2009 Chicago Sky season

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.

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.

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

WNBA draft

See also: 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

Trades and Roster Changes

Date Transaction
January 7, 2009 Signed Erin Thorn
January 12, 2009 Signed K.B. Sharp and Shyra Ely
April 15, 2009 Signed Kristi Toliver, Jennifer Risper, and Danielle Grant to their Rookie Scale Contracts
April 28, 2009 Signed Chen Nan
May 24, 2009 Waived Quianna Chaney and Danielle Grant
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
August 21, 2009 Waived Chen Nan
Signed Mistie Bass
September 1, 2009 Signed Katie Mattera to a 7-Day Contract
September 8, 2009 Waived Brooke Wyckoff
Signed Katie Mattera
September 11, 2009 Signed Jia Perkins to a Multi-Year Contract Extension

Roster

2009 Chicago Sky roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightFrom
F8Bass, Mistie6' 3" (1.91m)184 lb (83kg)Duke
G/F3Canty, Dominique5' 9" (1.75m)162 lb (73kg)Alabama
PF4Dupree, Candice6' 2" (1.88m)162 lb (73kg)Temple
SF0Ely, Shyra6' 2" (1.88m)182 lb (83kg)Tennessee
C34Fowles, Sylvia6' 6" (1.98m)200 lb (91kg)LSU
C44Mattera, Katie6' 8" (2.03m)240 lb (109kg)Liberty University
SG11Perkins, Jia5' 8" (1.73m)155 lb (70kg)Texas Tech
PG32Sharp, K.B.5' 9" (1.75m)146 lb (66kg)Cincinnati
SG5Thorn, Erin5' 10" (1.78m)150 lb (68kg)BYU
G7Toliver, Kristi5' 7" (1.7m)130 lb (59kg)Maryland
F1Young, Tamera6' 2" (1.88m)175 lb (79kg)James Madison University
Head coach
Steven Key (Boston University)
Assistant coaches
Stephanie White (Purdue)
Michael Mitchell (Fresno State)
Athletic trainer
Nick Rubel
Strength and conditioning coach
Ann Crosby
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured
  WNBA roster page

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
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1 May 22 8:30pm Detroit 71-67 Sylvia Fowles (21) Sylvia Fowles (9) Jia Perkins (5) UIC Pavilion
3,283		 1-0
2 May 27 11:00am @ Detroit 68-78 Kristi 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)		 Shyra Ely (8) Candice Dupree (3) Conseco Fieldhouse
6,457		 1-2
4 June 2 8:00pm E League 102-55 Candice 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)
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 Jia Perkins (24) Jia Perkins (6) Dominique Canty (6) Target Center
8,708		 0-1
2 June 12 8:30pm Atlanta CN100
NBA TV		 81-73 Candice Dupree (23) Candice Dupree (8) Jia Perkins (8) UIC Pavilion
5,689		 1-1
3 June 14 6:00pm Seattle 64-57 Candice Dupree (14) Sylvia Fowles (15) Brooke Wyckoff (3) UIC Pavilion
2,681		 2-1
4 June 16 8:00pm Connecticut 78-75 Jia Perkins (25) Sylvia Fowles (10) Jia Perkins (5) UIC Pavilion
2,396		 3-1
5 June 19 7:00pm @ Connecticut 61-91 Kristi Toliver (14) Sylvia Fowles (9) Armintie Price (3) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,892		 3-2
6 June 20 7:00pm @ Washington 72-81 Jia Perkins (15) Armintie Price (7) Jia Perkins (6) Verizon Center
11,745		 3-3
7 June 23 12:00pm @ Atlanta 99-98 (OT) Jia Perkins (22) Candice Dupree (10) Jia Perkins (6) Philips Arena
10,351		 4-3
8 June 27 8:00pm Washington 68-63 Candice Dupree (23) Sylvia Fowles (10) Jia Perkins (5) UIC Pavilion
3,918		 5-3
9 June 30 8:00pm Sacramento 74-72 Jia Perkins (17) Sylvia Fowles (14) Jia Perkins (8) UIC Pavilion
2,721		 6-3
July: 3–7 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–5)
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 Armintie Price (17) Shyra Ely (5) Dominique Canty (5) AT&T Center
6,662		 6-4
11 July 7 10:00pm @ Sacramento 73-83 Jia Perkins (21) Jia Perkins (5) Jia Perkins (6) ARCO Arena
5,672		 6-5
12 July 8 10:00pm @ Phoenix 70-90 Candice Dupree (22) Candice Dupree (12) Armintie Price (2) US Airways Center
5,597		 6-6
13 July 10 8:30pm Indiana 54-83 Shyra Ely (12) Candice Dupree (8) Kristi Toliver (4) UIC Pavilion
4,021		 6-7
14 July 12 9:00pm @ Seattle NBA TV
FSN-NW		 86-81 Candice Dupree (28) Candice Dupree (7) Kristi Toliver (7) KeyArena
6,796		 7-7
15 July 15 1:00pm @ Indiana 74-84 Candice Dupree (17) Candice Dupree (10) Canty
Chen
Toliver (3)		 Conseco Fieldhouse
10,050		 7-8
16 July 19 6:00pm San Antonio NBA TV
CN100		 85-75 Jia Perkins (29) Candice Dupree (11) Dominique Canty (6) UIC Pavilion
3,282		 8-8
17 July 22 12:30pm New York 70-77 Sylvia Fowles (15) Candice Dupree (11) Dominique Canty (4) UIC Pavilion
5,881		 8-9
18 July 23 7:00pm @ Washington ESPN2 64-75 Jia Perkins (14) Sylvia Fowles (7) Kristi Toliver (2) Verizon Center
11,651		 8-10
19 July 29 8:00pm Los Angeles 75-63 Jia Perkins (18) Sylvia Fowles (7) Candice Dupree (5) UIC Pavilion
5,633		 9-10
August: 5–6 (Home: 3–2; Road: 2–4)
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 Candice Dupree (23) Candice Dupree (8) Dominique Canty (6) UIC Pavilion
3,071		 10-10
21 August 5 7:00pm @ Indiana NBA TV
CN100		 67-76 Candice Dupree (19) Candice Dupree (13) Dominique Canty (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
6,581		 10-11
22 August 8 7:00pm @ Atlanta 82-80 Erin Thorn (20) Candice Dupree (11) Jia Perkins (5) Philips Arena
5,424		 11-11
23 August 9 6:00pm @ Detroit 58-64 Candice Dupree (16) Sylvia Fowles (18) Brooke Wyckoff (3) Palace of Auburn Hills
6,893		 11-12
24 August 14 7:30pm @ New York NBA TV
CN100
MSG		 88-77 Sylvia Fowles (22) Dupree
Fowles (9)		 Dominique Canty (6) Madison Square Garden
9,832		 12-12
25 August 15 8:00pm Minnesota 79-76 Erin Thorn (17) Candice Dupree (14) Dominique Canty (8) UIC Pavilion
3,877		 13-12
26 August 18 8:00pm Phoenix 99-106 Shyra Ely (26) Candice Dupree (7) Candice Dupree (5) UIC Pavilion
TBA		 13-13
27 August 22 8:00pm Detroit 67-76 Candice Dupree (20) Candice Dupree (14) Canty
Dupree
Thorn (3)		 UIC Pavilion
5,167		 13-14
28 August 25 10:00pm @ Los Angeles ESPN2 63-75 Shyra Ely (16) Candice Dupree (8) Dominique Canty (4) STAPLES Center
9,615		 13-15
29 August 28 8:30pm New York NBA TV
CN100
MSG		 96-77 Candice Dupree (26) Candice Dupree (6) Candice Dupree (4) UIC Pavilion
3,707		 14-15
30 August 30 4:00pm @ New York 63-77 Candice Dupree (15) Candice Dupree (13) Erin Thorn (7) Madison Square Garden
8,685		 14-16
September: 2–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
31 September 4 8:30pm Washington 92-86 Sylvia Fowles (13) Candice Dupree (10) Jia Perkins (5) UIC Pavilion
3,241		 15-16
32 September 6 6:00pm @ Detroit 75-84 Dupree
Ely (18)		 Shyra Ely (8) Ely
Sharp (3)		 Palace of Auburn Hills
6,619		 15-17
33 September 10 8:00pm Indiana 86-79 Kristi Toliver (19) Candice Dupree (9) Dominique Canty (6) UIC Pavilion
2,902		 16-17
34 September 12 8:00pm Detroit 69-80 Candice 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 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

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
WNBA All-Star Starter July 14
Sylvia Fowles WNBA All-Star Starter July 14
Jia Perkins WNBA All-Star Selection July 20

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