2008 Chicago Sky season

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2008 Chicago Sky season
Coach Steven Key
Arena UIC Pavilion
Attendance3,656 per game
Results
Record12–22 (.353)
Place5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Team Leaders
Points Jia Perkins – 17.0
Rebounds Candice Dupree – 7.9
Assists Dominique Canty – 4.1

The 2008 WNBA season was the third season in the WNBA for the Chicago Sky. The Sky, were once again, were looking for a new coach after Bo Overton resigned following one season with the Sky. [1] Assistant coach Steven Key was hired as the new head coach and general manager. [2]

Contents

The Sky received the second over pick in the 2008 WNBA draft from the draft lottery system. [3] They were able to use this pick on star center Sylvia Fowles out of LSU.

Transactions

Atlanta Dream Expansion Draft

The following player was selected in the Atlanta Dream expansion draft from the Chicago Sky: [4]

PlayerNationalityCollegeNew Team
Carla Thomas Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Vanderbilt Atlanta Dream

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
12 Sylvia Fowles Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States LSU
219 Quianna Chaney Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States LSU
333Angela TisdaleFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Baylor

Trades and Roster Changes

DateTransaction
January 14, 2008Extended Qualifying Offers to Catherine Joens and Claire Coggins
January 15, 2008Cored Chasity Melvin
February 22, 2008Signed Jia Perkins [5]
March 12, 2008Head coach Bo Overton resigned
Hired Steven Key as Head coach and General Manager [2]
April 2, 2008Signed Carrie Moore to a Training Camp Contract [6]
April 5, 2008 Stacey Dales announced her retirement from the WNBA
April 15, 2008Signed Sylvia Fowles, Quianna Chaney, and Angela Tisdale to their Rookie Scale Contracts
April 16, 2008Signed Nina Stone and Amanda Jackson to Training Camp Contracts [7]
April 18, 2008Signed Brooke Queenan to a Training Camp Contract [8]
April 22, 2008Signed Chasity Melvin
April 24, 2008Signed Catherine Joens to a Training Camp Contract
April 28, 2008Signed Claire Coggins to a Training Camp Contract
May 4, 2008Waived Nina Stone, Claire Coggins, and Angela Tisdale [9]
May 6, 2008Signed Erin Grant to a Training Camp Contract
May 9, 2008Waived Amanda Jackson and Carrie Moore
May 14, 2008Traded Bernadette Ngoyisa to the Indiana Fever in exchange for K.B. Sharp [10]
May 15, 2008Waived Erin Grant and Stephanie Raymond [11]
May 16, 2008Temporarily Suspend Liz Moeggenberg
May 20, 2008Waived Kayte Christensen [12]
May 31, 2008Exercised the 4th-Year Team Option on Candice Dupree
June 5, 2008Signed Tye'sha Fluker [13]
June 28, 2008Waived Brooke Queenan [14]
July 1, 2008Signed Brooke Queenan to a 7-Day Contract
July 8, 2008Signed Brooke Queenan to a 2nd 7-Day Contract
Signed Leah Rush to a 7-Day Contract
July 15, 2008Signed Brooke Queenan to a 3rd 7-Day Contract
July 22, 2008Signed Brooke Queenan to a 4th 7-Day Contract
August 14, 2008Waived Brooke Queenan
Signed Leah Rush to a 2nd 7-Day Contract
September 4, 2008Signed Leah Rush to a 3rd 7-Day Contract
September 11, 2008Signed Leah Rush
Signed Brooke Wyckoff to a Contract Extension
September 14, 2008Signed Dominique Canty to a One-Year Extension

Roster

2008 Chicago Sky roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightFrom
G/F 3 Flag of the United States.svg Canty, Dominique 5' 9" (1.75m)162 lb (73kg) Alabama
SG 15 Flag of the United States.svg Chaney, Quianna 5' 11" (1.8m)160 lb (73kg) LSU
PF 4 Flag of the United States.svg Dupree, Candice 6' 2" (1.88m)162 lb (73kg) Temple
C 42 Flag of the United States.svg Fluker, Tye'sha 6' 5" (1.96m)209 lb (95kg) Tennessee
C 34 Flag of the United States.svg Fowles, Sylvia 6' 6" (1.98m)200 lb (91kg) LSU
G/F 9 Flag of the United States.svg Joens, Catherine 5' 11" (1.8m)165 lb (75kg) George Washington
F/C 44 Flag of the United States.svg Melvin, Chasity 6' 3" (1.91m)185 lb (84kg) NC State
SG 11 Flag of the United States.svg Perkins, Jia 5' 8" (1.73m)155 lb (70kg) Texas Tech
G/F 22 Flag of the United States.svg Price, Armintie 5' 9" (1.75m)133 lb (60kg) Mississippi
SF 24 Flag of the United States.svg Rush, Leah 6' 1" (1.85m)175 lb (79kg) Oklahoma
PG 32 Flag of the United States.svg Sharp, K.B. 5' 9" (1.75m)146 lb (66kg) Cincinnati
SF 21 Flag of the United States.svg Wyckoff, Brooke 6' 1" (1.85m)183 lb (83kg) Florida State
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Steven Key (Boston University)
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Stephanie White (Purdue)
Flag of the United States.svg Michael Mitchell (Fresno State)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  WNBA roster page

Depth

Pos.StarterBench
C Chasity Melvin Sylvia Fowles
Tye'sha Fluker
PF Candice Dupree Catherine Joens
SF Brooke Wyckoff Armintie Price
Leah Rush
SG Jia Perkins K.B. Sharp
PG Dominique Canty Quianna Chaney

Schedule

Regular season

2008 Regular Season Schedule
Total: 12–22 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–1)
May: 1–2 (Home: 8–9; Road: 4–13)
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1May 17@ Seattle 61-67 Chasity Melvin (15) Candice Dupree (10) Perkins
Price (2)		 KeyArena
12,079		0-1
2May 22 Sacramento 87-77 Dupree
Price (22)		 Sylvia Fowles (7) Dominique Canty (6) UIC Pavilion
4,188		1-1
3May 29 Minnesota 69-75 Sylvia Fowles (16) Sylvia Fowles (11) Dominique Canty (6) UIC Pavilion
3,014		1-2
June: 3–7 (Home: 2–4; Road: 1–3)
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
4June 1 Connecticut 73-75 Jia Perkins (21) Sylvia Fowles (12) Dominique Canty (5) UIC Pavilion
2,276		1-3
5June 3 Los Angeles 77-81 (OT) Candice Dupree (22) Candice Dupree (11) Dominique Canty (8) UIC Pavilion
6,304		1-4
6June 6@ Atlanta 86-72 Canty
Perkins (16)		 Dupree
Perkins (9)		 Price (5) Philips Arena
7,418		2-4
7June 7 Atlanta 91-70 Candice Dupree (20) Chasity Melvin (7) Dominique Canty (6) UIC Pavilion
3,182		3-4
8June 13 Washington 57-64 Jia Perkins (17) Candice Dupree (8) Canty
Price (4)		 UIC Pavilion
2,600		3-5
9June 18@ Los Angeles 67-80 Jia Perkins (18) Candice Dupree (8) Canty
Dupree (3)		 STAPLES Center
7,245		3-6
10June 20@ Phoenix 105-112 (OT) Jia Perkins (30) Candice Dupree (12) Candice Dupree (5) US Airways Center
7,311		3-7
11June 22@ Sacramento 70-82 Jia Perkins (22) Candice Dupree (11) Dominique Canty (8) ARCO Arena
6,107		3-8
12June 26 Phoenix 79-89 Chasity Melvin (19) Chasity Melvin (15) Brooke Wyckoff (9) UIC Pavilion
3,103		3-9
13June 28 Detroit 76-59 Candice Dupree (18) Dupree
Melvin (8)		 Chasity Melvin (5) UIC Pavilion
3,407		4-9
July: 4–8 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–7)
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
14July 1@ Minnesota 73-71 Candice Dupree (26) Chasity Melvin (11) Dominique Canty (5) Target Center
4,765		5-9
15July 2@ Indiana 67-74 Candice Dupree (20) Candice Dupree (13) Dupree
Wyckoff (4)		 Conseco Fieldhouse
6,196		5-10
16July 5@ Atlanta 84-91 Jia Perkins (24) Candice Dupree (8) Dominique Canty (6) Philips Arena
8,468		5-11
17July 10 San Antonio 67-75 Jia Perkins (17) Candice Dupree (8) Canty
Perkins (4)		 UIC Pavilion
3,040		5-12
18July 12@ Indiana 57-66 Candice Dupree (19) Chasity Melvin (12) Chasity Melvin (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,134		5-13
19July 13 Atlanta 79-66 Dupree
Perkins (18)		 Armintie Price (7) Dupree
Perkins
Wyckoff
Fluker (3)		 UIC Pavilion
2,907		6-13
20July 16@ Detroit 63-66 Jia Perkins (26) Candice Dupree (12) Dupree
Melvin (4)		 Palace of Auburn Hills
15,210		6-14
21July 18 Connecticut 73-65 Jia Perkins (15) Candice Dupree (9) K.B. Sharp (4) UIC Pavilion
3,379		7-14
22July 20@ Connecticut 67-74 Armintie Price (15) Chasity Melvin (10) Jia Perkins (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,367		7-15
23July 22 Indiana 68-60 Candice Dupree (20) Jia Perkins (10) Jia Perkins (8) UIC Pavilion
3,035		8-15
24July 24@ San Antonio 67-78 Candice Dupree (20) Candice Dupree (10) Perkins
Sharp (3)		 AT&T Center
9,372		8-16
25July 26@ Houston 65-79 Candice Dupree (28) Jia Perkins (7) Jia Perkins (5) Reliant Arena
6,569		8-17
August: 3–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 2–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
Summer Olympic break
26August 28@ New York 69-60 Jia Perkins (19) Sylvia Fowles (10) Armintie Price (5) Madison Square Garden
8,566		9-17
27August 29@ Washington 79-75 Jia Perkins (28) Sylvia Fowles (13) Armintie Price (4) Verizon Center
10,043		10-17
28August 31 Detroit 82-81 (OT) Candice Dupree (24) Sylvia Fowles (12) Candice Dupree (7) UIC Pavilion
4,197		11-17
September: 1–5 (Home: 1–3; Road: 0–2)
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
29September 4 Seattle 62-70 Jia Perkins (22) Candice Dupree (6) Dominique Canty (6) UIC Pavilion
3,829		11-18
30September 5@ Connecticut 75-80 Jia Perkins (18) Sylvia Fowles (6) Dominique Canty (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,088		11-19
31September 7@ New York 61-69 Jia Perkins (18) Sylvia Fowles (12) Canty
Sharp (2)		 Madison Square Garden
7,903		11-20
32September 9 Washington 78-59 Jia Perkins (17) Candice Dupree (10) Candice Dupree (6) UIC Pavilion
3,087		12-20
33September 12 New York 62-69 Candice Dupree (18) Dupree
Fowles (6)		 Canty
Wyckoff (4)		 UIC Pavilion
5,681		12-21
34September 14 Houston 76-79 Candice Dupree (20) Armintie Price (7) Dominique Canty (6) UIC Pavilion
4,917		12-22

Standings

Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Detroit Shock x2212.647–14–38–916–4
Connecticut Sun x2113.6181.013–48–913–7
New York Liberty x1915.5593.011–68–911–9
Indiana Fever x1717.5005.011–66–1112–8
Chicago Sky o1222.35310.08–94–1310–10
Washington Mystics o1024.29412.06–114–136–14
Atlanta Dream o430.11818.01–163–142–18

Statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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 gameTeam leaderLeague leader

Regular season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Jia Perkins 343431.943.636.389.14.02.81.90.317.0
Candice Dupree 343432.945.714.378.07.92.31.11.316.3
Sylvia Fowles 171425.351.30.058.57.50.31.12.110.5
Chasity Melvin 341822.344.333.361.45.11.50.90.38.2
Dominique Canty 282826.339.416.766.92.54.11.00.18.1
Armintie Price 341122.443.80.052.03.71.71.00.46.9
Catherine Joens 26010.537.436.987.51.30.50.20.13.8
K.B. Sharp 34617.643.332.165.51.31.40.40.03.1
Tye'sha Fluker 2628.938.533.376.01.30.40.20.32.7
Quianna Chaney 2808.627.724.083.31.00.90.60.12.4
Brooke Wyckoff 342317.534.231.456.32.31.40.40.62.2
Leah Rush 206.00.00.075.00.00.00.00.01.5
Brooke Queenan 804.512.50.00.00.50.30.00.00.3

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.
Sylvia Fowles WNBA All-Defense Second Team September 19 [15]
WNBA All-Rookie Team October 3 [16]
Jia Perkins Eastern Conference Player of the Week September 2 [17]

References

  1. ↑ Isaacson, Melissa. "Sky coach resigns amid harassment allegations". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Steven Key Named GM and Head Coach". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Sky draw No. 2 in WNBA draft lottery". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  4. ↑ "WNBA.com: Atlanta Dream Expansion Draft". Archived from the original on August 20, 2009. Retrieved April 25, 2008.
  5. ↑ "Chicago Sky Re-Signs Veteran Guard Perkins". oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Chicago Sky Signs Carrie Moore To Training Camp Contract". oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Sky signs two guards for camp tryouts". dailyherald.com. Daily Herald. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Three Former Boston College Players Continue to Compete". bceagles.com. Boston College Athletics. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  9. ↑ "IN BRIEF – Chicago Tribune". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Sky Trades Bernadette Ngoyisa For K. B.sharp". oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  11. ↑ "HOMETOWN HITS – Chicago Tribune". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Chicago Sky Releases Kayte Christensen". oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Chicago Sky Signs Tye'sha Fluker". oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Chicago Sky Waives Brooke Queenan". oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  15. ↑ "2008 WNBA All-Defensive Team Selections Announced". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Hanns-G �Go Beyond� 2008 WNBA All-Rookie Team Named". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Chicago's Jia Perkins And Los Angeles' Candace Parker Named Players Of The Week". oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
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