2019 Dallas Wings season

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2019 Dallas Wings season
Coach Brian Agler
Arena College Park Center
Attendance4,999 per game
Results
Record10–24 (.294)
Place6th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Team Leaders
Points Arike Ogunbowale – 19.1 ppg
Rebounds Isabelle Harrison – 5.8 rpg
Assists Arike Ogunbowale – 3.2 apg
Media
Television Fox Sports Southwest
The Wings in action against Minnesota Minnesota Lynx vs. Dallas Wings June 2019 27 (in-game action).jpg
The Wings in action against Minnesota

The 2019 WNBA season was the 22nd season for the Dallas Wings franchise of the WNBA. This was the franchise's 4th season in Dallas. The season tipped off on May 24, 2019 versus the Atlanta Dream. [1]

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During the off-season, interim coach Taj McWilliams-Franklin was not retained. Brian Agler was hired from the Los Angeles Sparks to become the team's new head coach. [2]

The Wings started the season slowly, losing their first five games in a row. However, they turned things around, winning 4 of their next 6 to finish June with a 4–7 record. July proved to be disastrous for the Wings. They posted a 1–8 record in July only beating the Los Angeles Sparks at home. The Wings managed to turn things around in August, going 5–6 overall. Three of those five wins game against eventual playoff teams. The team couldn't keep the momentum going, finishing the season on a 4 game losing streak. Their final record of 10–24, was the franchises worst record since moving to Dallas, and worst record since 2012. Rookie Arike Ogunbowale proved to be a bright spot for the team. She won Rookie of the Month in June and August and lead the team in points scored per game, and assists per game.

Transactions

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
15 Arike Ogunbowale Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Notre Dame
217 Megan Gustafson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Iowa
222 Kennedy Burke Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States UCLA
329 Morgan Bertsch Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States UC Davis

Trades and roster changes

DateDetails
February 1, 2019Re-signed F Kayla Thornton [3] [4]
Re-signed F Glory Johnson [3] [4]
Re-signed C Cayla George [3] [4]
February 19, 2019Signed G Brooke McCarty–Williams [5] [6]
February 25, 2019Signed G Nicole Seekamp [7] [8]
May 16, 2019Traded C Liz Cambage to the Las Vegas Aces for G Moriah Jefferson, C Isabelle Harrison, the Aces' first and second round picks in the 2020 WNBA draft [9]
Traded third round pick in the 2020 WNBA draft to Atlanta Dream for C Imani McGee-Stafford [10]
June 13, 2019Signed C Megan Gustafson [11]
August 6, 2019Traded C/F Theresa Plaisance to Connecticut Sun in exchange for C/F Kristine Anigwe [12]

Roster

2019 Dallas Wings roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
F/C 31 Flag of the United States.svg Anigwe, Kristine 6' 4" (1.93m)200 lb (91kg)03-31-1997 California R
G 3 Flag of the United States.svg Davis, Kaela 6' 2" (1.88m)170 lb (77kg)03-15-1995 South Carolina 2
G 4 Flag of the United States.svg Diggins-Smith, Skylar 5' 9" (1.75m)145 lb (66kg)08-02-1990 Notre Dame 6
G 15 Flag of the United States.svg Gray, Allisha 6' 0" (1.83m)167 lb (76kg)01-12-1995 South Carolina 2
F 13 Flag of the United States.svg Gustafson, Megan 6' 3" (1.91m)195 lb (88kg)12-13-1996 Iowa R
F 20 Flag of the United States.svg Harrison, Isabelle 6' 3" (1.91m)183 lb (83kg)09-27-1993 Tennessee 3
G 2 Flag of the United States.svg Hill, Tayler 5' 9" (1.75m)145 lb (66kg)10-23-1990 Ohio State 6
G Flag of the United States.svg Jefferson, Moriah 5' 6" (1.68m)123 lb (56kg)03-08-1994 Connecticut 3
F 25 Flag of the United States.svg Johnson, Glory 6' 3" (1.91m)170 lb (77kg)07-27-1990 Tennessee 6
G 1 Flag of the United States.svg McCarty–Williams, Brooke 5' 4" (1.63m)–10-02-1995 Texas R
C 34 Flag of the United States.svg McGee-Stafford, Imani 6' 7" (2.01m)215 lb (98kg)10-11-1994 Texas 3
G 24 Flag of the United States.svg Ogunbowale, Arike 5' 8" (1.73m)165 lb (75kg)03-02-1997 Notre Dame R
G 44 Flag of the United States.svg Samuelson, Karlie 6' 0" (1.83m)160 lb (73kg)05-10-1995 Stanford 1
F/C 30 Flag of the United States.svg Stevens, Azurá 6' 6" (1.98m)180 lb (82kg)02-01-1996 Connecticut 1
F 6 Flag of the United States.svg Thornton, Kayla 6' 1" (1.85m)190 lb (86kg)10-20-1992 UTEP 3
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Brian Agler (St. Edward's)
Assistant coaches
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Erin Phillips (Australia)
Flag of the United States.svg Crystal Robinson (SE Oklahoma State)
Athletic trainer
Flag of the United States.svg Allison Russell (Tulsa)
Strength and conditioning coach
Flag of England.svg Danny Wardell (Huddersfield)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Game log

Pre-season

2019 pre-season game log
May: 1–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 13vs. Atlanta Dream L 59–82 Burke (11)3 tied (5)3 tied (2) Mohegan Sun Arena
3,300		0–1
2May 14@ Connecticut Sun W 71–67 Ogunbowale (19) Gray (10)3 tied (2) Mohegan Sun Arena
3,965		1–1
3May 19 Indiana Fever L 66–71 McCarty–Williams (14) Gray (5)3 tied (2) College Park Center
3,428		1–2
2019 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2019 game log
Total: 10–24 (Home: 8–9; Road: 2–15)
May: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 24@ Atlanta Dream L 72–76 Gray (14) Johnson (9) McCarty–Williams (8) State Farm Arena
3,070		0–1
June : 4–6 (Home: 4–2; Road: 0–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
2June 1 Minnesota Lynx L 67–70 Thornton (12) Stevens (8) Thornton (3) College Park Center
6,535		0–2
3June 7@ Indiana Fever L 64–79 Harrison (18)Tied (7) McCarty–Williams (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
3,671		0–3
4June 9@ Washington Mystics L 62–86 Johnson (15) Johnson (9) Davis (5) St. Elizabeth's East Arena
3,564		0–4
5June 13 Indiana Fever L 72–76 Thornton (19) Gray (8) Plaisance (4) College Park Center
3,562		0–5
6June 15 Atlanta Dream W 71–61 Ogunbowale (17) Gray (8) Johnson (4) College Park Center
5,220		1–5
7June 20 Phoenix Mercury W 69–54 Thornton (18)Tied (11)Tied (3) College Park Center
4,626		2–5
8June 22@ Las Vegas Aces L 68–86 Ogunbowale (25) Thornton (10) McCarty–Williams (5) Mandalay Bay Events Center
4,347		2–6
9June 26 Connecticut Sun W 74–73 Ogunbowale (23) Gray (7) Plaisance (5) College Park Center
4,017		3–6
10June 28@ New York Liberty L 68–69 Thornton (20) Plaisance (10) Ogunbowale (5) Westchester County Center
2,191		3–7
11June 30 Minnesota Lynx W 89–86 Ogunbowale (19) Plaisance (10)3 tied (5) College Park Center
4,521		4–7
July : 1–8 (Home: 1–3; Road: 0–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
12July 5 Indiana Fever L 56–76 Tied (15) Plaisance (7) McCarty–Williams (4) College Park Center
5,093		4–8
13July 7@ Chicago Sky L 66–78 Ogunbowale (22)Tied (8)Tied (5) Wintrust Arena
6,102		4–9
14July 9 Los Angeles Sparks W 74–62 Thornton (17)Tied (6) Davis (4) College Park Center
6,885		5–9
15July 12@ Seattle Storm L 81–95 Ogunbowale (23) Johnson (9) Davis (9) Alaska Airlines Arena
6,451		5–10
16July 14 Chicago Sky L 79–89 Ogunbowale (20) McGee-Stafford (8) Gray (4) College Park Center
4,261		5–11
17July 17@ Phoenix Mercury L 64–69 Ogunbowale (14) McGee-Stafford (11)Tied (3) Talking Stick Resort Arena
10,143		5–12
18July 18@ Los Angeles Sparks L 64–69 Harrison (14) Harrison (9) Ogunbowale (7) Staples Center
14,050		5–13
19July 20 Phoenix Mercury L 66–70 Thornton (16) Plaisance (10)Tied (3) College Park Center
5,471		5–14
20July 30@ Las Vegas Aces L 54–86 Ogunbowale (14)Tied (8) Gray (4) Mandalay Bay Events Center
3,756		5–15
August : 5–6 (Home: 3–3; Road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
21August 1 New York Liberty W 78–64 Ogunbowale (22) Gustafson (8) Gray (9) College Park Center
4,011		6–15
22August 3 Las Vegas Aces L 70–75 Ogunbowale (24)3 tied (4) Gray (4) College Park Center
5,882		6–16
23August 8@ Seattle Storm L 57–69 Thornton (14) Harrison (7) Ogunbowale (6) Angel of the Winds Arena
6,268		6–17
24August 10@ Phoenix Mercury W 80–77 Ogunbowale (23) Harrison (9) Ogunbowale (4) Talking Stick Resort Arena
9,717		7–17
25August 14 Los Angeles Sparks W 84–78 Ogunbowale (35)3 tied (6)3 tied (2) College Park Center
5,004		8–17
26August 16 New York Liberty W 83–77 Gray (22)Tied (7) Ogunbowale (5) College Park Center
4,070		9–17
27August 18@ Connecticut Sun L 68–78 Gray (22) Harrison (13) Harrison (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,275		9–18
28August 22@ Minnesota Lynx L 70–86 Ogunbowale (22) McCarty–Williams (5)Tied (3) Target Center
8,124		9–19
29August 25 Atlanta Dream L 73–77 Ogunbowale (29) Harrison (10)Tied (2) College Park Center
4,715		9–20
30August 29@ Chicago Sky W 88–83 Ogunbowale (35) Harrison (12) Ogunbowale (6) Wintrust Arena
5,614		10–20
31August 31 Washington Mystics L 85–91 Ogunbowale (30) Anigwe (9) Ogunbowale (7) College Park Center
5,205		10–21
September : 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
32September 4@ Connecticut Sun 72–102 Ogunbowale (32)3 tied (4) Ogunbowale (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,284		10–22
33September 6@ Washington Mystics L 73–86 Ogunbowale (30)Tied (8) Ogunbowale (6) St. Elizabeth's East Arena
3,963		10–23
34September 8 Seattle Storm L 64–78 Ogunbowale (25) Harrison (8) Ogunbowale (5) College Park Center
5,910		10–24
2019 season schedule

Standings

The Wings in action against New York New York Liberty vs. Dallas Wings August 2019 14 (in-game action).jpg
The Wings in action against New York
# Western Conference
W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
1 Los Angeles Sparks (3)2212.647–15–27–1010–6
2 Las Vegas Aces (4)2113.618113–48–911–5
3 Seattle Storm (6)1816.529411–67–1010–6
4 Minnesota Lynx (7)1816.529411–67–107–9
5 Phoenix Mercury (8)1519.44179–86–115–11
6e – Dallas Wings 1024.294128–92–155–11

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

Source: [13]

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Arike Ogunbowale 332832.138.835.281.52.43.21.10.019.1
Allisha Gray 342930.445.738.484.84.12.31.20.410.6
Kayla Thornton 272530.434.327.293.15.31.80.90.310.4
Isabelle Harrison 312925.645.6071.65.81.41.10.88.6
Glory Johnson 281924.136.434.058.35.11.41.40.67.3
Kaela Davis 331619.232.931.487.92.22.10.50.26.0
Azurá Stevens 9116.035.811.180.03.60.60.61.14.8
Imani McGee-Stafford 29611.946.825.064.33.80.60.60.63.9
Tayler Hill 4212.330.816.780.01.30.80.303.3
Kristine Anigwe 10012.933.3066.73.60.30.30.43.2
Megan Gustafson 2509.549.111.190.02.50.30.20.22.9
Brooke McCarty–Williams 34313.128.936.091.71.31.90.502.4
Karlie Samuelson 4012.028.633.300.50.50.80.31.5

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.
Arike Ogunbowale WNBA Rookie of the Month - June July 2, 2019 [14]
WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week August 19, 2019 [15]
WNBA Rookie of the Month - August September 4, 2019 [16]
WNBA All-Rookie Team September 16, 2019 [17]

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