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Detroit Shock

Team's name: Detroit Shock
Conference:

Eastern
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Nickname:
The Shock
Mascot: Zap
Team Colors: Red, white and blue
Joined the League: 1998
Team's President: Tom Wilson
Basketball Coach: Bill Laimbeer
Basketball Arena:
The Palace of Auburn Hills
Current Capacity: 22,076
First Year of Basketball: 1998

League Titles:
2 WNBA Titles: 2003, 2006
3 Conference Titles: 2003, '06, '07

The Detroit Shock team is a sister team of the Detroit Pistons. They play their home games at the same arena: The Palace of Auburn Hills.

They joined the WNBA since 1998 and in 2003 they became the first expansion team to obtain a championship title.

Throughout the years in the league, they have managed to achieve 2 championships and 3 conference titles. They have an average percentage of .526, with a total of 181 games won and 163 lost.

We can find in their roster great players such as Kara Braxton, Plenette Pierson, Katie Smith, Deanna Nolan and Cheryl Ford.

Detroit Shock Roster

No	Name	Pos	Age	HT	WT	College
45	Kara Braxton	C	25	6-6	190	Georgia
35	Cheryl Ford		27	6-3	191	Louisiana Tech
10	Chrissy Givens	G
22	Alexis Hornbuckle	G
34	Tasha Humphrey	F
14	Deanna Nolan	G	28	5-10	160	Georgia
23	Plenette Pierson	F	26	6-2	170	Texas Tech
5	Elaine Powell	G	32	5-9	147	LSU
55	Sheri Sam	F	34	6-0	160	Vanderbilt
24	Olayinka Sanni	C
30	Katie Smith	G	34	5-11	180	Ohio State
21	LaToya Thomas	F	27	6-2	165	Mississippi State
12	Ayana Walker	F	28	6-3	143	Louisiana Tech

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