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28th season of the WNBA
The 2024 Las Vegas Aces season is the franchise's 27th season in the Women's National Basketball Association and the seventh year the franchise is based in Las Vegas - after relocating from San Antonio and Utah. This is the third season under head coach Becky Hammon . They are the defending WNBA champions, after defeating the New York Liberty in the 2023 WNBA Finals . In 2023, the Aces also finished with the most regular season wins in WNBA history, 34.[ 1] Additionally, the Aces won back-to-back WNBA titles, and were the first team to do so since 2001–2002. The season tipped off on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at home versus the Phoenix Mercury .[ 2]
On May 17, 2024, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) announced that they would be gifting each player on the 2024 Aces roster a $100,000 sponsorship.[ 3] This sponsorship is independent of the Aces organization as per the WNBA's collective bargaining agreement .[ 3] On May 18, 2024, the WNBA opened an investigation into these sponsorships.[ 4]
Transactions
WNBA draft
Transactions
Date
Details
February 1, 2024
Signed Megan Gustafson [ 5]
Re-signed Kiah Stokes [ 6]
Re-signed Sydney Colson [ 7]
Signed Morgan Jones to a Training Camp Contract[ 8]
February 4, 2024
Signed Kamaria McDaniel to a Training Camp Contract[ 9]
February 7, 2024
Re-signed Candace Parker [ 10]
February 8, 2024
Signed Bria Hartley to a Training Camp Contract[ 11]
March 28, 2024
Signed Brea Beal to a Training Camp Contract[ 12]
April 17, 2024
Signed Dyaisha Fair and Angel Jackson to Rookie Contracts[ 13]
April 22, 2024
Signed Kate Martin to Rookie Contract[ 14]
April 28, 2024
Candace Parker announced her retirement[ 15]
April 29, 2024
Signed Chelsea Gray to an Contract Extension[ 16]
May 2, 2024
Waived Brea Beal and Morgan Jones[ 17]
May 3, 2024
Signed Jackie Young to a Contract Extension[ 18]
May 6, 2024
Waived Bria Hartley [ 19]
Waived Kamaria McDaniel[ 20]
Claimed/Awarded Emma Cannon from Waivers[ 21]
May 7, 2024
Waived Angel Jackson [ 22]
May 13, 2024
Exercised fourth-year option for Kierstan Bell [ 23]
May 26, 2024
Waived Dyaisha Fair [ 24]
May 31, 2024
Signed Tiffany Hayes [ 25]
June 16, 2024
Waived Emma Cannon [ 26]
Signed Jessika Carter [ 26]
Roster changes
Roster
Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs F 1 Bell, Kierstan 6' 1" (1.85m) 176 lb (80kg) 2000-03-16 Florida Gulf Coast 2 F 7 Clark, Alysha 5' 11" (1.8m) 167 lb (76kg) 1987-07-07 Middle Tennessee 11 G 51 Colson, Sydney 5' 8" (1.73m) 140 lb (64kg) 1989-08-06 Texas A&M 9 F/C Egbo, Queen 6' 4" (1.93m) 190 lb (86kg) 2000-06-29 Baylor 2 G 12 Gray, Chelsea 5' 11" (1.8m) 170 lb (77kg) 1992-10-08 Duke 9 C 17 Gustafson, Megan 6' 3" (1.91m) 195 lb (88kg) 1996-12-13 Iowa 5 G 15 Hayes, Tiffany 5' 10" (1.78m) 155 lb (70kg) 1989-09-20 Connecticut 11 C Kitley, Elizabeth (DP )6' 5" (1.96m) 2001-09-17 Virginia Tech R G 20 Martin, Kate 6' 0" (1.83m) 172 lb (78kg) 2000-06-05 Iowa R G 10 Plum, Kelsey 5' 8" (1.73m) 145 lb (66kg) 1994-08-24 Washington 6 C 41 Stokes, Kiah 6' 3" (1.91m) 191 lb (87kg) 1993-03-30 Connecticut 8 F 22 Wilson, A'ja 6' 4" (1.93m) 195 lb (88kg) 1996-08-08 South Carolina 6 G 0 Young, Jackie 6' 0" (1.83m) 165 lb (75kg) 1997-09-16 Notre Dame 5
Head coach
Becky Hammon (Colorado State )
Assistant coaches
Natalie Nakase (UCLA )
Tyler Marsh (Birmingham–Southern )
Charlene Thomas-Swinson (Auburn )
Athletic trainer
Michelle Anumba (Duke )
Legend
(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured
WNBA roster page
Depth chart
Schedule
Pre-season
Regular season
2024 game log Total: 8–6 (Home: 5–4; Road: 3–2)
May: 4–2 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–1)
June: 4–4 (Home: 2–3; Road: 2–1)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
7
June 5
@ Dallas
W 95–81
A'ja Wilson (36)
A'ja Wilson (12)
Jackie Young (7)
College Park Center 6,251
5–2
8
June 7
Seattle
L 65–78
A'ja Wilson (29)
A'ja Wilson (11)
Tiffany Hayes (4)
Michelob Ultra Arena 10,380
5–3
9
June 9
@ Los Angeles
L 92–96
A'ja Wilson (31)
A'ja Wilson (8)
Plum , Wilson (5)
Crypto.com Arena 13,900
5–4
10
June 11
Minnesota
L 100–86
A'ja Wilson (28)
Kiah Stokes (9)
Plum, Young (4)
Michelob Ultra Arena 10,368
5–5
11
June 13
@ Phoenix
W 103–99
Jackie Young (34)
A'ja Wilson (15)
Kelsey Plum (5)
Footprint Center 9,325
6–5
12
June 15
New York
L 82–90
Kelsey Plum (22)
Kiah Stokes (12)
Jackie Young (6)
Michelob Ultra Arena 10,424
6–6
13
June 19
Seattle
W 94–83
Jackie Young (32)
A'ja Wilson (9)
Kelsey Plum (8)
Michelob Ultra Arena 10,380
7–6
14
June 21
Connecticut
W 85–74
A'ja Wilson (26)
A'ja Wilson (16)
Jackie Young (5)
Michelob Ultra Arena 10,385
8–6
15
June 27
@ Chicago
Wintrust Arena
16
June 29
@ Washington
Entertainment and Sports Arena
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)
2024 season schedule
Standings
Notes
(#) – League Standing
c – Commissioner's Cup winners
x – Clinched playoff berth
e – Eliminated from playoff contention
Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings
Statistics
Regular Season
Player
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
‡ Waived/Released during the season
† Traded during the season
≠ Acquired during the season
Awards and honors
References
^ "Aces set WNBA single-season wins record with 30th victory" . ESPN . August 25, 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2023 .
^ "2024 Las Vegas Aces Schedule" . aces.wnba.com . WNBA . Retrieved February 26, 2024 .
^ a b Puleo, Mark; Merchant, Sabreena (May 17, 2024). "Every Las Vegas Aces player receives $100,000 sponsorship from city" . The Athletic . The New York Times . Retrieved May 17, 2024 .
^ Pickman, Ben; Puleo, Mark (May 18, 2024). "WNBA opens investigation into Aces players receiving $100,000 sponsorships" . The Athletic . The New York Times . Retrieved May 23, 2024 .
^ "Las Vegas Aces Sign Megan Gustafson as Free Agent" . aces.wnba.com . WNBA . February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024 .
^ "Las Vegas Aces Re-Sign Veteran Center, Two-Time WNBA Champion Kiah Stokes" . aces.wnba.com . WNBA . February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024 .
^ "Las Vegas Aces Re-Sign Two-Time WNBA Champion Guard Sydney Colson" . aces.wnba.com . WNBA . February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024 .
^ "Aces Sign Former Louisville and Florida State Guard Morgan Jones to Training Camp Contract" . aces.wnba.com . WNBA . February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024 .
^ "Aces Sign Former Michigan State Guard Kamaria McDaniel to Training Camp Contract" . aces.wnba.com . WNBA . February 4, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024 .
^ "Three-Time WNBA Champion, Two-Time League MVP Candace Parker Re-Signs with Aces" . aces.wnba.com . WNBA . February 7, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024 .
^ "Las Vegas Aces Sign WNBA Veteran Guard Bria Hartley to Training Camp Contract" . aces.wnba.com . WNBA . February 8, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024 .
^ "Aces Sign Former South Carolina Guard Brea Beal to Training Camp Contract" . aces.wnba.com . WNBA . March 28, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2024 .
^ "WNBA Transactions" . acrossthetimeline.com . Across the Timeline. Retrieved 20 April 2024 .
^ "Kate Martin - Transactions" . acrossthetimeline.com . Across the Timeline. Retrieved 25 April 2024 .
^ Philippou, Alexa (April 28, 2024). "Candace Parker, two-time WNBA MVP, announces retirement" . ESPN . Retrieved April 28, 2024 .
^ @LVAces (April 30, 2024). "𝐏𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐆𝐀𝐖𝐃𝐃𝐃𝐃𝐃 🎥🪄 The Las Vegas Aces have signed @cgray209 to a contract extension. #ALLINLV" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ "Las Vegas Aces - Transactions" . acrossthetimeline.com . Across the Timeline. Retrieved 2 May 2024 .
^ @RichardCohen1 (May 3, 2024). "Source confirms that Jackie Young's extension with the Las Vegas Aces adds one year to her current deal (covering 2025), fully protected, at $169,950. Another Aces player adding an extra season at the exact same salary as this year, but in Young's case for well below max. #WNBA" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ Lawson-Freeman, Callie (May 6, 2024). "Aces waive veteran guard in latest roster move" . Las Vegas Review-Journal .
^ "Las Vegas Aces Waive Kamaria McDaniel" . WNBA. May 6, 2024.
^ "Las Vegas Aces Sign Emma Cannon" . WNBA. May 6, 2024.
^ "Las Vegas Aces Waive Angel Jackson" . WNBA. May 7, 2024.
^ @LVAces (May 13, 2024). "𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋: The Las Vegas Aces have exercised the fourth-year option for @Dotmug_330. #ALLINLV" (Tweet ). Retrieved May 13, 2024 – via Twitter .
^ "Aces Waive Rookie Guard Dyaisha Fair" . WNBA . May 26, 2024.
^ "Aces Sign 11-Year WNBA Veteran Guard Tiffany Hayes" . aces.wnba.com . WNBA . May 31, 2024. Retrieved May 31, 2024 .
^ a b "Aces Sign Jessika Carter, Waive Emma Cannon" . aces.wnba.com . WNBA . June 16, 2024. Retrieved June 16, 2024 .
^ "A'ja Wilson Named KIA Western Conference Player of the Month For Record-Tying Ninth Time" . aces.wnba.com . WNBA . June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2024 .
^ "A'ja Wilson Named Western Conference Player Of The Week" . aces.wnba.com . WNBA . June 4, 2024. Retrieved June 4, 2024 .
^ "A'ja Wilson Named Western Conference Player Of The Week For 18th Time" . aces.wnba.com . WNBA . June 25, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024 .
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