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2008 Chicago Sky 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. Assistant coach Steven Key was hired as the new head coach and general manager.

The Sky received the second over pick in the 2008 WNBA draft from the draft lottery system. 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:

PlayerNationalityCollegeNew Team
Carla ThomasVanderbiltAtlanta Dream

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
12Sylvia FowlesLSU
219Quianna ChaneyLSU
333Angela TisdaleBaylor

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
March 12, 2008Head coach Bo Overton resigned
Hired Steven Key as Head coach and General Manager
April 2, 2008Signed Carrie Moore to a Training Camp Contract
April 5, 2008Stacey 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
April 18, 2008Signed Brooke Queenan to a Training Camp Contract
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
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
May 15, 2008Waived Erin Grant and Stephanie Raymond
May 16, 2008Temporarily Suspend Liz Moeggenberg
May 20, 2008Waived Kayte Christensen
May 31, 2008Exercised the 4th-Year Team Option on Candice Dupree
June 5, 2008Signed Tye'sha Fluker
June 28, 2008Waived Brooke Queenan
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

Depth

Pos.StarterBenchCPFSFSGPG
Chasity MelvinSylvia Fowles
Tye'sha Fluker
Candice DupreeCatherine Joens
Brooke WyckoffArmintie Price
Leah Rush
Jia PerkinsK.B. Sharp
Dominique CantyQuianna Chaney

Schedule

Regular season

|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 | May 17 | @ Seattle | 61-67 | Chasity Melvin (15) | Candice Dupree (10) | Perkins Price (2) | KeyArena12,079 | 0-1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 2 | May 22 | Sacramento | 87-77 | Dupree Price (22) | Sylvia Fowles (7) | Dominique Canty (6) | UIC Pavilion4,188 | 1-1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 | May 29 | Minnesota | 69-75 | Sylvia Fowles (16) | Sylvia Fowles (11) | Dominique Canty (6) | UIC Pavilion3,014

1-2
- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
4
June 1
Connecticut
73-75
Jia Perkins (21)
Sylvia Fowles (12)
Dominique Canty (5)
UIC Pavilion2,276
1-3
- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
5
June 3
Los Angeles
77-81 (OT)
Candice Dupree (22)
Candice Dupree (11)
Dominique Canty (8)
UIC Pavilion6,304
1-4
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
6
June 6
@ Atlanta
86-72
CantyPerkins (16)
Dupree
Perkins (9)
Price (5)
Philips Arena7,418
2-4
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
7
June 7
Atlanta
91-70
Candice Dupree (20)
Chasity Melvin (7)
Dominique Canty (6)
UIC Pavilion3,182
3-4
- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
8
June 13
Washington
57-64
Jia Perkins (17)
Candice Dupree (8)
Canty
Price (4)
UIC Pavilion2,600
3-5
- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
9
June 18
@ Los Angeles
67-80
Jia Perkins (18)
Candice Dupree (8)
Canty
Dupree (3)
STAPLES Center7,245
3-6
- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
10
June 20
@ Phoenix
105-112 (OT)
Jia Perkins (30)
Candice Dupree (12)
Candice Dupree (5)
US Airways Center7,311
3-7
- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
11
June 22
@ Sacramento
70-82
Jia Perkins (22)
Candice Dupree (11)
Dominique Canty (8)
ARCO Arena6,107
3-8
- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
12
June 26
Phoenix
79-89
Chasity Melvin (19)
Chasity Melvin (15)
Brooke Wyckoff (9)
UIC Pavilion3,103
3-9
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
13
June 28
Detroit
76-59
Candice Dupree (18)
Dupree
Melvin (8)
Chasity Melvin (5)
UIC Pavilion3,407
4-9
-
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
14
July 1
@ Minnesota
73-71
Candice Dupree (26)
Chasity Melvin (11)
Dominique Canty (5)
Target Center4,765
5-9
- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
15
July 2
@ Indiana
67-74
Candice Dupree (20)
Candice Dupree (13)
Dupree
Wyckoff (4)
Conseco Fieldhouse6,196
5-10
- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
16
July 5
@ Atlanta
84-91
Jia Perkins (24)
Candice Dupree (8)
Dominique Canty (6)
Philips Arena8,468
5-11
- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
17
July 10
San Antonio
67-75
Jia Perkins (17)
Candice Dupree (8)
Canty
Perkins (4)
UIC Pavilion3,040
5-12
- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
18
July 12
@ Indiana
57-66
Candice Dupree (19)
Chasity Melvin (12)
Chasity Melvin (5)
Conseco Fieldhouse7,134
5-13
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
19
July 13
Atlanta
79-66
Dupree
Perkins (18)
Armintie Price (7)
Dupree
Perkins
Wyckoff
Fluker (3)
UIC Pavilion2,907
6-13
- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
20
July 16
@ Detroit
63-66
Jia Perkins (26)
Candice Dupree (12)
Dupree
Melvin (4)
Palace of Auburn Hills15,210
6-14
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
21
July 18
Connecticut
73-65
Jia Perkins (15)
Candice Dupree (9)
K.B. Sharp (4)
UIC Pavilion3,379
7-14
- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
22
July 20
@ Connecticut
67-74
Armintie Price (15)
Chasity Melvin (10)
Jia Perkins (5)
Mohegan Sun Arena7,367
7-15
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
23
July 22
Indiana
68-60
Candice Dupree (20)
Jia Perkins (10)
Jia Perkins (8)
UIC Pavilion3,035
8-15
- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
24
July 24
@ San Antonio
67-78
Candice Dupree (20)
Candice Dupree (10)
Perkins
Sharp (3)
AT&T Center9,372
8-16
- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
25
July 26
@ Houston
65-79
Candice Dupree (28)
Jia Perkins (7)
Jia Perkins (5)
Reliant Arena6,569
8-17
-
-
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
26
August 28
@ New York
69-60
Jia Perkins (19)
Sylvia Fowles (10)
Armintie Price (5)
Madison Square Garden8,566
9-17
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
27
August 29
@ Washington
79-75
Jia Perkins (28)
Sylvia Fowles (13)
Armintie Price (4)
Verizon Center10,043
10-17
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
28
August 31
Detroit
82-81 (OT)
Candice Dupree (24)
Sylvia Fowles (12)
Candice Dupree (7)
UIC Pavilion4,197
11-17
-
- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
29
September 4
Seattle
62-70
Jia Perkins (22)
Candice Dupree (6)
Dominique Canty (6)
UIC Pavilion3,829
11-18
- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
30
September 5
@ Connecticut
75-80
Jia Perkins (18)
Sylvia Fowles (6)
Dominique Canty (7)
Mohegan Sun Arena8,088
11-19
- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
31
September 7
@ New York
61-69
Jia Perkins (18)
Sylvia Fowles (12)
Canty
Sharp (2)
Madison Square Garden7,903
11-20
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
32
September 9
Washington
78-59
Jia Perkins (17)
Candice Dupree (10)
Candice Dupree (6)
UIC Pavilion3,087
12-20
- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
33
September 12
New York
62-69
Candice Dupree (18)
Dupree
Fowles (6)
Canty
Wyckoff (4)
UIC Pavilion5,681
12-21
- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
34
September 14
Houston
76-79
Candice Dupree (20)
Armintie Price (7)
Dominique Canty (6)
UIC Pavilion4,917
12-22
-

Standings

Statistics

Regular season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Jia Perkins343431.943.636.389.14.02.81.90.317.0
Candice Dupree343432.945.714.378.07.92.31.11.316.3
Sylvia Fowles171425.351.30.058.57.50.31.12.110.5
Chasity Melvin341822.344.333.361.45.11.50.90.38.2
Dominique Canty282826.339.416.766.92.54.11.00.18.1
Armintie Price341122.443.80.052.03.71.71.00.46.9
Catherine Joens26010.537.436.987.51.30.50.20.13.8
K.B. Sharp34617.643.332.165.51.31.40.40.03.1
Tye'sha Fluker2628.938.533.376.01.30.40.20.32.7
Quianna Chaney2808.627.724.083.31.00.90.60.12.4
Brooke Wyckoff342317.534.231.456.32.31.40.40.62.2
Leah Rush206.00.00.075.00.00.00.00.01.5
Brooke Queenan804.512.50.00.00.50.30.00.00.3

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.
Sylvia FowlesWNBA All-Defense Second TeamSeptember 19
WNBA All-Rookie TeamOctober 3
Jia PerkinsEastern Conference Player of the WeekSeptember 2

References

References

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