2017 Chicago Sky season

2017 Chicago Sky season
CoachAmber Stocks
ArenaAllstate Arena
Attendance6,853 per game
Results
Record12–22 (.353)
Place4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Team Leaders
PointsAllie Quigley (16.4) ppg
ReboundsJessica Breland (6.3) rpg
AssistsCourtney Vandersloot (8.1) apg
Media
TelevisionWMEU-CD
ESPN
ESPN2
NBA TV

The 2017 Chicago Sky season was the franchise's 12th season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The Sky started the season slowly, posting a 1–5 record in May. This slow start continued into June where the team only won 2 of 9 games. The team showed improvement in July and August, posting a combined record of 9–8 in those months. An 0–2 September saw the Sky finish with an overall record of 12–22. The Sky finished in 4th place in the Eastern Conference, ahead of the Atlanta Dream via tiebreaker. The team did not qualify for the playoffs.

Transactions

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WNBA draft

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See also: 2017 WNBA draft

The Sky made the following selections in the 2017 WNBA draft:

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 2 Alaina Coates  United States South Carolina
1 9 Tori Jankoska  United States Michigan State
2 21 Chantel Osahor  United States Washington
3 33 Makayla Epps  United States Kentucky

Trades

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Trades and Roster Changes

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Date Transaction
February 2, 2017 Elena Delle Donne is traded to the Washington Mystics in exchange for Stefanie Dolson, Kahleah Copper and Washington’s first-round pick (second overall) in the 2017 WNBA draft.[1][2]
February 27, 2017 Astou Ndour-Fall was acquired from the San Antonio Stars, in exchange for Clarissa Dos Santos.[2]
April 14, 2017 Keisha Hampton was acquired from the Minnesota Lynx. in exchange for Chantel Osahor.[3]

Roster

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Chicago Sky roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs
F 35 United States Hooper, Jordan 6' 2" (1.88m) 185 lb (84kg) (1992-02-20)February 20, 1992 Nebraska 3
F 12 United States Graves, Bashaara 6' 2" (1.88m) 200 lb (91kg) (1994-03-17)March 17, 1994 Tennessee 1
F 51 United States Breland, Jessica 6' 3" (1.91m) 170 lb (77kg) (1988-02-23)February 23, 1988 North Carolina 5
G/F 2 United States Copper, Kahleah 6' 1" (1.85m) 155 lb (70kg) (1994-08-28)August 28, 1994 Rutgers 1
C 31 United States Dolson, Stefanie 6' 5" (1.96m) 214 lb (97kg) (1992-01-08)January 8, 1992 Connecticut 3
G 25 United States Epps, Makayla 5' 10" (1.78m) – Kentucky R
C 3 Kenya Bulgak, Adut 6' 4" (1.93m) 156 lb (71kg) (1992-12-20)December 20, 1992 Florida State 1
F 11 United States Harris, Amber 6' 5" (1.96m) 193 lb (88kg) (1988-01-16)January 16, 1988 Xavier 3
F 24 United States Hampton, Keisha 6' 2" (1.88m) 171 lb (78kg) (1990-02-22)February 22, 1990 DePaul
F 32 United States Parker, Cheyenne 6' 4" (1.93m) 190 lb (86kg) (1992-08-22)August 22, 1992 Middle Tennessee 2
G 23 United States Pondexter, Cappie 5' 9" (1.75m) 160 lb (73kg) (1983-01-07)January 7, 1983 Rutgers 11
G 14 United States Quigley, Allie 5' 10" (1.78m) 140 lb (64kg) (1986-06-20)June 20, 1986 DePaul 8
G 22 United States Vandersloot, Courtney 5' 8" (1.73m) 145 lb (66kg) (1989-02-08)February 8, 1989 Gonzaga 6
Head coach
United States Amber Stocks (Cincinnati)
Assistant coaches
United States Carlene Mitchell (Kansas State)
United States Carla Morrow (Tulsa)
Athletic trainer
United States Heidi Wlezien
Strength and conditioning coach
United States Ann Crosby (Western Michigan)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Preseason

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2017 pre-season game log
May: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 2
6:00 PM[a]		 Connecticut L 72-81 Hampton/Young (11) Breland (8) Epps (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
2782		 0-1
2 May 3
4:00 PM		 New York W 86-75 Pondexter (15) Parker (6) Breland (3) Mohegan Sun Arena 1-1
2017 pre-season schedule

Regular season

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Game log

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2017 game log
Total: 12-22 (Home: 4-13; Road: 8-9)
May: 1–5 (Home: 0–3; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 14
6:00 PM		 Minnesota L 61–70 Sylvia Fowles (26) Sylvia Fowles (10) Augustus, Whalen (5) Xcel Energy Center
9,234		 0–1
2 May 19
7:30 PM		 Atlanta L 83–91 Cappie Pondexter (22) Jessica Breland (7) Cappie Pondexter (7) Allstate Arena
6,631		 0–2
3 May 21
2:00 PM		 Atlanta W 75–71 Stefanie Dolson (23) Jessica Breland (12) Cappie Pondexter (11) McCamish Pavilion
4,859		 1–2
4 May 24
11:30 AM		 Washington L 82-67 Cappie Pondexter (17) Stefanie Dolson (11) Cappie Pondexter (10) Allstate Arena
6,714		 1-3
5 May 26
6:00 PM		 Washington L 88-79 Quigley (17) Pondexter (6), Breland (6) Pondexter (8) Verizon Center
6,438		 1-4
6 May 28
5:00 PM		 Connecticut L 97-79 Young (17) Breland (11) Pondexter (9) Allstate Arena
4,498		 1-5
June : 2–7 (Home: 0–4; Road: 2–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 June 1
7:00 PM[a] 		Phoenix L 99-91 Dolson (21) Boyette (9) Pondexter (8) Allstate Arena
4,634		 1-6
8 June 6
9:30 PM		 Los Angeles L 79-70 Vandersloot (13) Boyette (9) Vandersloot; Quigley (5) Staples Center
8,523		 1-7
9 June 10
7:00 PM		 San Antonio W 85-81 (OT) Dolson (25) Dolson (9) Pondexter (6) AT&T Center
6,191		 2-7
10 June 16
9:00 PM		 Phoenix L 86-78 Quigley (19) Bpyette (10) Quigley (6) Talking Stick Resort Arena
10,249		 2-8
11 June 18
5:00 PM		 Indiana L 91-79 Quigley (18) Boyette (10) Quigley (6) Allstate Arena
4,551		 2-9
12 June 23
6:30 PM		 Atlanta W 82-78 Quigley (22) Dolson (8) Pondexter (9) McCamish Pavilion
4,237		 3-9
13 June 25
5:00 PM		 Washington L 97-63 Quigley (18) Young (5) Vandersloot; Young (3) Allstate Arena
5,344		 3-10
14 June 28
11:30 AM		 Indiana L 82-75 Breland (22) Boyette (10) Vandersloot (8) Allstate Arena
10,197		 3-11
15 June 30
7:00 PM		 San Antonio L 89-82 Quigley (27) Vandersloot; Boyette (4) Vandersloot (9) AT&T Center
4,942		 3-12
July : 5–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 3–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
16 July 8
7:00 PM[a] 		Minnesota W 100-76 Vandersloot (26) Vandersloot (7) Vandersloot (13) Allstate Arena
6,942		 4-12
17 July 12
11:30 AM		 Dallas W 90-84 Quigley (22) Breland (12) Vandersloot (12) Allstate Arena
14,102		 5-12
18 July 14
6:30 PM		 New York W 78-68 Dolson (23) Young (7) Vandersloot (9) Madison Square Garden
9,341		 6-12
19 July 16
3:30 PM		 Dallas L 112-106 (2OT) Dolson (26) Dolson (10) Vandersloot (10) College Park Center
3,693		 6-13
20 July 18
8:00 PM		 Seattle W 94-83 Quigley (25) Dolson (8) Vandersloot (6) KeyArena
8,358		 7-13
21 July 20 Los Angeles W 82-80 Dolson (15) Young; Breland (7) Vandersloot (14) Staples Center
16,166		 8-13
22 July 25 Connecticut L 93-72 Quigley (20) Dolson (7) Young; Vandersloot (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,631		 8-14
23 July 28 Phoenix L 86-80 Dolson (29) Breland (12) Vandersloot (10) Allstate Arena
6,088		 8-15
24 July 30 New York L 82-86 Quigley (22) Breland (10) Vandersloot (10) Allstate Arena
5,834		 8-16

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August : 4–4 (Home: 2–3; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
25 August 4 Indiana W 81-70 Vandersloot (5) Breland (8) Vandersloot (10) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8,052		 9-16
26 August 5 Atlanta W 91-86 Vandersloot (26) Vandersloot (7) Vandersloot (10) Allstate Arena
5,757		 10-16
27 August 10 San Antonio W 94-74 Vandersloot (21) Breland (7) Vandersloot (10) Allstate Arena
4,686		 11-16
28 August 18 Los Angeles L 106-115 Quigley (26) Dolson (10) Vandersloot (12) Allstate Arena
6,826		 11-17
29 August 20 Seattle L 66-103 Dolson (10) Breland (9) Vandersloot (6) Allstate Arena
6,020		 11-18
30 August 25 Connecticut W 96-83 Breland (15) Dolson (9) Vandersloot (12) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,761		 12-18
31 August 27 New York L 62-92 Dolson (22) Bulgak (5) Pondexter (6) Madison Square Garden
9,317		 12-19
32 August 30 Dallas L 96-99 Quigley (25) Breland (8) Vandersloot (12) Allstate Arena
5,896		 12-20
September : 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
33 September 1 Minnesota L 87-110 Copper (21) Dolson (10) Vandersloot (9) Xcel Energy Center
9,709		 12-21
34 September 3 Seattle L 80-85 Copper (18) Dolson (8) Vandersloot (8) Allstate Arena
7,199		 12-22
2017 season schedule

Standings

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# Eastern Conference
W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
1 New York Liberty - (3) 22 12 .647 - 13–4 9–8 10–6
2 Connecticut Sun - (4) 21 13 .636 1 12–5 9–6 10–6
3 Washington Mystics - (6) 18 16 .529 4 11–6 7–10 12-4
4 Chicago Sky - e 12 22 .353 10 4–13 8–9 6–10
5 Atlanta Dream - e 12 22 .353 10 9–8 3–14 5–11
6 Indiana Fever - e 9 25 .265 13 6–11 3–14 4–12

Notes

(#) – Conference Standing
Playoff Seeds shown next to team name
e – Eliminated from playoffs

Statistics

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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

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Allie Quigley 31 31 32.3 50.5% 43.0% 89.3% 3.3 3.6 0.8 0.5 16.4
Courtney Vandersloot 27 22 30.3 51.6% 38.2% 86.1% 3.7 8.1 1.2 0.2 11.5
Stefanie Dolson 33 33 29.3 56.1% 43.7% 87.0% 5.8 2.6 0.5 1.3 14.5
Tamera Young 24 21 29.0 36.5% 34.4% 69.0% 3.8 2.5 1.4 0.4 10.2
Cappie Pondexter 29 15 27.2 36.7% 25.7% 79.5% 2.9 4.3 0.7 0.2 9.6
Jessica Breland 34 33 24.5 47.6% 38.1% 78.7% 6.3 1.6 0.6 1.7 9.5
Jordan Hooper 10 0 18.6 36.8% 37.0% 50.0% 2.2 0.6 0.5 0.1 6.0
Imani McGee-Stafford 22 4 15.5 44.4% 33.3% 70.6% 4.4 0.5 0.4 0.8 4.6
Kahleah Copper 34 10 14.3 46.5% 29.4% 83.0% 1.9 0.4 0.3 0.1 6.7
Cheyenne Parker 23 0 12.4 46.4% 0.0% 63.9% 3.4 0.6 0.3 0.7 3.8
Adut Bulgak 5 0 12.2 40.9% 33.3% 60.0% 4.0 0.0 1.0 0.4 4.4
Bashaara Graves 10 0 9.2 50.0% — 57.1% 2.3 0.5 0.2 0.1 2.6
Keisha Hampton 19 1 7.8 41.4% 41.7% 100% 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.2 3.6
Amber Harris 27 0 5.9 39.6% 0.0% 62.5% 1.6 0.2 0.1 0.3 1.6
Makayla Epps 17 0 3.8 16.7% 0.0% 55.6% 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.6

Awards and honors

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Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Stefanie Dolson Player of the Week July 16, 2017 [4]
Courtney Vandersloot Player of the Week August 7, 2017 [5]

References

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b c All times are specified as Central Time.
  2. ^ Televised on ESPN 2.

Notes

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  1. ^ "Mystics Acquire Elena Delle Donne". Mystics Today. February 2, 2017. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Transactions".
  3. ^ Thompson, Phil (April 14, 2017). "Sky trade Chantel Osahor for DePaul's Kiesha Hampton". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  4. ^ "Chicago's Dolson, Seattle's Stewart Named WNBA Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. July 17, 2017. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
  5. ^ "Chicago's Vandersloot, Dallas' Johnson Named WNBA Players Of The Week". wnba.com. WNBA. August 7, 2017. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
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