2020 Dallas Wings season

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2020 Dallas Wings season
Coach Brian Agler
ArenaOriginally: College Park Center
Rescheduled to: IMG Academy gymnasiums, Bradenton, Florida
Attendance0 per game
Results
Record8–14 (.364)
Place6th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not Qualify
Team Leaders
Points Arike Ogunbowale – 22.8 ppg
Rebounds Satou Sabally – 7.8 rpg
Assists Arike Ogunbowale – 3.4 apg

The 2020 Dallas Wings season was the franchise's 23rd season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the 5th season for the franchise in Dallas. The regular season started on July 26, 2020, versus the Atlanta Dream. [1] This will be the second season under head coach Brian Agler.

Contents

This WNBA season will have an all-time high 36 regular-season games. [2] However, the plan for expanded games was put on hold on April 3, when the WNBA postponed its season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3] Under a plan approved on June 15, the league is scheduled to hold a shortened 22-game regular season at IMG Academy, without fans present, starting on July 24. [4] [5]

The Wings started the season strongly, winning two of their first three games. The season then took a downward turn when the team had two separate three game losing streaks, separated by only one win. Dallas finished August 3–3 to arrive at a 6–10 overall record. The team went 2–4 in September, but ended the season with a win. A bright spot for the team was Arike Ogunbowale, who lead the WNBA in scoring and was named to the All-WNBA First Team.

Transactions

WNBA draft

The Wings will make the following selections in the 2020 WNBA draft.

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
12 Satou Sabally Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Oregon
15 Bella Alarie Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Princeton
17 Tyasha Harris Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States South Carolina
221 Luisa Geiselsöder Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Donau-Ries (Germany)

Trades and roster changes

DateDetails
February 10, 2020Signed G Moriah Jefferson [6]
Signed F/C Megan Gustafson [6]
Signed C Imani McGee-Stafford [6]
Signed G Karlie Samuelson [6]
Signed F Morgan Bertsch [6]
February 11, 2020Signed F Isabelle Harrison [7]
February 12, 2020Traded G Skylar Diggins-Smith to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for the 5th and 7th picks in the 2020 WNBA draft and a first round selection in the 2021 WNBA draft. [8]
Traded the first round selection in the 2021 WNBA draft acquired from Phoenix to the Chicago Sky in exchange for C Astou Ndour [8]
February 14, 2020Traded F Azurá Stevens to the Chicago Sky in exchange for Chicago's First Round pick in the 2021 WNBA draft and F Katie Lou Samuelson [9]
February 21, 2020Acquired G Marina Mabrey from the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for their Second round pick in the 2021 WNBA draft [10]
April 15, 2020Engaged in 3 team trade in which they acquired a 2021 first round draft pick from the Washington Mystics and a second round draft pick New York Liberty for G Tayler Hill and the ninth and fifteenth pick in the 2020 draft to the New York Liberty. [11]
April 23, 2020Waived G Kaela Davis [12]
May 26, 2020Traded C Kristine Anigwe and a third round pick in the 2021 draft to Los Angeles in exchange for a second round pick in the 2021 draft. [13]

Roster

2020 Dallas Wings roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
F/C 32 Flag of the United States.svg Alarie, Bella 6' 4" (1.93m)1998-04-23 Princeton R
G 15 Flag of the United States.svg Gray, Allisha 6' 0" (1.83m)167 lb (76kg)1995-01-12 South Carolina 3
F 10 Flag of the United States.svg Gustafson, Megan 6' 3" (1.91m)195 lb (88kg)1996-12-13 Iowa 1
G 52 Flag of the United States.svg Harris, Tyasha 5' 10" (1.78m)1998-05-01 South Carolina R
F 20 Flag of the United States.svg Harrison, Isabelle 6' 3" (1.91m)183 lb (83kg)1993-09-27 Tennessee 3
G 4 Flag of the United States.svg Jefferson, Moriah 5' 6" (1.68m)123 lb (56kg)1994-03-08 Connecticut 3
G 5 Flag of the United States.svg Mabrey, Marina 5' 11" (1.8m)170 lb (77kg)1996-09-14 Notre Dame 1
F/C 45 Flag of Spain.svg Ndour, Astou 6' 5" (1.96m)150 lb (68kg)1994-08-22 Spain 4
G 24 Flag of the United States.svg Ogunbowale, Arike 5' 8" (1.73m)165 lb (75kg)1997-03-02 Notre Dame 1
F 0 Flag of Germany.svg Sabally, Satou 6' 4" (1.93m)1998-04-25 Oregon R
F 33 Flag of the United States.svg Samuelson, Katie Lou 6' 3" (1.91m)163 lb (74kg)1997-06-13 Connecticut 1
F 6 Flag of the United States.svg Thornton, Kayla 6' 1" (1.85m)190 lb (86kg)1992-10-20 UTEP 4
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Brian Agler (Wittenberg)
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Crystal Robinson (SE Oklahoma State)
Flag of the United States.svg Bryce Agler (Wittenberg)
Athletic trainer
Flag of the United States.svg Branay Hicks (UT Tyler)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Game log


Regular season

2020 game log
Total: 8–14
July
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1July 26 Atlanta Dream 95–105 Ogunbowale (19) Harrison (10) Sabally (5) IMG Academy 0–1
2July 29 New York Liberty W 93–80 Ogunbowale (20)Tied (6)3 tied (4)IMG Academy1–1
3July 31 Indiana Fever W 76–73 Sabally (23) Sabally (17) Harris (5)IMG Academy2–1
August
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
4August 2 Las Vegas Aces L 70–79 Ogunbowale (20)Tied (6) Jefferson (3) IMG Academy 2–2
5August 4 Chicago Sky L 79–82 Ogunbowale (26) Alarie (9) Ogunbowale (5)IMG Academy2–3
6August 6 Connecticut Sun L 68–91 Ogunbowale (17) Harrison (9) Harris (7)IMG Academy2–4
7August 8 Atlanta Dream W 85–75 Ogunbowale (24) Jefferson (10) Ogunbowale (6)IMG Academy3–4
8August 10 Phoenix Mercury L 79–91 Ogunbowale (22) Sabally (10) Harrison (4)IMG Academy3–5
9August 12 Connecticut Sun L 66–70 Ogunbowale (19) Sabally (9) Sabally (3)IMG Academy3–6
10August 14 Seattle Storm L 65–83 Ogunbowale (22) Ndour (8) Mabrey (4)IMG Academy3–7
11August 16 Phoenix Mercury W 95–89 Ogunbowale (33) Gray (7) Samuelson (4)IMG Academy4–7
12August 19 Minnesota Lynx L 84–91 Gray (22) Thornton (11) Mabrey (5)IMG Academy4–8
13August 21 Washington Mystics W 101–92 Ogunbowale (24) Thornton (10) Ogunbowale (9)IMG Academy5–8
14August 23 Los Angeles Sparks L 81–84 Ogunbowale (20) Sabally (9) Ogunbowale (5)IMG Academy5–9
15August 25 Las Vegas Aces L 92–96 Ogunbowale (21) Sabally (11)Tied (5)IMG Academy5–10
16August 29 Indiana Fever W 82–78 Ogunbowale (30) Sabally (11)Tied (4)IMG Academy6–10
September
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
17September 2 Los Angeles Sparks L 83–91 Ogunbowale (17) Sabally (11) Ogunbowale (5) IMG Academy 6–11
18September 4 Minnesota Lynx L 75–88 Gray (26) Sabally (6) Mabrey (5)IMG Academy6–12
19September 6 Washington Mystics W 101–94 (OT) Ogunbowale (39) Sabally (6) Ogunbowale (4)IMG Academy7–12
20September 9 Seattle Storm L 95–107 Sabally (25) Sabally (7) Harris (5)IMG Academy7–13
21September 11 Chicago Sky L 88–95 Ogunbowale (38) Ndour (7) Mabrey (7)IMG Academy7–14
22September 13 New York Liberty W 82–79 Ogunbowale (26) Thornton (10) Harris (5)IMG Academy8–14
2020 season schedule

Standings

#Team W L PCT GB Conf.
1x – Las Vegas Aces 184.818–8–2
2x – Seattle Storm 184.818–8–2
3x – Los Angeles Sparks 157.68235–5
4x – Minnesota Lynx 148.63644–6
5x – Phoenix Mercury 139.59154–6
6x – Chicago Sky 1210.54566–4
7x – Connecticut Sun 1012.45587–3
8x – Washington Mystics 913.40996–4
9e – Dallas Wings 814.364101–9
10e – Atlanta Dream 715.318115–5
11e – Indiana Fever 616.273124–6
12e – New York Liberty 220.091162–8

Notes

x – Clinched playoff berth
e – Eliminated from playoffs
Home and Away records not shown, as all games played at a neutral location.
Updated to include results from September 13, 2020
Source

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: [14]

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Arike Ogunbowale 222234.041.233.685.62.83.41.50.022.8
Satou Sabally 161428.236.819.787.27.82.50.80.913.9
Allisha Gray 201426.246.435.283.14.21.31.10.313.1
Marina Mabrey 181222.443.041.866.73.32.41.40.110.6
Kayla Thornton 221425.342.534.787.55.10.80.90.27.3
Tyasha Harris 21319.643.333.963.61.22.80.90.16.8
Isabelle Harrison 131119.844.7078.94.61.40.70.46.4
Katie Lou Samuelson 22420.041.731.773.32.41.40.70.45.0
Moriah Jefferson 9616.741.933.358.33.12.10.80.25.0
Astou Ndour 13711.635.124.002.90.50.20.53.5
Bella Alarie 22314.036.47.783.32.90.50.60.92.7
Megan Gustafson 905.228.6066.71.20.100.11.6

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.
Arike Ogunbowale Peak Performer: Points September 14, 2020 [15]
Satou Sabally All-Rookie Team September 27, 2020 [16]
Arike Ogunbowale All-WNBA First Team October 4, 2020 [17]

References

  1. ↑ "2020 Dallas Wings Schedule". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Atlanta Dream Announce 2020 Schedule - Atlanta Dream". dream.wnba.com. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  3. ↑ "WNBA Statement Regarding the Start of the 2020 Regular Season". April 3, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  4. ↑ "WNBA Announces Plan To Tip Off 2020 Season". WNBA. June 15, 2020. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  5. ↑ "WNBA announces plans for 2020 season to start late July in Florida". NBC Sports Washington. June 15, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Dallas Wings Sign Jefferson, Gustafson to Multi-Year Deals". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. February 10, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Harrison Signs Multi-Year Deal with Wings". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. February 11, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  8. 1 2 "Wings Trade Diggins-Smith, Acquire Astou Ndour". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. February 12, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Wings Trade for Katie Lou Samuelson". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. February 14, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Wings Trade for Mabrey". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. February 21, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Washington Mystics Acquire 7x All-Star Tina Charles in Three-Team Deal". wnba.com. WNBA. April 15, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Wings Waive Kaela Davis". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. April 23, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Wings Trade Anigwe, Waive Karlie Samuelson". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. May 26, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Team Stats". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Dallas' Ogunbowale, Los Angeles' Parker And Chicago's Vandersloot Earn 2020 WNBA Peak Performer Awards". wnba.com. WNBA. September 14, 2020. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Rookie Of The Year Crystal Dangerfield Headlines 2020 WNBA All-Rookie Team". wnba.com. WNBA. September 27, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  17. ↑ "A'ja Wilson And Candace Parker Unanimously Selected To 2020 All-WNBA First Team". wnba.com. WNBA. October 4, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
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