# 2009 Minnesota Lynx season

The 2009 WNBA season is the 11th season for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association.

## Offseason
### Dispersal Draft

Based on the Lynx's 2008 record, they would pick 4th in the Houston Comets dispersal draft. The Lynx picked Roneeka Hodges.

### WNBA draft

The following are the Lynx's selections in the 2009 WNBA draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
| 1 | 4 | Renee Montgomery | United States | Connecticut |
| 1 | 9 (from L.A. via Wash.) | Quanitra Hollingsworth | United States | Virginia Commonwealth |
| 2 | 15 (from Wash.) | Rashanda McCants | United States | North Carolina |
| 3 | 30 | Emily Fox | United States | Minnesota |

### Transactions

* July 17: The Lynx signed Tasha Humphrey and waived Christi Thomas.
* June 5: The Lynx waived Tye'sha Fluker, Emily Fox, and Anna DeForge.
* June 3: The Lynx promoted Jennifer Gillom as head coach to replace Don Zierden
* June 1: The Lynx signed Tye'sha Fluker.
* May 30: The Lynx waived Kamersha Hairston and Aisha Mohammed.
* May 11: The Lynx signed Kamesha Hairston and Aisha Mohammed to training camp contracts.
* May 7: The Lynx signed Roneeka Hodges and renounced the rights to Kristi Harrower.
* May 5: The Lynx traded Noelle Quinn to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for Rafaella Masciadri and a first-round 2010 WNBA Draft pick.
* April 22: The Lynx waived Navonda Moore.
* January 30: The Lynx traded Lindsey Harding, their second-round draft picks in 2009 (23rd overall) and 2010 to the Washington Mystics for their first-round (ninth overall) and second round (15th overall) draft picks in the 2009 draft.
* January 30: The Lynx traded Nicole Ohlde to the Phoenix Mercury for Kelly Miller and LaToya Pringle.
* January 30: The Lynx signed-and-traded Vanessa Hayden to the Los Angeles Sparks for Christi Thomas.
* January 9: The Lynx waived Kristen Rasmussen.
* March 14, 2008: The Lynx swapped second-round 2009 Draft picks with the Connecticut Sun as part of the Kristen Rasmussen/Tamika Raymond transaction.
| Date | Trade | Trade |
| March 14, 2008 | To Minnesota Lynx | To Connecticut Sun |
| March 14, 2008 | 23rd 2009 Draft pick and Kristen Rasmussen | 17th 2009 Draft pick and Tamika Raymond |
| January 30, 2009 | To Minnesota Lynx | To Los Angeles Sparks |
| January 30, 2009 | Christi Thomas | Vanessa Hayden |
| January 30, 2009 | To Minnesota Lynx | To Phoenix Mercury |
| January 30, 2009 | Kelly Miller and LaToya Pringle | Nicole Ohlde |
| January 30, 2009 | To Minnesota Lynx | To Washington Mystics |
| January 30, 2009 | 9th and 15th 2009 Draft picks | Lindsey Harding, 23rd 2009 Draft pick and the second-round 2010 Draft pick |
| May 5, 2009 | To Minnesota Lynx | To Los Angeles Sparks |
| May 5, 2009 | Rafaella Masciadri and a first-round 2010 WNBA Draft pick | Noelle Quinn |

### Free agents
## Season standings

| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
| Phoenix Mercury $^x$ | 23 | 11 | .676 | – | 12–5 | 11–6 | 13–7 |
| Seattle Storm $^x$ | 20 | 14 | .588 | 3.0 | 13–4 | 7–10 | 13–7 |
| Los Angeles Sparks $^x$ | 18 | 16 | .529 | 5.0 | 11–6 | 7–10 | 11–9 |
| San Antonio Silver Stars $^x$ | 15 | 19 | .441 | 8.0 | 10–7 | 5–12 | 10–10 |
| Minnesota Lynx $^o$ | 14 | 20 | .412 | 9.0 | 9–8 | 5–12 | 7–13 |
| Sacramento Monarchs $^o$ | 12 | 22 | .353 | 11.0 | 7–10 | 5–12 | 6–14 |

## Schedule
### Preseason

2009 Game Log: Preseason
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1May 231:00pmIndiana51-68Hollingsworth (14)Pringle (6)Montgomery (3)College of St. Benedict 4750-1 :

### Regular season

2009 Game Log: Regular Season :
June
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1June 68:00pmChicagoNBA TV FSN-N102-85Augustus (23)Anosike, Houston (5)Anosike (8)Target Center 8,7081-0
2June 77:00pm@ IndianaFSI96-74Houston (23)Anosike, Augustus, Houston (5)Houston (4)Conseco Fieldhouse 9,2342-0
3June 108:00pmLos Angeles87-76Augustus (30)Augustus (9)Anosike, Miller (5)Target Center 7,4443-0
4June 128:00pmSeattle71-88Houston (18)Anosike (7)Augustus, Montgomery (3)Target Center 6,4233-1
5June 1610:00pm@ Sacramento86-83Augustus (30)Anosike, Wiggins, Hollingsworth (5)Wiggins (6)ARCO Arena 7,7364-1
6June 1710:00pm@ Phoenix80-104Anosike, Houston (21)Anosike (10)McCants (4)US Airways Center 6,5244-2
7June 1910:00pm@ Seattle62-90Wiggins (12)Anosike (7)Houston, Wiggins (2)KeyArena 7,6074-3
8June 238:00pmNew York69-57Wiggins (25)Hollingsworth (7)Wiggins (5)Target Center 5,6205-3
9June 278:00pmPhoenixNBA TV FSN-N109-80Hodges, Wiggins (22)Anosike (8)Miller (8)Target Center 5,9116-3
10June 307:00pm@ AtlantaESPN291-85Wiggins (23)Anosike (12)Anosike, Houston, Wiggins (4)Philips Arena 7,6867-3 :
July
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
11July 28:00pmSacramentoNBA TV FSN-N68-74Hodges (15)Anosike (8)Anosike (7)Target Center 6,9207-4
12July 78:00pmWashington96-94 (OT)Anosike (24)Houston (8)Anosike, Miller (4)Target Center 7,1718-4
13July 108:00pmSan Antonio61-77Wiggins (15)Anosike (12)Hodges, Miller (2)Target Center 7,4098-5
14July 127:00pm@ San AntonioNBA TV KMYS83-76Houston (26)Anosike, Houston (8)Anosike, Wiggins (4)AT&T Center 6,5689-5
15July 151:00pmAtlantaNBA TV FSN-N77-91Anosike (22)Houston (12)Montgomery (7)Target Center 11,2459-6
16July 198:00pm@ SeattleNBA TV FSN-NW69-72Anosike, Hodges, Wiggins (12)Anosike (11)McCants (3)KeyArena 6,9129-7
17July 2310:00pm@ Phoenix99-86Anosike (21)Houston (9)Anosike (5)US Airways Center 7,36010-7
18July 278:00pmLos Angeles70-76Hodges (14)Anosike (6)Hodges (4)Target Center 7,21610-8
19July 307:30pm@ Detroit83-91Houston, McCants (14)Anosike, Hollingsworth, Houston (5)Hodges, Kelly Miller, MontananaPalace of Auburn Hills 9,31410-9 :
August
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
20August 18:00pmPhoenix74-87Hollingsworth (17)Anosike (10)Anosike (5)Target Center 6,63110-10
21August 78:00pmConnecticutNBA TV FSN-N95-88Montgomery (24)Anosike (12)Montgomery, Wiggins (3)Target Center 8,13411-10
22August 96:00pmSan Antonio87-89Anosike (24)Hodges, Hollingsworth (8)Wiggins (4)Target Center 7,76411-11
23August 138:00pmIndiana81-91Wiggins (23)Anosike (16)Hodges (3)Target Center 7,15611-12
24August 158:00pm@ Chicago76-79Hodges (25)Anosike, Hodges (8)Hodges, Wiggins (6)UIC Pavilion 3,87711-13
25August 1910:30pm@ Los Angeles63-78Montgomery (16)McCants (8)Montgomery (4)STAPLES Center 9,18111-14
26August 227:00pm@ Connecticut94-98Humphrey, Wiggins (21)Humphrey (7)Hodges, Montgomery (4)Mohegan Sun Arena 7,80311-15
27August 234:00pm@ New York67-80Anosike (18)Wiggins (7)5 players (2)Madison Square Garden 8,48111-16
28August 288:00pmSacramento100-95Miller (18)Anosike (6)Anosike (5)Target Center 8,78212-16
29August 304:00pm@ Washington75-81Houston (20)Anosike (6)Wiggins (4)Verizon Center 12,24112-17 :
September
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
30September 18:00pm@ San Antonio82-84 (2OT)Wiggins (19)Anosike (11)Anosike (3)AT&T Center 4,88112-18
31September 58:00pmSeattleNBA TV FSN-N76-68Houston (22)Humphrey (7)Houston (4)Target Center 8,17013-18
32September 98:00pmDetroit75-72McCants, Montanana, Montgomery (12)McCants (6)Montanana, Wiggins (3)Target Center 7,42314-18
33September 1110:30pm@ Los AngelesNBA TV FSNW61-90Wiggins (15)Houston (8)Miller, Montgomery, Wiggins (3)STAPLES Center 13,76414-19
34September 139:00pm@ Sacramento66-88Houston (18)Hollingsworth (9)Montgomery (5)ARCO Arena 10,21214-20 :
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess :

## Regular Season Statistics
### Player statistics

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Nicky Anosike | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| Seimone Augustus | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| Roneeka Hodges | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| Quanitra Hollingsworth | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| Charde Houston | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| Rashanda McCants | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| Kelly Miller | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| Renee Montgomery | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| LaToya Pringle | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| Christi Thomas | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| Candice Wiggins | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |

### Team statistics

| Team | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PF | PPG |
| Minnesota Lynx | .000 | .000 | .000 | 00.0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 00.0 | 00.0 | 00.0 |
| Opponents | .000 | .000 | .000 | 00.0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 00.0 | 00.0 | 00.0 |

## Awards and honors

* Seimone Augustus was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of June 15, 2009.
* Candice Wiggins was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of June 29, 2009.
* Nicky Anosike was named to the 2009 WNBA All-Star Team as a Western Conference reserve.
* Charde Houston was named to the 2009 WNBA All-Star Team as a Western Conference reserve.
* Renee Montgomery was named to the All-Rookie Team.
* Nicky Anosike was named to the All-Defensive First Team.