2018 Chicago Sky season

2018 Chicago Sky season
Coach Amber Stocks
Arena Wintrust Arena
Attendance 6,358 per game
Results
Record 13–21 (.382)
Place 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish Did Not Qualify
Team Leaders
Points Allie Quigley – 15.4 ppg
Rebounds Cheyenne Parker – 5.8 rpg
Assists Courtney Vandersloot – 8.6 apg
Media
Television WMEU-CD (The U Too)
ESPN
ESPN2
NBA TV
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The 2018 Chicago Sky season is the franchise's 13th season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The regular season tipped off on May 6, and concludes on August 19.[1]

The Sky started the season off with wins over Indiana and New York and finished 2–2 in May. However, the team couldn't keep the momentum and lost 7 of their next 8 games. The Sky ended June on a 3 game win streak with a 4–7 overall record. The winning streak didn't last long, as the team went 4–8 in July. All 4 July wins came against eventual playoff teams, but the Sky also had 4 losses against teams that would not end up in the playoffs. A 3–4 August meant the Sky missed the playoffs for the second straight year. They were 2 wins behind the 8th seed Dallas Wings.

On August 31, 2018, the Sky relieved Amber Stocks as head coach and general manager.[2]

Transactions

WNBA Draft

The Sky made the following selections in the 2018 WNBA draft:

Trades/Roster Changes

Roster

Chicago Sky roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
C 41 United States Coates, Alaina 6' 4" (1.93m) 155 lb (70kg) (1995-04-07) April 7, 1995 South Carolina R
G/F 2 United States Copper, Kahleah 6' 1" (1.85m) 155 lb (70kg) (1994-08-28) August 28, 1994 Rutgers 2
G 0 United States DeShields, Diamond 6' 1" (1.85m) – (1995-03-05) March 5, 1995 Tennessee R
C 31 United States Dolson, Stefanie 6' 5" (1.96m) 214 lb (97kg) (1992-01-08) January 8, 1992 Connecticut 4
G 21 United States Faulkner, Jamierra  5' 6" (1.68m) 141 lb (64kg) (1992-03-09) March 9, 1992 Southern Miss 3
G 23 United States Harper, Linnae 5' 8" (1.73m) 150 lb (68kg) (1995-01-31) January 31, 1995 Ohio State R
G/F 6 United States Montgomery, Alex 6' 1" (1.85m) 185 lb (84kg) (1988-11-12) November 12, 1988 Georgia Tech 7
C 45 Spain Ndour, Astou 6' 5" (1.96m) – (1994-08-22) August 22, 1994 Spain 2
F 32 United States Parker, Cheyenne 6' 4" (1.93m) 190 lb (86kg) (1992-08-22) August 22, 1992 Middle Tennessee 3
G 14 United States Quigley, Allie 5' 10" (1.78m) 140 lb (64kg) (1986-06-20) June 20, 1986 DePaul 9
G 22 United States Vandersloot, Courtney 5' 8" (1.73m) 145 lb (66kg) (1989-02-08) February 8, 1989 Gonzaga 7
F 15 United States Williams, Gabby 5' 11" (1.8m) 170 lb (77kg) (1996-09-09) September 9, 1996 Connecticut R



East: ATL • CHI • CON • IND • NY • WAS | West: DAL • LV • LA • MIN • PHO • SEA
Head coach
United States Amber Stocks (Cincinnati)
Assistant coaches
United States Carla Morrow (Tulsa)
United States Awvee Storey (Arizona State)
Player development
United States Emre Vatansever
Athletic trainer
Jody Jenike
Strength and conditioning coach
United States Ann Crosby (Western Michigan)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

WNBA roster page

Game Log

Preseason

2018 pre-season game log
May: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
2018 pre-season schedule

Regular Season

2018 game log
Total: 13–21 (Home: 7–10; Road: 6–11)
May: 2–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–1)
June : 4–7 (Home: 3–3; Road: 1–4)
July : 4–8 (Home: 2–4; Road: 2–4)
August : 3–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–2)
2018 season schedule

Standings

# Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
1 Atlanta Dream (2)2311.676–13–410–712–4
2 Washington Mystics (3)2212.647112–510–712–4
3 Connecticut Sun (4)2113.618213–48–99–7
4 e – Chicago Sky1321.382107–106–116–10
5 e – New York Liberty727.206164–133–146–10
6 e – Indiana Fever628.176172–154–133–13

Notes

(#) – Conference Standing, Playoff Seeds shown to the right of team name
x – Clinched Playoff Birth
e – Eliminated from playoffs

Statistics

Legend
  GP Games 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 game Team leader League leader

Regular season

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Allie Quigley WNBA All-Star Selection July 17, 2018 [6]
Allie Quigley WNBA All-Star Three Point Contest – Winner July 28, 2018 [7]
Courtney Vandersloot WNBA Peak Performer – Assists August 19, 2018 [8]

References

Footnotes

  1. ↑ All times are specified as Central Time.

Notes

  1. ↑ "Chicago Sky schedule". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Chicago Sky Announce Change in Coaching Staff". OurSportsCentral.com. August 31, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Transactions". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Faulkner, Bulgak Re-Sign With Chicago". sky.wnba.com. sky.wnba.com. 2018-02-20. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  5. ↑ "Sky Sign Veteran Guard-Forward Alex Montgomery". sky.wnba.com. sky.wnba.com. 2018-02-23. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  6. ↑ "2018 WNBA All-Stars Announced; Elena Delle Donne, Candace Parker To Serve As Player-Captains". wnba.com. WNBA. July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Quigley Wins 3-Point Contest For Her Dad". wnba.com. WNBA. July 29, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Cambage, Fowles And Vandersloot Earn 2018 WNBA Peak Performer Awards". wnba.com. WNBA. August 20, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
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