The 2018 Chicago Sky season is the franchise's 13th season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The regular season tipped off on May 6, and concludes on August 19.[1]
The Sky started the season off with wins over Indiana and New York and finished 2–2 in May. However, the team couldn't keep the momentum and lost 7 of their next 8 games. The Sky ended June on a 3 game win streak with a 4–7 overall record. The winning streak didn't last long, as the team went 4–8 in July. All 4 July wins came against eventual playoff teams, but the Sky also had 4 losses against teams that would not end up in the playoffs. A 3–4 August meant the Sky missed the playoffs for the second straight year. They were 2 wins behind the 8th seed Dallas Wings.
On August 31, 2018, the Sky relieved Amber Stocks as head coach and general manager.[2]
Transactions [ ]
WNBA Draft [ ]
The Sky made the following selections in the 2018 WNBA draft:
Trades/Roster Changes [ ]
Roster [ ]
Chicago Sky roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Nat.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
Yrs
C
41
Coates, Alaina
6' 4" (1.93m)
155 lb (70kg)
(1995-04-07 ) April 7, 1995 (age 26)
South Carolina
R
G/F
2
Copper, Kahleah
6' 1" (1.85m)
155 lb (70kg)
(1994-08-28 ) August 28, 1994 (age 27)
Rutgers
2
G
0
DeShields, Diamond
6' 1" (1.85m)
–
(1995-03-05 ) March 5, 1995 (age 26)
Tennessee
R
C
31
Dolson, Stefanie
6' 5" (1.96m)
214 lb (97kg)
(1992-01-08 ) January 8, 1992 (age 30)
Connecticut
4
G
21
Faulkner, Jamierra
5' 6" (1.68m)
141 lb (64kg)
(1992-03-09 ) March 9, 1992 (age 29)
Southern Miss
3
G
23
Harper, Linnae
5' 8" (1.73m)
150 lb (68kg)
(1995-01-31 ) January 31, 1995 (age 27)
Ohio State
R
G/F
6
Montgomery, Alex
6' 1" (1.85m)
185 lb (84kg)
(1988-11-12 ) November 12, 1988 (age 33)
Georgia Tech
7
C
45
Ndour, Astou
6' 5" (1.96m)
–
(1994-08-22 ) August 22, 1994 (age 27)
Spain
2
F
32
Parker, Cheyenne
6' 4" (1.93m)
190 lb (86kg)
(1992-08-22 ) August 22, 1992 (age 29)
Middle Tennessee
3
G
14
Quigley, Allie
5' 10" (1.78m)
140 lb (64kg)
(1986-06-20 ) June 20, 1986 (age 35)
DePaul
9
G
22
Vandersloot, Courtney
5' 8" (1.73m)
145 lb (66kg)
(1989-02-08 ) February 8, 1989 (age 33)
Gonzaga
7
F
15
Williams, Gabby
5' 11" (1.8m)
170 lb (77kg)
(1996-09-09 ) September 9, 1996 (age 25)
Connecticut
R
Head coach
Amber Stocks (Cincinnati )
Assistant coaches
Carla Morrow (Tulsa ) Awvee Storey (Arizona State )
Player development
Emre Vatansever
Athletic trainer
Jody Jenike
Strength and conditioning coach
Ann Crosby (Western Michigan )
Legend
(C) Team captain(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
WNBA roster page
Game log [ ]
Preseason [ ]
Regular season [ ]
2018 game log Total: 13–21 (Home: 7–10; Road: 6–11)
May: 2–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–1)
June
: 4–7 (Home: 3–3; Road: 1–4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
5
June 1
Connecticut
L 72–110
De Shields (15)
Tied (5)
Vandersloot (7)
Wintrust Arena 4,131
2–3
6
June 3
Las Vegas
W 95–90
De Shields (25)
Parker (13)
Vandersloot (9)
Wintrust Arena 5,052
3–3
7
June 8
@ Phoenix
L 79–96
Williams (26)
De Shields (7)
Vandersloot (6)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 8,834
3–4
8
June 10
@ Los Angeles
L 59–77
Parker (17)
Parker (12)
Faulkner (6)
Staples Center 8,239
3–5
9
June 12
@ Seattle
L 85–96
De Shields (22)
Parker (10)
Vandersloot (5)
KeyArena 4,353
3–6
10
June 17
Los Angeles
L 72–81
Faulkner (19)
Parker (10)
Vandersloot (7)
Wintrust Arena 5,584
3–7
11
June 19
@ Washington
L 60–88
Parker (18)
Parker (9)
Vandersloot (6)
Capital One Arena 4,206
3–8
12
June 22
Washington
L 77–93
Quigley (21)
Williams (8)
Vandersloot (7)
Wintrust Arena 5,831
3–9
13
June 24
Phoenix
W 97–88
Quigley (20)
Williams (8)
Vandersloot (12)
Wintrust Arena 4,741
4–9
14
June 27
Atlanta
W 93-80
DeShields (23)
DeShields (11)
Vandersloot (11)
Wintrust Arena 8,521
5-9
15
June 29
@ New York
W 103–99
DeShields (22)
Dolson (6)
Vandersloot (11)
Westchester County Center 1,837
6–9
July
: 4–8 (Home: 2–4; Road: 2–4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
16
July 1
New York
L 94–97 OT
Quigley (28)
Dolson (10)
Faulkner (8)
Wintrust Arena 5,382
6–10
17
July 3
@ Dallas
L 85–108
DeShields (20)
Dolson (5)
Vandersloot (7)
College Park Center 4,012
6–11
18
July 5
@ Las Vegas
L 80–84
Quigley (13)
Parker (9)
Vandersloot (9)
Mandalay Bay Events Center 4,699
6–12
19
July 7
Minnesota
W 77–63
Quigley (15)
Parker (8)
Vandersloot (9)
Wintrust Arena 6,139
7–12
20
July 10
Las Vegas
L 74–98
DeShields (15)
Parker (8)
Vandersloot (8)
Wintrust Arena 7,696
7–13
21
July 13
@ Washington
L 72–88
Quigley (17)
DeShields (6)
Vandersloot (9)
Capital One Arena 5,858
7–14
22
July 15
@ New York
L 84–107
Vandersloot (15)
DeShields (4)
Vandersloot (8)
Madison Square Garden 2,073
7–15
23
July 18
Seattle
L 83–101
Quigley (18)
Coates (6)
Tied (6)
Wintrust Arena 10,024
7–16
24
July 20
Dallas
W 114–99
Cooper (23)
Vandersloot (10)
Vandersloot (15)
Wintrust Arena 4,962
8–16
25
July 22
Los Angeles
L 76-93
Dolson (20)
3 Tied (6)
Vandersloot (10)
Wintrust Arena 6,477
8–17
26
July 25
@ Phoenix
W 101–87
DeShields (25)
Parker (8)
Vandersloot (11)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 10,338
9–17
27
July 31
@ Dallas
W 92–91
Quigley (22)
Tied (6)
Vandersloot (14)
College Park Center 3,696
10–17
August
: 3–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–2)
2018 season schedule
Standings [ ]
Notes
(#) – Conference Standing, Playoff Seeds shown to the right of team name
x – Clinched Playoff Berth
e – Eliminated from playoffs
Statistics [ ]
Regular season [ ]
Awards and honors [ ]
References [ ]
[ ]
Notes [ ]
^ "Chicago Sky schedule" . wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved April 2, 2018 .
^ "Chicago Sky Announce Change in Coaching Staff" . OurSportsCentral.com . August 31, 2018.
^ a b "Transactions" . wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved March 27, 2018 .
^ "Faulkner, Bulgak Re-Sign With Chicago" . sky.wnba.com . sky.wnba.com. 2018-02-20. Retrieved 2018-03-26 .
^ "Sky Sign Veteran Guard-Forward Alex Montgomery" . sky.wnba.com . sky.wnba.com. 2018-02-23. Retrieved 2018-03-26 .
^ "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 .
^ "Quigley Wins 3-Point Contest For Her Dad" . wnba.com . WNBA. July 29, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018 .
^ "Cambage, Fowles And Vandersloot Earn 2018 WNBA Peak Performer Awards" . wnba.com . WNBA. August 20, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2018 .
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