2009 Sacramento Monarchs season

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2009 Sacramento Monarchs season
CoachJenny Boucek (3-10)
John Whisenant (9-12)
ArenaARCO Arena
Attendance7,744 per game
Results
Record12–22 (.353)
Place6th (Western)
Playoff finishDid Not Qualify
Team Leaders
PointsPowell (16.7)
ReboundsBrunson (7.0)
AssistsPenicheiro (5.2)

The 2009 WNBA season was the 13th season and final season for the Sacramento Monarchs of the Women's National Basketball Association. The Monarchs failed to qualify for the WNBA Playoffs for the first time in seven years. The Monarchs would later discontinue operations just 2 months after the 2009 season ended.

Offseason[]

Dispersal Draft[]

Based on the Monarchs' 2008 record, they would pick 7th in the Houston Comets dispersal draft. The Monarchs picked Ranae Camino. [1]

WNBA Draft[]

The following are the Monarchs' selections in the 2009 WNBA Draft.

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 7 Courtney Paris  United States Oklahoma
2 20 Whitney Boddie  United States Auburn
3 33 Morgan Warburton  United States Utah

[2]

Transactions[]

  • September 9: The Monarchs signed Chelsea Newton and waived Lisa Willis.
  • August 28: The Monarchs signed Lisa Willis to a seven-day contract.
  • August 17: The Monarchs acquired Kristin Haynie from the Detroit Shock in exchange for Crystal Kelly.
  • August 7: The Monarchs signed Whitney Boddie to a seven-day contract and waived Chelsea Newton.
  • June 5: The Monarchs waived Miao Lijie.
  • June 4: The Monarchs waived Charel Allen, Whitney Boddie, and Morgan Warburton.
  • May 25: The Monarchs waived Barbara Farris.
  • March 20: The Monarchs traded A’Quonesia Franklin and Kim Smith to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Barbara Farris.
  • February 10: The Monarchs signed Hamchétou Maïga-Ba.
  • January 20: The Monarchs re-signed free agent Ticha Penicheiro.
  • January 14: The Monarchs re-signed free agent DeMya Walker and signed Chelsea Newton and Miao Li Jie to training camp contracts.

[3]

Date Trade
March 20, 2009 To Sacramento Monarchs To Phoenix Mercury
Barbara Farris A’Quonesia Franklin and Kim Smith

Free agents[]

Roster[]

Sacramento Monarchs roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From
F 32 United States Brunson, Rebekkah 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Georgetown
C 15 United States Harper, Laura 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Maryland
G 4 United States Haynie, Kristin 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 147 lb (67 kg) Michigan State
G 20 United States Lawson, Kara 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Tennessee
G/F 9 Mali Maïga-Ba, Hamchétou 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Old Dominion
G 2 United States Newton, Chelsea 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 154 lb (70 kg) Rutgers
C 3 United States Paris, Courtney 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Oklahoma
G 21 Portugal Penicheiro, Ticha 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 145 lb (66 kg) Old Dominion
F 14 United States Powell, Nicole 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Stanford
G 5 United States Robinson, Scholanda 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) LSU
F 22 United States Walker, DeMya 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Athletic trainer
  • United States (Sacramento State)
Strength and conditioning coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Season standings[]

Western Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Phoenix Mercury x 23 11 .676 – 12–5 11–6 13–7
Seattle Storm x 20 14 .588 3.0 13–4 7–10 13–7
Los Angeles Sparks x 18 16 .529 5.0 11–6 7–10 11–9
San Antonio Silver Stars x 15 19 .441 8.0 10–7 5–12 10–10
Minnesota Lynx o 14 20 .412 9.0 9–8 5–12 7–13
Sacramento Monarchs o 12 22 .353 11.0 7–10 5–12 6–14

Schedule[]

Preseason[]

2009 Game Log: Preseason
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1 May 21 10:00pm @ Seattle 55-64 Powell (15) Maiga-Ba, Paris, Harper (5) 6 players (1) KeyArena
4,875		 0-1
2 May 27 2:00pm Phoenix 74-70 Harper (11) Harper (9) Penicheiro (3) ARCO Arena
6,339		 0-2

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 4:00pm Seattle 61-71 Harper, Penicheiro (11) Harper (6) Harper (3) ARCO Arena
14,824		 0-1
2 June 7 9:00pm @ Seattle FSN-NW 70-80 Lawson (17) Lawson, Powell (7) Penicheiro, Newton (3) KeyArena
9,686		 0-2
3 June 12 10:00pm Phoenix 90-71 Powell (19) Harper (8) Lawson (4) ARCO Arena
6,438		 1-2
4 June 13 10:00pm @ Phoenix 104-115 (OT) Powell (28) Powell (9) Lawson (8) US Airways Center
7,173		 1-3
5 June 16 10:00pm Minnesota 83-86 Powell (19) Harper (9) Lawson (4) ARCO Arena
7,736		 1-4
6 June 21 10:30pm @ Los Angeles NBA TV
FSNW		 47-67 Powell (13) Walker (9) Newton (3) STAPLES Center
9,494		 1-5
7 June 26 8:00pm @ San Antonio 52-62 Walker (12) Walker (8) Walker (3) AT&T Center
7,973		 1-6
8 June 28 6:00pm @ Detroit 72-86 Brunson (16) Brunson (7) Penicheiro (5) Palace of Auburn Hills
7,277		 1-7
9 June 30 8:00pm @ Chicago 72-74 Powell (21) Powell (8) Harper, Maiga-Ba, Newton, Penicheiro (2) UIC Pavilion
2,721		 1-8
July
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
10 July 2 8:00pm @ Minnesota NBA TV
FSN-N		 74-68 Powell (21) Brunson (8) Penicheiro (4) Target Center
6,920		 2-8
11 July 7 10:00pm Chicago 83-73 Lawson, Maiga-Ba (13) Brunson (10) Lawson, Penicheiro (6) ARCO Arena
5,672		 3-8
12 July 9 9:00pm @ Seattle ESPN2 55-66 Brunson, Robinson (10) Powell (8) Penicheiro (3) KeyArena
6,838		 3-9
13 July 11 10:00pm Phoenix 105-107 Powell (23) Brunson, Walker (8) Lawson (5) ARCO Arena
7,798		 3-10
14 July 15 3:30pm @ Phoenix NBA TV
FSNA		 81-100 Powell (23) Paris (9) Penicheiro (6) US Airways Center
11,590		 3-11
15 July 17 10:00pm Seattle 56-69 Powell (13) Powell (4) Penicheiro (5) ARCO Arena
6,386		 3-12
16 July 19 9:00pm Detroit 65-69 Powell (12) Paris (5) Paris (3) ARCO Arena
7,538		 3-13
17 July 22 7:00pm @ Connecticut 75-83 Powell (18) Harper (11) Penicheiro (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,675		 3-14
18 July 23 7:30pm @ New York MSG 88-73 Powell (32) Powell, Walker (9) Penicheiro (9) Madison Square Garden
8,845		 4-14
19 July 26 4:00pm @ Washington 73-87 Lawson (16) Walker (6) Penicheiro, Walker (4) Verizon Center
10,757		 4-15
20 July 30 2:30pm San Antonio 101-93 (OT) Powell (21) Powell (7) Penicheiro (9) ARCO Arena
10,461		 5-15
August
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
21 August 1 10:00pm Los Angeles 56-59 Powell (18) Paris, Penicheiro, Powell (5) Penicheiro (8) ARCO Arena
7,204		 5-16
22 August 7 10:00pm New York 66-84 Paris (19) Brunson (7) Penicheiro (4) ARCO Arena
6,284		 5-17
23 August 11 8:00pm @ San Antonio 90-73 Brunson (19) Brunson (9) Penicheiro (11) AT&T Center
4,961		 6-17
24 August 14 10:30pm @ Los Angeles 85-79 Powell (19) Powell (7) Penicheiro (10) STAPLES Center
10,122		 7-17
25 August 15 10:00pm Los Angeles 61-78 Powell (20) Brunson (11) Lawson, Walker (5) ARCO Arena
7,646		 7-18
26 August 20 10:00pm Indiana 67-62 Brunson (16) Brunson, Powell (10) Penicheiro (6) ARCO Arena
6,290		 8-18
27 August 22 10:00pm Washington 82-60 Powell (26) Powell (11) Penicheiro (5) ARCO Arena
7,067		 9-18
28 August 25 7:30pm @ Atlanta 83-103 Brunson (15) Brunson (7) Penicheiro (11) Philips Arena
5,159		 9-19
29 August 28 8:00pm @ Minnesota 95-100 Maiga-Ba (20) Brunson (9) Powell (6) Target Center
8,782		 9-20
30 August 29 7:00pm @ Indiana 79-78 Powell (19) Powell (11) Powell (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
8,579		 10-20
September
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
31 September 1 10:00pm Connecticut 90-70 Brunson (32) Brunson (13) Powell (7) ARCO Arena
6,015		 11-20
32 September 4 10:00pm Atlanta 90-98 Powell (23) Brunson (7) Penicheiro (7) ARCO Arena
6,517		 11-21
33 September 10 10:00pm San Antonio 71-80 Powell (17) Powell (10) Penicheiro (5) ARCO Arena
7,566		 11-22
34 September 13 9:00pm Minnesota 88-68 Powell (27) Paris (14) Penicheiro (10) ARCO Arena
10,212		 12-22
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
Whitney Boddie 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0
Rebekkah Brunson 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0
Laura Harper 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0
Kristin Haynie 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0
Crystal Kelly 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0
Kara Lawson 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0
Hamchétou Maïga-Ba 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0
Chelsea Newton 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0\
Courtney Paris 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0
Ticha Penicheiro 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0
Nicole Powell 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0
Scholanda Robinson 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0
DeMya Walker 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0
Lisa Willis 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0

Team Statistics[]

Team FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
Sacramento Monarchs .000 .000 .000 00.0 00.0 0.0 0.0 00.0 00.0 00.0
Opponents .000 .000 .000 00.0 00.0 0.0 0.0 00.0 00.0 00.0

Awards and honors[]

References[]

  1. ^ "WNBA.com: Houston Comets dispersal draft". Archived from the original on 2009-08-14. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
  2. ^ WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Draft Board Archived 2009-08-06 at WebCite
  3. ^ WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Transactions

External links[]

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