2019 Las Vegas Aces season

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2019 Las Vegas Aces season
Coach Bill Laimbeer
Arena Mandalay Bay Events Center
Attendance4,687 per game
Results
Record21–13 (.618)
Place2nd (Western)
Playoff finish4th Seed, Lost in Conference Finals Washington, 1–3
Team Leaders
Points A'ja Wilson – 16.5 ppg
Rebounds Liz Cambage – 8.2 rpg
Assists Jackie Young – 4.5 apg
Media
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The 2020 Las Vegas Aces season was the franchise's 23rd season in the Women's National Basketball Association and the second year the franchise is based in Las Vegas - after relocating from San Antonio and Utah. This was the second season under head coach Bill Laimbeer. The season tipped off on May 26, 2019 versus the Los Angeles Sparks. [1]

Contents

The Aces started the season 7–5 and were never able to put together a winning streak of more than two games. However, the Aces improved in July and went 7–2 during that month. Their record included two separate three game winning streaks. One of their two losses actually occurred in August, due to an earthquake delayed game. The Aces cooled off in August, going 6–5. The record included a four game winning streak, and a three game losing streak. The Aces locked up a post season bid on August 18. The Aces went 1–1 in September to finish 21–13 on the year. This record secured them the fourth seed in the playoffs.

As the fourth seed, the Aces hosted the Chicago Sky in their second round match. The Aces won a close game 93–92 to advance to the semifinals. There they faced the top-seeded Washington Mystics. The Aces ended up losing to the Mystics, three games to one.

Transactions

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
11 Jackie Young Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Notre Dame

Trades/Roster Changes

DateDetails
February 1, 2019Re-signed F Dearica Hamby [2] [3]
February 19, 2019Signed G Saniya Chong to a Training Camp Contract [4] [5]
Signed C Ruth Hamblin to a Training Camp Contract [4] [5]
February 21, 2019Signed G/F Alex Harden to a Training Camp Contract [6]
April 17, 2019Signed G Dominique Wilson to a Training Camp Contract [7]
May 12, 2019Waived C Ruth Hamblin and G Dominique Wilson [8]
May 13, 2019Signed G Sydney Colson [9]
May 16, 2019Traded G Moriah Jefferson, C Isabelle Harrison, their first and second round picks in the 2020 WNBA draft to the Dallas Wings for C Liz Cambage [10]
August 28, 2019Signed G Epiphanny Prince [11]

Roster

2019 Las Vegas Aces roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
C 8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cambage, Liz 6' 8" (2.03m)216 lb (98kg)1991-08-18 Australia 3
G 51 Flag of the United States.svg Colson, Sydney 5' 8" (1.73m)140 lb (64kg)1989-08-06 Texas A&M 5
F 5 Flag of the United States.svg Hamby, Dearica 6' 3" (1.91m)189 lb (86kg)1993-11-06 Wake Forest 4
G 21 Flag of the United States.svg McBride, Kayla 5' 10" (1.78m)174 lb (79kg)1992-06-25 Notre Dame 5
C 19 Flag of South Korea.svg Park Ji-su 6' 5" (1.96m)206 lb (93kg)1998-12-06 South Korea 1
G 10 Flag of the United States.svg Plum, Kelsey 5' 8" (1.73m)145 lb (66kg)1994-08-24 Washington 2
G Flag of the United States.svg Prince, Epiphanny 5' 9" (1.75m)179 lb (81kg)1988-01-11 Rutgers 9
G 14 Flag of the United States.svg Rodgers, Sugar 5' 9" (1.75m)161 lb (73kg)1989-12-08 Georgetown 6
C 4 Flag of the United States.svg Swords, Carolyn 6' 6" (1.98m)215 lb (98kg)1989-07-18 Boston College 7
C 22 Flag of the United States.svg Wilson, A'ja 6' 4" (1.93m)195 lb (88kg)1996-08-08 South Carolina 1
F 1 Flag of the United States.svg Young, Tamera 6' 2" (1.88m)175 lb (79kg)1986-10-30 James Madison 10
G 0 Flag of the United States.svg Young, Jackie 6' 0" (1.83m)165 lb (75kg)1997-09-16 Notre Dame R
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Bill Laimbeer (Notre Dame)
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Vickie Johnson (Louisiana Tech)
Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Schumacher (Connecticut)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Game log

Pre-season

2019 pre-season game log
May: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 19 Minnesota Lynx L 75–79 McBride (18) Swords (8) Plum (6) Cox Pavilion 0–1
2019 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2019 game log
Total: 21–13 (Home: 13–4; Road: 8–9)
May: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 26 Los Angeles Sparks W 83–70 Wilson (21) Hamby (14) Plum (6) Mandalay Bay Events Center
7,249		1–0
2May 31@ Phoenix Mercury L 84–86 McBride (15) Wilson (9) Wilson (4) Talking Stick Resort Arena
14,090		1–1
June : 6–4 (Home: 4–2; Road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
3June 2 Connecticut Sun L 74–80 Wilson (19) Wilson (9) Colson (5) Mandalay Bay Events Center
2,747		1–2
4June 6@ Atlanta Dream W 92–69 Tied (15) Hamby (8) J. Young (8) State Farm Arena
2,630		2–2
5June 9@ New York Liberty L 78–88 McBride (25) Cambage (10) McBride (4) Westchester County Center
1,447		2–3
6June 14 New York Liberty W 100–65 Plum (19) Wilson (8) J. Young (8) Mandalay Bay Events Center
4,110		3–3
7June 16@ Minnesota Lynx W 80–75 McBride (22) Cambage (9) Hamby (4) Target Center
8,392		4–3
8June 20 Washington Mystics L 72–95 Wilson (28)Tied (6)Tied (4) Mandalay Bay Events Center
4,416		4–4
9June 22 Dallas Wings W 86–68 Hamby (27) Cambage (9) J. Young (8) Mandalay Bay Events Center
4,347		5–4
10June 25 Seattle Storm W 60–56 Cambage (14) Cambage (13) Colson (4) Mandalay Bay Events Center
4,215		6–4
11June 27@ Los Angeles Sparks L 74–86 Cambage (18) Hamby (10) J. Young (9) Staples Center
10,295		6–5
12June 29 Indiana Fever W 102–97 (OT) Wilson (39) Wilson (11) J. Young (10) Mandalay Bay Events Center
4,581		7–5
July : 7–2 (Home: 4–1; Road: 3–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
13July 2 Chicago Sky W 90–82 3 tied (16) Cambage (9) J. Young (8) Mandalay Bay Events Center
3,516		8–5
14July 5 Washington Mystics L 70–99 Plum (17)Tied (5)Tied (5) Mandalay Bay Events Center
N/A		8–6
15July 7@ New York Liberty W 90–58 McBride (24) Cambage (11) Plum (6) Westchester County Center
1,971		9–6
16July 10@ Indiana Fever W 74–71 Cambage (19)3 Tied (6)3 Tied (3) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
9,247		10–6
17July 13@ Washington Mystics W 85–81 Tied (17) Cambage (9)3 Tied (4) St. Elizabeth's East Arena
4,200		11–6
18July 19@ Seattle Storm L 66–69 Cambage (16) Cambage (14)Tied (3) Alaska Airlines Arena
9,000		11–7
19July 21 Minnesota Lynx W 79–74 Cambage (22) Cambage (13) Plum (8) Mandalay Bay Events Center
4,352		12–7
20July 23 Seattle Storm W 79–62 Hamby (24) Cambage (12) Cambage (6) Mandalay Bay Events Center
5,193		13–7
21July 30 Dallas Wings W 86–54 Tied (18) Hamby (11) J. Young (7) Mandalay Bay Events Center
3,756		14–7
August : 6–5 (Home: 4–1; Road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
22August 1@ Los Angeles Sparks L 68–76 McBride (19) Hamby (11) T. Young (6) Staples Center
11,692		14–8
23August 3@ Dallas Wings W 75–70 McBride (21) Swords (10) J. Young (5) College Park Center
5,882		15–8
24August 9 Chicago Sky L 84–87 Cambage (28) Hamby (12) McBride (5) Mandalay Bay Events Center
4,200		15–9
25August 11 Connecticut Sun W 89–81 Cambage (21) Cambage (12)Tied (6) Mandalay Bay Events Center
4,633		16–9
26August 13 Atlanta Dream W 94–90 Hamby (23) Hamby (16) Cambage (6) Mandalay Bay Events Center
3,532		17–9
27August 18@ Chicago Sky W 100–85 Wilson (25) Cambage (10) T. Young (4) Wintrust Arena
6,072		18–9
28August 20 Phoenix Mercury W 84–79 (OT) Tied (19) Cambage (15) J. Young (10) Mandalay Bay Events Center
5,032		19–9
29August 23@ Connecticut Sun L 85–89 Cambage (18) Hamby (10) J. Young (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,483		19–10
30August 25@ Minnesota Lynx L 77–98 J. Young (14) Hamby (7) J. Young (5) Target Center
8,834		19–11
31August 27@ Indiana Fever L 71–86 Wilson (18) Wilson (8) Plum (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,958		19–12
32August 31 Los Angeles Sparks W 92–86 Wilson (24)Tied (12)Tied (5) Mandalay Bay Events Center
8,470		20–12
September : 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
33September 5@ Atlanta Dream L 74–78 Wilson (19) Wilson (8) J. Young (9) State Farm Arena
4,023		20–13
34September 8@ Phoenix Mercury W 98–89 Cambage (21) Cambage (9)Tied (4) Talking Stick Resort Arena
13,135		21–13
2019 season schedule

Playoffs

2019 playoff game log
Total: 2–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–2)
Second Round: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1September 15 Chicago Sky W 93–92 Cambage (23) Cambage (17) Plum (6) Thomas & Mack Center
7,981		1–0
Semifinals: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1September 17@ Washington Mystics L 95–97 Wilson (23) Cambage (12) Plum (9) St. Elizabeth's East Arena
3,968		0–1
2September 19@ Washington Mystics L 91–103 Cambage (23) Cambage (10) Plum (10) St. Elizabeth's East Arena
4,200		0–2
3September 22 Washington Mystics W 92–75 Cambage (28) Wilson (8) Plum (9) Mandalay Bay Events Center
6,175		1–2
4September 24 Washington Mystics L 90–94 Cambage (25) Cambage (12) Hamby (7) Mandalay Bay Events Center
5,465		1–3
2019 playoff schedule

Standings

# 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

Notes

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

Playoffs

First round
Single elimination
(Sept. 11)		Second round
Single elimination
(Sept. 15)		Semifinals
Best-of-5
(Sept. 17 – 24)		 WNBA Finals
Best-of-5
(Sept. 29 – Oct. 10)
1 Washington Mystics 3
4 Las Vegas Aces 934 Las Vegas Aces 1
5 Chicago Sky 1055 Chicago Sky 921 Washington Mystics 3
8 Phoenix Mercury 762 Connecticut Sun 2
2 Connecticut Sun 3
3 Los Angeles Sparks 923 Los Angeles Sparks 0
6 Seattle Storm 846 Seattle Storm 69
7 Minnesota Lynx 74

Note: Teams re-seeded after each round.

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
A'ja Wilson 262528.447.9079.26.41.80.51.716.5
Liz Cambage 323025.250.416.774.88.22.10.61.615.9
Kayla McBride 343429.142.542.890.64.22.61.20.113.3
Dearica Hamby 34924.848.832.171.87.61.91.00.411.0
Kelsey Plum 343025.536.535.787.22.83.00.80.18.6
Jackie Young 343422.632.231.880.83.34.50.80.46.6
Tamera Young 34418.538.031.363.93.62.00.70.15.3
Epiphanny Prince 309.350.042.900.71.00.30.34.3
Sugar Rodgers 33011.636.035.760.01.51.20.40.43.4
Sydney Colson 33011.544.045.081.80.71.80.90.13.3
Carolyn Swords 2948.943.8084.62.20.30.20.12.6
Park Ji-su 2506.521.6044.41.10.40.20.20.8

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.
A'ja Wilson WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week June 24, 2019 [12]
July 1, 2019 [13]
Kayla McBride WNBA All-Star Selection July 15, 2019 [14]
A'ja Wilson
Liz Cambage
Bill Laimbeer WNBA Coach of the Month - July August 1, 2019 [15]
Dearica Hamby Sixth Woman of the Year September 15, 2019 [16]
Jackie Young WNBA All-Rookie Team September 16, 2019 [17]

References

  1. ↑ "2019 Las Vegas Aces Schedule". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Las Vegas Re-Signs Forward Dearica Hamby". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  3. ↑ Gordon, Sam (February 1, 2019). "Las Vegas Aces re-sign free-agent wing Dearica Hamby". Las Vegas Review Journal. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Aces Ink Chong, Hamblin To Training Camp Contracts". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. February 19, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  5. 1 2 Berry, Tyler (February 19, 2019). "Las Vegas Aces Sign Chong and Hamblin to 2019 Training Camp Contracts". highposthoops.com. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Aces Sign Alex Harden To Training Camp Contract". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. February 21, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Aces Sign Former NC State Standout Dominique Wilson To Training Camp Contract". wnba.com. WNBA. April 17, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Aces Waive Ruth Hamblin & Dominique Wilson". wnba.com. WNBA. May 12, 2019. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Aces Sign Guard Sydney Colson". wnba.com. WNBA. May 13, 2019. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Wings trade MVP runner-up Cambage to Aces". espn.com. ESPN. May 16, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Aces Sign Two-Time All-Star Guard Epiphanny Prince". wnba.com. WNBA. August 28, 2019. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  12. ↑ @WNBA (June 24, 2019). "🗣 Congrats to @De11eDonne and @_ajawilson22 for being named this week's #PlayerofTheWeek 👏" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. ↑ "Delle Donne, Wilson Earn Players Of The Week". wnba.com. WNBA. July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Seven-Time Selection Charles, Dupree, Highlight Reserves For All-Star". wnba.com. WNBA. July 15, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  15. ↑ @WNBA (August 1, 2019). "Congrats to @LVAces Head Coach Bill Laimbeer on being named #WNBA Coach of the Month! 👏" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. ↑ "Las Vegas' Dearica Hamby Named 2019 WNBA Sixth Woman Of The Year". wnba.com. WNBA. September 20, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  17. ↑ "Rookie of the Year Collier Headlines 2019 All-Rookie Team". wnba.com. WNBA. September 16, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
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