2009 Chicago Sky season

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2009 Chicago Sky season
CoachSteven Key
ArenaUIC Pavilion
Attendance3,933 per game
Results
Record16–18 (.471)
Place4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid Not Qualify
Team Leaders
PointsDupree (15.7)
ReboundsDupree (7.9)
AssistsCanty (3.2)
Media
TelevisionCN100

The 2009 WNBA season is the 4th for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association. The Sky were unable to qualify for the WNBA Playoffs for the first time in franchise history.

Offseason[]

Dispersal Draft[]

Based on the Sky's 2008 record, they would pick 3rd in the Houston Comets dispersal draft. The Sky picked Mistie Williams. [1]

WNBA Draft[]

The following are the Sky's selections in the 2009 WNBA Draft.

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 3 Kristi Toliver  United States Maryland
1 16 Danielle Gant  United States Texas A&M
3 29 Jenifer Risper  United States Vanderbilt

[2]

Transactions[]

  • August 21: The Sky signed Mistie Bass and waived Chen Nan.
  • August 12: The Sky traded Armintie Price to the Atlanta Dream in exchange for Tamera Young.
  • June 4: The Sky waived Mistie Bass.
  • May 31: The Sky waived Jennifer Risper.
  • May 25: The Sky waived Quianna Chaney and Danielle Gant.
  • April 28: The Sky signed Chen Nan.[3]
  • January 12: The Sky signed free agent Shyra Ely.
  • January 9: The Sky re-signed free agent K.B. Sharp.
  • January 7: The Sky signed free agent Erin Thorn.
  • October 9, 2008: The Sky signed Dominique Canty and Brooke Wyckoff through the 2009 season.

[4]

Free agents[]

Roster[]

Chicago Sky roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From
F 8 United States Bass, Mistie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Duke
G/F 3 United States Canty, Dominique 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 162 lb (73 kg) Alabama
PF 4 United States Dupree, Candice 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 162 lb (73 kg) Temple
SF 0 United States Ely, Shyra 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Tennessee
C 34 United States Fowles, Sylvia 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) LSU
C 44 United States Mattera, Katie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Liberty University
SG 11 United States Perkins, Jia 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Texas Tech
PG 32 United States Sharp, K.B. 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 146 lb (66 kg) Cincinnati
SG 5 United States Thorn, Erin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) BYU
G 7 United States Toliver, Kristi 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 130 lb (59 kg) Maryland
F 1 United States Young, Tamera 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) James Madison University
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Athletic trainer
  • United States Nick Rubel
Strength and conditioning coach
  • United States Ann Crosby
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Season standings[]

Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Indiana Fever x 22 12 .647 – 14–3 8–9 17–5
Atlanta Dream x 18 16 .529 4.0 12–5 6–11 10–12
Detroit Shock x 18 16 .529 4.0 11–6 7–10 11–11
Washington Mystics x 16 18 .471 6.0 11–6 5–12 10–12
Chicago Sky o 16 18 .471 6.0 12–5 4–13 10–12
Connecticut Sun o 16 18 .471 6.0 12–5 4–13 9–12
New York Liberty o 13 21 .382 9.0 8–9 5–12 8–13

Schedule[]

Preseason[]

2009 Game Log: Preseason
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1 May 22 8:30pm Detroit 71-67 Fowles (21) Fowles (9) Perkins (5) UIC Pavilion
3,283		 1-0
2 May 27 11:00am @ Detroit 68-78 Toliver (17) Dupree, Bass (7) Price, Toliver (3) Palace of Auburn Hills
3,952		 1-1
3 May 28 7:00pm @ Indiana 67-74 Dupree, Chen (15) Ely (8) Dupree (3) Conseco Fieldhouse
6,457		 1-2
4 June 2 8:00pm E League 102-55 Dupree (20) Dupree, Fowles (7) Toliver (6) UIC Pavilion
3,488		 2-2

Regular season[]

2009 Game Log: Regular Season
June
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1 June 6 8:00pm @ Minnesota NBA TV
FSN-N		 85-102 Perkins (24) Perkins (6) Canty (6) Target Center
8,708		 0-1
2 June 12 8:30pm Atlanta CN100
NBA TV		 81-73 Dupree (23) Dupree (8) Perkins (8) UIC Pavilion
5,689		 1-1
3 June 14 6:00pm Seattle 64-57 Dupree (14) Fowles (15) Wyckoff (3) UIC Pavilion
2,681		 2-1
4 June 16 8:00pm Connecticut 78-75 Perkins (25) Fowles (10) Perkins (5) UIC Pavilion
2,396		 3-1
5 June 19 7:00pm @ Connecticut 61-91 Toliver (14) Fowles (9) Price (3) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,892		 3-2
6 June 20 7:00pm @ Washington 72-81 Perkins (15) Price (7) Perkins (6) Verizon Center
11,745		 3-3
7 June 23 12:00pm @ Atlanta 99-98 (OT) Perkins (22) Dupree (10) Perkins (6) Philips Arena
10,351		 4-3
8 June 27 8:00pm Washington 68-63 Dupree (23) Fowles (10) Perkins (5) UIC Pavilion
3,918		 5-3
9 June 30 8:00pm Sacramento 74-72 Perkins (17) Fowles (14) Perkins (8) UIC Pavilion
2,721		 6-3
July
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
10 July 3 8:00pm @ San Antonio 72-85 Price (17) Ely (5) Canty (5) AT&T Center
6,662		 6-4
11 July 7 10:00pm @ Sacramento 73-83 Perkins (21) Perkins (5) Perkins (6) ARCO Arena
5,672		 6-5
12 July 8 10:00pm @ Phoenix 70-90 Dupree (22) Dupree (12) Price (2) US Airways Center
5,597		 6-6
13 July 10 8:30pm Indiana 54-83 Ely (12) Dupree (8) Toliver (4) UIC Pavilion
4,021		 6-7
14 July 12 9:00pm @ Seattle NBA TV
FSN-NW		 86-81 Dupree (28) Dupree (7) Toliver (7) KeyArena
6,796		 7-7
15 July 15 1:00pm @ Indiana 74-84 Dupree (17) Dupree (10) Canty, Chen, Toliver (3) Conseco Fieldhouse
10,050		 7-8
16 July 19 6:00pm San Antonio NBA TV
CN100		 85-75 Perkins (29) Dupree (11) Canty (6) UIC Pavilion
3,282		 8-8
17 July 22 12:30pm New York 70-77 Fowles (15) Dupree (11) Canty (4) UIC Pavilion
5,881		 8-9
18 July 23 7:00pm @ Washington ESPN2 64-75 Perkins (14) Fowles (7) Toliver (2) Verizon Center
11,651		 8-10
19 July 29 8:00pm Los Angeles 75-63 Perkins (18) Fowles (7) Dupree (5) UIC Pavilion
5,633		 9-10
August
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
20 August 1 8:00pm Connecticut NBA TV
WCTX		 84-72 Dupree (23) Dupree (8) Canty (6) UIC Pavilion
3,071		 10-10
21 August 5 7:00pm @ Indiana NBA TV
CN100		 67-76 Dupree (19) Dupree (13) Canty (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
6,581		 10-11
22 August 8 7:00pm @ Atlanta 82-80 Thorn (20) Dupree (11) Perkins (5) Philips Arena
5,424		 11-11
23 August 9 6:00pm @ Detroit 58-64 Dupree (16) Fowles (18) Wyckoff (3) Palace of Auburn Hills
6,893		 11-12
24 August 14 7:30pm @ New York NBA TV
CN100
MSG		 88-77 Fowles (22) Dupree, Fowles (9) Canty (6) Madison Square Garden
9,832		 12-12
25 August 15 8:00pm Minnesota 79-76 Thorn (17) Dupree (14) Canty (8) UIC Pavilion
3,877		 13-12
26 August 18 8:00pm Phoenix 99-106 Ely (26) Dupree (7) Dupree (5) UIC Pavilion
TBA		 13-13
27 August 22 8:00pm Detroit 67-76 Dupree (20) Dupree (14) Canty, Dupree, Thorn (3) UIC Pavilion
5,167		 13-14
28 August 25 10:00pm @ Los Angeles ESPN2 63-75 Ely (16) Dupree (8) Canty (4) STAPLES Center
9,615		 13-15
29 August 28 8:30pm New York NBA TV
CN100
MSG		 96-77 Dupree (26) Dupree (6) Dupree (4) UIC Pavilion
3,707		 14-15
30 August 30 4:00pm @ New York 63-77 Dupree (15) Dupree (13) Thorn (7) Madison Square Garden
8,685		 14-16
September
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
31 September 4 8:30pm Washington 92-86 Fowles (13) Dupree (10) Perkins (5) UIC Pavilion
3,241		 15-16
32 September 6 6:00pm @ Detroit 75-84 Dupree, Ely (18) Ely (8) Ely, Sharp (3) Palace of Auburn Hills
6,619		 15-17
33 September 10 8:00pm Indiana 86-79 Toliver (19) Dupree (9) Canty (6) UIC Pavilion
2,902		 16-17
34 September 12 8:00pm Detroit 69-80 Dupree (27) Dupree (7) Canty (6) UIC Pavilion
5,334		 16-18
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess

Regular Season Statistics[]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage  TO  Turnovers per game
 PF  Fouls per game Team leader League leader

Player Statistics[]

Player GP GS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Mistie Bass 8 5 15.8 3.4 0.4 0.63 0.38 6.1
Dominique Canty 34 34 22.8 1.9 3.2 0.82 0.15 6.9
Candice Dupree 34 34 34.9 7.9 2.2 1.03 1.21 15.7
Shyra Ely 34 9 14.6 2.6 0.6 0.35 0.24 6.8
Sylvia Fowles 24 20 28.8 7.8 0.8 0.88 1.46 11.3
Katie Mattera 2 0 11.5 3.0 0.0 0.00 0.50 5.5
Chen Nan 26 5 12.3 2.1 0.2 0.31 0.35 3.7
Jia Perkins 34 34 27.4 3.4 2.9 2.15 0.18 13.2
Armintie Price 22 0 14.7 2.7 1.2 0.60 0.10 3.5
K.B. Sharp 27 0 12.0 0.7 0.9 0.30 0.07 2.6
Erin Thorn 34 0 17.0 1.6 1.6 0.59 0.00 6.2
Kristi Toliver 27 0 14.3 1.4 1.9 0.37 0.11 7.6
Brooke Wyckoff 27 23 19.7 2.7 1.4 0.37 0.74 3.1
Tamera Young 10 6 12.9 3.0 0.7 0.70 0.40 5.0

Team Statistics[]

Team FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
Chicago Sky .435 .395 .760 31.9 15.6 7.3 4.1 15.6 17.8 75.7
Opponents .442 .347 .781 34.0 17.9 8.0 3.6 14.4 18.7 79.2

Awards and honors[]

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.wnba.com/news/comets_dispersal_081208.html
  2. ^ "WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Draft Board". Archived from the original on 2009-06-20. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
  3. ^ "News Archive".
  4. ^ WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Transactions

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