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2008 Sacramento Monarchs season

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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

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The following player was selected in the Expansion Draft:

  • Kristin Haynie Sacramento Monarchs

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Transactions

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  • 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.

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WNBA draft

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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

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Date Opponent Score Result Record
May 2 Seattle Storm 70–68 Win 1–0
May 5 Washington Mystics 82–90 (OT) Loss 1–1

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Regular season

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Season standings

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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

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

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

Player stats

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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

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Sacramento Monarchs roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs
G 12 United States Allen, Charel 5' 11" (1.8m) 135 lb (61kg) Notre Dame
F 32 United States Brunson, Rebekkah 6' 3" (1.91m) 175 lb (79kg) Georgetown
G 10 United States Franklin, A'Quonesia 5' 4" (1.63m) 154 lb (70kg) Texas A&M
C 15 United States Harper, Laura 6' 5" (1.96m) 190 lb (86kg) Maryland
F 42 United States Kelly, Crystal 6' 2" (1.88m) 190 lb (86kg) Western Kentucky
G 20 United States Lawson, Kara 5' 9" (1.75m) 165 lb (75kg) Tennessee
G 2 United States Newton, Chelsea 5' 11" (1.8m) 154 lb (70kg) Rutgers
G 21 Portugal Penicheiro, Ticha 5' 11" (1.8m) 145 lb (66kg) Old Dominion
F 14 United States Powell, Nicole 6' 2" (1.88m) 175 lb (79kg) Stanford
G 5 United States Robinson, Scholanda 5' 11" (1.8m) 165 lb (75kg) LSU
F 8 Canada Smith, Kim 6' 1" (1.85m) 158 lb (72kg) Utah
F 22 United States Walker, DeMya 6' 3" (1.91m) 168 lb (76kg) Virginia
C 34 United States Williams-Strong, Adrian 6' 5" (1.96m) 170 lb (77kg) USC
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Athletic trainer


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Playoffs

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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

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

References

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  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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