Offseason
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Transactions
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- July 4: The Sun waived Lauren Ervin due to the arrival of Sandrine Gruda.
- June 28: The Sun waived Barbara Turner due to the arrival of Anete Jēkabsone-Žogota.
- June 19: The Sun signed Tan White and waived Kristi Cirone.
- June 5: The Sun waived Lyndra Littles, Danielle Page and Carrem Gay.
- June 3: The Sun claimed Kiesha Brown off waivers.
- June 1: The Sun waived Ketia Swanier and Ashley Hayes.
- April 20: The Sun signed Carrem Gay to a training camp contract.
- April 20: The Sun announced that Tamika Raymond would sit out the 2009 season.
- April 13: The Sun announced Jamie Carey's retirement.
- April 13: The Sun signed Ashley Hayes to a training camp contract.
- April 10: The Sun signed Kristi Cirone to a training camp contract.
- February 13: The Sun signed Anete Jēkabsone-Žogota to a training camp contract.
- January 23: The Sun signed Lauren Ervin to a rookie-scale contract.
- January 21: The Sun signed Barbara Turner, Kerri Gardin, and Danielle Page for the 2009 season.
- January 7: The Sun signed Kerri Gardin and Danielle Page to training camp contracts.
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Free agents
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Connecticut Sun roster
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Players |
Coaches
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Pos. |
# |
Nat. |
Name |
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Height |
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Weight |
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DOB |
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From |
Yrs
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C
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33
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Black, Chante
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6' 5" (1.96m)
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188 lb (85kg)
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Duke
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PG
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4
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Brown, Kiesha
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5' 10" (1.78m)
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134 lb (61kg)
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Georgia
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SF
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41
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Gardin, Kerri
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6' 1" (1.85m)
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165 lb (75kg)
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Virginia Tech
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C
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7
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Gruda, Sandrine
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6' 4" (1.93m)
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185 lb (84kg)
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France
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G/F
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1
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Holt, Amber
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6' 0" (1.83m)
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167 lb (76kg)
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Middle Tennessee State
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SG
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10
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Jēkabsone-Žogota, Anete
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5' 9" (1.75m)
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180 lb (82kg)
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Latvia
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PF
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15
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Jones, Asjha
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6' 2" (1.88m)
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198 lb (90kg)
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Connecticut
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PG
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31
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Phillips, Erin
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5' 7" (1.7m)
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162 lb (73kg)
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Australia
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PG
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13
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Whalen, Lindsay
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5' 9" (1.75m)
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150 lb (68kg)
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Minnesota
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SG
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20
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White, Tan
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5' 7" (1.7m)
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154 lb (70kg)
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Mississippi State
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PF
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00
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Whitmore, Tamika
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6' 2" (1.88m)
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190 lb (86kg)
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Memphis
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- Head coach
- Assistant coaches
- Athletic trainer
- Strength and conditioning coach
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (FA) Free agent
- (IN) Inactive
- (S) Suspended
- Injured
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Season standings
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Schedule
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Preseason
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Regular season
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2009 Game Log: Regular Season
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Game |
Date |
Time (ET) |
Opponent |
TV |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location/Attendance |
Record
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1 |
June 6 |
4:00pm |
Washington |
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70-82 |
Jones (22) |
Whalen (6) |
Whalen (4) |
Mohegan Sun Arena 7,191 |
0-1
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2 |
June 7 |
4:00pm |
@ New York |
WCTX |
66-57 |
Whalen (14) |
Whalen (12) |
Brown, Cirone, Whalen, Whitmore (2) |
Madison Square Garden 13,397 |
1-1
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3 |
June 14 |
3:00pm |
Atlanta |
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62-67 |
Whalen (16) |
Black (9) |
Whalen (5) |
Mohegan Sun Arena 6,429 |
1-2
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4 |
June 16 |
8:00pm |
@ Chicago |
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75-78 |
Jones, Whitmore (16) |
Jones (5) |
Whalen (8) |
UIC Pavilion 2,396 |
1-3
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5 |
June 19 |
7:00pm |
Chicago |
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91-61 |
Jones (17) |
Gardin (11) |
Gardin (7) |
Mohegan Sun Arena 5,892 |
2-3
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6 |
June 21 |
3:00pm |
San Antonio |
NBA TV WCTX |
71-58 |
Jones (19) |
Black (8) |
Jones, Turner, Whalen (3) |
Mohegan Sun Arena 6,928 |
3-3
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7 |
June 27 |
7:00pm |
Atlanta |
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82-68 |
Jones (24) |
Jones (12) |
Whalen (5) |
Mohegan Sun Arena 6,264 |
4-3
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Game |
Date |
Time (ET) |
Opponent |
TV |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location/Attendance |
Record
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8 |
July 2 |
7:00pm |
@ Indiana |
NBA TV FSI |
53-67 |
Whalen (11) |
Black (8) |
Brown, Whalen, White (3) |
Conseco Fieldhouse 6,468 |
4-4
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9 |
July 5 |
6:00pm |
@ Detroit |
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95-92 (OT) |
Gruda (23) |
Gardin, Gruda (6) |
Jones (5) |
Palace of Auburn Hills 6,981 |
5-4
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10 |
July 7 |
7:30pm |
@ Atlanta |
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67-72 |
Jones, White (14) |
Gruda, Jones, White (6) |
Brown (4) |
Philips Arena 6,225 |
5-5
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11 |
July 11 |
7:00pm |
Detroit |
NBA TV WCTX |
77-79 (OT) |
Jones (23) |
Jones (10) |
Whalen (3) |
Mohegan Sun Arena 6,342 |
5-6
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12 |
July 14 |
7:00pm |
Los Angeles |
ESPN2 |
82-71 |
Jones (24) |
Gruda (6) |
Jones, Whalen (5) |
Mohegan Sun Arena 6,612 |
6-6
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13 |
July 17 |
8:00pm |
@ San Antonio |
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72-64 |
Jones (17) |
Gruda, Whalen (7) |
Jones, Whalen (5) |
AT&T Center 9,524 |
7-6
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14 |
July 19 |
3:00pm |
Indiana |
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67-61 |
Whalen (15) |
Gruda (9) |
Whalen (6) |
Mohegan Sun Arena 6,517 |
8-6
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15 |
July 22 |
7:00pm |
Sacramento |
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83-75 |
Jones (28) |
Jones (10) |
Phillips (7) |
Mohegan Sun Arena 5,675 |
9-6
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16 |
July 28 |
7:30pm |
Phoenix |
ESPN2 |
80-95 |
Jekabsone-Zogota (15) |
Whalen (8) |
Holt, Whalen (4) |
Mohegan Sun Arena 7,739 |
9-7
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17 |
July 30 |
8:00pm |
@ Indiana |
FSI |
85-94 (OT) |
Jones (21) |
Gruda (10) |
5 players (3) |
Conseco Fieldhouse 6,538 |
9-8
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Game |
Date |
Time (ET) |
Opponent |
TV |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location/Attendance |
Record
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18 |
August 1 |
7:00pm |
@ Chicago |
NBA TV WCTX |
72-84 |
White (16) |
White (6) |
Jekabsone-Zogota (6) |
UIC Pavilion 3,071 |
9-9
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19 |
August 2 |
6:00pm |
@ Detroit |
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83-65 |
Whalen (22) |
Gruda (8) |
Whalen (4) |
Palace of Auburn Hills 7,814 |
10-9
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20 |
August 7 |
8:00pm |
@ Minnesota |
NBA TV FSN-N |
88-95 |
Gruda (21) |
Gruda, Jones (6) |
Jekabsone-Zogota (7) |
Target Center 8,134 |
10-10
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21 |
August 9 |
3:00pm |
Washington |
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96-67 |
Whalen (16) |
Holt (8) |
Whalen (5) |
Mohegan Sun Arena 6,528 |
11-10
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22 |
August 13 |
7:00pm |
Seattle |
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64-53 |
Gruda (14) |
Jones (10) |
Whalen (7) |
Mohegan Sun Arena 6,983 |
12-10
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23 |
August 14 |
7:00pm |
@ Washington |
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89-91 (2OT) |
Jones (23) |
Gruda (10) |
Whalen (5) |
Verizon Center 9,738 |
12-11
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24 |
August 19 |
7:00pm |
New York |
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74-69 |
Whalen (20) |
Whalen (10) |
White (6) |
Mohegan Sun Arena 6,050 |
13-11
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25 |
August 21 |
7:30pm |
@ New York |
NBA TV MSG |
83-85 (OT) |
Gruda (24) |
Gruda (12) |
Whalen (7) |
Madison Square Garden 9,355 |
13-12
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26 |
August 22 |
7:00pm |
Minnesota |
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98-94 |
Gruda, Whalen (21) |
Gruda (9) |
Whalen (8) |
Mohegan Sun Arena 7,803 |
14-12
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27 |
August 25 |
7:00pm |
Detroit |
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70-90 |
Gruda (19) |
Gardin (7) |
Whalen (8) |
Mohegan Sun Arena 6,811 |
14-13
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28 |
August 27 |
10:00pm |
@ Seattle |
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74-86 |
Whalen (18) |
Gardin (8) |
Whalen (5) |
KeyArena 6,588 |
14-14
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29 |
August 29 |
10:00pm |
@ Phoenix |
NBA TV WCTX |
84-95 |
Jekabsone-Zogota (23) |
Gardin (13) |
Brown, Gardin, Whalen (3) |
US Airways Center 9,977 |
14-15
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30 |
August 30 |
9:30pm |
@ Los Angeles |
NBA TV FSNW |
81-91 |
Jekabsone-Zogota (21) |
Gruda (7) |
Whalen (9) |
STAPLES Center 11,072 |
14-16
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Regular Season Statistics
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Player statistics
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Team statistics
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Team
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FG%
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3P%
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FT%
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RPG
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APG
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SPG
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BPG
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TO
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PF
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PPG
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Connecticut Sun
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.406 |
.316 |
.747 |
34.8 |
17.9 |
7.4 |
3.8 |
13.3 |
19.9 |
78.0
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Opponents
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.426 |
.322 |
.792 |
37.5 |
15.4 |
7.3 |
3.7 |
16.2 |
20.1 |
78.1
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Awards and honors
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Attendance
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Regular Season Attendance
Year
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Average: Home
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Average: Away
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High
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Low
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Sellouts
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Total for Year
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WNBA Game Average
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2009 |
6,794 (12th) |
7,761 (10th) |
9,047 |
5,675 |
0 |
115,496 |
8,039
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References
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