2009 Chicago Sky season – Wikipedia
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The 2009 WNBA season is the 4th for the Chicago Sky of the Women’s National Basketball Association. Steven Key returned as coach – marking the first time in franchise history that the Sky did not have to hire a new coach after 1 year. The Sky received the 3rd Overall pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft and used it on Maryland guard Kristi Toliver.[1]
Transactions[edit]
Houston Comets Dispersal Draft[edit]
With the Houston Comets ceasing operation and based on the 2008 records of teams, the Sky selected 3rd in the Dispersal Draft.[2]
WNBA Draft[edit]
Trades and Roster Changes[edit]
Date | Transaction | |
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January 7, 2009 | Signed Erin Thorn[3] | |
January 12, 2009 | Signed K.B. Sharp and Shyra Ely[4] | |
April 15, 2009 | Signed Kristi Toliver, Jennifer Risper, and Danielle Grant to their Rookie Scale Contracts | |
April 28, 2009 | Signed Chen Nan[5] | |
May 24, 2009 | Waived Quianna Chaney and Danielle Grant[6] | |
May 29, 2009 | Waived Liz Moeggenberg | |
May 31, 2009 | Exercised 4th-Year Team Option on Armintie Price | |
Waived Jennifer Risper | ||
June 4, 2009 | Waived Mistie Bass | |
August 12, 2009 | Traded Armintie Price to the Atlanta Dream in exchange for Tamera Young[7] | |
August 21, 2009 | Waived Chen Nan | |
Signed Mistie Bass[8] | ||
September 1, 2009 | Signed Katie Mattera to a 7-Day Conract | |
September 8, 2009 | Waived Brooke Wyckoff[9] | |
Signed Katie Mattera[10] | ||
September 11, 2009 | Signed Jia Perkins to a Multi-Year Contract Extension[11] |
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Depth[edit]
Schedule[edit]
Preseason[edit]
2009 Preseason Schedule |
Regular Season[edit]
2009 Regular Season Total: 16–18 (Home: 12–5; Road: 4–13) |
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June: 6–3 (Home: 5–0; Road: 1–3) |
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July: 3–7 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–5)
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August: 5–6 (Home: 3–2; Road: 2–4)
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September: 2–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–1) |
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All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess |
Standings[edit]
Statistics[edit]
Regular Season[edit]
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Candice Dupree | 34 | 34 | 34.9 | 42.9 | 38.7 | 78.5 | 7.9 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 15.7 |
Jia Perkins | 34 | 34 | 27.4 | 41.7 | 38.5 | 84.6 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 13.2 |
Sylvia Fowles | 24 | 20 | 28.8 | 59.9 | 0.0 | 64.6 | 7.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 11.3 |
Kristi Toliver | 27 | 0 | 14.3 | 45.3 | 44.4 | 91.3 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 7.6 |
Dominique Canty | 34 | 34 | 22.8 | 38.1 | 36.4 | 68.9 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 6.9 |
Shyra Ely | 34 | 9 | 14.6 | 41.8 | 38.3 | 80.4 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 6.8 |
Erin Thorn | 34 | 0 | 17.0 | 42.4 | 40.2 | 90.9 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 6.2 |
Mistie Bass | 8 | 5 | 15.8 | 51.3 | 0.0 | 56.3 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 6.1 |
Katie Mattera | 2 | 0 | 11.5 | 75.0 | 0.0 | 83.3 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
Tamera Young | 10 | 6 | 12.9 | 34.8 | 25.0 | 88.9 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 5.0 |
Chen Nan | 26 | 5 | 12.3 | 48.4 | 0.0 | 62.5 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3.7 |
Armintie Price | 22 | 0 | 14.7 | 38.6 | 0.0 | 57.5 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3.5 |
Brooke Wyckoff | 27 | 23 | 19.7 | 37.8 | 39.2 | 87.5 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 3.1 |
K.B. Sharp | 27 | 0 | 12.0 | 40.4 | 35.3 | 94.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
Awards and Honors[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ “Atlanta Dream Win Top Pick in 2009 WNBA Draft”. wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
- ^ “Atlanta Dream Select Sancho Lyttle With Top Pick in Houston Comets Dispersal Draft”. WNBA.com. 2008-12-08. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
- ^ “Sky Signs Erin Thorn”. wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
- ^ “Chicago Sky Re-Sign Veteran KB Sharp”. oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. 12 January 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
- ^ “Sky sign Chen through 2010”. ESPN.com. ESPN. 28 April 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
- ^ “Weekend Update”. hoopfeed.com. Hoopfeed. 30 May 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
- ^ “Sky acquire Dream’s Young for Price”. espn.com. ESPN. 12 August 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
- ^ “Former Duke Star Mistie Bass Re-Signs With Chicago”. goduke.com. Duke Athletics. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
- ^ “Bad break for Wyckoff”. dailyherald.com. Daily Herald. 12 September 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
- ^ “Saturday planner – Chicago Tribune”. chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
- ^ “Sky Sign Guard Jia Perkins To Multi-Year Extension”. oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. 11 September 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
- ^ “Candice Dupree and Seimone Augustus Named WNBA Players of the Week”. wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
- ^ a b “Starting lineups announced for WNBA All-Star Game, Tamika Catchings tops balloting”. hoopfeed.com. Hoopfeed. 15 July 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
- ^ “2009 WNBA All-Star Game reserves announced”. hoopfeed.com. Hoopfeed. Retrieved July 11, 2002.
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