2009 Chicago Sky season
CoachSteven Key
ArenaUIC Pavilion
Attendance3,933 per game
Results
Record16–18 (.471)
Place4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Team Leaders
PointsCandice Dupree – 15.7
ReboundsCandice Dupree – 7.9
AssistsDominique Canty – 3.2
Media
TelevisionCN100

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

Houston Comets Dispersal Draft

With the Houston Comets ceasing operation and based on the 2008 records of teams, the Sky selected 3rd in the Dispersal Draft.[2]

Pick Player Nationality College Previous Team
3 Mistie Williams  United States Duke Houston Comets

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

Trades and Roster Changes

Date Transaction
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]

Roster

2009 Chicago Sky Roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHt.Wt.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) 175 lb (79 kg) 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

Depth

Pos. Starter Bench
C Sylvia Fowles Mistie Bass
Katie Mattera
PF Candice Dupree Shyra Ely
SF Tamera Young K.B. Sharp
SG Jia Perkins Erin Thorn
PG Dominique Canty Kristi Toliver

Schedule

Preseason

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

Regular Season

2009 Regular Season
Total: 16–18 (Home: 12–5; Road: 4–13)
June: 6–3 (Home: 5–0; Road: 1–3)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1June 68:00pm@ MinnesotaNBA TV
FSN-N		85-102Jia Perkins (24)Jia Perkins (6)Dominique Canty (6)Target Center
8,708		0-1
2June 128:30pmAtlantaCN100
NBA TV		81-73Candice Dupree (23)Candice Dupree (8)Jia Perkins (8)UIC Pavilion
5,689		1-1
3June 146:00pmSeattle64-57Candice Dupree (14)Sylvia Fowles (15)Brooke Wyckoff (3)UIC Pavilion
2,681		2-1
4June 168:00pmConnecticut78-75Jia Perkins (25)Sylvia Fowles (10)Jia Perkins (5)UIC Pavilion
2,396		3-1
5June 197:00pm@ Connecticut61-91Kristi Toliver (14)Sylvia Fowles (9)Armintie Price (3)Mohegan Sun Arena
5,892		3-2
6June 207:00pm@ Washington72-81Jia Perkins (15)Armintie Price (7)Jia Perkins (6)Verizon Center
11,745		3-3
7June 2312:00pm@ Atlanta99-98 (OT)Jia Perkins (22)Candice Dupree (10)Jia Perkins (6)Philips Arena
10,351		4-3
8June 278:00pmWashington68-63Candice Dupree (23)Sylvia Fowles (10)Jia Perkins (5)UIC Pavilion
3,918		5-3
9June 308:00pmSacramento74-72Jia Perkins (17)Sylvia Fowles (14)Jia Perkins (8)UIC Pavilion
2,721		6-3
July: 3–7 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–5)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
10July 38:00pm@ San Antonio72-85Armintie Price (17)Shyra Ely (5)Dominique Canty (5)AT&T Center
6,662		6-4
11July 710:00pm@ Sacramento73-83Jia Perkins (21)Jia Perkins (5)Jia Perkins (6)ARCO Arena
5,672		6-5
12July 810:00pm@ Phoenix70-90Candice Dupree (22)Candice Dupree (12)Armintie Price (2)US Airways Center
5,597		6-6
13July 108:30pmIndiana54-83Shyra Ely (12)Candice Dupree (8)Kristi Toliver (4)UIC Pavilion
4,021		6-7
14July 129:00pm@ SeattleNBA TV
FSN-NW		86-81Candice Dupree (28)Candice Dupree (7)Kristi Toliver (7)KeyArena
6,796		7-7
15July 151:00pm@ Indiana74-84Candice Dupree (17)Candice Dupree (10)Canty
Chen
Toliver (3)		Conseco Fieldhouse
10,050		7-8
16July 196:00pmSan AntonioNBA TV
CN100		85-75Jia Perkins (29)Candice Dupree (11)Dominique Canty (6)UIC Pavilion
3,282		8-8
17July 2212:30pmNew York70-77Sylvia Fowles (15)Candice Dupree (11)Dominique Canty (4)UIC Pavilion
5,881		8-9
18July 237:00pm@ WashingtonESPN264-75Jia Perkins (14)Sylvia Fowles (7)Kristi Toliver (2)Verizon Center
11,651		8-10
19July 298:00pmLos Angeles75-63Jia Perkins (18)Sylvia Fowles (7)Candice Dupree (5)UIC Pavilion
5,633		9-10
August: 5–6 (Home: 3–2; Road: 2–4)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
20August 18:00pmConnecticutNBA TV
WCTX		84-72Candice Dupree (23)Candice Dupree (8)Dominique Canty (6)UIC Pavilion
3,071		10-10
21August 57:00pm@ IndianaNBA TV
CN100		67-76Candice Dupree (19)Candice Dupree (13)Dominique Canty (4)Conseco Fieldhouse
6,581		10-11
22August 87:00pm@ Atlanta82-80Erin Thorn (20)Candice Dupree (11)Jia Perkins (5)Philips Arena
5,424		11-11
23August 96:00pm@ Detroit58-64Candice Dupree (16)Sylvia Fowles (18)Brooke Wyckoff (3)Palace of Auburn Hills
6,893		11-12
24August 147:30pm@ New YorkNBA TV
CN100
MSG		88-77Sylvia Fowles (22)Dupree
Fowles (9)		Dominique Canty (6)Madison Square Garden
9,832		12-12
25August 158:00pmMinnesota79-76Erin Thorn (17)Candice Dupree (14)Dominique Canty (8)UIC Pavilion
3,877		13-12
26August 188:00pmPhoenix99-106Shyra Ely (26)Candice Dupree (7)Candice Dupree (5)UIC Pavilion
TBA		13-13
27August 228:00pmDetroit67-76Candice Dupree (20)Candice Dupree (14)Canty
Dupree
Thorn (3)		UIC Pavilion
5,167		13-14
28August 2510:00pm@ Los AngelesESPN263-75Shyra Ely (16)Candice Dupree (8)Dominique Canty (4)STAPLES Center
9,615		13-15
29August 288:30pmNew YorkNBA TV
CN100
MSG		96-77Candice Dupree (26)Candice Dupree (6)Candice Dupree (4)UIC Pavilion
3,707		14-15
30August 304:00pm@ New York63-77Candice Dupree (15)Candice Dupree (13)Erin Thorn (7)Madison Square Garden
8,685		14-16
September: 2–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
31September 48:30pmWashington92-86Sylvia Fowles (13)Candice Dupree (10)Jia Perkins (5)UIC Pavilion
3,241		15-16
32September 66:00pm@ Detroit75-84Dupree
Ely (18)		Shyra Ely (8)Ely
Sharp (3)		Palace of Auburn Hills
6,619		15-17
33September 108:00pmIndiana86-79Kristi Toliver (19)Candice Dupree (9)Dominique Canty (6)UIC Pavilion
2,902		16-17
34September 128:00pmDetroit69-80Candice Dupree (27)Candice Dupree (7)Dominique Canty (6)UIC Pavilion
5,334		16-18
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess

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

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

Regular Season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
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

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Candice Dupree Eastern Conference Player of the Week June 15 [12]
WNBA All-Star Starter July 14 [13]
Sylvia Fowles WNBA All-Star Starter July 14 [13]
Jia Perkins WNBA All-Star Selection July 20 [14]

References

  1. ↑ "Atlanta Dream Win Top Pick in 2009 WNBA Draft". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Atlanta Dream Select Sancho Lyttle With Top Pick in Houston Comets Dispersal Draft". WNBA.com. December 8, 2008. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Sky Signs Erin Thorn". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Chicago Sky Re-Sign Veteran KB Sharp". oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. January 12, 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Sky sign Chen through 2010". ESPN.com. ESPN. April 28, 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Weekend Update". hoopfeed.com. Hoopfeed. May 30, 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Sky acquire Dream's Young for Price". espn.com. ESPN. August 12, 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Former Duke Star Mistie Bass Re-Signs With Chicago". goduke.com. Duke Athletics. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Bad break for Wyckoff". dailyherald.com. Daily Herald. September 12, 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Saturday planner – Chicago Tribune". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Sky Sign Guard Jia Perkins To Multi-Year Extension". oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. September 11, 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Candice Dupree and Seimone Augustus Named WNBA Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  13. 1 2 "Starting lineups announced for WNBA All-Star Game, Tamika Catchings tops balloting". hoopfeed.com. Hoopfeed. July 15, 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  14. ↑ "2009 WNBA All-Star Game reserves announced". hoopfeed.com. Hoopfeed. Retrieved July 11, 2002.
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