2008 Sacramento Monarchs season

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.

2008 Sacramento Monarchs season
CoachJenny Boucek
ArenaARCO Arena
Attendance8,180 per game
Results
Record18–16 (.529)
Place4th (Western)
Playoff finishLost Western Conference Semifinals

Offseason

The following player was selected in the Expansion Draft:

  • Kristin Haynie Sacramento Monarchs

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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.

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WNBA Draft
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
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

Season standings
Western Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
San Antonio Silver Stars x2410.706–15–29–810–10
Seattle Storm x2212.6472.016–16–1113–7
Los Angeles Sparks x2014.5884.012–58–912–8
Sacramento Monarchs x1816.52913–45–126.09–11
Houston Comets o1717.5007.013–44–1310–10
Minnesota Lynx o1618.4718.010–76–118–12
Phoenix Mercury o1618.4718.09–87–108–12

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 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

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 Powell3494415046406463
Kara Lawson328298267282391
Rebekkah Brunson30779213133620327
Ticha Penicheiro3385699172674284
Crystal Kelly3355110915185243
Adrian Williams-Strong3468716720198207
Scholanda Robinson295353224326198
Laura Harper34560137121520188
Chelsea Newton263933528301117
A’Quonesia Franklin34351455916153
Kim Smith2133
Charel Allen616
La’Tangela Atkinson514
DeMya Walker711

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Roster
Sacramento Monarchs roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
G 12 Allen, Charel 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 135 lb (61 kg) Notre Dame
F 32 Brunson, Rebekkah 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Georgetown
G 10 Franklin, A'Quonesia 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) 154 lb (70 kg) Texas A&M
C 15 Harper, Laura 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Maryland
F 42 Kelly, Crystal 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Western Kentucky
G 20 Lawson, Kara 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Tennessee
G 2 Newton, Chelsea 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 154 lb (70 kg) Rutgers
G 21 Penicheiro, Ticha 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 145 lb (66 kg) Old Dominion
F 14 Powell, Nicole 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Stanford
G 5 Robinson, Scholanda 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) LSU
F 8 Smith, Kim 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 158 lb (72 kg) Utah
F 22 Walker, DeMya 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Virginia
C 34 Williams-Strong, Adrian 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Southern California
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Athletic trainer


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

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

References
  1. "WNBA.com: Atlanta Dream". Archived from the original on 2009-08-20. Retrieved 2008-04-26.
  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. https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/teams/SAC/2008.html
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