2011 Chicago Sky season

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2011 Chicago Sky season
Coach Pokey Chatman
Arena Allstate Arena
Attendance5,536 per game
Results
Record14–20 (.412)
Place5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Team Leaders
Points Sylvia Fowles – 20.0
Rebounds Sylvia Fowles – 10.2
Assists Courtney Vandersloot – 3.7
Media
Television CN100
ESPN2, NBATV

The 2011 WNBA season is the 6th season for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association. Sky center Sylvia Fowles finished the season as only the second player in WNBA history to average at least 20 points and 10 rebounds per game. Pokey Chatman was named the head coach and general manager, after Steven Key resigned following the 2010 season. [1]

Contents

Transactions

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/team/country
13 Courtney Vandersloot Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Gonzaga
215 Carolyn Swords Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Boston College
217 Angie Bjorklund Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Tennessee
327 Amy Jaeschke Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Northwestern

Trades and Roster Changes

DateTransaction
October 29, 2010Hired Pokey Chatman as head coach and general manager [1]
December 28, 2010Hired Jeff House and Christie Sides as assistant coaches [2]
January 12, 2011Extended Qualifying Offers to Mistie Bass and Shay Murphy
April 7, 2011Signed Jolene Anderson to a training-camp contract [3]
April 20, 2011Signed Angie Bjorklund, Courtney Vandersloot, Carolyn Swords, and Amy Jaeschke to rookie-scale contracts
Traded Jia Perkins to the San Antonio Silver Stars in exchange for Michelle Snow [4]
Signed Erin Thorn
April 22, 2011Signed Linda Frohlich [5]
May 24, 2011Waived Jolene Anderson
May 27, 2011Waived Amy Jaeschke
June 1, 2011Traded a 2nd round pick in the 2012 WNBA draft to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton [6]
June 2, 2011Waived Shameka Christon [7]
June 21, 2011Waived Angie Bjorklund [8]
July 24, 2011Signed Shay Murphy to a 7-day contract
July 31, 2011Signed Shay Murphy to a 2nd 7-day contract
August 7, 2011Signed Shay Murphy to a 3rd 7-day contract
August 14, 2011Signed Shay Murphy to a 4th 7-day contract
August 21, 2011Signed Shay Murphy to a 5th 7-day contract
August 28, 2011Signed Shay Murphy

Roster

2011 Chicago Sky Roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHt.Wt.From
G 3 Flag of the United States.svg Canty, Dominique 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)166 lb (75 kg)03-02-1977 Alabama
C 34 Flag of the United States.svg Fowles, Sylvia 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg)10-06-1985 LSU
F 33 Flag of the United States.svg Kraayeveld, Cathrine 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)183 lb (83 kg)09-30-1981 Oregon
G 7 Flag of the United States.svg Murphy, Shay 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)164 lb (74 kg)04-15-1985 USC
G 10 Flag of the United States.svg Prince, Epiphanny 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)167 lb (76 kg)01-11-1988 Rutgers
F/C 2 Flag of the United States.svg Snow, Michelle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)158 lb (72 kg)03-20-1980 Tennessee
C 30 Flag of the United States.svg Swords, Carolyn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg)07-19-1989 Boston College
G 5 Flag of the United States.svg Thorn, Erin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)144 lb (65 kg)05-19-1981 BYU
G 21 Flag of the United States.svg Vandersloot, Courtney 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)130 lb (59 kg)02-08-1989 Gonzaga
F 14 Flag of the United States.svg Wisdom-Hylton, Lindsay 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)186 lb (84 kg)05-26-1986 Purdue
F 1 Flag of the United States.svg Young, Tamera 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg)10-30-1986 James Madison
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Pokey Chatman (LSU)
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Jeff House (Nazareth College)
Flag of the United States.svg Christie Sides (Louisiana Tech)
Athletic trainer
Flag of the United States.svg Michelle Kania (Illinois)
Strength and conditioning coach
Flag of the United States.svg Ann Crosby (Western Michigan)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Depth

Pos.StarterBench
C Sylvia Fowles Carolyn Swords
PF Michelle Snow Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton
SF Tamera Young Shay Murphy
Cathrine Kraayeveld
SG Epiphanny Prince Erin Thorn
PG Courtney Vandersloot Dominique Canty

Schedule

Preseason

2011 Preseason Schedule
Total: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1May 2311:30am China 84-45 Sylvia Fowles (18) Carolyn Swords (8) Courtney Vandersloot (7) Trinity International University
972		1-0
2May 2611:30am@ Washington 55-66 Epiphanny Prince (12) Sylvia Fowles (6) Epiphanny Prince (4) Verizon Center
9,502		1-1

Regular Season

2011 Regular Season Schedule
Total: 14–20 (Home: 10–7; Road: 4–13)
June: 4–5 (Home: 3–2; Road: 1–3)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1June 47:00pm@ Indiana CN100
FS-I 		57-65 Epiphanny Prince (20) Fowles
Kraayeveld
Snow (7)		 Courtney Vandersloot (7) Conseco Fieldhouse
8,024		0-1
2June 108:30pm Connecticut CN100 78-75 Sylvia Fowles (23) Sylvia Fowles (13) Epiphanny Prince (7) Allstate Arena
6,609		1-1
3June 117:00pm@ Washington CN100 84-77 Sylvia Fowles (23) Michelle Snow (8) Dominique Canty (6) Verizon Center
11,943		2-1
4June 178:30pm New York CN100 85-73 Sylvia Fowles (27) Sylvia Fowles (11) Epiphanny Prince (8) Allstate Arena
5,718		3-1
5June 191:00pm@ Connecticut 68-83 Sylvia Fowles (23) Sylvia Fowles (12) Courtney Vandersloot (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,875		3-2
6June 2112:00pm@ Atlanta SSO 68-71 Sylvia Fowles (21) Michelle Snow (12) Courtney Vandersloot (6) Philips Arena
6,154		3-3
7June 238:00pm Connecticut CN100 107-101 (2OT) Epiphanny Prince (25) Michelle Snow (17) Courtney Vandersloot (10) Allstate Arena
3,319		4-3
8June 258:00pm Phoenix CN100 78-86 Sylvia Fowles (28) Sylvia Fowles (11) Courtney Vandersloot (4) Allstate Arena
5,547		4-4
9June 288:00pm San Antonio CN100 74-84 Epiphanny Prince (19) Sylvia Fowles (12) Prince
Thorn (4)		 Allstate Arena
3,894		4-5
July: 5–6 (Home: 4–2; Road: 1–4)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
10July 110:00pm@ Phoenix NBATV
CN100 		84-97 Epiphanny Prince (19) Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton (8) Epiphanny Prince (6) US Airways Center
9,517		4-6
11July 58:00pm Washington CN100 78-65 Sylvia Fowles (34) Sylvia Fowles (16) Erin Thorn (4) Allstate Arena
3,187		5-6
12July 98:00pm Atlanta CN100 81-69 Epiphanny Prince (24) Sylvia Fowles (12) Courtney Vandersloot (9) Allstate Arena
5,679		6-6
13July 104:00pm@ New York NBATV
CN100
MSG+ 		73-80 Fowles
Vandersloot (14)		 Sylvia Fowles (8) Tamera Young (4) Prudential Center
7,315		6-7
14July 1312:30pm Tulsa 74-52 Sylvia Fowles (21) Sylvia Fowles (13) Epiphanny Prince (6) Allstate Arena
13,838		7-7
15July 167:30pm@ Atlanta NBATV
CN100
FS-S 		68-76 Sylvia Fowles (20) Michelle Snow (12) Erin Thorn (9) Philips Arena
7,413		7-8
16July 197:00pm Seattle ESPN2 78-69 Sylvia Fowles (24) Sylvia Fowles (9) Courtney Vandersloot (7) Allstate Arena
6,026		8-8
17July 217:00pm@ Indiana NBATV
CN100
FS-I 		63-77 Sylvia Fowles (21) Michelle Snow (6) Erin Thorn (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
8,050		8-9
All-Star break
18July 268:00pm Connecticut CN100
CSN-NE 		66-77 Epiphanny Prince (16) Sylvia Fowles (12) Tamera Young (5) Allstate Arena
3,091		8-10
19July 288:00pm@ Tulsa 64-55 Sylvia Fowles (14) Michelle Snow (11) Michelle Snow (5) BOK Center
4,012		9-10
20July 308:00pm Los Angeles CN100 84-88 Erin Thorn (17) Sylvia Fowles (9) Epiphanny Prince (5) Allstate Arena
5,909		9-11
August: 5–5 (Home: 3–2; Road: 2–3)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
21August 412:00pm@ New York NBATV
MSG 		49-59 Sylvia Fowles (11) Sylvia Fowles (8) Epiphanny Prince (3) Prudential Center
10,133		9-12
22August 76:00pm Indiana CN100 88-69 Fowles
Murphy (21)		 Sylvia Fowles (12) Erin Thorn (4) Allstate Arena
5,794		10-12
23August 97:30pm@ Connecticut 58-69 Sylvia Fowles (19) Tamera Young (15) Courtney Vandersloot (3) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,049		10-13
24August 128:30pm Minnesota CN100 76-79 Sylvia Fowles (28) Sylvia Fowles (13) Courtney Vandersloot (8) Allstate Arena
6,289		10-14
25August 143:00pm@ San Antonio NBATV
CN100 		85-73 Sylvia Fowles (28) Sylvia Fowles (17) Dominique Canty (6) AT&T Center
7,060		11-14
26August 207:00pm@ Washington NBATV
CN100 		71-70 Sylvia Fowles (25) Sylvia Fowles (11) Prince
Young (4)		 Verizon Center
10,273		12-14
27August 238:00pm Atlanta CN100 80-83 Sylvia Fowles (20) Sylvia Fowles (12) Michelle Snow (3) Allstate Arena
2,876		12-15
28August 268:30pm Washington CN100 80-67 Epiphanny Prince (18) Sylvia Fowles (12) Thorn
Vandersloot (5)		 Allstate Arena
4,434		13-15
29August 286:00pm New York NBATV
CN100 		74-73 Fowles
Thorn (17)		 Sylvia Fowles (14) Thorn
Young (4)		 Allstate Arena
5,707		14-15
30August 307:00pm@ New York CN100
MSG+ 		67-71 Sylvia Fowles (22) Sylvia Fowles (8) Erin Thorn (4) Prudential Center
6,334		14-16
September: 0–4 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–3)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
31September 46:00pm Indiana NBATV
CN100 		80-88 Epiphanny Prince (21) Sylvia Fowles (9) Epiphanny Prince (6) Allstate Arena
6,199		14-17
32September 88:00pm@ Minnesota NBATV
CN100
FS-N 		69-78 Fowles
Thorn (17)		 Carolyn Swords (8) Swords
Vandersloot (4)		 Target Center
8,781		14-18
33September 1010:30pm@ Los Angeles NBATV
CN100 		67-74 Sylvia Fowles (18) Sylvia Fowles (11) Dominique Canty (6) STAPLES Center
13,501		14-19
34September 119:00pm@ Seattle NBATV
KONG 		70-81 Sylvia Fowles (30) Sylvia Fowles (13) Erin Thorn (7) KeyArena
13,659		14-20
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess or ESPN3.com

Standings

Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Indiana Fever x2113.618–13–48–913–9
Connecticut Sun x2113.618–15–26–1114–8
Atlanta Dream x2014.5881.011–69–814–8
New York Liberty x1915.5592.012-57–1011–11
Chicago Sky o1420.4127.010–74–1310–12
Washington Mystics o628.17615.04–132–154–18

Statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage TO  Turnovers per game
 PF  Fouls per gameTeam leaderLeague leader

Regular Season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Sylvia Fowles 343434.659.10.076.610.20.61.22.020.0
Epiphanny Prince 342729.437.537.380.42.13.02.30.413.6
Eshaya Murphy 10020.536.940.092.94.81.11.30.49.8
Tamera Young 331924.042.514.372.43.81.31.10.37.9
Courtney Vandersloot 342622.939.127.176.62.03.70.70.46.5
Michelle Snow 343024.145.60.078.06.31.90.51.35.9
Cathrine Kraayeveld 331520.639.540.973.32.61.20.60.25.9
Erin Thorn 34716.840.539.594.71.72.40.30.15.4
Dominique Canty 22815.031.814.357.61.22.00.50.14.1
Carolyn Swords 2947.552.80.087.51.80.30.20.22.7
Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton 2908.141.50.050.01.90.60.40.51.7
Angie Bjorklund 706.118.220.0100.00.30.30.10.01.1

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.
Sylvia Fowles Eastern Conference Player of the Week July 18 [9]
August 15 [10]
August 29 [11]
Eastern Conference Player of the Month - August September 1 [12]
WNBA All-Star Selection July 20 [13]
Defensive Player of the Year September 29 [14]
All-Defensive First Team September 29 [15]
All-WNBA Second Team October 4 [16]
Courtney Vandersloot WNBA All-Star Selection July 20 [13]
All-Rookie Team September 16 [17]
Epiphanny Prince WNBA All-Star Selection July 20 [13]

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