2020 Las Vegas Aces season

The 2020 Las Vegas Aces season will be the franchise's 24th season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the 3rd year the franchise was based in Las Vegas. The regular season will tip off at home versus the Dallas Wings on May 17, 2020.[1]

2020 Las Vegas Aces season
CoachBill Laimbeer
ArenaMandalay Bay Events Center
Attendanceper game
Results
Record0–0
Place0th (Western)
2021 season →

This WNBA season will feature an all-time high 36 regular-season games.[2] However, the plan for expanded games was put on hold on April 3, when the WNBA postponed its season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] Under a plan approved on June 15, the league is scheduled to hold a shortened 22-game regular season at IMG Academy, without fans present, starting on July 24.[4][5]

Transactions

WNBA draft
See also: 2020 WNBA draft

The Aces will make the following selection in the 2020 WNBA draft.

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
3 33 Lauren Manis  United States Holy Cross

Trades and roster changes
Date Details
February 10, 2020 Signed G Angel McCoughtry[6]
February 16, 2020 Signed G Danielle Robinson[7]
February 18, 2020 Re-signed G Sugar Rodgers[8]
March 2, 2020 Re-signed G Lindsay Allen[9]
April 11, 2020 Engaged in a three team trade where they acquired the Sugar Rodgers and sent Nia Coffey to Atlanta.[10]
April 22, 2020 Re-signed C Liz Cambage.[11]
May 7, 2020 C Park Ji-su will sit out the season and stay in Korea.[12]
May 15, 2020 Re-signed G Kelsey Plum.[13]
May 19, 2020 Re-signed C Carolyn Swords[14]
June 16, 2020 Signed G Alex Bentley[15]

Roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G15Allen, Lindsay5' 8" (1.73m)189 lb (86kg)03-20-1995Notre Dame2
C8Cambage, Liz6' 8" (2.03m)216 lb (98kg)08-18-1991Australia4
F5Hamby, Dearica6' 3" (1.91m)189 lb (86kg)11-06-1993Wake Forest5
G21McBride, Kayla5' 10" (1.78m)174 lb (79kg)06-25-1992Notre Dame6
G/F35McCoughtry, Angel6' 1" (1.85m)173 lb (78kg)09-10-1986Louisville10
G10Plum, Kelsey5' 8" (1.73m)145 lb (66kg)08-24-1994Washington3
G3Robinson, Danielle5' 9" (1.75m)137 lb (62kg)05-10-1989Oklahoma8
G14Rodgers, Sugar5' 9" (1.75m)137 lb (62kg)12-08-1989Georgetown7
C4Swords, Carolyn6' 6" (1.98m)215 lb (98kg)07-19-1989Boston College8
F22Wilson, A'ja6' 4" (1.93m)195 lb (88kg)08-08-1996South Carolina2
G0Young, Jackie6' 0" (1.83m)165 lb (75kg)09-16-1997Notre Dame1
Head coach
Bill Laimbeer (Notre Dame)
Assistant coaches
Vickie Johnson (Louisiana Tech)
Tanisha Wright (Penn State)
Athletic trainer
Vacant
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured
  WNBA roster page
East
ATL
CHI
CON
IND
NY
WAS
West
DAL
LV
LA
MIN
PHO
SEA

Game log

Preseason
2020 pre-season game log
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
2020 pre-season schedule

Regular season
2020 game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
June : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
July : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
August : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
September : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
2020 season schedule

Standings
# Team W L PCT GB Home Road Conf. Cup
1 Atlanta Dream00.00000–00–00–00–0
2 Connecticut Sun00.00000–00–00–00–0
3 Chicago Sky00.00000–00–00–00–0
4 Dallas Wings00.00000–00–00–00–0
5 Indiana Fever00.00000–00–00–00–0
6 Las Vegas Aces00.00000–00–00–00–0
7 Los Angeles Sparks00.00000–00–00–00–0
8 Minnesota Lynx00.00000–00–00–00–0
9 New York Liberty00.00000–00–00–00–0
10 Phoenix Mercury00.00000–00–00–00–0
11 Seattle Storm00.00000–00–00–00–0
12 Washington Mystics00.00000–00–00–00–0

Notes

(#) – League Standing
y– Clinched conference
x– Clinched playoff berth
e – Eliminated from playoffs
Source

References
  1. "2020 Las Vegas Aces Scheudle". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  2. "Atlanta Dream Announce 2020 Schedule - Atlanta Dream". dream.wnba.com. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  3. "WNBA Statement Regarding the Start of the 2020 Regular Season". 2020-04-03. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  4. "WNBA Announces Plan To Tip Off 2020 Season". WNBA. 2020-06-15. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  5. "WNBA announces plans for 2020 season to start late July in Florida". NBC Sports Washington. 2020-06-15. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  6. "Aces Dive Head First Into The Free Agency Pool, Signing Five-Time WNBA All-Star And Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Angel McCoughtry". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. February 10, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  7. "Aces Sign Three-Time All-Star Guard Danielle Robinson". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. February 16, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  8. "Las Vegas Re-Signs All-Star Guard Sugar Rodgers". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. February 18, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  9. "Aces Re-Sign Guard Lindsay Allen". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. March 2, 2020.
  10. "Atlanta Dream Acquire Nia Coffey in Trade". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  11. "Aces Re-Sign Three-Time All-Star Center Liz Cambage". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. April 22, 2020. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  12. "Aces' JiSu Park to skip 2020 WNBA season, return to Korea". AP News. May 7, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  13. "Las Vegas Aces Re-Sign Guard Kelsey Plum". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. May 15, 2020. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  14. "Aces Re-Sign Eight-Year WNBA Veteran Carolyn Swords". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. May 19, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  15. "Las Vegas Aces Sign All-Star Guard Alex Bentley". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. June 16, 2020. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
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