List of 2009 WNBA season transactions

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
November 6, 2008 Washington Mystics Jessie Kenlaw Julie Plank Assistant Coach of the Lynx
June 3, 2009 Minnesota Lynx Don Zierden Jennifer Gillom Assistant Coach of the Lynx
In-season coaching change
Date Team Outgoing coach Interim coach Reason
June 15, 2009 Detroit Shock Bill Laimbeer Rick Mahorn Resigned
July 12, 2009 Sacramento Monarchs Jenny Boucek John Whisenant Started the season 3-10
July 31, 2009 New York Liberty Pat Coyle Anne Donovan Started the season 6-11

General manager changes

GM hired in off-season
Date Team Outgoing GM New head GM Previous position
October 23, 2008 Washington Mystics Linda Hargrove Angela Taylor VP of Business Operations for the Lynx
In-season GM change
Date Team Outgoing GM Interim GM Reason
June 15, 2009 Detroit Shock Bill Laimbeer Cheryl Reeve Resigned

Player movement

The following is a list of player movement via free agency and trades.

Trades

December 17, 2008 To Los Angeles Sparks
  • 13th pick in 2009 draft
 To Atlanta Dream
January 21, 2009 To Phoenix Mercury
To Atlanta Dream
  • second-round pick in 2009 draft
January 30, 2009 To Phoenix Mercury
To Minnesota Lynx
January 30, 2009 To Minnesota Lynx
  • first- and second-round picks in 2009 draft
 To Washington Mystics
January 30, 2009 To Minnesota Lynx
To Los Angeles Sparks
March 20, 2009 To Sacramento Monarchs
To Phoenix Mercury
March 26, 2009 To Phoenix Mercury
To Los Angeles Sparks
  • first-round pick in 2010 draft
April 9, 2009 To Atlanta Dream
  • Ashley Shields
 To Detroit Shock
  • 18th pick in 2009 draft
May 5, 2009 To Minnesota Lynx
  • Liberty's first-round pick in 2010 draft
  • Rafaella Masciadri
 To Los Angeles Sparks
To New York Liberty
August 12, 2009 To Atlanta Dream
To Chicago Sky
August 17, 2009 To Sacramento Monarchs
To Detroit Shock

Signed from free agency

Signed in the off-season
Player Signed New team Former team
January
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
February
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
April
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
May
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
June
Kiesha Brown June 3 Connecticut Sun Washington Mystics
Ketia Swanier Phoenix Mercury Connecticut Sun
Signed in the regular season
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
July
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
August
Nikki Teasley August 18 Detroit Shock Atlanta Dream
Mistie Bass August 21 Chicago Sky
September
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

Player Signed New team Former team
June
Britany Miller June 8 Detroit Shock
Kelly Schumacher June 10 Detroit Shock Washington Mystics
Sherill Baker June 26 Detroit Shock Indiana Fever
July
Anna DeForge July 27 Detroit Shock
August
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
September
Lisa Willis September 4 Sacramento Monarchs

Released

Waived

Player Waived Team
June
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
July
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
August
Chelsea Newton August 7 Sacramento Monarchs
Chen Nan August 21 Chicago Sky
September
Brooke Wyckoff September 1 Chicago Sky

Renounced

Minnesota Lynx

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
  • Ketia Swanier
  • Ashley Hayes
  • Lyndra Littles
  • Danielle Page
  • Carrem Gay
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  United States Atlanta Dream Louisville
2 Marissa Coleman  United States Washington Mystics Maryland
3 Kristi Toliver  United States Chicago Sky Maryland
4 Renee Montgomery  United States Minnesota Lynx Connecticut
5 DeWanna Bonner  United States Phoenix Mercury Auburn
6 Briann January  United States Indiana Fever Arizona State
7 Courtney Paris  United States Sacramento Monarchs Oklahoma
8 Kia Vaughn  United States New York Liberty Rutgers
9 Quanitra Hollingsworth  United States Minnesota Lynx (from L.A., via Wash.) Virginia Commonwealth
10 Chante Black  United States Connecticut Sun Duke
11 Shavonte Zellous  United States Detroit Shock Pittsburgh
12 Ashley Walker  United States Seattle Storm California
13 Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton  United States Los Angeles Sparks (from S.A., via Atl.) Purdue

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