2008 San Antonio Silver Stars season

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{{WNBA season

| team = San Antonio Silver Stars

| year = 2008

| attendance = 7,984

| wins = 24

| losses = 10

| conf = Western

| conf_place = 1

| coach = Dan Hughes

| arena = AT&T Center

| playoffs = Lost WNBA Finals

}}

The 2008 WNBA season was the 12th season for the San Antonio Silver Stars.

Offseason

=Expansion draft=

  • Chantelle Anderson was selected in the 2008 Expansion Draft for the Atlanta Dream.{{Cite web |url=http://www.wnba.com/dream/expansiondraft_080206.html |title=WNBA.com: Atlanta Dream |access-date=2008-04-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090820061552/http://www.wnba.com/dream/expansiondraft_080206.html |archive-date=2009-08-20 |url-status=dead }}

=WNBA draft=

class="wikitable"
style="background:black; color:silver; width:15%;"| Round

! style="background:black; color:silver; width:15%;"| Pick

! style="background:black; color:silver; width:20%;"| Player

! style="background:black; color:silver; width:15%;"| Nationality

! style="background:black; color:silver; width:20%;"| School/Club Team

style="text-align:center;"|2

| style="text-align:center;"|21
(from NY)

| Chioma Nnamaka

| {{SWE}}

| Georgia Tech

style="text-align:center;"|3

| style="text-align:center;"|39

| Alex Anderson

| {{USA}}

| Chattanooga

Transactions

=Trades=

border="1" style="border-collapse:collapse;" cellpadding="5"
style="background:#eee;"

| April 9, 2008[http://www.wnba.com/silverstars/news/draft_recap_080409.html Acquired Ann Wauters, the draft rights to Morenike Atunrase, and Atlanta's 2009 second-round draft pick from Atlanta Dream for Camille Little, the draft rights to Chioma Nnamaka, and San Antonio's 2009 first-round draft pick.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114022659/http://www.wnba.com/silverstars/news/draft_recap_080409.html |date=2009-01-14 }}
Sign and Trade

| valign="top"| To San Antonio Silver Stars


Ann Wauters, the draft rights to Morenike Atunrase, and Atlanta's 2009 second-round draft pick.

| valign="top"| To Atlanta Dream


Camille Little, the draft rights to Chioma Nnamaka, and San Antonio's 2009 first-round draft pick.

=Free agents=

cellspacing="10"
valign="top" |

{|class="wikitable"

style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;"

| Player

SignedFormer team
Brittany WilkinsApril 2, 2008Sacramento Monarchs (2006)
Edwige Lawson-WadeApril 28, 2008Seattle Storm (2006)

| valign="top" |

class="wikitable"
style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;"

| Player

LeftNew team
Marie Ferdinand-HarrisFebruary 22, 2008Los Angeles Sparks

|}

Regular season

Silver Stars guard Shanna Crossley tore the ACL in her left knee during a preseason game against the Detroit Shock. The news was announced by head coach and general manager Dan Hughes on May 14. Crossley injured her knee during San Antonio's second offensive possession of the game.

[http://www.wnba.com/silverstars/news/crossley_080514.html SILVER STARS: Silver Stars Guard Crossley Suffers Season-Ending Knee Injury] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724112850/http://www.wnba.com/silverstars/news/crossley_080514.html |date=July 24, 2008 }}

=Season standings=

{{2008 WNBA Western Conference standings|team=SAN}}

=Season schedule=

class="wikitable"
style="background:black; color:silver; width:15%;"| Date

! style="background:black; color:silver; width:15%;"| Opponent

! style="background:black; color:silver; width:20%;"| Score

! style="background:black; color:silver; width:20%;"| Leading Scorer

! style="background:black; color:silver; width:15%;"| Attendance

! style="background:black; color:silver; width:15%;"| Record

style="background:#edbebe;"

| May 17

| @ Sacramento

| style="text-align:center;"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20081004205601/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080517/SANSAC/boxscore.html 64-73]

| style="text-align:center;"|Sophia Young (22)

| style="text-align:center;"|16,225

| style="text-align:center;"|0-1

style="background:#bfb;"

| May 20

| vs. Phoenix

| style="text-align:center;"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20081122051639/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080520/PHOSAN/boxscore.html 81-76]

| style="text-align:center;"|Sophia Young (25)

| style="text-align:center;"|9,103

| style="text-align:center;"|1-1

style="background:#bfb;"

| May 24

| vs. Seattle

| style="text-align:center;"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20081229115842/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080524/SEASAN/boxscore.html 87-72]

| style="text-align:center;"|Sophia Young (23)

| style="text-align:center;"|9,767

| style="text-align:center;"|2-1

style="background:#edbebe;"

| May 30

| @ Seattle

| style="text-align:center;"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20081229115848/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080530/SANSEA/boxscore.html 57-78]

| style="text-align:center;"|Sophia Young (14)
Ann Wauters (14)

| style="text-align:center;"|6,810

| style="text-align:center;"|2-2

style="background:#edbebe;"

| June 3

| @ Houston

| style="text-align:center;"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20081122055732/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080603/SANHOU/boxscore.html 72-75]

| style="text-align:center;"|Becky Hammon (20)

| style="text-align:center;"|7,059

| style="text-align:center;"|2-3

style="background:#bfb;"

| June 6

| vs. Washington

| style="text-align:center;"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20081122054619/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080606/WASSAN/boxscore.html 63-52]

| style="text-align:center;"|Becky Hammon (20)

| style="text-align:center;"|5,800

| style="text-align:center;"|3-3

style="background:#edbebe;"

| June 8

| @ Minnesota

| style="text-align:center;"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20080830042732/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080608/SANMIN/boxscore.html 78-90]

| style="text-align:center;"|Ann Wauters (24)

| style="text-align:center;"|5,020

| style="text-align:center;"|3-4

style="background:#bfb;"

| June 11

| vs. Indiana

| style="text-align:center;"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20120819050157/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080611/INDSAN/boxscore.html 64-53]

| style="text-align:center;"|Sophia Young (17)

| style="text-align:center;"|6,262

| style="text-align:center;"|4-4

style="background:#bfb;"

| June 13

| vs. Seattle

| style="text-align:center;"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20081228015512/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080613/SEASAN/boxscore.html 74-69]

| style="text-align:center;"|Becky Hammon (17)

| style="text-align:center;"|6,478

| style="text-align:center;"|5-4

style="background:#bfb;"

| June 15

| @ Indiana

| style="text-align:center;"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20080930204954/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080615/SANIND/boxscore.html 70-60]

| style="text-align:center;"|Ann Wauters (19)

| style="text-align:center;"|7,412

| style="text-align:center;"|6-4

style="background:#bfb;"

| June 18

| @ Atlanta

| style="text-align:center;"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20081122060517/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080618/SANATL/boxscore.html 81-66]

| style="text-align:center;"|Becky Hammon (25)

| style="text-align:center;"|6,225

| style="text-align:center;"|7-4

style="background:#bfb;"

| June 20

| vs. Los Angeles

| style="text-align:center;"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20080930213050/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080620/LASSAN/boxscore.html 77-75]

| style="text-align:center;"|Ann Wauters (21)

| style="text-align:center;"|10,221

| style="text-align:center;"|8-4

style="background:#edbebe;"

| June 24

| vs. Houston

| style="text-align:center;"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20081122054558/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080624/HOUSAN/boxscore.html 81-82 (OT)]

| style="text-align:center;"|Becky Hammon (25)

| style="text-align:center;"|7,226

| style="text-align:center;"|8-5

style="background:#edbebe;"

| June 26

| @ Houston

| style="text-align:center;"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20080921070332/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080626/SANHOU/boxscore.html 71-77]

| style="text-align:center;"|Sophia Young (19)

| style="text-align:center;"|5,983

| style="text-align:center;"|8-6

style="background:#bfb;"

| June 28

| vs. Minnesota

| style="text-align:center;"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20080830002236/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080628/MINSAN/boxscore.html 73-65]

| style="text-align:center;"|Sophia Young (20)

| style="text-align:center;"|7,513

| style="text-align:center;"|9-6

style="background:#bfb;"

| July 1

| vs. Detroit

| style="text-align:center;"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20080920145822/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080701/DETSAN/boxscore.html 79-72 (OT)]

| style="text-align:center;"|Sophia Young (27)

| style="text-align:center;"|5,656

| style="text-align:center;"|10-6

style="background:#bfb;"

| July 3

| vs. Sacramento

| style="text-align:center;"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20080920144809/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080703/SACSAN/boxscore.html 68-67]

| style="text-align:center;"|Sophia Young (20)

| style="text-align:center;"|6,568

| style="text-align:center;"|11-6

style="background:#bfb;"

| July 6

| @ Washington

| style="text-align:center;"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20081011232927/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080706/SANWAS/boxscore.html 83-75]

| style="text-align:center;"|Becky Hammon (28)

| style="text-align:center;"|10,439

| style="text-align:center;"|12-6

style="background:#bfb;"

| July 8

| vs. New York

| style="text-align:center;"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20090104212216/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080708/NYLSAN/boxscore.html 83-79]

| style="text-align:center;"|Becky Hammon (27)

| style="text-align:center;"|6,107

| style="text-align:center;"|13-6

style="background:#bfb;"

| July 10

| @ Chicago

| style="text-align:center;"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20080920144840/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080710/SANCHI/boxscore.html 75-67]

| style="text-align:center;"|Ann Wauters (23)

| style="text-align:center;"|3,040

| style="text-align:center;"|14-6

style="background:#bfb;"

| July 11

| vs. Atlanta

| style="text-align:center;"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20080916132650/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080711/ATLSAN/boxscore.html 82-74]

| style="text-align:center;"|Becky Hammon (26)

| style="text-align:center;"|10,943

| style="text-align:center;"|15-6

style="background:#edbebe;"

| July 14

| @ Los Angeles

| style="text-align:center;"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20080904233919/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080714/SANLAS/boxscore.html 62-75]

| style="text-align:center;"|Becky Hammon (21)

| style="text-align:center;"|11,976

| style="text-align:center;"|15-7

style="background:#bfb;"

| July 15

| @ Phoenix

| style="text-align:center;"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20080920145854/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080715/SANPHO/boxscore.html 97-87]

| style="text-align:center;"|Sophia Young (26)

| style="text-align:center;"|6,451

| style="text-align:center;"|16-7

style="background:#edbebe;"

| July 19

| vs. Minnesota

| style="text-align:center;"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20080821214948/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080719/MINSAN/boxscore.html 74-87]

| style="text-align:center;"|Becky Hammon (24)

| style="text-align:center;"|8,614

| style="text-align:center;"|16-8

style="background:#bfb;"

| July 24

| vs. Chicago

| style="text-align:center;"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20080915110509/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080724/CHISAN/boxscore.html 78-67]

| style="text-align:center;"|Sophia Young (20)

| style="text-align:center;"|9,372

| style="text-align:center;"|17-8

style="background:#edbebe;"

| July 25

| @ Minnesota

| style="text-align:center;"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20080920145010/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080725/SANMIN/boxscore.html 68-78]

| style="text-align:center;"|Sophia Young (21)

| style="text-align:center;"|7,247

| style="text-align:center;"|17-9

style="background:#bfb;"

| July 27

| @ Detroit

| style="text-align:center;"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20090304195339/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080727/SANDET/boxscore.html 76-64]

| style="text-align:center;"|Becky Hammon (23)

| style="text-align:center;"|9,537

| style="text-align:center;"|18-9

style="background:#bfb;"

| August 28

| @ Phoenix

| style="text-align:center;"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20080913045736/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080828/SANPHO/boxscore.html 77-55]

| style="text-align:center;"|Sophia Young (18)

| style="text-align:center;"|7,931

| style="text-align:center;"|19-9

style="background:#edbebe;"

| August 30

| @ Los Angeles

| style="text-align:center;"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20080913045844/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080830/SANLAS/boxscore.html 53-58]

| style="text-align:center;"|Becky Hammon (17)

| style="text-align:center;"|9,923

| style="text-align:center;"|19-10

style="background:#bfb;"

| September 5

| vs. Los Angeles

| style="text-align:center;"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20080913050314/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080905/LASSAN/boxscore.html 76-58]

| style="text-align:center;"|Edwige Lawson-Wade (14)

| style="text-align:center;"|9,531

| style="text-align:center;"|20-10

style="background:#bfb;"

| September 7

| @ Connecticut

| style="text-align:center;"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20080909195355/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080907/SANCON/boxscore.html 85-73]

| style="text-align:center;"|Becky Hammon (24)

| style="text-align:center;"|7,956

| style="text-align:center;"|21-10

style="background:#bfb;"

| September 9

| @ New York

| style="text-align:center;"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20090104155921/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080909/SANNYL/boxscore.html 82-76]

| style="text-align:center;"|Becky Hammon (30)

| style="text-align:center;"|7,994

| style="text-align:center;"|22-10

style="background:#bfb;"

| September 11

| vs. Connecticut

| style="text-align:center;"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20080914220336/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080911/CONSAN/boxscore.html 78-74]

| style="text-align:center;"|Sophia Young (24)

| style="text-align:center;"|6,791

| style="text-align:center;"|23-10

style="background:#bfb;"

| September 13

| vs. Sacramento

| style="text-align:center;"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20080917233915/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080913/SACSAN/boxscore.html 77-69]

| style="text-align:center;"|Ann Wauters (18)

| style="text-align:center;"|9,770

| style="text-align:center;"|24-10

WNBA Playoffs

class="wikitable"
style="background:black; color:silver; width:15%;"| Date

! style="background:black; color:silver; width:15%;"| Opponent

! style="background:black; color:silver; width:20%;"| Score

! style="background:black; color:silver; width:20%;"| Leading Scorer

! style="background:black; color:silver; width:15%;"| Attendance

! style="background:black; color:silver; width:15%;"| Series

colspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| Western Conference Semifinals
style="background:#bfb;"

| September 18

| @ Sacramento

| align=center|[https://web.archive.org/web/20081229042505/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080918/SANSAC/boxscore.html 85-78]

| align=center|Becky Hammon (30)

| align=center|7,740

| align=center|SA leads 1-0

style="background:#edbebe;"

| September 20

| vs. Sacramento

| align=center|[https://web.archive.org/web/20081223231315/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080920/SACSAN/boxscore.html 67-84]

| align=center|Becky Hammon (14)

| align=center|7,807

| align=center|Tied 1-1

style="background:#bfb;"

| September 22

| vs. Sacramento

| align=center|[https://web.archive.org/web/20081223231325/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080922/SACSAN/boxscore.html 86-81 (OT)]

| align=center|Sophia Young (27)

| align=center|4,247

| align=center|SA wins 2-1

colspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| Western Conference Finals
style="background:#edbebe;"

| September 25

| @ Los Angeles

| align=center|[https://web.archive.org/web/20081222163548/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080925/SANLAS/boxscore.html 70-85]

| align=center|Ann Wauters (18)

| align=center|7,102°

| align=center|LA leads 1-0

style="background:#bfb;"

| September 27

| vs. Los Angeles

| align=center|[https://web.archive.org/web/20081222163553/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080927/LASSAN/boxscore.html 67-66]

| align=center|Sophia Young (21)

| align=center|7,715

| align=center|Tied 1-1

style="background:#bfb;"

| September 28

| vs. Los Angeles

| align=center|[https://web.archive.org/web/20081222163231/http://www.wnba.com/games/20080928/LASSAN/boxscore.html 76-72]

| align=center|Becky Hammon (35)

| align=center|7,111

| align=center|SA wins 2-1

colspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| WNBA Finals
style="background:#edbebe;"

| October 1

| vs. Detroit

| align=center|[https://web.archive.org/web/20081210025106/http://www.wnba.com/games/20081001/DETSAN/boxscore.html 69-77]

| align=center|Sophia Young (21)

| align=center|9,380

| align=center|DET leads 1-0

style="background:#edbebe;"

| October 3

| vs. Detroit

| align=center|[https://web.archive.org/web/20081205004357/http://www.wnba.com/games/20081003/DETSAN/boxscore.html 61-69]

| align=center|Becky Hammon (24)

| align=center|16,012

| align=center|DET leads 2-0

style="background:#edbebe;"

| October 5

| @ Detroit

| align=center|[https://web.archive.org/web/20081201143221/http://www.wnba.com/games/20081005/SANDET/boxscore.html 60-76]

| align=center|Ann Wauters (19)

| align=center|8,952^

| align=center|DET wins 3-0

° Played in the Galen Center, Los Angeles, CA

^ Played in the EMU Convocation Center, Ypsilanti, MI

Player stats

{{NBA roster statistics legend}}

=Regular season=

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
style="background:black; color:silver; width:10%;"| Player

! style="background:black; color:silver; width:5%;"| GP

! style="background:black; color:silver; width:5%;"| GS

! style="background:black; color:silver; width:5%;"| MPG

! style="background:black; color:silver; width:5%;"| FG%

! style="background:black; color:silver; width:5%;"| 3P%

! style="background:black; color:silver; width:5%;"| FT%

! style="background:black; color:silver; width:5%;"| RPG

! style="background:black; color:silver; width:5%;"| APG

! style="background:black; color:silver; width:5%;"| SPG

! style="background:black; color:silver; width:5%;"| BPG

! style="background:black; color:silver; width:5%;"| PPG

{{sort|Becky Hammon|Becky Hammon}}

| 33

style="background:black;color:silver" | 33style="background:black;color:silver" | 33.4.390.350style="background:black;color:silver" | .9372.8style="background:black;color:silver" | 4.91.30.2style="background:black;color:silver" | 17.6
{{sort|Sophia Young|Sophia Young}}

| 33

style="background:black;color:silver" | 3331.9.478.000.7865.62.3style="background:black;color:silver" | 1.60.517.5
{{sort|Ann Wauters|Ann Wauters}}

| 32

3130.6style="background:black;color:silver" | .533.355.714style="background:black;color:silver" | 7.51.81.11.214.7
{{sort|Erin Buescher|Erin Buescher}}

| style="background:black;color:silver" | 34

2326.7.427.431.7713.31.71.10.67.2
{{sort|Vickie Johnson|Vickie Johnson}}

| 32

3227.9.439.282.7785.33.60.80.26.7
{{sort|Ruth Riley|Ruth Riley}}

| 30

319.3.434.321.8573.61.00.5style="background:black;color:silver" | 1.45.1
{{sort|Helen Darling|Helen Darling}}

| 31

1418.7.268.200.7892.41.71.10.13.5
{{sort|Edwige Lawson-Wade|Edwige Lawson-Wade}}

| 30

19.3.450style="background:black;color:silver" | .468.6671.00.90.40.03.3
{{sort|Morenike Atunrase|Morenike Atunrase}}

| 33

010.5.276.293.6881.50.70.50.42.2
{{sort|Sandora Irvin|Sandora Irvin}}

| 21

05.5.321.250.6361.70.10.10.21.2
{{sort|Adrianne Ross|Adrianne Ross}}

| 4

01.8.000.0001.0000.30.00.00.00.5
{{sort|Brittany Wilkins|Brittany Wilkins}}

| 1

00.0.000.000.0000.00.00.00.00.0
{{sort|Valeriya Berezhynska|Valeriya Berezhynska}}

| 2

03.0.000.000.0000.00.00.00.00.0

[https://web.archive.org/web/20110525150754/http://www.wnba.com/silverstars/stats/regular_season_2008.html San Antonio Silver Stars Regular Season Stats]

=Postseason=

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
style="background:black; color:silver; width:10%;"| Player

! style="background:black; color:silver; width:5%;"| GP

! style="background:black; color:silver; width:5%;"| GS

! style="background:black; color:silver; width:5%;"| MPG

! style="background:black; color:silver; width:5%;"| FG%

! style="background:black; color:silver; width:5%;"| 3P%

! style="background:black; color:silver; width:5%;"| FT%

! style="background:black; color:silver; width:5%;"| RPG

! style="background:black; color:silver; width:5%;"| APG

! style="background:black; color:silver; width:5%;"| SPG

! style="background:black; color:silver; width:5%;"| BPG

! style="background:black; color:silver; width:5%;"| PPG

{{sort|Becky Hammon|Becky Hammon}}

| style="background:black;color:silver" | 9

style="background:black;color:silver" | 9style="background:black;color:silver" | 36.8.421.458style="background:black;color:silver" | .8952.3style="background:black;color:silver" | 4.61.00.6style="background:black;color:silver" | 18.1
{{sort|Sophia Young|Sophia Young}}

| style="background:black;color:silver" | 9

style="background:black;color:silver" | 936.1.456.000.750style="background:black;color:silver" | 5.91.7style="background:black;color:silver" | 1.60.117.7
{{sort|Ann Wauters|Ann Wauters}}

| style="background:black;color:silver" | 9

style="background:black;color:silver" | 933.3.444.083.8895.81.60.7style="background:black;color:silver" | 1.313.4
{{sort|Vickie Johnson|Vickie Johnson}}

| style="background:black;color:silver" | 9

style="background:black;color:silver" | 930.4style="background:black;color:silver" | .492.400.6364.73.11.00.08.3
{{sort|Erin Buescher|Erin Buescher}}

| style="background:black;color:silver" | 9

827.8.380.292.7332.91.70.80.26.2
{{sort|Edwige Lawson-Wade|Edwige Lawson-Wade}}

| 5

016.8.318style="background:black;color:silver" | .4671.0002.41.80.60.05.0
{{sort|Ruth Riley|Ruth Riley}}

| style="background:black;color:silver" | 9

117.1.212.111.7502.11.10.40.92.0
{{sort|Helen Darling|Helen Darling}}

| 6

08.8.385.286.0001.20.80.50.02.0
{{sort|Morenike Atunrase|Morenike Atunrase}}

| 8

05.5.500.500.0000.90.50.10.11.3
{{sort|Sandora Irvin|Sandora Irvin}}

| 3

01.3.333.000.0000.30.30.00.30.7
{{sort|Adrianne Ross|Adrianne Ross}}

| 2

01.5.000.000.0000.00.50.00.00.0
{{sort|Brittany Wilkins|Brittany Wilkins}}

| 2

02.0.000.000.0000.00.01.00.00.0

[https://web.archive.org/web/20080920063551/http://www.wnba.com/silverstars/stats/playoffs_stats.html San Antonio Silver Stars Playoff Stats]

Roster

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|style = WNBA

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{{sports roster/entry | num = 24 | first = Morenike | last = Atunrase | pos = G/F | ft = 5 | in = 10 | lbs = | college = Texas A&M | nat = USA}}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 7 | first = Erin | last = Buescher | pos = SF | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 181 | from = Master's College | nat = USA}}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 5 | first = Shanna | last = Crossley | pos = SG | ft = 5 | in = 10 | lbs = 155 | college = Tennessee | nat = USA | inj = yes}}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 30 | first = Helen | last = Darling | pos = PG | ft = 5 | in = 6 | lbs = 164 | college = Penn State | nat = USA}}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 25 | first = Becky | last = Hammon | pos = PG | ft = 5 | in = 6 | lbs = 136 | college = Colorado State | nat = USA}}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 50 | first = Sandora | last = Irvin | pos = PF | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 185 | college = TCU | nat = USA}}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 55 | first = Vickie | last = Johnson | pos = G/F | ft = 5 | in = 9 | lbs = 150 | college = Louisiana Tech | nat = USA}}

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{{sports roster/entry | num = 00 | first = Ruth | last = Riley | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 198 | college = Notre Dame | nat = USA}}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 32 | first = Adrianne | last = Ross | pos = SG | ft = 5 | in = 8 | lbs = 142 | college = TCU | nat = USA}}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 12 | first = Ann | last = Wauters | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 193 | from = Belgium | nat = BEL}}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 51 | first = Brittany | last = Wilkins | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 185 | college = Iowa State | nat = USA}}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 33 | first = Sophia | last = Young | pos = PF | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 165 | college = Baylor | nat = USA}}

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| asst_coach =

{{sports roster/entry|nat=AUS|first=Sandy|last=Brondello|college=Australia WNBL}}

{{sports roster/entry|nat=USA|first=Olaf|last=Lange|dab=basketball coach|college=}}

{{sports roster/entry|nat=USA|first=Vanessa|last=Nygaard|college=}}

| str_cond =

{{sports roster/entry|nat=USA|first=Mike|last=Ekanem|college=Texas Lutheran University}}

| ath_train =

{{sports roster/entry|nat=USA|first=Tonya|last=Holley|college=St. Andrew's Presbyterian}}

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| accessdate = 2008-09-17

}}

Awards and honors

  • Sophia Young, WNBA Player of the Week (May 17–25)
  • Becky Hammon, WNBA Player of the Week (July 7–13)
  • Ann Wauters, WNBA Player of the Week (September 8–14)
  • Sophia Young, WNBA All-Defensive First Team
  • Vickie Johnson, Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award
  • Sophia Young, All-WNBA First Team
  • Becky Hammon, All-WNBA Second Team

References

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