MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL – The
Minnesota Lynx today finalized the team’s 2018 training camp roster by
signing 2018 draft selections Jill Barta and Carlie Wagner as well as
signing forwards G’mrice (Juh-MARE-us) Davis and Camille Zimmerman and
center Vionise (vee-uh-NEECE) Pierre-Louis. Minnesota’s roster now stands at 18 players.
Barta
became the sixth player in program history to be named the West Coast
Conference player of the year after averaging 18.8 points, 8.3 rebounds
and 1.8 steals in her final season at Gonzaga. In her three-season
stint, the Fairfield, Montana native amassed 1,620 career points, 449
rebounds and 130 steals. She hold a school records with seven 30-point
games and rebounds in a single game (22, Nov. 23 vs. Belmont).
At
the University of Minnesota, Wagner averaged 18.7 points, on 43.2%
shooting, 4.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists in her senior season. She
collected 2,215 career points in 129 career games for the Gophers. The
New Richland, Minnesota native finished her Gopher career ranked third
on the all-time career scoring list and second in three-pointers made
(307), three-pointers attempted (880), field goal attempts (2,109) and
games in double figures (114).
Davis,
a 6-2 forward from Fordham University, finished her final season second
in the country with 10.2 defensive rebounds per contest, third with
13.4 rebounds per game and 27 double-doubles, and fourth with 429 total
boards. The Philadelphia native became the second player in school
history to record over 1,000 career points and rebounds, finishing with
1,497 career points and 1,199 rebounds, ranked fourth and second,
respectively.
A
Lake Worth, Florida native, Pierre-Louis averaged a team-high 15.9
points, on 61.1 percent shooting, 8.7 rebounds and 2.6 blocks in her
senior campaign with the University of Oklahoma. She finished her career
with the Sooners ranked third all-time with 221 blocks and a 56.2 field
goal percentage and added averages of 10.2 points and 6.3 rebounds.
Zimmerman,
a 6-1 forward from Mesa, Arizona, completed her career at Columbia
University ranked fourth in Ivy League history in career points (1,973)
while averaging 19.5 points, 10.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists in her senior
season. She was the first player in program history to earn multiple
All-Ivy First Team honors (2017 and 2018).
The Minnesota Lynx will announce the team’s training camp plans at a later date.
The Lynx will tip off the team’s 20th season in the WNBA with their home opener – including the 2017 Championship banner and ring ceremony – on Sunday, May 20 at 4:00 p.m. at Target Center. Full-season memberships, which include tickets to all 17 home games, priority playoff seating and the ability to purchase tickets to the 2018 WNBA All-Star Game, are still available by visiting www.lynxbasketball.com or by calling 612-673-8400.
2018 MINNESOTA LYNX TRAINING CAMP ROSTER
The Lynx will tip off the team’s 20th season in the WNBA with their home opener – including the 2017 Championship banner and ring ceremony – on Sunday, May 20 at 4:00 p.m. at Target Center. Full-season memberships, which include tickets to all 17 home games, priority playoff seating and the ability to purchase tickets to the 2018 WNBA All-Star Game, are still available by visiting www.lynxbasketball.com or by calling 612-673-8400.
2018 MINNESOTA LYNX TRAINING CAMP ROSTER
No
|
Player
|
Pos
|
Ht
|
Birthdate
|
College/Year
|
Yrs
|
33
|
Seimone Augustus
|
G
|
6-0
|
04/30/84
|
Louisiana State '06
|
12
|
21
|
Jill Barta
|
F
|
6-3
|
11/16/95
|
Gonzaga ‘18
|
R
|
32
|
Rebekkah Brunson
|
F
|
6-2
|
12/11/81
|
Georgetown '04
|
14
|
15
|
G’mrice Davis
|
F
|
6-2
|
06/14/96
|
Fordham '18
|
R
|
14
|
Temi Fagbenle*
|
C
|
6-4
|
09/08/92
|
USC '17
|
1
|
34
|
Sylvia Fowles
|
C
|
6-6
|
10/06/85
|
Louisiana State '08
|
10
|
12
|
Alexis Jones
|
G
|
5-8
|
05/08/94
|
Baylor '17
|
1
|
5
|
Lynetta Kizer
|
F
|
6-4
|
04/04/90
|
Maryland '12
|
6
|
7
|
Endy Miyem*
|
F
|
6-2
|
05/15/88
|
France
|
R
|
23
|
Maya Moore*
|
F
|
6-0
|
06/11/89
|
Connecticut '11
|
7
|
22
|
Vionise Pierre-Louis
|
C
|
6-4
|
10/17/95
|
Oklahoma '18
|
R
|
1
|
Breanna Richardson
|
F
|
6-1
|
08/04/95
|
Mississippi State '17
|
R
|
3
|
Danielle Robinson
|
G
|
5-9
|
05/10/89
|
Oklahoma '11
|
6
|
24
|
Carlie Wagner
|
G
|
5-10
|
05/16/95
|
Minnesota '18
|
R
|
13
|
Lindsay Whalen
|
G
|
5-9
|
05/09/82
|
Minnesota '04
|
14
|
30
|
Tanisha Wright
|
G
|
5-11
|
11/29/83
|
Penn State '05
|
12
|
9
|
Cecilia Zandalasini*
|
F
|
6-1
|
03/16/96
|
Italy
|
1
|
20
|
Camille Zimmerman
|
F
|
6-1
|
12/22/95
|
Columbia '18
|
R
|
*Fagbenle, Miyem, Moore and Zandalasini will be late arrivals to camp due to overseas team commitments
