2013 Chicago Sky season

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2013 Chicago Sky season
CoachPokey Chatman
ArenaAllstate Arena
Attendanceper game
Results
Record24–10 (.706)
Place1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost in Conference Semifinals
Team Leaders
PointsDelle Donne 18.1
ReboundsFowles 11.5
AssistsVandersloot 5.6
Media
TelevisionCN100
ESPN2, NBATV

The 2013 WNBA season is the 8th season for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association.

With the addition of Elena Delle Donne, expectations were high for the Sky to finally reach the playoffs. Delle Donne, along with Sylvia Fowles, Epiphanny Prince, Courtney Vandersloot, and Swin Cash finished the regular season with the best record in the Eastern Conference - thus giving the Sky, their first regular season Conference title and the first seed in the 2013 WNBA Playoffs. The Sky were ultimately swept in the Conference Semifinals by the Indiana Fever.

Transactions[]

WNBA Draft[]

The following are the Sky's selections in the 2013 WNBA Draft.

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 2 Elena Delle Donne United States University of Delaware
3 28 Brooklyn Pope United States Baylor University

Transaction Log[]

  • February 18: Signed Sharnee Zoll
  • March 4: Signed Allie Quigley
  • March 18: Re-signed Tamera Young
  • March 27: Signed Michelle Campbell
  • March 29: Signed D'Andra Moss
  • May 4: Signed Brittany Jones
  • May 10: Waived and Brittany Jones
  • May 15: Waived D'Andra Moss
  • May 18: Waived Sonja Petrovic
  • May 23: Waived Ruth Riley
  • June 3: Temporary Suspension (Overseas Obligation) Epiphanny Prince
  • June 20: Temporary Suspension Removed Epiphanny Prince
  • August 3: Signed Avery Warley (7-day Contract)
  • September 11: Waived Sharnee Zoll
  • September 11: Signed Avery Warley

Trades[]

No trades were made by the Sky during the 2013 season.

Personnel changes[]

Roster[]

2013 Chicago Sky roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From
F 25 United States Campbell, Michelle 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 05-12-1984 Rutgers
F 8 United States Cash, Swin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 09-22-1979 Connecticut
G/F 11 United States Delle Donne, Elena 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 09-05-1989 Delaware
C 34 United States Fowles, Sylvia 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 10-06-1985 LSU
G 7 United States Murphy, Shay 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 161 lb (73 kg) 04-15-1985 Southern California
G 10 United States Prince, Epiphanny 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 164 lb (74 kg) 01-11-1988 Rutgers
G 14 United States Quigley, Allie 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 140 lb (64 kg) 06-20-1986 DePaul
C 30 United States Swords, Carolyn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 07-19-1989 Boston College
G 22 United States Vandersloot, Courtney 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 132 lb (60 kg) 02-08-1989 Gonzaga
F 1 United States Young, Tamera 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 10-30-1986 James Madison
G 5 United States Zoll, Sharnee 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 148 lb (67 kg) 07-11-1986 Virginia
Head coach
United States Pokey Chatman (LSU)
Assistant coaches
United States Jeff House (Nazareth)
United States Christie Sides (Louisiana Tech)
Athletic trainer
United States Natalie Meckstroth (Indiana)
Strength and conditioning coach
United States Ann Crosby (Western Michigan)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Depth[]

Pos. Starter Bench
C Sylvia Fowles Avery Warley
Carolyn Swords Cruz Roja.svg
PF Elena Delle Donne Michelle Campbell
SF Swin Cash Tamera Young
SG Epiphanny Prince Shay Murphy
PG Courtney Vandersloot Allie Quigley

Season standings[]

# Eastern Conference
  • v
  • t
Team W L PCT GB GP
1 z-Chicago Sky 24 10 .706 - 34
2 x-Atlanta Dream 17 17 .500 7 34
3 x-Washington Mystics 17 17 .500 7 34
4 x-Indiana Fever 16 18 .471 8 34
5 e-New York Liberty 11 23 .324 13 34
6 e-Connecticut Sun 10 24 .294 14 34

Schedule[]

Preseason[]

2013 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 15 New York W 85–67 Elena Delle Donne (17) Sylvia Fowles (7) Sharnee Zoll (7) Dickens Athletic Center
1,250 		1-0
2013 pre-season schedule

Regular season[]

2013 game log
Total: 24–10 (Home: 14–3; Road: 10–7)
May: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 27 @ Phoenix W 102–80 Epiphanny Prince (26) Sylvia Fowles (10) Epiphanny Prince (5) US Airways Center
10200 		1–0
2 May 31 Connecticut W 86–75 Sylvia Fowles (24) Sylvia Fowles (22) Courtney Vandersloot (7) Allstate Arena
6607 		2–0
June : 5–3 (Home: 4–0; Road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 June 2 Tulsa W 92–71 Epiphanny Prince (19) Sylvia Fowles (13) Swin Cash (5) Allstate Arena
6811 		3–0
4 June 7 @ San Antonio L 69–81 Elena Delle Donne (17) Sylvia Fowles (13) Cash & Zoll (3) AT&T Center
6244 		3–1
5 June 9 San Antonio W 72–70 Elena Delle Donne (23) Sylvia Fowles (16) Courtney Vandersloot (5) Allstate Arena
4293 		4–1
6 June 16 @ Atlanta L 74–88 Elena Delle Donne (25) Sylvia Fowles (10) Courtney Vandersloot (7) Philips Arena
5552 		4–2
7 June 20 @ Tulsa L 74–83 Sylvia Fowles (17) Sylvia Fowles (12) Courtney Vandersloot (5) BOK Center
4161 		4–3
8 June 22 @ Indiana W 71–61 Epiphanny Prince (21) Swin Cash (8) Courtney Vandersloot (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7934 		5–3
9 June 26 NY Liberty W 87–74 Elena Delle Donne (26) Sylvia Fowles (14) Elena Delle Donne (6) Allstate Arena
8911 		6–3
10 June 29 Los Angeles W 94–82 Epiphanny Prince (21) Elena Delle Donne (8) Courtney Vandersloot (4) Allstate Arena
6885 		7–3
July : 5–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 3–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
11 July 2 Seattle L 60–69 Prince & Delle Donne (12) Swin Cash (14) Courtney Vandersloot (3) Allstate Arena
5808 		7–4
12 July 7 @ NY Liberty W 93–64 Elena Delle Donne (20) Carolyn Swords (7) Courtney Vandersloot (3) Prudential Center
7127 		8–4
13 July 10 Washington W 89–85 Sylvia Fowles (26) Sylvia Fowles (18) Courtney Vandersloot (6) Allstate Arena
14201 		9–4
14 July 12 @ Connecticut W 83–70 Elena Delle Donne (23) Cash & Fowles (8) Courtney Vandersloot (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
6285 		10–4
15 July 18 @ NY Liberty W 75–55 Elena Delle Donne (23) Delle Donne, Prince, & Young (6) Courtney Vandersloot (8) Prudential Center
12858 		11–4
16 July 20 NY Liberty W 80–69 Tamera Young (17) Sylvia Fowles (13) Courtney Vandersloot (9) Allstate Arena
6037 		12–4
17 July 24 @ Washington L 78–82 Sylvia Fowles (21) Sylvia Fowles (9) Courtney Vandersloot (4) Verizon Center
14411 		12–5
August : 9–3 (Home: 5–1; Road: 4–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
All-Star Break
18 August 2 Washington W 85–78 Sylvia Fowles (32) Sylvia Fowles (15) Courtney Vandersloot (9) Allstate Arena
5134 		13–5
19 August 3 @ Indiana L 58–79 Courtney Vandersloot (11) Avery Warley (8) Cash & Prince (2) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8610 		13–6
20 August 6 Indiana L 58–64 Sylvia Fowles (14) Sylvia Fowles (17) Prince & Vandersloot (3) Allstate Arena
4135 		13–7
21 August 9 @ Connecticut W 77–61 Epiphanny Prince (23) Sylvia Fowles (10) Epiphanny Prince (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
6086 		14–7
22 August 11 Minnesota W 94–86 (OT) Elena Delle Donne (32) Sylvia Fowles (9) Courtney Vandersloot (9) Allstate Arena
6297 		15–7
23 August 13 @ Los Angeles L 76–80 Sylvia Fowles (22) Sylvia Fowles (9) Courtney Vandersloot (6) Staples Center
10553 		15–8
24 August 15 @ Seattle W 79–66 Swin Cash (18) Sylvia Fowles (10) Courtney Vandersloot (8) Key Arena
6829 		16–8
25 August 18 Connecticut W 89–78 Epiphanny Prince (21) Sylvia Fowles (21) Epiphanny Prince (8) Allstate Arena
5074 		17–8
26 August 20 @ Washington W 79–73 Elena Delle Donne (24) Sylvia Fowles (15) Courtney Vandersloot (7) Verizon Center
6471 		18–8
27 August 23 NY Liberty W 82–64 Sylvia Fowles (14) Fowles, Campbell, & Warley (7) Courtney Vandersloot (7) Allstate Arena
5888 		19–8
28 August 24 @ Atlanta W 67–56 Elena Delle Donne (25) Sylvia Fowles (13) Courtney Vandersloot (10) Philips Arena
7412 		20–8
29 August 31 Atlanta W 85–68 Sylvia Fowles (18) Delle Donne & Warley (7) Courtney Vandersloot (9) Allstate Arena
6047 		21–8
September : 3–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
30 September 6 Indiana L 77–82 Sylvia Fowles (23) Tamera Young (10) Swin Cash (4) Allstate Arena
5996 		21–9
31 September 8 @ Washington W 93–79 Elena Delle Donne (22) Sylvia Fowles (9) Courtney Vandersloot (6) Verizon Center
9060 		22–9
32 September 11 Phoenix W 70–68 Epiphanny Prince (21) Sylvia Fowles (12) Courtney Vandersloot (6) Allstate Arena
6409 		23–9
33 September 13 Atlanta W 87–82 Epiphanny Prince (29) Sylvia Fowles (18) Epiphanny Prince (7) Allstate Arena
7679 		24–9
34 September 14 @ Minnesota L 66–79 Sylvia Fowles (17) Sylvia Fowles (11) Swin Cash (6) Target Center
9613 		24–10
2013 season schedule

Playoffs[]

2013 playoff game log
Total: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
Conference Semifinals: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 September 20 Indiana L 72–85 Elena Delle Donne (20) Sylvia Fowles (10) Courtney Vandersloot (7) Allstate Arena
5895 		0–1
2 September 22 @ Indiana L 57–79 Sylvia Fowles (14) Sylvia Fowles (14) Vandersloot & Delle Donne (2) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7144 		0–2
2013 season schedule

Statistics[]

Regular season[]

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
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Elena Delle Donne 30 30 31.4 .426 .438 .929 5.6 1.8 .67 1.8 18.1
Sylvia Fowles 32 32 31.3 .586 .000 .685 11.5 .40 .91 2.44 16.3
Epiphanny Prince 31 31 30.0 .376 .396 .900 2.7 3.0 1.65 .39 15.0
Swin Cash 34 34 28.3 .415 .270 .853 5.6 2.2 .91 .59 9.3
Courtney Vandersloot 33 33 29.8 .396 .304 .833 3.2 5.6 1.39 .85 8.8
Tamera Young 33 8 18.1 .426 .000 .605 3.8 .60 .52 .15 5.6
Allie Quigley 34 0 9.4 .316 .315 .889 .70 .60 .35 .12 3.8
Carolyn Swords 16 2 11.3 .619 .000 .778 2.6 .60 .50 .75 3.7
Eshaya Murphy 34 0 11.1 .292 .172 .792 1.9 .30 .62 .00 3.1
Michelle Campbell 31 0 7.7 .314 .000 .733 1.5 .20 .16 .19 1.7
Avery Warley 14 0 8.1 .438 .000 1.000 2.1 .10 .21 .43 1.3
Sharnee Zoll 19 0 9.7 .214 .000 .625 .70 1.7 .16 .00 0.9

Awards and honors[]

WNBA Rookie of the Year - Elena Delle Donne

WNBA Defensive Player of the Year - Sylvia Fowles

All-WNBA First Team - Sylvia Fowles

All-WNBA Second Team - Elena Delle Donne

All-Defensive First Team - Sylvia Fowles

WNBA All-Rookie Team - Elena Delle Donne

WNBA All-Stars - Elena Delle Donne, Epiphanny Prince, Sylvia Fowles

Eastern Conference Player of the Month - July - Sylvia Fowles

Eastern Conference Player of the Month - August - Sylvia Fowles

Eastern Conference Player of the Month - September - Sylvia Fowles

Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month - June - Elena Delle Donne

Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month - July - Elena Delle Donne

Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month - August - Elena Delle Donne

Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month - September - Elena Delle Donne

Eastern Conference Player of the Week - Elena Delle Donne (4 times), Sylvia Fowles (2 times)

References[]

External links[]

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