2009 Chicago Sky season

August 2023 March 2026 Chicago Sky 2009 16 18 Eastern 4th Steven Key UIC Pavilion Did not qualify CN100 The 2009 WNBA season was 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.Atlanta Dream Win Top Pick in 2009 WNBA Draft https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/news/draftlottery_081209.html wnba.com WNBA July 9, 2022 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.http://www.wnba.com/news/comets_dispersal_081208.html Atlanta Dream Select Sancho Lyttle With Top Pick in Houston Comets Dispersal Draft WNBA.com 2008-12-08 2022-09-04 Pick Player Nationality College Previous team 3 Mistie Williams Duke Houston Comets WNBA draft 2009 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 DateTransaction January 7, 2009 Signed Erin ThornSky Signs Erin Thorn https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/sky/news/Sky_Signs_Erin_Thorn.html wnba.com WNBA July 11, 2022 January 12, 2009 Signed K.B. Sharp and Shyra ElyChicago Sky Re-Sign Veteran KB Sharp https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/chicago-sky-re-sign-veteran-kb-sharp/n-3763177 oursportscentral.com 12 January 2009 Our Sports Central July 11, 2022 April 15, 2009 Signed Kristi Toliver, Jennifer Risper, and Danielle Grant to their Rookie Scale Contracts April 28, 2009 Signed Chen NanSky sign Chen through 2010 https://www.espn.com/wnba/news/story?id=4107620 ESPN.com 28 April 2009 ESPN July 11, 2022 May 24, 2009 Waived Quianna Chaney and Danielle GrantWeekend Update https://www.hoopfeed.com/content/2009/05/weekend-update/ hoopfeed.com 30 May 2009 Hoopfeed July 11, 2022 May 29, 2009 Waived Liz Moeggenberg May 31, 2009 Exercised 4th-Year Team Option on Armintie Price Waived Jennifer Risper June 4, 2009 Waived Mistie Bass August 12, 2009 Traded Armintie Price to the Atlanta Dream in exchange for Tamera YoungSky acquire Dream's Young for Price https://www.espn.com/news/story?id=4393922 espn.com 12 August 2009 ESPN July 11, 2022 August 21, 2009 Waived Chen Nan Signed Mistie BassFormer Duke Star Mistie Bass Re-Signs With Chicago https://goduke.com/news/2009/8/22/204779192.aspx goduke.com Duke Athletics July 11, 2022 September 1, 2009 Signed Katie Mattera to a 7-Day Contract September 8, 2009 Waived Brooke WyckoffBad break for Wyckoff https://www.dailyherald.com/sports/20090912/bad-break-for-wyckoff dailyherald.com 12 September 2009 Daily Herald July 11, 2022 Signed Katie MatteraSaturday planner – Chicago Tribune https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2009-09-12-0909110427-story.html chicagotribune.com Chicago Tribune July 11, 2022 September 11, 2009 Signed Jia Perkins to a Multi-Year Contract ExtensionSky Sign Guard Jia Perkins To Multi-Year Extension https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/sky-sign-guard-jia-perkins-to-multi-year-extension/n-3904317 oursportscentral.com 11 September 2009 Our Sports Central July 11, 2022 Roster Chicago Sky 2009 WNBA #4b90cc #Fbb726 #Fbb726 #FFFFFF 8 Mistie Bass F 6 3 184 Duke USA 3 Dominique Canty G/F 5 9 162 Alabama USA 4 Candice Dupree PF 6 2 162 Temple USA 0 Shyra Ely SF 6 2 182 Tennessee USA 34 Sylvia Fowles C 6 6 200 LSU USA 44 Katie Mattera C 6 8 240 Liberty University USA 11 Jia Perkins SG 5 8 155 Texas Tech USA 32 K.B. Sharp PG 5 9 146 Cincinnati USA 5 Erin Thorn SG 5 10 150 Brigham Young USA 7 Kristi Toliver G 5 7 130 Maryland USA 1 Tamera Young F 6 2 175 James Madison University USA USA Steven Key Boston USA Stephanie White Purdue USA Michael Mitchell 1 Fresno USA Nick Rubel 1 USA Ann Crosby 1 http://www.wnba.com/sky/roster/ 2009-09-01 Depth Pos.StarterBench C Sylvia Fowles Mistie BassKatie Mattera PF Candice Dupree Shyra Ely SF Tamera Young K.B. Sharp SG Jia Perkins Erin Thorn PG Dominique Canty Kristi Toliver Schedule Preseason y background:#6495ED; color:#FDE910 2009 Preseason ScheduleTotal: 2–2 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–2 Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 1 || May 22 || 8:30pm || Detroit || 71-67 || Sylvia Fowles (21) || Sylvia Fowles (9) || Jia Perkins (5) || UIC Pavilion 3,283 || 1-0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 2 || May 27 || 11:00am || @ Detroit || 68-78 || Kristi Toliver (17) || DupreeBass (7) || PriceToliver (3) || Palace of Auburn Hills 3,952 || 1-1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 3 || May 28 || 7:00pm || @ Indiana || 67-74 || DupreeChen (15) || Shyra Ely (8) || Candice Dupree (3) || Conseco Fieldhouse 6,457 || 1-2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 4 || June 2 || 8:00pm || E League || 102-55 ||Candice Dupree (20) ||DupreeFowles (7) || Kristi Toliver (6) || UIC Pavilion 3,488 || 2-2 |- Regular season background:#6495ED; color:#FDE910 2009 Regular SeasonTotal: 16–18 (Home: 12–5; Road: 4–13) y background:#FDE910; color:#6495ED June: 6–3 (Home: 5–0; Road: 1–3) Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 1 || June 6 || 8:00pm || @ Minnesota || NBA TVFSN-N || 85-102 || Jia Perkins (24) || Jia Perkins (6) || Dominique Canty (6) || Target Center 8,708 || 0-1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 2 || June 12 || 8:30pm || Atlanta || CN100NBA TV || 81-73 || Candice Dupree (23) || Candice Dupree (8) || Jia Perkins (8) || UIC Pavilion 5,689 || 1-1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 3 || June 14 || 6:00pm || Seattle || || 64-57 || Candice Dupree (14) || Sylvia Fowles (15) || Brooke Wyckoff (3) || UIC Pavilion 2,681 || 2-1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 4 || June 16 || 8:00pm || Connecticut || || 78-75 || Jia Perkins (25) || Sylvia Fowles (10) || Jia Perkins (5) || UIC Pavilion 2,396 || 3-1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 5 || June 19 || 7:00pm || @ Connecticut || || 61-91 || Kristi Toliver (14) || Sylvia Fowles (9) || Armintie Price (3) || Mohegan Sun Arena 5,892 || 3-2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 6 || June 20 || 7:00pm || @ Washington || || 72-81 || Jia Perkins (15) || Armintie Price (7) || Jia Perkins (6) || Verizon Center 11,745 || 3-3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 7 || June 23 || 12:00pm || @ Atlanta || || 99-98 (OT) || Jia Perkins (22) || Candice Dupree (10) || Jia Perkins (6) || Philips Arena 10,351 || 4-3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 8 || June 27 || 8:00pm || Washington || || 68-63 || Candice Dupree (23) || Sylvia Fowles (10) || Jia Perkins (5) || UIC Pavilion 3,918 || 5-3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 9 || June 30 || 8:00pm || Sacramento || || 74-72 || Jia Perkins (17) || Sylvia Fowles (14) || Jia Perkins (8) || UIC Pavilion 2,721 || 6-3 |- y background:#FDE910; color:#6495ED July: 3–7 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–5) Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 10 || July 3 || 8:00pm || @ San Antonio || || 72-85 || Armintie Price (17) || Shyra Ely (5) || Dominique Canty (5) || AT&T Center 6,662 || 6-4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 11 || July 7 || 10:00pm || @ Sacramento || || 73-83 || Jia Perkins (21) || Jia Perkins (5) || Jia Perkins (6) || ARCO Arena 5,672 || 6-5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 12 || July 8 || 10:00pm || @ Phoenix || || 70-90 || Candice Dupree (22) || Candice Dupree (12) || Armintie Price (2) || US Airways Center 5,597 || 6-6 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 13 || July 10 || 8:30pm || Indiana || || 54-83 || Shyra Ely (12) || Candice Dupree (8) || Kristi Toliver (4) || UIC Pavilion 4,021 || 6-7 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 14 || July 12 || 9:00pm || @ Seattle || NBA TVFSN-NW || 86-81 || Candice Dupree (28) || Candice Dupree (7) || Kristi Toliver (7) || KeyArena 6,796 || 7-7 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 15 || July 15 || 1:00pm || @ Indiana || || 74-84 || Candice Dupree (17) || Candice Dupree (10) || CantyChenToliver (3) || Conseco Fieldhouse 10,050 || 7-8 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 16 || July 19 || 6:00pm|| San Antonio || NBA TVCN100 || 85-75 || Jia Perkins (29) || Candice Dupree (11) || Dominique Canty (6) || UIC Pavilion 3,282 || 8-8 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 17 || July 22 || 12:30pm || New York || || 70-77 || Sylvia Fowles (15) || Candice Dupree (11) || Dominique Canty (4) || UIC Pavilion 5,881 || 8-9 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 18 || July 23 || 7:00pm || @ Washington || ESPN2 || 64-75 || Jia Perkins (14) || Sylvia Fowles (7) || Kristi Toliver (2) || Verizon Center 11,651 || 8-10 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 19 || July 29 || 8:00pm || Los Angeles || || 75-63 || Jia Perkins (18) || Sylvia Fowles (7) || Candice Dupree (5) || UIC Pavilion 5,633 || 9-10 |- y background:#FDE910; color:#6495ED August: 5–6 (Home: 3–2; Road: 2–4) Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 20 || August 1 || 8:00pm || Connecticut || NBA TVWCTX || 84-72 || Candice Dupree (23) || Candice Dupree (8) || Dominique Canty (6) || UIC Pavilion 3,071 || 10-10 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 21 || August 5 || 7:00pm || @ Indiana || NBA TVCN100 || 67-76 || Candice Dupree (19) || Candice Dupree (13) || Dominique Canty (4) || Conseco Fieldhouse 6,581 || 10-11 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 22 || August 8 || 7:00pm || @ Atlanta || || 82-80 || Erin Thorn (20) || Candice Dupree (11) || Jia Perkins (5) || Philips Arena 5,424 || 11-11 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 23 || August 9 || 6:00pm || @ Detroit || || 58-64 || Candice Dupree (16) || Sylvia Fowles (18) || Brooke Wyckoff (3) || Palace of Auburn Hills 6,893 || 11-12 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 24 || August 14 || 7:30pm || @ New York || NBA TVCN100MSG || 88-77 || Sylvia Fowles (22) || DupreeFowles (9) || Dominique Canty (6) || Madison Square Garden 9,832 || 12-12 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 25 || August 15 || 8:00pm || Minnesota || || 79-76 || Erin Thorn (17) || Candice Dupree (14) || Dominique Canty (8) || UIC Pavilion 3,877 || 13-12 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 26 || August 18 || 8:00pm || Phoenix || || 99-106 || Shyra Ely (26) || Candice Dupree (7) || Candice Dupree (5) || UIC Pavilion TBA || 13-13 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 27 || August 22 || 8:00pm || Detroit || || 67-76 || Candice Dupree (20) || Candice Dupree (14) || CantyDupreeThorn (3) || UIC Pavilion 5,167 || 13-14 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 28 || August 25 || 10:00pm || @ Los Angeles || ESPN2 || 63-75 || Shyra Ely (16) || Candice Dupree (8) || Dominique Canty (4) || STAPLES Center 9,615 || 13-15 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 29 || August 28 || 8:30pm || New York || NBA TVCN100MSG || 96-77 || Candice Dupree (26) || Candice Dupree (6) || Candice Dupree (4) || UIC Pavilion 3,707 || 14-15 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 30 || August 30 || 4:00pm || @ New York || || 63-77 || Candice Dupree (15) || Candice Dupree (13) || Erin Thorn (7) || Madison Square Garden 8,685 || 14-16 |- y background:#FDE910; color:#6495ED September: 2–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–1) Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 31 || September 4 || 8:30pm || Washington || || 92-86 || Sylvia Fowles (13) || Candice Dupree (10) || Jia Perkins (5) || UIC Pavilion 3,241 || 15-16 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 32 || September 6 || 6:00pm || @ Detroit || || 75-84 || DupreeEly (18) || Shyra Ely (8) || ElySharp (3) || Palace of Auburn Hills 6,619 || 15-17 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 33 || September 10 || 8:00pm || Indiana || || 86-79 || Kristi Toliver (19) || Candice Dupree (9) || Dominique Canty (6) || UIC Pavilion 2,902 || 16-17 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 34 || September 12 || 8:00pm || Detroit || || 69-80 || Candice Dupree (27) || Candice Dupree (7) || Dominique Canty (6) || UIC Pavilion 5,334 || 16-18 |- | All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess Standings CHI 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 Ref. Candice Dupree Eastern Conference Player of the Week June 15 Candice Dupree and Seimone Augustus Named WNBA Players of the Week https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/news/playersoftheweek_090615.html wnba.com WNBA July 11, 2022 WNBA All-Star Starter July 14 Starting lineups announced for WNBA All-Star Game, Tamika Catchings tops balloting https://www.hoopfeed.com/content/2009/07/starting-lineups-announced-for-wnba-all-star-game-tamika-catchings-tops-balloting/ hoopfeed.com 15 July 2009 Hoopfeed July 11, 2022 Sylvia Fowles WNBA All-Star Starter July 14 Jia Perkins WNBA All-Star Selection July 20 2009 WNBA All-Star Game reserves announced https://www.hoopfeed.com/content/2009/07/2009-wnba-all-star-game-reserves-announced/ hoopfeed.com Hoopfeed July 11, 2002 References External links Category:Chicago Sky seasons Chicago Chicago Sky Category:2009 in Chicago