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List of 2009 WNBA season transactions
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This is a list of all personnel changes for the 2009 Women's National Basketball Association off-season and 2009 WNBA season.
Retirement
The following players played their final season in 2008.
| Date | Team | Name | Position | Years pro | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 13, 2009 | Connecticut Sun | Jamie Carey | Guard | 4 |
Front office movement
Head coach changes
| Coaches signed in off-season | Date | Team | Outgoing coach | New head coach | Previous position | In-season coaching change | Date | Team | Outgoing coach | Interim coach | Reason | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 6, 2008 | Washington Mystics | Jessie Kenlaw | Julie Plank | ||||||||||||||||
| June 3, 2009 | Minnesota Lynx | Don Zierden | Jennifer Gillom | ||||||||||||||||
| June 15, 2009 | Detroit Shock | Bill Laimbeer | Rick Mahorn | ||||||||||||||||
| July 12, 2009 | Sacramento Monarchs | Jenny Boucek | John Whisenant | ||||||||||||||||
| July 31, 2009 | New York Liberty | Pat Coyle | Anne Donovan |
General manager changes
| GM hired in off-season | Date | Team | Outgoing GM | New head GM | Previous position | In-season GM change | Date | Team | Outgoing GM | Interim GM | Reason | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 23, 2008 | Washington Mystics | Linda Hargrove | Angela Taylor | ||||||||||||||||
| June 15, 2009 | Detroit Shock | Bill Laimbeer | Cheryl Reeve |
Player movement
The following is a list of player movement via free agency and trades.
Trades
| August 17, 2009 | To Sacramento Monarchs | To Detroit Shock |
|---|
Signed from free agency
| Signed in the off-season | January | February | April | May | June | Signed in the regular season | July | August | September |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Player** | **Signed** | **New team** | **Former team** | ||||||
| Kerri Gardin | January 7 | Connecticut Sun | |||||||
| Brooke Smith | Phoenix Mercury | ||||||||
| Sophia Young | San Antonio Silver Stars | ||||||||
| Tanisha Wright | Seattle Storm | ||||||||
| Erin Thorn | Chicago Sky | New York Liberty | |||||||
| Vickie Johnson | January 8 | San Antonio Silver Stars | |||||||
| Tully Bevilaqua | Indiana Fever | ||||||||
| K.B. Sharp | January 9 | Chicago Sky | |||||||
| Kara Braxton | Detroit Shock | ||||||||
| Shyra Ely | January 12 | Chicago Sky | Seattle Storm | ||||||
| Nikki Teasley | Atlanta Dream | ||||||||
| Catherine Kraayeveld | New York Liberty | ||||||||
| DeMya Walker | January 14 | Sacramento Monarchs | |||||||
| Chelsea Newton | Sacramento Monarchs | ||||||||
| Kristen Mann | January 20 | Washington Mystics | Indiana Fever | ||||||
| Ticha Penicheiro | Sacramento Monarchs | ||||||||
| Barbara Turner | January 20 | Connecticut Sun | |||||||
| Lauren Ervin | January 23 | Connecticut Sun | |||||||
| Vanessa Hayden | January 30 | Minnesota Lynx | |||||||
| Janell Burse | February 9 | Seattle Storm | |||||||
| Chasity Melvin | Washington Mystics | Chicago Sky | |||||||
| Hamchetou Maiga-Ba | February 10 | Sacramento Monarchs | Houston Comets | ||||||
| Ashley Robinson | Seattle Storm | ||||||||
| Anete Jekabsone-Zogota | February 13 | Connecticut Sun | Dynamo Moscow (Russia) | ||||||
| Jennifer Lacy | February 17 | Atlanta Dream | |||||||
| Michelle Snow | February 18 | Atlanta Dream | Houston Comets | ||||||
| Delisha Milton-Jones | February 20 | Los Angeles Sparks | |||||||
| Suzy Batkovic | Seattle Storm | ||||||||
| Yolanda Griffith | Indiana Fever | Seattle Storm | |||||||
| Shannon Johnson | February 23 | Seattle Storm | Houston Comets | ||||||
| Tina Thompson | March 12 | Los Angeles Sparks | Houston Comets | ||||||
| Belinda Snell | March 30 | San Antonio Silver Stars | Phoenix Mercury | ||||||
| Betty Lennox | April 14 | Los Angeles Sparks | Atlanta Dream | ||||||
| Chamique Holdsclaw | April 20 | Atlanta Dream | Los Angeles Sparks | ||||||
| Kristin Haynie | April 22 | Detroit Shock | Atlanta Dream | ||||||
| Chen Nan | April 28 | Chicago Sky | BaYi Stationery (China) | ||||||
| Edwige Lawson-Wade | April 30 | San Antonio Silver Stars | |||||||
| Tamecka Dixon | May 4 | Indiana Fever | Houston Comets | ||||||
| Lauren Jackson | Seattle Storm | ||||||||
| Kristi Harrower | May 7 | Los Angeles Sparks | Minnesota Lynx | ||||||
| Roneeka Hodges | Minnesota Lynx | Houston Comets | |||||||
| Coco Miller | May 15 | Atlanta Dream | Washington Mystics | ||||||
| Kiesha Brown | June 3 | Connecticut Sun | Washington Mystics | ||||||
| Ketia Swanier | Phoenix Mercury | Connecticut Sun | |||||||
| **Player** | **Date** | **New team** | **Former team** | ||||||
| Jessica Moore | June 11 | Indiana Fever | Los Angeles Sparks | ||||||
| Eshaya Murphy | Indiana Fever | Washington Mystics | |||||||
| Kristen Mann | June 16 | Washington Mystics | |||||||
| Jessica Davenport | June 17 | Indiana Fever | New York Liberty | ||||||
| Tan White | June 19 | Connecticut Sun | Indiana Fever | ||||||
| Ivory Latta | July 3 | Atlanta Dream | |||||||
| Bernice Mosby | July 6 | Washington Mystics | |||||||
| Anna DeForge | July 10 | Detroit Shock | Minnesota Lynx | ||||||
| Tasha Humphrey | July 17 | Minnesota Lynx | Washington Mystics | ||||||
| Penny Taylor | Phoenix Mercury | ||||||||
| Anna Montanana | July 26 | Minnesota Lynx | Ros Casares (Spain) | ||||||
| Ann Wauters | July 31 | San Antonio Silver Stars | |||||||
| Nikki Teasley | August 18 | Detroit Shock | Atlanta Dream | ||||||
| Mistie Bass | August 21 | Chicago Sky | |||||||
| Katie Mattera | September 1 | Chicago Sky | San Antonio Silver Stars | ||||||
| La'Tangela Atkinson | September 9 | Seattle Storm | |||||||
| Chelsea Newton | September 9 | Sacramento Monarchs | |||||||
| A'Quonesia Franklin | September 10 | Seattle Storm | Phoenix Mercury | ||||||
| Tanae Davis-Cain | September 11 | Detroit Shock |
7-day contracts
| June | July | August | September |
|---|---|---|---|
| Britany Miller | June 8 | Detroit Shock | |
| Kelly Schumacher | June 10 | Detroit Shock | Washington Mystics |
| Sherill Baker | June 26 | Detroit Shock | Indiana Fever |
| Anna DeForge | July 27 | Detroit Shock | |
| Barbara Farris | August 4 | Detroit Shock | Sacramento Monarchs |
| Whitney Boddie | August 7, 14, 21 | Sacramento Monarchs | |
| Lisa Willis | August 28 | Sacramento Monarchs | New York Liberty |
| Lisa Willis | September 4 | Sacramento Monarchs |
Released
Waived
| June | July | August | September |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erica White | June 11 | Indiana Fever | |
| Khadijah Whittington | Indiana Fever | ||
| Yolanda Griffith | June 17 | Indiana Fever | |
| Kristi Cirone | June 19 | Connecticut Sun | |
| Barbara Turner | June 28 | Connecticut Sun | |
| Nikki Teasley | July 3 | Atlanta Dream | |
| Lauren Ervin | Connecticut Sun | ||
| Tasha Humphrey | July 6 | Washington Mystics | |
| Barbara Farris | Detroit Shock | ||
| Allie Quigley | July 14 | Phoenix Mercury | |
| Christi Thomas | July 17 | Minnesota Lynx | |
| LaToya Pringle | July 26 | Minnesota Lynx | |
| Katie Mattera | July 31 | San Antonio Silver Stars | |
| Chelsea Newton | August 7 | Sacramento Monarchs | |
| Chen Nan | August 21 | Chicago Sky | |
| Brooke Wyckoff | September 1 | Chicago Sky |
Renounced
Minnesota Lynx
- Kristi Harrower (to Sparks)
Training camp cuts
All players here did not make the final roster
| Atlanta Dream | Chicago Sky | Connecticut Sun | Detroit Shock | Indiana Fever | Los Angeles Sparks | Minnesota Lynx | New York Liberty | Phoenix Mercury | Sacramento Monarchs | San Antonio Silver Stars | Seattle Storm | Washington Mystics |
|---|
WNBA draft
Main article: 2009 WNBA draft
The 2009 WNBA Draft was held on April 9, 2009 in Secaucus, New Jersey.
First round selections
| Pick | Player | Nationality | WNBA Team | School/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angel McCoughtry | Atlanta Dream | [Louisville](2008-09-louisville-cardinals-women-s-basketball-team) | |
| 2 | Marissa Coleman | Washington Mystics | Maryland | |
| 3 | Kristi Toliver | Chicago Sky | Maryland | |
| 4 | Renee Montgomery | Minnesota Lynx | [Connecticut](2008-09-connecticut-huskies-women-s-basketball-team) | |
| 5 | DeWanna Bonner | Phoenix Mercury | [Auburn](2008-09-auburn-tigers-women-s-basketball-team) | |
| 6 | Briann January | Indiana Fever | Arizona State | |
| 7 | Courtney Paris | Sacramento Monarchs | [Oklahoma](2008-09-oklahoma-sooners-women-s-basketball-team) | |
| 8 | Kia Vaughn | New York Liberty | Rutgers | |
| 9 | Quanitra Hollingsworth | Minnesota Lynx (from L.A., via Wash.) | Virginia Commonwealth | |
| 10 | Chante Black | Connecticut Sun | [Duke](2008-09-duke-blue-devils-women-s-basketball-team) | |
| 11 | Shavonte Zellous | Detroit Shock | Pittsburgh | |
| 12 | Ashley Walker | Seattle Storm | California | |
| 13 | Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton | Los Angeles Sparks (from S.A., via Atl.) | Purdue |
References
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