2008 Minnesota Lynx season

2023–24 [[Minnesota Lynx]] season
Head coach	Don Zierden
Arena	Target Center
Results
Record	6–4 (.600)
Place	Division: No Divisions in WNBA Conference: T 2nd
Playoff finish	TBD

The 2008 WNBA season will be the 10th season for the Minnesota Lynx. The Lynx will attempt to return to the postseason for the first time since 2004.

Offseason

The following player was selected in the Expansion Draft:

• Kristen Mann Minnesota Lynx

WNBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	3	Candice Wiggins	Guard	United States	Stanford
2	16	Nicky Anosike	Center	United States	Tennessee
3	30	Charde Houston	Forward	United States	Connecticut

Transactions

• April 21 The Lynx signed Alvine Mendeng and Brittany Vaughn to training camp contracts.
• April 18 The Lynx re-signed free agent Vanessa Hayden-Johnson.
• April 16 The Lynx re-signed Navonda Moore and signed Marita Payne to a training camp contract.
• March 28 The Lynx signed Chloe Kerr.
• March 27 The Lynx signed free agent Tamara Bowie.
• March 24 The Lynx signed Megan Vogel and Monique Martin to training camp contracts.
• March 14 The Connecticut Sun traded Kristen Rasmussen to the Lynx for Tamika Raymond and the right to swap second-round picks in the 2009 draft.
• March 14 The Lynx signed Ashley Awkward to a training camp contract.
• March 6 The Lynx signed Caroline Williams to a training camp contract.
• March 3 The Lynx re-signed free agent Nicole Ohlde.
• February 19 The Lynx signed free agent Anna DeForge.

Preseason

Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
May 1	vs. Connecticut	68-57	Win	1-0
May 7	@ Indiana	78-64	Win	2-0
May 11	vs. Los Angeles	105-106 (2OT)	Loss	2-1

Regular season

Season standings

Western Conference	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Conf.
San Antonio Silver Stars x	24	10	.706	–	15–2	9–8	10–10
Seattle Storm x	22	12	.647	2.0	16–1	6–11	13–7
Los Angeles Sparks x	20	14	.588	4.0	12–5	8–9	12–8
Sacramento Monarchs x	18	16	.529	6.0	5–12	13–4	9–11
Houston Comets o	17	17	.500	7.0	13–4	4–13	10–10
Minnesota Lynx o	16	18	.471	8.0	10–7	6–11	8–12
Phoenix Mercury o	16	18	.471	8.0	9–8	7–10	8–12

Season Schedule

Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
May 18	vs. Detroit	84-70	Win	1-0
May 27	@ Houston	98-92 (OT)	Win	2-0
May 29	@ Chicago	75-69	Win	3-0
May 31	vs. Phoenix	94-83	Win	4-0
June 3	@ Atlanta	85-81	Win	5-0
June 6	@ Connecticut	77-78	Loss	5-1
June 8	vs. San Antonio	90-78	Win	6-1
June 10	vs. Connecticut	66-75	Loss	6-2
June 12	vs. Sacramento	78-82	Loss	6-3
June 14	@ New York	76-77	Loss	6-4
June 20	@ Detroit	TBD	TBD	TBD
June 21	vs. Houston	TBD	TBD	TBD
June 24	vs. New York	TBD	TBD	TBD
June 26	vs. Sacramento	TBD	TBD	TBD
June 28	@ San Antonio	TBD	TBD	TBD
July 1	vs. Chicago	TBD	TBD	TBD
July 3	@ Los Angeles	TBD	TBD	TBD
July 5	@ Seattle	TBD	TBD	TBD
July 9	vs. Atlanta	TBD	TBD	TBD
July 12	vs. Houston	TBD	TBD	TBD
July 17	@ Houston	TBD	TBD	TBD
July 19	@ San Antonio	TBD	TBD	TBD
July 22	vs. Seattle	TBD	TBD	TBD
July 24	@ Indiana	TBD	TBD	TBD
July 25	vs. San Antonio	TBD	TBD	TBD
July 27	vs. Los Angeles	TBD	TBD	TBD
August 30	vs. Washington	TBD	TBD	TBD
September 1	@ Los Angeles	TBD	TBD	TBD
September 3	@ Phoenix	TBD	TBD	TBD
September 6	@ Seattle	TBD	TBD	TBD
September 7	@ Sacramento	TBD	TBD	TBD
September 9	vs. Indiana	TBD	TBD	TBD
September 12	vs. Phoenix	TBD	TBD	TBD
September 14	@ Washington	TBD	TBD	TBD

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; PPG = Points Per Game; APG = Assists per Game; RPG = Rebounds Per Game

Player	GP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	PPG	APG	RPG
Seimone Augustus	8	36	31	11	5	150	18.8	3.9	4.5
Nicky Anosike	8	55	13	20	11	78	9.8	1.6	6.9
Candice Wiggins	8	22	31	12	2	130	16.3	3.9	2.8
Anna DeForge	8	27	17	6	2	65	8.1	2.1	3.4
Charde Houston	8	43	6	7	2	86	10.8	0.8	5.4
Nicole Ohlde	8	26	16	2	8	54	6.8	2.0	3.3
Kristen Rasmussen	8	18	7	3	5	24	3.0	0.9	2.3
Noelle Quinn	8	17	23	5	0	39	4.9	2.9	2.1
Sharnee' Zoll	5	3	3	1	0	9	1.8	0.6	0.6
Navonda Moore	6	9	0	2	2	13	2.2	0	1.5
Vanessa Hayden	6	15	5	2	4	21	3.5	0.8	2.5
Eshaya Murphy	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0

Stats updated : June 12, 2008

Roster

Minnesota Lynx roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs G/F 6 Carleton, Bridget 6' 1" (1.85m) 190 lb (86kg) 1997-05-22 Iowa State 5 F 24 Collier, Napheesa 6' 2" (1.88m) 185 lb (84kg) 1996-09-23 Connecticut 5 G 0 Époupa, Olivia 5' 5" (1.65m) 119 lb (54kg) 1994-04-30 France R G 2 Hiedeman, Natisha 5' 8" (1.73m) 135 lb (61kg) 1997-02-10 Marquette 5 F 2 Hines-Allen, Myisha 6' 1" (1.85m) 200 lb (91kg) 1996-05-30 Louisville 6 G/F 14 Juhász, Dorka 6' 5" (1.96m) 192 lb (87kg) 1999-12-18 Connecticut 1 G 21 McBride, Kayla 5' 10" (1.78m) 186 lb (84kg) 1992-06-25 Notre Dame 10 G 1 Miller, Diamond 6' 3" (1.91m) 163 lb (74kg) 2001-02-11 Maryland 1 F 35 Pili, Alissa 6' 2" (1.88m) 235 lb (107kg) 2001-06-08 Utah R F 8 Smith, Alanna 6' 4" (1.93m) 180 lb (82kg) 1996-09-10 Stanford 5 G 10 Williams, Courtney 5' 8" (1.73m) 133 lb (60kg) 1994-05-11 South Florida 8 F 9 Zandalasini, Cecilia 6' 2" (1.88m) 175 lb (79kg) 1996-03-16 Italy 2	Head coach Cheryl Reeve (La Salle) Assistant coaches Katie Smith (Ohio State) Rebekkah Brunson (Georgetown) Elaine Powell (LSU) Athletic trainer Chuck Barta (UW–La Crosse) Assistant trainer Brandi BlueArm (Minnesota State) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured   WNBA roster page
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