2017 Chicago Sky season

2017 Chicago Sky season
Coach	Amber Stocks
Arena	Allstate Arena
Attendance	6,853 per game
Results
Record	12–22 (.353)
Place	4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Team Leaders
Points	Allie Quigley (16.4) ppg
Rebounds	Jessica Breland (6.3) rpg
Assists	Courtney Vandersloot (8.1) apg
Media
Television	WMEU-CD ESPN ESPN2 NBA TV
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The 2017 Chicago Sky season was the franchise's 12th season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The Sky started the season slowly, posting a 1–5 record in May. This slow start continued into June where the team only won 2 of 9 games. The team showed improvement in July and August, posting a combined record of 9–8 in those months. An 0–2 September saw the Sky finish with an overall record of 12–22. The Sky finished in 4th place in the Eastern Conference, ahead of the Atlanta Dream via tiebreaker. The team did not qualify for the playoffs.

Transactions

WNBA Draft

See also: 2017 WNBA draft

The Sky made the following selections in the 2017 WNBA draft:

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/Team/Country
1	2	Alaina Coates	United States	South Carolina
1	9	Tori Jankoska	United States	Michigan State
2	21	Chantel Osahor	United States	Washington
3	33	Makayla Epps	United States	Kentucky

Trades

• Elena Delle Donne is traded to the Washington Mystics in exchange for Stefanie Dolson, Kahleah Copper and Washington’s first round pick (second overall) in the 2017 WNBA draft.
• Astou Ndour was acquired from the San Antonio Stars, in exchange for Clarissa Dos Santos.
• Keisha Hampton was acquired from the Minnesota Lynx. in exchange for Chantel Osahor.

Roster

Template:WNBA roster header current |- | style="text-align:center;" | F | style="text-align:center;" | 35 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Hooper, Jordan | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6' 2" (1.88m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 185 lb (84kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | (1992-02-20) February 20, 1992 | | | style="text-align:left; | Nebraska | style="text-align:center;" | 3 |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | F | style="text-align:center;" | 12 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Graves, Bashaara | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6' 2" (1.88m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 200 lb (91kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | (1994-03-17) March 17, 1994 | | | style="text-align:left; | Tennessee | style="text-align:center;" | 1 |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | F | style="text-align:center;" | 51 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Breland, Jessica | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6' 3" (1.91m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 170 lb (77kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | (1988-02-23) February 23, 1988 | | | style="text-align:left; | North Carolina | style="text-align:center;" | 5 |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | G/F | style="text-align:center;" | 2 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Copper, Kahleah | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6' 1" (1.85m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 155 lb (70kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | (1994-08-28) August 28, 1994 | | | style="text-align:left; | Rutgers | style="text-align:center;" | 1 |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | C | style="text-align:center;" | 31 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Dolson, Stefanie | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6' 5" (1.96m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 214 lb (97kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | (1992-01-08) January 8, 1992 | | | style="text-align:left; | Connecticut | style="text-align:center;" | 3 |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | G | style="text-align:center;" | 25 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Epps, Makayla | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 5' 10" (1.78m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | – | | | style="text-align:center;" | | | | style="text-align:left; | Kentucky | style="text-align:center;" | R |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | C | style="text-align:center;" | 3 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Bulgak, Adut | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6' 4" (1.93m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 156 lb (71kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | (1992-12-20) December 20, 1992 | | | style="text-align:left; | Florida State | style="text-align:center;" | 1 |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | F | style="text-align:center;" | 11 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Harris, Amber | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6' 5" (1.96m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 193 lb (88kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | (1988-01-16) January 16, 1988 | | | style="text-align:left; | Xavier | style="text-align:center;" | 3 |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | F | style="text-align:center;" | 32 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Parker, Cheyenne | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6' 4" (1.93m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 190 lb (86kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | (1992-08-22) August 22, 1992 | | | style="text-align:left; | Middle Tennessee | style="text-align:center;" | 2 |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | G | style="text-align:center;" | 23 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Pondexter, Cappie | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 5' 9" (1.75m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 160 lb (73kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | (1983-01-07) January 7, 1983 | | | style="text-align:left; | Rutgers | style="text-align:center;" | 11 |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | G | style="text-align:center;" | 14 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Quigley, Allie | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 5' 10" (1.78m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 140 lb (64kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | (1986-06-20) June 20, 1986 | | | style="text-align:left; | DePaul | style="text-align:center;" | 8 |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | G | style="text-align:center;" | 22 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Vandersloot, Courtney | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 5' 8" (1.73m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 145 lb (66kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | (1989-02-08) February 8, 1989 | | | style="text-align:left; | Gonzaga | style="text-align:center;" | 6 |-

Preseason

2017 pre-season game log
May: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 May 2 6:00 PM Connecticut L 72-81 Hampton/Young (11) Breland (8) Epps (5) Mohegan Sun Arena 2782 0-1 2 May 3 4:00 PM New York W 86-75 Pondexter (15) Parker (6) Breland (3) Mohegan Sun Arena 1-1
2017 pre-season schedule

Regular season

Game log

2017 game log Total: 12-22 (Home: 4-13; Road: 8-9)
May: 1–5 (Home: 0–3; Road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 May 14 6:00 PM Minnesota L 61–70 Sylvia Fowles (26) Sylvia Fowles (10) Augustus, Whalen (5) Xcel Energy Center 9,234 0–1 2 May 19 7:30 PM Atlanta L 83–91 Cappie Pondexter (22) Jessica Breland (7) Cappie Pondexter (7) Allstate Arena 6,631 0–2 3 May 21 2:00 PM Atlanta W 75–71 Stefanie Dolson (23) Jessica Breland (12) Cappie Pondexter (11) McCamish Pavilion 4,859 1–2 4 May 24 11:30 AM Washington L 82-67 Cappie Pondexter (17) Stefanie Dolson (11) Cappie Pondexter (10) Allstate Arena 6,714 1-3 5 May 26 6:00 PM Washington L 88-79 Quigley (17) Pondexter (6), Breland (6) Pondexter (8) Verizon Center 6,438 1-4 6 May 28 5:00 PM Connecticut L 97-79 Young (17) Breland (11) Pondexter (9) Allstate Arena 4,498 1-5
June : 2–7 (Home: 0–4; Road: 2–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 7 June 1 7:00 PM Phoenix L 99-91 Dolson (21) Boyette (9) Pondexter (8) Allstate Arena 4,634 1-6 8 June 6 9:30 PM Los Angeles L 79-70 Vandersloot (13) Boyette (9) Vandersloot; Quigley (5) Staples Center 8,523 1-7 9 June 10 7:00 PM San Antonio W 85-81 (OT) Dolson (25) Dolson (9) Pondexter (6) AT&T Center 6,191 2-7 10 June 16 9:00 PM Phoenix L 86-78 Quigley (19) Bpyette (10) Quigley (6) Talking Stick Resort Arena 10,249 2-8 11 June 18 5:00 PM Indiana L 91-79 Quigley (18) Boyette (10) Quigley (6) Allstate Arena 4,551 2-9 12 June 23 6:30 PM Atlanta W 82-78 Quigley (22) Dolson (8) Pondexter (9) McCamish Pavilion 4,237 3-9 13 June 25 5:00 PM Washington L 97-63 Quigley (18) Young (5) Vandersloot; Young (3) Allstate Arena 5,344 3-10 14 June 28 11:30 AM Indiana L 82-75 Breland (22) Boyette (10) Vandersloot (8) Allstate Arena 10,197 3-11 15 June 30 7:00 PM San Antonio L 89-82 Quigley (27) Vandersloot; Boyette (4) Vandersloot (9) AT&T Center 4,942 3-12
July : 5–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 3–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 16 July 8 7:00 PM Minnesota W 100-76 Vandersloot (26) Vandersloot (7) Vandersloot (13) Allstate Arena 6,942 4-12 17 July 12 11:30 AM Dallas W 90-84 Quigley (22) Breland (12) Vandersloot (12) Allstate Arena 14,102 5-12 18 July 14 6:30 PM New York W 78-68 Dolson (23) Young (7) Vandersloot (9) Madison Square Garden 9,341 6-12 19 July 16 3:30 PM Dallas L 112-106 (2OT) Dolson (26) Dolson (10) Vandersloot (10) College Park Center 3,693 6-13 20 July 18 8:00 PM Seattle W 94-83 Quigley (25) Dolson (8) Vandersloot (6) KeyArena 8,358 7-13 21 July 20 Los Angeles W 82-80 Dolson (15) Young; Breland (7) Vandersloot (14) Staples Center 16,166 8-13 22 July 25 Connecticut L 93-72 Quigley (20) Dolson (7) Young; Vandersloot (5) Mohegan Sun Arena 5,631 8-14 23 July 28 Phoenix L 86-80 Dolson (29) Breland (12) Vandersloot (10) Allstate Arena 6,088 8-15 24 July 30 New York L 82-86 Quigley (22) Breland (10) Vandersloot (10) Allstate Arena 5,834 8-16
August : 4–4 (Home: 2–3; Road: 2–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 25 August 4 Indiana W 81-70 Vandersloot (5) Breland (8) Vandersloot (10) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 8,052 9-16 26 August 5 Atlanta W 91-86 Vandersloot (26) Vandersloot (7) Vandersloot (10) Allstate Arena 5,757 10-16 27 August 10 San Antonio W 94-74 Vandersloot (21) Breland (7) Vandersloot (10) Allstate Arena 4,686 11-16 28 August 18 Los Angeles L 106-115 Quigley (26) Dolson (10) Vandersloot (12) Allstate Arena 6,826 11-17 29 August 20 Seattle L 66-103 Dolson (10) Breland (9) Vandersloot (6) Allstate Arena 6,020 11-18 30 August 25 Connecticut W 96-83 Breland (15) Dolson (9) Vandersloot (12) Mohegan Sun Arena 7,761 12-18 31 August 27 New York L 62-92 Dolson (22) Bulgak (5) Pondexter (6) Madison Square Garden 9,317 12-19 32 August 30 Dallas L 96-99 Quigley (25) Breland (8) Vandersloot (12) Allstate Arena 5,896 12-20
September : 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 33 September 1 Minnesota L 87-110 Copper (21) Dolson (10) Vandersloot (9) Xcel Energy Center 9,709 12-21 34 September 3 Seattle L 80-85 Copper (18) Dolson (8) Vandersloot (8) Allstate Arena 7,199 12-22
2017 season schedule

Standings

#	Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Conf.
1	New York Liberty - (3)	22	12	.647	-	13–4	9–8	10–6
2	Connecticut Sun - (4)	21	13	.636	1	12–5	9–6	10–6
3	Washington Mystics - (6)	18	16	.529	4	11–6	7–10	12-4
4	Chicago Sky - e	12	22	.353	10	4–13	8–9	6–10
5	Atlanta Dream - e	12	22	.353	10	9–8	3–14	5–11
6	Indiana Fever - e	9	25	.265	13	6–11	3–14	4–12

Notes

(#) – Conference Standing

Playoff Seeds shown next to team name

e – Eliminated from playoffs

Awards and honors

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Stefanie Dolson	Player of the Week	July 16, 2017
Courtney Vandersloot	Player of the Week	August 7, 2017