2008 Sacramento Monarchs season

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2008 Sacramento Monarchs season
Head Coach Jenny Boucek
Arena Arco Arena
Results
Record 5–4
(.556)
Place Division: No Divisions in WNBA
Conference: T 4th
Playoff Finish TBD

The 2008 WNBA season will be the 12th season for the Sacramento Monarchs.

Contents

[edit] Offseason

The following player was selected in the Expansion Draft:

  • Kristin Haynie Sacramento Monarchs

[1]

[edit] 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]

[edit] WNBA Draft

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

[3]

[edit] Preseason

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

[4]

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

Western Conference W L PCT Home Road GB
Los Angeles Sparks 6 2 .750 2-1 4-1 -
Minnesota Lynx 6 3 .667 3-2 3-1 0.5
Seattle Storm 7 4 .636 6-0 1-4 0.5
San Antonio Silver Stars 5 4 .556 5-0 0-4 1.5
Sacramento Monarchs 5 4 .556 2-1 3-3 1.5
Phoenix Mercury 2 5 .286 1-2 1-2 3.5
Houston Comets 1 7 .125 1-1 0-6 5.0

[edit] Season Schedule

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 TBD TBD TBD
June 20 vs. Connecticut TBD TBD TBD
June 22 vs. Chicago TBD TBD TBD
June 24 @ Indiana TBD TBD TBD
June 26 @ Minnesota TBD TBD TBD
June 28 vs. New York TBD TBD TBD
July 1 vs. Washington TBD TBD TBD
July 3 @ San Antonio TBD TBD TBD
July 5 @ Houston TBD TBD TBD
July 8 vs. Seattle TBD TBD TBD
July 10 vs. Los Angeles TBD TBD TBD
July 12 vs. Phoenix TBD TBD TBD
July 18 vs. Atlanta TBD TBD TBD
July 20 @ Detroit TBD TBD TBD
July 22 @ Atlanta TBD TBD TBD
July 24 vs. Phoenix TBD TBD TBD
July 26 vs. Indiana TBD TBD TBD
July 27 @ Seattle TBD TBD TBD

[5]

[edit] Player stats

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

Player GP REB AST STL BLK PTS AVG

[edit] Roster

Sacramento Monarchs
Current Roster
Head Coach: Jenny Boucek Edit
Pos. No. Name College/Country
G 12 Flag of the United States Charel Allen Notre Dame
G-F 23 Flag of the United States La'Tangela Atkinson North Carolina
F 32 Flag of the United States Rebekkah Brunson Georgetown
G 10 Flag of the United States A'Quonesia Franklin Texas A&M
F 15 Flag of the United States Laura Harper Maryland
G 20 Flag of the United States Kara Lawson Tennessee
G 2 Flag of the United States Chelsea Newton Rutgers
G 21 Flag of Portugal Ticha Penicheiro Old Dominion
F 14 Flag of the United States Nicole Powell Stanford
G 5 Flag of the United States Scholanda Robinson LSU
F 8 Flag of the United States Kim Smith Utah
C-F 34 Flag of the United States Adrian Williams USC
(IL) - Inactive List

[edit] Playoffs

[edit] Awards and Honors

[edit] References

  1. ^ WNBA.com: Atlanta Dream
  2. ^ WNBA.com: 2008 WNBA Transactions
  3. ^ WNBA.com: 2008 WNBA Draft Board
  4. ^ Wnba.Com: Schedules
  5. ^ http://www.wnba.com/monarchs/schedule/
v • d • e
2008 WNBA season by team
Draft • Expansion Draft • Playoffs • Finals • Women's Olympic Basketball
East Atlanta Dream Chicago Sky Connecticut Sun Detroit Shock Indiana Fever New York Liberty Washington Mystics
West Houston Comets Los Angeles Sparks Minnesota Lynx Phoenix Mercury Sacramento Monarchs San Antonio Silver Stars Seattle Storm