2013 Chicago Sky season

2013 Chicago Sky season
2013 Chicago Sky season
Coach	Pokey Chatman
Arena	Allstate Arena
Attendance	per game
Results
Record	24–10 (.706)
Place	1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Lost in Conference Semifinals
Team Leaders
Points	Delle Donne 18.1
Rebounds	Fowles 11.5
Assists	Vandersloot 5.6
Media
Television	CN100; ESPN2, NBATV
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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.

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 Brooklyn Pope 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

Additions

Subtractions

Roster

2013 Chicago Sky roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name			Height
F	25	Campbell, Michelle	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)		05-12-1984	Rutgers
F	8	Cash, Swin	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	09-22-1979	Connecticut
G/F	11	Delle Donne, Elena	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	09-05-1989	Delaware
C	34	Fowles, Sylvia	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	10-06-1985	LSU
G	7	Murphy, Shay	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	161 lb (73 kg)	04-15-1985	USC
G	10	Prince, Epiphanny	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	164 lb (74 kg)	01-11-1988	Rutgers
G	14	Quigley, Allie	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	140 lb (64 kg)	06-20-1986	DePaul
C	30	Swords, Carolyn	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	07-19-1989	Boston College
G	22	Vandersloot, Courtney	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	132 lb (60 kg)	02-08-1989	Gonzaga
F	1	Young, Tamera	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	10-30-1986	James Madison
G	5	Zoll, Sharnee	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	148 lb (67 kg)	07-11-1986	Virginia

Head coach: Pokey Chatman (LSU)
Assistant coaches: Jeff House (Nazareth)
Christie Sides (Louisiana Tech)

Athletic trainer: Natalie Meckstroth (Indiana)

Strength and conditioning coach: Ann Crosby (Western Michigan)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended
Injured

Depth

Pos.	Starter	Bench
C	Sylvia Fowles	Avery Warley Carolyn Swords
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 e
#	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

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

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

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

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Eastern	Atlanta Dream Chicago Sky Connecticut Sun Indiana Fever New York Liberty Washington Mystics
Western	Los Angeles Sparks Minnesota Lynx Phoenix Mercury San Antonio Silver Stars Seattle Storm Tulsa Shock
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