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2008 Minnesota Lynx season
Tenth season for the Minnesota Lynx
Tenth season for the Minnesota Lynx
The 2008 Minnesota Lynx season was the 10th season for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association, and the second and final season under head coach Don Zierden.
The Lynx finished the season 16–18, which saw them finish in seventh place in the playoff standings an improvement from 10-24 from the previous two seasons, However the Lynx missed the postseason for the fourth consecutive season.
Offseason
Expansion draft
- Kristen Mann was selected in the 2008 Expansion Draft for the Atlanta Dream.
WNBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Candice Wiggins | Stanford | |
| 2 | 16 | Nicky Anosike | Tennessee | |
| 3 | 30 | Charde Houston | Connecticut |
Transactions
Trades
| June 22, 2008 | |
|---|---|
| To Minnesota Lynx LaToya Thomas | To Detroit Shock Eshaya Murphy |
Free agents
| Sharnee' Zoll | May 18, 2008 | Virginia (Undrafted) |
|---|
|}
Regular season
Season standings
Season schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score | Leading Scorer | Attendance | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18 | vs. Detroit | 84-70 | Charde Houston (21) | 9,972 | 1-0 |
| May 27 | @ Houston | 98-92 (OT) | Seimone Augustus (25) | 7,261 | 2-0 |
| May 29 | @ Chicago | 75-69 | Seimone Augustus (19) | 3,014 | 3-0 |
| May 31 | vs. Phoenix | 94-83 | Seimone Augustus (22) | 6,914 | 4-0 |
| June 3 | @ Atlanta | 85-81 | Candice Wiggins (22) | 5,844 | 5-0 |
| June 6 | @ Connecticut | 77-78 | Seimone Augustus (22) | 6,327 | 5-1 |
| June 8 | vs. San Antonio | 90-78 | Seimone Augustus (18) | 5,020 | 6-1 |
| June 10 | vs. Connecticut | 66-75 | Candice Wiggins (22) | 7,186 | 6-2 |
| June 12 | vs. Sacramento | 78-82 | Seimone Augustus (21) | 4,875 | 6-3 |
| June 14 | @ New York | 76-77 | Candice Wiggins (26) | 7,452 | 6-4 |
| June 20 | @ Detroit | 93-98 (OT) | Seimone Augustus (26) | 8,916 | 6-5 |
| June 21 | vs. Houston | 65-72 | Candice Wiggins (24) | 5,865 | 6-6 |
| June 24 | vs. New York | 91-69 | Seimone Augustus (21) | 6,280 | 7-6 |
| June 26 | vs. Sacramento | 80-76 | Seimone Augustus (23) | 5,722 | 8-6 |
| June 28 | @ San Antonio | 65-73 | Nicky Anosike (16) | 7,513 | 8-7 |
| July 1 | vs. Chicago | 71-73 | Candice Wiggins (17) | 4,765 | 8-8 |
| July 3 | @ Los Angeles | 88-70 | Seimone Augustus (29) | 8,587 | 9-8 |
| July 5 | @ Seattle | 71-96 | Nicky Anosike (15) | 7,553 | 9-9 |
| July 9 | vs. Atlanta | 67-73 | Seimone Augustus (17) | 5,893 | 9-10 |
| July 12 | vs. Houston | 85-71 | Seimone Augustus (27) | 6,495 | 10-10 |
| July 17 | @ Houston | 88-96 | Candice Wiggins (27) | 7,261 | 10-11 |
| July 19 | @ San Antonio | 87-74 | Seimone Augustus (30) | 8,614 | 11-11 |
| July 22 | vs. Seattle | 73-76 | Charde Houston (16) | 12,276 | 11-12 |
| July 24 | @ Indiana | 84-80 (OT) | Seimone Augustus (25) | 6,010 | 12-12 |
| July 25 | vs. San Antonio | 78-68 | Seimone Augustus (20) | 7,247 | 13-12 |
| July 27 | vs. Los Angeles | 84-92 (OT) | Seimone Augustus (29) | 9,433 | 13-13 |
| August 30 | vs. Washington | 92-78 | Candice Wiggins (22) | 6,980 | 14-13 |
| September 1 | @ Los Angeles | 58-82 | Seimone Augustus (13) | 9,072 | 14-14 |
| September 3 | @ Phoenix | 96-103 | Seimone Augustus (27) | 7,722 | 14-15 |
| September 6 | @ Seattle | 88-96 | Seimone Augustus (26) | 9,339 | 14-16 |
| September 7 | @ Sacramento | 71-78 | Charde Houston (19) | 7,999 | 14-17 |
| September 9 | vs. Indiana | 86-76 | Charde Houston (18) | 6,706 | 15-17 |
| September 12 | vs. Phoenix | 87-96 | Lindsey Harding (20) | 8,343 | 15-18 |
| September 14 | @ Washington | 96-70 | Charde Houston (18) | 10,438 | 16-18 |
Player stats
Regular season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 31 | 33.6 | .470 | .317 | .890 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 19.1 | |
| 30 | 1 | 27.5 | .403 | .306 | .817 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 15.7 | |
| 34 | 34 | 27.1 | .438 | .000 | .699 | 6.8 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 9.2 | |
| 33 | 0 | 17.6 | .492 | .000 | .741 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 8.8 | |
| 34 | 34 | 24.9 | .391 | .364 | .763 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 8.5 | |
| 24 | 11 | 24.6 | .367 | .080 | .694 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 6.4 | |
| 34 | 34 | 16.4 | .453 | .000 | .785 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 5.8 | |
| 30 | 0 | 10.1 | .445 | .000 | .614 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 5.2 | |
| 32 | 25 | 16.7 | .398 | .313 | .667 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 3.6 | |
| 13 | 0 | 11.3 | .500 | .714 | .444 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3.6 | |
| 16 | 0 | 7.8 | .319 | .333 | .556 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.0 | |
| 31 | 0 | 12.7 | .375 | .348 | .739 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.5 | |
| 6 | 0 | 5.0 | .250 | .333 | .833 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.7 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2.5 | .200 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Roster
Awards and honors
- Seimone Augustus, WNBA Player of the Week (May 26 - June 1)
- Nicky Anosike, WNBA All-Rookie Team (Center)
- Candace Wiggins, WNBA All-Rookie Team (Guard)
- Candice Wiggins, WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year
References
References
- "WNBA.com: Atlanta Dream".
- [http://www.wnba.com/shock/news/trade_080622.html Traded LaToya Thomas to the Minnesota Lynx for Eshaya Murphy.]
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