2009 Minnesota Lynx season

The 2009 WNBA season is the 11th season for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association.

2009 Minnesota Lynx season
CoachJennifer Gillom
ArenaTarget Center
Attendance7,537 per game
Results
Record14–20 (.412)
Place5th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Team Leaders
PointsAnosike (13.2)
ReboundsAnosike (7.4)
AssistsAnosike (2.7)
Media
TelevisionFox Sports North

Offseason

Dispersal Draft

Based on the Lynx's 2008 record, they would pick 4th in the Houston Comets dispersal draft. The Lynx picked Roneeka Hodges. [1]

WNBA Draft

The following are the Lynx's selections in the 2009 WNBA Draft.

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 4 Renee Montgomery  United States Connecticut
1 9 (from L.A. via Wash.) Quanitra Hollingsworth  United States Virginia Commonwealth
2 15 (from Wash.) Rashanda McCants  United States North Carolina
3 30 Emily Fox  United States Minnesota

[2]

Transactions
  • July 17: The Lynx signed Tasha Humphrey and waived Christi Thomas.
  • June 5: The Lynx waived Tye'sha Fluker, Emily Fox, and Anna DeForge.
  • June 3: The Lynx promoted Jennifer Gillom as head coach to replace Don Zierden
  • June 1: The Lynx signed Tye'sha Fluker.
  • May 30: The Lynx waived Kamersha Hairston and Aisha Mohammed.
  • May 11: The Lynx signed Kamesha Hairston and Aisha Mohammed to training camp contracts.
  • May 7: The Lynx signed Roneeka Hodges and renounced the rights to Kristi Harrower.
  • May 5: The Lynx traded Noelle Quinn to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for Rafaella Masciadri and a first-round 2010 WNBA Draft pick.
  • April 22: The Lynx waived Navonda Moore.
  • January 30: The Lynx traded Lindsey Harding, their second-round draft picks in 2009 (23rd overall) and 2010 to the Washington Mystics for their first-round (ninth overall) and second round (15th overall) draft picks in the 2009 draft.
  • January 30: The Lynx traded Nicole Ohlde to the Phoenix Mercury for Kelly Miller and LaToya Pringle.
  • January 30: The Lynx signed-and-traded Vanessa Hayden to the Los Angeles Sparks for Christi Thomas.
  • January 9: The Lynx waived Kristen Rasmussen.
  • March 14, 2008: The Lynx swapped second-round 2009 Draft picks with the Connecticut Sun as part of the Kristen Rasmussen/Tamika Raymond transaction.

[3]

Date Trade
March 14, 2008 To Minnesota Lynx To Connecticut Sun
23rd 2009 Draft pick and Kristen Rasmussen 17th 2009 Draft pick and Tamika Raymond
January 30, 2009 To Minnesota Lynx To Los Angeles Sparks
Christi Thomas Vanessa Hayden
January 30, 2009 To Minnesota Lynx To Phoenix Mercury
Kelly Miller and LaToya Pringle Nicole Ohlde
January 30, 2009 To Minnesota Lynx To Washington Mystics
9th and 15th 2009 Draft picks Lindsey Harding, 23rd 2009 Draft pick and the second-round 2010 Draft pick
May 5, 2009 To Minnesota Lynx To Los Angeles Sparks
Rafaella Masciadri and a first-round 2010 WNBA Draft pick Noelle Quinn

Free agents

Roster
Minnesota Lynx roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
F/C 21 Anosike, Nicky 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Tennessee
G 33 Augustus, Seimone  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 179 lb (81 kg) LSU
G 5 Hodges, Roneeka 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Florida State
C 9 Hollingsworth, Quanitra 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Virginia Commonwealth
F 24 Houston, Charde 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Connecticut
C 34 Humphrey, Tasha 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Georgia
F 8 McCants, Rashanda 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 161 lb (73 kg) North Carolina
PG 2 Miller, Kelly 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 140 lb (64 kg) Georgia
F 12 Montañana, Anna 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) George Washington
G 20 Montgomery, Renee 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 139 lb (63 kg) Connecticut
G 11 Wiggins, Candice 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 154 lb (70 kg) Stanford
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Athletic trainer
Strength and conditioning coach
  • Katie Murphy
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Season standings
Western Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Phoenix Mercury x2311.676–12–511–613–7
Seattle Storm x2014.5883.013–47–1013–7
Los Angeles Sparks x1816.5295.011–67–1011–9
San Antonio Silver Stars x1519.4418.010–75–1210–10
Minnesota Lynx o1420.4129.09–85–127–13
Sacramento Monarchs o1222.35311.07–105–126–14

Schedule

Preseason
2009 Game Log: Preseason
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1May 231:00pmIndiana51-68Hollingsworth (14)Pringle (6)Montgomery (3)College of St. Benedict
475		0-1

Regular season
2009 Game Log: Regular Season
June
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1June 68:00pmChicagoNBA TV
FSN-N		102-85Augustus (23)Anosike, Houston (5)Anosike (8)Target Center
8,708		1-0
2June 77:00pm@ IndianaFSI96-74Houston (23)Anosike, Augustus, Houston (5)Houston (4)Conseco Fieldhouse
9,234		2-0
3June 108:00pmLos Angeles87-76Augustus (30)Augustus (9)Anosike, Miller (5)Target Center
7,444		3-0
4June 128:00pmSeattle71-88Houston (18)Anosike (7)Augustus, Montgomery (3)Target Center
6,423		3-1
5June 1610:00pm@ Sacramento86-83Augustus (30)Anosike, Wiggins, Hollingsworth (5)Wiggins (6)ARCO Arena
7,736		4-1
6June 1710:00pm@ Phoenix80-104Anosike, Houston (21)Anosike (10)McCants (4)US Airways Center
6,524		4-2
7June 1910:00pm@ Seattle62-90Wiggins (12)Anosike (7)Houston, Wiggins (2)KeyArena
7,607		4-3
8June 238:00pmNew York69-57Wiggins (25)Hollingsworth (7)Wiggins (5)Target Center
5,620		5-3
9June 278:00pmPhoenixNBA TV
FSN-N		109-80Hodges, Wiggins (22)Anosike (8)Miller (8)Target Center
5,911		6-3
10June 307:00pm@ AtlantaESPN291-85Wiggins (23)Anosike (12)Anosike, Houston, Wiggins (4)Philips Arena
7,686		7-3
July
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
11July 28:00pmSacramentoNBA TV
FSN-N		68-74Hodges (15)Anosike (8)Anosike (7)Target Center
6,920		7-4
12July 78:00pmWashington96-94 (OT)Anosike (24)Houston (8)Anosike, Miller (4)Target Center
7,171		8-4
13July 108:00pmSan Antonio61-77Wiggins (15)Anosike (12)Hodges, Miller (2)Target Center
7,409		8-5
14July 127:00pm@ San AntonioNBA TV
KMYS		83-76Houston (26)Anosike, Houston (8)Anosike, Wiggins (4)AT&T Center
6,568		9-5
15July 151:00pmAtlantaNBA TV
FSN-N		77-91Anosike (22)Houston (12)Montgomery (7)Target Center
11,245		9-6
16July 198:00pm@ SeattleNBA TV
FSN-NW		69-72Anosike, Hodges, Wiggins (12)Anosike (11)McCants (3)KeyArena
6,912		9-7
17July 2310:00pm@ Phoenix99-86Anosike (21)Houston (9)Anosike (5)US Airways Center
7,360		10-7
18July 278:00pmLos Angeles70-76Hodges (14)Anosike (6)Hodges (4)Target Center
7,216		10-8
19July 307:30pm@ Detroit83-91Houston, McCants (14)Anosike, Hollingsworth, Houston (5)Hodges, Kelly Miller, MontananaPalace of Auburn Hills
9,314		10-9
August
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
20August 18:00pmPhoenix74-87Hollingsworth (17)Anosike (10)Anosike (5)Target Center
6,631		10-10
21August 78:00pmConnecticutNBA TV
FSN-N		95-88Montgomery (24)Anosike (12)Montgomery, Wiggins (3)Target Center
8,134		11-10
22August 96:00pmSan Antonio87-89Anosike (24)Hodges, Hollingsworth (8)Wiggins (4)Target Center
7,764		11-11
23August 138:00pmIndiana81-91Wiggins (23)Anosike (16)Hodges (3)Target Center
7,156		11-12
24August 158:00pm@ Chicago76-79Hodges (25)Anosike, Hodges (8)Hodges, Wiggins (6)UIC Pavilion
3,877		11-13
25August 1910:30pm@ Los Angeles63-78Montgomery (16)McCants (8)Montgomery (4)STAPLES Center
9,181		11-14
26August 227:00pm@ Connecticut94-98Humphrey, Wiggins (21)Humphrey (7)Hodges, Montgomery (4)Mohegan Sun Arena
7,803		11-15
27August 234:00pm@ New York67-80Anosike (18)Wiggins (7)5 players (2)Madison Square Garden
8,481		11-16
28August 288:00pmSacramento100-95Miller (18)Anosike (6)Anosike (5)Target Center
8,782		12-16
29August 304:00pm@ Washington75-81Houston (20)Anosike (6)Wiggins (4)Verizon Center
12,241		12-17
September
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
30September 18:00pm@ San Antonio82-84 (2OT)Wiggins (19)Anosike (11)Anosike (3)AT&T Center
4,881		12-18
31September 58:00pmSeattleNBA TV
FSN-N		76-68Houston (22)Humphrey (7)Houston (4)Target Center
8,170		13-18
32September 98:00pmDetroit75-72McCants, Montanana, Montgomery (12)McCants (6)Montanana, Wiggins (3)Target Center
7,423		14-18
33September 1110:30pm@ Los AngelesNBA TV
FSNW		61-90Wiggins (15)Houston (8)Miller, Montgomery, Wiggins (3)STAPLES Center
13,764		14-19
34September 139:00pm@ Sacramento66-88Houston (18)Hollingsworth (9)Montgomery (5)ARCO Arena
10,212		14-20
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess

Regular Season Statistics
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

Player Statistics
Player GP GS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Nicky Anosike 0000.00.00.00.000.000.0
Seimone Augustus 0000.00.00.00.000.000.0
Roneeka Hodges 0000.00.00.00.000.000.0
Quanitra Hollingsworth 0000.00.00.00.000.000.0
Charde Houston 0000.00.00.00.000.000.0
Rashanda McCants 0000.00.00.00.000.000.0
Kelly Miller 0000.00.00.00.000.000.0
Renee Montgomery 0000.00.00.00.000.000.0
LaToya Pringle 0000.00.00.00.000.000.0
Christi Thomas 0000.00.00.00.000.000.0
Candice Wiggins 0000.00.00.00.000.000.0

Team Statistics
Team FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
Minnesota Lynx .000.000.00000.000.00.00.000.000.000.0
Opponents .000.000.00000.000.00.00.000.000.000.0

Awards and honors

References
  1. WNBA.com: Houston Comets dispersal draft
  2. "WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Draft Board". Archived from the original on 2009-07-28. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
  3. WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Transactions
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