2018 Chicago Sky season

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2018 Chicago Sky season
Coach Amber Stocks
Arena Wintrust Arena
Attendance6,358 per game
Results
Record13–21 (.382)
Place4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Team Leaders
Points Allie Quigley – 15.4 ppg
Rebounds Cheyenne Parker – 5.8 rpg
Assists Courtney Vandersloot – 8.6 apg
Media
Television WMEU-CD (The U Too)
ESPN
ESPN2
NBA TV

The 2018 Chicago Sky season was the franchise's 13th season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The regular season tipped off on May 6, and concludes on August 19. [1]

Contents

The Sky started the season off with wins over Indiana and New York and finished 2–2 in May. However, the team couldn't keep the momentum and lost 7 of their next 8 games. The Sky ended June on a 3 game win streak with a 4–7 overall record. The winning streak didn't last long, as the team went 4–8 in July. All 4 July wins came against eventual playoff teams, but the Sky also had 4 losses against teams that would not end up in the playoffs. A 3–4 August meant the Sky missed the playoffs for the second straight year. They were 2 wins behind the 8th seed Dallas Wings.

On August 31, 2018, the Sky relieved Amber Stocks as head coach and general manager. [2]

Transactions

WNBA draft

The Sky made the following selections in the 2018 WNBA draft:

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
13 Diamond DeShields Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Tennessee
14 Gabby Williams Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States UConn
328 Amarah Coleman Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States DePaul

Trades/Roster Changes

DateTrade
February 2, 2018Re-Signed G Allie Quigley [3]
February 5, 2018Re-Signed C Alaina Coates and F Jordan Hooper [3]
February 20, 2018Re-Signed G Jamierra Faulkner and F/C Adut Bulgak [4]
February 23, 2018Signed F/G Alex Montgomery [5]

Roster

2018 Chicago Sky roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
C 41 Flag of the United States.svg Coates, Alaina 6' 4" (1.93m)155 lb (70kg)(1995-04-07)April 7, 1995 South Carolina R
G/F 2 Flag of the United States.svg Copper, Kahleah 6' 1" (1.85m)155 lb (70kg)(1994-08-28)August 28, 1994 Rutgers 2
G 0 Flag of the United States.svg DeShields, Diamond 6' 1" (1.85m)(1995-03-05)March 5, 1995 Tennessee R
C 31 Flag of the United States.svg Dolson, Stefanie 6' 5" (1.96m)214 lb (97kg)(1992-01-08)January 8, 1992 Connecticut 4
G 21 Flag of the United States.svg Faulkner, Jamierra  Cruz Roja.svg5' 6" (1.68m)141 lb (64kg)(1992-03-09)March 9, 1992 Southern Miss 3
G 23 Flag of the United States.svg Harper, Linnae 5' 8" (1.73m)150 lb (68kg)(1995-01-31)January 31, 1995 Ohio State R
G/F 6 Flag of the United States.svg Montgomery, Alex 6' 1" (1.85m)185 lb (84kg)(1988-11-12)November 12, 1988 Georgia Tech 7
C 45 Flag of Spain.svg Ndour, Astou 6' 5" (1.96m)(1994-08-22)August 22, 1994 Spain 2
F 32 Flag of the United States.svg Parker, Cheyenne 6' 4" (1.93m)190 lb (86kg)(1992-08-22)August 22, 1992 Middle Tennessee 3
G 14 Flag of the United States.svg Quigley, Allie 5' 10" (1.78m)140 lb (64kg)(1986-06-20)June 20, 1986 DePaul 9
G 22 Flag of the United States.svg Vandersloot, Courtney 5' 8" (1.73m)145 lb (66kg)(1989-02-08)February 8, 1989 Gonzaga 7
F 15 Flag of the United States.svg Williams, Gabby 5' 11" (1.8m)170 lb (77kg)(1996-09-09)September 9, 1996 Connecticut R
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Amber Stocks (Cincinnati)
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Carla Morrow (Tulsa)
Flag of the United States.svg Awvee Storey (Arizona State)
Player development
Flag of the United States.svg Emre Vatansever
Athletic trainer
Jody Jenike
Strength and conditioning coach
Flag of the United States.svg Ann Crosby (Western Michigan)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Game log

Preseason

2018 pre-season game log
May: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 6
3:00 PM [a] 		Atlanta L 61–78 Parker (13) Parker (8) Alston (7) Wintrust Arena
0–1
2May 7
11:30 AM		@ Indiana L 65-79 Cooper/Parker (10) Bulgak (8) Montgomery/Hopkins/Alston (2) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
0–2
3May 12@ Minnesota L 58-87 Dolson (11) Dolson/Parker (5) Cooper/Quigley (4) Target Center
5,024		0–3
2018 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2018 game log
Total: 13–21 (Home: 7–10; Road: 6–11)
May: 2–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 19@ Indiana W 82–64 Quigley (19)Tied (8)Tied (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,565		1–0
2May 20 New York W 80–76 Quigley (22) Parker (8)Tied (5) Wintrust Arena
7,922		2–0
3May 23 Atlanta L 63–81 Quigley (13) Coates (8)4 Tied (3) Wintrust Arena
6,147		2–1
4May 25@ Seattle L 91–95 OT Quigley (23) Parker (8) Faulkner (9) KeyArena
5,866		2–2
June : 4–7 (Home: 3–3; Road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
5June 1 Connecticut L 72–110 De Shields (15)Tied (5) Vandersloot (7) Wintrust Arena
4,131		2–3
6June 3 Las Vegas W 95–90 De Shields (25) Parker (13) Vandersloot (9) Wintrust Arena
5,052		3–3
7June 8@ Phoenix L 79–96 Williams (26) De Shields (7) Vandersloot (6) Talking Stick Resort Arena
8,834		3–4
8June 10@ Los Angeles L 59–77 Parker (17) Parker (12) Faulkner (6) Staples Center
8,239		3–5
9June 12@ Seattle L 85–96 De Shields (22) Parker (10) Vandersloot (5) KeyArena
4,353		3–6
10June 17 Los Angeles L 72–81 Faulkner (19) Parker (10) Vandersloot (7) Wintrust Arena
5,584		3–7
11June 19@ Washington L 60–88 Parker (18) Parker (9) Vandersloot (6) Capital One Arena
4,206		3–8
12June 22 Washington L 77–93 Quigley (21) Williams (8) Vandersloot (7) Wintrust Arena
5,831		3–9
13June 24 Phoenix W 97–88 Quigley (20) Williams (8) Vandersloot (12) Wintrust Arena
4,741		4–9
14June 27 Atlanta W 93-80 DeShields (23) DeShields (11) Vandersloot (11) Wintrust Arena
8,521		5-9
15June 29@ New York W 103–99 DeShields (22) Dolson (6) Vandersloot (11) Westchester County Center
1,837		6–9
July : 4–8 (Home: 2–4; Road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
16July 1 New York L 94–97 OT Quigley (28) Dolson (10) Faulkner (8) Wintrust Arena
5,382		6–10
17July 3@ Dallas L 85–108 DeShields (20) Dolson (5) Vandersloot (7) College Park Center
4,012		6–11
18July 5@ Las Vegas L 80–84 Quigley (13) Parker (9) Vandersloot (9) Mandalay Bay Events Center
4,699		6–12
19July 7 Minnesota W 77–63 Quigley (15) Parker (8) Vandersloot (9) Wintrust Arena
6,139		7–12
20July 10 Las Vegas L 74–98 DeShields (15) Parker (8) Vandersloot (8) Wintrust Arena
7,696		7–13
21July 13@ Washington L 72–88 Quigley (17) DeShields (6) Vandersloot (9) Capital One Arena
5,858		7–14
22July 15@ New York L 84–107 Vandersloot (15) DeShields (4) Vandersloot (8) Madison Square Garden
2,073		7–15
23July 18 Seattle L 83–101 Quigley (18) Coates (6)Tied (6) Wintrust Arena
10,024		7–16
24July 20 Dallas W 114–99 Cooper (23) Vandersloot (10) Vandersloot (15) Wintrust Arena
4,962		8–16
25July 22 Los Angeles L 76-93 Dolson (20)3 Tied (6) Vandersloot (10) Wintrust Arena
6,477		8–17
26July 25@ Phoenix W 101–87 DeShields (25) Parker (8) Vandersloot (11) Talking Stick Resort Arena
10,338		9–17
27July 31@ Dallas W 92–91 Quigley (22)Tied (6) Vandersloot (14) College Park Center
3,696		10–17
August : 3–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
28August 3@ Atlanta L 74–89 Vandersloot (24) Coates (6) Vandersloot (7) McCamish Pavilion
5,120		10–18
29August 7 Minnesota L 64–85 Quigley (22) Williams (8) Vandersloot (7) Wintrust Arena
6,388		10–19
30August 10 Connecticut W 97–86 Vandersloot (20) Coates (10) Vandersloot (15) Wintrust Arena
5,976		11–19
31August 12@ Connecticut L 75–82 Dolson (20) Dolson (8) Vandersloot (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,687		11–20
32August 14@ Minnesota W 91–88 DeShields (28) Parker (6) Vandersloot (10) Target Center
9,730		12–20
33August 18@ Indiana W 115–106 2OT Tied (24) Coates (10) Vandersloot (10) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8,442		13–20
34August 19 Indiana L 92–97 DeShields (27) Dolson (6) Vandersloot (7) Wintrust Arena
7,118		13–21
2018 season schedule

Standings

# Eastern Conference
W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
1 Atlanta Dream (2)2311.676–13–410–712–4
2 Washington Mystics (3)2212.647112–510–712–4
3 Connecticut Sun (4)2113.618213–48–99–7
4e – Chicago Sky 1321.382107–106–116–10
5e – New York Liberty 727.206164–133–146–10
6e – Indiana Fever 628.176172–154–133–13

Notes

(#) – Conference Standing, Playoff Seeds shown to the right of team name
x – Clinched Playoff Berth
e – Eliminated from playoffs

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
Allie Quigley 323229.746.642.085.72.42.50.70.315.4
Diamond DeShields 343328.442.532.883.64.92.21.10.314.4
Courtney Vandersloot 303031.848.939.882.63.78.61.30.612.5
Cheyenne Parker 34519.753.131.671.35.80.70.61.110.0
Stefanie Dolson 272527.646.734.693.84.63.00.60.99.7
Jamierra Faulkner 17021.234.330.275.01.43.90.50.17.6
Gabby Williams 343023.043.226.978.34.31.61.60.27.3
Kahleah Copper 33215.939.737.587.52.20.60.30.27.1
Astou Ndour 22911.647.431.876.92.50.30.20.54.6
Alaina Coates 32011.456.80.062.53.20.40.20.23.4
Linnae Harper 2406.440.430.860.00.81.00.20.02.0
Alex Montgomery 1906.426.333.3100.00.90.50.10.10.8

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.
Allie Quigley WNBA All-Star SelectionJuly 17, 2018 [6]
Allie Quigley WNBA All-Star Three Point Contest – WinnerJuly 28, 2018 [7]
Courtney Vandersloot WNBA Peak Performer – AssistsAugust 19, 2018 [8]

References

Footnotes

  1. ↑ All times are specified as Central Time.

Notes

  1. ↑ "Chicago Sky schedule". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Chicago Sky Announce Change in Coaching Staff". OurSportsCentral.com. August 31, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Transactions". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Faulkner, Bulgak Re-Sign With Chicago". sky.wnba.com. sky.wnba.com. February 20, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Sky Sign Veteran Guard-Forward Alex Montgomery". sky.wnba.com. sky.wnba.com. February 23, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  6. ↑ "2018 WNBA All-Stars Announced; Elena Delle Donne, Candace Parker To Serve As Player-Captains". wnba.com. WNBA. July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Quigley Wins 3-Point Contest For Her Dad". wnba.com. WNBA. July 29, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Cambage, Fowles And Vandersloot Earn 2018 WNBA Peak Performer Awards". wnba.com. WNBA. August 20, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
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