The

2009 WNBA season The 2009 WNBA Season was the 13th season of the Women's National Basketball Association. It is the first WNBA season without a Houston franchise, the Comets having folded in December 2008. The season ended with the Phoenix Mercury winning their se ...

is the 12th for the

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of the

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in the

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. The Shock attempted to win the

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, tying the record for most championships with the

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(4), but failed in the conference finals. On June 15, 2009, head coach Bill Laimbeer resigned as head coach of the Detroit Shock, due to family reasons and the desire to become an NBA head coach. Though he was unable to secure an NBA head coaching position, ESPN reported on August 30 that Laimbeer was offered, and accepted, an assistant coach position with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Despite the early struggles, the 2008 champion Detroit Shock reached the playoffs for the seventh straight year. It would be the final year in Detroit, as the Shock were purchased by Tulsa Hoops, and new ownership moved the team to Tulsa for 2010.

Offseason

Dispersal Draft

Based on the Shock's 2008 record, they could have picked 11th in the

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. The Shock waived their pick.

WNBA Draft

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

Transactions

*August 18: The Shock signed Nikki Teasley after Barbara Farris' seven-day contract expired. *August 17: The Shock acquired Crystal Kelly from the Sacramento Monarchs in exchange for Kristin Haynie. *August 4: The Shock signed Barbara Farris after Anna DeForge's seven-day contract expired. *July 27: The Shock signed Anna DeForge. *July 23: The Shock waived Anna DeForge. *July 10: The Shock signed Anna DeForge. *July 6: The Shock waived Barbara Farris. *June 28: The Shock terminated the replacement contract of Sherill Baker. *June 26: The Shock signed Sherill Baker to a replacement contract. *June 18: The Shock terminated the replacement contract of Kelly Schumacher due to the return of Cheryl Ford. *June 15: The Shock announced the resignation of Bill Laimbeer. Assistant coach Rick Mahorn was promoted to head coach, while assistant coach Cheryl Reeve took over general management duties. *June 10: The Shock terminated Britany Miller's replacement contract and signed Kelly Schumacher to a replacement contract. *June 8: The Shock signed Britany Miller to a replacement contract. *June 3: The Shock waived Kristen Rasmussen, Tiera DeLaHoussaye, Britany Miller, and Sequoia Holmes. *May 28: The Shock signed Barbara Farris. *May 27: The Shock waived Tanae Davis-Cain. *May 18: The Shock signed Kristen Rasmussen and Sequoia Holmes. *April 22: The Shock signed Kristin Haynie. *April 16: The Shock signed Tiera DeLaHoussaye to a training camp contract. *April 9: The Shock traded Ashley Shields to the Atlanta Dream in exchange for the 18th pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft. *January 30: The Shock signed Ashley Shields to a training-camp contract. *January 9: The Shock re-signed free agent Kara Braxton. *August 19, 2008: The Shock signed Taj McWilliams-Franklin to a one-year extension. *August 12, 2008: The Shock traded their second-round 2009 WNBA Draft pick to the Washington Mystics as part of the Taj McWilliams-Franklin acquisition. WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Transactions
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Free agents

Additions

Subtractions

Roster

Season standings

Schedule

Preseason

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Postseason

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Player Statistics

Team Statistics

Awards and honors

Deanna Nolan Deanna Nicole "Tweety" Nolan (russian: Деанна Нолан; born August 25, 1979) is an American-Russian professional basketball player for UMMC Ekaterinburg of the Russian Premier League as well as the Russia women's national basketball team ...

was named ''WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week'' for the week of August 24, 2009. *

was named ''WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week'' for the week of August 31, 2009. *

was named ''WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week'' for the week of September 7, 2009. *

Katie Smith Katie Smith (born June 4, 1974) is lead assistant coach for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She is the former head coach of the New York Liberty. A retired professional basketball player, Smith's prima ...

was named to the 2009 WNBA All-Star Team as an Eastern Conference reserve. *

Shavonte Zellous Shavonte Zellous (born August 28, 1986) is an American-Croatian professional basketball player who is currently a free agent. She was a standout basketball player at the University of Pittsburgh. Zellous was drafted 11th in the first round of the ...

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was named to the All-Defensive Second Team.

References

External links

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