# 2009 Sacramento Monarchs season

The 2009 WNBA season was the 13th season and final season for the Sacramento Monarchs of the Women's National Basketball Association. The Monarchs failed to qualify for the WNBA Playoffs for the first time in seven years. The Monarchs would later discontinue operations just 2 months after the 2009 season ended, making them the last defunct WNBA team to date.

## Offseason
### Dispersal Draft

Based on the Monarchs' 2008 record, they would pick 7th in the Houston Comets dispersal draft. The Monarchs picked Ranae Camino.

### WNBA draft

The following are the Monarchs' selections in the 2009 WNBA draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
| 1 | 7 | Courtney Paris | United States | Oklahoma |
| 2 | 20 | Whitney Boddie | United States | Auburn |
| 3 | 33 | Morgan Warburton | United States | Utah |

### Transactions

* September 9: The Monarchs signed Chelsea Newton and waived Lisa Willis.
* August 28: The Monarchs signed Lisa Willis to a seven-day contract.
* August 17: The Monarchs acquired Kristin Haynie from the Detroit Shock in exchange for Crystal Kelly.
* August 7: The Monarchs signed Whitney Boddie to a seven-day contract and waived Chelsea Newton.
* June 5: The Monarchs waived Miao Lijie.
* June 4: The Monarchs waived Charel Allen, Whitney Boddie, and Morgan Warburton.
* May 25: The Monarchs waived Barbara Farris.
* March 20: The Monarchs traded A’Quonesia Franklin and Kim Smith to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Barbara Farris.
* February 10: The Monarchs signed Hamchétou Maïga-Ba.
* January 20: The Monarchs re-signed free agent Ticha Penicheiro.
* January 14: The Monarchs re-signed free agent DeMya Walker and signed Chelsea Newton and Miao Li Jie to training camp contracts.
| Date | Trade | Trade |
| March 20, 2009 | To Sacramento Monarchs | To Phoenix Mercury |
| March 20, 2009 | Barbara Farris | A’Quonesia Franklin and Kim Smith |

### 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 2110:00pm@ Seattle55-64Powell (15)Maiga-Ba, Paris, Harper (5)6 players (1)KeyArena 4,8750-1
2May 272:00pmPhoenix74-70Harper (11)Harper (9)Penicheiro (3)ARCO Arena 6,3390-2 :

### Regular season

2009 Game Log: Regular Season :
June
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1June 64:00pmSeattle61-71Harper, Penicheiro (11)Harper (6)Harper (3)ARCO Arena 14,8240-1
2June 79:00pm@ SeattleFSN-NW70-80Lawson (17)Lawson, Powell (7)Penicheiro, Newton (3)KeyArena 9,6860-2
3June 1210:00pmPhoenix90-71Powell (19)Harper (8)Lawson (4)ARCO Arena 6,4381-2
4June 1310:00pm@ Phoenix104-115 (OT)Powell (28)Powell (9)Lawson (8)US Airways Center 7,1731-3
5June 1610:00pmMinnesota83-86Powell (19)Harper (9)Lawson (4)ARCO Arena 7,7361-4
6June 2110:30pm@ Los AngelesNBA TV FSNW47-67Powell (13)Walker (9)Newton (3)STAPLES Center 9,4941-5
7June 268:00pm@ San Antonio52-62Walker (12)Walker (8)Walker (3)AT&T Center 7,9731-6
8June 286:00pm@ Detroit72-86Brunson (16)Brunson (7)Penicheiro (5)Palace of Auburn Hills 7,2771-7
9June 308:00pm@ Chicago72-74Powell (21)Powell (8)Harper, Maiga-Ba, Newton, Penicheiro (2)UIC Pavilion 2,7211-8 :
July
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
10July 28:00pm@ MinnesotaNBA TV FSN-N74-68Powell (21)Brunson (8)Penicheiro (4)Target Center 6,9202-8
11July 710:00pmChicago83-73Lawson, Maiga-Ba (13)Brunson (10)Lawson, Penicheiro (6)ARCO Arena 5,6723-8
12July 99:00pm@ SeattleESPN255-66Brunson, Robinson (10)Powell (8)Penicheiro (3)KeyArena 6,8383-9
13July 1110:00pmPhoenix105-107Powell (23)Brunson, Walker (8)Lawson (5)ARCO Arena 7,7983-10
14July 153:30pm@ PhoenixNBA TV FSNA81-100Powell (23)Paris (9)Penicheiro (6)US Airways Center 11,5903-11
15July 1710:00pmSeattle56-69Powell (13)Powell (4)Penicheiro (5)ARCO Arena 6,3863-12
16July 199:00pmDetroit65-69Powell (12)Paris (5)Paris (3)ARCO Arena 7,5383-13
17July 227:00pm@ Connecticut75-83Powell (18)Harper (11)Penicheiro (4)Mohegan Sun Arena 5,6753-14
18July 237:30pm@ New YorkMSG88-73Powell (32)Powell, Walker (9)Penicheiro (9)Madison Square Garden 8,8454-14
19July 264:00pm@ Washington73-87Lawson (16)Walker (6)Penicheiro, Walker (4)Verizon Center 10,7574-15
20July 302:30pmSan Antonio101-93 (OT)Powell (21)Powell (7)Penicheiro (9)ARCO Arena 10,4615-15 :
August
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
21August 110:00pmLos Angeles56-59Powell (18)Paris, Penicheiro, Powell (5)Penicheiro (8)ARCO Arena 7,2045-16
22August 710:00pmNew York66-84Paris (19)Brunson (7)Penicheiro (4)ARCO Arena 6,2845-17
23August 118:00pm@ San Antonio90-73Brunson (19)Brunson (9)Penicheiro (11)AT&T Center 4,9616-17
24August 1410:30pm@ Los Angeles85-79Powell (19)Powell (7)Penicheiro (10)STAPLES Center 10,1227-17
25August 1510:00pmLos Angeles61-78Powell (20)Brunson (11)Lawson, Walker (5)ARCO Arena 7,6467-18
26August 2010:00pmIndiana67-62Brunson (16)Brunson, Powell (10)Penicheiro (6)ARCO Arena 6,2908-18
27August 2210:00pmWashington82-60Powell (26)Powell (11)Penicheiro (5)ARCO Arena 7,0679-18
28August 257:30pm@ Atlanta83-103Brunson (15)Brunson (7)Penicheiro (11)Philips Arena 5,1599-19
29August 288:00pm@ Minnesota95-100Maiga-Ba (20)Brunson (9)Powell (6)Target Center 8,7829-20
30August 297:00pm@ Indiana79-78Powell (19)Powell (11)Powell (4)Conseco Fieldhouse 8,57910-20 :
September
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
31September 110:00pmConnecticut90-70Brunson (32)Brunson (13)Powell (7)ARCO Arena 6,01511-20
32September 410:00pmAtlanta90-98Powell (23)Brunson (7)Penicheiro (7)ARCO Arena 6,51711-21
33September 1010:00pmSan Antonio71-80Powell (17)Powell (10)Penicheiro (5)ARCO Arena 7,56611-22
34September 139:00pmMinnesota88-68Powell (27)Paris (14)Penicheiro (10)ARCO Arena 10,21212-22 :
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess :

## Regular Season Statistics
### Player statistics

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Whitney Boddie | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| Rebekkah Brunson | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| Laura Harper | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| Kristin Haynie | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| Crystal Kelly | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| Kara Lawson | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| Hamchétou Maïga-Ba | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| Chelsea Newton | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0\ |
| Courtney Paris | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| Ticha Penicheiro | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| Nicole Powell | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| Scholanda Robinson | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| DeMya Walker | 0 | 0 | 00.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| Lisa Willis | 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 |
| Sacramento Monarchs | .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

* Nicole Powell was named to the 2009 WNBA All-Star Team as a Western Conference injury replacement for Lisa Leslie.
* Kara Lawson was awarded the Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award.