# 2009 Chicago Sky season

The 2009 WNBA season is the 4th for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association. Steven Key returned as coach - marking the first time in franchise history that the Sky did not have to hire a new coach after 1 year. The Sky received the 3rd Overall pick in the 2009 WNBA draft and used it on Maryland guard Kristi Toliver.

## Transactions
### Houston Comets Dispersal Draft

With the Houston Comets ceasing operation and based on the 2008 records of teams, the Sky selected 3rd in the Dispersal Draft.
| Pick | Player | Nationality | College | Previous Team |
| 3 | Mistie Williams | United States | Duke | Houston Comets |

### WNBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/team/country |
| 1 | 3 | Kristi Toliver | United States | Maryland |
| 1 | 16 | Danielle Gant | United States | Texas A&M |
| 3 | 29 | Jenifer Risper | United States | Vanderbilt |

### Trades and Roster Changes

| Date | Transaction |
| January 7, 2009 | Signed Erin Thorn |
| January 12, 2009 | Signed K.B. Sharp and Shyra Ely |
| April 15, 2009 | Signed Kristi Toliver, Jennifer Risper, and Danielle Grant to their Rookie Scale Contracts |
| April 28, 2009 | Signed Chen Nan |
| May 24, 2009 | Waived Quianna Chaney and Danielle Grant |
| May 29, 2009 | Waived Liz Moeggenberg |
| May 31, 2009 | Exercised 4th-Year Team Option on Armintie Price |
| May 31, 2009 | Waived Jennifer Risper |
| June 4, 2009 | Waived Mistie Bass |
| August 12, 2009 | Traded Armintie Price to the Atlanta Dream in exchange for Tamera Young |
| August 21, 2009 | Waived Chen Nan |
| August 21, 2009 | Signed Mistie Bass |
| September 1, 2009 | Signed Katie Mattera to a 7-Day Contract |
| September 8, 2009 | Waived Brooke Wyckoff |
| September 8, 2009 | Signed Katie Mattera |
| September 11, 2009 | Signed Jia Perkins to a Multi-Year Contract Extension |

## Roster
### Depth

| Pos. | Starter | Bench |
| C | Sylvia Fowles | Mistie Bass Katie Mattera |
| PF | Candice Dupree | Shyra Ely |
| SF | Tamera Young | K.B. Sharp |
| SG | Jia Perkins | Erin Thorn |
| PG | Dominique Canty | Kristi Toliver |

## Schedule
### Preseason

2009 Preseason Schedule Total: 2–2 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–2
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1May 228:30pmDetroit71-67Sylvia Fowles (21)Sylvia Fowles (9)Jia Perkins (5)UIC Pavilion 3,2831-0
2May 2711:00am@ Detroit68-78Kristi Toliver (17)Dupree Bass (7)Price Toliver (3)Palace of Auburn Hills 3,9521-1
3May 287:00pm@ Indiana67-74Dupree Chen (15)Shyra Ely (8)Candice Dupree (3)Conseco Fieldhouse 6,4571-2
4June 28:00pmE League102-55Candice Dupree (20)Dupree Fowles (7)Kristi Toliver (6)UIC Pavilion 3,4882-2 :

### Regular Season

2009 Regular Season Total: 16–18 (Home: 12–5; Road: 4–13) :
June: 6–3 (Home: 5–0; Road: 1–3)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1June 68:00pm@ MinnesotaNBA TV FSN-N85-102Jia Perkins (24)Jia Perkins (6)Dominique Canty (6)Target Center 8,7080-1
2June 128:30pmAtlantaCN100 NBA TV81-73Candice Dupree (23)Candice Dupree (8)Jia Perkins (8)UIC Pavilion 5,6891-1
3June 146:00pmSeattle64-57Candice Dupree (14)Sylvia Fowles (15)Brooke Wyckoff (3)UIC Pavilion 2,6812-1
4June 168:00pmConnecticut78-75Jia Perkins (25)Sylvia Fowles (10)Jia Perkins (5)UIC Pavilion 2,3963-1
5June 197:00pm@ Connecticut61-91Kristi Toliver (14)Sylvia Fowles (9)Armintie Price (3)Mohegan Sun Arena 5,8923-2
6June 207:00pm@ Washington72-81Jia Perkins (15)Armintie Price (7)Jia Perkins (6)Verizon Center 11,7453-3
7June 2312:00pm@ Atlanta99-98 (OT)Jia Perkins (22)Candice Dupree (10)Jia Perkins (6)Philips Arena 10,3514-3
8June 278:00pmWashington68-63Candice Dupree (23)Sylvia Fowles (10)Jia Perkins (5)UIC Pavilion 3,9185-3
9June 308:00pmSacramento74-72Jia Perkins (17)Sylvia Fowles (14)Jia Perkins (8)UIC Pavilion 2,7216-3 :
July: 3–7 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–5)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
10July 38:00pm@ San Antonio72-85Armintie Price (17)Shyra Ely (5)Dominique Canty (5)AT&T Center 6,6626-4
11July 710:00pm@ Sacramento73-83Jia Perkins (21)Jia Perkins (5)Jia Perkins (6)ARCO Arena 5,6726-5
12July 810:00pm@ Phoenix70-90Candice Dupree (22)Candice Dupree (12)Armintie Price (2)US Airways Center 5,5976-6
13July 108:30pmIndiana54-83Shyra Ely (12)Candice Dupree (8)Kristi Toliver (4)UIC Pavilion 4,0216-7
14July 129:00pm@ SeattleNBA TV FSN-NW86-81Candice Dupree (28)Candice Dupree (7)Kristi Toliver (7)KeyArena 6,7967-7
15July 151:00pm@ Indiana74-84Candice Dupree (17)Candice Dupree (10)Canty Chen Toliver (3)Conseco Fieldhouse 10,0507-8
16July 196:00pmSan AntonioNBA TV CN10085-75Jia Perkins (29)Candice Dupree (11)Dominique Canty (6)UIC Pavilion 3,2828-8
17July 2212:30pmNew York70-77Sylvia Fowles (15)Candice Dupree (11)Dominique Canty (4)UIC Pavilion 5,8818-9
18July 237:00pm@ WashingtonESPN264-75Jia Perkins (14)Sylvia Fowles (7)Kristi Toliver (2)Verizon Center 11,6518-10
19July 298:00pmLos Angeles75-63Jia Perkins (18)Sylvia Fowles (7)Candice Dupree (5)UIC Pavilion 5,6339-10 :
August: 5–6 (Home: 3–2; Road: 2–4)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
20August 18:00pmConnecticutNBA TV WCTX84-72Candice Dupree (23)Candice Dupree (8)Dominique Canty (6)UIC Pavilion 3,07110-10
21August 57:00pm@ IndianaNBA TV CN10067-76Candice Dupree (19)Candice Dupree (13)Dominique Canty (4)Conseco Fieldhouse 6,58110-11
22August 87:00pm@ Atlanta82-80Erin Thorn (20)Candice Dupree (11)Jia Perkins (5)Philips Arena 5,42411-11
23August 96:00pm@ Detroit58-64Candice Dupree (16)Sylvia Fowles (18)Brooke Wyckoff (3)Palace of Auburn Hills 6,89311-12
24August 147:30pm@ New YorkNBA TV CN100 MSG88-77Sylvia Fowles (22)Dupree Fowles (9)Dominique Canty (6)Madison Square Garden 9,83212-12
25August 158:00pmMinnesota79-76Erin Thorn (17)Candice Dupree (14)Dominique Canty (8)UIC Pavilion 3,87713-12
26August 188:00pmPhoenix99-106Shyra Ely (26)Candice Dupree (7)Candice Dupree (5)UIC Pavilion TBA13-13
27August 228:00pmDetroit67-76Candice Dupree (20)Candice Dupree (14)Canty Dupree Thorn (3)UIC Pavilion 5,16713-14
28August 2510:00pm@ Los AngelesESPN263-75Shyra Ely (16)Candice Dupree (8)Dominique Canty (4)STAPLES Center 9,61513-15
29August 288:30pmNew YorkNBA TV CN100 MSG96-77Candice Dupree (26)Candice Dupree (6)Candice Dupree (4)UIC Pavilion 3,70714-15
30August 304:00pm@ New York63-77Candice Dupree (15)Candice Dupree (13)Erin Thorn (7)Madison Square Garden 8,68514-16 :
September: 2–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
31September 48:30pmWashington92-86Sylvia Fowles (13)Candice Dupree (10)Jia Perkins (5)UIC Pavilion 3,24115-16
32September 66:00pm@ Detroit75-84Dupree Ely (18)Shyra Ely (8)Ely Sharp (3)Palace of Auburn Hills 6,61915-17
33September 108:00pmIndiana86-79Kristi Toliver (19)Candice Dupree (9)Dominique Canty (6)UIC Pavilion 2,90216-17
34September 128:00pmDetroit69-80Candice Dupree (27)Candice Dupree (7)Dominique Canty (6)UIC Pavilion 5,33416-18 :
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess :

## Standings

| Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
| Indiana Fever $^x$ | 22 | 12 | .647 | – | 14–3 | 8–9 | 17–5 |
| Atlanta Dream $^x$ | 18 | 16 | .529 | 4.0 | 12–5 | 6–11 | 10–12 |
| Detroit Shock $^x$ | 18 | 16 | .529 | 4.0 | 11–6 | 7–10 | 11–11 |
| Washington Mystics $^x$ | 16 | 18 | .471 | 6.0 | 11–6 | 5–12 | 10–12 |
| Chicago Sky $^o$ | 16 | 18 | .471 | 6.0 | 12–5 | 4–13 | 10–12 |
| Connecticut Sun $^o$ | 16 | 18 | .471 | 6.0 | 12–5 | 4–13 | 9–12 |
| New York Liberty $^o$ | 13 | 21 | .382 | 9.0 | 8–9 | 5–12 | 8–13 |

## Statistics
### Regular Season

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Candice Dupree | 34 | 34 | 34.9 | 42.9 | 38.7 | 78.5 | 7.9 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 15.7 |
| Jia Perkins | 34 | 34 | 27.4 | 41.7 | 38.5 | 84.6 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 13.2 |
| Sylvia Fowles | 24 | 20 | 28.8 | 59.9 | 0.0 | 64.6 | 7.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 11.3 |
| Kristi Toliver | 27 | 0 | 14.3 | 45.3 | 44.4 | 91.3 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 7.6 |
| Dominique Canty | 34 | 34 | 22.8 | 38.1 | 36.4 | 68.9 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 6.9 |
| Shyra Ely | 34 | 9 | 14.6 | 41.8 | 38.3 | 80.4 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 6.8 |
| Erin Thorn | 34 | 0 | 17.0 | 42.4 | 40.2 | 90.9 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 6.2 |
| Mistie Bass | 8 | 5 | 15.8 | 51.3 | 0.0 | 56.3 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 6.1 |
| Katie Mattera | 2 | 0 | 11.5 | 75.0 | 0.0 | 83.3 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| Tamera Young | 10 | 6 | 12.9 | 34.8 | 25.0 | 88.9 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 5.0 |
| Chen Nan | 26 | 5 | 12.3 | 48.4 | 0.0 | 62.5 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3.7 |
| Armintie Price | 22 | 0 | 14.7 | 38.6 | 0.0 | 57.5 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3.5 |
| Brooke Wyckoff | 27 | 23 | 19.7 | 37.8 | 39.2 | 87.5 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 3.1 |
| K.B. Sharp | 27 | 0 | 12.0 | 40.4 | 35.3 | 94.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.6 |

## Awards and honors

| Recipient | Award | Date awarded |
| Candice Dupree | Eastern Conference Player of the Week | June 15 |
| Candice Dupree | WNBA All-Star Starter | July 14 |
| Sylvia Fowles | WNBA All-Star Starter | July 14 |
| Jia Perkins | WNBA All-Star Selection | July 20 |