2015 Chicago Sky season

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2015 Chicago Sky season
CoachPokey Chatman
ArenaAllstate Arena
Attendance6,894 per game
Results
Record21–13 (.618)
Place2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishSemifinals
Team Leaders
PointsElena Delle Donne (23.4)
ReboundsElena Delle Donne (8.4)
AssistsCourtney Vandersloot (5.8)
Media
TelevisionWMEU-CD
ESPN
ESPN2
NBA TV

The 2015 Chicago Sky season was the franchise's 10th season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).[1]

Offseason[]

Draft picks[]

See also: 2015 WNBA draft

The Sky made the following selections in the 2015 WNBA draft:

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 5 Cheyenne Parker  United States Middle Tennessee
2 17 Betnijah Laney  United States Rutgers
2 22  United States South Carolina

Trades[]

Date Trade
February 16, 2015[2] To Chicago Sky To New York Liberty
Cappie Pondexter Epiphanny Prince

Preseason[]

2015 pre-season game log
May: 2–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 22
6:00 PM[a]		 New York W 55–83 Delle Donne (16) Delle Donne/dos Santos (8) Quigley (4) Bob Carpenter Center
3,105		 1–0
2 May 27
4:00 PM		 Los Angeles L 76–67 Vandersloot (15) Young (6) Pondexter (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
3,947		 1–1
3 May 28
4:00 PM		 China W 59–92 Delle Donne (18) Parker (6) Vandersloot/Gemelos (3) Mohegan Sun Arena 2–1
2015 pre-season schedule

Regular season[]

Game log[]

2015 game log
Total: 21–13 (Home: 13–4; Road: 8–9)
June: 5–5 (Home: 2–1; Road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 June 5
6:30 PM[a]		 New York W 72–95 Delle Donne (31) Breland (13) Quigley (5) Allstate Arena
8,123		 1–0
2 June 6
7:00 PM		 @ Tulsa L 101–93 Delle Donne (40) Delle Donne/Paris (9) Diggins (8) BOK Center
7,256		 1–1
3 June 11
6:00 PM		 @ Connecticut L 65–67 Delle Donne (27) Bone (12) Thomas/Vandersloot (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
4,523		 1–2
4 June 14
12:00 PM		 @ Indiana W 98–72 Delle Donne (24) Delle Donne (9) Vandersloot/Pondexter/Johnson (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,433[b]		 2–2
5 June 19
6:30 PM		 @ Atlanta L 74–73 Delle Donne (26) de Souza (11) McCoughtry (6) Philips Arena
5,166		 2–3
6 June 20
7:00 PM		 @ San Antonio W 95–87 OT Delle Donne (28) Delle Donne (13) Vandersloot (8) Freeman Coliseum
4,026[c]		 3–3
7 June 24
11:30 AM		 Atlanta W 96–100 OT Delle Donne (45) Delle Donne (11) Ajavon/McCoughtry (6) Allstate Arena
9,893		 4–3
8 June 26
6:00 PM		 @ Indiana W 83–77 Pondexter (23) Delle Donne (14) Vandersloot (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,889		 5–3
9 June 28
3:00 PM		 @ Washington L 86–71 Delle Donne (26) Dolson (10) Dolson/Lawson/Latta (5) Verizon Center
7,400		 5–4
10 June 30
7:00 PM		 New York L 89–81 Delle Donne/Charles (26) Delle Donne (13) Vandersloot (10) Allstate Arena
5,048[b]		 5–5
July : 6–3 (Home: 5–1; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
11 July 2
6:00 PM[a]		 @ Connecticut W 77–74 Quigley (19) Delle Donne (10) Pondexter (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,607		 6–5
12 July 10
7:30 PM		 Minnesota W 83–90 Delle Donne/Pondexter (24) Breland/Delle Donne (10) Faulkner (6) Allstate Arena
6,709		 7–5
13 July 12
5:00 PM		 Connecticut W 76–96 Pondexter (29) Delle Donne (8) Pondexter (7) Allstate Arena
5,051		 8–5
14 July 15
11:30 AM		 Washington W 57–85 Quigley (15) Delle Donne (10) Faulkner (5) Allstate Arena
16,304		 9–5
15 July 17
7:00 PM		 @ Minnesota L 66–84 Breland (17) dos Santos (13) Vandersloot (5) Target Center
9,033		 9–6
16 July 19
5:00 PM		 San Antonio Stars W 93–82 Delle Donne (29) Delle Donne (13) Vandersloot (8) Allstate Arena
5,011		 10–6
17 July 21
7:00 PM		 Atlanta W 97–92 Delle Donne (27) Delle Donne (8) Vandersloot (4) Allstate Arena
5,967		 11–6
18 July 28
9:00 PM		 @ Phoenix L 87–89 OT Delle Donne (32) dos Santos (8) Vandersloot (6) US Airways Center
10,707[b]		 11–7
19 July 31
7:30 PM		 Los Angeles L 88–77 Delle Donne (21) Breland (7) Vandersloot (13) Allstate Arena
7,014		 11–8
August : 7–4 (Home: 4–2; Road: 3–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
20 August 2
5:00 PM[a]		 Washington W 69–68 Delle Donne (22) de Souza (10) Vandersloot (10) Allstate Arena
4,141		 12–8
21 August 4
7:00 PM		 Indiana W 106–82 Delle Donne (19) Delle Donne/Pondexter/Young (6) Vandersloot (7) Allstate Arena
4,979		 13–8
22 August 7
7:30 PM		 New York L 77–63 Delle Donne (17) Delle Donne (6) Vandersloot/Quigley (2) Allstate Arena
5,992		 13–9
23 August 9
1:00 PM		 Phoenix W 74–64 Delle Donne (33) Breland (13) Vandersloot (7) Allstate Arena
7,181[d]		 14–9
24 August 11
6:00 PM		 @ New York L 63–84 Pondexter (23) Breland (7) Vandersloot (9) Madison Square Garden
9,987[c]		 14–10
25 August 14
9:00 PM		 @ Seattle W 94–84 Delle Donne/Vandersloot (21) Breland (11) Vandersloot (8) Key Arena
5,684		 15–10
26 August 16
6:00 PM		 @ Los Angeles L 76–64 Delle Donne (23) Delle Donne/de Souza (8) Vandersloot (4) Staples Center
7,110[c]		 15–11
27 August 21
7:30 PM		 Washington W 87–85 Delle Donne (22) Delle Donne/Vandersloot/dos Santos (8) Vandersloot (10) Allstate Arena
5,861		 16–11
28 August 23
3:00 PM		 @ Washington W 66–64 Delle Donne (18) Delle Donne (10) Breland/Vandersloot (2) Verizon Center
7,400		 17–11
29 August 29
6:00 PM		 @ Atlanta W 98–96 Pondexter (22) de Souza (7) Vandersloot (7) Philips Arena[c]
6,872		 18–11
30 August 30
6:00 PM		 Connecticut L 72–68 Pondexter (18) Breland (7) Vandersloot (5) Allstate Arena
5,969		 18–12
September : 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
31 September 3
6:00 PM[a]		 @ New York W 82–60 Vandersloot (21) Breland/de Souza (8) Vandersloot (5) Madison Square Garden
8,496[c]		 19–12
32 September 6
5:00 PM		 Seattle W 65–93 Quigley (17) de Souza (8) Vandersloot/Faulkner (6) Allstate Arena
6,205		 20–12
33 September 11
7:30 PM		 Tulsa W 71–92 Delle Donne (21) Young/Parker (5) Vandersloot (9) Allstate Arena
7,753		 21–12
34 September 13
12:00 PM		 @ Connecticut L 75–86 Delle Donne (28) de Souza (9) Young (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,049		 21–13
2015 season schedule

Standings[]

Eastern Conference
  • v
  • t
 W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
x - New York Liberty 23 11 .676 – 12–5 11–6 13–9
x - Chicago Sky 21 13 .618 2 13–4 8–9 14–8
x - Indiana Fever 20 14 .588 3 11–6 9–8 13–9
x - Washington Mystics 18 16 .529 5 11–6 7–10 10–12
e - Atlanta Dream 15 19 .441 8 9–8 6–11 10–12
e - Connecticut Sun 15 19 .441 8 8–9 7–10 6–16

Notes

x – Clinched playoff spot
e – Eliminated from playoffs

Postseason[]

See also: 2015 WNBA Playoffs



Total: 1–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–1)
2015 playoff game log
Conference Semifinals: 1–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 September 17
7:00PM[a] 		Indiana W 77–72 Vandersloot (17) Delle Donne (11) Quigley/Vandersloot (5) UIC Pavilion
4,098[b] 		1–0
2 September 19
6:00PM 		Indiana L 82–89 Vandersloot (19) de Souza (8) Vandersloot (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,124[c] 		1–1
2 September 21
7:00PM 		Indiana L 100��89 Delle Donne (40) Breland (8) Vandersloot (14) Allstate Arena
2,882[c] 		1–2
2015 playoff schedule

Roster[]

2015 Chicago Sky roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From
F 51 United States Breland, Jessica 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) (1988-02-23)February 23, 1988 (aged 27) North Carolina
F/C 41 Brazil de Souza, Érika 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) (1982-03-03)March 3, 1982 (aged 33) Brazil
G/F 11 United States Delle Donne, Elena 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 188 lb (85 kg) (1989-09-05)September 5, 1989 (aged 25) Delaware
C 8 Brazil dos Santos, Clarissa 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) (1988-03-10)March 10, 1988 (aged 27) Brazil
G 21 United States Faulkner, Jamierra 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 141 lb (64 kg) (1992-03-09)March 9, 1992 (aged 23) Southern Miss
G 5 United States Gemelos, Jacki 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) (1988-11-22)November 22, 1988 (aged 26) Southern California
C 45 United States Goodlett, Sasha 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 239 lb (108 kg) (1990-08-09)August 9, 1990 (aged 24) Georgia Tech
G/F 44 United States Laney, Betnijah 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) (1993-10-29)October 29, 1993 (aged 21) Rutgers
C 25 United States Macaulay, Victoria 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 160 lb (73 kg) (1990-08-07)August 7, 1990 (aged 24) Temple
F 32 United States Parker, Cheyenne 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) (1992-08-22)August 22, 1992 (aged 22) Middle Tennessee
G 23 United States Pondexter, Cappie 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) (1983-01-07)January 7, 1983 (aged 32) Rutgers
G 14 United States Quigley, Allie 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 140 lb (64 kg) (1986-06-20)June 20, 1986 (aged 28) DePaul
G 22 United States Vandersloot, Courtney 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 132 lb (60 kg) (1989-02-08)February 8, 1989 (aged 26) Gonzaga
F 1 United States Young, Tamera 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 172 lb (78 kg) (1986-10-30)October 30, 1986 (aged 28) James Madison
Head coach
United States Pokey Chatman (LSU)
Assistant coaches
United States Tree Rollins (Clemson)
United States Christie Sides (Louisiana Tech)
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
Notes
  • Age of player is as of the start of the regular season.

Player 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[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Jessica Breland 33 30 21.4 .471 [e] .000 [f] .774 5.9 1.3 0.7 1.1 6.7
Elena Delle Donne 31 31 33.3 [g] .460 .313 .950 [h] 8.4 [i] 1.4 1.1 2.1 [j] 23.4 [k]
Cappie Pondexter 29 29 30.2 .439 .381 [l] .824 3.8 2.1 1.0 0.2 15.0
Courtney Vandersloot 34 34 29.8 .463 .356 .901 3.4 5.8 [m] 1.3 [n] 0.5 11.4
Notes
  • Reference: basketball-reference.com[3]
  • The WNBA maintains a list of qualifications for statistical leaders here.

Awards and honors[]

Eastern Conference Player of the Month – June – Elena Delle Donne

Eastern Conference Player of the Week – Elena Delle Donne (5 times), Cappie Pondexter (1 time), Courtney Vandersloot (1 time)

WNBA All-Stars – Elena Delle Donne (starter), Cappie Pondexter

WNBA Most Valuable Player – Elena Delle Donne

All-WNBA Team – Elena Delle Donne (first team), Courtney Vandersloot (second team)

WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year – Allie Quigley

WNBA Peak Performers – Elena Delle Donne (points), Courtney Vandersloot (assists)

References[]

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f All times are specified under the Central Time Zone.
  2. ^ a b c d Televised on ESPN 2
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Televised on NBA TV
  4. ^ Televised on ESPN
  5. ^ Meeting requirement of at least 100 field goals made during the season.
  6. ^ No attempts taken.
  7. ^ Meeting requirement of at least 70% of the season played, or 750 minutes.
  8. ^ Meeting requirement of at least 50 free throws made during the season.
  9. ^ Meeting requirement of at least 70% of the season played, or 240 total rebounds.
  10. ^ Meeting requirement of at least 70% of the season played, or 35 blocks.
  11. ^ Meeting requirement of at least 70% of the season played, or 480 points.
  12. ^ Meeting requirement of at least 25 three-pointers made during the season.
  13. ^ Meeting requirement of at least 70% of the season played, or 140 assists.
  14. ^ Meeting requirement of at least 70% of the season played, or 50 steals.

Notes[]

  1. ^ Sandalow, Brian (February 4, 2015). "Sky reflect on 10-year anniversary". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  2. ^ "Sky land Cappie Pondexter in trade". ESPN. Associated Press. February 16, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  3. ^ "2015 Chicago Sky Stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2015-09-15.

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