NEW YORK, May 14, 2010 – WNBA teams have set their rosters for the 2010 season, which tips off tomorrow with five games on opening day, May 15. The season opens when Diana Taurasi and the defending champion Phoenix Mercury welcome Candace Parker, Tina Thompson and the Los Angeles Sparks to the US Airways Center at 2 p.m. ET on ESPN2. The Tulsa Shock, under the direction of head coach and general manager Nolan Richardson, will make their official debut against the Minnesota Lynx at 8 p.m. ET.

WNBA opening day rosters feature 22 international players from 13 different countries.

Including the opening day game, ESPN2 will air 18 WNBA regular season games. WNBA Tuesdays on ESPN2 begin May 25 when the Shock hosts the Mercury at the BOK Center in Tulsa. All WNBA games on ESPN2 will be available in high definition and on ESPN3.com. This season, WNBA LiveAccess will provide fans the opportunity to watch all regular season games via WNBA.com (local blackout restrictions apply). WNBA games and programming will also reach fans in 203 countries and territories in 27 languages reaching the league’s international fans.

ATLANTA Alison Bales Iziane Castro Marques Erika de Souza Chamique Holdsclaw Shalee Lehning Sancho Lyttle Angel McCoughtry Coco Miller Kelly Miller Armintie Price Brittainey Raven	CHICAGO Mistie Bass Dominique Canty Shameka Christon Sylvia Fowles Sandora Irvin Cathrine Kraayeveld Abi Olajuwon Jia Perkins Epiphanny Prince Erin Thorn Tamera Young	CONNECTICUT Tina Charles Kerri Gardin Kelsey Griffin Sandrine Gruda Allison Hightower Anete Jekabsone- Zogota Asjha Jones Kara Lawson Renee Montgomery DeMya Walker Tan White	INDIANA Tully Bevilaqua Tamika Catchings Jessica Davenport Katie Douglas Ebony Hoffman Briann January Jessica Moore Jené Morris Eshaya Murphy Allie Quigley Tammy Sutton-Brown
LOS ANGELES Marie Ferdinand-Harris Betty Lennox DeLisha Milton-Jones Candace Parker Ticha Penicheiro Noelle Quinn Andrea Riley Tiffany Stansbury Tina Thompson Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton Kristi Toliver	MINNESOTA Nicky Anosike Seimone Augustus Quanitra Hollingsworth Charde Houston Hamchetou Maiga-Ba Gabriela Marginean Nuria Martinez Rashanda McCants Lindsay Whalen Candice Wiggins Monica Wright	NEW YORK Nikki Blue Essence Carson Kalana Greene Tiffany Jackson Janel McCarville Taj McWilliams-Franklin Leilani Mitchell Cappie Pondexter Nicole Powell Sidney Spencer Kia Vaughn	PHOENIX DeWanna Bonner Candice Dupree Sequoia Holmes Temeka Johnson Taylor Lilley Nicole Ohlde Brooke Smith Tangela Smith Ketia Swanier Diana Taurasi Penny Taylor
SAN ANTONIO Jayne Appel Helen Darling Megan Frazee Becky Hammon Roneeka Hodges Crystal Kelly Edwige Lawson-Wade Ruth Riley Belinda Snell Michelle Snow Sophia Young	SEATTLE Svetlana Abrosimova Sue Bird Abby Bishop Swin Cash Lauren Jackson Alison Lacey Camille Little Ashley Robinson Jana Vesela Le’coe Willingham Tanisha Wright	TULSA Chante Black Kara Braxton Shanna Crossley Amber Holt Alexis Hornbuckle Marion Jones Natasha Lacy Plenette Pierson Scholanda Robinson Amanda Thompson Shavonte Zellous	WASHINGTON Matee Ajavon Alana Beard Marissa Coleman Monique Currie Lindsey Harding Ashley Houts Crystal Langhorne Chasity Melvin Jacinta Monroe Nakia Sanford Katie Smith

COUNTRY Australia Australia Australia Australia Australia Australia Australia Brazil Brazil Canada Czech Republic France France Latvia Liberia Mali Portugal Romania Russia Spain St. Vincent St. Vincent	PLAYER Tully Bevilaqua Abby Bishop Kristi Harrower Lauren Jackson Alison Lacey Penny Taylor Belinda Snell Iziane Castro Marques Erika de Souza Tammy Sutton-Brown Jana Vesela Sandrine Gruda Edwige Lawson-Wade Anete Jekabsone-Zogota Matee Ajavon Hamchetou Maiga-Ba Ticha Penicheiro Gabriela Marginean Svetlana Abrosimova Nuria Martinez Sancho Lyttle Sophia Young	WNBA TEAM Indiana Fever Seattle Storm Los Angeles Sparks Seattle Storm Seattle Storm Phoenix Mercury San Antonio Silver Stars Atlanta Dream Atlanta Dream Indiana Fever Seattle Storm Connecticut Sun San Antonio Silver Stars Connecticut Sun Washington Mystics Minnesota Lynx Los Angeles Sparks Minnesota Lynx Seattle Storm Minnesota Lynx Atlanta Dream San Antonio Silver Stars
As of May 14, 2010, there are 22 international players on rosters, hailing from 13 different countries. At the end of the 2009 WNBA Season, there were 20 international players on rosters, hailing from 11 different countries. At the end of the 2008 WNBA season, there were 25 international players on rosters, hailing from 17 different countries. At the end of the 2007 WNBA season, there were 24 international players on rosters, hailing from 16 different countries. At the end of the 2006 WNBA season, there were 31 international players on rosters, hailing from 19 different countries. At the end of the 2005 WNBA season, there were 30 international players on rosters, hailing from 16 different countries.