2008 Chicago Sky season

August 2023 March 2026 Chicago Sky 2008 12 22 Eastern 5 Steven Key UIC Pavilion Did not qualify 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.Isaacson Melissa Sky coach resigns amid harassment allegations https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2008-03-13-0803130107-story.html chicagotribune.com Chicago Tribune July 8, 2022 Assistant coach Steven Key was hired as the new head coach and general manager.Steven Key Named GM and Head Coach https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/sky/news/Steve_Key_Named_GM_and_Head_Coach.html wnba.com WNBA July 8, 2022 The Sky received the second over pick in the 2008 WNBA draft from the draft lottery system.Sky draw No. 2 in WNBA draft lottery https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/ct-xpm-2011-11-10-chi-sky-draw-no-2-in-wnba-draft-lottery-20111110-story.html chicagotribune.com Chicago Tribune July 8, 2022 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: http://www.wnba.com/dream/expansiondraft_080206.html WNBA.com: Atlanta Dream Expansion Draft 2008-04-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20090820061552/http://www.wnba.com/dream/expansiondraft_080206.html 2009-08-20 dead Player Nationality College New Team Carla Thomas Vanderbilt Atlanta Dream WNBA draft 2008 WNBA draft Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country12 Sylvia Fowles LSU219 Quianna Chaney LSU333 Angela Tisdale Baylor Trades and Roster Changes DateTransaction January 14, 2008 Extended Qualifying Offers to Catherine Joens and Claire Coggins January 15, 2008 Cored Chasity Melvin February 22, 2008 Signed Jia PerkinsChicago Sky Re-Signs Veteran Guard Perkins https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/chicago-sky-re-signs-veteran-guard-perkins/n-3598113 oursportscentral.com Our Sports Central July 8, 2022 March 12, 2008 Head coach Bo Overton resigned Hired Steven Key as Head coach and General Manager April 2, 2008 Signed Carrie Moore to a Training Camp ContractChicago Sky Signs Carrie Moore To Training Camp Contract https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/chicago-sky-signs-carrie-moore-to-training-camp-contract/n-3616449 oursportscentral.com Our Sports Central July 8, 2022 April 5, 2008 Stacey Dales announced her retirement from the WNBA April 15, 2008 Signed Sylvia Fowles, Quianna Chaney, and Angela Tisdale to their Rookie Scale Contracts April 16, 2008 Signed Nina Stone and Amanda Jackson to Training Camp ContractsSky signs two guards for camp tryouts https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20080416/sports/804169890/ dailyherald.com Daily Herald July 8, 2022 April 18, 2008 Signed Brooke Queenan to a Training Camp ContractThree Former Boston College Players Continue to Compete https://bceagles.com/news/2008/4/24/Three_Former_Boston_College_Players_Continue_to_Compete bceagles.com Boston College Athletics July 8, 2022 April 22, 2008 Signed Chasity Melvin April 24, 2008 Signed Catherine Joens to a Training Camp Contract April 28, 2008 Signed Claire Coggins to a Training Camp Contract May 4, 2008 Waived Nina Stone, Claire Coggins, and Angela TisdaleIN BRIEF – Chicago Tribune https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2008-05-06-0805050559-story.html chicagotribune.com Chicago Tribune July 8, 2022 May 6, 2008 Signed Erin Grant to a Training Camp Contract May 9, 2008 Waived Amanda Jackson and Carrie Moore May 14, 2008 Traded Bernadette Ngoyisa to the Indiana Fever in exchange for K.B. SharpSky Trades Bernadette Ngoyisa For K. B.sharp https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/sky-trades-bernadette-ngoyisa-for-k-b-sharp/n-3640543 oursportscentral.com Our Sports Central July 8, 2022 May 15, 2008 Waived Erin Grant and Stephanie RaymondHOMETOWN HITS – Chicago Tribune https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2008-05-15-0805150403-story.html chicagotribune.com Chicago Tribune July 8, 2022 May 16, 2008 Temporarily Suspend Liz Moeggenberg May 20, 2008 Waived Kayte ChristensenChicago Sky Releases Kayte Christensen https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/chicago-sky-releases-kayte-christensen/n-3643980 oursportscentral.com Our Sports Central July 8, 2022 May 31, 2008 Exercised the 4th-Year Team Option on Candice Dupree June 5, 2008 Signed Tye'sha FlukerChicago Sky Signs Tye'sha Fluker https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/chicago-sky-signs-tyesha-fluker/n-3653858 oursportscentral.com Our Sports Central July 8, 2022 June 28, 2008 Waived Brooke QueenanChicago Sky Waives Brooke Queenan https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/chicago-sky-waives-brooke-queenan/n-3671028 oursportscentral.com Our Sports Central July 8, 2022 July 1, 2008 Signed Brooke Queenan to a 7-Day Contract July 8, 2008 Signed Brooke Queenan to a 2nd 7-Day Contract Signed Leah Rush to a 7-Day Contract July 15, 2008 Signed Brooke Queenan to a 3rd 7-Day Contract July 22, 2008 Signed Brooke Queenan to a 4th 7-Day Contract August 14, 2008 Waived Brooke Queenan Signed Leah Rush to a 2nd 7-Day Contract September 4, 2008 Signed Leah Rush to a 3rd 7-Day Contract September 11, 2008 Signed Leah Rush Signed Brooke Wyckoff to a Contract Extension September 14, 2008 Signed Dominique Canty to a One-Year Extension Roster Chicago Sky 2008 WNBA #4b90cc #Fbb726 #Fbb726 #FFFFFF 3 Dominique Canty G/F 5 9 162 Alabama USA 15 Quianna Chaney SG 5 11 160 LSU USA 4 Candice Dupree PF 6 2 162 Temple USA 42 Tye'sha Fluker C 6 5 209 Tennessee USA 34 Sylvia Fowles C 6 6 200 LSU USA 9 Catherine Joens G/F 5 11 165 GWU USA 44 Chasity Melvin C/F 6 3 185 NC State USA 11 Jia Perkins SG 5 8 155 Texas Tech USA 22 Armintie Price G/F 5 9 133 Mississippi USA 24 Leah Rush SF 6 1 175 Oklahoma USA 32 K.B. Sharp PG 5 9 146 Cincinnati USA 21 Brooke Wyckoff SF 6 1 183 Florida State USA USA Steven Key Boston USA Stephanie White Purdue USA Michael Mitchell 1 Fresno http://www.wnba.com/sky/roster/ 2008-09-18 Depth Pos.StarterBench C Chasity Melvin Sylvia FowlesTye'sha Fluker PF Candice Dupree Catherine Joens SF Brooke Wyckoff Armintie PriceLeah Rush SG Jia Perkins K.B. Sharp PG Dominique Canty Quianna Chaney Schedule Regular season background:#6495ED; color:#FDE910 2008 Regular Season ScheduleTotal: 12–22 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–1) y background:#FDE910; color:#6495ED May: 1–2 (Home: 8–9; Road: 4–13) Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 | May 17 | @ Seattle | 61-67 | Chasity Melvin (15) | Candice Dupree (10) | PerkinsPrice (2) | KeyArena12,079 | 0-1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 2 | May 22 | Sacramento | 87-77 | DupreePrice (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 |- y background:#FDE910; color:#6495ED June: 3–7 (Home: 2–4; Road: 1–3) Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- 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) | DupreePerkins (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) | CantyPrice (4) | UIC Pavilion2,600 | 3-5 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 | June 18 | @ Los Angeles | 67-80 | Jia Perkins (18) | Candice Dupree (8) | CantyDupree (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) | DupreeMelvin (8) | Chasity Melvin (5) | UIC Pavilion3,407 | 4-9 |- y background:#FDE910; color:#6495ED July: 4–8 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–7) Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- 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) | DupreeWyckoff (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) | CantyPerkins (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 | DupreePerkins (18) | Armintie Price (7) | DupreePerkinsWyckoffFluker (3) | UIC Pavilion2,907 | 6-13 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 20 | July 16 | @ Detroit | 63-66 | Jia Perkins (26) | Candice Dupree (12) | DupreeMelvin (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) | PerkinsSharp (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 |- y background:#FDE910; color:#6495ED August: 3–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 2–0) Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- | colspan="10" align="center" valign="middle" | Summer Olympic break |- 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 |- y background:#FDE910; color:#6495ED September: 1–5 (Home: 1–3; Road: 0–2) Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- 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) | CantySharp (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) | DupreeFowles (6) | CantyWyckoff (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 CHI Statistics Regular season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Jia Perkins 34 34 31.9 43.6 36.3 89.1 4.0 2.8 1.9 0.3 17.0 Candice Dupree 34 34 32.9 45.7 14.3 78.0 7.9 2.3 1.1 1.3 16.3 Sylvia Fowles 17 14 25.3 51.3 0.0 58.5 7.5 0.3 1.1 2.1 10.5 Chasity Melvin 34 18 22.3 44.3 33.3 61.4 5.1 1.5 0.9 0.3 8.2 Dominique Canty 28 28 26.3 39.4 16.7 66.9 2.5 4.1 1.0 0.1 8.1 Armintie Price 34 11 22.4 43.8 0.0 52.0 3.7 1.7 1.0 0.4 6.9 Catherine Joens 26 0 10.5 37.4 36.9 87.5 1.3 0.5 0.2 0.1 3.8 K.B. Sharp 34 6 17.6 43.3 32.1 65.5 1.3 1.4 0.4 0.0 3.1 Tye'sha Fluker 26 2 8.9 38.5 33.3 76.0 1.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 2.7 Quianna Chaney 28 0 8.6 27.7 24.0 83.3 1.0 0.9 0.6 0.1 2.4 Brooke Wyckoff 34 23 17.5 34.2 31.4 56.3 2.3 1.4 0.4 0.6 2.2 Leah Rush 2 0 6.0 0.0 0.0 75.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 Brooke Queenan 8 0 4.5 12.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 Awards and honors Recipient Award Date awarded Ref. Sylvia Fowles WNBA All-Defense Second Team September 19 2008 WNBA All-Defensive Team Selections Announced https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/news/awards08_alldefensive.html wnba.com WNBA July 8, 2022 WNBA All-Rookie Team October 3 Hanns-G �Go Beyond� 2008 WNBA All-Rookie Team Named https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/news/awards08_allrookie.html wnba.com WNBA July 8, 2022 Jia Perkins Eastern Conference Player of the Week September 2 Chicago's Jia Perkins And Los Angeles' Candace Parker Named Players Of The Week https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/chicagos-jia-perkins-and-los-angeles-candace-parker-named-players-of-the-week/n-3712974 oursportscentral.com Our Sports Central July 8, 2022 References Category:Chicago Sky seasons Chicago Chicago Sky Category:2008 in Chicago