2018 Dallas Wings season

2018 Dallas Wings season
Coach Fred Williams (fired)
Taj McWilliams-Franklin (interim)
Arena College Park Center
Attendance 4,752 per game
Results
Record 15–19 (.441)
Place 5th (Western)
Playoff finish 8th seed, Lost in First Round to Phoenix 83–101
Team Leaders
Points Liz Cambage – 23.0 ppg
Rebounds Liz Cambage – 9.7 rpg
Assists Skylar Diggins-Smith – 6.2 apg
Media
Television Fox Sports Southwest[1]
2019 season →

The 2018 WNBA season will be the 21st season for the Dallas Wings franchise of the WNBA. This will be the franchise's 3rd season in Dallas. The season tips off on May 18th.[2]

Dallas had an up and down start to the season, posting a 2–3 record in May followed by a 5–4 record in June. However all but one of these seven losses came to eventual playoff teams. The team posted a 8–5 record in July, including winning 7 of 8 games in the middle of the month. The three straight losses at the end of the month were the beginning of a nine game losing streak.

In the midst of that losing streak, on August 12, 2018 the Wings fired their head coach Fred Williams. The team had a 14–17 record and was in the 8th and final playoff spot at the time of firing. Assistant Coach Taj McWilliams-Franklin was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[3]

McWilliams-Franklin posted a 1–2 record in her three games in charge. This saw the Wings finish 1–7 in August. However, the one win was an important one. The win was against the Las Vegas Aces, the Wing's playoff rivals. The Wings secured the 8th seed in the 2018 WNBA Playoffs by one game over the Aces. The team lost to the 5th seeded Phoenix Mercury 83–101 in the first round of the playoffs to end their season.

Transactions

WNBA Draft

Trades and roster changes

Current roster

Dallas Wings roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
C 8 Australia Cambage, Liz 6' 8" (2.03m) 216 lb (98kg) 08-18-1991 Australia 2
F 13 United States Christmas-Kelly, Karima  6' 0" (1.83m) 180 lb (82kg) 09-11-1989 Duke 7
G 3 United States Davis, Kaela 6' 2" (1.88m) 170 lb (77kg) 03-15-1995 South Carolina 1
G 4 United States Diggins-Smith, Skylar 5' 9" (1.75m) 145 lb (66kg) 08-02-1990 Notre Dame 5
C 22 Australia George, Cayla 6' 4" (1.93m) 192 lb (87kg) 05-01-1989 Australia 2
G 15 United States Gray, Allisha 6' 0" (1.83m) 167 lb (76kg) 10-20-1992 South Carolina 1
G 2 United States Hill, Tayler 5' 9" (1.75m) 145 lb (66kg) 10-23-1990 Ohio State 5
F 25 United States Johnson, Glory 6' 3" (1.91m) 170 lb (77kg) 07-27-1990 Tennessee 5
G 33 United States Lucas, Maggie 5' 10" (1.78m) 158 lb (72kg) 11-29-1991 Penn State 3
F 55 United States Plaisance, Theresa 6' 5" (1.96m) 200 lb (91kg) 05-18-1992 LSU 4
G 10 Spain Romero, Leticia 5' 8" (1.73m) 143 lb (65kg) 05-28-1995 Spain R
F/C 30 United States Stevens, Azurá 6' 6" (1.98m) 180 lb (82kg) 02-01-1996 Connecticut R
F 6 United States Thornton, Kayla 6' 1" (1.85m) 190 lb (86kg) 10-20-1992 UTEP 2



East: ATL • CHI • CON • IND • NY • WAS | West: DAL • LV • LA • MIN • PHO • SEA
Head coach
United States Taj McWilliams-Franklin (St. Edward's)
Assistant coaches
Australia Erin Phillips (Australia)
Athletic trainer
United States Allison Russell (Tulsa)
Strength and conditioning coach
England Danny Wardell (University of Huddersfield)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

WNBA roster page

Game log

Pre-season

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

Regular season

2018 game log
Total: 15–19 (Home: 10–7; Road: 5–12)
May: 2–3 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–3)
June : 5–4 (Home: 3–2; Road: 2–2)
July : 8–5 (Home: 6–3; Road: 2–2)
August : 1–7 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–5)
2018 season schedule

Playoffs

2018 playoff game log
WNBA First Round: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 August 21 @ Phoenix L 83–101 Diggins–Smith (23) Cambage (12) Diggins–Smith (7) Wells Fargo Arena
4,976		 0–1
2018 playoff schedule

Standings

# Western Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
1 Seattle Storm (1)268.765–13–413–411–5
2 Phoenix Mercury (5)2014.58869–811–68–8
3 Los Angeles Sparks (6)1915.559711–68–99–7
4 Minnesota Lynx (7)1816.52989–89–89–7
5 Dallas Wings (8)1519.4411110–75–127–9
6 e –Las Vegas Aces1420.412128–96–114–12
 
First round:
Single elimination
(Aug. 21)		Second round:
Single elimination
(Aug. 23)		Semifinals:
Best-of-five
(Aug. 26 – Sept. 4)		WNBA Finals:
Best-of-five
(Sept. 7 – Sept. 12)
 
              
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
Seattle Storm 		3
 
 
5
Phoenix Mercury 		2
 
 
 
 
 
4
Connecticut Sun		86
 
 
 
5
Phoenix Mercury 		96
 
5
Phoenix Mercury		101
 
 
 
8
Dallas Wings		 83
 
1
Seattle Storm 		3
 
 
 
3
Washington Mystics		 0
 
6
Los Angeles Sparks		75
 
 
 
7
Minnesota Lynx		 68
 
3
Washington Mystics		96
 
 
6
Los Angeles Sparks 		64
 
 
 
 
 
2
Atlanta Dream		 2
 
 
3
Washington Mystics		 3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Note: Teams re-seeded after second round and semi-finals.

Semifinals
Team12345
1
Seattle Storm		9191668494
5
Phoenix Mercury		8787868684
Team12345
2
Atlanta Dream		8478817681
3
Washington Mystics		8775769786
WNBA Finals
Team123
1
Seattle Storm		897598
3
Washington Mystics		767382

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.
Liz Cambage WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week June 4, 2018 [11]
Liz Cambage WNBA All-Star Selection July 17, 2018 [12]
Skylar Diggins-Smith
Liz Cambage WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week July 23, 2018 [13]
WNBA Peak Performer – Points August 19, 2018 [14]

References

  1. ↑ "Wings Announce Broadcast Schedule With Fox Sports Southwest". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. April 2, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  2. ↑ "2018 Dallas Wings Schedule". Women's National Basketball Association. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Dallas Wings Relieve Fred Williams Of Coaching Duties". wnba.com. WNBA. August 12, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Dallas Wings Re-Sign Forward Kayla Thornton". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Dallas Wings Re-Sign Forward Theresa Plaisance to Multi-Year Contract". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. February 2, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Dallas Wings Sign Liz Cambage". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. February 5, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  7. ↑ "DALLAS WINGS RE-SIGN KARIMA CHRISTMAS-KELLY". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. February 28, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Dallas Wings Add Cayla George". wings.wnba.com. June 3, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Mystics Trade Tayler Hill To Wings For Aerial Powers". wnba.com. WNBA. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Dallas Wings Sign Guard Maggie Lucas". wnba.com. WNBA. August 19, 2018. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Tina Charles, Liz Cambage Named Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. June 4, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  12. ↑ "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.
  13. ↑ "Atlanta's Hayes, Dallas' Cambage Named WNBA Players Of The Week". wnba.com. WNBA. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Cambage, Fowles And Vandersloot Earn 2018 WNBA Peak Performer Awards". wnba.com. WNBA. August 20, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
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