2025 Chicago Sky season

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2025 Chicago Sky season
Coach Tyler Marsh
Arena Wintrust Arena
Attendanceper game
Results
Record00
PlaceTBD (Eastern)
Playoff finishTBD

The 2025 Chicago Sky season will be the franchise's 20th season in the Women's National Basketball Association, and their first season under head coach Tyler Marsh, who was hired on November 3, 2024. [1]

Contents

Transactions

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
13TBDTBDTBD
110TBDTBDTBD

Transactions

DateTransaction
September 27, 2024Fired head coach, Teresa Weatherspoon [2]
November 3, 2024Hired Tyler Marsh as head coach [3]
December 6, 2024 Golden State Valkyries selected María Conde in their expansion draft [4]
December 18, 2024Hired Courtney Paris as an assistant coach [5]
January 4, 2025Hired Tanisha Wright as an assistant coach [6]
January 14, 2025Extended qualifying offers to Dana Evans, Michaela Onyenwere, and Nikolina Milić
February 1, 2025Signed Courtney Vandersloot [7]
February 2, 2025Re-signed Michaela Onyenwere [8]
February 4, 2025Signed Kia Nurse [9]
Traded Lindsay Allen and rights to Nikolina Milić to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for Rebecca Allen [10]

Roster changes

Roster

PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G/F 11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Allen, Rebecca 6' 2" (1.88m)162 lb (73kg)1992-11-06 Australia 9
G 24 Flag of the United States.svg Banham, Rachel 5' 9" (1.75m)175 lb (79kg)1993-07-15 Minnesota 9
C 10 Flag of Brazil.svg Cardoso, Kamilla 6' 7" (2.01m)215 lb (98kg)2001-04-30 South Carolina 1
G 11 Flag of the United States.svg Evans, Dana  (FA)5' 6" (1.68m)145 lb (66kg)1998-08-01 Louisville 4
G 4 Flag of the United States.svg Jefferson, Moriah 5' 6" (1.68m)123 lb (56kg)1994-03-08 Connecticut 8
G 10 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nurse, Kia 6' 0" (1.83m)181 lb (82kg)1996-02-22 Connecticut 6
F 12 Flag of the United States.svg Onyenwere, Michaela 6' 0" (1.83m)178 lb (81kg)1999-08-10 UCLA 4
F 5 Flag of the United States.svg Reese, Angel 6' 3" (1.91m)165 lb (75kg)2002-05-06 LSU 1
G 22 Flag of Hungary.svg Vandersloot, Courtney 5' 8" (1.73m)137 lb (62kg)1989-02-08 Gonzaga 14
C 1 Flag of the United States.svg Williams, Elizabeth 6' 3" (1.91m)200 lb (91kg)1993-06-23 Duke 10
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Tyler Marsh (Birmingham–Southern)
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Courtney Paris (Oklahoma)
Flag of the United States.svg Tanisha Wright (Penn State)
Flag of the United States.svg Crystal Robinson (SE Oklahoma State)
Flag of the United States.svg Tamera Young (James Madison)
Athletic trainer
Flag of the United States.svg Meghan Lockerby
Strength and conditioning coach
Flag of the United States.svg Ann Crosby

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

  WNBA roster page

Depth chart

Pos.StarterBench
PG Courtney Vandersloot Moriah Jefferson
SG Dana Evans Rachel Banham
Kia Nurse
SF Michaela Onyenwere Rebecca Allen
PF Angel Reese
C Elizabeth Williams Kamilla Cardoso

Standings

#Team W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 Atlanta Dream 00.0000–00–00–00–0
2 Chicago Sky 00.0000–00–00–00–0
3 Connecticut Sun 00.0000–00–00–00–0
4 Dallas Wings 00.0000–00–00–00–0
5 Golden State Valkyries 00.0000–00–00–00–0
6 Indiana Fever 00.0000–00–00–00–0
7 Las Vegas Aces 00.0000–00–00–00–0
8 Los Angeles Sparks 00.0000–00–00–00–0
9 Minnesota Lynx 00.0000–00–00–00–0
10 New York Liberty 00.0000–00–00–00–0
11 Phoenix Mercury 00.0000–00–00–00–0
12 Seattle Storm 00.0000–00–00–00–0
13 Washington Mystics 00.0000–00–00–00–0

Notes

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

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