2011 WNBA season tips off June 3
The WNBA tips off its 15th season on Friday, June 3, a later time in the year during previous seasons. The later start date gives players on teams overseas time to attend camp before the season starts.
On opening day the Minnesota Lynx visit the Los Angeles Sparks. The marks the return of All-Star Candace Parker who spent the last year recovering from a shoulder injury. The next day the defending WNBA champion Seattle Storm hosts the Phoenix Mercury on Saturday, June 4, in a nationally-televised game on ABC.
ESPN2 will air a number of games throughout the summer. All games will be available in high definition and ESPN and ESPN2 games will be simulcast on ESPN3.com.
2011 WNBA Regular Season Schedule
| Day | Date | Visitor | Home | Local (Home) | Eastern |
| Fri. | June 3, 2011 | Minnesota | Los Angeles | 7:30 PM | 10:30 PM |
| Sat. | June 4, 2011 | Phoenix | Seattle | 12:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
| Sat. | June 4, 2011 | Washington | Connecticut | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Sat. | June 4, 2011 | Chicago | Indiana | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Sat. | June 4, 2011 | Tulsa | San Antonio | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Sun. | June 5, 2011 | New York | Atlanta | 3:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
| Sun. | June 5, 2011 | Los Angeles | Minnesota | 2:30 PM | 3:30 PM |
| Tue. | June 7, 2011 | Tulsa | Minnesota | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Thu. | June 9, 2011 | Washington | Atlanta | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Thu. | June 9, 2011 | Minnesota | Seattle | 7:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| Fri. | June 10, 2011 | New York | Indiana | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Fri. | June 10, 2011 | San Antonio | Tulsa | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Fri. | June 10, 2011 | Connecticut | Chicago | 7:30 PM | 8:30 PM |
| Fri. | June 10, 2011 | Phoenix | Los Angeles | 7:30 PM | 10:30 PM |
| Sat. | June 11, 2011 | Indiana | New York | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Sat. | June 11, 2011 | Chicago | Washington | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Sat. | June 11, 2011 | Atlanta | San Antonio | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Sun. | June 12, 2011 | Tulsa | Connecticut | 3:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
| Tue. | June 14, 2011 | Tulsa | Indiana | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Tue. | June 14, 2011 | Atlanta | New York | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Thu. | June 16, 2011 | Connecticut | Washington | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Fri. | June 17, 2011 | Atlanta | Minnesota | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Fri. | June 17, 2011 | New York | Chicago | 7:30 PM | 8:30 PM |
| Fri. | June 17, 2011 | San Antonio | Phoenix | 7:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| Fri. | June 17, 2011 | Indiana | Seattle | 7:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| Sat. | June 18, 2011 | Washington | Tulsa | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Sun. | June 19, 2011 | Chicago | Connecticut | 1:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
| Sun. | June 19, 2011 | Minnesota | Atlanta | 3:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
| Sun. | June 19, 2011 | Indiana | Phoenix | 3:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
| Sun. | June 19, 2011 | Seattle | Los Angeles | 5:30 PM | 8:30 PM |
| Tue. | June 21, 2011 | Chicago | Atlanta | 12:00 PM | 12:00 PM |
| Tue. | June 21, 2011 | Indiana | Washington | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Tue. | June 21, 2011 | Phoenix | San Antonio | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Tue. | June 21, 2011 | Seattle | Tulsa | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Tue. | June 21, 2011 | New York | Los Angeles | 7:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| Thu. | June 23, 2011 | New York | Tulsa | 11:30 AM | 12:30 PM |
| Thu. | June 23, 2011 | Connecticut | Chicago | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Fri. | June 24, 2011 | Phoenix | Atlanta | 7:30 PM | 7:30 PM |
| Fri. | June 24, 2011 | Los Angeles | San Antonio | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Fri. | June 24, 2011 | Minnesota | Seattle | 7:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| Sat. | June 25, 2011 | Connecticut | Indiana | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Sat. | June 25, 2011 | Phoenix | Chicago | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Sun. | June 26, 2011 | San Antonio | Atlanta | 3:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
| Sun. | June 26, 2011 | Los Angeles | New York | 4:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| Sun. | June 26, 2011 | Tulsa | Washington | 4:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| Sun. | June 26, 2011 | Indiana | Minnesota | 6:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Tue. | June 28, 2011 | Phoenix | Indiana | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Tue. | June 28, 2011 | San Antonio | Chicago | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Tue. | June 28, 2011 | Los Angeles | Connecticut | 8:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Thu. | June 30, 2011 | New York | Atlanta | 7:30 PM | 7:30 PM |
| Thu. | June 30, 2011 | Minnesota | Tulsa | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Fri. | July 1, 2011 | San Antonio | New York | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Fri. | July 1, 2011 | Seattle | Connecticut | 7:30 PM | 7:30 PM |
| Fri. | July 1, 2011 | Chicago | Phoenix | 7:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| Sun. | July 3, 2011 | Seattle | Washington | 4:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| Tue. | July 5, 2011 | Seattle | Indiana | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Tue. | July 5, 2011 | Washington | Chicago | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Tue. | July 5, 2011 | Los Angeles | Phoenix | 6:00 PM | 9:00 PM |
| Fri. | July 8, 2011 | New York | San Antonio | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Fri. | July 8, 2011 | Phoenix | Tulsa | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Sat. | July 9, 2011 | Washington | Indiana | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Sat. | July 9, 2011 | Atlanta | Chicago | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Sat. | July 9, 2011 | Connecticut | Minnesota | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Sat. | July 9, 2011 | Los Angeles | Seattle | 7:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| Sun. | July 10, 2011 | Chicago | New York | 4:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| Sun. | July 10, 2011 | Tulsa | Phoenix | 3:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
| Tue. | July 12, 2011 | Washington | Seattle | 12:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
| Tue. | July 12, 2011 | Los Angeles | San Antonio | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Wed. | July 13, 2011 | Atlanta | New York | 12:00 PM | 12:00 PM |
| Wed. | July 13, 2011 | Tulsa | Chicago | 11:30 AM | 12:30 PM |
| Wed. | July 13, 2011 | Phoenix | Minnesota | 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
| Wed. | July 13, 2011 | Connecticut | Indiana | 1:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
| Thu. | July 14, 2011 | Seattle | San Antonio | 8:00 PM | 9:00 PM |
| Fri. | July 15, 2011 | Minnesota | Indiana | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Fri. | July 15, 2011 | Connecticut | New York | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Fri. | July 15, 2011 | Los Angeles | Tulsa | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Fri. | July 15, 2011 | Washington | Phoenix | 7:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| Sat. | July 16, 2011 | Chicago | Atlanta | 7:30 PM | 7:30 PM |
| Sat. | July 16, 2011 | Seattle | Minnesota | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Sun. | July 17, 2011 | Tulsa | New York | 4:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| Sun. | July 17, 2011 | Indiana | Connecticut | 5:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| Sun. | July 17, 2011 | Washington | Los Angeles | 5:30 PM | 8:30 PM |
| Mon. | July 18, 2011 | San Antonio | Los Angeles | 7:30 PM | 10:30 PM |
| Tue. | July 19, 2011 | Indiana | Atlanta | 12:00 PM | 12:00 PM |
| Tue. | July 19, 2011 | Seattle | Chicago | 6:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Tue. | July 19, 2011 | New York | Connecticut | 7:30 PM | 7:30 PM |
| Wed. | July 20, 2011 | Atlanta | Washington | 11:30 AM | 11:30 AM |
| Wed. | July 20, 2011 | Minnesota | Phoenix | 12:30 PM | 3:30 PM |
| Thu. | July 21, 2011 | Chicago | Indiana | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Thu. | July 21, 2011 | San Antonio | Seattle | 7:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| Tue. | July 26, 2011 | San Antonio | Washington | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Tue. | July 26, 2011 | Connecticut | Chicago | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Tue. | July 26, 2011 | Los Angeles | Minnesota | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Tue. | July 26, 2011 | Atlanta | Tulsa | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Tue. | July 26, 2011 | Seattle | Phoenix | 7:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| Thu. | July 28, 2011 | Phoenix | San Antonio | 11:30 AM | 12:30 PM |
| Thu. | July 28, 2011 | Los Angeles | Atlanta | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Thu. | July 28, 2011 | Washington | New York | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Thu. | July 28, 2011 | Indiana | Connecticut | 7:30 PM | 7:30 PM |
| Thu. | July 28, 2011 | Chicago | Tulsa | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Fri. | July 29, 2011 | Indiana | Washington | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Fri. | July 29, 2011 | Seattle | Minnesota | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Sat. | July 30, 2011 | Phoenix | New York | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Sat. | July 30, 2011 | Los Angeles | Chicago | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Sat. | July 30, 2011 | Seattle | Tulsa | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Sun. | July 31, 2011 | Minnesota | San Antonio | 2:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
| Sun. | July 31, 2011 | Atlanta | Connecticut | 5:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| Sun. | July 31, 2011 | Los Angeles | Indiana | 6:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
| Tue. | August 2, 2011 | New York | Atlanta | 7:30 PM | 7:30 PM |
| Tue. | August 2, 2011 | Phoenix | Minnesota | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Tue. | August 2, 2011 | San Antonio | Seattle | 7:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| Wed. | August 3, 2011 | Connecticut | Los Angeles | 12:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
| Thu. | August 4, 2011 | Chicago | New York | 12:00 PM | 12:00 PM |
| Thu. | August 4, 2011 | San Antonio | Minnesota | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Fri. | August 5, 2011 | Indiana | Tulsa | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Fri. | August 5, 2011 | Connecticut | Seattle | 7:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| Sat. | August 6, 2011 | New York | Washington | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Sat. | August 6, 2011 | Tulsa | San Antonio | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Sun. | August 7, 2011 | Seattle | Atlanta | 3:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
| Sun. | August 7, 2011 | Connecticut | Phoenix | 3:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
| Sun. | August 7, 2011 | Indiana | Chicago | 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
| Sun. | August 7, 2011 | Minnesota | Los Angeles | 5:30 PM | 8:30 PM |
| Tue. | August 9, 2011 | San Antonio | Indiana | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Tue. | August 9, 2011 | Atlanta | Washington | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Tue. | August 9, 2011 | Chicago | Connecticut | 7:30 PM | 7:30 PM |
| Tue. | August 9, 2011 | Seattle | New York | 8:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Tue. | August 9, 2011 | Minnesota | Phoenix | 7:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| Tue. | August 9, 2011 | Tulsa | Los Angeles | 7:30 PM | 10:30 PM |
| Thu. | August 11, 2011 | San Antonio | Connecticut | 7:30 PM | 7:30 PM |
| Thu. | August 11, 2011 | Atlanta | Phoenix | 7:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| Thu. | August 11, 2011 | Tulsa | Seattle | 7:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| Fri. | August 12, 2011 | New York | Washington | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Fri. | August 12, 2011 | Minnesota | Chicago | 7:30 PM | 8:30 PM |
| Fri. | August 12, 2011 | Phoenix | Los Angeles | 7:30 PM | 10:30 PM |
| Sat. | August 13, 2011 | Washington | Connecticut | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Sat. | August 13, 2011 | New York | Indiana | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Sat. | August 13, 2011 | Atlanta | Seattle | 7:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| Sun. | August 14, 2011 | Chicago | San Antonio | 2:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
| Sun. | August 14, 2011 | Tulsa | Minnesota | 6:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Tue. | August 16, 2011 | Washington | New York | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Tue. | August 16, 2011 | Minnesota | Connecticut | 7:30 PM | 7:30 PM |
| Tue. | August 16, 2011 | Indiana | San Antonio | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Tue. | August 16, 2011 | Seattle | Phoenix | 7:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| Tue. | August 16, 2011 | Atlanta | Los Angeles | 7:30 PM | 10:30 PM |
| Thu. | August 18, 2011 | Connecticut | New York | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Thu. | August 18, 2011 | Minnesota | Washington | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Thu. | August 18, 2011 | Indiana | Los Angeles | 7:30 PM | 10:30 PM |
| Fri. | August 19, 2011 | Connecticut | Atlanta | 7:30 PM | 7:30 PM |
| Sat. | August 20, 2011 | Chicago | Washington | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Sat. | August 20, 2011 | Los Angeles | Minnesota | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Sat. | August 20, 2011 | San Antonio | Phoenix | 7:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| Sat. | August 20, 2011 | New York | Seattle | 7:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| Sun. | August 21, 2011 | Atlanta | Connecticut | 5:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| Sun. | August 21, 2011 | Washington | Indiana | 6:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
| Sun. | August 21, 2011 | Los Angeles | Tulsa | 6:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Tue. | August 23, 2011 | Los Angeles | Washington | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Tue. | August 23, 2011 | Atlanta | Chicago | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Tue. | August 23, 2011 | Minnesota | Tulsa | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Tue. | August 23, 2011 | New York | Phoenix | 7:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| Wed. | August 23, 2011 | San Antonio | Seattle | 7:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| Thu. | August 25, 2011 | Tulsa | Seattle | 7:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| Fri. | August 26, 2011 | Phoenix | Connecticut | 7:30 PM | 7:30 PM |
| Fri. | August 26, 2011 | San Antonio | Minnesota | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Fri. | August 26, 2011 | Washington | Chicago | 7:30 PM | 8:30 PM |
| Fri. | August 26, 2011 | Tulsa | Los Angeles | 7:30 PM | 10:30 PM |
| Sat. | August 27, 2011 | Atlanta | Indiana | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Sun. | August 28, 2011 | Minnesota | San Antonio | 2:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
| Sun. | August 28, 2011 | Connecticut | Tulsa | 3:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| Sun. | August 28, 2011 | Phoenix | Washington | 4:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| Sun. | August 28, 2011 | New York | Chicago | 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
| Sun. | August 28, 2011 | Los Angeles | Seattle | 6:00 PM | 9:00 PM |
| Tue. | August 30, 2011 | Chicago | New York | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Tue. | August 30, 2011 | Indiana | Atlanta | 7:30 PM | 7:30 PM |
| Tue. | August 30, 2011 | Washington | Minnesota | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Tue. | August 30, 2011 | Connecticut | San Antonio | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Tue. | August 30, 2011 | Phoenix | Tulsa | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Tue. | August 30, 2011 | Seattle | Los Angeles | 7:30 PM | 10:30 PM |
| Thu. | September 1, 2011 | Atlanta | Washington | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Thu. | September 1, 2011 | Phoenix | San Antonio | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Fri. | September 2, 2011 | Washington | Atlanta | 7:30 PM | 7:30 PM |
| Fri. | September 2, 2011 | Indiana | Connecticut | 7:30 PM | 7:30 PM |
| Fri. | September 2, 2011 | New York | Minnesota | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Fri. | September 2, 2011 | Seattle | Tulsa | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Sat. | September 3, 2011 | Seattle | San Antonio | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Sat. | September 3, 2011 | Los Angeles | Phoenix | 7:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| Sun. | September 4, 2011 | Tulsa | Atlanta | 3:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
| Sun. | September 4, 2011 | Minnesota | New York | 4:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| Sun. | September 4, 2011 | Connecticut | Washington | 4:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| Sun. | September 4, 2011 | Indiana | Chicago | 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
| Tue. | September 6, 2011 | Connecticut | Atlanta | 7:30 PM | 7:30 PM |
| Tue. | September 6, 2011 | San Antonio | Los Angeles | 7:30 PM | 10:30 PM |
| Wed. | September 7, 2011 | Washington | Indiana | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Thu. | September 8, 2011 | Chicago | Minnesota | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Thu. | September 8, 2011 | Tulsa | Phoenix | 7:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| Fri. | September 9, 2011 | Indiana | New York | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Fri. | September 9, 2011 | Phoenix | Seattle | 7:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| Fri. | September 9, 2011 | Tulsa | Los Angeles | 7:30 PM | 10:30 PM |
| Sat. | September 10, 2011 | Washington | San Antonio | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Sat. | September 10, 2011 | Chicago | Los Angeles | 7:30 PM | 10:30 PM |
| Sun. | September 11, 2011 | New York | Connecticut | 1:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
| Sun. | September 11, 2011 | Atlanta | Indiana | 5:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| Sun. | September 11, 2011 | Minnesota | Phoenix | 3:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
| Sun. | September 11, 2011 | San Antonio | Tulsa | 6:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Sun. | September 11, 2011 | Chicago | Seattle | 6:00 PM | 9:00 PM |
2011 WNBA National Television Schedule
| Day | Date | Visitor | Home | Local (Home) | Eastern | Network | |
| Sat. | June 4, 2011 | Phoenix | Seattle | 12:00 PM | 3:00 PM | ABC | |
| Thurs. | June 9, 2011 | Washington | Atlanta | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM | ESPN2 | |
| Tues. | June 14, 2011 | Tulsa | Indiana | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM | ESPN2 | |
| Tues. | June 21, 2011 | Phoenix | San Antonio | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM | ESPN2 | |
| Tues. | June 21, 2011 | New York | Los Angeles | 7:00 PM | 10:00 PM | ESPN2 | |
| Tues. | June 28, 2011 | Los Angeles | Connecticut | 8:00 PM | 8:00 PM | ESPN2 | |
| Tues. | July 5, 2011 | Los Angeles | Phoenix | 6:00 PM | 9:00 PM | ESPN2 | |
| Thurs. | July 14, 2011 | Seattle | San Antonio | 8:00 PM | 9:00 PM | ESPN2 | |
| Tues. | July 19, 2011 | Seattle | Chicago | 6:00 PM | 7:00 PM | ESPN2 | |
| Tues. | August 2, 2011 | Phoenix | Minnesota | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM | ESPN2 | |
| Tues. | August 9, 2011 | Seattle | New York | 8:00 PM | 8:00 PM | ESPN2 | |
| Wed. | August 23, 2011 | New York | Phoenix | 7:00 PM | 10:00 PM | ESPN2 | |
| Sun. | August 28, 2011 | Los Angeles | Seattle | 6:00 PM | 9:00 PM | ESPN2 | |
