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 ...

was the 13th season and final season for the

Sacramento Monarchs The Sacramento Monarchs were a basketball team based in Sacramento, California. They played in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) from 1997 until folding on November 20, 2009. They played their home games at ARCO Arena. The Mona ...

of the

Women's National Basketball Association The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) is an American professional basketball league. It is composed of twelve teams, all based in the United States. The league was founded on April 22, 1996, as the women's counterpart to the Natio ...

. The Monarchs failed to qualify for the WNBA Playoffs for the first time in seven years. The Monarchs would later discontinue operations just 2 months after the 2009 season ended, making them the last defunct WNBA team to date.

Offseason

Dispersal Draft

Based on the Monarchs' 2008 record, they would pick 7th in the

Houston Comets The Houston Comets were a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Houston. Formed in 1997, the team was one of the original eight WNBA teams and won the first four championships of the league's existence. They are one of two ...

dispersal draft. The Monarchs picked Ranae Camino.

WNBA draft

The following are the Monarchs' selections in the 2009 WNBA draft.

Transactions

*September 9: The Monarchs signed Chelsea Newton and waived Lisa Willis. *August 28: The Monarchs signed Lisa Willis to a seven-day contract. *August 17: The Monarchs acquired Kristin Haynie from the Detroit Shock in exchange for Crystal Kelly. *August 7: The Monarchs signed Whitney Boddie to a seven-day contract and waived Chelsea Newton. *June 5: The Monarchs waived Miao Lijie. *June 4: The Monarchs waived Charel Allen, Whitney Boddie, and Morgan Warburton. *May 25: The Monarchs waived Barbara Farris. *March 20: The Monarchs traded A’Quonesia Franklin and Kim Smith to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Barbara Farris. *February 10: The Monarchs signed Hamchétou Maïga-Ba. *January 20: The Monarchs re-signed free agent Ticha Penicheiro. *January 14: The Monarchs re-signed free agent DeMya Walker and signed Chelsea Newton and Miao Li Jie to training camp contracts. WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Transactions
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Free agents

Additions

Subtractions

Roster

Season standings

Schedule

Preseason

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Regular Season Statistics

Player statistics

Team statistics

Awards and honors

Nicole Powell Nicole Kristen Powell (born June 22, 1982) is an American basketball coach who is currently the head women's basketball coach at UC Riverside Highlanders women's basketball, University of California, Riverside. As a player, she had a standout col ...

was named to the 2009 WNBA All-Star Team as a Western Conference injury replacement for

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Kara Lawson Kara Marie Lawson (born February 14, 1981) is the head coach of the Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team. She is a former American professional women's basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and a basketball t ...

was awarded the Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award.

References

External links

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