2009 Chicago Sky season
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The 2009 WNBA season
2009 WNBA season
The 2009 WNBA Season is the 13th season of the Women's National Basketball Association. It is the first WNBA season ever without a Houston franchise, the Comets having folded in December 2008...

 is the 4th for the Chicago Sky
Chicago Sky
The Chicago Sky is a professional basketball team based in Rosemont, Illinois, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2006 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Michael J. Alter and Margaret Stender...

 of the Women's National Basketball Association
Women's National Basketball Association
The Women's National Basketball Association is a women's professional basketball league in the United States. It currently is composed of twelve teams. The league was founded on April 24, 1996 as the women's counterpart to the National Basketball Association...

. The Sky were unable to qualify for the WNBA Playoffs
WNBA Playoffs
The WNBA Playoffs is a best-of-three elimination tournament between eight teams in the Eastern Conference and Western Conference of the Women's National Basketball Association , ultimately deciding the final two teams who will play in the WNBA Finals....

 for the first time in franchise history.

Dispersal Draft

Based on the Sky's 2008 record, they would pick 3rd in the Houston Comets
Houston Comets
The Houston Comets were a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas, United States. Formed in 1997, the team was one of the best original eight WNBA teams and won the first four championships of the league's existence. The Comets were the first dynasty of the WNBA and...

 dispersal draft
Dispersal draft
A dispersal draft is a process in professional sports for assigning players to a new team when their current team goes out of business, consolidates with another team, or for some other reason ceases to exist. Since most sports drafts are held in North America, this is where most dispersal drafts...

. The Sky picked Mistie Williams.

WNBA Draft

The following are the Sky's selections in the 2009 WNBA Draft
2009 WNBA Draft
The 2009 WNBA Draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 9, 2009. The first round was shown on ESPN2 at 3:00pm ET, while the second and third rounds were shown on ESPNU and NBA TV at...

.

Transactions

  • August 21: The Sky signed Mistie Bass and waived Chen Nan.
  • August 12: The Sky traded Armintie Price to the Atlanta Dream in exchange for Tamera Young.
  • June 4: The Sky waived Mistie Bass.
  • May 31: The Sky waived Jennifer Risper.
  • May 25: The Sky waived Quianna Chaney and Danielle Gant.
  • April 28: The Sky signed Chen Nan.
  • January 12: The Sky signed free agent Shyra Ely.
  • January 9: The Sky re-signed free agent K.B. Sharp.
  • January 7: The Sky signed free agent Erin Thorn.
  • October 9, 2008: The Sky signed Dominique Canty and Brooke Wyckoff through the 2009 season.


Additions

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|- style="height:40px"
| Dominique Canty
Dominique Canty
Dominique Danyell Canty is an American professional women's basketball player with the Chicago Sky in the WNBA.-High School and College:...

|| October 9, 2008 || re-signed
Chicago Sky
The Chicago Sky is a professional basketball team based in Rosemont, Illinois, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2006 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Michael J. Alter and Margaret Stender...


|- style="height:40px"
| Brooke Wyckoff
Brooke Wyckoff
Brooke Wyckoff is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'1" forward from Florida State University, Wyckoff played in the WNBA from 2001 to 2009, competing for the Orlando Miracle, the Connecticut Sun, and the Chicago Sky...

|| October 9, 2008 || re-signed
Chicago Sky
The Chicago Sky is a professional basketball team based in Rosemont, Illinois, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2006 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Michael J. Alter and Margaret Stender...


|- style="height:40px"
| Erin Thorn
Erin Thorn
Erin Thorn is an American professional basketball player. She is currently playing for Tarbes GB in Tarbes, France.- Brigham Young University :...

|| January 7, 2009 || New York Liberty
New York Liberty
The New York Liberty is a professional basketball team based in New York City, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was one of the eight original franchises of the league...


|- style="height:40px"
| K.B. Sharp|| January 9, 2009 || re-signed
Chicago Sky
The Chicago Sky is a professional basketball team based in Rosemont, Illinois, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2006 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Michael J. Alter and Margaret Stender...


|- style="height:40px"
| Shyra Ely
Shyra Ely
Shyra Ely is an American basketball player who last played in the WNBA for the Chicago Sky. The 6–2 power forward had originally played for two seasons with the San Antonio Silver Stars...

|| January 12, 2009 || Seattle Storm
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...


|- style="height:40px"
| Chen Nan
Chen Nan
Chen Nan is a female Chinese basketball player who was part of the team that won the gold medal at the 2001 Asian Championship...

|| April 28, 2009 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....


|- style="height:40px"
| Tamera Young
Tamera Young
Tamera Young is an American basketball player for the Chicago Sky.-Personal:She is the daughter of Greg Young and Lynda Nichols-Brown and John Brown. She has an older brother, A.J., and two older sisters, Nikia and Valerie...

|| August 12, 2009 || Atlanta Dream
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta...


|- style="height:40px"
| Mistie Bass
Mistie Bass
Mistie Bass is an American professional women's basketball player for the Chicago Sky in the WNBA. She is the daughter of Pam Bass, and Ernest Evans, the music legend also known as Chubby Checker. She was born Mistie McCray Bass in Janesville, Wisconsin.-High school:Bass graduated from George S...

|| August 21, 2009 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....


|}

Subtractions

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| style="background:#6495ED;color:#FDE910; width:100px"|Left
| style="background:#6495ED;color:#FDE910; width:210px"|New team
|- style="height:40px"
| Chasity Melvin
Chasity Melvin
Chasity Melvin is an American professional basketball player originally from Roseboro, North Carolina.A 6'3" forward, Melvin has played in the WNBA since 1999, competing for the Cleveland Rockers, the Washington Mystics, and the Chicago Sky. Through twelve seasons in the league, she holds career...

|| February 9, 2009 || Washington Mystics
Washington Mystics
The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'...


|- style="height:40px"
| Quianna Chaney
Quianna Chaney
Quianna Chaney is an American professional basketball player who is currently a Free Agent in the WNBA. She played collegiately for LSU.- College career :...

|| May 25, 2009 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....


|- style="height:40px"
| Danielle Gant
Danielle Gant
Danielle Nicole Gant is a women's college basketball guard/forward. She was drafted 16th overall by the Chicago Sky in the 2009 WNBA Draft...

|| May 25, 2009 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....


|- style="height:40px"
| Jennifer Risper
Jennifer Risper
-High school:Risper played high school basketball at Canyon Springs. As a senior, she averaged 15.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 3.2 steals. She was named All-Ivy league and All-Riverside County First Team, along with the CIF Division 1A Co-Most Valuable Player. Other honors included...

|| May 31, 2009 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....


|- style="height:40px"
| Armintie Price
Armintie Price
Armintie Ada Price is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream. Price, who played collegiately at the University of Mississippi, was drafted third overall by the Chicago Sky in the 2007 WNBA Draft...

|| August 12, 2009 || Atlanta Dream
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta...


|- style="height:40px"
| Chen Nan
Chen Nan
Chen Nan is a female Chinese basketball player who was part of the team that won the gold medal at the 2001 Asian Championship...

|| August 21, 2009 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....


|- style="height:40px"
| Tye'sha Fluker
Tye'sha Fluker
-External links:*...

|| 2009 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....


|- style="height:40px"
| Cathy Joens|| 2009 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....


|}

Roster

Preseason

{| class="toccolours" width=90% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan=2 style="background:#6495ED; color:#FDE910" | 2009 Game Log: Preseason
|- valign="top"
|
The 2009 WNBA season
2009 WNBA season
The 2009 WNBA Season is the 13th season of the Women's National Basketball Association. It is the first WNBA season ever without a Houston franchise, the Comets having folded in December 2008...

 is the 4th for the Chicago Sky
Chicago Sky
The Chicago Sky is a professional basketball team based in Rosemont, Illinois, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2006 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Michael J. Alter and Margaret Stender...

 of the Women's National Basketball Association
Women's National Basketball Association
The Women's National Basketball Association is a women's professional basketball league in the United States. It currently is composed of twelve teams. The league was founded on April 24, 1996 as the women's counterpart to the National Basketball Association...

. The Sky were unable to qualify for the WNBA Playoffs
WNBA Playoffs
The WNBA Playoffs is a best-of-three elimination tournament between eight teams in the Eastern Conference and Western Conference of the Women's National Basketball Association , ultimately deciding the final two teams who will play in the WNBA Finals....

 for the first time in franchise history.

Dispersal Draft

Based on the Sky's 2008 record, they would pick 3rd in the Houston Comets
Houston Comets
The Houston Comets were a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas, United States. Formed in 1997, the team was one of the best original eight WNBA teams and won the first four championships of the league's existence. The Comets were the first dynasty of the WNBA and...

 dispersal draft
Dispersal draft
A dispersal draft is a process in professional sports for assigning players to a new team when their current team goes out of business, consolidates with another team, or for some other reason ceases to exist. Since most sports drafts are held in North America, this is where most dispersal drafts...

. The Sky picked Mistie Williams.

WNBA Draft

The following are the Sky's selections in the 2009 WNBA Draft
2009 WNBA Draft
The 2009 WNBA Draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 9, 2009. The first round was shown on ESPN2 at 3:00pm ET, while the second and third rounds were shown on ESPNU and NBA TV at...

.
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|-
| 1
| 3
| Kristi Toliver
Kristi Toliver
Kristi Toliver is a former basketball player for the University of Maryland at College Park. She is from Harrisonburg, Virginia, and has an older sister, Carli. She is the daughter of former NBA referee, George Toliver, and Peggy Toliver.-High school:Attended Harrisonburg High School and...


|
| Maryland
University of Maryland, College Park
The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...


|-
| 1
| 16
| Danielle Gant
Danielle Gant
Danielle Nicole Gant is a women's college basketball guard/forward. She was drafted 16th overall by the Chicago Sky in the 2009 WNBA Draft...


|
| Texas A&M
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...


|-
| 3
| 29
| Jenifer Risper
|
| Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University is a private research university located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1873, the university is named for shipping and rail magnate "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided Vanderbilt its initial $1 million endowment despite having never been to the...


|-
|}

Transactions

  • August 21: The Sky signed Mistie Bass and waived Chen Nan.
  • August 12: The Sky traded Armintie Price to the Atlanta Dream in exchange for Tamera Young.
  • June 4: The Sky waived Mistie Bass.
  • May 31: The Sky waived Jennifer Risper.
  • May 25: The Sky waived Quianna Chaney and Danielle Gant.
  • April 28: The Sky signed Chen Nan.
  • January 12: The Sky signed free agent Shyra Ely.
  • January 9: The Sky re-signed free agent K.B. Sharp.
  • January 7: The Sky signed free agent Erin Thorn.
  • October 9, 2008: The Sky signed Dominique Canty and Brooke Wyckoff through the 2009 season.


Additions

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|- style="height:40px"
| Dominique Canty
Dominique Canty
Dominique Danyell Canty is an American professional women's basketball player with the Chicago Sky in the WNBA.-High School and College:...

|| October 9, 2008 || re-signed
Chicago Sky
The Chicago Sky is a professional basketball team based in Rosemont, Illinois, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2006 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Michael J. Alter and Margaret Stender...


|- style="height:40px"
| Brooke Wyckoff
Brooke Wyckoff
Brooke Wyckoff is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'1" forward from Florida State University, Wyckoff played in the WNBA from 2001 to 2009, competing for the Orlando Miracle, the Connecticut Sun, and the Chicago Sky...

|| October 9, 2008 || re-signed
Chicago Sky
The Chicago Sky is a professional basketball team based in Rosemont, Illinois, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2006 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Michael J. Alter and Margaret Stender...


|- style="height:40px"
| Erin Thorn
Erin Thorn
Erin Thorn is an American professional basketball player. She is currently playing for Tarbes GB in Tarbes, France.- Brigham Young University :...

|| January 7, 2009 || New York Liberty
New York Liberty
The New York Liberty is a professional basketball team based in New York City, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was one of the eight original franchises of the league...


|- style="height:40px"
| K.B. Sharp|| January 9, 2009 || re-signed
Chicago Sky
The Chicago Sky is a professional basketball team based in Rosemont, Illinois, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2006 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Michael J. Alter and Margaret Stender...


|- style="height:40px"
| Shyra Ely
Shyra Ely
Shyra Ely is an American basketball player who last played in the WNBA for the Chicago Sky. The 6–2 power forward had originally played for two seasons with the San Antonio Silver Stars...

|| January 12, 2009 || Seattle Storm
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...


|- style="height:40px"
| Chen Nan
Chen Nan
Chen Nan is a female Chinese basketball player who was part of the team that won the gold medal at the 2001 Asian Championship...

|| April 28, 2009 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....


|- style="height:40px"
| Tamera Young
Tamera Young
Tamera Young is an American basketball player for the Chicago Sky.-Personal:She is the daughter of Greg Young and Lynda Nichols-Brown and John Brown. She has an older brother, A.J., and two older sisters, Nikia and Valerie...

|| August 12, 2009 || Atlanta Dream
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta...


|- style="height:40px"
| Mistie Bass
Mistie Bass
Mistie Bass is an American professional women's basketball player for the Chicago Sky in the WNBA. She is the daughter of Pam Bass, and Ernest Evans, the music legend also known as Chubby Checker. She was born Mistie McCray Bass in Janesville, Wisconsin.-High school:Bass graduated from George S...

|| August 21, 2009 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....


|}

Subtractions

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|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| style="background:#6495ED;color:#FDE910; width:140px"|Player
| style="background:#6495ED;color:#FDE910; width:100px"|Left
| style="background:#6495ED;color:#FDE910; width:210px"|New team
|- style="height:40px"
| Chasity Melvin
Chasity Melvin
Chasity Melvin is an American professional basketball player originally from Roseboro, North Carolina.A 6'3" forward, Melvin has played in the WNBA since 1999, competing for the Cleveland Rockers, the Washington Mystics, and the Chicago Sky. Through twelve seasons in the league, she holds career...

|| February 9, 2009 || Washington Mystics
Washington Mystics
The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'...


|- style="height:40px"
| Quianna Chaney
Quianna Chaney
Quianna Chaney is an American professional basketball player who is currently a Free Agent in the WNBA. She played collegiately for LSU.- College career :...

|| May 25, 2009 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....


|- style="height:40px"
| Danielle Gant
Danielle Gant
Danielle Nicole Gant is a women's college basketball guard/forward. She was drafted 16th overall by the Chicago Sky in the 2009 WNBA Draft...

|| May 25, 2009 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....


|- style="height:40px"
| Jennifer Risper
Jennifer Risper
-High school:Risper played high school basketball at Canyon Springs. As a senior, she averaged 15.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 3.2 steals. She was named All-Ivy league and All-Riverside County First Team, along with the CIF Division 1A Co-Most Valuable Player. Other honors included...

|| May 31, 2009 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....


|- style="height:40px"
| Armintie Price
Armintie Price
Armintie Ada Price is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream. Price, who played collegiately at the University of Mississippi, was drafted third overall by the Chicago Sky in the 2007 WNBA Draft...

|| August 12, 2009 || Atlanta Dream
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta...


|- style="height:40px"
| Chen Nan
Chen Nan
Chen Nan is a female Chinese basketball player who was part of the team that won the gold medal at the 2001 Asian Championship...

|| August 21, 2009 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....


|- style="height:40px"
| Tye'sha Fluker
Tye'sha Fluker
-External links:*...

|| 2009 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....


|- style="height:40px"
| Cathy Joens|| 2009 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....


|}

Roster

Preseason

{| class="toccolours" width=90% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan=2 style="background:#6495ED; color:#FDE910" | 2009 Game Log: Preseason
|- valign="top"
|
The 2009 WNBA season
2009 WNBA season
The 2009 WNBA Season is the 13th season of the Women's National Basketball Association. It is the first WNBA season ever without a Houston franchise, the Comets having folded in December 2008...

 is the 4th for the Chicago Sky
Chicago Sky
The Chicago Sky is a professional basketball team based in Rosemont, Illinois, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2006 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Michael J. Alter and Margaret Stender...

 of the Women's National Basketball Association
Women's National Basketball Association
The Women's National Basketball Association is a women's professional basketball league in the United States. It currently is composed of twelve teams. The league was founded on April 24, 1996 as the women's counterpart to the National Basketball Association...

. The Sky were unable to qualify for the WNBA Playoffs
WNBA Playoffs
The WNBA Playoffs is a best-of-three elimination tournament between eight teams in the Eastern Conference and Western Conference of the Women's National Basketball Association , ultimately deciding the final two teams who will play in the WNBA Finals....

 for the first time in franchise history.

Dispersal Draft

Based on the Sky's 2008 record, they would pick 3rd in the Houston Comets
Houston Comets
The Houston Comets were a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas, United States. Formed in 1997, the team was one of the best original eight WNBA teams and won the first four championships of the league's existence. The Comets were the first dynasty of the WNBA and...

 dispersal draft
Dispersal draft
A dispersal draft is a process in professional sports for assigning players to a new team when their current team goes out of business, consolidates with another team, or for some other reason ceases to exist. Since most sports drafts are held in North America, this is where most dispersal drafts...

. The Sky picked Mistie Williams.

WNBA Draft

The following are the Sky's selections in the 2009 WNBA Draft
2009 WNBA Draft
The 2009 WNBA Draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 9, 2009. The first round was shown on ESPN2 at 3:00pm ET, while the second and third rounds were shown on ESPNU and NBA TV at...

.
{| class="navbox wikitable"
! style="background:#6495ED; color:#FDE910;" width="2%"| Round
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! style="background:#6495ED; color:#FDE910;" width="10%"| Player
! style="background:#6495ED; color:#FDE910;" width="10%"| Nationality
! style="background:#6495ED; color:#FDE910;" width="10%"| School/Team/Country
|-
| 1
| 3
| Kristi Toliver
Kristi Toliver
Kristi Toliver is a former basketball player for the University of Maryland at College Park. She is from Harrisonburg, Virginia, and has an older sister, Carli. She is the daughter of former NBA referee, George Toliver, and Peggy Toliver.-High school:Attended Harrisonburg High School and...


|
| Maryland
University of Maryland, College Park
The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...


|-
| 1
| 16
| Danielle Gant
Danielle Gant
Danielle Nicole Gant is a women's college basketball guard/forward. She was drafted 16th overall by the Chicago Sky in the 2009 WNBA Draft...


|
| Texas A&M
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...


|-
| 3
| 29
| Jenifer Risper
|
| Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University is a private research university located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1873, the university is named for shipping and rail magnate "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided Vanderbilt its initial $1 million endowment despite having never been to the...


|-
|}

Transactions

  • August 21: The Sky signed Mistie Bass and waived Chen Nan.
  • August 12: The Sky traded Armintie Price to the Atlanta Dream in exchange for Tamera Young.
  • June 4: The Sky waived Mistie Bass.
  • May 31: The Sky waived Jennifer Risper.
  • May 25: The Sky waived Quianna Chaney and Danielle Gant.
  • April 28: The Sky signed Chen Nan.
  • January 12: The Sky signed free agent Shyra Ely.
  • January 9: The Sky re-signed free agent K.B. Sharp.
  • January 7: The Sky signed free agent Erin Thorn.
  • October 9, 2008: The Sky signed Dominique Canty and Brooke Wyckoff through the 2009 season.


Additions

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|- style="height:40px"
| Dominique Canty
Dominique Canty
Dominique Danyell Canty is an American professional women's basketball player with the Chicago Sky in the WNBA.-High School and College:...

|| October 9, 2008 || re-signed
Chicago Sky
The Chicago Sky is a professional basketball team based in Rosemont, Illinois, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2006 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Michael J. Alter and Margaret Stender...


|- style="height:40px"
| Brooke Wyckoff
Brooke Wyckoff
Brooke Wyckoff is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'1" forward from Florida State University, Wyckoff played in the WNBA from 2001 to 2009, competing for the Orlando Miracle, the Connecticut Sun, and the Chicago Sky...

|| October 9, 2008 || re-signed
Chicago Sky
The Chicago Sky is a professional basketball team based in Rosemont, Illinois, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2006 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Michael J. Alter and Margaret Stender...


|- style="height:40px"
| Erin Thorn
Erin Thorn
Erin Thorn is an American professional basketball player. She is currently playing for Tarbes GB in Tarbes, France.- Brigham Young University :...

|| January 7, 2009 || New York Liberty
New York Liberty
The New York Liberty is a professional basketball team based in New York City, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was one of the eight original franchises of the league...


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| K.B. Sharp|| January 9, 2009 || re-signed
Chicago Sky
The Chicago Sky is a professional basketball team based in Rosemont, Illinois, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2006 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Michael J. Alter and Margaret Stender...


|- style="height:40px"
| Shyra Ely
Shyra Ely
Shyra Ely is an American basketball player who last played in the WNBA for the Chicago Sky. The 6–2 power forward had originally played for two seasons with the San Antonio Silver Stars...

|| January 12, 2009 || Seattle Storm
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...


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| Chen Nan
Chen Nan
Chen Nan is a female Chinese basketball player who was part of the team that won the gold medal at the 2001 Asian Championship...

|| April 28, 2009 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....


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| Tamera Young
Tamera Young
Tamera Young is an American basketball player for the Chicago Sky.-Personal:She is the daughter of Greg Young and Lynda Nichols-Brown and John Brown. She has an older brother, A.J., and two older sisters, Nikia and Valerie...

|| August 12, 2009 || Atlanta Dream
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta...


|- style="height:40px"
| Mistie Bass
Mistie Bass
Mistie Bass is an American professional women's basketball player for the Chicago Sky in the WNBA. She is the daughter of Pam Bass, and Ernest Evans, the music legend also known as Chubby Checker. She was born Mistie McCray Bass in Janesville, Wisconsin.-High school:Bass graduated from George S...

|| August 21, 2009 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....


|}

Subtractions

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| style="background:#6495ED;color:#FDE910; width:140px"|Player
| style="background:#6495ED;color:#FDE910; width:100px"|Left
| style="background:#6495ED;color:#FDE910; width:210px"|New team
|- style="height:40px"
| Chasity Melvin
Chasity Melvin
Chasity Melvin is an American professional basketball player originally from Roseboro, North Carolina.A 6'3" forward, Melvin has played in the WNBA since 1999, competing for the Cleveland Rockers, the Washington Mystics, and the Chicago Sky. Through twelve seasons in the league, she holds career...

|| February 9, 2009 || Washington Mystics
Washington Mystics
The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'...


|- style="height:40px"
| Quianna Chaney
Quianna Chaney
Quianna Chaney is an American professional basketball player who is currently a Free Agent in the WNBA. She played collegiately for LSU.- College career :...

|| May 25, 2009 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....


|- style="height:40px"
| Danielle Gant
Danielle Gant
Danielle Nicole Gant is a women's college basketball guard/forward. She was drafted 16th overall by the Chicago Sky in the 2009 WNBA Draft...

|| May 25, 2009 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....


|- style="height:40px"
| Jennifer Risper
Jennifer Risper
-High school:Risper played high school basketball at Canyon Springs. As a senior, she averaged 15.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 3.2 steals. She was named All-Ivy league and All-Riverside County First Team, along with the CIF Division 1A Co-Most Valuable Player. Other honors included...

|| May 31, 2009 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....


|- style="height:40px"
| Armintie Price
Armintie Price
Armintie Ada Price is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream. Price, who played collegiately at the University of Mississippi, was drafted third overall by the Chicago Sky in the 2007 WNBA Draft...

|| August 12, 2009 || Atlanta Dream
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta...


|- style="height:40px"
| Chen Nan
Chen Nan
Chen Nan is a female Chinese basketball player who was part of the team that won the gold medal at the 2001 Asian Championship...

|| August 21, 2009 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....


|- style="height:40px"
| Tye'sha Fluker
Tye'sha Fluker
-External links:*...

|| 2009 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....


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| Cathy Joens|| 2009 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....


|}

Roster

Preseason

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