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Dallas Wings
Basketball current event.svg 2024 Dallas Wings season
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Conference Western
League WNBA
Founded1998;26 years ago (1998)
History Detroit Shock
1998–2009
Tulsa Shock
2010–2015
Dallas Wings
2016–present
Arena College Park Center
Location University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, Texas
Team colorsNavy, volt green, blue, cyan [1] [2]
    
Main sponsorAmerican Fidelity
PresidentGreg Bibb
Team manager Curt Miller
Head coachVacant
Assistant(s) Brandi Poole
Zak Buncik
Courtney Paris
OwnershipBill Cameron
Chris Christian
Mark Yancey
Greg Bibb
University of Texas at Arlington
Championships3 (2003, 2006, 2008)
Conference titles4 (2003, 2006, 2007, 2008)
Website wings.wnba.com
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The Dallas Wings are an American professional basketball team based in Arlington, Texas. The Wings play in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team is owned by a group led by chairman Bill Cameron. Greg Bibb is president and CEO. Brad Hilsabeck joined the Dallas Wings ownership group in March 2019 with the acquisition of Mark Yancey’s interest in the Wings.

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The team was founded in Auburn Hills, Michigan, as the Detroit Shock before the 1998 WNBA season began. It then moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma, before the 2010 season and became the Tulsa Shock. On July 20, 2015, Cameron announced that the franchise would move to Arlington [3] for the 2016 WNBA season.

The franchise has been home to players such as shooting guard Deanna Nolan, one of women's basketball's all-time leading scorers Katie Smith, Cheryl Ford, Skylar Diggins-Smith, Odyssey Sims, Australian center Liz Cambage, and Arike Ogunbowale.

History

Detroit Shock (1998–2009)

The Shock were one of the first WNBA expansion teams and began play in 1998. The Shock quickly brought in a blend of rookies and veterans, but only qualified for the postseason once in its first five years of existence. The Shock went through two coaches (hall of famer Nancy Lieberman and Greg Williams) before hiring former Detroit Pistons legend Bill Laimbeer. Rumors arose that the Shock would fold after the team's awful 2002 season. Laimbeer convinced the owners to keep the team for another year, certain that he could turn things around. The Shock finished the next season with a 25–9 record and defeated the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Sparks in the 2003 WNBA Finals. Detroit became the first team in league history to go from last place one season to WNBA champions the next season.

After a couple of seasons of losing in the first round of the playoffs, the Detroit Shock returned to success and appeared in three straight finals from 2006 to 2008. They won the WNBA championship in 2006 over the Sacramento Monarchs and 2008 over the San Antonio Silver Stars, but lost to the Phoenix Mercury in 2007.

Tulsa Shock (2010–2015)

Tulsa had been mentioned as a possible future city for WNBA expansion, but efforts did not come together until the middle of 2009. An organizing committee with Tulsa businesspeople and politicians began the effort to attract an expansion team. The group was originally given a September 1 deadline, but WNBA President Donna Orender extended that deadline into October. The investment group hired former University of Arkansas head coach Nolan Richardson as the potential franchise general manager and head coach, and on October 15, 2009, the group made its official request to join the league.

On October 20, 2009, WNBA President Donna Orender, lead investors Bill Cameron and David Box, Tulsa mayor Kathy Taylor, Oklahoma governor Brad Henry, and head coach Nolan Richardson were present for a press conference announcing that the Detroit Shock would relocate to Tulsa. On January 23, 2010, the franchise announced that the team would remain as the Shock, but their colors were changed to black, red, and gold. [4]

On July 20, 2015, majority owner Bill Cameron announced he was moving the team to Dallas-Fort Worth.

Dallas Wings (2016–present)

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The 2019 Wings in action against Minnesota

On July 23, 2015, WNBA league owners unanimously approved the Tulsa Shock's relocation to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex to play out of the College Park Center at the University of Texas at Arlington. [5] College Park Center is also home to the UT Arlington Mavericks basketball and volleyball teams. At a press conference at College Park Center on November 2, 2015, the team was announced to be renamed the Dallas Wings. [6]

Uniforms

Uniforms were revealed at the First Annual Wings Draft Party April 14, 2016. The light uniforms were primarily lime green, while the dark uniforms were predominantly blue. As a result of a league-wide initiative for its 20th season, all games featured all-color uniform matchups, thus no white uniforms were unveiled for this season.

Season-by-season records

SeasonTeamConferenceRegular season Playoff Results Head coach
WLPCT
Detroit Shock
1998 1998 East 4th1713.567Did not qualify Nancy Lieberman
1999 1999 East 2nd1517.469Lost Conference Semi-finals (Charlotte, 0–1) Nancy Lieberman
2000 2000 East 5th1418.438Did not qualify Nancy Lieberman
2001 2001 East 7th1022.313Did not qualify Greg Williams
2002 2002 East 8th923.281Did not qualify G. Williams (0–10)
B. Laimbeer (9–13)
2003 2003 East 1st259.735Won Conference Semi-finals (Cleveland, 2–1)
Won Conference Finals (Connecticut, 2–0)
Won WNBA Finals (Los Angeles, 2–1)		 Bill Laimbeer
2004 2004 East 3rd1717.500Lost Conference Semi-finals (New York, 1–2) Bill Laimbeer
2005 2005 East 4th1618.471Lost Conference Semi-finals (Connecticut, 0–2) Bill Laimbeer
2006 2006 East 2nd2311.676Won Conference Semi-finals (Indiana, 2–0)
Won Conference Finals (Connecticut, 2–1)
Won WNBA Finals (Sacramento, 3–2)		 Bill Laimbeer
2007 2007 East 1st2410.706Won Conference Semi-finals (New York, 2–1)
Won Conference Finals (Indiana, 2–1)
Lost WNBA Finals (Phoenix, 2–3)		 Bill Laimbeer
2008 2008 East 1st2212.647Won Conference Semi-finals (Indiana, 2–1)
Won Conference Finals (New York, 2–1)
Won WNBA Finals (San Antonio, 3–0)		 Bill Laimbeer
2009 2009 East 3rd1816.529Won Conference Semi-finals (Atlanta, 2–0)
Lost Conference Finals (Indiana, 1–2)		 B. Laimbeer (1–3)
R. Mahorn (17–13)
Tulsa Shock
2010 2010 West 6th628.176Did not qualify Nolan Richardson
2011 2011 West 6th331.088Did not qualify N. Richardson (1–10)
T. Edwards (2–21)
2012 2012 West 5th925.265Did not qualify Gary Kloppenburg
2013 2013 West 6th1123.324Did not qualify Gary Kloppenburg
2014 2014 West 5th1222.353Did not qualify Fred Williams
2015 2015 West 3rd1816.529Lost Conference Semi-finals (Phoenix, 0–2) Fred Williams
Dallas Wings
2016 2016 West 5th1123.324Did not qualify Fred Williams
2017 2017 West 4th1618.470Lost in first round to Washington Fred Williams
2018 2018 West 5th1519.441Lost in first round to Phoenix F. Williams (14–17)
T. McWilliams-Franklin (1–2)
2019 2019 West 6th1024.294Did not qualify Brian Agler
2020 2020 West 6th814.364Did not qualify Brian Agler
2021 2021 West 5th1418.438Lost in first round to Chicago Vickie Johnson
2022 2022 West 3rd1818.500Lost First round (Connecticut, 1–2) Vickie Johnson
2023 2023 West 2nd2218.550Won First round (Atlanta, 2–0)
Lost Second Round (Las Vegas, 0–3)		 Latricia Trammell
2024 2024 West 5th931.225Did not qualify Latricia Trammell
Regular season392514.4424 Conference Championships
Playoffs3329.5323 WNBA Championships

Players

Current roster

Dallas Wings roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
C 21 Flag of the United States.svg Brown, Kalani 6' 7" (2.01m)245 lb (111kg)1997-03-21 Baylor 4
G/F 18 Flag of the United States.svg Brown, Jaelyn 6' 1" (1.85m)170 lb (77kg)1998-10-12 California R
F 6 Flag of the United States.svg Howard, Natasha 6' 2" (1.88m)165 lb (75kg)1991-09-02 Florida State 10
F/C 28 Flag of Finland.svg Kuier, Awak  (S)6' 4" (1.93m)168 lb (76kg)2001-08-19 Finland 2
G Flag of France.svg Leite, Carla  (DP)5' 9" (1.75m)2004-04-16 France
G 8 Flag of Mexico.svg Lopez Sénéchal, Lou 6' 1" (1.85m)155 lb (70kg)1998-05-12 Connecticut R
C 7 Flag of the United States.svg McCowan, Teaira 6' 7" (2.01m)239 lb (108kg)1996-09-28 Mississippi State 5
G 24 Flag of the United States.svg Ogunbowale, Arike 5' 8" (1.73m)165 lb (75kg)1997-03-02 Notre Dame 5
F 0 Flag of Germany.svg Sabally, Satou 6' 4" (1.93m)175 lb (79kg)1998-04-25 Oregon 4
G 4 Flag of the United States.svg Sheldon, Jacy 5' 10" (1.78m)140 lb (64kg)2000-08-23 Ohio State R
F 20 Flag of the United States.svg Siegrist, Maddy 6' 2" (1.88m)175 lb (79kg)2000-05-22 Villanova 1
C 10 Flag of Brazil.svg Soares, Stephanie  Cruz Roja.svg6' 6" (1.98m)196 lb (89kg)2000-04-17 Iowa State R
G 1 Flag of Turkey.svg Uzun, Sevgi 5' 10" (1.78m)141 lb (64kg)1997-11-25 Turkey R
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Brandi Poole (Sewanee)
Flag of the United States.svg Courtney Paris (Oklahoma)
Flag of the United States.svg Zak Buncik (UT Arlington)
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
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Former players

Sorted by team for which they last played

Detroit Shock

Tulsa Shock

Dallas Wings

Coaches and staff

Owners

Head coaches

Detroit Shock Head Coaches
NameStartEndSeasonsRegular seasonPlayoffs
WLPCTGWLPCTG
Nancy Lieberman January 12, 1998August 28, 200034648.4899401.0001
Greg Williams September 20, 2000June 19, 200221032.2384200.0000
Bill Laimbeer June 19, 2002July 15, 2009813793.5962302716.62843
Rick Mahorn July 15, 2009end of 2009 11713.5673032.6005
Tulsa Shock Head Coaches
Nolan Richardson September 29, 2009July 8, 20112738.1564500.0000
Teresa Edwards July 8, 2011January 3, 20121221.0872300.0000
Gary Kloppenburg January 3, 2012October 15, 201322048.3136800.0000
Dallas Wings Head Coaches
Fred Williams January 23, 2014August 13, 201857196.42516703.0003
Taj McWilliams-Franklin August 13, 2018December 18, 2018112.333301.0001
Brian Agler December 18, 2018October 14, 202021838.3215600.0000
Vickie Johnson December 9, 2020September 19, 202223236.4716812.3333
Latricia Trammell November 7, 2022October 18, 202423149.3888023.4005
  Interim head coach

General managers

Assistant coaches

Hall of Famers

Statistics

Dallas Wings statistics
1990s
SeasonIndividualTeam vs Opponents
PPG RPG APG PPG RPG FG%
1998 S. Brondello (14.2) C. Brown (10.0) S. Brondello (3.3)69.6 vs 69.335.9 vs 31.6.411 vs .411
1999 S. Brondello (13.3) V. Whiting-Raymond (6.7) J. Azzi (3.8)70.0 vs 72.031.1 vs 32.2.401 vs .437
2000s
SeasonIndividualTeam vs Opponents
PPG RPG APG PPG RPG FG%
2000 W. Palmer (13.8) W. Palmer (6.8) D. Canty (2.9)72.8 vs 75.830.8 vs 30.3.438 vs .460
2001 A. Ndiaye-Diatta (11.8) W. Palmer (7.0) E. Brown (2.7)65.7 vs 70.929.5 vs 30.7.404 vs .462
2002 S. Cash (14.8) S. Cash (6.9) D. Canty (3.0)66.1 vs 70.833.7 vs 30.7.399 vs .417
2003 S. Cash (16.6) C. Ford (10.4) E. Powell (3.9)75.1 vs 70.436.2 vs 31.3.450 vs .399
2004 S. Cash (16.4) C. Ford (9.6) E. Powell (4.5)69.6 vs 70.034.4 vs 31.0.417 vs .410
2005 D. Nolan (15.9) C. Ford (9.8) D. Nolan (3.7)66.1 vs 67.335.7 vs 29.9.403 vs .403
2006 C. Ford (13.8) C. Ford (11.3) D. Nolan (3.6)74.3 vs 70.137.8 vs 31.9.414 vs .388
2007 D. Nolan (16.3) S. Cash (6.1) D. Nolan (3.9)79.3 vs 74.738.6 vs 32.0.430 vs .396
2008 D. Nolan (15.8) C. Ford (8.7) D. Nolan (4.4)78.6 vs 74.236.7 vs 31.9.424 vs .405
2009 D. Nolan (16.9) C. Ford (7.4) D. Nolan (3.5)78.0 vs 77.836.1 vs 32.4.430 vs .410
2010s
SeasonIndividualTeam vs Opponents
PPG RPG APG PPG RPG FG%
2010 I. Latta (12.4) C. Black (6.5) I. Latta (3.9)78.0 vs 89.831.6 vs 37.5.424 vs .470
2011 T. Jackson (12.4) T. Jackson (8.4) I. Latta (3.2)69.2 vs 82.130.7 vs 32.6.396 vs .484
2012 I. Latta (14.3) G. Johnson (6.8) T. Johnson (4.7)77.2 vs 84.229.5 vs 37.1.405 vs .477
2013 L. Cambage (16.3) G. Johnson (8.9) S. Diggins (3.8)77.0 vs 79.232.8 vs 35.7.405 vs .451
2014 S. Diggins-Smith (20.1) C. Paris (10.2) S. Diggins-Smith (5.0)81.3 vs 83.334.6 vs 33.8.428 vs .468
2015 S. Diggins-Smith (17.8) C. Paris (9.3) S. Diggins-Smith (5.0)77.7 vs 77.135.6 vs 33.6.395 vs .445
2016 O. Sims (14.0) G. Johnson (8.9) O. Sims (3.9)82.6 vs 88.234.1 vs 36.2.400 vs .476
2017 S. Diggins-Smith (18.5) G. Johnson (9.1) S. Diggins-Smith (5.8)86.1 vs 88.834.5 vs 34.7.406 vs .481
2018 L. Cambage (23.0) L. Cambage (9.7) S. Diggins-Smith (6.2)86.6 vs 85.436.6 vs 32.2.441 vs .448
2019 A. Ogunbowale (19.1) I. Harrison (5.8) A. Ogunbowale (3.2)71.6 vs 77.433.9 vs 33.5.389 vs .430
2020s
SeasonIndividualTeam vs Opponents
PPG RPG APG PPG RPG FG%
2020 A. Ogunbowale (22.8) S. Sabally (7.8) A. Ogunbowale (3.5)83.4 vs 87.032.7 vs 36.5.415 vs .471
2021 A. Ogunbowale (18.7) I. Harrison / S. Sabally (5.9) A. Ogunbowale (3.3)81.1 vs. 81.736.1 vs. 33.6.420 vs. .449
2022 A. Ogunbowale (19.7) T. McCowan (7.0) M. Mabrey (3.7)82.9 vs. 82.833.8 vs. 32.7.435 vs. .459
2023 A. Ogunbowale (21.2) T. McCowan (9.1) A. Ogunbowale (4.5)87.9 vs. 84.938.7 vs. 32.1.443 vs. .444
2024 A. Ogunbowale (22.2) T. McCowan (8.1) O. Sims (5.6)84.2 vs 92.134.8 vs 33.0.446 vs .475

Media coverage

Currently, Bally Sports Southwest or Bally Sports Southwest Plus broadcast the majority of games. Previously, while in Tulsa, some Shock games were broadcast locally on The Cox Channel (COX). [10] Some games are broadcast nationally on ESPN, ESPN2, Ion Television, CBS, CBS Sports Network and ABC.

All-time notes

Regular season attendance

Regular season all-time attendance
Detroit Shock
YearAverageHighLowSelloutsTotal for yearWNBA game average
199810,229 (6th)16,2467,1020153,43410,869
19998,485 (9th)12,3786,7710135,75310,207
20006,716 (13th)10,1474,4800107,4499,074
20016,834 (14th)13,3784,0130109,3489,105
20025,886 (16th)10,8933,315094,1719,228
20037,862 (9th)12,4143,5320133,6478,826
20049,462 (4th)14,4356,5420160,8608,589
20059,374 (3rd)14,9325,6350159,3568,172
20069,643 (1st)12,9856,9320163,9247,476
20079,749 (1st)14,1097,4210165,7387,819
20089,569 (1st)15,2106,8420162,6697,948
20098,011 (5th)14,4395,2390136,1848,029
Tulsa Shock
YearAverageHighLowSelloutsTotal for yearWNBA game average
20104,812 (11th)7,8063,333081,8117,834
20114,828 (12th)7,5093,435082,0697,954
20125,203 (12th)7,5094,102088,4537,452
20135,474 (12th)7,3814,107093,0557,531
20145,566 (12th)7,2564,107094,6267,578
20155,168 (11th)7,2564,145087,8547,184
Dallas Wings
YearAverageHighLowSelloutsTotal for yearWNBA game average
20165,298 (12th)7,2754,027190,0607,655
20173,872 (12th)5,1692,805065,8247,716
20184,752 (10th)6,4593,483080,7826,721
20194,999 (8th)6,8853,562084,9886,535
2020Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was played in Bradenton, Florida without fans. [11] [12]
20212,101 (8th)3,6041,372033,6172,636
20223,788 (10th)5,7962,791068,1815,679
20234,641 (9th)6,2513,392292,8116,615
20245,911 (11th)6,2515,1298118,2179,807

Draft picks

Trades

All-Stars

  • 1999: Sandy Brondello
  • 2000: Wendy Palmer
  • 2001: None
  • 2002: None
  • 2003: Swin Cash, Cheryl Ford, Deanna Nolan
  • 2004: Cheryl Ford, Deanna Nolan
  • 2005: Swin Cash, Cheryl Ford, Deanna Nolan, Ruth Riley
  • 2006: Cheryl Ford, Deanna Nolan, Katie Smith
  • 2007: Kara Braxton, Cheryl Ford, Deanna Nolan
  • 2008: No All-Star Game
  • 2009: Katie Smith
  • 2010: None
  • 2011: Liz Cambage
  • 2012: No All-Star Game
  • 2013: Glory Johnson
  • 2014: Skylar Diggins, Glory Johnson
  • 2015: Skylar Diggins, Plenette Pierson, Riquna Williams
  • 2016: No All-Star Game
  • 2017: Skylar Diggins-Smith
  • 2018: Liz Cambage, Skylar Diggins-Smith
  • 2019: None
  • 2020: No All-Star Game
  • 2021: Arike Ogunbowale, Satou Sabally
  • 2022: Arike Ogunbowale
  • 2023: Arike Ogunbowale, Satou Sabally
  • 2024: Arike Ogunbowale

Olympians

  • 2004: Swin Cash, Ruth Riley
  • 2008: Katie Smith
  • 2012: Liz Cambage (AUS)
  • 2016: Erin Phillips (AUS)
  • 2020: Allisha Gray
  • 2024: Carla Leite (FRA), Satou Sabally (GER)

Honors and awards

  • 1998All-WNBA Second Team: Cindy Brown
  • 2003Finals MVP: Ruth Riley
  • 2003Rookie of the Year: Cheryl Ford
  • 2003Coach of the Year: Bill Laimbeer
  • 2003All-WNBA Second Team: Swin Cash
  • 2003All-WNBA Second Team: Cheryl Ford
  • 2003All-WNBA Second Team: Deanna Nolan
  • 2004All-WNBA Second Team: Swin Cash
  • 2005All-Defensive Second Team: Deanna Nolan
  • 2006Finals MVP: Deanna Nolan
  • 2006All-WNBA Second Team: Deanna Nolan
  • 2006All-Defensive Second Team: Cheryl Ford
  • 2006All-Defensive Second Team: Deanna Nolan
  • 2007All-Star Game MVP: Cheryl Ford
  • 2007Sixth Woman of the Year: Plenette Pierson
  • 2007All-Defensive First Team: Deanna Nolan
  • 2008Finals MVP: Katie Smith
  • 2008All-WNBA Second Team: Deanna Nolan
  • 2008All-Defensive Second Team: Deanna Nolan
  • 2008All-Defensive Second Team: Katie Smith
  • 2009All-WNBA Second Team: Deanna Nolan
  • 2009All-Defensive Second Team: Deanna Nolan
  • 2009All-Rookie Team: Shavonte Zellous
  • 2011All-Rookie Team: Liz Cambage
  • 2012All-Rookie Team: Glory Johnson
  • 2012All-Rookie Team: Riquna Williams
  • 2013Sixth Woman of the Year: Riquna Williams
  • 2013All-Defensive Second Team: Glory Johnson
  • 2013All-Rookie Team: Skylar Diggins
  • 2014Most Improved Player: Skylar Diggins
  • 2014Peak Performer (Rebounds): Courtney Paris
  • 2014All-WNBA First Team: Skylar Diggins
  • 2014All-Rookie Team: Odyssey Sims
  • 2015Peak Performer (Rebounds): Courtney Paris
  • 2016All-Rookie Team: Aerial Powers
  • 2017Rookie of the Year: Allisha Gray
  • 2017All-Rookie Team: Kayla Davis
  • 2018All-WNBA First Team: Liz Cambage
  • 2018All-WNBA Second Team: Skylar Diggins-Smith
  • 2018Peak Performer (Points): Liz Cambage
  • 2019All-Rookie Team: Arike Ogunbowale
  • 2020Peak Performer (Points): Arike Ogunbowale
  • 2020All-WNBA First Team: Arike Ogunbowale
  • 2020All-Rookie Team: Satou Sabally
  • 2021All-WNBA Second Team: Arike Ogunbowale
  • 2023Most Improved Player: Satou Sabally
  • 2023All-WNBA First Team: Satou Sabally
  • 2024All-WNBA Second Team: Arike Ogunbowale

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