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2008 Chicago Sky season

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Coach
  
Steven Key

Attendance
  
3,656 per game

Place
  
5th (Eastern)

Arena
  
UIC Pavilion

Record
  
12–22 (.353)

Playoff finish
  
Did not qualify

The 2008 WNBA season was the third season for the Chicago Sky. The Sky were not able to have their first winning season.

Contents

Expansion Draft

The following player was lost in the Atlanta Dream expansion draft:

  • Carla Thomas
  • Transactions

  • September 14: The Sky signed Dominique Canty to a one-year extension.
  • September 11: The Sky signed Leah Rush and extended the contract of Brooke Wyckoff to include the 2009 season.
  • August 14: The Sky waived Brooke Queenan and re-signed Leah Rush to a seven-day contract.
  • July 22: The Sky signed Brooke Queenan to another seven-day contract.
  • July 15: The Sky signed Brooke Queenan to another seven-day contract while Leah Rush's seven-day contract has expired.
  • July 8: The Sky signed Leah Rush to a seven-day contract.
  • July 1: The Sky signed Brooke Queenan to a seven-day contract.
  • June 5: The Sky signed Tye'sha Fluker.
  • May 20: The Sky waived Kayte Christensen.
  • May 16: The Sky changed the status of Liz Moeggenberg to suspended.
  • May 15: The Sky waived Erin Grant and Stephanie Raymond.
  • May 14: The Sky traded center Bernadette Ngoyisa to the Indiana Fever for guard K.B. Sharp.
  • May 9: The Sky waived Amanda Jackson and Carrie Moore.
  • April 22: The Sky re-signed free agent Chasity Melvin.
  • April 18: The Sky signed Brooke Queenan to a training camp contract.
  • April 16: The Sky signed Nina Stone and Amanda Jackson to training camp contracts.
  • April 5: The Sky announced the retirement of Stacey Dales.
  • April 4: The Sky signed Carrie Moore to a training camp contract.
  • February 22: The Sky re-signed free agent Jia Perkins.
  • Awards and honors

  • Jia Perkins was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of August 28, 2008.
  • Sylvia Fowles was named to the All-Defensive Second Team.
  • Sylvia Fowles was named to the All-Rookie Team.
  • References

    2008 Chicago Sky season Wikipedia