2008 Sacramento Monarchs season

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2008 Sacramento Monarchs season
Coach Jenny Boucek
Arena ARCO Arena
Attendance8,180 per game
Results
Record18–16 (.529)
Place4th (Western)
Playoff finishLost Western Conference Semifinals

The 2008 WNBA season was the 12th season for the Sacramento Monarchs. The team reached the playoffs for the man consecutive season. It was also their 9th and final playoff berth before folding a season later.

Contents

Offseason

The following player was selected in the Expansion Draft:

[1]

Transactions

[2]

WNBA draft

PickPlayerNationalitySchool/Club Team
10 Laura Harper Flag of the United States.svg  United States Maryland
38 A’Quonesia Franklin Flag of the United States.svg  United States Texas A&M
40 Izabela Piekarska (from Indiana Fever)Flag of Poland.svg  Poland UTEP
43 Charel Allen Flag of the United States.svg  United States Notre Dame

[3]

Preseason

DateOpponentScoreResultRecord
May 2Seattle Storm70–68Win1–0
May 5Washington Mystics82–90 (OT)Loss1–1

[4]

Regular season

Season standings

Western Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
San Antonio Silver Stars x2410.706–15–29–810–10
Seattle Storm x2212.6472.016–16–1113–7
Los Angeles Sparks x2014.5884.012–58–912–8
Sacramento Monarchs x1816.5296.05–1213–49–11
Houston Comets o1717.5007.013–44–1310–10
Minnesota Lynx o1618.4718.010–76–118–12
Phoenix Mercury o1618.4718.09–87–108–12

Season Schedule

DateOpponentScoreResultRecord
May 17vs. San Antonio73–64Win1–0
May 20@ Seattle62–74Loss1–1
May 22@ Chicago77–87Loss1–2
May 24@ Connecticut64–87Loss1–3
May 30vs. Houston73–66Win2–3
June 6vs. Detroit70–84Loss2–4
June 8@ New York70–63Win3–4
June 11@ Washington79–76Win4–4
June 12@ Minnesota82–78Win5–4
June 14vs. Los Angeles66–74Loss5–5
June 20vs. Connecticut56–72Loss5–6
June 22vs. Chicago82–70Win6–6
June 24@ Indiana73–78Loss6–7
June 26@ Minnesota76–80Loss6–8
June 28vs. New York82–78Win7–8
July 1vs. Washington87–81Win8–8
July 3@ San Antonio67–68Loss8–9
July 5@ Houston65–73Loss8–10
July 8vs. Seattle64–79Loss8–11
July 10vs. Los Angeles87–69Win9–11
July 12vs. Phoenix105–97Win10–11
July 18vs. Atlanta77–73Win11–11
July 20@ Detroit88–85Win12–11
July 22@ Atlanta79–66Win13–11
July 24vs. Phoenix83–74Win14–11
July 26vs. Indiana70–62Win15–11
July 27@ Seattle71–77Loss15–12
August 28@ Los Angeles63–78Loss15–13
August 30vs. Houston80–65Win16–13
September 5@ Phoenix69–81Loss16–14
September 7vs. Minnesota78–71Win17–14
September 9vs. Seattle77–74Win18–14
September 13@ San Antonio69–77Loss18–15
September 15@ Houston81–90Loss18–16

[5]

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average

= Indicates team leader
PlayerGPMINREBASTSTLBLKPTS
Nicole Powell3494415046406463
Kara Lawson328298267282391
Rebekkah Brunson30779213133620327
Ticha Penicheiro3385699172674284
Crystal Kelly3355110915185243
Adrian Williams-Strong3468716720198207
Scholanda Robinson295353224326198
Laura Harper34560137121520188
Chelsea Newton263933528301117
A’Quonesia Franklin34351455916153
Kim Smith2133
Charel Allen616
La’Tangela Atkinson514
DeMya Walker711

[6]

Roster

Sacramento Monarchs roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G 12 Flag of the United States.svg Allen, Charel 5' 11" (1.8m)135 lb (61kg) Notre Dame
F 32 Flag of the United States.svg Brunson, Rebekkah 6' 3" (1.91m)175 lb (79kg) Georgetown
G 10 Flag of the United States.svg Franklin, A'Quonesia 5' 4" (1.63m)154 lb (70kg) Texas A&M
C 15 Flag of the United States.svg Harper, Laura 6' 5" (1.96m)190 lb (86kg) Maryland
F 42 Flag of the United States.svg Kelly, Crystal 6' 2" (1.88m)190 lb (86kg) Western Kentucky
G 20 Flag of the United States.svg Lawson, Kara 5' 9" (1.75m)165 lb (75kg) Tennessee
G 2 Flag of the United States.svg Newton, Chelsea 5' 11" (1.8m)154 lb (70kg) Rutgers
G 21 Flag of Portugal.svg Penicheiro, Ticha 5' 11" (1.8m)145 lb (66kg) Old Dominion
F 14 Flag of the United States.svg Powell, Nicole 6' 2" (1.88m)175 lb (79kg) Stanford
G 5 Flag of the United States.svg Robinson, Scholanda 5' 11" (1.8m)165 lb (75kg) LSU
F 8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Smith, Kim 6' 1" (1.85m)158 lb (72kg) Utah
F 22 Flag of the United States.svg Walker, DeMya 6' 3" (1.91m)168 lb (76kg) Virginia
C 34 Flag of the United States.svg Williams-Strong, Adrian 6' 5" (1.96m)170 lb (77kg) USC
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Athletic trainer


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Playoffs

RoundDateOpponentScoreResultRecord
Western Conference SemiSeptember 18vs. San Antonio78–85Loss0–1
September 20@ San Antonio84–67Win1–1
September 22@ San Antonio81–86 (OT)Loss1–2

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References

  1. ↑ "WNBA.com: Atlanta Dream". Archived from the original on August 20, 2009. Retrieved April 26, 2008.
  2. ↑ WNBA.com: 2008 WNBA Transactions
  3. ↑ WNBA.com: 2008 WNBA Draft Board Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Wnba.Com: Schedules Archived 2008-05-14 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ Monarchs Schedule 2008
  6. ↑ "2008 Sacramento Monarchs Stats".
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