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WNBA team season
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]
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]
WNBA draft
Trades and Roster Changes
Date
Transaction
January 14, 2008
Extended Qualifying Offers to
Catherine Joens and
Claire Coggins
January 15, 2008
Cored
Chasity Melvin
February 22, 2008
Signed
Jia Perkins
[5]
March 12, 2008
Head coach
Bo Overton resigned
Hired
Steven Key as Head coach and General Manager
[2]
April 2, 2008
Signed
Carrie Moore to a Training Camp Contract
[6]
April 5, 2008
Stacey Dales announced her retirement from the WNBA
April 15, 2008
Signed
Sylvia Fowles ,
Quianna Chaney , and Angela Tisdale to their Rookie Scale Contracts
April 16, 2008
Signed Nina Stone and
Amanda Jackson to Training Camp Contracts
[7]
April 18, 2008
Signed
Brooke Queenan to a Training Camp Contract
[8]
April 22, 2008
Signed
Chasity Melvin
April 24, 2008
Signed
Catherine Joens to a Training Camp Contract
April 28, 2008
Signed
Claire Coggins to a Training Camp Contract
May 4, 2008
Waived Nina Stone,
Claire Coggins , and Angela Tisdale
[9]
May 6, 2008
Signed Erin Grant to a Training Camp Contract
May 9, 2008
Waived
Amanda Jackson and
Carrie Moore
May 14, 2008
Traded
Bernadette Ngoyisa to the
Indiana Fever in exchange for
K.B. Sharp
[10]
May 15, 2008
Waived Erin Grant and
Stephanie Raymond
[11]
May 16, 2008
Temporarily Suspend
Liz Moeggenberg
May 20, 2008
Waived
Kayte Christensen
[12]
May 31, 2008
Exercised the 4th-Year Team Option on
Candice Dupree
June 5, 2008
Signed
Tye'sha Fluker
[13]
June 28, 2008
Waived
Brooke Queenan
[14]
July 1, 2008
Signed
Brooke Queenan to a 7-Day Contract
July 8, 2008
Signed
Brooke Queenan to a 2nd 7-Day Contract
Signed
Leah Rush to a 7-Day Contract
July 15, 2008
Signed
Brooke Queenan to a 3rd 7-Day Contract
July 22, 2008
Signed
Brooke Queenan to a 4th 7-Day Contract
August 14, 2008
Waived
Brooke Queenan
Signed
Leah Rush to a 2nd 7-Day Contract
September 4, 2008
Signed
Leah Rush to a 3rd 7-Day Contract
September 11, 2008
Signed
Leah Rush
Signed
Brooke Wyckoff to a Contract Extension
September 14, 2008
Signed
Dominique Canty to a One-Year Extension
Roster
2008 Chicago Sky Roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Nat.
Name
Ht.
Wt.
From
G/F
3
Canty, Dominique
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
162 lb (73 kg)
Alabama
SG
15
Chaney, Quianna
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
LSU
PF
4
Dupree, Candice
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
162 lb (73 kg)
Temple
C
42
Fluker, Tye'sha
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
209 lb (95 kg)
Tennessee
C
34
Fowles, Sylvia
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
LSU
G/F
9
Joens, Catherine
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
George Washington
F/C
44
Melvin, Chasity
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
NC State
SG
11
Perkins, Jia
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
155 lb (70 kg)
Texas Tech
G/F
22
Price, Armintie
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
133 lb (60 kg)
Mississippi
SF
24
Rush, Leah
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Oklahoma
PG
32
Sharp, K.B.
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
146 lb (66 kg)
Cincinnati
SF
21
Wyckoff, Brooke
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
183 lb (83 kg)
Florida State
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended
Injured
Depth
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)
June: 3–7 (Home: 2–4; Road: 1–3)
Game
Date
Opponent
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location/Attendance
Record
4
June 1
Connecticut
73-75
Jia Perkins (21)
Sylvia Fowles (12)
Dominique Canty (5)
UIC Pavilion 2,276
1-3
5
June 3
Los Angeles
77-81 (OT)
Candice Dupree (22)
Candice Dupree (11)
Dominique Canty (8)
UIC Pavilion 6,304
1-4
6
June 6
@
Atlanta
86-72
Canty
Perkins (16)
Dupree
Perkins (9)
Price (5)
Philips Arena 7,418
2-4
7
June 7
Atlanta
91-70
Candice Dupree (20)
Chasity Melvin (7)
Dominique Canty (6)
UIC Pavilion 3,182
3-4
8
June 13
Washington
57-64
Jia Perkins (17)
Candice Dupree (8)
Canty
Price (4)
UIC Pavilion 2,600
3-5
9
June 18
@
Los Angeles
67-80
Jia Perkins (18)
Candice Dupree (8)
Canty
Dupree (3)
STAPLES Center 7,245
3-6
10
June 20
@
Phoenix
105-112 (OT)
Jia Perkins (30)
Candice Dupree (12)
Candice Dupree (5)
US Airways Center 7,311
3-7
11
June 22
@
Sacramento
70-82
Jia Perkins (22)
Candice Dupree (11)
Dominique Canty (8)
ARCO Arena 6,107
3-8
12
June 26
Phoenix
79-89
Chasity Melvin (19)
Chasity Melvin (15)
Brooke Wyckoff (9)
UIC Pavilion 3,103
3-9
13
June 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)
Game
Date
Opponent
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location/Attendance
Record
14
July 1
@
Minnesota
73-71
Candice Dupree (26)
Chasity Melvin (11)
Dominique Canty (5)
Target Center 4,765
5-9
15
July 2
@
Indiana
67-74
Candice Dupree (20)
Candice Dupree (13)
Dupree
Wyckoff (4)
Conseco Fieldhouse 6,196
5-10
16
July 5
@
Atlanta
84-91
Jia Perkins (24)
Candice Dupree (8)
Dominique Canty (6)
Philips Arena 8,468
5-11
17
July 10
San Antonio
67-75
Jia Perkins (17)
Candice Dupree (8)
Canty
Perkins (4)
UIC Pavilion 3,040
5-12
18
July 12
@
Indiana
57-66
Candice Dupree (19)
Chasity Melvin (12)
Chasity Melvin (5)
Conseco Fieldhouse 7,134
5-13
19
July 13
Atlanta
79-66
Dupree
Perkins (18)
Armintie Price (7)
Dupree
Perkins
Wyckoff
Fluker (3)
UIC Pavilion 2,907
6-13
20
July 16
@
Detroit
63-66
Jia Perkins (26)
Candice Dupree (12)
Dupree
Melvin (4)
Palace of Auburn Hills 15,210
6-14
21
July 18
Connecticut
73-65
Jia Perkins (15)
Candice Dupree (9)
K.B. Sharp (4)
UIC Pavilion 3,379
7-14
22
July 20
@
Connecticut
67-74
Armintie Price (15)
Chasity Melvin (10)
Jia Perkins (5)
Mohegan Sun Arena 7,367
7-15
23
July 22
Indiana
68-60
Candice Dupree (20)
Jia Perkins (10)
Jia Perkins (8)
UIC Pavilion 3,035
8-15
24
July 24
@
San Antonio
67-78
Candice Dupree (20)
Candice Dupree (10)
Perkins
Sharp (3)
AT&T Center 9,372
8-16
25
July 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)
September: 1–5 (Home: 1–3; Road: 0–2)
Standings
Statistics
Regular Season
Awards and honors
References
^ Isaacson, Melissa.
"Sky coach resigns amid harassment allegations" . chicagotribune.com . Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 8, 2022 .
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"Steven Key Named GM and Head Coach" . wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved July 8, 2022 .
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"Sky draw No. 2 in WNBA draft lottery" . chicagotribune.com . Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 8, 2022 .
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"WNBA.com: Atlanta Dream Expansion Draft" . Archived from
the original on August 20, 2009. Retrieved April 25, 2008 .
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"Chicago Sky Re-Signs Veteran Guard Perkins" . oursportscentral.com . Our Sports Central. Retrieved July 8, 2022 .
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"Chicago Sky Signs Carrie Moore To Training Camp Contract" . oursportscentral.com . Our Sports Central. Retrieved July 8, 2022 .
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"Sky signs two guards for camp tryouts" . dailyherald.com . Daily Herald. Retrieved July 8, 2022 .
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"Three Former Boston College Players Continue to Compete" . bceagles.com . Boston College Athletics. Retrieved July 8, 2022 .
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"IN BRIEF – Chicago Tribune" . chicagotribune.com . Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 8, 2022 .
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"Sky Trades Bernadette Ngoyisa For K. B.sharp" . oursportscentral.com . Our Sports Central. Retrieved July 8, 2022 .
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"HOMETOWN HITS – Chicago Tribune" . chicagotribune.com . Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 8, 2022 .
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"Chicago Sky Releases Kayte Christensen" . oursportscentral.com . Our Sports Central. Retrieved July 8, 2022 .
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"Chicago Sky Signs Tye'sha Fluker" . oursportscentral.com . Our Sports Central. Retrieved July 8, 2022 .
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"Chicago Sky Waives Brooke Queenan" . oursportscentral.com . Our Sports Central. Retrieved July 8, 2022 .
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"2008 WNBA All-Defensive Team Selections Announced" . wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved July 8, 2022 .
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"Hanns-G �Go Beyond� 2008 WNBA All-Rookie Team Named" . wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved July 8, 2022 .
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"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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