2008 Chicago Sky season

2008 Chicago Sky season
Head Coach	Steven Key
Arena	UIC Pavilion
Attendance	3,656 per game
Results
Record	12–22 (.353)
Place	5th (Eastern)
Playoff Finish	Did not qualify
Team Leaders
Points	Jia Perkins
Rebounds	Candice Dupree
Assists	Dominique Canty
Chicago Sky seasons
< 2007	2009 >

The 2008 WNBA season was the third season for the Chicago Sky. The Sky were not able to have their first winning season.

Offseason

Expansion Draft

The following player was lost in the Atlanta Dream expansion draft:

• Carla Thomas

Transactions

• September 14: The Sky signed Dominique Canty to a one-year extension.
• September 11: The Sky signed Leah Rush and extended the contract of Brooke Wyckoff to include the 2009 season.
• August 14: The Sky waived Brooke Queenan and re-signed Leah Rush to a seven-day contract.
• July 22: The Sky signed Brooke Queenan to another seven-day contract.
• July 15: The Sky signed Brooke Queenan to another seven-day contract while Leah Rush's seven-day contract has expired.
• July 8: The Sky signed Leah Rush to a seven-day contract.
• July 1: The Sky signed Brooke Queenan to a seven-day contract.
• June 5: The Sky signed Tye'sha Fluker.
• May 20: The Sky waived Kayte Christensen.
• May 16: The Sky changed the status of Liz Moeggenberg to suspended.
• May 15: The Sky waived Erin Grant and Stephanie Raymond.
• May 14: The Sky traded center Bernadette Ngoyisa to the Indiana Fever for guard K.B. Sharp.
• May 9: The Sky waived Amanda Jackson and Carrie Moore.
• April 22: The Sky re-signed free agent Chasity Melvin.
• April 18: The Sky signed Brooke Queenan to a training camp contract.
• April 16: The Sky signed Nina Stone and Amanda Jackson to training camp contracts.
• April 5: The Sky announced the retirement of Stacey Dales.
• April 4: The Sky signed Carrie Moore to a training camp contract.
• February 22: The Sky re-signed free agent Jia Perkins.

Free agents

Additions

Subtractions

Roster

Chicago Sky roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From G/F 3 Canty, Dominique 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 162 lb (73 kg) Alabama SG 15 Chaney, Quianna 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 160 lb (73 kg) LSU PF 4 Dupree, Candice 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 162 lb (73 kg) Temple C 42 Fluker, Tye'sha 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Tennessee C 34 Fowles, Sylvia 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) LSU G/F 9 Joens, Cathy 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) George Washington F/C 44 Melvin, Chasity 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) North Carolina State SG 11 Perkins, Jia 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Texas Tech G/F 22 Price, Armintie 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 133 lb (60 kg) Mississippi SF 24 Rush, Leah 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Oklahoma PG 32 Sharp, K.B. 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 146 lb (66 kg) Cincinnati SF 21 Wyckoff, Brooke 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Florida State	Head coach Steven Key (Boston University) Assistant coaches Stephanie White (Purdue) Michael Mitchell (Fresno State) Legend (C) Team captain (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended Injured

Season standings

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Conf.
Detroit Shock x	22	12	.647	–	14–3	8–9	16–4
Connecticut Sun x	21	13	.618	1.0	13–4	8–9	13–7
New York Liberty x	19	15	.559	3.0	11–6	8–9	11–9
Indiana Fever x	17	17	.500	5.0	11–6	6–11	12–8
Chicago Sky o	12	22	.353	10.0	8–9	4–13	10–10
Washington Mystics o	10	24	.294	12.0	6–11	4–13	6–14
Atlanta Dream o	4	30	.118	18.0	1–16	3–14	2–18

Player stats

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage	TO	Turnovers per game
PF	Fouls per game		Team leader		League leader

Awards and honors

• Jia Perkins was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of August 28, 2008.
• Sylvia Fowles was named to the All-Defensive Second Team.
• Sylvia Fowles was named to the All-Rookie Team.