2009 Detroit Shock Statistics
Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Team Record: 18-16
Finishing 3rd in the WNBA's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 3-2 Lost semifinals
First Round - Defeated Atlanta Dream 2-0
Conference Finals - Lost to Indiana Fever 2-1
Coach: Bill Laimbeer (1-2)
Coach: Rick Mahorn (17-14)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 136,184, Avg. 8,011 in 17 home dates
2009 Detroit Shock RosterTeam Record: 18-16
Finishing 3rd in the WNBA's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 3-2 Lost semifinals
First Round - Defeated Atlanta Dream 2-0
Conference Finals - Lost to Indiana Fever 2-1
Coach: Bill Laimbeer (1-2)
Coach: Rick Mahorn (17-14)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 136,184, Avg. 8,011 in 17 home dates
The Detroit Shock of the Women's National Basketball Association ended the 2009 season with a record of 18 wins and 16 losses, finishing third in the WNBA's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-2.
The Shock scored 2,652 points and surrendered 2,644. Deanna Nolan netted a team-leading 559 points for Detroit, and Katie Smith contributed 12 or more per game, too. Taj McWilliams-Franklin accounted for 225 rebounds. Deanna Nolan dished out 116 assists for the squad.
On the defensive side of the ball, Deanna Nolan added 44 steals.
Bill Laimbeer and Rick Mahorn coached the team. The 2009 Detroit Shock lost in the semifinals of the playoffs.
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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deanna Nolan | G-F | 33 | 33 | 1113 | 525 | 214 | 123 | 40 | 116 | 91 | 36 | 105 | 141 | 116 | 44 | 10 | 73 | 91 | 559 |
| Shavonte Zellous | G | 34 | 4 | 802 | 297 | 118 | 49 | 15 | 181 | 155 | 25 | 81 | 106 | 62 | 27 | 17 | 77 | 111 | 406 |
| Katie Smith | G-F | 27 | 27 | 894 | 294 | 128 | 132 | 57 | 61 | 56 | 13 | 50 | 63 | 76 | 21 | 2 | 62 | 69 | 369 |
| Taj McWilliams-Franklin | F-C | 34 | 34 | 1032 | 283 | 139 | 15 | 3 | 68 | 51 | 65 | 160 | 225 | 98 | 33 | 16 | 66 | 86 | 332 |
| Kara Braxton | F-C | 28 | 2 | 504 | 201 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 40 | 66 | 101 | 167 | 41 | 19 | 18 | 51 | 79 | 252 |
| Cheryl Ford | F | 29 | 29 | 755 | 227 | 97 | 3 | 0 | 100 | 55 | 71 | 144 | 215 | 25 | 28 | 13 | 49 | 105 | 249 |
| Alexis Hornbuckle | G | 32 | 21 | 850 | 213 | 81 | 64 | 25 | 48 | 26 | 46 | 112 | 158 | 86 | 42 | 9 | 69 | 93 | 213 |
| Olayinka Sanni | C | 31 | 1 | 298 | 98 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 57 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 30 | 56 | 119 |
| Kristin Haynie | G | 20 | 2 | 161 | 40 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 44 |
| Nikki Teasley | G | 11 | 7 | 222 | 39 | 15 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 42 |
| Crystal Kelly | F | 11 | 0 | 84 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 31 |
| Barbara Farris | C-F | 13 | 3 | 110 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 17 |
| Anna DeForge | G | 7 | 7 | 113 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| Sherill Baker | G | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Tanae Davis-Cain | G | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kelly Schumacher | C | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Plenette Pierson | F-C | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Britany Miller | C | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 315 | 170 | 6976 | 2277 | 980 | 436 | 153 | 721 | 539 | 373 | 853 | 1226 | 575 | 261 | 97 | 531 | 766 | 2652 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deanna Nolan | G-F | 33 | 33 | 33.7 | 40.8 | 32.5 | 78.4 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 16.9 |
| Shavonte Zellous | G | 34 | 4 | 23.6 | 39.7 | 30.6 | 85.6 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 11.9 |
| Katie Smith | G-F | 27 | 27 | 33.1 | 43.5 | 43.2 | 91.8 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 13.7 |
| Taj McWilliams-Franklin | F-C | 34 | 34 | 30.4 | 49.1 | 20.0 | 75.0 | 1.9 | 4.7 | 6.6 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 9.8 |
| Kara Braxton | F-C | 28 | 2 | 18.0 | 52.7 | 64.5 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 9.0 | |
| Cheryl Ford | F | 29 | 29 | 26.0 | 42.7 | 0.0 | 55.0 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 7.4 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 8.6 |
| Alexis Hornbuckle | G | 32 | 21 | 26.6 | 38.0 | 39.1 | 54.2 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 6.7 |
| Olayinka Sanni | C | 31 | 1 | 9.6 | 48.0 | 69.4 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 3.8 | |
| Kristin Haynie | G | 20 | 2 | 8.1 | 42.5 | 23.1 | 77.8 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2.2 |
| Nikki Teasley | G | 11 | 7 | 20.2 | 38.5 | 33.3 | 100.0 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.8 |
| Crystal Kelly | F | 11 | 0 | 7.6 | 36.4 | 83.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.8 | |
| Barbara Farris | C-F | 13 | 3 | 8.5 | 22.2 | 81.3 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.3 | |
| Anna DeForge | G | 7 | 7 | 16.1 | 27.8 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.4 | |
| Sherill Baker | G | 1 | 0 | 11.0 | 66.7 | 100.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | |
| Tanae Davis-Cain | G | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Kelly Schumacher | C | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Plenette Pierson | F-C | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Britany Miller | C | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Averages | 315 | 170 | 22.1 | 43.0 | 35.1 | 74.8 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 8.4 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deanna Nolan | G-F | 5 | 5 | 190 | 98 | 39 | 28 | 9 | 23 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 108 |
| Shavonte Zellous | G | 5 | 0 | 145 | 68 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 27 | 23 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 78 |
| Alexis Hornbuckle | G | 5 | 5 | 177 | 45 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 53 |
| Kara Braxton | F-C | 5 | 0 | 96 | 37 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 48 |
| Cheryl Ford | F | 5 | 5 | 148 | 29 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 33 | 50 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 23 | 39 |
| Taj McWilliams-Franklin | F-C | 5 | 5 | 134 | 28 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 38 |
| Nikki Teasley | G | 5 | 5 | 83 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 24 |
| Olayinka Sanni | C | 3 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Crystal Kelly | F | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Totals | 41 | 25 | 1001 | 331 | 149 | 65 | 24 | 98 | 80 | 57 | 118 | 175 | 83 | 41 | 22 | 93 | 124 | 402 |
Postseason Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deanna Nolan | G-F | 5 | 5 | 38.0 | 39.8 | 32.1 | 91.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 21.6 |
| Shavonte Zellous | G | 5 | 0 | 29.0 | 35.3 | 41.2 | 85.2 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 15.6 |
| Alexis Hornbuckle | G | 5 | 5 | 35.4 | 48.9 | 33.3 | 100.0 | 1.6 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 10.6 |
| Kara Braxton | F-C | 5 | 0 | 19.2 | 54.1 | 57.1 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 9.6 | |
| Cheryl Ford | F | 5 | 5 | 29.6 | 44.8 | 81.3 | 3.4 | 6.6 | 10.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 7.8 | |
| Taj McWilliams-Franklin | F-C | 5 | 5 | 26.8 | 64.3 | 100.0 | 50.0 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 7.6 |
| Nikki Teasley | G | 5 | 5 | 16.6 | 44.4 | 40.0 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 4.8 |
| Olayinka Sanni | C | 3 | 0 | 4.3 | 62.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.3 | ||
| Crystal Kelly | F | 3 | 0 | 5.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.3 | ||
| Averages | 315 | 25 | 24.4 | 45.0 | 36.9 | 81.6 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 9.8 |
