2008 Minnesota Lynx season

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The 2008 Minnesota Lynx season was the 10th season for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association, and the second and final season under head coach Don Zierden.

Head coachDon Zierden
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Record16–18 (.471)
Place7th (Western)
Quick facts Minnesota Lynx season, Head coach ...
2008 Minnesota Lynx season
Head coachDon Zierden
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Results
Record16–18 (.471)
Place7th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
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The Lynx finished the season 16–18, which saw them finish in seventh place in the playoff standings an improvement from 10-24 from the previous two seasons, However the Lynx missed the postseason for the fourth consecutive season.

Offseason

Expansion draft

WNBA draft

More information Round, Pick ...
Round Pick Player Nationality School
1 3 Candice Wiggins  United States Stanford
2 16 Nicky Anosike  United States Tennessee
3 30 Charde Houston  United States Connecticut
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Transactions

Trades

March 14, 2008 To Minnesota Lynx
Kristen Rasmussen		 To Connecticut Sun
Tamika Raymond and the right to swap second-round picks in the 2009 WNBA draft.
June 22, 2008[2]
 To Minnesota Lynx
LaToya Thomas		 To Detroit Shock
Eshaya Murphy

Free agents

PlayerSignedFormer team
Anna DeForgeFebruary 19, 2008Indiana Fever
Sharnee' ZollMay 18, 2008Virginia (Undrafted)
PlayerLeftNew team
Amber JacobsMarch 17, 2008Washington Mystics
Sharnee' ZollJune 26, 2008
PlayerRe-signed
Nicole OhldeMarch 3, 2008
Vanessa HaydenApril 18, 2008

Regular season

Season standings

More information Western Conference, W ...
Western Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
San Antonio Silver Stars x2410.706–15–29–810–10
Seattle Storm x2212.6472.016–16–1113–7
Los Angeles Sparks x2014.5884.012–58–912–8
Sacramento Monarchs x1816.5296.05–1213–49–11
Houston Comets o1717.5007.013–44–1310–10
Minnesota Lynx o1618.4718.010–76–118–12
Phoenix Mercury o1618.4718.09–87–108–12
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Season schedule

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Date Opponent Score Leading Scorer Attendance Record
May 18 vs. Detroit 84-70 Charde Houston (21) 9,972 1-0
May 27 @ Houston 98-92 (OT) Seimone Augustus (25) 7,261 2-0
May 29 @ Chicago 75-69 Seimone Augustus (19) 3,014 3-0
May 31 vs. Phoenix 94-83 Seimone Augustus (22) 6,914 4-0
June 3 @ Atlanta 85-81 Candice Wiggins (22) 5,844 5-0
June 6 @ Connecticut 77-78 Seimone Augustus (22) 6,327 5-1
June 8 vs. San Antonio 90-78 Seimone Augustus (18) 5,020 6-1
June 10 vs. Connecticut 66-75 Candice Wiggins (22) 7,186 6-2
June 12 vs. Sacramento 78-82 Seimone Augustus (21) 4,875 6-3
June 14 @ New York 76-77 Candice Wiggins (26) 7,452 6-4
June 20 @ Detroit 93-98 (OT) Seimone Augustus (26) 8,916 6-5
June 21 vs. Houston 65-72 Candice Wiggins (24) 5,865 6-6
June 24 vs. New York 91-69 Seimone Augustus (21) 6,280 7-6
June 26 vs. Sacramento 80-76 Seimone Augustus (23) 5,722 8-6
June 28 @ San Antonio 65-73 Nicky Anosike (16) 7,513 8-7
July 1 vs. Chicago 71-73 Candice Wiggins (17) 4,765 8-8
July 3 @ Los Angeles 88-70 Seimone Augustus (29) 8,587 9-8
July 5 @ Seattle 71-96 Nicky Anosike (15) 7,553 9-9
July 9 vs. Atlanta 67-73 Seimone Augustus (17) 5,893 9-10
July 12 vs. Houston 85-71 Seimone Augustus (27) 6,495 10-10
July 17 @ Houston 88-96 Candice Wiggins (27) 7,261 10-11
July 19 @ San Antonio 87-74 Seimone Augustus (30) 8,614 11-11
July 22 vs. Seattle 73-76 Charde Houston (16) 12,276 11-12
July 24 @ Indiana 84-80 (OT) Seimone Augustus (25) 6,010 12-12
July 25 vs. San Antonio 78-68 Seimone Augustus (20) 7,247 13-12
July 27 vs. Los Angeles 84-92 (OT) Seimone Augustus (29) 9,433 13-13
August 30 vs. Washington 92-78 Candice Wiggins (22) 6,980 14-13
September 1 @ Los Angeles 58-82 Seimone Augustus (13) 9,072 14-14
September 3 @ Phoenix 96-103 Seimone Augustus (27) 7,722 14-15
September 6 @ Seattle 88-96 Seimone Augustus (26) 9,339 14-16
September 7 @ Sacramento 71-78 Charde Houston (19) 7,999 14-17
September 9 vs. Indiana 86-76 Charde Houston (18) 6,706 15-17
September 12 vs. Phoenix 87-96 Lindsey Harding (20) 8,343 15-18
September 14 @ Washington 96-70 Charde Houston (18) 10,438 16-18
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Player stats

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

Regular season

More information Player, GP ...
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Seimone Augustus 313133.6.470.317.8903.92.71.00.419.1
Candice Wiggins 30127.5.403.306.8173.23.01.80.215.7
Nicky Anosike 343427.1.438.000.6996.81.32.21.29.2
Charde Houston 33017.6.492.000.7413.70.80.90.48.8
Anna DeForge 343424.9.391.364.7633.01.70.80.28.5
Lindsey Harding 241124.6.367.080.6942.33.21.10.26.4
Nicole Ohlde 343416.4.453.000.7853.31.30.30.75.8
Vanessa Hayden 30010.1.445.000.6143.50.40.50.55.2
Noelle Quinn 322516.7.398.313.6672.22.50.70.13.6
LaToya Thomas 13011.3.500.714.4441.90.20.20.03.6
Navonda Moore 1607.8.319.333.5560.90.30.30.23.0
Kristen Rasmussen 31012.7.375.348.7392.70.90.40.22.5
Sharnee' Zoll 605.0.250.333.8330.50.50.20.01.7
Eshaya Murphy 202.5.200.000.0001.00.00.00.01.0
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Minnesota Lynx Regular Season Stats

Roster

More information Minnesota Lynx roster, Players ...
2008 Minnesota Lynx roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightFrom
F/C21United StatesAnosike, Nicky6' 4" (1.93m)211 lb (96kg)Tennessee
G33United StatesAugustus, Seimone6' 0" (1.83m)179 lb (81kg)LSU
G30United StatesDeForge, Anna5' 10" (1.78m)160 lb (73kg)Nebraska
G10United StatesHarding, Lindsey5' 8" (1.73m)139 lb (63kg)Duke
C55United StatesHayden-Johnson, Vanessa6' 4" (1.93m)240 lb (109kg)Florida
F20United StatesHouston, Charde6' 1" (1.85m)189 lb (86kg)Connecticut
G34United StatesMoore, Navonda5' 10" (1.78m)145 lb (66kg)Alabama
F/C3United StatesOhlde, Nicole6' 5" (1.96m)190 lb (86kg)Kansas State
G45United StatesQuinn, Noelle6' 0" (1.83m)175 lb (79kg)UCLA
F52United StatesRasmussen, Kristen6' 4" (1.93m)172 lb (78kg)Michigan State
F1ItalyRess, Kathrin6' 4" (1.93m)208 lb (94kg)Boston College
F32United StatesThomas, LaToya6' 2" (1.88m)165 lb (75kg)Mississippi State
G11United StatesWiggins, Candice5' 11" (1.8m)154 lb (70kg)Stanford
Head coach
United States Don Zierden (Mount Senario)
Assistant coaches
United States Ed Prohofsky (Minnesota)
United States Julie Plank (Ohio State)
United States Jennifer Gillom (Mississippi)
Athletic trainer
United States Chuck Barta (UW–La Crosse)
Strength and conditioning coach
United States Tom Conroy
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured
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Awards and honors

  • Seimone Augustus, WNBA Player of the Week (May 26 - June 1)
  • Nicky Anosike, WNBA All-Rookie Team (Center)
  • Candace Wiggins, WNBA All-Rookie Team (Guard)
  • Candice Wiggins, WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year

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