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The 2008 WNBA season was the third season for the Chicago Sky. The Sky were not able to have their first winning season.
Offseason[]
Expansion Draft[]
The following player was lost in the Atlanta Dream expansion draft:
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WNBA Draft[]
Transactions[]
- September 14: The Sky signed Dominique Canty to a one-year extension.
- September 11: The Sky signed Leah Rush and extended the contract of Brooke Wyckoff to include the 2009 season.
- August 14: The Sky waived Brooke Queenan and re-signed Leah Rush to a seven-day contract.
- July 22: The Sky signed Brooke Queenan to another seven-day contract.
- July 15: The Sky signed Brooke Queenan to another seven-day contract while Leah Rush's seven-day contract has expired.
- July 8: The Sky signed Leah Rush to a seven-day contract.
- July 1: The Sky signed Brooke Queenan to a seven-day contract.
- June 5: The Sky signed Tye'sha Fluker.
- May 20: The Sky waived Kayte Christensen.
- May 16: The Sky changed the status of Liz Moeggenberg to suspended.
- May 15: The Sky waived Erin Grant and Stephanie Raymond.
- May 14: The Sky traded center Bernadette Ngoyisa to the Indiana Fever for guard K.B. Sharp.
- May 9: The Sky waived Amanda Jackson and Carrie Moore.
- April 22: The Sky re-signed free agent Chasity Melvin.
- April 18: The Sky signed Brooke Queenan to a training camp contract.
- April 16: The Sky signed Nina Stone and Amanda Jackson to training camp contracts.
- April 5: The Sky announced the retirement of Stacey Dales.
- April 4: The Sky signed Carrie Moore to a training camp contract.
- February 22: The Sky re-signed free agent Jia Perkins.
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Trades[]
Free agents[]
Additions[]
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Subtractions[]
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Roster[]
Chicago Sky roster
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Players |
Coaches
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Pos. |
# |
Nat. |
Name |
Height |
Weight |
DOB |
From
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G/F
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3
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Canty, Dominique
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5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
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162 lb (73 kg)
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Alabama
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SG
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15
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Chaney, Quianna
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5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
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160 lb (73 kg)
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LSU
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PF
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4
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Dupree, Candice
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6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
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162 lb (73 kg)
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Temple
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C
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42
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Fluker, Tye'sha
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6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
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209 lb (95 kg)
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Tennessee
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C
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34
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Fowles, Sylvia
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6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
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200 lb (91 kg)
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LSU
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G/F
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9
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|
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5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
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165 lb (75 kg)
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George Washington
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F/C
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44
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Melvin, Chasity
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6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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185 lb (84 kg)
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North Carolina State
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SG
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11
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Perkins, Jia
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5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
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155 lb (70 kg)
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Texas Tech
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G/F
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22
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Price, Armintie
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5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
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133 lb (60 kg)
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Mississippi
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SF
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24
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6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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175 lb (79 kg)
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Oklahoma
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PG
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32
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Sharp, K.B.
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5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
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146 lb (66 kg)
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Cincinnati
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SF
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21
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Wyckoff, Brooke
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6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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183 lb (83 kg)
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Florida State
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- Head coach
- Assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (FA) Free agent
- (IN) Inactive
- (S) Suspended
- Injured
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Season standings[]
Schedule[]
Regular season[]
2008 Game Log: Regular Season
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|
Game |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location/Attendance |
Record
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4
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June 1
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Connecticut
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73-75
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Perkins (21)
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Fowles (12)
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Canty (5)
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UIC Pavilion 2,276
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1-3
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5
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June 3
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Los Angeles
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77-81 (OT)
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Dupree (22)
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Dupree (11)
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Canty (8)
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UIC Pavilion 6,304
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1-4
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6
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June 6
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@ Atlanta
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86-72
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Canty, Perkins (16)
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Dupree, Perkins (9)
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Price (5)
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Philips Arena 7,418
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2-4
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7
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June 7
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Atlanta
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91-70
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Dupree (20)
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Melvin (7)
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Canty (6)
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UIC Pavilion 3,182
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3-4
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8
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June 13
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Washington
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57-64
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Perkins (17)
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Dupree (8)
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Canty, Price (4)
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UIC Pavilion 2,600
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3-5
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9
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June 18
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@ Los Angeles
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67-80
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Perkins (18)
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Dupree (8)
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Canty, Dupree (3)
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STAPLES Center 7,245
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3-6
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10
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June 20
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@ Phoenix
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105-112 (OT)
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Perkins (30)
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Dupree (12)
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Dupree (5)
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US Airways Center 7,311
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3-7
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11
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June 22
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@ Sacramento
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70-82
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Perkins (22)
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Dupree (11)
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Canty (8)
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ARCO Arena 6,107
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3-8
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12
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June 26
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Phoenix
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79-89
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Melvin (19)
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Melvin (15)
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Wyckoff (9)
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UIC Pavilion 3,103
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3-9
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13
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June 28
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Detroit
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76-59
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Dupree (18)
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Dupree, Melvin (8)
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Melvin (5)
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UIC Pavilion 3,407
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4-9
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Game |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location/Attendance |
Record
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14
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July 1
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@ Minnesota
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73-71
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Dupree (26)
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Melvin (11)
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Canty (5)
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Target Center 4,765
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5-9
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15
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July 2
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@ Indiana
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67-74
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Dupree (20)
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Dupree (13)
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Dupree, Wyckoff (4)
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Conseco Fieldhouse 6,196
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5-10
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16
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July 5
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@ Atlanta
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84-91
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Perkins (24)
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Dupree (8)
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Canty (6)
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Philips Arena 8,468
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5-11
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17
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July 10
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San Antonio
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67-75
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Perkins (17)
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Dupree (8)
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Canty, Perkins (4)
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UIC Pavilion 3,040
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5-12
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18
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July 12
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@ Indiana
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57-66
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Dupree (19)
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Melvin (12)
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Melvin (5)
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Conseco Fieldhouse 7,134
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5-13
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19
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July 13
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Atlanta
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79-66
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Dupree, Perkins (18)
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Price (7)
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4 players (3)
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UIC Pavilion 2,907
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6-13
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20
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July 16
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@ Detroit
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63-66
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Perkins (26)
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Dupree (12)
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Dupree, Melvin (4)
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Palace of Auburn Hills 15,210
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6-14
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21
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July 18
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Connecticut
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73-65
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Perkins (15)
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Dupree (9)
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Sharp (4)
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UIC Pavilion 3,379
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7-14
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22
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July 20
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@ Connecticut
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67-74
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Price (15)
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Melvin (10)
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Perkins (5)
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Mohegan Sun Arena 7,367
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7-15
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23
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July 22
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Indiana
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68-60
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Dupree (20)
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Perkins (10)
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Perkins (8)
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UIC Pavilion 3,035
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8-15
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24
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July 24
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@ San Antonio
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67-78
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Dupree (20)
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Dupree (10)
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Perkins, Sharp (3)
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AT&T Center 9,372
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8-16
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25
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July 26
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@ Houston
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65-79
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Dupree (28)
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Perkins (7)
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Perkins (5)
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Reliant Arena 6,569
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8-17
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Player stats[]
Regular season[]
Player
|
GP
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GS
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MPG
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FG%
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3P%
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FT%
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RPG
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APG
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SPG
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BPG
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PPG
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Dominique Canty
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28 |
28 |
26.3 |
.394 |
.167 |
.669 |
2.5 |
4.1 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
8.1
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Quianna Chaney
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28 |
0 |
8.6 |
.277 |
.240 |
.833 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
2.4
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Candice Dupree
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34 |
34 |
32.9 |
.457 |
.143 |
.780 |
7.9 |
2.3 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
16.3
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Tye'sha Fluker
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26 |
2 |
8.9 |
.385 |
.333 |
.760 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
2.7
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Sylvia Fowles
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17 |
14 |
25.3 |
.513 |
.000 |
.585 |
7.5 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
10.5
|
|
26 |
0 |
10.5 |
.374 |
.369 |
.875 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
3.8
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Chasity Melvin
|
34 |
18 |
22.3 |
.443 |
.333 |
.614 |
5.1 |
1.5 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
8.2
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Jia Perkins
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34 |
34 |
31.9 |
.436 |
.363 |
.891 |
4.0 |
2.8 |
1.9 |
0.3 |
17.0
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Armintie Price
|
34 |
11 |
22.4 |
.438 |
.000 |
.520 |
3.7 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
6.9
|
|
2 |
0 |
6.0 |
.000 |
.000 |
.750 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.5
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K.B. Sharp
|
34 |
6 |
17.6 |
.433 |
.321 |
.655 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
3.1
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Brooke Queenan
|
8 |
0 |
4.5 |
.125 |
.000 |
.000 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.3
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Brooke Wyckoff
|
34 |
23 |
17.5 |
.342 |
.314 |
.563 |
2.3 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
2.2
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Awards and honors[]
- Jia Perkins was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of August 28, 2008.
- Sylvia Fowles was named to the All-Defensive Second Team.
- Sylvia Fowles was named to the All-Rookie Team.
References[]
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