2018 Las Vegas Aces season

2018 Las Vegas Aces season
Coach Bill Laimbeer
Arena Mandalay Bay Events Center
Attendance 5,208 per game
Results
Record 14–20 (.412)
Place 6th (Western)
Playoff finish Did Not Qualify
Team Leaders
Points A'ja Wilson – 20.7 ppg
Rebounds A'ja Wilson – 8.0 rpg
Assists Kelsey Plum – 4.0 apg
Media
Television AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain[1], ESPN2, NBATV
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The 2018 WNBA season was the 22nd season for the Las Vegas Aces franchise of the WNBA. This was the franchise's inaugural season in Las Vegas, after moving from San Antonio during the off season.[2] The season tips off on May 20.[3]

The team started the season slowly in May, posting an 0–4 record. June was a month of improvement, as the Aces went 6–7, including a win over Seattle away. July was the team's best month of the year. The Aces posted a 6–2 record, with their only 2 losses being to Los Angeles. The team's playoff push fell short in August, when the team posted a 2–7 record including the league's first forfeited game. Ultimately the forfeit proved costly, as the team missed out on the playoffs by 1 game and finished 9th in the league overall.

Transactions

WNBA Draft

Trades/Roster Changes

Current roster

Las Vegas Aces roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G 15 United States Allen, Lindsay 5' 8" (1.73m) 144 lb (65kg) 03-20-1995 Notre Dame 1
C 3 United States Bone, Kelsey 6' 4" (1.93m) 220 lb (100kg) 12-31-1991 Texas A&M 4
F 12 United States Coffey, Nia 6' 1" (1.85m) 180 lb (82kg) 05-21-1995 Northwestern 1
F 5 United States Hamby, Dearica 6' 3" (1.91m) 189 lb (86kg) 11-06-1993 Wake Forest 3
C 20 United States Harrison, Isabelle 6' 3" (1.91m) 183 lb (83kg) 09-27-1993 Tennessee 2
G 4 United States Jefferson, Moriah 5' 6" (1.68m) 123 lb (56kg) 03-08-1994 Connecticut 2
G 21 United States McBride, Kayla 5' 10" (1.78m) 174 lb (79kg) 06-25-1992 Notre Dame 4
G/F 31 United States Nared, Jaime 6' 2" (1.88m) 160 lb (73kg) 09-14-1995 Tennessee R
C 19 South Korea Park Ji-su 6' 5" (1.96m) 206 lb (93kg) 12-06-1998 South Korea R
G 10 United States Plum, Kelsey 5' 8" (1.73m) 145 lb (66kg) 08-24-1994 Washington 1
C 8 United States Swords, Carolyn 6' 6" (1.98m) 215 lb (98kg) 07-18-1989 Boston College 6
C 22 United States Wilson, A'ja 6' 4" (1.93m) 195 lb (88kg) 08-08-1996 South Carolina R
F 1 United States Young, Tamera 6' 2" (1.88m) 175 lb (79kg) 10-30-1986 James Madison 10



East: ATL • CHI • CON • IND • NY • WAS | West: DAL • LV • LA • MIN • PHO • SEA
Head coach
United States Bill Laimbeer (Notre Dame)
Assistant coaches
United States Vickie Johnson (Louisiana Tech)
Canada Kelly Raimon (Connecticut)
Athletic trainer
Vacant
Strength and conditioning coach
United States Laura Ramus (Wayne State (MI))
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: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
2018 pre-season schedule

Regular Season

2018 game log
Total: 14–20 (Home: 8–9; Road: 6–11)
May: 0–4 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–3)
June : 6–7 (Home: 3–4; Road: 3–3)
July : 6–2 (Home: 3–1; Road: 3–1)
August : 2–7 (Home: 2–3; Road: 0–4)
2018 season 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

Notes

(#) – Conference Standing, Playoff Seeds shown to the right of team name
x – Qualified for playoffs
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.
A'ja Wilson WNBA Rookie of the Month - June July 2, 2018 [15]
WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week July 9, 2018 [16]
Kayla McBride WNBA All-Star Selection July 17, 2018 [17]
A'ja Wilson
A'ja Wilson WNBA Rookie of the Month - July August 1, 2018 [18]
WNBA Rookie of the Month - August August 20, 2018 [19]
WNBA Rookie of the Year Award September 9, 2018 [20]

References

  1. ↑ "Las Vegas Announces Telecast Agreement With AT&T SportsNet". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. June 1, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  2. ↑ "San Antonio Stars moving to Las Vegas, bought by MGM Resorts". usatoday.com. Associated Press. October 17, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  3. ↑ "2018 Las Vegas Aces Schedule". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Las Vegas Signs 10-Year Veteran Forward Tamera Young". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2018. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Las Vegas Signs Five-Year Veteran Carolyn Swords". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2018. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Las Vegas Acquires 2019 Second Round Pick From Indiana". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2018. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Las Vegas Acquires All-Star Kelsey Bone From Phoenix Mercury". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. February 2, 2018. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Las Vegas Re-Signs Holmes, Burdick, Signs Free Agent Ivey Slaughter". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. February 26, 2018. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Las Vegas Re-Signs Guard Sydney Colson". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. March 13, 2018. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Las Vegas Re-Signs Forward Valeriane Ayayi". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. March 20, 2018. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Las Vegas Signs Free Agent Guard Jacki Gemelos". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. April 11, 2018. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Las Vegas Signs Lindsay Allen". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. May 19, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Aces Welcome McBride, Plum To Las Vegas, Waive Schimmel, Louis". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. May 23, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Las Vegas Aces Forfeit Game vs. Washington Mystics". wnba.com. WNBA. August 7, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Las Vegas' A'ja Wilson Named Rookie of the Month". wnba.com. WNBA. July 2, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Elena Delle Donne, A'ja Wilson Named Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. July 9, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  17. ↑ "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.
  18. ↑ "Las Vegas' Wilson Named WNBA Rookie Of The Month". wnba.com. WNBA. August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Las Vegas' A'ja Wilson Named August WNBA Rookie Of The Month". wnba.com. WNBA. August 20, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Aces' A'ja Wilson Unanimously Selected 2018 WNBA Rookie Of The Year". wnba.com. WNBA. September 9, 2018. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
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