2009 Detroit Shock season

2009 Detroit Shock season
Head Coach Bill Laimbeer (1-3)
Rick Mahorn (17-13)
Arena Palace of Auburn Hills
Attendance 8,011 per game
Results
Record 1816
(.529)
Place 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff Finish Lost Conference Finals
Team Leaders
Points Nolan (16.9)
Rebounds Ford (7.4)
Assists Nolan (3.5)
Detroit Shock seasons
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The 2009 WNBA season is the 12th for the Detroit Shock of the Women's National Basketball Association in the United States. The Shock attempted to win the WNBA Finals, tying the record for most championships with the Houston Comets (4), but failed in the conference finals. On June 15, 2009, head coach Bill Laimbeer resigned as head coach of the Detroit Shock, due to family reasons and the desire to become an NBA head coach.[1] Though he was unable to secure an NBA head coaching position, ESPN reported on August 30 that Laimbeer was offered, and accepted, an assistant coach position with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Despite the early struggles, the 2008 champion Detroit Shock reached the playoffs for the seventh straight year. It would be the final year in Detroit, as the Shock were purchased by Tulsa Hoops, and new ownership moved the team to Tulsa for 2010.

Offseason

Dispersal Draft

Based on the Shock's 2008 record, they could have picked 11th in the Houston Comets dispersal draft. The Shock waived their pick.

WNBA Draft

The following are the Shock's selections in the 2009 WNBA Draft.

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Transactions

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Free agents

Additions

Subtractions

Roster

Detroit Shock roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From
C 45 United States Braxton, Kara 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Georgia
PF 35 United States Ford, Cheryl 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Louisiana Tech
SG 22 United States Hornbuckle, Alexis 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Tennessee
F 42 United States Kelly, Crystal 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Western Kentucky
C 44 United States McWilliams, Taj 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 184 lb (83 kg) St. Edward's University
SG 14 United States Nolan, Deanna 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 147 lb (67 kg) Georgia
SF 23 United States Pierson, Plenette  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Texas Tech
C 24 United States Sanni, Olayinka 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) West Virginia
G/F 30 United States Smith, Katie 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Ohio State
G 6 United States Teasley, Nikki 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 169 lb (77 kg) North Carolina
G 1 United States Zellous, Shavonte 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Pittsburgh
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Athletic trainer
Strength and conditioning coach

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

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

Schedule

Preseason

2009 Game Log: Preseason

Regular season

2009 Game Log: Regular Season
Watch all games live on WNBA LiveAccess

Postseason

2009 Game Log: Postseason

Regular Season Statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage  TO  Turnovers per game
 PF  Fouls per game Team leader

Player Statistics

Team Statistics

Awards and honors

References

  1. "Laimbeer resigns as Shock coach". ESPN. 2009-06-15. Archived from the original on 21 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
  2. "WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Draft Board". Archived from the original on 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
  3. "Laimbeer resigns as Shock coach". ESPN. 2009-06-15. Archived from the original on 21 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
  4. WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Transactions

External links

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