2009 Minnesota Lynx season

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

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.

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		Connecticut
1	9 (from L.A. via Wash.)	Quanitra Hollingsworth		Virginia Commonwealth
2	15 (from Wash.)	Rashanda McCants		North Carolina
3	30	Emily Fox		Minnesota

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.

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

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Roneeka Hodges	December 8, 2008	Houston Comets
Kelly Miller	January 30, 2009	Phoenix Mercury
LaToya Pringle	January 30, 2009	Phoenix Mercury
Rafaella Masciadri	May 5, 2009	Los Angeles Sparks
Tasha Humphrey	July 17, 2009	Washington Mystics

Subtractions

Player	Left	New team
Kristen Rasmussen	January 9, 2009	Detroit Shock
Vanessa Hayden	January 30, 2009	Los Angeles Sparks
Nicole Ohlde	January 30, 2009	Phoenix Mercury
Lindsey Harding	January 30, 2009	Washington Mystics
Navonda Moore	April 22, 2009	free agent
Noelle Quinn	May 5, 2009	Los Angeles Sparks
Emily Fox	June 5, 2009	free agent
Anna DeForge	June 5, 2009	free agent
LaToya Thomas	2009	free agent

Season standings

Western Conference	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Conf.
Phoenix Mercury x	23	11	.676	–	12–5	11–6	13–7
Seattle Storm x	20	14	.588	3.0	13–4	7–10	13–7
Los Angeles Sparks x	18	16	.529	5.0	11–6	7–10	11–9
San Antonio Silver Stars x	15	19	.441	8.0	10–7	5–12	10–10
Minnesota Lynx o	14	20	.412	9.0	9–8	5–12	7–13
Sacramento Monarchs o	12	22	.353	11.0	7–10	5–12	6–14

Schedule

Preseason

Template:Game log start Template:Game log section start |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || May 23 || 1:00pm || Indiana || 51-68 || Hollingsworth (14) || Pringle (6) || Montgomery (3) || College of St. Benedict
475 || 0-1 |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log end

Regular season

Template:Game log start Template:Game log section start |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || June 6 || 8:00pm || Chicago || NBA TV
FSN-N || 102-85 || Augustus (23) || Anosike, Houston (5) || Anosike (8) || Target Center
8,708 || 1-0 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || June 7 || 7:00pm || @ Indiana || FSI || 96-74 || Houston (23) || Anosike, Augustus, Houston (5) || Houston (4) || Conseco Fieldhouse
9,234 || 2-0 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 3 || June 10 || 8:00pm || Los Angeles || || 87-76 || Augustus (30) || Augustus (9) || Anosike, Miller (5) || Target Center
7,444 || 3-0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || June 12 || 8:00pm || Seattle || || 71-88 || Houston (18) || Anosike (7) || Augustus, Montgomery (3) || Target Center
6,423 || 3-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 5 || June 16 || 10:00pm || @ Sacramento || || 86-83 || Augustus (30) || Anosike, Wiggins, Hollingsworth (5) || Wiggins (6) || ARCO Arena
7,736 || 4-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 6 || June 17 || 10:00pm || @ Phoenix || || 80-104 || Anosike, Houston (21) || Anosike (10) || McCants (4) || US Airways Center
6,524 || 4-2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 7 || June 19 || 10:00pm || @ Seattle || || 62-90 || Wiggins (12) || Anosike (7) || Houston, Wiggins (2) || KeyArena
7,607 || 4-3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 8 || June 23 || 8:00pm || New York || || 69-57 || Wiggins (25) || Hollingsworth (7) || Wiggins (5) || Target Center
5,620 || 5-3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 9 || June 27 || 8:00pm || Phoenix || NBA TV
FSN-N || 109-80 || Hodges, Wiggins (22) || Anosike (8) || Miller (8) || Target Center
5,911 || 6-3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 10 || June 30 || 7:00pm || @ Atlanta || ESPN2 || 91-85 || Wiggins (23) || Anosike (12) || Anosike, Houston, Wiggins (4) || Philips Arena
7,686 || 7-3 |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 11 || July 2 || 8:00pm || Sacramento || NBA TV
FSN-N || 68-74 || Hodges (15) || Anosike (8) || Anosike (7) || Target Center
6,920 || 7-4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 12 || July 7 || 8:00pm || Washington || || 96-94 (OT) || Anosike (24) || Houston (8) || Anosike, Miller (4) || Target Center
7,171 || 8-4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 13 || July 10 || 8:00pm || San Antonio || || 61-77 || Wiggins (15) || Anosike (12) || Hodges, Miller (2) || Target Center
7,409 || 8-5 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 14 || July 12 || 7:00pm || @ San Antonio || NBA TV
KMYS || 83-76 || Houston (26) || Anosike, Houston (8) || Anosike, Wiggins (4) || AT&T Center
6,568 || 9-5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 15 || July 15 || 1:00pm || Atlanta || NBA TV
FSN-N || 77-91 || Anosike (22) || Houston (12) || Montgomery (7) || Target Center
11,245 || 9-6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 16 || July 19 || 8:00pm || @ Seattle || NBA TV
FSN-NW || 69-72 || Anosike, Hodges, Wiggins (12) || Anosike (11) || McCants (3) || KeyArena
6,912 || 9-7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 17 || July 23 || 10:00pm || @ Phoenix || || 99-86 || Anosike (21) || Houston (9) || Anosike (5) || US Airways Center
7,360 || 10-7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || July 27 || 8:00pm || Los Angeles || || 70-76 || Hodges (14) || Anosike (6) || Hodges (4) || Target Center
7,216 || 10-8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 19 || July 30 || 7:30pm || @ Detroit || || 83-91 || Houston, McCants (14) || Anosike, Hollingsworth, Houston (5) || Hodges, Kelly Miller, Montanana || Palace of Auburn Hills
9,314 || 10-9 |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 20 || August 1 || 8:00pm || Phoenix || || 74-87 || Hollingsworth (17) || Anosike (10) || Anosike (5) || Target Center
6,631 || 10-10 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 21 || August 7 || 8:00pm || Connecticut || NBA TV
FSN-N || 95-88 || Montgomery (24) || Anosike (12) || Montgomery, Wiggins (3) || Target Center
8,134 || 11-10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 22 || August 9 || 6:00pm || San Antonio || || 87-89 || Anosike (24) || Hodges, Hollingsworth (8) || Wiggins (4) || Target Center
7,764 || 11-11 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 23 || August 13 || 8:00pm || Indiana || || 81-91 || Wiggins (23) || Anosike (16) || Hodges (3) || Target Center
7,156 || 11-12 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 24 || August 15 || 8:00pm || @ Chicago || || 76-79 || Hodges (25) || Anosike, Hodges (8) || Hodges, Wiggins (6) || UIC Pavilion
3,877 || 11-13 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || August 19 || 10:30pm|| @ Los Angeles || || 63-78 || Montgomery (16) || McCants (8) || Montgomery (4) || STAPLES Center
9,181 || 11-14 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 26 || August 22 || 7:00pm || @ Connecticut || || 94-98 || Humphrey, Wiggins (21) || Humphrey (7) || Hodges, Montgomery (4) || Mohegan Sun Arena
7,803 || 11-15 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 27 || August 23 || 4:00pm || @ New York || || 67-80 || Anosike (18) || Wiggins (7) || 5 players (2) || Madison Square Garden
8,481 || 11-16 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 28 || August 28 || 8:00pm || Sacramento || || 100-95 || Miller (18) || Anosike (6) || Anosike (5) || Target Center
8,782 || 12-16 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 29 || August 30 || 4:00pm || @ Washington || || 75-81 || Houston (20) || Anosike (6) || Wiggins (4) || Verizon Center
12,241 || 12-17 |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 30 || September 1 || 8:00pm || @ San Antonio || || 82-84 (2OT) || Wiggins (19) || Anosike (11) || Anosike (3) || AT&T Center
4,881 || 12-18 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 31 || September 5 || 8:00pm || Seattle || NBA TV
FSN-N || 76-68 || Houston (22) || Humphrey (7) || Houston (4) || Target Center
8,170 || 13-18 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 32 || September 9 || 8:00pm || Detroit || || 75-72 || McCants, Montanana, Montgomery (12) || McCants (6) || Montanana, Wiggins (3) || Target Center
7,423 || 14-18 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 33 || September 11 || 10:30pm || @ Los Angeles || NBA TV
FSNW || 61-90 || Wiggins (15) || Houston (8) || Miller, Montgomery, Wiggins (3) || STAPLES Center
13,764 || 14-19 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 34 || September 13 || 9:00pm || @ Sacramento || || 66-88 || Houston (18) || Hollingsworth (9) || Montgomery (5) || ARCO Arena
10,212 || 14-20 |- Template:Game log section end | All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess Template:Game log end

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
	0	0	00.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	0.00	0.0
	0	0	00.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	0.00	0.0
	0	0	00.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	0.00	0.0
	0	0	00.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	0.00	0.0
	0	0	00.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	0.00	0.0
	0	0	00.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	0.00	0.0
	0	0	00.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	0.00	0.0
	0	0	00.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	0.00	0.0
	0	0	00.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	0.00	0.0
	0	0	00.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	0.00	0.0
	0	0	00.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	0.00	0.0

Team statistics

Team	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PF	PPG
Minnesota Lynx	.000	.000	.000	00.0	00.0	0.0	0.0	00.0	00.0	00.0
Opponents	.000	.000	.000	00.0	00.0	0.0	0.0	00.0	00.0	00.0

Awards and honors

• Seimone Augustus was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of June 15, 2009.
• Candice Wiggins was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of June 29, 2009.
• Nicky Anosike was named to the 2009 WNBA All-Star Team as a Western Conference reserve.
• Charde Houston was named to the 2009 WNBA All-Star Team as a Western Conference reserve.
• Renee Montgomery was named to the All-Rookie Team.
• Nicky Anosike was named to the All-Defensive First Team.

External links

• Gillom promoted to head coach of the Minnesota Lynx