2025 Las Vegas Aces season

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2025 Las Vegas Aces season
Coach Becky Hammon
Arena Michelob Ultra Arena
Attendanceper game
Results
Record0–0
Place0th (Western)

The 2025 Las Vegas Aces season is the franchise's 28th season in the Women's National Basketball Association and the eighth year the franchise is based in Las Vegas - after relocating from San Antonio and Utah. This will be the fourth season under head coach, Becky Hammon. The season will tip off on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Barclays Center versus the defending 2024 WNBA champs, New York Liberty.

Contents

Draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege/ClubOutcome
1First round pick forfeited (due to league rules violations) [1]
213
335

Transactions

Front office and coaching

DateDetailsRef.
October 10, 2024Assistant coach, Natalie Nakase, left Aces organization [2]
October 26, 2024General manager, Natalie Williams' contract was not renewed [3]
November 2, 2024Assistant coach, Tyler Marsh, left Aces organization [4]
November 7, 2024Hired Ty Ellis as an assistant coach [5]
December 13, 2024Hired Larry Lewis as an assistant coach [6]
January 27, 2025Hired John Lucas III as a player development coach [7]

Trades

February 1, 2025 [8] [9]
(Three-team trade)		To Las Vegas Aces
Jewell Loyd (from Seattle Storm)
2025 No. 13 draft pick (from Los Angeles Sparks)		To Seattle Storm
2025 No. 2 draft pick and rights to Li Yueru (from Los Angeles Sparks)
2026 first round draft pick (from Las Vegas Aces)
To Los Angeles Sparks
Kelsey Plum (from Las Vegas Aces)
2025 No. 9 draft pick (from Seattle Storm)
February 7, 2025 [10] To Las Vegas Aces
Dana Evans (sign-and-trade)		To Chicago Sky
2025 No. 16 and No. 22 draft picks

Free agency

Core designation

PlayerDateNotesRef.
Kelsey Plum January 11, 2025Traded to Los Angeles Sparks on February 1
(Sign-and-trade)		 [11] [8]

Re-signed

PlayerDateNotesRef.
Queen Egbo February 7, 2025Training camp contract [12]

Additions

PlayerDateNotesFormer TeamRef.
Elizabeth Kitley February 3, 2025Rookie contract
(2024 draft pick – No. 24)		 Virginia Tech Hokies [13]
Cheyenne Parker-Tyus February 6, 2025Training camp contract Atlanta Dream [14]
Tiffany Mitchell February 8, 2025Details yet to be announced Connecticut Sun [15]
Elena Tsineke February 17, 2025Training camp contract AZS AJP Gorzów Wielkopolski [16]
Crystal Bradford February 21, 2025 Shanghai Sharks [17]

Subtractions / Unsigned

PlayerDateReasonNew TeamRef.
Kate Martin December 6, 2024 Expansion draft Golden State Valkyries [18]
Tiffany Hayes February 6, 2025Free agency – unrestricted [19]
Sydney Colson Indiana Fever [20]
Alysha Clark February 9, 2025 Seattle Storm [21]

Roster

Las Vegas Aces roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
F 1 Flag of the United States.svg Bell, Kierstan 6' 1" (1.85m)176 lb (80kg)2000-03-16 Florida Gulf Coast 3
F – Flag of the United States.svg Bradford, Crystal 6' 0" (1.83m)1993-11-01 Central Michigan R
F/C 4 Flag of the United States.svg Egbo, Queen 6' 4" (1.93m)190 lb (86kg)2000-06-29 Baylor 3
G 11 Flag of the United States.svg Evans, Dana 5' 6" (1.68m)145 lb (66kg)1998-08-01 Louisville 4
G 12 Flag of the United States.svg Gray, Chelsea 5' 11" (1.8m)170 lb (77kg)1992-10-08 Duke 10
C 17 Flag of Spain.svg Gustafson, Megan 6' 3" (1.91m)195 lb (88kg)1996-12-13 Iowa 6
C 33 Flag of the United States.svg Kitley, Elizabeth 6' 5" (1.96m)2001-09-17 Virginia Tech R
G 24 Flag of the United States.svg Loyd, Jewell 5' 11" (1.8m)165 lb (75kg)1993-10-05 Notre Dame 10
G 3 Flag of the United States.svg Mitchell, Tiffany 5' 9" (1.75m)152 lb (69kg)1994-09-23 South Carolina 9
F 32 Flag of the United States.svg Parker-Tyus, Cheyenne 6' 4" (1.93m)193 lb (88kg)1992-08-22 Middle Tennessee 10
C 41 Flag of the United States.svg Stokes, Kiah 6' 3" (1.91m)191 lb (87kg)1993-03-30 Connecticut 9
G 5 Flag of Greece.svg Tsineke, Elena 5' 7" (1.7m)1999-11-07 South Florida R
F 22 Flag of the United States.svg Wilson, A'ja 6' 4" (1.93m)195 lb (88kg)1996-08-08 South Carolina 7
G 0 Flag of the United States.svg Young, Jackie 6' 0" (1.83m)165 lb (75kg)1997-09-16 Notre Dame 6
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Becky Hammon (Colorado State)
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Tyrone Ellis (Southern Nazarene)
Flag of the United States.svg Larry Lewis (Morehouse)
Flag of the United States.svg Charlene Thomas-Swinson (Auburn)
Player development
Flag of the United States.svg John Lucas III (Oklahoma State)
Athletic trainer
Flag of the United States.svg Bryson Creer (BYU)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  WNBA roster page
East
ATL
CHI
CON
IND
NY
WAS
West
DAL
GS
LV
LA
MIN
PHO
SEA

Depth chart

Pos.StarterBench
PG Chelsea Gray Dana Evans
SG Jewell Loyd Tiffany Mitchell
SF Jackie Young Kierstan Bell
PF A'ja Wilson Elizabeth Kitley
Cheyenne Parker-Tyus
C Kiah Stokes Queen Egbo
Megan Gustafson

Schedule

Pre-season

2025 pre-season game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 6 Phoenix Michelob Ultra Arena
2025 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2025 game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 17@ New York Barclays Center
2May 20@ Connecticut Mohegan Sun Arena
3May 23 Washington Michelob Ultra Arena
4May 25@ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
5May 30 Los Angeles Michelob Ultra Arena
June : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
6June 1@ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
7June 7@ Golden State Chase Center
8June 11 Los Angeles Michelob Ultra Arena
9June 13 Dallas Michelob Ultra Arena
10June 15 Phoenix Michelob Ultra Arena
11June 17@ Minnesota Target Center
12June 20SeattleMichelob Ultra Arena
13June 22 Indiana T-Mobile Arena
14June 25 Connecticut Michelob Ultra Arena
15June 26 Washington Michelob Ultra Arena
16June 29@ Phoenix PHX Arena
July : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
17July 3@ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
18July 6@ Connecticut Mohegan Sun Arena
19July 8@ New York Barclays Center
20July 10@ Washington CareFirst Arena
21July 12 Golden State Michelob Ultra Arena
22July 16@ Dallas College Park Center
23July 22 Atlanta Michelob Ultra Arena
24July 24@ IndianaGainbridge Fieldhouse
25July 25@ Minnesota Target Center
26July 27@ DallasCollege Park Center
27July 29@ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
August : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
28August 2 Minnesota Michelob Ultra Arena
29August 3 Golden State Michelob Ultra Arena
30August 6@ Golden State Chase Center
31August 8 Seattle Michelob Ultra Arena
32August 10 Connecticut Michelob Ultra Arena
33August 13 New York Michelob Ultra Arena
34August 15@ Phoenix PHX Arena
35August 17 Dallas Michelob Ultra Arena
36August 19 Atlanta Michelob Ultra Arena
37August 21PhoenixMichelob Ultra Arena
38August 23@ Washington CareFirst Arena
39August 25@ Chicago Wintrust Arena
40August 27@ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
September : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
41September 4 Minnesota T-Mobile Arena
42September 7 Chicago T-Mobile Arena
43September 9ChicagoT-Mobile Arena
44September 11@ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
2025 season schedule

Standings

#
Team
 W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 Atlanta Dream 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
2 Chicago Sky 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
3 Connecticut Sun 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
4 Dallas Wings 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
5 Golden State Valkyries 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
6 Indiana Fever 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
7 Las Vegas Aces 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
8 Los Angeles Sparks 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
9 Minnesota Lynx 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
10 New York Liberty 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
11 Phoenix Mercury 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
12 Seattle Storm 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
13 Washington Mystics 00.000—0–00–00–00–0

Notes

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

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


‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.

References

  1. ↑ Voepel, Michael (May 17, 2023). "WNBA suspends Hammon, strips draft pick: What's next for Las Vegas Aces, Dearica Hamby?". ESPN.
  2. ↑ Feinberg, Doug (October 10, 2024). "Golden State Valkyries hire Las Vegas Aces assistant Natalie Nakase as their first head coach". apnews.com. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Aces not renewing contract of GM Natalie Williams". ESPN . October 26, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Tyler Marsh named next coach of Chicago Sky". ESPN. November 2, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Ty Ellis Joins Las Vegas Aces Coaching Staff". aces.wnba.com. November 7, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Larry Lewis Named as Aces Assistant Coach". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. December 13, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  7. ↑ "John Lucas III to Join the Las Vegas Aces as Player Development Coach". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. January 27, 2025. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  8. 1 2 "Las Vegas Aces Welcome Two-Time WNBA Champion Jewell Loyd in Three-Team Trade". Las Vegas Aces. WNBA. February 1, 2025. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Storm Acquire No. 2 Pick in the 2025 Draft, Rights to Li Yueru and 2026 First Round Pick". Seattle Storm. February 1, 2025. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Las Vegas Aces Sign 5-6 Guard Dana Evans". Las Vegas Aces. WNBA. February 7, 2025. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  11. ↑ Fin, Callie (January 11, 2025). "Aces put 'core' designation on pending All-Star free agent". Las Vegas Review-Journal . Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  12. ↑ Fin, Callie (February 7, 2025). "Aces trade for reserve guard, re-sign frontcourt option". Las Vegas Review-Journal . Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Las Vegas Aces Sign Rookie Center Elizabeth Kitley". Las Vegas Aces. WNBA. February 3, 2025. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  14. ↑ Philippou, Alexa (February 6, 2025). "Aces sign veteran forward Cheyenne Parker-Tyus to 1-year deal". ESPN . Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Las Vegas Aces Sign WNBA Veteran Tiffany Mitchell". Las Vegas Aces. WNBA. February 8, 2025. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  16. ↑ Las Vegas Aces [@LVAces] (February 17, 2025). "𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋: The Aces have signed Elena Tsineke to a Training Camp Contract" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  17. ↑ "Las Vegas Aces Sign Crystal Bradford to Training Camp Contract". Las Vegas Aces. February 21, 2025. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Golden State Valkyries begin constructing inaugural roster with 11 selections in 2024 WNBA Expansion Draft". nba.com. NBA . Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  19. ↑ "Golden State Valkyries Sign 2024 Sixth Woman of the Year Tiffany Hayes". valkyries.wnba.com. WNBA. February 6, 2025. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  20. ↑ "Indiana Fever Sign Two-Time WNBA Champion Sydney Colson". Indiana Fever. February 6, 2025. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  21. ↑ "Three-Time WNBA Champion Alysha Clark Signs with Seattle". storm.wnba.com. Seattle Storm. February 9, 2025.
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