2008 Chicago Sky season
The 2008 WNBA season was the third season for the Chicago Sky. The Sky were not able to have their first winning season.
Offseason
Expansion Draft
The following player was lost in the Atlanta Dream expansion draft:
[1]
WNBA Draft
Transactions
- September 14: The Sky signed Dominique Canty to a one-year extension.
- September 11: The Sky signed Leah Rush and extended the contract of Brooke Wyckoff to include the 2009 season.
- August 14: The Sky waived Brooke Queenan and re-signed Leah Rush to a seven-day contract.
- July 22: The Sky signed Brooke Queenan to another seven-day contract.
- July 15: The Sky signed Brooke Queenan to another seven-day contract while Leah Rush's seven-day contract has expired.
- July 8: The Sky signed Leah Rush to a seven-day contract.
- July 1: The Sky signed Brooke Queenan to a seven-day contract.
- June 5: The Sky signed Tye'sha Fluker.
- May 20: The Sky waived Kayte Christensen.
- May 16: The Sky changed the status of Liz Moeggenberg to suspended.
- May 15: The Sky waived Erin Grant and Stephanie Raymond.
- May 14: The Sky traded center Bernadette Ngoyisa to the Indiana Fever for guard K.B. Sharp.
- May 9: The Sky waived Amanda Jackson and Carrie Moore.
- April 22: The Sky re-signed free agent Chasity Melvin.
- April 18: The Sky signed Brooke Queenan to a training camp contract.
- April 16: The Sky signed Nina Stone and Amanda Jackson to training camp contracts.
- April 5: The Sky announced the retirement of Stacey Dales.
- April 4: The Sky signed Carrie Moore to a training camp contract.
- February 22: The Sky re-signed free agent Jia Perkins.
[2]
Trades
Free agents
Roster
|
Players |
Coaches |
Pos. |
# |
Nat. |
Name |
Height |
Weight |
|
From |
2.5 !G/F |
3 |
USA ! |
Canty, Dominique |
69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
162 lb (73 kg) |
|
Alabama |
2.0 !SG |
15 |
USA ! |
Chaney, Quianna |
71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) |
160 lb (73 kg) |
|
LSU |
4.5 !PF |
4 |
USA ! |
Dupree, Candice |
74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
162 lb (73 kg) |
|
Temple |
6.0 !C |
42 |
USA ! |
Fluker, Tye'sha |
77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
209 lb (95 kg) |
|
Tennessee |
6.0 !C |
34 |
USA ! |
Fowles, Sylvia |
78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
200 lb (91 kg) |
|
LSU |
2.5 !G/F |
9 |
USA ! |
Joens, Cathy |
71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) |
165 lb (75 kg) |
|
George Washington |
5.5 !F/C |
44 |
USA ! |
Melvin, Chasity |
75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
185 lb (84 kg) |
|
North Carolina State |
2.0 !SG |
11 |
USA ! |
Perkins, Jia |
68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
155 lb (70 kg) |
|
Texas Tech |
2.5 !G/F |
22 |
USA ! |
Price, Armintie |
69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
133 lb (60 kg) |
|
Mississippi |
3.0 !SF |
24 |
USA ! |
Rush, Leah |
73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
175 lb (79 kg) |
|
Oklahoma |
1.0 !PG |
32 |
USA ! |
Sharp, K.B. |
69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
146 lb (66 kg) |
|
Cincinnati |
3.0 !SF |
21 |
USA ! |
Wyckoff, Brooke |
73 !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
|
Season standings
Schedule
Regular season
2008 Game Log: Regular Season |
|
June
Game |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location/Attendance |
Record |
4 |
June 1 |
Connecticut |
73-75 |
Perkins (21) |
Fowles (12) |
Canty (5) |
UIC Pavilion
2,276 |
1-3 |
5 |
June 3 |
Los Angeles |
77-81 (OT) |
Dupree (22) |
Dupree (11) |
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 |
Dupree (20) |
Melvin (7) |
Canty (6) |
UIC Pavilion
3,182 |
3-4 |
8 |
June 13 |
Washington |
57-64 |
Perkins (17) |
Dupree (8) |
Canty, Price (4) |
UIC Pavilion
2,600 |
3-5 |
9 |
June 18 |
@ Los Angeles |
67-80 |
Perkins (18) |
Dupree (8) |
Canty, Dupree (3) |
STAPLES Center
7,245 |
3-6 |
10 |
June 20 |
@ Phoenix |
105-112 (OT) |
Perkins (30) |
Dupree (12) |
Dupree (5) |
US Airways Center
7,311 |
3-7 |
11 |
June 22 |
@ Sacramento |
70-82 |
Perkins (22) |
Dupree (11) |
Canty (8) |
ARCO Arena
6,107 |
3-8 |
12 |
June 26 |
Phoenix |
79-89 |
Melvin (19) |
Melvin (15) |
Wyckoff (9) |
UIC Pavilion
3,103 |
3-9 |
13 |
June 28 |
Detroit |
76-59 |
Dupree (18) |
Dupree, Melvin (8) |
Melvin (5) |
UIC Pavilion
3,407 |
4-9 |
|
July
Game |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location/Attendance |
Record |
14 |
July 1 |
@ Minnesota |
73-71 |
Dupree (26) |
Melvin (11) |
Canty (5) |
Target Center
4,765 |
5-9 |
15 |
July 2 |
@ Indiana |
67-74 |
Dupree (20) |
Dupree (13) |
Dupree, Wyckoff (4) |
Conseco Fieldhouse
6,196 |
5-10 |
16 |
July 5 |
@ Atlanta |
84-91 |
Perkins (24) |
Dupree (8) |
Canty (6) |
Philips Arena
8,468 |
5-11 |
17 |
July 10 |
San Antonio |
67-75 |
Perkins (17) |
Dupree (8) |
Canty, Perkins (4) |
UIC Pavilion
3,040 |
5-12 |
18 |
July 12 |
@ Indiana |
57-66 |
Dupree (19) |
Melvin (12) |
Melvin (5) |
Conseco Fieldhouse
7,134 |
5-13 |
19 |
July 13 |
Atlanta |
79-66 |
Dupree, Perkins (18) |
Price (7) |
4 players (3) |
UIC Pavilion
2,907 |
6-13 |
20 |
July 16 |
@ Detroit |
63-66 |
Perkins (26) |
Dupree (12) |
Dupree, Melvin (4) |
Palace of Auburn Hills
15,210 |
6-14 |
21 |
July 18 |
Connecticut |
73-65 |
Perkins (15) |
Dupree (9) |
Sharp (4) |
UIC Pavilion
3,379 |
7-14 |
22 |
July 20 |
@ Connecticut |
67-74 |
Price (15) |
Melvin (10) |
Perkins (5) |
Mohegan Sun Arena
7,367 |
7-15 |
23 |
July 22 |
Indiana |
68-60 |
Dupree (20) |
Perkins (10) |
Perkins (8) |
UIC Pavilion
3,035 |
8-15 |
24 |
July 24 |
@ San Antonio |
67-78 |
Dupree (20) |
Dupree (10) |
Perkins, Sharp (3) |
AT&T Center
9,372 |
8-16 |
25 |
July 26 |
@ Houston |
65-79 |
Dupree (28) |
Perkins (7) |
Perkins (5) |
Reliant Arena
6,569 |
8-17 |
|
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|
Player stats
Regular season
Player |
GP |
GS |
MPG |
FG% |
3P% |
FT% |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
PPG |
Dominique Canty !Dominique Canty |
28 |
28 |
26.3 |
.394 |
.167 |
.669 |
2.5 |
4.1 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
8.1 |
Quianna Chaney !Quianna Chaney |
28 |
0 |
8.6 |
.277 |
.240 |
.833 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
2.4 |
Candice Dupree !Candice Dupree |
34 |
34 |
32.9 |
.457 |
.143 |
.780 |
7.9 |
2.3 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
16.3 |
Tye'sha Fluker !Tye'sha Fluker |
26 |
2 |
8.9 |
.385 |
.333 |
.760 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
2.7 |
Sylvia Fowles !Sylvia Fowles |
17 |
14 |
25.3 |
.513 |
.000 |
.585 |
7.5 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
10.5 |
Cathy Joens !Cathy Joens |
26 |
0 |
10.5 |
.374 |
.369 |
.875 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
3.8 |
Chasity Melvin !Chasity Melvin |
34 |
18 |
22.3 |
.443 |
.333 |
.614 |
5.1 |
1.5 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
8.2 |
Jia Perkins !Jia Perkins |
34 |
34 |
31.9 |
.436 |
.363 |
.891 |
4.0 |
2.8 |
1.9 |
0.3 |
17.0 |
Armintie Price !Armintie Price |
34 |
11 |
22.4 |
.438 |
.000 |
.520 |
3.7 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
6.9 |
Leah Rush !Leah Rush |
2 |
0 |
6.0 |
.000 |
.000 |
.750 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
K.B. Sharp !K.B. Sharp |
34 |
6 |
17.6 |
.433 |
.321 |
.655 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
3.1 |
Brooke Queenan !Brooke Queenan |
8 |
0 |
4.5 |
.125 |
.000 |
.000 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
Brooke Wyckoff !Brooke Wyckoff |
34 |
23 |
17.5 |
.342 |
.314 |
.563 |
2.3 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
Awards and honors
- Jia Perkins was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of August 28, 2008.
- Sylvia Fowles was named to the All-Defensive Second Team.
- Sylvia Fowles was named to the All-Rookie Team.
References