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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 |
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27 |
6-3 |
191 |
Louisiana Tech |
| 10 |
Chrissy Givens |
G |
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| 22 |
Alexis Hornbuckle |
G |
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| 34 |
Tasha Humphrey |
F |
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| 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 |
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| 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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