2024 Las Vegas Aces season

Last updated
2024 Las Vegas Aces season
Coach Becky Hammon
Arena Michelob Ultra Arena
Attendance11,283 per game
Results
Record2713 (.675)
Place2nd (Western)
Playoff finish4th seed; Lost in Semifinals 1–3 to New York Liberty
Team Leaders
Points A'ja Wilson – 26.9 ppg
Rebounds A'ja Wilson – 11.9 rpg
Assists Jackie Young – 5.3 apg

The 2024 Las Vegas Aces season was the franchise's 27th season in the Women's National Basketball Association and the seventh year the franchise is based in Las Vegas - after relocating from San Antonio and Utah. This was the third season under head coach Becky Hammon. They were the defending WNBA champions, after defeating the New York Liberty in the 2023 WNBA Finals. In 2023, the Aces also finished with the most regular season wins in WNBA history, 34. [1] Additionally, the Aces won back-to-back WNBA titles, and were the first team to do so since 2001–2002. The season tipped off on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at home versus the Phoenix Mercury. [2]

Contents

On May 17, 2024, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) announced that they would be gifting each player on the 2024 Aces roster a $100,000 sponsorship. [3] This sponsorship is independent of the Aces organization as per the WNBA's collective bargaining agreement. [3] On May 18, 2024, the WNBA opened an investigation into these sponsorships. [4]

The transgressions didn't have an effect on the start of the season as the Aces won their first two games. They did lose to Phoenix by ten points on May 21 for their first loss. They won their next two games before losing to Atlanta to finish May 4–2. They defeated Dallas to start June, but would lose their next three games. They defeated Phoenix to break the streak, but lost to New York in the next game. Their losing streak would end after that as the Aces won their next four games to finish June 6–4. They extended their winning streak to six games by defeating Indiana and Washington to start July. An overtime loss to Los Angeles would break their winning streak. The Aces built a new streak winning their next four games in a row. They would lose to Chicago to finish July 6–2 and head into the Olympic break with a 16–8 record. The Aces were not as dominant upon returning from the break, losing their first game back to New York. They would defeat Los Angeles before losing two games in a row to Minnesota. Two wins bookended a loss to see the Aces finish August 3–4. With a win over Atlanta on August 30, the Aces clinched their playoff berth. The Aces became dominant in September, winning their first three games of the month. A four point loss to New York on September 8 would be the only mar on their record for the month. The would the remaining five straight games, with the closest being a four point win in Indiana on September 13. The Aces finished the regular season 27–13.

The Aces' 27–13 record saw them finish in fourth place in the overall standings. As the fourth seed in the 2024 WNBA Playoffs, they faced-off against fifth seed Seattle in the First Round. The first two games were held in Las Vegas and the Aces won them both, 78–67 and 86–73. They advanced to the Semifinals where they faced New York in a best-of-five series. The Aces lost the first two games in New York, 77–87 and 84–88. They would win game three in Las Vegas to extend the series, 95–81. The Aces were unable to win game four at home and were eliminated from the playoffs, losing the series one game to three.

Transactions

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
216 Dyaisha Fair Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Syracuse
218 Kate Martin Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Iowa
224 Elizabeth Kitley Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Virginia Tech
336 Angel Jackson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Jackson State

Transactions

DateDetails
February 1, 2024Signed Megan Gustafson [5]
Re-signed Kiah Stokes [6]
Re-signed Sydney Colson [7]
Signed Morgan Jones to a Training Camp Contract [8]
February 4, 2024Signed Kamaria McDaniel to a Training Camp Contract [9]
February 7, 2024Re-signed Candace Parker [10]
February 8, 2024Signed Bria Hartley to a Training Camp Contract [11]
March 28, 2024Signed Brea Beal to a Training Camp Contract [12]
April 17, 2024Signed Dyaisha Fair and Angel Jackson to Rookie Contracts [13]
April 22, 2024Signed Kate Martin to Rookie Contract [14]
April 28, 2024 Candace Parker announced her retirement [15]
April 29, 2024Signed Chelsea Gray to a Contract Extension [16]
May 2, 2024Waived Brea Beal and Morgan Jones [17]
May 3, 2024Signed Jackie Young to a Contract Extension [18]
May 6, 2024Waived Bria Hartley [19]
Waived Kamaria McDaniel [20]
Claimed/Awarded Emma Cannon from Waivers [21]
May 7, 2024Waived Angel Jackson [22]
May 13, 2024Exercised fourth-year option for Kierstan Bell [23]
May 26, 2024Waived Dyaisha Fair [24]
May 31, 2024Signed Tiffany Hayes [25]
June 16, 2024Waived Emma Cannon [26]
Signed Jessika Carter [26]
June 30, 2024Waived Jessika Carter [27]
September 2, 2024Signed Queen Egbo to 7-day contract [28]

Roster changes

Roster

2024 Las Vegas Aces roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
F 1 Flag of the United States.svg Bell, Kierstan 6' 1" (1.85m)176 lb (80kg)03-16-2000 Florida Gulf Coast 2
F 7 Flag of Israel.svg Clark, Alysha 5' 11" (1.8m)167 lb (76kg)07-07-1987 Middle Tennessee 11
G 51 Flag of the United States.svg Colson, Sydney 5' 8" (1.73m)140 lb (64kg)1989-08-06 Texas A&M 9
F/C Flag of the United States.svg Egbo, Queen 6' 4" (1.93m)190 lb (86kg)06-29-2000 Baylor 2
G 12 Flag of the United States.svg Gray, Chelsea 5' 11" (1.8m)170 lb (77kg)1992-10-08 Duke 9
C 17 Flag of Spain.svg Gustafson, Megan 6' 3" (1.91m)195 lb (88kg)12-13-1996 Iowa 5
G 15 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Hayes, Tiffany 5' 10" (1.78m)155 lb (70kg)1989-09-20 Connecticut 11
C Flag of the United States.svg Kitley, Elizabeth   Cruz Roja.svg  (DP)6' 5" (1.96m)09-17-2001 Virginia Tech R
G 20 Flag of the United States.svg Martin, Kate 6' 0" (1.83m)172 lb (78kg)06-05-2000 Iowa R
G 10 Flag of the United States.svg Plum, Kelsey 5' 8" (1.73m)145 lb (66kg)1994-08-24 Washington 6
C 41 Flag of the United States.svg Stokes, Kiah 6' 3" (1.91m)191 lb (87kg)1993-03-30 Connecticut 8
F 22 Flag of the United States.svg Wilson, A'ja 6' 4" (1.93m)195 lb (88kg)1996-08-08 South Carolina 6
G 0 Flag of the United States.svg Young, Jackie 6' 0" (1.83m)165 lb (75kg)1997-09-16 Notre Dame 5
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Becky Hammon (Colorado State)
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Natalie Nakase (UCLA)
Flag of the United States.svg Tyler Marsh (Birmingham–Southern)
Flag of the United States.svg Charlene Thomas-Swinson (Auburn)
Athletic trainer
Flag of the United States.svg Michelle Anumba (Duke)



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

Depth chart

Pos.StarterBench
PG Chelsea Gray Sydney Colson
SG Kelsey Plum Tiffany Hayes
SF Jackie Young Alysha Clark
Kate Martin
PF A'ja Wilson Kierstan Bell
C Kiah Stokes Megan Gustafson

Schedule

Pre-season

2024 pre-season game log
Total: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
May: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1May 11 Puerto Rico W 102–50 A'ja Wilson (27)A'ja Wilson (14)Tied–3 (3) Colonial Life Arena
13,507
1–0
2024 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2024 game log
Total: 27–13 (Home: 13–7; Road: 14–6)
May: 4–2 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1May 14 Phoenix W 89–80 A'ja Wilson (30)A'ja Wilson (13) Jackie Young (6) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,419
1–0
2May 18 Los Angeles W 89–82 Tied (22)A'ja Wilson (10)Jackie Young (11)Michelob Ultra Arena
10,286
2–0
3May 21Phoenix L 88–98 Kelsey Plum (27)A'ja Wilson (13)Jackie Young (8)Michelob Ultra Arena
10,374
2–1
4May 25 Indiana W 99–80 A'ja Wilson (29)A'ja Wilson (15)Kelsey Plum (7)Michelob Ultra Arena
10,399
3–1
5May 29@ Minnesota W 80–66 A'ja Wilson (29)A'ja Wilson (15)Jackie Young (10) Target Center
7,409
4–1
6May 31@ Atlanta L 74–78 A'ja Wilson (28)A'ja Wilson (9)Kelsey Plum (6) Gateway Center Arena
4,015
4–2
June : 6–4 (Home: 2–3; Road: 4–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
7June 5@ Dallas W 95–81 A'ja Wilson (36)A'ja Wilson (12) Jackie Young (7) College Park Center
6,251
5–2
8June 7 Seattle L 65–78 A'ja Wilson (29)A'ja Wilson (11) Tiffany Hayes (4) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,380
5–3
9June 9@ Los Angeles L 92–96 A'ja Wilson (31)A'ja Wilson (8)Tied (5) Crypto.com Arena
13,900
5–4
10June 11 Minnesota L 86–100 A'ja Wilson (28) Kiah Stokes (9)Tied (4)Michelob Ultra Arena
10,368
5–5
11June 13@ Phoenix W 103–99 Jackie Young (34)A'ja Wilson (15) Kelsey Plum (5) Footprint Center
9,325
6–5
12June 15 New York L 82–90 Kelsey Plum (22)Kiah Stokes (12)Jackie Young (6)Michelob Ultra Arena
10,424
6–6
13June 19Seattle W 94–83 Jackie Young (32)A'ja Wilson (9)Kelsey Plum (8)Michelob Ultra Arena
10,380
7–6
14June 21 Connecticut W 85–74 A'ja Wilson (26)A'ja Wilson (16)Jackie Young (5)Michelob Ultra Arena
10,385
8–6
15June 27@ Chicago W 95–83 A'ja Wilson (31)Kiah Stokes (8)Tied (5) Wintrust Arena
9,025
9–6
16June 29@ Washington W 88–77 Jackie Young (26)A'ja Wilson (9)Kelsey Plum (8) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200
10–6
July : 6–2 (Home: 3–1; Road: 3–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
17July 2 Indiana W 88–69 Kelsey Plum (34) Kiah Stokes (12) Jackie Young (10) T-Mobile Arena
20,366
11–6
18July 4 Washington W 98–77 Kelsey Plum (28) A'ja Wilson (9) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,376
12–6
19July 5@ Los Angeles L 93–98 (OT) A'ja Wilson (35)A'ja Wilson (12)Tied (6) Crypto.com Arena
13,840
12–7
20July 7 Dallas W 104–85 A'ja Wilson (28)A'ja Wilson (10)Jackie Young (5)Michelob Ultra Arena
10,369
13–7
21July 10@ Seattle W 84–79 Jackie Young (27)A'ja Wilson (20) Chelsea Gray (6) Climate Pledge Arena
12,500
14–7
22July 12@ Atlanta W 84–70 A'ja Wilson (33)A'ja Wilson (18)Kelsey Plum (7) Gateway Center Arena
3,344
15–7
23July 14@ Washington W 89–77 A'ja Wilson (28)A'ja Wilson (17)Chelsea Gray (6) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200
16–7
24July 16 Chicago L 85–93 A'ja Wilson (28)A'ja Wilson (14)Gray, Plum (5)Michelob Ultra Arena
10,396
16–8
August : 3–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
25August 17 New York L 67–79 A'ja Wilson (24)A'ja Wilson (11) Chelsea Gray (6) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,397
16–9
26August 18 Los Angeles W 87–71 A'ja Wilson (34)A'ja Wilson (13)Tied (4)Michelob Ultra Arena
10,311
17–9
27August 21 Minnesota L 87–98 Jackie Young (26)A'ja Wilson (9)A'ja Wilson (6)Michelob Ultra Arena
10,429
17–10
28August 23@ Minnesota L 74–87 A'ja Wilson (24)A'ja Wilson (7) Alysha Clark (4) Target Center
9,124
17–11
29August 25@ Chicago W 77–75 A'ja Wilson (20)A'ja Wilson (18)Chelsea Gray (7) Wintrust Arena
9,025
18–11
30August 27@ Dallas L 90–93 A'ja Wilson (42)Tied (6)Jackie Young (6) College Park Center
6,251
18–12
31August 30 Atlanta W 83–72 A'ja Wilson (26)A'ja Wilson (16)A'ja Wilson (5)Michelob Ultra Arena
10,397
19–12
September : 8–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 5–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
32September 1@ Phoenix W 97–79 A'ja Wilson (41)A'ja Wilson (17) Jackie Young (14) Footprint Center
13,981
20–12
33September 3 Chicago W 90–71 A'ja Wilson (30)A'ja Wilson (14) Chelsea Gray (10) T-Mobile Arena
18,394
21–12
34September 6@ Connecticut W 72–67 Kelsey Plum (27)A'ja Wilson (8)Chelsea Gray (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,910
22–12
35September 8@ New York L 71–75 Kelsey Plum (25) Kiah Stokes (9)Gray, Plum (6) Barclays Center
15,393
22–13
36September 11@ Indiana W 86–75 A'ja Wilson (27)A'ja Wilson (12)Tied (4) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274
23–13
37September 13 W 78–74 Chelsea Gray (21)A'ja Wilson (17)Tied (6)24–13
38September 15Connecticut W 84–71 A'ja Wilson (29)A'ja Wilson (9)Jackie Young (7) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,431
25–13
39September 17@ Seattle W 85–72 Tied (21)Tied (7)Jackie Young (6) Climate Pledge Arena
14,298
26–13
40September 19 Dallas W 98–84 Megan Gustafson (24)Megan Gustafson (7) Bell, Hayes (5)Michelob Ultra Arena
10,376
27–13
2024 season schedule

Playoffs

2024 playoff game log
First round vs. Seattle Storm
Won Series: 2–0
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1September 22 Seattle W 78–67 A'ja Wilson (21) Stokes, Wilson (8) Chelsea Gray (7) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,369
1–0
2September 24 W 86–73 Kelsey Plum (29)A'ja Wilson (13)Chelsea Gray (9)Michelob Ultra Arena
10,370
2–0
Semifinals vs. New York Liberty
Lost Series: 1–3
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1September 29@ New York L 77–87 Kelsey Plum (24) A'ja Wilson (6)A'ja Wilson (5) Barclays Center
14,015
0–1
2October 1 L 84–88 A'ja Wilson (24)A'ja Wilson (7) Chelsea Gray (7)Barclays Center
14,321
0–2
3October 4New York W 95–81 Jackie Young (24)A'ja Wilson (14)Chelsea Gray (7) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,369
1–2
4October 6New York L 62–76 A'ja Wilson (19)A'ja Wilson (10)Chelsea Gray (6)Michelob Ultra Arena
10,374
1–3
2024 playoff schedule

Standings

#Team W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1yxNew York Liberty 328.80016–416–416–45–0
2cxMinnesota Lynx 3010.750214–616–414–64–1
3xConnecticut Sun 2812.700414–614–614–64–1
4xLas Vegas Aces 2713.675512–813–714–62–3
5xSeattle Storm 2515.625713–714–611–94–1
6xIndiana Fever 2020.5001211–912–88–123–2
7xPhoenix Mercury 1921.4751310–1010–109–113–2
8xAtlanta Dream 1525.375177–138–127–131–4
9eWashington Mystics 1426.350187–135–159–111–4
10eChicago Sky 1327.325195–156–147–131–4
11eDallas Wings 931.225236–147–132–180–5
12eLos Angeles Sparks 832.200245–155–153–172–3

Notes

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

Playoffs

Round One:
Best-of-3
Semifinals:
Best-of-5
Finals:
Best-of-5
         
1 New York Liberty 2
8 Atlanta Dream 0
1 New York Liberty 3
4 Las Vegas Aces 1
4 Las Vegas Aces 2
5 Seattle Storm 0
1 New York Liberty 3
2 Minnesota Lynx 2
2 Minnesota Lynx 2
7 Phoenix Mercury 0
2 Minnesota Lynx 3
3 Connecticut Sun 2
3 Connecticut Sun 2
6 Indiana Fever 0

Bold Series winner

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%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPFPPG
A'ja Wilson 383834.4.518.317.84411.92.31.82.61.31.826.9
Kelsey Plum 383834.0.423.368.8662.64.20.70.02.42.717.8
Jackie Young 373732.6.430.337.8674.45.31.00.22.12.515.8
Tiffany Hayes 33521.5.500.402.7142.82.10.80.30.82.19.5
Chelsea Gray 272526.0.408.338.8132.94.91.30.72.41.48.6
Alysha Clark 401824.3.443.373.8213.61.80.80.31.42.76.0
Megan Gustafson 38710.7.500.386.7651.90.20.30.10.41.63.7
Kierstan Bell 607.2.375.500.5001.00.80.00.00.20.82.8
Queen Egbo 306.0.6671.70.00.70.30.00.72.7
Kate Martin 34211.5.307.355.9171.60.90.20.20.60.92.6
Sydney Colson 3118.0.422.378.8890.51.00.50.20.50.72.5
Kiah Stokes 392918.4.323.225.6674.70.70.50.80.41.71.4
Emma Cannon 501.8.667.0000.40.20.00.00.20.00.8
Dyaisha Fair 104.0.000.0000.02.00.00.00.00.00.0
Jessika Carter 202.0.000.0000.00.00.00.00.00.00.0


Waived/Released during the season
Traded during the season
Acquired during the season

Playoffs

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPFPPG
A'ja Wilson 6636.5.535.500.7509.72.80.32.51.31.221.3
Kelsey Plum 6633.0.461.359.7782.52.20.70.01.82.816.3
Jackie Young 6630.5.375.359.8185.83.00.80.31.22.513.8
Chelsea Gray 6632.0.383.286.8182.76.20.71.02.81.010.5
Tiffany Hayes 6021.7.512.500.8133.52.81.80.21.02.710.5
Alysha Clark 6325.8.364.3331.0003.82.00.70.20.72.86.0
Kierstan Bell 103.0.5000.00.00.00.00.00.02.0
Sydney Colson 604.7.143.167.5000.00.50.20.20.70.50.7
Megan Gustafson 407.5.200.0000.50.30.00.00.30.30.5
Kiah Stokes 4313.8.000.0004.80.00.00.30.81.50.0
Queen Egbo 103.01.01.00.00.00.01.00.0
Kate Martin 103.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.
Chelsea Gray WNBA All-Star July 2, 2024 [29]
Becky Hammon Coach of the Month – September September 20, 2024 [30]
Tiffany Hayes AP Sixth Woman of the YearSeptember 22, 2024 [31]
WNBA Sixth Player of the Year October 4, 2024 [32]
Kelsey Plum WNBA All-Star July 2, 2024 [29]
A'ja Wilson Western Conference Player of the Month – May June 3, 2024 [33]
Western Conference Player of the Week June 4, 2024 [34]
June 25, 2024 [35]
July 9, 2024 [36]
July 18, 2024 [37]
September 3, 2024 [38]
September 20, 2024 [39]
WNBA All-Star July 2, 2024 [29]
Western Conference Player of the Month – June July 2, 2024 [40]
Western Conference Player of the Month – July July 19, 2024 [41]
AP Player of the WeekSeptember 3, 2024 [42]
Western Conference Player of the Month – September September 20, 2024 [43]
Peak Performer: Points [44]
WNBA Most Valuable Player September 22, 2024 [45]
AP Most Valuable Player [31]
AP All-WNBA First Team
WNBA All-Defensive First Team September 29, 2024 [46]
All-WNBA First Team October 16, 2024 [47]
Jackie Young WNBA All-Star July 2, 2024 [29]

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