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.
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 Duke Houston Comets
WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/team/country 1 3 Kristi Toliver Maryland 1 16 Danielle Gant Texas A&M 3 29 Jenifer Risper Vanderbilt
Trades and Roster Changes DateTransaction 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 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 Signed Mistie Bass September 1, 2009 Signed Katie Mattera to a 7-Day Contract September 8, 2009 Waived Brooke Wyckoff Signed Katie Mattera September 11, 2009 Signed Jia Perkins to a Multi-Year Contract Extension
Roster
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
|- 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
|- 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
|- 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
|- 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
|- 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
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 WNBA All-Star Starter July 14 Sylvia Fowles WNBA All-Star Starter July 14 Jia Perkins WNBA All-Star Selection July 20
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