The 2009 WNBA season is the 11th season for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association

Women's National Basketball Association

The Women's National Basketball Association is a women's professional basketball league in the United States. It currently is composed of twelve teams. The league was founded on April 24, 1996 as the women's counterpart to the National Basketball Association...

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Dispersal Draft

Based on the Lynx's 2008 record, they would pick 4th in the Houston Comets

Houston Comets

The Houston Comets were a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas, United States. Formed in 1997, the team was one of the best original eight WNBA teams and won the first four championships of the league's existence. The Comets were the first dynasty of the WNBA and...

 dispersal draft

Dispersal draft

A dispersal draft is a process in professional sports for assigning players to a new team when their current team goes out of business, consolidates with another team, or for some other reason ceases to exist. Since most sports drafts are held in North America, this is where most dispersal drafts...

. The Lynx picked Roneeka Hodges

Roneeka Hodges

Roneeka Hodges is a current WNBA player for the San Antonio Silver Stars. She is the twin sister of former WNBA player Doneeka Hodges....

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WNBA Draft

The following are the Lynx's selections in the 2009 WNBA Draft

2009 WNBA Draft

The 2009 WNBA Draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 9, 2009. The first round was shown on ESPN2 at 3:00pm ET, while the second and third rounds were shown on ESPNU and NBA TV at...

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Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/Team/Country
1	4	Renee Montgomery Renee Montgomery Renee Danielle Montgomery is an American basketball player who won a national championship with the UConn Huskies in 2009. She currently plays for the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA.-High school:...		Connecticut University of Connecticut The admission rate to the University of Connecticut is about 50% and has been steadily decreasing, with about 28,000 prospective students applying for admission to the freshman class in recent years. Approximately 40,000 prospective students tour the main campus in Storrs annually...
1	9 (from L.A. Los Angeles Sparks The Los Angeles Sparks is a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began...  via Wash. Washington Mystics The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'... )	Quanitra Hollingsworth Quanitra Hollingsworth Quanitra Hollingsworth is an American professional basketball player. She currently plays the center position for the New York Liberty in the WNBA.-References:...		Virginia Commonwealth Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Commonwealth University is a public university located in Richmond, Virginia. It comprises two campuses in the Downtown Richmond area, the product of a merger between the Richmond Professional Institute and the Medical College of Virginia in 1968...
2	15 (from Wash. Washington Mystics The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'... )	Rashanda McCants Rashanda McCants Rashanda McCants is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA.Her brother is Rashad McCants of the NBA.-High school:...		North Carolina University of North Carolina Chartered in 1789, the University of North Carolina was one of the first public universities in the United States and the only one to graduate students in the eighteenth century...
3	30	Emily Fox Emily Fox Emily Fox is the previous world record holder at sport stacking. She set the overall world record in the cycle in April of 2002 and the 3-6-3 . However, in 2006, her cycle record was beaten...		Minnesota University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...

Transactions

• July 17: The Lynx signed Tasha Humphrey and waived Christi Thomas.
• June 5: The Lynx waived Tye'sha Fluker, Emily Fox, and Anna DeForge.
• June 3: The Lynx promoted Jennifer Gillom as head coach to replace Don Zierden
• June 1: The Lynx signed Tye'sha Fluker.
• May 30: The Lynx waived Kamersha Hairston and Aisha Mohammed.
• May 11: The Lynx signed Kamesha Hairston and Aisha Mohammed to training camp contracts.
• May 7: The Lynx signed Roneeka Hodges and renounced the rights to Kristi Harrower.
• May 5: The Lynx traded Noelle Quinn to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for Rafaella Masciadri and a first-round 2010 WNBA Draft pick.
• April 22: The Lynx waived Navonda Moore.
• January 30: The Lynx traded Lindsey Harding, their second-round draft picks in 2009 (23rd overall) and 2010 to the Washington Mystics for their first-round (ninth overall) and second round (15th overall) draft picks in the 2009 draft.
• January 30: The Lynx traded Nicole Ohlde to the Phoenix Mercury for Kelly Miller and LaToya Pringle.
• January 30: The Lynx signed-and-traded Vanessa Hayden to the Los Angeles Sparks for Christi Thomas.
• January 9: The Lynx waived Kristen Rasmussen.
• March 14, 2008: The Lynx swapped second-round 2009 Draft picks with the Connecticut Sun as part of the Kristen Rasmussen/Tamika Raymond transaction.

Date	Trade
March 14, 2008	To Minnesota Lynx Minnesota Lynx The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1999 season...	To Connecticut Sun Connecticut Sun The Connecticut Sun is a professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Orlando, Florida before the 1999 season began; the team moved to Connecticut before the 2003 season...
	23rd 2009 Draft pick and Kristen Rasmussen Kristen Rasmussen Kristen Rasmussen is a professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for CSS LMK BC Sepsi of Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania....	17th 2009 Draft pick and Tamika Raymond
January 30, 2009	To Minnesota Lynx Minnesota Lynx The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1999 season...	To Los Angeles Sparks Los Angeles Sparks The Los Angeles Sparks is a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began...
	Christi Thomas Christi Thomas Christi Thomas plays professional basketball in the WNBA. She attended the University of Georgia where she played under coach Andy Landers. She has been a professional since 2004. Christi also played basketball at Buford High School in Buford, Georgia, where she led the Wolves to a State Runner-Up...	Vanessa Hayden Vanessa Hayden Vanessa L'asonya Hayden-Johnson is a former American college and professional basketball player who was a center in the Women's National Basketball Association for five seasons in the 2000s...
January 30, 2009	To Minnesota Lynx Minnesota Lynx The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1999 season...	To Phoenix Mercury Phoenix Mercury The Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises...
	Kelly Miller and LaToya Pringle LaToya Pringle LaToya Pringle is an American professional basketball player. She was recently forward for the Minnesota Lynx of the WNBA.-Personal life:...	Nicole Ohlde Nicole Ohlde Nicole Katherine Ohlde is an American professional basketball player. She recently played for the Tulsa Shock of the Women's National Basketball Association.-College years:...
January 30, 2009	To Minnesota Lynx Minnesota Lynx The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1999 season...	To Washington Mystics Washington Mystics The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'...
	9th and 15th 2009 Draft picks	Lindsey Harding Lindsey Harding Lindsey Marcie Harding is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for the Atlanta Dream. She was born in Mobile, Alabama, but grew up in Houston, Texas.-College career:... , 23rd 2009 Draft pick and the second-round 2010 Draft pick
May 5, 2009	To Minnesota Lynx Minnesota Lynx The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1999 season...	To Los Angeles Sparks Los Angeles Sparks The Los Angeles Sparks is a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began...
	Rafaella Masciadri and a first-round 2010 WNBA Draft pick	Noelle Quinn Noelle Quinn Noelle Quinn is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for the Los Angeles Sparks.-High school:...

Additions

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| Roneeka Hodges

Roneeka Hodges

Roneeka Hodges is a current WNBA player for the San Antonio Silver Stars. She is the twin sister of former WNBA player Doneeka Hodges....

|| December 8, 2008 || Houston Comets

Houston Comets

The Houston Comets were a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas, United States. Formed in 1997, the team was one of the best original eight WNBA teams and won the first four championships of the league's existence. The Comets were the first dynasty of the WNBA and...

|- style="height:40px"
| Kelly Miller|| January 30, 2009 || Phoenix Mercury

Phoenix Mercury

The Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises...

|- style="height:40px"
| LaToya Pringle

LaToya Pringle

LaToya Pringle is an American professional basketball player. She was recently forward for the Minnesota Lynx of the WNBA.-Personal life:...

|| January 30, 2009 || Phoenix Mercury

Phoenix Mercury

The Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises...

|- style="height:40px"
| Rafaella Masciadri|| May 5, 2009 || Los Angeles Sparks

Los Angeles Sparks

The Los Angeles Sparks is a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began...

|- style="height:40px"
| Tasha Humphrey

Tasha Humphrey

Tasha Humphrey is a professional basketball player. She played the center position for the Washington Mystics in the WNBA until being waived 6 July 2009. Her father is former Green Bay Packers player Donnie Humphrey.-College career:Completed her career as Georgia's second all-time scorer and...

|| July 17, 2009 || Washington Mystics

Washington Mystics

The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'...

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Subtractions

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| Kristen Rasmussen

Kristen Rasmussen

Kristen Rasmussen is a professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for CSS LMK BC Sepsi of Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania....

|| January 9, 2009 || Detroit Shock

Detroit Shock

The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion...

|- style="height:40px"
| Vanessa Hayden

Vanessa Hayden

Vanessa L'asonya Hayden-Johnson is a former American college and professional basketball player who was a center in the Women's National Basketball Association for five seasons in the 2000s...

|| January 30, 2009 || Los Angeles Sparks

Los Angeles Sparks

The Los Angeles Sparks is a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began...

|- style="height:40px"
| Nicole Ohlde

Nicole Ohlde

Nicole Katherine Ohlde is an American professional basketball player. She recently played for the Tulsa Shock of the Women's National Basketball Association.-College years:...

|| January 30, 2009 || Phoenix Mercury

Phoenix Mercury

The Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises...

|- style="height:40px"
| Lindsey Harding

Lindsey Harding

Lindsey Marcie Harding is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for the Atlanta Dream. She was born in Mobile, Alabama, but grew up in Houston, Texas.-College career:...

|| January 30, 2009 || Washington Mystics

Washington Mystics

The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'...

|- style="height:40px"
| Navonda Moore

Navonda Moore

Navonda Moore was a professional basketball player in the WNBA, previously playing for the Minnesota Lynx.Moore attended college at Alabama and graduated in 2007. Following her collegiate career with Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball, she joined the Lynx as a free agent.As an undrafted...

|| April 22, 2009 || free agent

Free agent

In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....

|- style="height:40px"
| Noelle Quinn

Noelle Quinn

Noelle Quinn is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for the Los Angeles Sparks.-High school:...

|| May 5, 2009 || Los Angeles Sparks

Los Angeles Sparks

The Los Angeles Sparks is a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began...

|- style="height:40px"
| Emily Fox

Emily Fox

Emily Fox is the previous world record holder at sport stacking. She set the overall world record in the cycle in April of 2002 and the 3-6-3 . However, in 2006, her cycle record was beaten...

|| June 5, 2009 || free agent

Free agent

In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....

|- style="height:40px"
| Anna DeForge

Anna DeForge

Anna Louise DeForge is an American professional basketball player who most recently played for the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA. She is the first player from the University of Nebraska to ever play in the WNBA. After finding little success and playing time for several WNBA teams, she finally earned...

|| June 5, 2009 || free agent

Free agent

In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....

|- style="height:40px"
| LaToya Thomas

LaToya Thomas

LaToya Monique Thomas is a professional basketball player.-College years:Thomas was a standout four-year starter at Mississippi State University....

|| 2009 || free agent

Free agent

In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....

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Roster

Preseason

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The 2009 WNBA season is the 11th season for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association

Women's National Basketball Association

The Women's National Basketball Association is a women's professional basketball league in the United States. It currently is composed of twelve teams. The league was founded on April 24, 1996 as the women's counterpart to the National Basketball Association...

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Dispersal Draft

Based on the Lynx's 2008 record, they would pick 4th in the Houston Comets

Houston Comets

The Houston Comets were a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas, United States. Formed in 1997, the team was one of the best original eight WNBA teams and won the first four championships of the league's existence. The Comets were the first dynasty of the WNBA and...

 dispersal draft

Dispersal draft

A dispersal draft is a process in professional sports for assigning players to a new team when their current team goes out of business, consolidates with another team, or for some other reason ceases to exist. Since most sports drafts are held in North America, this is where most dispersal drafts...

. The Lynx picked Roneeka Hodges

Roneeka Hodges

Roneeka Hodges is a current WNBA player for the San Antonio Silver Stars. She is the twin sister of former WNBA player Doneeka Hodges....

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WNBA Draft

The following are the Lynx's selections in the 2009 WNBA Draft

2009 WNBA Draft

The 2009 WNBA Draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 9, 2009. The first round was shown on ESPN2 at 3:00pm ET, while the second and third rounds were shown on ESPNU and NBA TV at...

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| Renee Montgomery

Renee Montgomery

Renee Danielle Montgomery is an American basketball player who won a national championship with the UConn Huskies in 2009. She currently plays for the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA.-High school:...

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| Connecticut

University of Connecticut

The admission rate to the University of Connecticut is about 50% and has been steadily decreasing, with about 28,000 prospective students applying for admission to the freshman class in recent years. Approximately 40,000 prospective students tour the main campus in Storrs annually...

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| 1
| 9 (from L.A.

Los Angeles Sparks

The Los Angeles Sparks is a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began...

 via Wash.

Washington Mystics

The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'...

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| Quanitra Hollingsworth

Quanitra Hollingsworth

Quanitra Hollingsworth is an American professional basketball player. She currently plays the center position for the New York Liberty in the WNBA.-References:...

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| Virginia Commonwealth

Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia Commonwealth University is a public university located in Richmond, Virginia. It comprises two campuses in the Downtown Richmond area, the product of a merger between the Richmond Professional Institute and the Medical College of Virginia in 1968...

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| 2
| 15 (from Wash.

Washington Mystics

The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'...

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| Rashanda McCants

Rashanda McCants

Rashanda McCants is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA.Her brother is Rashad McCants of the NBA.-High school:...

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| North Carolina

University of North Carolina

Chartered in 1789, the University of North Carolina was one of the first public universities in the United States and the only one to graduate students in the eighteenth century...

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| 3
| 30
| Emily Fox

Emily Fox

Emily Fox is the previous world record holder at sport stacking. She set the overall world record in the cycle in April of 2002 and the 3-6-3 . However, in 2006, her cycle record was beaten...

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| Minnesota

University of Minnesota

The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...

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Transactions

• July 17: The Lynx signed Tasha Humphrey and waived Christi Thomas.
• June 5: The Lynx waived Tye'sha Fluker, Emily Fox, and Anna DeForge.
• June 3: The Lynx promoted Jennifer Gillom as head coach to replace Don Zierden
• June 1: The Lynx signed Tye'sha Fluker.
• May 30: The Lynx waived Kamersha Hairston and Aisha Mohammed.
• May 11: The Lynx signed Kamesha Hairston and Aisha Mohammed to training camp contracts.
• May 7: The Lynx signed Roneeka Hodges and renounced the rights to Kristi Harrower.
• May 5: The Lynx traded Noelle Quinn to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for Rafaella Masciadri and a first-round 2010 WNBA Draft pick.
• April 22: The Lynx waived Navonda Moore.
• January 30: The Lynx traded Lindsey Harding, their second-round draft picks in 2009 (23rd overall) and 2010 to the Washington Mystics for their first-round (ninth overall) and second round (15th overall) draft picks in the 2009 draft.
• January 30: The Lynx traded Nicole Ohlde to the Phoenix Mercury for Kelly Miller and LaToya Pringle.
• January 30: The Lynx signed-and-traded Vanessa Hayden to the Los Angeles Sparks for Christi Thomas.
• January 9: The Lynx waived Kristen Rasmussen.
• March 14, 2008: The Lynx swapped second-round 2009 Draft picks with the Connecticut Sun as part of the Kristen Rasmussen/Tamika Raymond transaction.

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! style="background:#054EA4;color:#D3D3D3;" colspan=2|Trade
|-
| rowspan=2|March 14, 2008
| width=400|To Minnesota Lynx

Minnesota Lynx

The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1999 season...

| width=400|To Connecticut Sun

Connecticut Sun

The Connecticut Sun is a professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Orlando, Florida before the 1999 season began; the team moved to Connecticut before the 2003 season...

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| 23rd 2009 Draft pick and Kristen Rasmussen

Kristen Rasmussen

Kristen Rasmussen is a professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for CSS LMK BC Sepsi of Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania....

| 17th 2009 Draft pick and Tamika Raymond
|-
| rowspan=2|January 30, 2009
| width=400|To Minnesota Lynx

Minnesota Lynx

The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1999 season...

| width=400|To Los Angeles Sparks

Los Angeles Sparks

The Los Angeles Sparks is a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began...

|-
| Christi Thomas

Christi Thomas

Christi Thomas plays professional basketball in the WNBA. She attended the University of Georgia where she played under coach Andy Landers. She has been a professional since 2004. Christi also played basketball at Buford High School in Buford, Georgia, where she led the Wolves to a State Runner-Up...

| Vanessa Hayden

Vanessa Hayden

Vanessa L'asonya Hayden-Johnson is a former American college and professional basketball player who was a center in the Women's National Basketball Association for five seasons in the 2000s...

|-
| rowspan=2|January 30, 2009
| width=400|To Minnesota Lynx

Minnesota Lynx

The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1999 season...

| width=400|To Phoenix Mercury

Phoenix Mercury

The Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises...

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| Kelly Miller and LaToya Pringle

LaToya Pringle

LaToya Pringle is an American professional basketball player. She was recently forward for the Minnesota Lynx of the WNBA.-Personal life:...

| Nicole Ohlde

Nicole Ohlde

Nicole Katherine Ohlde is an American professional basketball player. She recently played for the Tulsa Shock of the Women's National Basketball Association.-College years:...

|-
| rowspan=2|January 30, 2009
| width=400|To Minnesota Lynx

Minnesota Lynx

The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1999 season...

| width=400|To Washington Mystics

Washington Mystics

The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'...

|-
| 9th and 15th 2009 Draft picks
| Lindsey Harding

Lindsey Harding

Lindsey Marcie Harding is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for the Atlanta Dream. She was born in Mobile, Alabama, but grew up in Houston, Texas.-College career:...

, 23rd 2009 Draft pick and the second-round 2010 Draft pick
|-
| rowspan=2|May 5, 2009
| width=400|To Minnesota Lynx

Minnesota Lynx

The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1999 season...

| width=400|To Los Angeles Sparks

Los Angeles Sparks

The Los Angeles Sparks is a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began...

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| Rafaella Masciadri and a first-round 2010 WNBA Draft pick
| Noelle Quinn

Noelle Quinn

Noelle Quinn is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for the Los Angeles Sparks.-High school:...

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Additions

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| Roneeka Hodges

Roneeka Hodges

Roneeka Hodges is a current WNBA player for the San Antonio Silver Stars. She is the twin sister of former WNBA player Doneeka Hodges....

|| December 8, 2008 || Houston Comets

Houston Comets

The Houston Comets were a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas, United States. Formed in 1997, the team was one of the best original eight WNBA teams and won the first four championships of the league's existence. The Comets were the first dynasty of the WNBA and...

|- style="height:40px"
| Kelly Miller|| January 30, 2009 || Phoenix Mercury

Phoenix Mercury

The Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises...

|- style="height:40px"
| LaToya Pringle

LaToya Pringle

LaToya Pringle is an American professional basketball player. She was recently forward for the Minnesota Lynx of the WNBA.-Personal life:...

|| January 30, 2009 || Phoenix Mercury

Phoenix Mercury

The Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises...

|- style="height:40px"
| Rafaella Masciadri|| May 5, 2009 || Los Angeles Sparks

Los Angeles Sparks

The Los Angeles Sparks is a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began...

|- style="height:40px"
| Tasha Humphrey

Tasha Humphrey

Tasha Humphrey is a professional basketball player. She played the center position for the Washington Mystics in the WNBA until being waived 6 July 2009. Her father is former Green Bay Packers player Donnie Humphrey.-College career:Completed her career as Georgia's second all-time scorer and...

|| July 17, 2009 || Washington Mystics

Washington Mystics

The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'...

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Subtractions

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|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| style="background:#054EA4;color:#D3D3D3; width:140px"|Player
| style="background:#054EA4;color:#D3D3D3; width:100px"|Left
| style="background:#054EA4;color:#D3D3D3; width:210px"|New team
|- style="height:40px"
| Kristen Rasmussen

Kristen Rasmussen

Kristen Rasmussen is a professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for CSS LMK BC Sepsi of Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania....

|| January 9, 2009 || Detroit Shock

Detroit Shock

The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion...

|- style="height:40px"
| Vanessa Hayden

Vanessa Hayden

Vanessa L'asonya Hayden-Johnson is a former American college and professional basketball player who was a center in the Women's National Basketball Association for five seasons in the 2000s...

|| January 30, 2009 || Los Angeles Sparks

Los Angeles Sparks

The Los Angeles Sparks is a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began...

|- style="height:40px"
| Nicole Ohlde

Nicole Ohlde

Nicole Katherine Ohlde is an American professional basketball player. She recently played for the Tulsa Shock of the Women's National Basketball Association.-College years:...

|| January 30, 2009 || Phoenix Mercury

Phoenix Mercury

The Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises...

|- style="height:40px"
| Lindsey Harding

Lindsey Harding

Lindsey Marcie Harding is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for the Atlanta Dream. She was born in Mobile, Alabama, but grew up in Houston, Texas.-College career:...

|| January 30, 2009 || Washington Mystics

Washington Mystics

The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'...

|- style="height:40px"
| Navonda Moore

Navonda Moore

Navonda Moore was a professional basketball player in the WNBA, previously playing for the Minnesota Lynx.Moore attended college at Alabama and graduated in 2007. Following her collegiate career with Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball, she joined the Lynx as a free agent.As an undrafted...

|| April 22, 2009 || free agent

Free agent

In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....

|- style="height:40px"
| Noelle Quinn

Noelle Quinn

Noelle Quinn is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for the Los Angeles Sparks.-High school:...

|| May 5, 2009 || Los Angeles Sparks

Los Angeles Sparks

The Los Angeles Sparks is a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began...

|- style="height:40px"
| Emily Fox

Emily Fox

Emily Fox is the previous world record holder at sport stacking. She set the overall world record in the cycle in April of 2002 and the 3-6-3 . However, in 2006, her cycle record was beaten...

|| June 5, 2009 || free agent

Free agent

In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....

|- style="height:40px"
| Anna DeForge

Anna DeForge

Anna Louise DeForge is an American professional basketball player who most recently played for the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA. She is the first player from the University of Nebraska to ever play in the WNBA. After finding little success and playing time for several WNBA teams, she finally earned...

|| June 5, 2009 || free agent

Free agent

In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....

|- style="height:40px"
| LaToya Thomas

LaToya Thomas

LaToya Monique Thomas is a professional basketball player.-College years:Thomas was a standout four-year starter at Mississippi State University....

|| 2009 || free agent

Free agent

In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....

|}

Roster

Preseason

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|-
! colspan=2 style="background:#054EA4; color:#D3D3D3" | 2009 Game Log: Preseason
|- valign="top"
|
The 2009 WNBA season is the 11th season for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association

Women's National Basketball Association

The Women's National Basketball Association is a women's professional basketball league in the United States. It currently is composed of twelve teams. The league was founded on April 24, 1996 as the women's counterpart to the National Basketball Association...

.

Dispersal Draft

Based on the Lynx's 2008 record, they would pick 4th in the Houston Comets

Houston Comets

The Houston Comets were a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas, United States. Formed in 1997, the team was one of the best original eight WNBA teams and won the first four championships of the league's existence. The Comets were the first dynasty of the WNBA and...

 dispersal draft

Dispersal draft

A dispersal draft is a process in professional sports for assigning players to a new team when their current team goes out of business, consolidates with another team, or for some other reason ceases to exist. Since most sports drafts are held in North America, this is where most dispersal drafts...

. The Lynx picked Roneeka Hodges

Roneeka Hodges

Roneeka Hodges is a current WNBA player for the San Antonio Silver Stars. She is the twin sister of former WNBA player Doneeka Hodges....

.

WNBA Draft

The following are the Lynx's selections in the 2009 WNBA Draft

2009 WNBA Draft

The 2009 WNBA Draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 9, 2009. The first round was shown on ESPN2 at 3:00pm ET, while the second and third rounds were shown on ESPNU and NBA TV at...

.
{| class="navbox wikitable"
! style="background:#054EA4; color:#D3D3D3;" width="2%"| Round
! style="background:#054EA4; color:#D3D3D3;" width="5%"| Pick
! style="background:#054EA4; color:#D3D3D3;" width="10%"| Player
! style="background:#054EA4; color:#D3D3D3;" width="10%"| Nationality
! style="background:#054EA4; color:#D3D3D3;" width="10%"| School/Team/Country
|-
| 1
| 4
| Renee Montgomery

Renee Montgomery

Renee Danielle Montgomery is an American basketball player who won a national championship with the UConn Huskies in 2009. She currently plays for the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA.-High school:...

|
| Connecticut

University of Connecticut

The admission rate to the University of Connecticut is about 50% and has been steadily decreasing, with about 28,000 prospective students applying for admission to the freshman class in recent years. Approximately 40,000 prospective students tour the main campus in Storrs annually...

|-
| 1
| 9 (from L.A.

Los Angeles Sparks

The Los Angeles Sparks is a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began...

 via Wash.

Washington Mystics

The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'...

)
| Quanitra Hollingsworth

Quanitra Hollingsworth

Quanitra Hollingsworth is an American professional basketball player. She currently plays the center position for the New York Liberty in the WNBA.-References:...

|
| Virginia Commonwealth

Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia Commonwealth University is a public university located in Richmond, Virginia. It comprises two campuses in the Downtown Richmond area, the product of a merger between the Richmond Professional Institute and the Medical College of Virginia in 1968...

|-
| 2
| 15 (from Wash.

Washington Mystics

The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'...

)
| Rashanda McCants

Rashanda McCants

Rashanda McCants is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA.Her brother is Rashad McCants of the NBA.-High school:...

|
| North Carolina

University of North Carolina

Chartered in 1789, the University of North Carolina was one of the first public universities in the United States and the only one to graduate students in the eighteenth century...

|-
| 3
| 30
| Emily Fox

Emily Fox

Emily Fox is the previous world record holder at sport stacking. She set the overall world record in the cycle in April of 2002 and the 3-6-3 . However, in 2006, her cycle record was beaten...

|
| Minnesota

University of Minnesota

The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...

|-
|}

Transactions

• July 17: The Lynx signed Tasha Humphrey and waived Christi Thomas.
• June 5: The Lynx waived Tye'sha Fluker, Emily Fox, and Anna DeForge.
• June 3: The Lynx promoted Jennifer Gillom as head coach to replace Don Zierden
• June 1: The Lynx signed Tye'sha Fluker.
• May 30: The Lynx waived Kamersha Hairston and Aisha Mohammed.
• May 11: The Lynx signed Kamesha Hairston and Aisha Mohammed to training camp contracts.
• May 7: The Lynx signed Roneeka Hodges and renounced the rights to Kristi Harrower.
• May 5: The Lynx traded Noelle Quinn to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for Rafaella Masciadri and a first-round 2010 WNBA Draft pick.
• April 22: The Lynx waived Navonda Moore.
• January 30: The Lynx traded Lindsey Harding, their second-round draft picks in 2009 (23rd overall) and 2010 to the Washington Mystics for their first-round (ninth overall) and second round (15th overall) draft picks in the 2009 draft.
• January 30: The Lynx traded Nicole Ohlde to the Phoenix Mercury for Kelly Miller and LaToya Pringle.
• January 30: The Lynx signed-and-traded Vanessa Hayden to the Los Angeles Sparks for Christi Thomas.
• January 9: The Lynx waived Kristen Rasmussen.
• March 14, 2008: The Lynx swapped second-round 2009 Draft picks with the Connecticut Sun as part of the Kristen Rasmussen/Tamika Raymond transaction.

{| class="navbox wikitable" style="width:80%"
! style="background:#054EA4;color:#D3D3D3; width=200"|Date
! style="background:#054EA4;color:#D3D3D3;" colspan=2|Trade
|-
| rowspan=2|March 14, 2008
| width=400|To Minnesota Lynx

Minnesota Lynx

The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1999 season...

| width=400|To Connecticut Sun

Connecticut Sun

The Connecticut Sun is a professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Orlando, Florida before the 1999 season began; the team moved to Connecticut before the 2003 season...

|-
| 23rd 2009 Draft pick and Kristen Rasmussen

Kristen Rasmussen

Kristen Rasmussen is a professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for CSS LMK BC Sepsi of Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania....

| 17th 2009 Draft pick and Tamika Raymond
|-
| rowspan=2|January 30, 2009
| width=400|To Minnesota Lynx

Minnesota Lynx

The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1999 season...

| width=400|To Los Angeles Sparks

Los Angeles Sparks

The Los Angeles Sparks is a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began...

|-
| Christi Thomas

Christi Thomas

Christi Thomas plays professional basketball in the WNBA. She attended the University of Georgia where she played under coach Andy Landers. She has been a professional since 2004. Christi also played basketball at Buford High School in Buford, Georgia, where she led the Wolves to a State Runner-Up...

| Vanessa Hayden

Vanessa Hayden

Vanessa L'asonya Hayden-Johnson is a former American college and professional basketball player who was a center in the Women's National Basketball Association for five seasons in the 2000s...

|-
| rowspan=2|January 30, 2009
| width=400|To Minnesota Lynx

Minnesota Lynx

The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1999 season...

| width=400|To Phoenix Mercury

Phoenix Mercury

The Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises...

|-
| Kelly Miller and LaToya Pringle

LaToya Pringle

LaToya Pringle is an American professional basketball player. She was recently forward for the Minnesota Lynx of the WNBA.-Personal life:...

| Nicole Ohlde

Nicole Ohlde

Nicole Katherine Ohlde is an American professional basketball player. She recently played for the Tulsa Shock of the Women's National Basketball Association.-College years:...

|-
| rowspan=2|January 30, 2009
| width=400|To Minnesota Lynx

Minnesota Lynx

The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1999 season...

| width=400|To Washington Mystics

Washington Mystics

The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'...

|-
| 9th and 15th 2009 Draft picks
| Lindsey Harding

Lindsey Harding

Lindsey Marcie Harding is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for the Atlanta Dream. She was born in Mobile, Alabama, but grew up in Houston, Texas.-College career:...

, 23rd 2009 Draft pick and the second-round 2010 Draft pick
|-
| rowspan=2|May 5, 2009
| width=400|To Minnesota Lynx

Minnesota Lynx

The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1999 season...

| width=400|To Los Angeles Sparks

Los Angeles Sparks

The Los Angeles Sparks is a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began...

|-
| Rafaella Masciadri and a first-round 2010 WNBA Draft pick
| Noelle Quinn

Noelle Quinn

Noelle Quinn is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for the Los Angeles Sparks.-High school:...

|}

Additions

{| cellspacing="0"
| valign="top" |
{|class="navbox wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| style="background:#054EA4;color:#D3D3D3; width:140px"|Player
| style="background:#054EA4;color:#D3D3D3; width:100px"|Signed
| style="background:#054EA4;color:#D3D3D3; width:210px"|Former team
|- style="height:40px"
| Roneeka Hodges

Roneeka Hodges

Roneeka Hodges is a current WNBA player for the San Antonio Silver Stars. She is the twin sister of former WNBA player Doneeka Hodges....

|| December 8, 2008 || Houston Comets

Houston Comets

The Houston Comets were a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas, United States. Formed in 1997, the team was one of the best original eight WNBA teams and won the first four championships of the league's existence. The Comets were the first dynasty of the WNBA and...

|- style="height:40px"
| Kelly Miller|| January 30, 2009 || Phoenix Mercury

Phoenix Mercury

The Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises...

|- style="height:40px"
| LaToya Pringle

LaToya Pringle

LaToya Pringle is an American professional basketball player. She was recently forward for the Minnesota Lynx of the WNBA.-Personal life:...

|| January 30, 2009 || Phoenix Mercury

Phoenix Mercury

The Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises...

|- style="height:40px"
| Rafaella Masciadri|| May 5, 2009 || Los Angeles Sparks

Los Angeles Sparks

The Los Angeles Sparks is a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began...

|- style="height:40px"
| Tasha Humphrey

Tasha Humphrey

Tasha Humphrey is a professional basketball player. She played the center position for the Washington Mystics in the WNBA until being waived 6 July 2009. Her father is former Green Bay Packers player Donnie Humphrey.-College career:Completed her career as Georgia's second all-time scorer and...

|| July 17, 2009 || Washington Mystics

Washington Mystics

The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'...

|}

Subtractions

{|class="navbox wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| style="background:#054EA4;color:#D3D3D3; width:140px"|Player
| style="background:#054EA4;color:#D3D3D3; width:100px"|Left
| style="background:#054EA4;color:#D3D3D3; width:210px"|New team
|- style="height:40px"
| Kristen Rasmussen

Kristen Rasmussen

Kristen Rasmussen is a professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for CSS LMK BC Sepsi of Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania....

|| January 9, 2009 || Detroit Shock

Detroit Shock

The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion...

|- style="height:40px"
| Vanessa Hayden

Vanessa Hayden

Vanessa L'asonya Hayden-Johnson is a former American college and professional basketball player who was a center in the Women's National Basketball Association for five seasons in the 2000s...

|| January 30, 2009 || Los Angeles Sparks

Los Angeles Sparks

The Los Angeles Sparks is a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began...

|- style="height:40px"
| Nicole Ohlde

Nicole Ohlde

Nicole Katherine Ohlde is an American professional basketball player. She recently played for the Tulsa Shock of the Women's National Basketball Association.-College years:...

|| January 30, 2009 || Phoenix Mercury

Phoenix Mercury

The Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises...

|- style="height:40px"
| Lindsey Harding

Lindsey Harding

Lindsey Marcie Harding is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for the Atlanta Dream. She was born in Mobile, Alabama, but grew up in Houston, Texas.-College career:...

|| January 30, 2009 || Washington Mystics

Washington Mystics

The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'...

|- style="height:40px"
| Navonda Moore

Navonda Moore

Navonda Moore was a professional basketball player in the WNBA, previously playing for the Minnesota Lynx.Moore attended college at Alabama and graduated in 2007. Following her collegiate career with Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball, she joined the Lynx as a free agent.As an undrafted...

|| April 22, 2009 || free agent

Free agent

In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....

|- style="height:40px"
| Noelle Quinn

Noelle Quinn

Noelle Quinn is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for the Los Angeles Sparks.-High school:...

|| May 5, 2009 || Los Angeles Sparks

Los Angeles Sparks

The Los Angeles Sparks is a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began...

|- style="height:40px"
| Emily Fox

Emily Fox

Emily Fox is the previous world record holder at sport stacking. She set the overall world record in the cycle in April of 2002 and the 3-6-3 . However, in 2006, her cycle record was beaten...

|| June 5, 2009 || free agent

Free agent

In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....

|- style="height:40px"
| Anna DeForge

Anna DeForge

Anna Louise DeForge is an American professional basketball player who most recently played for the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA. She is the first player from the University of Nebraska to ever play in the WNBA. After finding little success and playing time for several WNBA teams, she finally earned...

|| June 5, 2009 || free agent

Free agent

In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....

|- style="height:40px"
| LaToya Thomas

LaToya Thomas

LaToya Monique Thomas is a professional basketball player.-College years:Thomas was a standout four-year starter at Mississippi State University....

|| 2009 || free agent

Free agent

In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....

|}

Roster

Preseason

{| class="toccolours" width=90% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan=2 style="background:#054EA4; color:#D3D3D3" | 2009 Game Log: Preseason
|- valign="top"
|