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. Assistant coach Steven Key was hired as the new head coach and general manager.
The Sky received the second over pick in the 2008 WNBA draft from the draft lottery system. 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:
Player Nationality College New Team Carla Thomas Vanderbilt Atlanta Dream
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 Perkins 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 Contract 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 Contracts April 18, 2008 Signed Brooke Queenan to a Training Camp Contract 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 Tisdale 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. Sharp May 15, 2008 Waived Erin Grant and Stephanie Raymond May 16, 2008 Temporarily Suspend Liz Moeggenberg May 20, 2008 Waived Kayte Christensen May 31, 2008 Exercised the 4th-Year Team Option on Candice Dupree June 5, 2008 Signed Tye'sha Fluker June 28, 2008 Waived Brooke Queenan 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
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
|- 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
|- 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
|- 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
| 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
|- 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
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 WNBA All-Rookie Team October 3 Jia Perkins Eastern Conference Player of the Week September 2
References