2016 Chicago Sky season
Appearance
2016 Chicago Sky season | |
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Coach | Pokey Chatman |
Arena | Allstate Arena |
Attendance | 7,009 per game |
Results | |
Record | 18–16 (.529) |
Place | 4th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Semifinals |
Team Leaders | |
Points | Elena Delle Donne (21.5) |
Rebounds | Elena Delle Donne (7.0) |
Assists | Courtney Vandersloot (4.0) |
Media | |
Television | WMEU-CD ESPN ESPN2 NBA TV |
The 2016 Chicago Sky season was the franchise's 11th season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
Offseason
Draft picks
The Sky made the following selections in the 2016 WNBA draft:
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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1 | 10 | Imani Boyette | ![]() |
Texas |
3 | 34 | Jordan Jones | ![]() |
Texas A&M |
Preseason
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May: 2–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–1)
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2016 pre-season schedule |
- The Sky was designated the home team for the May 1 and May 5 neutral-site games.
Regular season
Game log
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May: 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2)
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June: 4–5 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–4)
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July: 5–4 (Home: 3–3; Road: 2–1)
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August: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
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September: 5–3 (Home: 4–0; Road: 1–3)
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2016 season schedule |
Standings
Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
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3 - New York Liberty | 21 | 13 | .618 | — | 10–7 | 11–6 | 11–5 |
4 - Chicago Sky | 18 | 16 | .529 | 3 | 11–6 | 7–10 | 8–8 |
5 - Indiana Fever | 17 | 17 | .500 | 4 | 8–9 | 9–8 | 8–8 |
6 - Atlanta Dream | 17 | 17 | .500 | 4 | 11–6 | 6–11 | 9–7 |
e - Connecticut Sun | 14 | 20 | .412 | 7 | 8–9 | 6–11 | 4–12 |
e - Washington Mystics | 13 | 21 | .382 | 8 | 5–12 | 8–9 | 8–8 |
Notes
- # – Playoff seed
- e – Eliminated from playoffs
Roster
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Playoffs
The Sky's 18–16 regular season record was good for second in the Eastern Conference and fourth overall in the WNBA. This standing led to Chicago being seeded fourth and being granted an automatic bye from the first of two single elimination rounds. In the second single elimination round, the Sky drew sixth-seeded Atlanta, defeating the Dream 108–98 and advancing to the best-of-five semifinal round. The Sky fell to second-seeded Los Angeles in the semifinals, losing in four games. Template:2016 WNBA Playoffs
References
Footnotes
- ^ a b c d All times are specified as Central Time.