2019 Dallas Wings season
2019 Dallas Wings season | |
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Coach | Brian Agler |
Arena | College Park Center |
Attendance | 4,999 per game |
Results | |
Record | 10–24 (.294) |
Place | 6th (Western) |
Playoff finish | Did Not Qualify |
Team Leaders | |
Points | Arike Ogunbowale – 19.1 ppg |
Rebounds | Isabelle Harrison – 5.8 rpg |
Assists | Arike Ogunbowale – 3.2 apg |
Media | |
Television | Fox Sports Southwest |
The 2019 WNBA season was the 22nd season for the Dallas Wings franchise of the WNBA. This was the franchise's 4th season in Dallas. The season tipped off on May 24, 2019 versus the Atlanta Dream.[1]
During the off-season, interim coach Taj McWilliams-Franklin was not retained. Brian Agler was hired from the Los Angeles Sparks to become the team's new head coach.[2]
The Wings started the season slowly, losing their first five games in a row. However, they turned things around, winning 4 of their next 6 to finish June with a 4–7 record. July proved to be disastrous for the Wings. They posted a 1–8 record in July only beating the Los Angeles Sparks at home. The Wings managed to turn things around in August, going 5–6 overall. Three of those five wins game against eventual playoff teams. The team couldn't keep the momentum going, finishing the season on a 4 game losing streak. Their final record of 10–24, was the franchises worst record since moving to Dallas, and worst record since 2012. Rookie Arike Ogunbowale proved to be a bright spot for the team. She won Rookie of the Month in June and August and lead the team in points scored per game, and assists per game.
Transactions
WNBA Draft
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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1 | 5 | Arike Ogunbowale | United States | Notre Dame |
2 | 17 | Megan Gustafson | United States | Iowa |
2 | 22 | Kennedy Burke | United States | UCLA |
3 | 29 | Morgan Bertsch | United States | UC Davis |
Trades and roster changes
Date | Details | |
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February 1, 2019 | Re-signed F Kayla Thornton[3][4] | |
Re-signed F Glory Johnson[3][4] | ||
Re-signed C Cayla George[3][4] | ||
February 19, 2019 | Signed G Brooke McCarty–Williams[5][6] | |
February 25, 2019 | Signed G Nicole Seekamp[7][8] | |
May 16, 2019 | Traded C Liz Cambage to the Las Vegas Aces for G Moriah Jefferson, C Isabelle Harrison, the Aces' first and second round picks in the 2020 WNBA draft [9] | |
Traded third round pick in the 2020 WNBA draft to Atlanta Dream for C Imani McGee-Stafford[10] | ||
June 13, 2019 | Signed C Megan Gustafson[11] | |
August 6, 2019 | Traded C/F Theresa Plaisance to Connecticut Sun in exchange for C/F Kristine Anigwe[12] |
Current roster
Template:WNBA roster header current |- | style="text-align:center;" | F/C | style="text-align:center;" | 31 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Anigwe, Kristine | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6' 4" (1.93m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 200 lb (91kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | 03-31-1997 | | | style="text-align:left; | California | style="text-align:center;" | R |-
|- | style="text-align:center;" | G | style="text-align:center;" | 3 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Davis, Kaela | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6' 2" (1.88m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 170 lb (77kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | 03-15-1995 | | | style="text-align:left; | South Carolina | style="text-align:center;" | 2 |-
|- | style="text-align:center;" | G | style="text-align:center;" | 4 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Diggins-Smith, Skylar | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 5' 9" (1.75m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 145 lb (66kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | 08-02-1990 | | | style="text-align:left; | Notre Dame | style="text-align:center;" | 6 |-
|- | style="text-align:center;" | G | style="text-align:center;" | 15 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Gray, Allisha | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6' 0" (1.83m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 167 lb (76kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | 01-12-1995 | | | style="text-align:left; | South Carolina | style="text-align:center;" | 2 |-
|- | style="text-align:center;" | F | style="text-align:center;" | 13 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Gustafson, Megan | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6' 3" (1.91m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 195 lb (88kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | 12-13-1996 | | | style="text-align:left; | Iowa | style="text-align:center;" | R |-
|- | style="text-align:center;" | F | style="text-align:center;" | 20 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Harrison, Isabelle | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6' 3" (1.91m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 183 lb (83kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | 09-27-1993 | | | style="text-align:left; | Tennessee | style="text-align:center;" | 3 |-
|- | style="text-align:center;" | G | style="text-align:center;" | 2 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Hill, Tayler | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 5' 9" (1.75m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 145 lb (66kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | 10-23-1990 | | | style="text-align:left; | Ohio State | style="text-align:center;" | 6 |-
|- | style="text-align:center;" | G | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Jefferson, Moriah | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 5' 6" (1.68m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 123 lb (56kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | 03-08-1994 | | | style="text-align:left; | Connecticut | style="text-align:center;" | 3 |-
|- | style="text-align:center;" | F | style="text-align:center;" | 25 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Johnson, Glory | | | 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;" | 07-27-1990 | | | style="text-align:left; | Tennessee | style="text-align:center;" | 6 |-
|- | style="text-align:center;" | G | style="text-align:center;" | 1 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | McCarty–Williams, Brooke | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 5' 4" (1.63m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | – | | | style="text-align:center;" | 10-02-1995 | | | style="text-align:left; | Texas | style="text-align:center;" | R |-
|- | style="text-align:center;" | C | style="text-align:center;" | 34 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | McGee-Stafford, Imani | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6' 7" (2.01m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 215 lb (98kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | 10-11-1994 | | | style="text-align:left; | Texas | style="text-align:center;" | 3 |-
|- | style="text-align:center;" | G | style="text-align:center;" | 24 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Ogunbowale, Arike | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 5' 8" (1.73m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 165 lb (75kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | 03-02-1997 | | | style="text-align:left; | Notre Dame | style="text-align:center;" | R |-
|- | style="text-align:center;" | G | style="text-align:center;" | 44 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Samuelson, Karlie | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6' 0" (1.83m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 160 lb (73kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | 05-10-1995 | | | style="text-align:left; | Stanford | style="text-align:center;" | 1 |-
|- | style="text-align:center;" | F/C | style="text-align:center;" | 30 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Stevens, Azurá | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6' 6" (1.98m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 180 lb (82kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | 02-01-1996 | | | style="text-align:left; | Connecticut | style="text-align:center;" | 1 |-
|- | style="text-align:center;" | F | style="text-align:center;" | 6 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Thornton, Kayla | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6' 1" (1.85m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 190 lb (86kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | 10-20-1992 | | | style="text-align:left; | UTEP | style="text-align:center;" | 3 |-
Template:WNBA roster footer current
Game log
Pre-season
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May: 1–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–1)
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2019 pre-season schedule |
Regular season
Standings
# | Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
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1 | Los Angeles Sparks (3) | 22 | 12 | .647 | – | 15–2 | 7–10 | 10–6 |
2 | Las Vegas Aces (4) | 21 | 13 | .618 | 1 | 13–4 | 8–9 | 11–5 |
3 | Seattle Storm (6) | 18 | 16 | .529 | 4 | 11–6 | 7–10 | 10–6 |
4 | Minnesota Lynx (7) | 18 | 16 | .529 | 4 | 11–6 | 7–10 | 7–9 |
5 | Phoenix Mercury (8) | 15 | 19 | .441 | 7 | 9–8 | 6–11 | 5–11 |
6 | e – Dallas Wings | 10 | 24 | .294 | 12 | 8–9 | 2–15 | 5–11 |
Statistics
Legend | |||||||
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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 |
Regular season
Source:[13]
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Arike Ogunbowale | 33 | 28 | 32.1 | 38.8 | 35.2 | 81.5 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 19.1 |
Allisha Gray | 34 | 29 | 30.4 | 45.7 | 38.4 | 84.8 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 10.6 |
Kayla Thornton | 27 | 25 | 30.4 | 34.3 | 27.2 | 93.1 | 5.3 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 10.4 |
Isabelle Harrison | 31 | 29 | 25.6 | 45.6 | 0 | 71.6 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 8.6 |
Glory Johnson | 28 | 19 | 24.1 | 36.4 | 34.0 | 58.3 | 5.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 7.3 |
Kaela Davis | 33 | 16 | 19.2 | 32.9 | 31.4 | 87.9 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 6.0 |
Azurá Stevens | 9 | 1 | 16.0 | 35.8 | 11.1 | 80.0 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 4.8 |
Imani McGee-Stafford | 29 | 6 | 11.9 | 46.8 | 25.0 | 64.3 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 3.9 |
Tayler Hill | 4 | 2 | 12.3 | 30.8 | 16.7 | 80.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0 | 3.3 |
Kristine Anigwe | 10 | 0 | 12.9 | 33.3 | 0 | 66.7 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 3.2 |
Megan Gustafson | 25 | 0 | 9.5 | 49.1 | 11.1 | 90.0 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
Brooke McCarty–Williams | 34 | 3 | 13.1 | 28.9 | 36.0 | 91.7 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0 | 2.4 |
Karlie Samuelson | 4 | 0 | 12.0 | 28.6 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
Awards and honors
Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
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Arike Ogunbowale | WNBA Rookie of the Month - June | July 2, 2019 | [14] |
WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week | August 19, 2019 | [15] | |
WNBA Rookie of the Month - August | September 4, 2019 | [16] | |
WNBA All-Rookie Team | September 16, 2019 | [17] |
References
- ^ "2019 Dallas Wings Schedule". Women's National Basketball Association. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ "Brian Agler to be next coach of Dallas Wings". ESPN. Associated Press. December 17, 2018. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Dallas Wings Re-Sign Trio of Players". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ a b c Lopez, Shelby (February 1, 2019). "Wings re-sign Glory Johnson, Kayla Thornton, Cayla George". sportsday.dallasnews.com. The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ "Wings Sign Brooke McCarty-Williams". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. February 19, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ Lopez, Shelby (February 19, 2019). "Wings sign former Texas Longhorns guard Brooke McCarty-Williams". sportsday.dallasnews.com. The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ "Wings Sign Nicole Seekamp". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. February 25, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- ^ "Nicole Seekamp Signs With WNBA's Dallas Wings". keloland.com. Nexstar Broadcasting. February 25, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- ^ "Wings trade MVP runner-up Cambage to Aces". espn.com. ESPN. May 16, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
- ^ "Dream trade center Imani McGee-Stafford to Dallas". Atlanta Journal Constitution. May 16, 2019. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
- ^ "Wings Sign Megan Gustafson". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. June 13, 2019. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
- ^ "Wings Acquire Kristine Anigwe from Sun for Theresa Plaisance". wnba.com. WNBA. August 6, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- ^ "Team Stats". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- ^ @WNBA (July 2, 2019). "Congrats to @DallasWings guard @Arike_O for winning #WNBA Rookie of the Month for June! 👏" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Delle Donne, Ogunbowale Earn Player of the Week Honors". wnba.com. WNBA. August 19, 2019. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- ^ "Rookie Of The Month: Arike Ogunbowale". wnba.com. WNBA. September 4, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
- ^ "Rookie of the Year Collier Headlines 2019 All-Rookie Team". wnba.com. WNBA. September 16, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2019.