2021 Dallas Wings season

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2021 Dallas Wings season
Coach Vickie Johnson
Arena College Park Center
Attendance2,101 per game
Results
Record1418 (.438)
Place5th (Western)
Playoff finish7th seed, Lost in First Round to Chicago Sky
Team Leaders
Points Arike Ogunbowale – 18.7 ppg
Rebounds Isabelle Harrison &
Satou Sabally – 5.9 rpg
Assists Arike Ogunbowale – 3.3 ppg

The 2021 Dallas Wings season was the franchise's 24th season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the 6th season for the franchise in Dallas. This was the first season under new head coach Vickie Johnson, after she was hired on December 9, 2020. [1]

Contents

The Wings had the #1 and #2 picks in the 2021 WNBA draft. They selected Charli Collier and Awak Kuier, while also adding top talents in Chelsea Dungee and Dana Evans.

The Wings won their first game of the season, but couldn't keep the momentum going as they lost their next four games in a row, to finish May with a 1–4 record. The team improved during the month of June, posting a 7–5 overall record including wins at Seattle and a two-game sweep of Phoenix. The team faltered in July going 1–3 including three straight losses heading into the Olympic break. At the Olympic break their record was 9–12. After the break, they alternated loss and wins to post a 2–3 record in August. They finished out the regular season 3–3 in September, and secured a playoff berth after a win on September 11 vs. the New York Liberty. Their overall record of 14–18 earned the seventh seed in the 2021 WNBA Playoffs.

In the first round of the playoffs, they faced off against the Chicago Sky. The Sky dominated the game from the outset and the Wings outscored the Sky in only one quarter of the game. The Wings lost 64–81 to end their season.

Transactions

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerSchool/Team/CountryNationality
11 Charli Collier Texas Flag of the United States.svg  United States
12 Awak Kuier Passalacqua Ragusa (Italy)Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
15 Chelsea Dungee Arkansas Flag of the United States.svg  United States
213 Dana Evans Louisville Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Trades and Roster changes

DateDetails
November 5, 2020Exercised Team Option on G Arike Ogunbowale [2]
November 10, 2020Exercised Team Options on G Marina Mabrey and F Katie Lou Samuelson [3]
February 1, 2021Signed G Allisha Gray [4]
February 8, 2021Signed Kayla Thornton to a Contract Extension [5]
February 10, 2021Traded Katie Lou Samuelson and a 2nd Round Pick in 2022 to the Seattle Storm in exchange for the 1st Pick in the 2021 WNBA draft [6]
February 25, 2021Waived F Astou Ndour [7]
March 12, 2021Signed F Luisa Geiselsoder to a Rookie Scale Contract [8]
March 31, 2021Full Season Suspended F Luisa Geiselsoder due to Overseas Injury [9]
April 14, 2021Traded the 7th Pick in the 2021 Draft and a 2nd Round Pick in the 2022 Draft to the Los Angeles Sparks for a 1st Round Pick in the 2022 Draft [10]
April 16, 2021Signed G Dana Evans and G Chelsea Dungee to Rookie Scale Contracts [11]
April 18, 2021Signed F Awak Kuier to a Rookie Scale Contract [12]
Signed G Dee Givens, G Destinee Walker, and F Tori Jarosz to Training Camp Contracts [13]
April 19, 2021Signed F Amy Okonkwo to a Training Camp Contract [14]
April 30, 2021Waived F Amy Okonkwo and F Tori Jarosz [15]
May 9, 2021Waived G Dee Givens [16]
May 10, 2021Waived G Destinee Walker [17]
Temporarily Suspend F Satou Sabally due to Overseas Commitments [18]
May 12, 2021Waived F Megan Gustafson [19]
May 14, 2021Temporarily Suspend F Awak Kuier due to Overseas Commitments [20]
May 15, 2021Signed F Kristine Anigwe off of Waivers [21]
May 18, 2021Temporarily Suspend G Allisha Gray due to Overseas Commitments [22]
May 27, 2021Activated F Awak Kuier from the Temporary Suspension List [23]
June 2, 2021Traded G Dana Evans to Chicago in exchange for Chicago's own 2022 3rd Round Draft pick, the right to swap 2022 1st Round draft picks, and G Shyla Heal. [24]
Waived G Shyla Heal
Activated G Allisha Gray and F Satou Sabally from the Temporary Suspension List [25]
Waived F Kristine Anigwe [26]

Roster

2021 Dallas Wings roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
F/C 32 Flag of the United States.svg Alarie, Bella 6' 4" (1.93m)190 lb (86kg)1998-04-23 Princeton 1
G 33 Flag of the United States.svg Dungee, Chelsea 5' 10" (1.78m)165 lb (75kg)1997-05-11 Arkansas R
G 15 Flag of the United States.svg Gray, Allisha 6' 0" (1.83m)167 lb (76kg)1995-01-12 South Carolina 4
G 52 Flag of the United States.svg Harris, Tyasha 5' 10" (1.78m)152 lb (69kg)1998-05-01 South Carolina 1
F 20 Flag of the United States.svg Harrison, Isabelle 6' 3" (1.91m)183 lb (83kg)1993-09-27 Tennessee 4
G 4 Flag of the United States.svg Jefferson, Moriah 5' 6" (1.68m)123 lb (56kg)1994-03-08 Connecticut 4
F/C 28 Flag of Finland.svg Kuier, Awak 6' 4" (1.93m)168 lb (76kg)2001-08-19 Finland R
G 3 Flag of the United States.svg Mabrey, Marina 5' 11" (1.8m)170 lb (77kg)1996-09-14 Notre Dame 2
G 24 Flag of the United States.svg Ogunbowale, Arike 5' 8" (1.73m)165 lb (75kg)1997-03-02 Notre Dame 2
F 0 Flag of Germany.svg Sabally, Satou 6' 4" (1.93m)1998-04-25 Oregon 1
C 35 Flag of the United States.svg Collier, Charli 6' 5" (1.96m)188 lb (85kg)1999-09-22 Texas R
F 6 Flag of the United States.svg Thornton, Kayla 6' 1" (1.85m)188 lb (85kg)1992-10-20 UTEP 5
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Vickie Johnson (Louisiana Tech)
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Le'coe Willingham (Auburn)
Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Schumacher (Connecticut)
Flag of the United States.svg Tim Gittens (Milwaukee)
Athletic trainer
Flag of the United States.svg Branay Hicks (University of Texas at Tyler)



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Game Log

Preseason

2021 pre-season game log
May: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1May 8 Connecticut L 76–89 Allisha Gray (19) Charli Collier (10) Moriah Jefferson (4) College Park Center
0–1
2May 11@ New York Scrimmage Barclays Center
0–0
2021 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2021 game log
Total: 14–18 (Home: 7–9; Road: 7–9)
May: 1–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–2)
June : 7–5 (Home: 3–2; Road: 4–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
6June 1 Los Angeles W 69–79 Tyasha Harris (18) Collier
Mabrey
Thornton (7)
Jefferson
Mabrey (6)
College Park Center
1,372
2–4
7June 4@ Seattle L 102–105 (OT) Marina Mabrey (24) Satou Sabally (9) Arike Ogunbowale (8) Angel of the Winds Arena
1,467
2–5
8June 6@ Seattle W 68–67 Arike Ogunbowale (24) Isabelle Harrison (8) Arike Ogunbowale (3) Angel of the Winds Arena
1,930
3–5
9June 9@ Phoenix W 85–81 Arike Ogunbowale (22) Isabelle Harrison (9) Tyasha Harris (7) Phoenix Suns Arena
3,618
4–5
10June 11@ Phoenix W 77–59 Arike Ogunbowale (20) Bella Alarie (9) Harris
Sabally (4)
Phoenix Suns Arena
4,261
5–5
11June 13@ Las Vegas L 78–85 Satou Sabally (24) Isabelle Harrison (9) Arike Ogunbowale (8) Michelob Ultra Arena
No Fans
5–6
12June 17 Minnesota L 73–85 Arike Ogunbowale (20) Bella Alarie (6) Moriah Jefferson (4) College Park Center
1,519
5–7
13June 19 Minnesota W 95–77 Marina Mabrey (28) Bella Alarie (8) Arike Ogunbowale (6) College Park Center
1,751
6–7
14June 22@ Connecticut L 70–80 Arike Ogunbowale (18) Marina Mabrey (5) Arike Ogunbowale (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
2,076
6–8
15June 24@ Indiana W 89–64 Satou Sabally (15) Satou Sabally (9) Arike Ogunbowale (5) Indiana Farmers Coliseum
No Fans
7–8
16June 26 Washington W 85–74 Arike Ogunbowale (30) Sabally
Thornton (8)
Satou Sabally (5) College Park Center
2,055
8–8
17June 30 Chicago L 81–91 Isabelle Harrison (23) Isabelle Harrison (8) Mabrey
Ogunbowale (4)
College Park Center
1,778
8–9
July : 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
18July 2 Chicago W 100–91 Marina Mabrey (28) Satou Sabally (9) Satou Sabally (6) College Park Center
2,187
9–9
19July 5@ New York L 96–99 Isabelle Harrison (23) Harrison
Mabrey
Sabally (7)
Moriah Jefferson (6) Barclays Center
1,677
9–10
20July 7@ Minnesota L 79–85 Allisha Gray (13) Satou Sabally (6) Satou Sabally (7) Target Center
2,321
9–11
21July 11 Las Vegas L 79–95 Gray
Jefferson (14)
Satou Sabally (9) Harris
Harrison
Ogunbowale
Sabally (3)
College Park Center
2,533
9–12
August : 2–3 (Home: 0–2; Road: 2–1)
September : 3–3 (Home: 3–2; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
27September 2 Atlanta W 72–68 Allisha Gray (19) Gray
Harrison (10)
Moriah Jefferson (6) College Park Center
1,975
12–15
28September 5 Atlanta L 64–69 Arike Ogunbowale (21) Allisha Gray (14) Tyasha Harris (6) College Park Center
2,386
12–16
29September 7 Connecticut L 56–83 Marina Mabrey (16) Awak Kuier (8) Alarie
Harris
Kuier
Ogunbowale (2)
College Park Center
1,945
12–17
30September 11 New York W 77–76 Marina Mabrey (21) Allisha Gray (11) Marina Mabrey (6) College Park Center
2,888
13–17
31September 13@ Las Vegas L 75–85 Arike Ogunbowale (23) Collier
Ogunbowale (8)
Marina Mabrey (7) Michelob Ultra Arena
N/A
13–18
32September 19 Los Angeles W 87–84 Arike Ogunbowale (20) Allisha Gray (7) Marina Mabrey (5) College Park Center
3,604
14–18
2021 season schedule

Playoffs

2021 playoff game log
Total: 0–1
First round
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1September 23@ Chicago 64–81 Arike Ogunbowale (22) Isabelle Harrison (10) Moriah Jefferson (4) Wintrust Arena
4,672
0–1
2021 playoff schedule

Standings

#Team W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1xConnecticut Sun 266.81312–315–111–59–1
2xLas Vegas Aces 248.750211–413–311–56–4
3xMinnesota Lynx 2210.688410–513–39–77–3
4xSeattle Storm 2111.65659–611–510–68–2
5xPhoenix Mercury 1913.59476–97–912–45–5
6xChicago Sky 1616.5001010–56–1010–66–4
7xDallas Wings 1418.438127–87–97–93–7
8xNew York Liberty 1220.375146–97–95–115–5
9eWashington Mystics 1220.375147–88–84–124–6
10eLos Angeles Sparks 1220.375142–138–84–121–9
11eAtlanta Dream 824.250186–94–124–124–6
12eIndiana Fever 626.188204–114–122–142–8

Notes

(#) – League Standing
x – Clinched playoff berth
e – Eliminated from playoff contention
Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings

Playoffs

First round
Sept. 23
Second round
Sept. 26
Semifinals
Sept. 28 – Oct. 8
WNBA Finals
Oct. 10 – Oct. 17
2 Las Vegas Aces 9691609384
4 Seattle Storm 805 Phoenix Mercury 90117877687
5 Phoenix Mercury 835 Phoenix Mercury 85OT5 Phoenix Mercury 7791OT5074
8 New York Liberty 826 Chicago Sky 91868680
1 Connecticut Sun 95798369
3 Minnesota Lynx 766 Chicago Sky 1012OT688679
6 Chicago Sky 816 Chicago Sky 89
7 Dallas Wings 64

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

Source: [27]

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Arike Ogunbowale 323231.338.337.686.43.23.31.20.018.7
Marina Mabrey 32824.240.534.288.23.92.91.00.313.3
Allisha Gray 25162.843.836.686.25.21.71.00.811.9
Satou Sabally 171424.941.832.777.05.92.80.20.811.9
Isabelle Harrison 28523.853.80.078.35.91.11.10.710.9
Kayla Thornton 312527.642.134.984.95.61.50.80.27.5
Moriah Jefferson 292817.244.946.060.02.02.50.80.25.4
Tyasha Harris 32316.333.633.983.31.62.70.40.34.4
Charli Collier 281812.346.50.069.63.60.20.10.23.4
Bella Alarie 311113.150.00.085.03.30.50.60.62.6
Awak Kuier 1608.930.816.778.62.40.60.30.82.4
Chelsea Dungee 1404.617.620.00.00.20.10.00.10.6

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.
Arike Ogunbowale WNBA All-Star Selection June 30 [28]
Satou Sabally
Charli Collier WNBA All-Rookie Team October 5 [29]
Arike Ogunbowale All-WNBA Second Team October 15 [30]

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