2009 WNBA season
League	Women's National Basketball Association
Sport	Basketball
Duration	June 6 – October 9, 2009
Number of games	34
Number of teams	13
Total attendance	1,776,536
Average attendance	8,039
TV partner(s)	ABC, ESPN, NBA TV
2009 WNBA Draft
Top draft pick	Angel McCoughtry
Picked by	Atlanta Dream
Regular season
Season MVP	Diana Taurasi (Phoenix)
Playoffs
Eastern champions	Indiana Fever
Eastern runners-up	Detroit Shock
Western champions	Phoenix Mercury
Western runners-up	Los Angeles Sparks
Finals
Champions	Phoenix Mercury
Runners-up	Indiana Fever
Finals MVP	Diana Taurasi
WNBA seasons
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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 second championship in three years.

The regular season began with a televised (ABC) meeting between the defending champion Detroit Shock and the Los Angeles Sparks in Los Angeles on June 6. The Connecticut Sun hosted the 9th Annual All-Star Game which was broadcast live on ABC (HD) on July 25.

2008/2009 WNBA offseason

The new television deal with ESPN will begin during the 2009 season. For the first time ever, teams will be paid rights fees as part of this deal.
As of the 2009 season, the maximum roster size per team is reduced from 13 to 11. Any team that falls below nine players able to play due to injury, pregnancy or any other factor outside of the control of the team will, upon request, be granted a roster hardship exception allowing the team to sign an additional player or players so that the team will have nine players able to play in an upcoming game or games. As soon as the injured (or otherwise sidelined) player(s) is able to play, the roster hardship player(s) -- not any other player on the roster—must be waived.
On October 23, 2008, Angela Taylor was named general manager of the Washington Mystics.
On November 6, 2008, Julie Plank was named head coach of the Washington Mystics.
On November 20, 2008, Bill Laimbeer was signed to a two-year contract extension as the head coach and general manager of the Detroit Shock.
On December 1, 2008, the Houston Comets ceased basketball operations.
On January 5, 2009, the free agent signing period began.
On February 3, 2009, president Donna Orender announced that the 2009 WNBA All-Star Game is in Connecticut, hosted by the Sun.
On April 28, 2009, Anne Donovan was named assistant coach of the New York Liberty.
The WNBA announced the addition of the WNBA LiveAccess system on May 13, 2009. This new feature on WNBA.com will provide fans with free access to more than 200 live game webcasts – the league's most comprehensive offering – throughout the 2009 WNBA season. For the first time, fans around the world will be able to access live game webcasts on individual team web sites. All of the WNBA LiveAccess games will then be archived for on-demand viewing.
On June 1, 2009, Donna Orender and David Stern announced that the Phoenix Mercury had signed a corporate deal with LifeLock. This would allow the LifeLock name to be on the team uniforms and the court, among other things. This was the first deal of the type in WNBA or NBA history.
On June 3, 2009, Minnesota Lynx head coach Don Zierden resigned to take an assistant job with Flip Saunders and the Washington Wizards. Assistant coach Jennifer Gillom was promoted to head coach of the Lynx.
On June 5, 2009, the Los Angeles Sparks signed a corporate deal with Farmers Insurance. This would allow the Farmers Insurance name to be on the team uniforms and the court, among other things. This was the second deal of the type in WNBA or NBA history (after the Mercury).

Houston Comets dispersal draft

On December 8, 2008, the Houston Comets dispersal draft was held. Five former Comets players, Latasha Byears, Mwadi Mabika, Hamchetou Maiga-Ba, Michelle Snow and Tina Thompson were free agents and therefore not eligible for this draft. Teams selected based inversely on their 2008 regular season records.

The top picks were:

Six of the thirteen teams making selections waived their picks.

2009 WNBA draft

Main article: 2009 WNBA draft

The WNBA Draft lottery was held on December 9, 2008. The Atlanta Dream received the first overall selection. The Washington Mystics received the number two selection. The Chicago Sky came up with the third overall selection, followed by the Minnesota Lynx at four and the Phoenix Mercury at number five. For the first time in WNBA history, the lottery balls were chosen exactly according to odds.

The 2009 WNBA Draft was held on April 9 in Secaucus, New Jersey. Coverage of the first round was shown on ESPN2 (in HD for the first time ever) at 3:00pm. Second and third round coverage was shown on ESPNU and NBA TV at 4:00pm.

The top draft picks were as follows:

Regular season

Standings

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Conf.
Indiana Fever ^x	22	12	.647	–	14–3	8–9	17–5
Atlanta Dream ^x	18	16	.529	4.0	12–5	6–11	10–12
Detroit Shock ^x	18	16	.529	4.0	11–6	7–10	11–11
Washington Mystics ^x	16	18	.471	6.0	11–6	5–12	10–12
Chicago Sky ^o	16	18	.471	6.0	12–5	4–13	10–12
Connecticut Sun ^o	16	18	.471	6.0	12–5	4–13	9–12
New York Liberty ^o	13	21	.382	9.0	8–9	5–12	8–13

Western Conference	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Conf.
Phoenix Mercury ^x	23	11	.676	–	12–5	11–6	13–7
Seattle Storm ^x	20	14	.588	3.0	13–4	7–10	13–7
Los Angeles Sparks ^x	18	16	.529	5.0	11–6	7–10	11–9
San Antonio Silver Stars ^x	15	19	.441	8.0	10–7	5–12	10–10
Minnesota Lynx ^o	14	20	.412	9.0	9–8	5–12	7–13
Sacramento Monarchs ^o	12	22	.353	11.0	7–10	5–12	6–14

All-Star Game

Main article: 2009 WNBA All-Star Game

The 2009 WNBA All-Star Game was hosted by the Connecticut Sun on July 25 at Mohegan Sun Arena. Coverage of the game began at 3:30pm on ABC. This marked the second time the Sun had hosted the annual event.

ABC (HD)

July 25
3:30 p.m.

Western Conference 130, Eastern Conference 118
Scoring by quarter: 25-27, 38-33, 36-33, 31-25
Pts: Swin Cash (22) Rebs: Cappie Pondexter (9) Asts: Sue Bird (10)		Pts: Sylvia Fowles (17) Rebs: Érika de Souza (9) Asts: Asjha Jones (6)

Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut
Attendance: 9,518
Referees:

44 Felicia Grinter, #42 Roy Gulbeyan, #53 Jeff Smith

Statistic leaders

The following shows the leaders for each statistic during the 2009 regular season.

Category	Player	Team	Statistic
Points per game	Diana Taurasi	Phoenix Mercury	20.4
Rebounds per game	Candace Parker	Los Angeles Sparks	9.8
Assists per game	Sue Bird	Seattle Storm	5.8
Steals per game	Tamika Catchings	Indiana Fever	2.91
Blocks per game	Candace Parker	Los Angeles Sparks	2.12
Field goal percentage	Sylvia Fowles	Chicago Sky	.599 (103–172)
Three point FG percentage	Tangela Smith	Phoenix Mercury	.452 (42–93)
Free throw percentage	Nicole Powell	Sacramento Monarchs	.979 (94–96)
Points per game	Team Stat	Phoenix Mercury	92.82
Least points allowed	Team Stat	Seattle Storm	72.82
Field goal percentage	Team Stat	Phoenix Mercury	.460
Least FG% allowed	Team Stat	Los Angeles Sparks	.399

Schedule

2009 WNBA Preseason

Preseason

Date	Time	Matchup			TV	Result	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance
Thu April 9	3:00	2009 WNBA draft: First round			ESPN2 (HD)					Secaucus, New Jersey
Thu April 9	4:00	2009 WNBA draft: Later rounds			ESPNU, NBA TV					Secaucus, New Jersey
Thu May 21	11:00am	Washington	@	New York		77-71 NYL	Sanford (17)	Sanford (8)	Carson (4)	Madison Square Garden 15,958
Thu May 21	10:00	Sacramento	@	Seattle		64-55 SEA	Powell (15)	5 players (5)	Atkinson (4)	KeyArena 4,875
Fri May 22	7:00	New York	@	Connecticut		74-62 CON	Jones (11)	Black (7)	4 players (3)	Mohegan Sun Arena 5,578
Fri May 22	8:30	Detroit	@	Chicago		71-67 CHI	Fowles (21)	Miller (10)	DeLaHoussaye, Perkins (5)	UIC Pavilion 3,283
Sat May 23	1:00	Indiana	@	Minnesota		68-51 IND	Douglas (19)	Pringle (6)	Catchings, January, Montgomery (3)	Claire Lynch Hall 475
Wed May 27	11:00am	Chicago	@	Detroit		78-68 DET	Zellous (18)	Zellous (8)	Smith (5)	Palace of Auburn Hills 3,952
	2:00	Phoenix	@	Sacramento		74-70 PHO	Quigley (15)	Harper (9)	Quigley (4)	ARCO Arena 6,339
	7:30	Connecticut	@	Atlanta		76-73 ATL	Phillips (18)	de Souza (9)	Teasley (7)	Philips Arena 4,980
Thu May 28	11:30am	New York	@	Washington		74-56 WAS	Ajavon (17)	Vaughn (7)	Ajavon (3)	Verizon Center 9,287
Thu May 28	7:00	Chicago	@	Indiana		74-67 IND	Douglas, Dupree, Chen (15)	Ely (8)	Dupree (3)	Conseco Fieldhouse 6,457
Sat May 30	7:00	San Antonio	@	Detroit		62-55 DET	Young (14)	Mattera (8)	Johnson (4)	Traverse City West H.S. 2,109
Sat May 30	10:00	Seattle	@	Phoenix		61-58 PHO	Wright (16)	Walker (12)	Pondexter (6)	US Airways Center 2,421
Sun May 31	3:00	Los Angeles	@	Connecticut		80-77 LAS	Thompson (14)	Littles (8)	Lennox (4)	Mohegan Sun Arena 6,630
Tue June 2	8:00	E-League	@	Chicago		102-55 CHI	Dupree (20)	Alexander (8)	Toliver (6)	UIC Pavilion 3,488
Tue June 2	10:00	Indiana	@	San Antonio		67-60 IND	Catchings (16)	Frazee (8)	Catchings (4)	Austin Convention Center

2009 WNBA Regular Season

June

Date	Time	Matchup			TV	Result	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance
Sat 6	2:30	Detroit	@	Los Angeles	ABC (HD)	78-58 LAS	Thompson (18)	Lennox (10)	Harrower (7)	Staples Center 13,154
	4:00	Seattle	@	Sacramento		71-61 SEA	Jackson (23)	Harper, Little (6)	Bird (8)	ARCO Arena 14,824
	4:00	Washington	@	Connecticut		82-70 WAS	Jones (22)	Sanford, Langhorne (7)	Harding (7)	Mohegan Sun Arena 7,191
	7:00	Indiana	@	Atlanta		87-86 (2OT) ATL	Holdsclaw (23)	de Souza (17)	January (5)	Philips Arena 8,709
	8:00	Chicago	@	Minnesota	NBA TV FSN-N	102-85 MIN	Perkins (24)	Perkins (6)	Anosike (8)	Target Center 8,708
	10:00	San Antonio	@	Phoenix	NBA TV KMYS	90-79 PHO	Taurasi, Young (25)	Riley (13)	Johnson (9)	US Airways Center 13,582
Sun 7	4:00	Connecticut	@	New York	WCTX	66-57 CON	Whalen (14)	Whalen (12)	Battle, Mitchell (3)	Madison Square Garden 13,397
	4:00	Atlanta	@	Washington		77-71 WAS	Beard (27)	Langhorne (8)	Harding (7)	Verizon Center 11,759
	7:00	Minnesota	@	Indiana	FSI	96-74 MIN	Houston (23)	Griffith (7)	Houston, White (4)	Conseco Fieldhouse 9,234
	9:00	Sacramento	@	Seattle	FSN-NW	80-70 SEA	Jackson (25)	Powell, Lawson (7)	Bird (8)	KeyArena 9,686
Mon 8	7:30	Los Angeles	@	Detroit		81-52 DET	Nolan (27)	Thompson (11)	5 players (3)	Palace of Auburn Hills 13,915
Tue 9	7:00	Seattle	@	Indiana	ESPN2 (HD)	73-66 IND	Jackson (21)	Sutton-Brown (10)	Bird (5)	Conseco Fieldhouse 7,253
Wed 10	7:30	Washington	@	Detroit		75-69 WAS	Beard (15)	Melvin (9)	Nolan (6)	Palace of Auburn Hills 7,329
	8:00	Los Angeles	@	Minnesota		87-76 MIN	Augustus (30)	Augustus (9)	Anosike, Miller (5)	Target Center 7,444
	10:00	New York	@	Phoenix		91-84 PHO	Pondexter (26)	Kraayeveld, Vaughn (7)	McCarville (6)	US Airways Center 5,080
Fri 12	7:00	Los Angeles	@	Indiana		73-61 IND	Leslie (21)	Leslie (13)	Catchings, Douglas (5)	Conseco Fieldhouse 9,320
	8:00	Seattle	@	Minnesota		88-71 SEA	Jackson (22)	Jackson (11)	Bird (9)	Target Center 6,423
	8:30	Atlanta	@	Chicago	NBA TV CN100	81-73 CHI	Dupree (23)	de Souza, Dupree (8)	Perkins (8)	UIC Pavilion 5,689
	10:00	Phoenix	@	Sacramento		90-71 SAC	Powell (19)	Harper, Paris (8)	Lawson, Pondexter (4)	ARCO Arena 6,438
Sat 13	8:00	New York	@	San Antonio	NBA TV MSG KMYS	63-60 SAN	Christon (21)	McCarville (9)	Hammon (4)	AT&T Center 10,572
Sat 13	10:00	Sacramento	@	Phoenix		115-104 (OT) PHO	Taurasi (31)	Powell (9)	Johnson, Lawson (8)	US Airways Center 7,173
Sun 14	3:00	Atlanta	@	Connecticut		67-62 ATL	Lyttle (20)	Lyttle (15)	Teasley, Whalen (5)	Mohegan Sun Arena 6,429
Sun 14	6:00	Seattle	@	Chicago		64-57 CHI	Jackson (22)	Fowles (15)	Wright (4)	UIC Pavilion 2,681
Tue 16	8:00	Connecticut	@	Chicago		78-75 CHI	Perkins (25)	Fowles (10)	Whalen (8)	UIC Pavilion 2,396
Tue 16	10:00	Minnesota	@	Sacramento		86-83 MIN	Augustus (30)	Harper (9)	Wiggins (6)	ARCO Arena 7,736
Wed 17	10:00	Minnesota	@	Phoenix		104-80 PHO	Taurasi (28)	Anosike, Bonner (10)	Pondexter (9)	US Airways Center 6,524
Fri 19	7:00	Chicago	@	Connecticut		91-61 CON	Jones (17)	Gardin (11)	Gardin (7)	Mohegan Sun Arena 5,892
	7:30	San Antonio	@	New York	NBA TV MSG	77-61 NYL	McCarville (18)	Young (7)	Christon (6)	Madison Square Garden 8,046
	7:30	Indiana	@	Detroit		66-54 IND	Catchings (15)	Hornbuckle, McWilliams (10)	Catchings (4)	Palace of Auburn Hills 7,725
	7:30	Washington	@	Atlanta		93-81 ATL	Beard, Lyttle (20)	Lyttle (13)	Currie, Hardin (7)	Philips Arena 6,050
	10:00	Los Angeles	@	Phoenix		89-80 PHO	Pondexter (21)	Thompson (14)	Johnson (7)	US Airways Center 8,255
	10:00	Minnesota	@	Seattle		90-62 SEA	Jackson (26)	Anosike (7)	Bird (10)	KeyArena 7,607
Sat 20	7:00	Chicago	@	Washington		81-72 WAS	Beard (31)	Melvin (9)	Perkins (6)	Verizon Center 11,745
Sun 21	3:00	San Antonio	@	Connecticut	NBA TV WCTX	71-58 CON	Young (22)	Black (8)	Darling (4)	Mohegan Sun Arena 6,928
	3:00	New York	@	Atlanta		93-81 NYL	Christon, Holdsclaw (17)	Lyttle (9)	Moore (8)	Philips Arena 5,624
	6:00	Detroit	@	Indiana	NBA TV FSI	82-70 IND	Douglas (23)	Sutton-Brown (9)	Catchings, Nolan (6)	Conseco Fieldhouse 7,610
	7:00	Seattle	@	Phoenix	NBA TV FSNA	93-84 SEA	Jackson, Taurasi (25)	Jackson (8)	Bird (9)	US Airways Center 6,181
	9:30	Sacramento	@	Los Angeles	NBA TV FSNW	67-47 LAS	Powell (13)	Walker (9)	Bobbitt (5)	Staples Center 9,494
Tue 23	12:00	Chicago	@	Atlanta		99-98 (OT) CHI	McCoughtry (26)	Dupree (10)	McCoughtry (8)	Philips Arena 10,351
	9:30	Phoenix	@	San Antonio	ESPN2 (HD)	91-87 SAN	Pondexter (26)	Taurasi, Young (8)	Johnson, Young (5)	AT&T Center 6,692
	8:00	New York	@	Minnesota		69-57 MIN	Christon, Wiggins (25)	Hollingsworth (7)	Wiggins (5)	Target Center 5,620
Thu 25	7:00	Phoenix	@	Washington		93-87 PHO	Pondexter (24)	Langhorne (12)	Harding (9)	Verizon Center 9,808
Fri 26	7:00	Indiana	@	New York		82-81 (OT) IND	Douglas (24)	Hoffman (14)	L. Moore (6)	Madison Square Garden 9,304
	7:30	Detroit	@	Atlanta		96-86 ATL	Holdsclaw (28)	de Souza (13)	Teasley (11)	Philips Arena 5,935
	8:00	Sacramento	@	San Antonio		62-52 SAN	Hammon (26)	Young (10)	Hammon (6)	AT&T Center 7,973
	10:00	Los Angeles	@	Seattle		69-67 SEA	Jackson (32)	Jackson, Wright (8)	Bird, Lennox (5)	KeyArena 9,686
Sat 27	7:00	Atlanta	@	Connecticut		82-68 CON	Jones (24)	Jones (12)	Whalen (5)	Mohegan Sun Arena 6,264
	7:00	New York	@	Indiana	MSG	63-54 IND	Carson, Hoffman (14)	Catchings (11)	Catchings (4)	Conseco Fieldhouse 8,481
	8:00	Phoenix	@	Minnesota	NBA TV FSN-N FSNA	109-80 MIN	Hodges, Wiggins (22)	Anosike, Taurasi (8)	Miller (8)	Target Center 5,911
	8:00	Washington	@	Chicago		68-63 CHI	Dupree (23)	Fowles (10)	Harding (6)	UIC Pavilion 3,918
Sun 28	6:00	Sacramento	@	Detroit		86-72 DET	Zellous (18)	Ford (8)	Penicheiro (5)	Palace of Auburn Hills 7,277
Sun 28	9:30	Seattle	@	Los Angeles	NBA TV FSNW	82-55 LAS	Ferdinand-Harris (15)	Cash (5)	Harrower (5)	Staples Center 10,797
Tue 30	7:00	Minnesota	@	Atlanta	ESPN2 (HD)	91-85 MIN	Castro Marques (31)	Anosike (12)	Anosike, Houston, Lehning, Wiggins (4)	Philips Arena 7,686
	8:00	Washington	@	San Antonio		84-82 WAS	Young (21)	Currie (8)	Darling (6)	AT&T Center 4,723
	8:00	Sacramento	@	Chicago		74-72 CHI	Powell (21)	Fowles (14)	Perkins (8)	UIC Pavilion 2,721

July

Date	Time	Matchup			TV	Result	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance
Wed 1	10:00	Seattle	@	Phoenix		91-83 PHO	Pondexter, Taurasi (22)	Pondexter (11)	Pondexter (8)	US Airways Center 6,341
Thu 2	7:00	Connecticut	@	Indiana	NBA TV FSI	67-53 IND	Douglas, Sutton-Brown (14)	Sutton-Brown (14)	Catchings (5)	Conseco Fieldhouse 6,468
	7:30	Detroit	@	New York	NBA TV MSG	80-64 NYL	Christon (25)	Ford, Hornbuckle (10)	McCarville, Smith (5)	Madison Square Garden 8,018
	8:00	Sacramento	@	Minnesota	FSN-N	74-68 SAC	Powell (21)	Anosike, Brunson (8)	Anosike (7)	Target Center 6,920
Fri 3	7:30	Washington	@	Atlanta		72-65 ATL	Holdsclaw (18)	Melvin (9)	Holdsclaw (8)	Philips Arena 5,456
Fri 3	8:00	Chicago	@	San Antonio		85-72 SAN	Young (19)	Riley, Young (8)	Hammon (10)	AT&T Center 6,662
Sun 5	6:00	Connecticut	@	Detroit		95-92 (OT) CON	Smith (28)	Hornbuckle (12)	Jones, McWilliams (5)	Palace of Auburn Hills 6,981
	6:00	Atlanta	@	Indiana		78-74 IND	Sutton-Brown (22)	Catchings, Sutton-Brown (9)	Catchings (5)	Conseco Fieldhouse 7,024
	9:30	Phoenix	@	Los Angeles	NBA TV FSNW FSNA	104-89 PHO	Pondexter (21)	Bonner (10)	Bobbitt, Taurasi (6)	Staples Center 9,872
Tue 7	3:00	San Antonio	@	Seattle		66-53 SEA	Cash (18)	Cash, Jackson (12)	Hammon (5)	KeyArena 10,137
	7:30	Connecticut	@	Atlanta		72-67 ATL	Holdsclaw (19)	de Souza (17)	Lehning (7)	Philips Arena 6,225
	8:00	Washington	@	Minnesota		96-94 (OT) MIN	Harding (27)	Currie (11)	Anosike, Currie, Miller (4)	Target Center 7,171
	10:00	Chicago	@	Sacramento		83-73 SAC	Perkins (21)	Brunson (10)	Lawson, Penicheiro, Perkins (6)	ARCO Arena 5,672
Wed 8	10:00	Chicago	@	Phoenix		90-70 PHO	Dupree, Taurasi (22)	T. Smith (13)	Pondexter (6)	US Airways Center 5,597
Thu 9	7:30	Los Angeles	@	New York	MSG	69-60 LAS	Lennox (20)	Thompson (8)	Harrower, Ferdinand-Harris, McCarville (3)	Madison Square Garden 12,247
Thu 9	9:00	Sacramento	@	Seattle	ESPN2 (HD)	66-55 SEA	Cash (18)	Powell (8)	Wright (7)	KeyArena 6,838
Fri 10	8:00	San Antonio	@	Minnesota		77-61 SAN	Young (21)	Anosike (12)	Lawson-Wade (4)	Target Center 7,409
Fri 10	8:30	Indiana	@	Chicago		83-54 IND	Murphy (15)	Dupree (8)	Hoffman, January (6)	UIC Pavilion 4,021
Sat 11	7:00	Los Angeles	@	Washington		75-63 WAS	Beard (26)	Langhorne (11)	Harding (5)	Verizon Center 12,217
	7:00	Detroit	@	Connecticut	NBA TV WCTX	79-77 (OT) DET	Smith (25)	Braxton (13)	Smith, Whalen (3)	Mohegan Sun Arena 6,342
	7:30	Atlanta	@	New York		71-69 NYL	Castro Marques, Christon (18)	Castro Marques, de Souza, Holdsclaw (8)	Castro Marques, Moore (6)	Madison Square Garden 8,732
	10:00	Phoenix	@	Sacramento		107-105 PHO	Pondexter, Powell (23)	Bonner, Brunson, Taurasi, Walker (8)	Pondexter (8)	ARCO Arena 7,798
Sun 12	7:00	Minnesota	@	San Antonio	NBA TV KMYS	83-76 MIN	Hammon, Houston (26)	Anosike, Houston, Young (8)	Hammon (5)	AT&T Center 6,568
Sun 12	9:00	Chicago	@	Seattle	NBA TV FSN-NW	86-81 CHI	Dupree (28)	Dupree, Jackson, Wright (7)	Toliver, Wright (7)	KeyArena 6,796
Tue 14	7:00	Los Angeles	@	Connecticut	ESPN2 (HD)	82-71 CON	Jones (24)	Lennox (11)	Jones, Whalen (5)	Mohegan Sun Arena 6,612
Wed 15	11:30am	San Antonio	@	Washington		79-78 SAN	Hammon (21)	Beard, Frazee, Langhorne (6)	Darling, Hammon (5)	Verizon Center 17,220
	1:00	Atlanta	@	Minnesota	NBA TV FSN-N	91-77 ATL	Holdsclaw (28)	Houston (12)	Montgomery (7)	Target Center 11,245
	1:00	Chicago	@	Indiana		84-74 IND	Sutton-Brown (22)	Dupree (10)	Catchings, Douglas (8)	Conseco Fieldhouse 10,050
	3:30	Sacramento	@	Phoenix	NBA TV FSNA	100-81 PHO	Powell (23)	Paris (9)	Pondexter (15)	US Airways Center 11,590
	10:00	Detroit	@	Seattle	NBA TV FSN-NW	66-63 DET	Smith (19)	Ford (8)	Nolan (7)	KeyArena 6,821
Fri 17	7:00	Atlanta	@	Indiana		84-79 IND	Douglas (25)	de Souza (14)	Bevilaqua (5)	Conseco Fieldhouse 7,975
	8:00	Connecticut	@	San Antonio		72-64 CON	Hammon (24)	Frazee, Young (9)	Jones, Whalen (5)	AT&T Center 9,524
	10:00	Seattle	@	Sacramento		69-56 SEA	Bird (20)	Little (9)	Bird (6)	ARCO Arena 6,386
Sat 18	7:00	New York	@	Washington		68-67 WAS	Harding (23)	Harding (7)	Moore (9)	Verizon Center 9,968
Sat 18	10:00	Detroit	@	Phoenix		97-90 (OT) PHO	Pondexter (26)	McWilliams (12)	Pondexter (8)	US Airways Center 8,288
Sun 19	3:00	Indiana	@	Connecticut		67-61 CON	Douglas, Hoffman, Whalen (15)	Gruda (9)	Whalen (6)	Mohegan Sun Arena 6,517
	4:00	Atlanta	@	New York		89-86 NYL	Christon (32)	de Souza (10)	Mitchell (6)	Madison Square Garden 8,560
	6:00	San Antonio	@	Chicago	NBA TV CN100	85-75 CHI	Perkins (29)	Dupree (11)	Canty (6)	UIC Pavilion 3,282
	8:00	Minnesota	@	Seattle		72-69 SEA	Little (18)	Anosike (11)	Bird, Johnson, Wright (4)	KeyArena 6,912
	9:00	Detroit	@	Sacramento		69-65 DET	McWilliams (21)	McWilliams (12)	5 players (3)	ARCO Arena 7,538
Tue 21	7:00	Indiana	@	Washington		82-70 IND	Catchings (28)	Catchings (10)	Bevilaqua (8)	Verizon Center 9,798
Wed 22	12:00	Atlanta	@	Detroit		98-95 (OT) ATL	Braxton (25)	Braxton, Snow (12)	Nolan (9)	Palace of Auburn Hills 14,439
	12:30	New York	@	Chicago		77-70 NYL	Fowles, Spencer (15)	Dupree (11)	Canty, Moore (4)	UIC Pavilion 5,881
	7:00	Sacramento	@	Connecticut		83-75 CON	Jones (28)	Harper (11)	Phillips (7)	Mohegan Sun Arena 5,675
	10:00	Minnesota	@	Phoenix		99-86 MIN	Pondexter (28)	Bonner (10)	Johnson (6)	US Airways Center 7,360
	10:00	Los Angeles	@	Seattle		98-87 (3OT) SEA	Bird (23)	Little (14)	Bird, Cash (5)	KeyArena 7,154
Thu 23	12:30	Indiana	@	San Antonio		84-65 SAN	Young (24)	Frazee (8)	January (6)	AT&T Center 9,985
	7:00	Chicago	@	Washington	ESPN2 (HD)	75-64 WAS	Langhorne (16)	Langhorne (10)	Harding (6)	Verizon Center 11,651
	7:30	Sacramento	@	New York	MSG	88-74 SAC	Powell (32)	Powell, Walker (9)	Penicheiro (9)	Madison Square Garden 8,845
Sat 25	3:30	West All-Stars	@	East All-Stars	ABC (HD)	130-118 WEST	Cash (22)	de Souza, Pondexter (9)	Bird (10)	Mohegan Sun Arena 9,518
Sun 26	4:00	Phoenix	@	New York		94-88 PHO	Taurasi (34)	Taurasi (13)	Johnson (7)	Madison Square Garden 11,211
Sun 26	4:00	Sacramento	@	Washington		87-73 WAS	Langhorne (19)	Langhorne (8)	Beard (5)	Verizon Center 10,757
Tue 28	7:00	Washington	@	Indiana		85-81 IND	Douglas (34)	Hoffman (10)	Harding, Melvin (4)	Conseco Fieldhouse 5,904
	7:30	Phoenix	@	Connecticut	ESPN2 (HD)	95-80 PHO	Pondexter (29)	T. Smith, Taurasi (9)	Johnson (7)	Mohegan Sun Arena 7,732
	8:00	Seattle	@	San Antonio	KMYS	74-71 SAN	Hammon (24)	Cash (11)	Bird (5)	AT&T Center 5,382
	8:00	Los Angeles	@	Minnesota		76-70 LAS	Thompson (30)	Parker (10)	Hodges, Lennox, Thompson (4)	Target Center 7,216
Wed 29	8:00	Los Angeles	@	Chicago		75-63 CHI	Perkins (18)	Parker (10)	Dupree (5)	UIC Pavilion 5,633
Thu 30	2:30	San Antonio	@	Sacramento		101-93 (OT) SAC	Hammon (38)	Young (11)	Penicheiro (9)	ARCO Arena 10,461
	7:00	Connecticut	@	Indiana	FSI	94-85 (OT) IND	Douglas (32)	Gruda (10)	Bevilaqua (4)	Conseco Fieldhouse 6,538
	7:30	Washington	@	New York	NBA TV MSG	78-75 WAS	Beard, McCarville (28)	Langhorne (11)	Harding (4)	Madison Square Garden 10,172
	7:30	Phoenix	@	Atlanta		106-76 ATL	McCoughtry (17)	de Souza (14)	Lehning (5)	Philips Arena 7,827
Fri 31	7:30	Minnesota	@	Detroit		91-83 DET	Nolan (22)	Ford (9)	McWilliams, Nolan (6)	Palace of Auburn Hills 9,314

August

Date	Time	Matchup			TV	Result	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance
Sat 1	7:00	New York	@	Atlanta	NBA TV MSG	89-83 ATL	Christon (23)	Carson, Christon (8)	McCarville (6)	Philips Arena 6,103
	8:00	Phoenix	@	Minnesota		87-74 PHO	Taurasi (20)	Anosike (10)	Anosike, Willingham (5)	Target Center 6,631
	8:00	Connecticut	@	Chicago	NBA TV WCTX	84-72 CHI	Dupree (23)	Dupree (8)	Canty, Jēkabsone-Žogota (6)	UIC Pavilion 3,071
	10:00	Los Angeles	@	Sacramento		59-56 LAS	Powell (18)	Parker (12)	Penicheiro (8)	ARCO Arena 7,204
	10:00	San Antonio	@	Seattle	NBA TV KMYS	85-82 (OT) SEA	Jackson (23)	Jackson (13)	Bird (5)	KeyArena 8,167
Sun 2	4:00	Indiana	@	Washington		87-79 IND	Douglas (24)	Catchings (9)	Catchings (5)	Verizon Center 11,595
Sun 2	6:00	Connecticut	@	Detroit		83-65 CON	Whalen (22)	Ford (9)	Nolan, Whalen (4)	Palace of Auburn Hills 7,814
Tue 4	3:00	San Antonio	@	Los Angeles		63-59 SAN	Hammon (20)	Thompson (12)	Hammon (5)	Staples Center 13,865
	7:30	New York	@	Detroit	ESPN2 (HD)	76-64 DET	Nolan (26)	Nolan (14)	McWilliams, Nolan, Smith (4)	Palace of Auburn Hills 7,081
	10:00	Phoenix	@	Seattle		101-90 (OT) PHO	Wright (25)	Cash, Jackson (11)	T. Johnson, Wright (7)	KeyArena 6,728
Wed 5	7:00	Chicago	@	Indiana	NBA TV CN100	76-67 IND	Dupree (19)	Dupree (13)	Canty (4)	Conseco Fieldhouse 6,581
Thu 6	8:00	Atlanta	@	San Antonio		92-84 ATL	Hammon (26)	Lyttle (10)	Lehning (7)	AT&T Center 5,042
Thu 6	10:30	Seattle	@	Los Angeles		79-75 (OT) LAS	Quinn (23)	Parker (13)	Bird, Wright (6)	Staples Center 9,735
Fri 7	7:00	Detroit	@	Washington		70-66 WAS	Beard (15)	Langhorne (9)	Nolan (6)	Verizon Center 10,637
	8:00	Connecticut	@	Minnesota	NBA TV FSN-N	95-88 MIN	Montgomery (24)	Anosike (12)	Jēkabsone-Žogota (7)	Target Center 8,134
	10:00	New York	@	Sacramento		84-66 NYL	Paris (19)	Brunson (7)	McCarville (5)	ARCO Arena 6,284
Sat 8	7:00	Chicago	@	Atlanta		82-80 CHI	Thorn (20)	de Souza (15)	Perkins (5)	Philips Arena 5,424
	10:00	Indiana	@	Phoenix		90-83 IND	Douglas (28)	Douglas (10)	Swanier (6)	US Airways Center 9,867
	10:00	New York	@	Seattle		70-69 SEA	McCarville (22)	Christon, Jackson (9)	Bird (6)	KeyArena 7,496
Sun 9	3:00	Washington	@	Connecticut		96-67 CON	Beard (18)	Holt (8)	Beard (6)	Mohegan Sun Arena 6,528
	6:00	Chicago	@	Detroit		64-58 DET	Zellous (19)	Fowles (18)	Smith (4)	Palace of Auburn Hills 6,893
	6:00	San Antonio	@	Minnesota		89-87 SAN	Anosike (24)	Hodges, Hollingsworth (8)	Hammon (9)	Target Center 7,764
Mon 10	10:30	Indiana	@	Los Angeles		75-63 LAS	Leslie (21)	Leslie (11)	Milton-Jones (4)	Staples Center 8,263
Tue 11	7:00	Detroit	@	Washington		81-77 DET	Nolan (23)	McWilliams (13)	Harding (8)	Verizon Center 10,398
	8:00	Sacramento	@	San Antonio		90-73 SAC	Brunson (19)	Brunson (9)	Penicheiro (11)	AT&T Center 4,961
	9:00	New York	@	Los Angeles	ESPN2 (HD)	65-61 NYL	Leslie (12)	Parker (11)	Christon, Moore (5)	Staples Center 9,548
Thu 13	7:00	Seattle	@	Connecticut		64-53 CON	Gruda (14)	Jackson, Jones (10)	Whalen (7)	Mohegan Sun Arena 6,983
	7:30	Detroit	@	Atlanta		80-75 ATL	Nolan (20)	de Souza (13)	Lehning, McWilliams (5)	Philips Arena 5,641
	8:00	Indiana	@	Minnesota		91-81 IND	Hoffman (24)	Anosike (16)	Bevilaqua, Dixon (4)	Target Center 7,156
	10:00	San Antonio	@	Phoenix		95-83 PHO	Tauarsi, Young (29)	Wauters (10)	Hammon (8)	US Airways Center 6,522
Fri 14	7:00	Connecticut	@	Washington		91-89 (2OT) WAS	Beard (26)	Langhorne (16)	Whalen (5)	Verizon Center 9,738
	7:30	Chicago	@	New York	NBA TV CN100 MSG	88-77 CHI	Christon (25)	Christon (10)	Canty, Moore (6)	Madison Square Garden 9,832
	10:30	Sacramento	@	Los Angeles		85-79 SAC	Leslie (25)	Parker (10)	Penicheiro (10)	Staples Center 10,122
Sat 15	7:00	Detroit	@	Indiana		82-59 IND	Douglas (19)	Braxton (10)	Douglas (4)	Conseco Fieldhouse 9,963
	7:00	Seattle	@	Atlanta		88-79 ATL	Jackson (25)	de Souza (12)	Bird (12)	Philips Arena 8,751
	8:00	Phoenix	@	San Antonio	NBA TV KMYS FSNA	106-89 SAN	Young (25)	Young (7)	Hammon (6)	AT&T Center 8,933
	8:00	Minnesota	@	Chicago		79-76 CHI	Hodges (25)	Dupree (14)	Canty (8)	UIC Pavilion 3,877
	10:00	Los Angeles	@	Sacramento		78-61 LAS	Powell (20)	Brunson (11)	Walker (5)	ARCO Arena 7,646
Sun 16	4:00	New York	@	Washington		60-59 NYL	McCarville (19)	Langhorne (8)	Harding (7)	Verizon Center 10,580
Tue 18	7:30	Seattle	@	Detroit		79-75 SEA	Jackson (36)	McWilliams (8)	Bird (8)	Palace of Auburn Hills 7,392
	8:00	Phoenix	@	Chicago		106-99 PHO	Taurasi (27)	Bonner (10)	Taurasi (7)	UIC Pavilion TBA
	10:30	Washington	@	Los Angeles		72-69 LAS	Leslie (20)	Parker (12)	Parker, Quinn (5)	Staples Center 9,287
Wed 19	7:00	New York	@	Connecticut		74-69 CON	Whalen (20)	Whalen (10)	White (6)	Mohegan Sun Arena 6,050
Wed 19	10:30	Minnesota	@	Los Angeles		78-63 LAS	Leslie (20)	Parker (10)	Quinn (7)	Staples Center 9,181
Thu 20	7:30	San Antonio	@	Atlanta		93-87 ATL	McCoughtry (34)	de Souza (11)	Lehning (6)	Philips Arena 5,848
Thu 20	10:00	Indiana	@	Sacramento		67-62 SAC	Douglas (21)	Brunson, Powell (10)	January, Penicheiro (6)	ARCO Arena 6,290
Fri 21	7:30	Connecticut	@	New York	NBA TV MSG	85-83 (OT) NYL	Gruda (24)	McCarville (13)	Whalen (7)	Madison Square Garden 9,355
	8:00	Los Angeles	@	San Antonio	NBA TV KMYS	67-66 (OT) LAS	Young (31)	Parker, Thompson (12)	Hammon (6)	AT&T Center 9,540
	10:00	Washington	@	Phoenix		91-81 WAS	Langhorne (19)	Langhorne (12)	Harding, Pondexter (6)	US Airways Center 9,155
Sat 22	7:00	Minnesota	@	Connecticut		98-94 CON	Gruda, Humphrey, Whalen, Wiggins (21)	Gruda (9)	Whalen (8)	Mohegan Sun Arena 7,803
	8:00	Detroit	@	Chicago		76-67 DET	Dupree (20)	Dupree (14)	4 players (4)	UIC Pavilion 5,167
	10:00	Washington	@	Sacramento		82-60 SAC	Powell (26)	Powell (11)	Penicheiro (5)	ARCO Arena 7,067
	10:00	Indiana	@	Seattle		74-60 SEA	Bird (16)	Cash (9)	Catchings (7)	KeyArena 8,273
Sun 23	3:00	Los Angeles	@	Atlanta		91-87 LAS	Castro Marques (26)	de Souza (9)	Thompson (6)	Philips Arena 11,304
	4:00	Minnesota	@	New York		80-67 NYL	Christon (24)	Jackson, Wiggins (7)	Moore (6)	Madison Square Garden 8,481
	6:00	San Antonio	@	Detroit		99-84 DET	Smith (31)	McWilliams, Nolan (7)	Hornbuckle (7)	Palace of Auburn Hills 7,130
Tue 25	7:00	Detroit	@	Connecticut		90-70 DET	Gruda, Smith (19)	Kelly (8)	Whalen (8)	Mohegan Sun Arena 6,811
	7:30	Sacramento	@	Atlanta		103-83 ATL	Castro Marques (30)	Lyttle (9)	Penicheiro (11)	Philips Arena 5,159
	10:00	Chicago	@	Los Angeles	ESPN2 (HD)	75-63 LAS	Leslie, Parker (21)	Parker (12)	Canty (4)	Staples Center 9,615
	10:00	Washington	@	Seattle		78-68 SEA	Burse (14)	Little (7)	Wright (6)	KeyArena 6,791
Thu 27	7:00	San Antonio	@	Indiana	NBA TV FSI	77-66 IND	Catchings (20)	Wauter (14)	Hammon (6)	Conseco Fieldhouse 6,836
	7:30	Atlanta	@	Detroit		87-83 DET	Nolan (29)	de Souza (13)	McCoughtry (5)	Palace of Auburn Hills 5,695
	10:00	Connecticut	@	Seattle		86-74 SEA	Bird (21)	Little (10)	Bird (7)	KeyArena 6,588
	10:30	Phoenix	@	Los Angeles	NBA TV FSNW	98-90 PHO	Pondexter (26)	Bonner (9)	Quinn (8)	Staples Center 9,586
Fri 28	8:00	Sacramento	@	Minnesota		100-95 MIN	Maiga-Ba (20)	Brunson (9)	Powell (6)	Target Center 8,782
Fri 28	8:30	New York	@	Chicago	NBA TV MSG CN100	96-77 CHI	Dupree (26)	Vaughn (9)	Christon (6)	UIC Pavilion 3,707
Sat 29	3:00	Detroit	@	San Antonio	ESPN2 (HD)	100-88 (OT) SAN	Nolan (34)	Wauters (11)	Hammon (9)	AT&T Center 7,735
	7:00	Sacramento	@	Indiana		79-78 SAC	Douglas (24)	Powell (11)	Bevilaqua (6)	Conseco Fieldhouse 8,579
	10:00	Connecticut	@	Phoenix	NBA TV WCTX	95-84 PHO	Jēkabsone-Žogota (23)	Gardin (13)	Taurasi (5)	US Airways Center 9,977
	10:00	Atlanta	@	Seattle		91-84 (2OT) SEA	Wright (25)	Little (15)	Bird (8)	KeyArena 9,089
Sun 30	4:00	Chicago	@	New York		77-63 NYL	Christon (18)	Dupree, Kraayeveld (13)	Thorn (7)	Madison Square Garden 8,685
	4:00	Minnesota	@	Washington		81-75 WAS	Houston (20)	Langhorne (10)	Harding (5)	Verizon Center 12,241
	9:30	Connecticut	@	Los Angeles	NBA TV FSNW	91-81 LAS	Jēkabsone-Žogota, Thompson (21)	Parker (13)	Whalen (9)	Staples Center 11,072

September

Date	Time	Matchup			TV	Result	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance
Tue 1	7:30	Seattle	@	New York		65-58 SEA	Little (17)	Little (13)	Moore (4)	Madison Square Garden 8,469
	7:30	Phoenix	@	Detroit		101-99 DET	Pondexter (25)	Ford (11)	Taurasi (6)	Palace of Auburn Hills 5,239
	8:00	Minnesota	@	San Antonio		84-82 (2OT) SAN	Hammon (29)	Anosike (11)	Hammon (5)	AT&T Center 4,881
	10:00	Connecticut	@	Sacramento		90-70 SAC	Brunson (32)	Brunson (13)	Powell (7)	ARCO Arena 6,015
	10:30	Atlanta	@	Los Angeles		84-79 ATL	Castro Marques (27)	Parker (14)	Lennox (5)	Staples Center 8,756
Wed 2	7:00	Phoenix	@	Indiana	NBA TV FSI	106-90 PHO	Catchings (27)	Catchings (12)	Johnson (6)	Conseco Fieldhouse 7,446
Thu 3	7:00	Seattle	@	Washington		78-67 WAS	Bird, Currie (17)	Langhorne (11)	Bird (6)	Verizon Center 10,648
Fri 4	7:00	New York	@	Connecticut	NBA TV MSG	88-85 (OT) CON	Jēkabsone-Žogota (23)	Moore (8)	Whalen (7)	Mohegan Sun Arena 6,685
	7:30	Indiana	@	Detroit		70-63 (OT) DET	Nolan (22)	Catchings (13)	Nolan (4)	Palace of Auburn Hills 7,230
	8:30	Washington	@	Chicago		92-86 CHI	Ajavon (32)	Dupree, Langhorne (10)	Harding, Perkins (5)	UIC Pavilion 3,241
	10:00	Atlanta	@	Sacramento		98-90 ATL	de Souza (27)	de Souza (13)	McCoughtry (10)	ARCO Arena 6,517
Sat 5	8:00	Los Angeles	@	San Antonio		89-72 SAN	Johnson (27)	Parker (10)	Lawson-Wade (11)	AT&T Center 8,631
	8:00	Seattle	@	Minnesota	NBA TV FSN-N	76-68 MIN	Houston (22)	Little (8)	Houston, Johnson, Wright (4)	Target Center 8,170
	10:00	Atlanta	@	Phoenix		100-82 PHO	de Souza (23)	Bonner, Snow (7)	Lehning (10)	US Airways Center 10,424
Sun 6	4:00	Washington	@	Indiana		72-61 IND	Catchings (20)	Sutton-Brown (11)	Hoffman (4)	Conseco Fieldhouse 9,702
Sun 6	6:00	Chicago	@	Detroit		84-75 DET	Nolan (19)	Ely, Nolan (8)	Braxton, Hornbuckle, Nolan (4)	Palace of Auburn Hills 6,619
Tue 8	7:30	Indiana	@	New York		69-63 IND	Carson, Catchings, Douglas (17)	Catchings (10)	Mitchell (6)	Madison Square Garden 7,583
Tue 8	10:30	San Antonio	@	Los Angeles	NBA TV KMYS	76-68 LAS	Leslie (18)	Parker (13)	Hammon (7)	Staples Center 10,476
Wed 9	8:00	Detroit	@	Minnesota		75-72 MIN	Ford (16)	Ford (12)	Ford, Teasley, Zellous (4)	Target Center 7,423
Thu 10	7:30	New York	@	Detroit	NBA TV MSG	94-87 (OT) DET	Nolan (34)	Braxton, McWilliams (8)	Moore (6)	Palace of Auburn Hills 8,178
	8:00	Indiana	@	Chicago		86-79 CHI	Douglas (25)	Catchings (10)	Canty (6)	UIC Pavilion 2,902
	10:00	San Antonio	@	Sacramento		80-71 SAN	Hammon (27)	Powell (10)	Johnson, Lawson-Wade, Penicheiro (5)	ARCO Arena 7,566
	10:00	Phoenix	@	Seattle		92-84 (OT) PHO	Wright (24)	Burse, Little (9)	Pondexter (8)	KeyArena 9,089
Fri 11	7:00	Connecticut	@	Atlanta		88-64 ATL	McCoughtry (18)	de Souza (14)	Lyttle (5)	Philips Arena 8,644
Fri 11	10:30	Minnesota	@	Los Angeles	NBA TV FSNW	90-61 LAS	Leslie, Thompson (19)	Parker (14)	Quinn (9)	Staples Center 13,764
Sat 12	7:00	Atlanta	@	Washington		82-64 WAS	Harding (25)	McCoughtry (13)	Currie (5)	Verizon Center 11,987
	8:00	Seattle	@	San Antonio		64-55 SEA	S. Johnson (16)	Little, Perperoglou (11)	Darling (5)	AT&T Center 10,153
	8:00	Detroit	@	Chicago		80-69 DET	Dupree (27)	McWilliams (10)	Canty (6)	UIC Pavilion 5,334
Sun 13	3:00	Los Angeles	@	Phoenix	ESPN2 (HD)	81-78 LAS	Parker (24)	Parker (14)	Lennox (6)	US Airways Center 12,968
	3:00	Indiana	@	Connecticut	WCTX	95-85 CON	Gardin (23)	Gardin (8)	Phillips, Wirth (7)	Mohegan Sun Arena 9,047
	4:00	Washington	@	New York	MSG	86-65 NYL	Carson, Currie (17)	Ajavon (9)	Mitchell (6)	Madison Square Garden 15,667
	9:00	Minnesota	@	Sacramento		88-66 SAC	Powell (27)	Paris (14)	Penicheiro (10)	ARCO Arena 10,212

2009 WNBA Postseason

Conference Semifinals (September 16–21)

Date	Time	Matchup			TV	Result	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance
Wed 16	8:00	Atlanta	@	Detroit	ESPN2 (HD)	94-89 DET	Castro Marques, Nolan (25)	Ford (10)	Castro Marques (7)	Palace of Auburn Hills 6,122
Wed 16	10:00	Seattle	@	Los Angeles	ESPN2 (HD)	70-63 LAS	Cash (24)	Leslie, Parker (10)	Bird, Harrower, Wright (5)	Staples Center 7,919
Thu 17	8:00	Indiana	@	Washington	ESPN2 (HD)	88-79 IND	Catchings (26)	Catchings (12)	Melvin (4)	Comcast Center 6,332
Thu 17	10:00	Phoenix	@	San Antonio	ESPN2 (HD)	92-91 SAN	Young (24)	Wauters (11)	V. Johnson (8)	AT&T Center 5,721
Fri 18	7:30	Detroit	@	Atlanta	NBA TV	94-79 DET	Nolan (22)	Braxton, Hornbuckle (8)	Braxton, Nolan (5)	Gwinnett Center 4,780
Fri 18	10:00	Los Angeles	@	Seattle	NBA TV	75-74 SEA	Cash (18)	Leslie (14)	Wright (9)	KeyArena 8,854
Sat 19	7:00	Washington	@	Indiana	NBA TV	81-74 (OT) IND	Catchings (24)	Catchings (16)	Catchings, Douglas, Harding (5)	Conseco Fieldhouse 9,655
Sat 19	10:00	San Antonio	@	Phoenix	NBA TV	106-78 PHO	Taurasi (24)	Bonner (13)	Taurasi (5)	US Airways Center 7,267
Sun 20	5:00	Los Angeles	@	Seattle	ESPN2 (HD)	75-64 LAS	Parker (22)	Cash (10)	Quinn (7)	KeyArena 8,159
Mon 21	10:00	San Antonio	@	Phoenix	ESPN2 (HD)	100-92 PHO	Taurasi (30)	T. Smith, Young (8)	Taurasi (6)	US Airways Center 6,896

Conference Finals (September 23–26)

Date	Time	Matchup			TV	Result	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance
Wed 23	8:00	Indiana	@	Detroit	ESPN2 (HD)	72-56 DET	Zellous (23)	Catchings (11)	Bevilaqua, Douglas, Zellous (5)	Palace of Auburn Hills 7,214
Wed 23	10:00	Phoenix	@	Los Angeles	ESPN2 (HD)	103-94 PHO	Parker, Taurasi (28)	Parker (10)	Taurasi (6)	Pauley Pavilion 6,389
Fri 25	7:00	Detroit	@	Indiana	NBA TV	79-75 IND	Nolan (23)	Ford (13)	Catchings (5)	Conseco Fieldhouse 9,210
Fri 25	10:00	Los Angeles	@	Phoenix	NBA TV	87-76 LAS	Taurasi (25)	Parker (18)	Taylor (5)	US Airways Center 7,628
Sat 26	7:00	Detroit	@	Indiana	NBA TV	72-67 IND	Sutton-Brown (17)	Ford (11)	Catchings (5)	Conseco Fieldhouse 18,165
Sat 26	10:00	Los Angeles	@	Phoenix	NBA TV	85-74	Leslie (22)	Thompson (11)	Taylor (4)	US Airways Center 7,226

WNBA Finals (September 29-October 9)

Date	Time	Matchup			TV	Result	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance
Tue 29	9:00	Indiana	@	Phoenix	ESPN2 (HD)	120-116 (OT) PHO	Douglas (20)	Taurasi (9)	January (7)	US Airways Center 11,617
Thu 1	9:00	Indiana	@	Phoenix	ESPN2 (HD)	93-84 IND	Taurasi (20)	Catchings (9)	Catchings (11)	US Airways Center 16,758
Sun 4	4:00	Phoenix	@	Indiana	ESPN2 (HD)	86-85 IND	Pondexter (23)	Catchings (12)	Pondexter (8)	Conseco Fieldhouse 18,165
Wed 7	7:30	Phoenix	@	Indiana	ESPN2 (HD)	90-77 PHO	Catchings (24)	Catchings (12)	Pondexter (7)	Conseco Fieldhouse 18,165
Fri 9	9:00	Indiana	@	Phoenix	ESPN2 (HD)	94-86 PHO	Taurasi (26)	Catchings (9)	Douglas (9)	US Airways Center 17,313

Playoffs and Finals

Main article: 2009 WNBA Playoffs

2009 WNBA season summary

Season highlights

On June 15, 2009, only three games into the Detroit Shock season, seven-year head coach and general manager Bill Laimbeer announced his resignation. Rick Mahorn was promoted to head coach, and Cheryl Reeve took over GM duties.
On July 5, 2009, reigning MVP Candace Parker returned to the court for the first time since giving birth just 53 days earlier.
On July 12, 2009, Sacramento Monarchs general manager John Whisenant announced that head coach Jenny Boucek would be relieved of her duties after a 3–10 start to the season. Whisenant took over the position while maintaining his GM duties.
On July 31, 2009, New York Liberty general manager Carol Blazejowski announced that Pat Coyle would be fired as the head coach after a 6–11 start to the season. Assistant coach Anne Donovan took over the job on an interim basis.
On August 10, 2009, Los Angeles Sparks center Lisa Leslie recorded her 6,000th career point in her team's win against the Indiana Fever. Leslie was the first player in WNBA history to reach the 6,000 point plateau.
On August 15, 2009, Seattle Storm forward Lauren Jackson recorded her 5,000th career point in her team's loss against the Atlanta Dream. Jackson was the fourth player to reach the 5,000 point plateau; she was, however, the fastest and the youngest to do so.
On August 17, the Chicago Sky announced a change of home venue, effective with the 2010 season. The team would abandon their original home of UIC Pavilion on the campus of the University of Illinois at Chicago and move to Allstate Arena in suburban Rosemont.
The Phoenix Mercury averaged a league-best (and highest in WNBA history) 92.8 points per game. Fixed for a 48-minute game (111.4 points per game), the Mercury's average surpassed the highest scoring team in the WNBA.
The Phoenix Mercury shot 85.5% from the free-throw line. This clip is the best team free-throw percentage in WNBA and NBA history.
On September 25, 2009, NBA legend Larry Bird purchased about 9,000 balcony tickets to the Indiana Fever vs. Detroit Shock game three of the Eastern Conference Finals. The tickets were then distributed at the Fever box office free-of-charge to fans. Bird had the sole intent of filling the arena to support the Fever, who had never advanced to the WNBA Finals. Announced attendance at the game was 18,165 and the Fever beat the Shock.
On September 28, 2009, Phoenix Suns general manager Steve Kerr purchased about 7,000 balcony tickets to the Phoenix Mercury vs. Indiana Fever game one of the 2009 WNBA Finals. The tickets were then distributed at the Mercury box office free-of-charge to fans. Kerr wanted to follow up Bird's similar action stating that he knows how important a large crowd can be in a Finals series.

End-of-season business report

The WNBA's regular season on ESPN2 (13 telecasts) concluded with an average of 269,000 viewers, up 8% vs. 2008 season (248,000 viewers). In addition, regular-season games on ESPN2 saw increases in key demographics, including men 18-34 (+9%), men 18-49 (+14%) and men 23-54 (+23%).^[1]
Ratings and viewership for Game 1 of the WNBA Finals on ESPN2 were up 39 percent (.43 rating vs. .31 rating for Game 1 of the '08 WNBA Finals) and 59 percent respectively (555,000 viewers vs. 348,000 viewers), making Game 1 the most viewed WNBA game on cable since Game 4 of the '07 WNBA Finals (Shock vs. Mercury) on ESPN2 (669,000).^[2]

Retirements

On February 5, 2009, center Lisa Leslie of the Los Angeles Sparks announced that the 2009 season would be her last in the WNBA. Leslie was one of the four remaining players from the WNBA's inaugural season.
On May 15, 2009, forward Yolanda Griffith of the Indiana Fever announced that the 2009 season would be her last in the WNBA. Griffith was injured in the third game of the season but continued to help the Fever as an assistant coach figure.
On May 31, 2009, San Antonio Silver Stars guard Vickie Johnson announced that the 2009 season would be her last in the league. Johnson was one of the four remaining players from the WNBA's inaugural season.
On September 18, 2009, Seattle Storm guard Shannon "Pee Wee" Johnson announced that she would retire at the end of the 2009 season.
On September 24, 2009, forward Erin Perperoglou of the San Antonio Silver Stars announced that she would not return to the WNBA.

Season award winners

Player of the Week award

For games played beginning	Eastern Conference		Western Conference
For games played beginning	Player	Team	Player	Team
June 6, 2009	Candice Dupree	Chicago Sky	Seimone Augustus	Minnesota Lynx
June 15, 2009	Alana Beard	Washington Mystics	Lauren Jackson	Seattle Storm
June 22, 2009	Tamika Catchings	Indiana Fever	Candice Wiggins	Minnesota Lynx
June 29, 2009	Tammy Sutton-Brown	Indiana Fever	Cappie Pondexter	Phoenix Mercury
July 6, 2009	Alana Beard	Washington Mystics	Cappie Pondexter	Phoenix Mercury
July 13, 2009	Shameka Christon	New York Liberty	Cappie Pondexter	Phoenix Mercury
July 20, 2009	Asjha Jones	Connecticut Sun	Sue Bird	Seattle Storm
July 27, 2009	Katie Douglas	Indiana Fever	Becky Hammon	San Antonio Silver Stars
August 3, 2009	Katie Douglas	Indiana Fever	Becky Hammon	San Antonio Silver Stars
August 10, 2009	Sancho Lyttle	Atlanta Dream	Diana Taurasi	Phoenix Mercury
August 17, 2009	Sandrine Gruda	Connecticut Sun	Candace Parker	Los Angeles Sparks
August 24, 2009	Deanna Nolan	Detroit Shock	Sue Bird	Seattle Storm
August 31, 2009	Deanna Nolan	Detroit Shock	Vickie Johnson	San Antonio Silver Stars
September 7, 2009	Deanna Nolan	Detroit Shock	Candace Parker	Los Angeles Sparks

Postseason awards

Award		Winner	Position	Team	Votes/Statistic
Most Valuable Player Award		Diana Taurasi	Guard	Phoenix Mercury	323 out of 966
Finals MVP Award		Diana Taurasi	Guard	Phoenix Mercury	N/A
Rookie of the Year Award		Angel McCoughtry	Forward	Atlanta Dream	30 out of 41
Most Improved Player Award		Crystal Langhorne	Forward	Washington Mystics	19 out of 40
Defensive Player of the Year Award		Tamika Catchings	Forward	Indiana Fever	34 out of 40
Sixth Woman of the Year Award		DeWanna Bonner	Guard	Phoenix Mercury	20 out of 38
Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award		Kara Lawson	Guard	Sacramento Monarchs	8 out of 38
Peak Performer: Points		Diana Taurasi	Guard/Forward	Phoenix Mercury	20.4 PPG
Peak Performer: Rebounds		Candace Parker	Forward	Los Angeles Sparks	9.8 RPG
Peak Performer: Assists		Sue Bird	Guard	Seattle Storm	5.8 APG
Coach of the Year Award		Marynell Meadors	Coach	Atlanta Dream	30 out of 41
Team	Guard	Guard	Forward	Forward	Center
All-WNBA First Team	Becky Hammon	Diana Taurasi	Cappie Pondexter	Tamika Catchings	Lauren Jackson
All-WNBA Second Team	Deanna Nolan	Katie Douglas	Candace Parker	Sophia Young	Lisa Leslie
All-Defensive First Team	Tully Bevilaqua	Tanisha Wright	Tamika Catchings	Nicky Anosike	Lauren Jackson
All-Defensive Second Team	Alana Beard / Deanna Nolan	Angel McCoughtry	Candace Parker	Sancho Lyttle	Lisa Leslie
All-Rookie Team	Renee Montgomery	Shavonte Zellous	Marissa Coleman	Angel McCoughtry	DeWanna Bonner

Coaches

Eastern Conference

Atlanta Dream: Marynell Meadors
Chicago Sky: Steven Key
Connecticut Sun: Mike Thibault
Detroit Shock: Bill Laimbeer and Rick Mahorn
Indiana Fever: Lin Dunn
New York Liberty: Pat Coyle and Anne Donovan
Washington Mystics: Julie Plank

Western Conference

References

External links

WNBA seasons

2009 WNBA season by team

2009 WNBA season by team
Draft Transactions Schedule All-Star Game Playoffs Finals
Eastern	Atlanta Dream Chicago Sky Connecticut Sun Detroit Shock Indiana Fever New York Liberty Washington Mystics
Western	Los Angeles Sparks Minnesota Lynx Phoenix Mercury Sacramento Monarchs San Antonio Silver Stars Seattle Storm
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