]
General managerTalisa Rhea[5]
Head coachNoelle Quinn
Assistant(s)Pokey Chatman
Ebony Hoffman
Perry Huang
OwnershipForce 10 Hoops LLC
Championships4 (2004, 2010, 2018, 2020)
Conference titles2 (2004, 2010)[a]
Commissioner's Cup titles1 (2021)
Retired numbers2 (10, 15)
Websitestorm.wnba.com
Heroine jersey
Team colours
Heroine
Explorer jersey
Team colours
Explorer
Rebel jersey
Team colours
Rebel

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]

The Storm have qualified for the WNBA Playoffs in 19 of their 25 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]

  1. ^ "Seattle Storm launches new brand identity and redesigned logo". Storm.WNBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. March 2, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021. The primary colors, Lightning Yellow, a deep Thunder Green, and a brighter Bolt Green, maintain the legacy of the original Storm brand.
  2. ^ @seattlestorm (March 2, 2021). "We are a force of nature, on the court and in the community" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "Seattle Storm Reproduction Guideline Sheet". MediaCentral.NBA.com. WNBA Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  4. ^ "Seattle Storm Announces Marquee Medical Partnership with Swedish". Storm.WNBA.com (Press release). NBA Media Ventures, LLC. April 14, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  5. ^ "Seattle Storm Promotes Talisa Rhea to General Manager". Seattle Storm. April 14, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  6. ^ "Ginger Ackerley: 1938-2018". Storm.WNBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. January 8, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  7. ^ "Seattle Storm founder, former Sonics owner Ginger Ackerley dies at 79". King5.com. January 10, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference Times-BirdOwnership was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ "Doppler Train". WNBA.com. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  10. ^ "WNBA Approves Sale of Seattle Storm to Local Owners". WNBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. February 28, 2008. Retrieved October 30, 2019.


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