This is a list of all personnel changes for the 2009 Women's National Basketball Association off-season and 2009 WNBA season.
Retirement The following players played their final season in 2008. Date Team Name Position Years pro Notes April 13, 2009 Connecticut Sun Jamie Carey Guard 4
Front office movement
Head coach changes Coaches signed in off-season Date Team Outgoing coach New head coach Previous position November 6, 2008 Washington Mystics Jessie Kenlaw Julie Plank Assistant Coach of the Lynx June 3, 2009 Minnesota Lynx Don Zierden Jennifer Gillom Assistant Coach of the LynxIn-season coaching change Date Team Outgoing coach Interim coach Reason June 15, 2009 Detroit Shock Bill Laimbeer Rick Mahorn Resigned July 12, 2009 Sacramento Monarchs Jenny Boucek John Whisenant Started the season 3-10 July 31, 2009 New York Liberty Pat Coyle Anne Donovan Started the season 6-11
General manager changes GM hired in off-season Date Team Outgoing GM New head GM Previous position October 23, 2008 Washington Mystics Linda Hargrove Angela Taylor VP of Business Operations for the LynxIn-season GM change Date Team Outgoing GM Interim GM Reason June 15, 2009 Detroit Shock Bill Laimbeer Cheryl Reeve Resigned
Player movement The following is a list of player movement via free agency and trades.
Trades December 17, 2008 To Los Angeles Sparks 13th pick in 2009 draft To Atlanta Dream negotiating rights to Chamique Holdsclaw January 21, 2009 To Phoenix Mercury Alison Bales To Atlanta Dream second-round pick in 2009 draft January 30, 2009 To Phoenix Mercury Nicole Ohlde To Minnesota Lynx Kelly Miller LaToya Pringle January 30, 2009 To Minnesota Lynx first- and second-round picks in 2009 draft To Washington Mystics Lindsey Harding second-round pick in 2009 and 2010 drafts January 30, 2009 To Minnesota Lynx Christi Thomas To Los Angeles Sparks Vanessa Hayden March 20, 2009 To Sacramento Monarchs Barbara Farris To Phoenix Mercury Kim Smith A'Quonesia Franklin March 26, 2009 To Phoenix Mercury Temeka Johnson To Los Angeles Sparks first-round pick in 2010 draft April 9, 2009 To Atlanta Dream Ashley Shields To Detroit Shock 18th pick in 2009 draft May 5, 2009 To Minnesota Lynx Liberty's first-round pick in 2010 draft Rafaella Masciadri To Los Angeles Sparks Noelle Quinn To New York Liberty Sidney Spencer August 12, 2009 To Atlanta Dream Armintie Price To Chicago Sky Tamera Young August 17, 2009 To Sacramento Monarchs Kristin Haynie To Detroit Shock Crystal Kelly
Signed from free agency Signed in the off-seasonPlayer Signed New team Former teamJanuary Kerri Gardin January 7 Connecticut Sun Brooke Smith Phoenix Mercury Sophia Young San Antonio Silver Stars Tanisha Wright Seattle Storm Erin Thorn Chicago Sky New York Liberty Vickie Johnson January 8 San Antonio Silver Stars Tully Bevilaqua Indiana Fever K.B. Sharp January 9 Chicago Sky Kara Braxton Detroit Shock Shyra Ely January 12 Chicago Sky Seattle Storm Nikki Teasley Atlanta Dream Catherine Kraayeveld New York Liberty DeMya Walker January 14 Sacramento Monarchs Chelsea Newton Sacramento Monarchs Kristen Mann January 20 Washington Mystics Indiana Fever Ticha Penicheiro Sacramento Monarchs Barbara Turner January 20 Connecticut Sun Lauren Ervin January 23 Connecticut Sun Vanessa Hayden January 30 Minnesota LynxFebruary Janell Burse February 9 Seattle Storm Chasity Melvin Washington Mystics Chicago Sky Hamchetou Maiga-Ba February 10 Sacramento Monarchs Houston Comets Ashley Robinson Seattle Storm Anete Jekabsone-Zogota February 13 Connecticut Sun Dynamo Moscow (Russia) Jennifer Lacy February 17 Atlanta Dream Michelle Snow February 18 Atlanta Dream Houston Comets Delisha Milton-Jones February 20 Los Angeles Sparks Suzy Batkovic Seattle Storm Yolanda Griffith Indiana Fever Seattle Storm Shannon Johnson February 23 Seattle Storm Houston Comets Tina Thompson March 12 Los Angeles Sparks Houston Comets Belinda Snell March 30 San Antonio Silver Stars Phoenix MercuryApril Betty Lennox April 14 Los Angeles Sparks Atlanta Dream Chamique Holdsclaw April 20 Atlanta Dream Los Angeles Sparks Kristin Haynie April 22 Detroit Shock Atlanta Dream Chen Nan April 28 Chicago Sky BaYi Stationery (China) Edwige Lawson-Wade April 30 San Antonio Silver StarsMay Tamecka Dixon May 4 Indiana Fever Houston Comets Lauren Jackson Seattle Storm Kristi Harrower May 7 Los Angeles Sparks Minnesota Lynx Roneeka Hodges Minnesota Lynx Houston Comets Coco Miller May 15 Atlanta Dream Washington MysticsJune Kiesha Brown June 3 Connecticut Sun Washington Mystics Ketia Swanier Phoenix Mercury Connecticut SunSigned in the regular seasonPlayer Date New team Former team Jessica Moore June 11 Indiana Fever Los Angeles Sparks Eshaya Murphy Indiana Fever Washington Mystics Kristen Mann June 16 Washington Mystics Jessica Davenport June 17 Indiana Fever New York Liberty Tan White June 19 Connecticut Sun Indiana FeverJuly Ivory Latta July 3 Atlanta Dream Bernice Mosby July 6 Washington Mystics Anna DeForge July 10 Detroit Shock Minnesota Lynx Tasha Humphrey July 17 Minnesota Lynx Washington Mystics Penny Taylor Phoenix Mercury Anna Montanana July 26 Minnesota Lynx Ros Casares (Spain) Ann Wauters July 31 San Antonio Silver StarsAugust Nikki Teasley August 18 Detroit Shock Atlanta Dream Mistie Bass August 21 Chicago SkySeptember Katie Mattera September 1 Chicago Sky San Antonio Silver Stars La'Tangela Atkinson September 9 Seattle Storm Chelsea Newton September 9 Sacramento Monarchs A'Quonesia Franklin September 10 Seattle Storm Phoenix Mercury Tanae Davis-Cain September 11 Detroit Shock
7-day contracts Player Signed New team Former teamJune Britany Miller June 8 Detroit Shock Kelly Schumacher June 10 Detroit Shock Washington Mystics Sherill Baker June 26 Detroit Shock Indiana FeverJuly Anna DeForge July 27 Detroit ShockAugust Barbara Farris August 4 Detroit Shock Sacramento Monarchs Whitney Boddie August 7, 14, 21 Sacramento Monarchs Lisa Willis August 28 Sacramento Monarchs New York LibertySeptember Lisa Willis September 4 Sacramento Monarchs
Released
Waived Player Waived TeamJune Erica White June 11 Indiana Fever Khadijah Whittington Indiana Fever Yolanda Griffith June 17 Indiana Fever Kristi Cirone June 19 Connecticut Sun Barbara Turner June 28 Connecticut SunJuly Nikki Teasley July 3 Atlanta Dream Lauren Ervin Connecticut Sun Tasha Humphrey July 6 Washington Mystics Barbara Farris Detroit Shock Allie Quigley July 14 Phoenix Mercury Christi Thomas July 17 Minnesota Lynx LaToya Pringle July 26 Minnesota Lynx Katie Mattera July 31 San Antonio Silver StarsAugust Chelsea Newton August 7 Sacramento Monarchs Chen Nan August 21 Chicago SkySeptember Brooke Wyckoff September 1 Chicago Sky
Renounced Minnesota Lynx Kristi Harrower (to Sparks)
Training camp cuts All players here did not make the final roster Atlanta Dream Chicago Sky Connecticut Sun Detroit Shock Indiana Fever Los Angeles Sparks Minnesota Lynx Marlies Gipson Chantelle Anderson Ivory Latta Quianna Chaney Danielle Gant Liz Moggenberg Jennifer Risper Mistie Bass Ketia Swanier Ashley Hayes Lyndra Littles Danielle Page Carrem GayTanae Davis-Cain Kristen Rasmussen Tiera DeLaHoussaye Britany Miller Sequoia HolmesDoneeka Lewis Sherill Baker Tan White Danielle CampbellBritney Jordan Ashley Paris Marta Fernandez Jessica MooreKamesha Hairston Aisha Mohammed Tye'sha Fluker Emily Fox Anna DeForge New York Liberty Phoenix Mercury Sacramento Monarchs San Antonio Silver Stars Seattle Storm Washington Mystics Jessica Davenport Lisa Willis Murriel Page Alison Bales Yuko Oga Sha Brooks Laurie Koehn Barbara Farris Charel Allen Whitney Boddie Morgan Warburton Miao Li JieMorenike Atunrase Amber Petillion Valeriya Berezhynska Candyce Bingham Joyce Ekworomadu Bernadette NgoyisaKimberly Beck Mara Freshour La'Tangela Atkinson Kasha Terry A'Quonesia Franklin Aja ParhamKiesha Brown Eshaya Murphy Kristen Mann Kelly Schumacher Bernice Mosby
WNBA draft
The 2009 WNBA Draft was held on April 9, 2009 in Secaucus, New Jersey.
First round selections PickPlayerNationalityWNBA TeamSchool/Club Team 1 Angel McCoughtry Atlanta Dream Louisville 2 Marissa Coleman Washington Mystics Maryland 3 Kristi Toliver Chicago Sky Maryland 4 Renee Montgomery Minnesota Lynx Connecticut 5 DeWanna Bonner Phoenix Mercury Auburn 6 Briann January Indiana Fever Arizona State 7 Courtney Paris Sacramento Monarchs Oklahoma 8 Kia Vaughn New York Liberty Rutgers 9 Quanitra Hollingsworth Minnesota Lynx (from L.A., via Wash.) Virginia Commonwealth 10 Chante Black Connecticut Sun Duke 11 Shavonte Zellous Detroit Shock Pittsburgh 12 Ashley Walker Seattle Storm California 13 Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton Los Angeles Sparks (from S.A., via Atl.) Purdue
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