2004 Sacramento Monarchs season

The 2004 WNBA season was the 8th for the Sacramento Monarchs. The Monarchs went to the playoffs, where they upset the Los Angeles Sparks in three games, but fell in the conference finals to eventual champion Seattle Storm.

2004 Sacramento Monarchs season
CoachJohn Whisenant
ArenaARCO Arena
Attendance8,679 per game
Results
Record1816 (.529)
Place4th (Western)
Playoff finishLost Conference Finals (2-1) to Seattle Storm

Offseason

Dispersal Draft

Based on the Monarchs' 2003 record, they would pick 10th in the Cleveland Rockers dispersal draft. The Monarchs picked Jennifer Butler.

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Club Team
110Rebekkah Brunson (F) United StatesGeorgetown
336Nuria Martinez (F) SpainSpain

Regular season

Season standings

Western Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Los Angeles Sparks x259.73515–210–716–6
Seattle Storm x2014.5885.013–47–1013–9
Minnesota Lynx x1816.5297.011–67–1012–10
Sacramento Monarchs x1816.5297.010–78–912–10
Phoenix Mercury o1717.5008.010–77–1011–11
Houston Comets o1321.38212.09–84–137–15
San Antonio Silver Stars o925.26516.06–113–146–16

Season schedule

DateOpponentScoreResultRecord
May 20@ Phoenix72-66Win1-0
May 22Minnesota61-69Loss1-1
May 28@ San Antonio63-72Loss1-2
May 30@ Houston57-63Loss1-3
June 3Los Angeles68-51Win2-3
June 5Seattle63-65Loss2-4
June 12Connecticut76-83Loss2-5
June 16@ Indiana50-63Loss2-6
June 17@ Minnesota60-50Win3-6
June 19Detroit74-84Loss3-7
June 25Houston61-55Win4-7
June 27Phoenix63-57Win5-7
July 1New York73-47Win6-7
July 3@ Seattle61-75Loss6-8
July 6@ New York66-73Loss6-9
July 9@ Connecticut85-70Win7-9
July 11@ Minnesota73-83 (OT)Loss7-10
July 12@ Detroit67-51Win8-10
July 15Seattle63-66Loss8-11
July 17@ Los Angeles79-70Win9-11
July 18Washington81-71Win10-11
July 22Phoenix69-71Loss10-12
July 25Indiana71-62Win11-12
July 29Los Angeles80-85 (OT)Loss11-13
July 31Charlotte62-61Win12-13
September 1@ Seattle73-65Win13-13
September 2San Antonio66-64Win14-13
September 4@ San Antonio80-70Win15-13
September 7@ Washington63-67 (OT)Loss15-14
September 9@ Charlotte69-74Loss15-15
September 12@ Los Angeles52-65Loss15-16
September 16@ Houston71-62Win16-16
September 18Houston68-48Win17-16
September 19Minnesota72-63Win18-16

Playoffs

GameDateOpponentScoreResultRecord
Western Conference Semifinals
1September 24Los Angeles72-52Win1-0
2September 26@ Los Angeles57-71Loss1-1
3September 28@ Los Angeles73-58Win2-1
Western Conference Finals
1October 1Seattle74-72 (OT)Win3-1
2October 3@ Seattle54-66Loss3-2
3October 5@ Seattle62-82Loss3-3

Player stats

PlayerGPREBASTSTLBLKPTS
Yolanda Griffith34246427541494
Tangela Smith34138503825380
Kara Lawson347768218294
DeMya Walker34143862613284
Ticha Penicheiro33102163642199
Ruthie Bolton344931230160
Rebekkah Brunson34122192313151
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba347125296140
Chantelle Anderson303453677
Edna Campbell2219165274
Lady Grooms2818117249
Giuliana Mendiola6530010

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