2009 Chicago Sky season

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.

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

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

Season standings
Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Indiana Fever x2212.647–14–38–917–5
Atlanta Dream x1816.5294.012–56–1110–12
Detroit Shock x1816.5294.011–67–1011–11
Washington Mystics x1618.4716.011–65–1210–12
Chicago Sky o1618.4716.012–54–1310–12
Connecticut Sun o1618.4716.012–54–139–12
New York Liberty o1321.3829.08–95–128–13

Schedule

Preseason
2009 Game Log: Preseason
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1May 228:30pmDetroit71-67Fowles (21)Fowles (9)Perkins (5)UIC Pavilion
3,283		1-0
2May 2711:00am@ Detroit68-78Toliver (17)Dupree, Bass (7)Price, Toliver (3)Palace of Auburn Hills
3,952		1-1
3May 287:00pm@ Indiana67-74Dupree, Chen (15)Ely (8)Dupree (3)Conseco Fieldhouse
6,457		1-2
4June 28:00pmE League102-55Dupree (20)Dupree, Fowles (7)Toliver (6)UIC Pavilion
3,488		2-2

Regular season
2009 Game Log: Regular Season
June
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1June 68:00pm@ MinnesotaNBA TV
FSN-N		85-102Perkins (24)Perkins (6)Canty (6)Target Center
8,708		0-1
2June 128:30pmAtlantaCN100
NBA TV		81-73Dupree (23)Dupree (8)Perkins (8)UIC Pavilion
5,689		1-1
3June 146:00pmSeattle64-57Dupree (14)Fowles (15)Wyckoff (3)UIC Pavilion
2,681		2-1
4June 168:00pmConnecticut78-75Perkins (25)Fowles (10)Perkins (5)UIC Pavilion
2,396		3-1
5June 197:00pm@ Connecticut61-91Toliver (14)Fowles (9)Price (3)Mohegan Sun Arena
5,892		3-2
6June 207:00pm@ Washington72-81Perkins (15)Price (7)Perkins (6)Verizon Center
11,745		3-3
7June 2312:00pm@ Atlanta99-98 (OT)Perkins (22)Dupree (10)Perkins (6)Philips Arena
10,351		4-3
8June 278:00pmWashington68-63Dupree (23)Fowles (10)Perkins (5)UIC Pavilion
3,918		5-3
9June 308:00pmSacramento74-72Perkins (17)Fowles (14)Perkins (8)UIC Pavilion
2,721		6-3
July
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
10July 38:00pm@ San Antonio72-85Price (17)Ely (5)Canty (5)AT&T Center
6,662		6-4
11July 710:00pm@ Sacramento73-83Perkins (21)Perkins (5)Perkins (6)ARCO Arena
5,672		6-5
12July 810:00pm@ Phoenix70-90Dupree (22)Dupree (12)Price (2)US Airways Center
5,597		6-6
13July 108:30pmIndiana54-83Ely (12)Dupree (8)Toliver (4)UIC Pavilion
4,021		6-7
14July 129:00pm@ SeattleNBA TV
FSN-NW		86-81Dupree (28)Dupree (7)Toliver (7)KeyArena
6,796		7-7
15July 151:00pm@ Indiana74-84Dupree (17)Dupree (10)Canty, Chen, Toliver (3)Conseco Fieldhouse
10,050		7-8
16July 196:00pmSan AntonioNBA TV
CN100		85-75Perkins (29)Dupree (11)Canty (6)UIC Pavilion
3,282		8-8
17July 2212:30pmNew York70-77Fowles (15)Dupree (11)Canty (4)UIC Pavilion
5,881		8-9
18July 237:00pm@ WashingtonESPN264-75Perkins (14)Fowles (7)Toliver (2)Verizon Center
11,651		8-10
19July 298:00pmLos Angeles75-63Perkins (18)Fowles (7)Dupree (5)UIC Pavilion
5,633		9-10
August
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
20August 18:00pmConnecticutNBA TV
WCTX		84-72Dupree (23)Dupree (8)Canty (6)UIC Pavilion
3,071		10-10
21August 57:00pm@ IndianaNBA TV
CN100		67-76Dupree (19)Dupree (13)Canty (4)Conseco Fieldhouse
6,581		10-11
22August 87:00pm@ Atlanta82-80Thorn (20)Dupree (11)Perkins (5)Philips Arena
5,424		11-11
23August 96:00pm@ Detroit58-64Dupree (16)Fowles (18)Wyckoff (3)Palace of Auburn Hills
6,893		11-12
24August 147:30pm@ New YorkNBA TV
CN100
MSG		88-77Fowles (22)Dupree, Fowles (9)Canty (6)Madison Square Garden
9,832		12-12
25August 158:00pmMinnesota79-76Thorn (17)Dupree (14)Canty (8)UIC Pavilion
3,877		13-12
26August 188:00pmPhoenix99-106Ely (26)Dupree (7)Dupree (5)UIC Pavilion
TBA		13-13
27August 228:00pmDetroit67-76Dupree (20)Dupree (14)Canty, Dupree, Thorn (3)UIC Pavilion
5,167		13-14
28August 2510:00pm@ Los AngelesESPN263-75Ely (16)Dupree (8)Canty (4)STAPLES Center
9,615		13-15
29August 288:30pmNew YorkNBA TV
CN100
MSG		96-77Dupree (26)Dupree (6)Dupree (4)UIC Pavilion
3,707		14-15
30August 304:00pm@ New York63-77Dupree (15)Dupree (13)Thorn (7)Madison Square Garden
8,685		14-16
September
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
31September 48:30pmWashington92-86Fowles (13)Dupree (10)Perkins (5)UIC Pavilion
3,241		15-16
32September 66:00pm@ Detroit75-84Dupree, Ely (18)Ely (8)Ely, Sharp (3)Palace of Auburn Hills
6,619		15-17
33September 108:00pmIndiana86-79Toliver (19)Dupree (9)Canty (6)UIC Pavilion
2,902		16-17
34September 128:00pmDetroit69-80Dupree (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 8515.83.40.40.630.386.1
Dominique Canty 343422.81.93.20.820.156.9
Candice Dupree 343434.97.92.21.031.2115.7
Shyra Ely 34914.62.60.60.350.246.8
Sylvia Fowles 242028.87.80.80.881.4611.3
Katie Mattera 2011.53.00.00.000.505.5
Chen Nan 26512.32.10.20.310.353.7
Jia Perkins 343427.43.42.92.150.1813.2
Armintie Price 22014.72.71.20.600.103.5
K.B. Sharp 27012.00.70.90.300.072.6
Erin Thorn 34017.01.61.60.590.006.2
Kristi Toliver 27014.31.41.90.370.117.6
Brooke Wyckoff 272319.72.71.40.370.743.1
Tamera Young 10612.93.00.70.700.405.0

Team Statistics
Team FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
Chicago Sky .435.395.76031.915.67.34.115.617.875.7
Opponents .442.347.78134.017.98.03.614.418.779.2

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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