| 2004 Sacramento Monarchs season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | John Whisenant |
| Arena | ARCO Arena |
| Attendance | 8,679 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 18–16 (.529) |
| Place | 4th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Lost Conference Finals (2-1) to Seattle Storm |
The 2004 WNBA season was the 8th for the Sacramento Monarchs. The Monarchs went to the playoffs, where they upset the Los Angeles Sparks in three games, but fell in the conference finals to eventual champion Seattle Storm.
Based on the Monarchs' 2003 record, they would pick 10th in the Cleveland Rockers dispersal draft. The Monarchs picked Jennifer Butler.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Club Team |
| 1 | 10 | Rebekkah Brunson (F) |  United States | Georgetown |
| 3 | 36 | Nuria Martinez (F) |  Spain | Spain |
| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Sparks x | 25 | 9 | .735 | – | 15–2 | 10–7 | 16–6 |
| Seattle Storm x | 20 | 14 | .588 | 5.0 | 13–4 | 7–10 | 13–9 |
| Minnesota Lynx x | 18 | 16 | .529 | 7.0 | 11–6 | 7–10 | 12–10 |
| Sacramento Monarchs x | 18 | 16 | .529 | 7.0 | 10–7 | 8–9 | 12–10 |
| Phoenix Mercury o | 17 | 17 | .500 | 8.0 | 10–7 | 7–10 | 11–11 |
| Houston Comets o | 13 | 21 | .382 | 12.0 | 9–8 | 4–13 | 7–15 |
| San Antonio Silver Stars o | 9 | 25 | .265 | 16.0 | 6–11 | 3–14 | 6–16 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| May 20 | @ Phoenix | 72-66 | Win | 1-0 |
| May 22 | Minnesota | 61-69 | Loss | 1-1 |
| May 28 | @ San Antonio | 63-72 | Loss | 1-2 |
| May 30 | @ Houston | 57-63 | Loss | 1-3 |
| June 3 | Los Angeles | 68-51 | Win | 2-3 |
| June 5 | Seattle | 63-65 | Loss | 2-4 |
| June 12 | Connecticut | 76-83 | Loss | 2-5 |
| June 16 | @ Indiana | 50-63 | Loss | 2-6 |
| June 17 | @ Minnesota | 60-50 | Win | 3-6 |
| June 19 | Detroit | 74-84 | Loss | 3-7 |
| June 25 | Houston | 61-55 | Win | 4-7 |
| June 27 | Phoenix | 63-57 | Win | 5-7 |
| July 1 | New York | 73-47 | Win | 6-7 |
| July 3 | @ Seattle | 61-75 | Loss | 6-8 |
| July 6 | @ New York | 66-73 | Loss | 6-9 |
| July 9 | @ Connecticut | 85-70 | Win | 7-9 |
| July 11 | @ Minnesota | 73-83 (OT) | Loss | 7-10 |
| July 12 | @ Detroit | 67-51 | Win | 8-10 |
| July 15 | Seattle | 63-66 | Loss | 8-11 |
| July 17 | @ Los Angeles | 79-70 | Win | 9-11 |
| July 18 | Washington | 81-71 | Win | 10-11 |
| July 22 | Phoenix | 69-71 | Loss | 10-12 |
| July 25 | Indiana | 71-62 | Win | 11-12 |
| July 29 | Los Angeles | 80-85 (OT) | Loss | 11-13 |
| July 31 | Charlotte | 62-61 | Win | 12-13 |
| September 1 | @ Seattle | 73-65 | Win | 13-13 |
| September 2 | San Antonio | 66-64 | Win | 14-13 |
| September 4 | @ San Antonio | 80-70 | Win | 15-13 |
| September 7 | @ Washington | 63-67 (OT) | Loss | 15-14 |
| September 9 | @ Charlotte | 69-74 | Loss | 15-15 |
| September 12 | @ Los Angeles | 52-65 | Loss | 15-16 |
| September 16 | @ Houston | 71-62 | Win | 16-16 |
| September 18 | Houston | 68-48 | Win | 17-16 |
| September 19 | Minnesota | 72-63 | Win | 18-16 |
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| Western Conference Semifinals | |||||
| 1 | September 24 | Los Angeles | 72-52 | Win | 1-0 |
| 2 | September 26 | @ Los Angeles | 57-71 | Loss | 1-1 |
| 3 | September 28 | @ Los Angeles | 73-58 | Win | 2-1 |
| Western Conference Finals | |||||
| 1 | October 1 | Seattle | 74-72 (OT) | Win | 3-1 |
| 2 | October 3 | @ Seattle | 54-66 | Loss | 3-2 |
| 3 | October 5 | @ Seattle | 62-82 | Loss | 3-3 |
| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| Yolanda Griffith | 34 | 246 | 42 | 75 | 41 | 494 |
| Tangela Smith | 34 | 138 | 50 | 38 | 25 | 380 |
| Kara Lawson | 34 | 77 | 68 | 21 | 8 | 294 |
| DeMya Walker | 34 | 143 | 86 | 26 | 13 | 284 |
| Ticha Penicheiro | 33 | 102 | 163 | 64 | 2 | 199 |
| Ruthie Bolton | 34 | 49 | 31 | 23 | 0 | 160 |
| Rebekkah Brunson | 34 | 122 | 19 | 23 | 13 | 151 |
| Hamchetou Maiga-Ba | 34 | 71 | 25 | 29 | 6 | 140 |
| Chantelle Anderson | 30 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 77 |
| Edna Campbell | 22 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 74 |
| Lady Grooms | 28 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 49 |
| Giuliana Mendiola | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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