2008 Sacramento Monarchs season

2008 Sacramento Monarchs season
CoachJenny Boucek
ArenaARCO Arena
Attendance8,180 per game
Results
Record18–16 (.529)
Place4th (Western)
Playoff finishLost Western Conference Semifinals

The 2008 WNBA season was the 12th season for the Sacramento Monarchs. The team reached the playoffs for the man consecutive season. It was also their 9th and final playoff berth before folding a season later.

Offseason

The following player was selected in the Expansion Draft:

  • Kristin Haynie Sacramento Monarchs

[1]

Transactions

  • April 18 The Monarchs signed Amy Sanders to a training camp contract.
  • April 16 The Monarchs signed Janie Mitchell to a training camp contract.
  • April 15 The Monarchs signed Dionne Marsh to a training camp contract.
  • March 31 The Monarchs re-signed free agent DeMya Walker.
  • March 4 The Monarchs re-signed free agent Ticha Penicheiro.
  • March 3 The Monarchs re-signed free agents Rebekkah Brunson, Linda Frohlich and Nicole Powell.

[2]

WNBA draft

Pick Player Nationality School/Club team
10 Laura Harper  United States Maryland
38 A’Quonesia Franklin  United States Texas A&M
40 Izabela Piekarska (from Indiana Fever)  Poland UTEP
43 Charel Allen  United States Notre Dame

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Preseason

Game Date Opponent Result Record
1 May 2 Seattle Storm W 70–68 1–0
2 May 5 Washington Mystics L 82–90 (OT) 1–1

[4]

Regular season

Season standings

Western Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
San Antonio Silver Stars x 24 10 .706 – 15–2 9–8 10–10
Seattle Storm x 22 12 .647 2.0 16–1 6–11 13–7
Los Angeles Sparks x 20 14 .588 4.0 12–5 8–9 12–8
Sacramento Monarchs x 18 16 .529 6.0 5–12 13–4 9–11
Houston Comets o 17 17 .500 7.0 13–4 4–13 10–10
Minnesota Lynx o 16 18 .471 8.0 10–7 6–11 8–12
Phoenix Mercury o 16 18 .471 8.0 9–8 7–10 8–12

Season schedule

Date Opponent Score Result Record
1 May 17 San Antonio W 73–64 1–0
2 May 20 @ Seattle L 62–74 1–1
3 May 22 @ Chicago L 77–87 1–2
4 May 24 @ Connecticut L 64–87 1–3
5 May 30 Houston W 73–66 2–3
6 June 6 Detroit L 70–84 2–4
7 June 8 @ New York W 70–63 3–4
8 June 11 @ Washington W 79–76 4–4
9 June 12 @ Minnesota W 82–78 5–4
10 June 14 Los Angeles L 66–74 5–5
11 June 20 vs. Connecticut L 56–72 5–6
12 June 22 Chicago W 82–70 6–6
13 June 24 @ Indiana L 73–78 6–7
14 June 26 @ Minnesota L 76–80 6–8
15 June 28 New York W 82–78 7–8
16 July 1 Washington W 87–81 8–8
17 July 3 @ San Antonio L 67–68 8–9
18 July 5 @ Houston L 65–73 8–10
19 July 8 Seattle L 64–79 8–11
20 July 10 Los Angeles W 87–69 9–11
21 July 12 Phoenix W 105–97 10–11
22 July 18 Atlanta W 77–73 11–11
23 July 20 @ Detroit W 88–85 12–11
24 July 22 @ Atlanta W 79–66 13–11
25 July 24 vs. Phoenix W 83–74 14–11
26 July 26 Indiana W 70–62 15–11
27 July 27 @ Seattle L 71–77 15–12
28 August 28 @ Los Angeles L 63–78 15–13
29 August 30 Houston W 80–65 16–13
30 September 5 @ Phoenix L 69–81 16–14
31 September 7 vs. Minnesota W 78–71 17–14
32 September 9 vs. Seattle W 77–74 18–14
33 September 13 @ San Antonio L 69–77 18–15
34 September 15 @ Houston L 81–90 18–16

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  • September 12 game against Houston was postponed due to Hurricane Ike.

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average

= Indicates team leader
Player GP MIN REB AST STL BLK PTS
Nicole Powell 34 944 150 46 40 6 463
Kara Lawson 32 829 82 67 28 2 391
Rebekkah Brunson 30 779 213 13 36 20 327
Ticha Penicheiro 33 856 99 172 67 4 284
Crystal Kelly 33 551 109 15 18 5 243
Adrian Williams-Strong 34 687 167 20 19 8 207
Scholanda Robinson 29 535 32 24 32 6 198
Laura Harper 34 560 137 12 15 20 188
Chelsea Newton 26 393 35 28 30 1 117
A’Quonesia Franklin 34 351 45 59 16 1 53
Kim Smith 21 33
Charel Allen 6 16
La’Tangela Atkinson 5 14
DeMya Walker 7 11

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Roster

2008 Sacramento Monarchs roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightFrom
G12Allen, Charel5' 11" (1.8m)135 lb (61kg)Notre Dame
F32Brunson, Rebekkah6' 3" (1.91m)175 lb (79kg)Georgetown
G10Franklin, A'Quonesia5' 4" (1.63m)154 lb (70kg)Texas A&M
C15Harper, Laura6' 5" (1.96m)190 lb (86kg)Maryland
F42Kelly, Crystal6' 2" (1.88m)190 lb (86kg)Western Kentucky
G20Lawson, Kara5' 9" (1.75m)165 lb (75kg)Tennessee
G2Newton, Chelsea5' 11" (1.8m)154 lb (70kg)Rutgers
G21Penicheiro, Ticha5' 11" (1.8m)145 lb (66kg)Old Dominion
F14Powell, Nicole6' 2" (1.88m)175 lb (79kg)Stanford
G5Robinson, Scholanda5' 11" (1.8m)165 lb (75kg)LSU
F8Smith, Kim6' 1" (1.85m)158 lb (72kg)Utah
F22Walker, DeMya6' 3" (1.91m)168 lb (76kg)Virginia
C34Williams-Strong, Adrian6' 5" (1.96m)170 lb (77kg)USC
Head coach
Jenny Boucek (Virginia)
Assistant coaches
Tom Abatemarco (Dowling)
Steve Shuman (Sacramento State)
Monique Ambers (Arizona State)
Athletic trainer
Jill Jackson (Sacramento State)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured
  WNBA roster page

Playoffs

Round Date Opponent Score Result Record
Western Conference Semi September 18 vs. San Antonio 78–85 Loss 0–1
September 20 @ San Antonio 84–67 Win 1–1
September 22 @ San Antonio 81–86 (OT) Loss 1–2

Awards and honors

  • Rebekkah Brunson, All-WNBA Defensive Second Team
  • Ticha Penicheiro, All-WNBA Defensive First Team

References

  1. ^ "WNBA.com: Atlanta Dream". Archived from the original on August 20, 2009. Retrieved April 26, 2008.
  2. ^ WNBA.com: 2008 WNBA Transactions
  3. ^ WNBA.com: 2008 WNBA Draft Board Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Wnba.Com: Schedules Archived 2008-05-14 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Monarchs Schedule 2008
  6. ^ "2008 Sacramento Monarchs Stats".
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