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2018 Chicago Sky season
CoachAmber Stocks
ArenaWintrust Arena
Attendance6,358 per game
Results
Record13–21 (.382)
Place4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid Not Qualify
Team Leaders
PointsAllie Quigley – 15.4 ppg
ReboundsCheyenne Parker – 5.8 rpg
AssistsCourtney Vandersloot – 8.6 apg
Media
TelevisionWMEU-CD (The U Too)
ESPN
ESPN2
NBA TV

The 2018 Chicago Sky season is the franchise's 13th season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The regular season tipped off on May 6, and concludes on August 19.[1]

The Sky started the season off with wins over Indiana and New York and finished 2–2 in May. However, the team couldn't keep the momentum and lost 7 of their next 8 games. The Sky ended June on a 3 game win streak with a 4–7 overall record. The winning streak didn't last long, as the team went 4–8 in July. All 4 July wins came against eventual playoff teams, but the Sky also had 4 losses against teams that would not end up in the playoffs. A 3–4 August meant the Sky missed the playoffs for the second straight year. They were 2 wins behind the 8th seed Dallas Wings.

On August 31, 2018, the Sky relieved Amber Stocks as head coach and general manager.[2]

Transactions

WNBA Draft

See also: 2018 WNBA draft

The Sky made the following selections in the 2018 WNBA draft:

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 3 Diamond DeShields  United States Tennessee
1 4 Gabby Williams  United States UConn
3 28 Amarah Coleman  United States DePaul

Trades/Roster Changes

Date Trade
February 2, 2018 Re-Signed G Allie Quigley[3]
February 5, 2018 Re-Signed C Alaina Coates and F Jordan Hooper[3]
February 20, 2018 Re-Signed G Jamierra Faulkner and F/C Adut Bulgak[4]
February 23, 2018 Signed F/G Alex Montgomery[5]

Roster

Template:WNBA roster header current |- | style="text-align:center;" | C | style="text-align:center;" | 41 | style="text-align:center;" | United States | style="text-align:left;" | Coates, Alaina | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6' 4" (1.93m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 155 lb (70kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | (1995-04-07) April 7, 1995 (age 29) | | | style="text-align:left; | South Carolina | style="text-align:center;" | R |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | G/F | style="text-align:center;" | 2 | style="text-align:center;" | United States | 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 (age 29) | | | style="text-align:left; | Rutgers | style="text-align:center;" | 2 |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | G | style="text-align:center;" | 0 | style="text-align:center;" | United States | style="text-align:left;" | DeShields, Diamond | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6' 1" (1.85m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | – | | | style="text-align:center;" | (1995-03-05) March 5, 1995 (age 29) | | | style="text-align:left; | Tennessee | style="text-align:center;" | R |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | C | style="text-align:center;" | 31 | style="text-align:center;" | United States | 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 (age 32) | | | style="text-align:left; | Connecticut | style="text-align:center;" | 4 |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | G | style="text-align:center;" | 21 | style="text-align:center;" | United States | style="text-align:left;" | Faulkner, Jamierra Injured | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 5' 6" (1.68m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 141 lb (64kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | (1992-03-09) March 9, 1992 (age 32) | | | style="text-align:left; | Southern Miss | style="text-align:center;" | 3 |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | G | style="text-align:center;" | 23 | style="text-align:center;" | United States | style="text-align:left;" | Harper, Linnae | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 5' 8" (1.73m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 150 lb (68kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | (1995-01-31) January 31, 1995 (age 29) | | | style="text-align:left; | Ohio State | style="text-align:center;" | R |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | G/F | style="text-align:center;" | 6 | style="text-align:center;" | United States | style="text-align:left;" | Montgomery, Alex | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6' 1" (1.85m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 185 lb (84kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | (1988-11-12) November 12, 1988 (age 35) | | | style="text-align:left; | Georgia Tech | style="text-align:center;" | 7 |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | C | style="text-align:center;" | 45 | style="text-align:center;" | Spain | style="text-align:left;" | Ndour, Astou | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6' 5" (1.96m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | – | | | style="text-align:center;" | (1994-08-22) August 22, 1994 (age 29) | | | style="text-align:left; | Spain | style="text-align:center;" | 2 |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | F | style="text-align:center;" | 32 | style="text-align:center;" | United States | 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 (age 31) | | | style="text-align:left; | Middle Tennessee | style="text-align:center;" | 3 |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | G | style="text-align:center;" | 14 | style="text-align:center;" | United States | 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 (age 38) | | | style="text-align:left; | DePaul | style="text-align:center;" | 9 |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | G | style="text-align:center;" | 22 | style="text-align:center;" | United States | 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 (age 35) | | | style="text-align:left; | Gonzaga | style="text-align:center;" | 7 |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | F | style="text-align:center;" | 15 | style="text-align:center;" | United States | style="text-align:left;" | Williams, Gabby | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 5' 11" (1.8m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 170 lb (77kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | (1996-09-09) September 9, 1996 (age 27) | | | style="text-align:left; | Connecticut | style="text-align:center;" | R |-

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Game Log

Preseason

2018 pre-season game log
May: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 6
3:00 PM[a] 		Atlanta L 61–78 Parker (13) Parker (8) Alston (7) Wintrust Arena
 0–1
2 May 7
11:30 AM 		@ Indiana L 65-79 Cooper/Parker (10) Bulgak (8) Montgomery/Hopkins/Alston (2) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
 0–2
3 May 12 @ Minnesota L 58-87 Dolson (11) Dolson/Parker (5) Cooper/Quigley (4) Target Center
5,024 		0–3
2018 pre-season schedule

Regular Season

2018 game log
Total: 13–21 (Home: 7–10; Road: 6–11)
May: 2–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 19 @ Indiana W 82–64 Quigley (19) Tied (8) Tied (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,565 		1–0
2 May 20 New York W 80–76 Quigley (22) Parker (8) Tied (5) Wintrust Arena
7,922 		2–0
3 May 23 Atlanta L 63–81 Quigley (13) Coates (8) 4 Tied (3) Wintrust Arena
6,147 		2–1
4 May 25 @ Seattle L 91–95 OT Quigley (23) Parker (8) Faulkner (9) KeyArena
5,866 		2–2
June : 4–7 (Home: 3–3; Road: 1–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
5 June 1 Connecticut L 72–110 De Shields (15) Tied (5) Vandersloot (7) Wintrust Arena
4,131 		2–3
6 June 3 Las Vegas W 95–90 De Shields (25) Parker (13) Vandersloot (9) Wintrust Arena
5,052 		3–3
7 June 8 @ Phoenix L 79–96 Williams (26) De Shields (7) Vandersloot (6) Talking Stick Resort Arena
8,834 		3–4
8 June 10 @ Los Angeles L 59–77 Parker (17) Parker (12) Faulkner (6) Staples Center
8,239 		3–5
9 June 12 @ Seattle L 85–96 De Shields (22) Parker (10) Vandersloot (5) KeyArena
4,353 		3–6
10 June 17 Los Angeles L 72–81 Faulkner (19) Parker (10) Vandersloot (7) Wintrust Arena
5,584 		3–7
11 June 19 @ Washington L 60–88 Parker (18) Parker (9) Vandersloot (6) Capital One Arena
4,206 		3–8
12 June 22 Washington L 77–93 Quigley (21) Williams (8) Vandersloot (7) Wintrust Arena
5,831 		3–9
13 June 24 Phoenix W 97–88 Quigley (20) Williams (8) Vandersloot (12) Wintrust Arena
4,741 		4–9
14 June 27 Atlanta W 93-80 DeShields (23) DeShields (11) Vandersloot (11) Wintrust Arena
8,521 		5-9
15 June 29 @ New York W 103–99 DeShields (22) Dolson (6) Vandersloot (11) Westchester County Center
1,837 		6–9
July : 4–8 (Home: 2–4; Road: 2–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
16 July 1 New York L 94–97 OT Quigley (28) Dolson (10) Faulkner (8) Wintrust Arena
5,382 		6–10
17 July 3 @ Dallas L 85–108 DeShields (20) Dolson (5) Vandersloot (7) College Park Center
4,012 		6–11
18 July 5 @ Las Vegas L 80–84 Quigley (13) Parker (9) Vandersloot (9) Mandalay Bay Events Center
4,699 		6–12
19 July 7 Minnesota W 77–63 Quigley (15) Parker (8) Vandersloot (9) Wintrust Arena
6,139 		7–12
20 July 10 Las Vegas L 74–98 DeShields (15) Parker (8) Vandersloot (8) Wintrust Arena
7,696 		7–13
21 July 13 @ Washington L 72–88 Quigley (17) DeShields (6) Vandersloot (9) Capital One Arena
5,858 		7–14
22 July 15 @ New York L 84–107 Vandersloot (15) DeShields (4) Vandersloot (8) Madison Square Garden
2,073 		7–15
23 July 18 Seattle L 83–101 Quigley (18) Coates (6) Tied (6) Wintrust Arena
10,024 		7–16
24 July 20 Dallas W 114–99 Cooper (23) Vandersloot (10) Vandersloot (15) Wintrust Arena
4,962 		8–16
25 July 22 Los Angeles L 76-93 Dolson (20) 3 Tied (6) Vandersloot (10) Wintrust Arena
6,477 		8–17
26 July 25 @ Phoenix W 101–87 DeShields (25) Parker (8) Vandersloot (11) Talking Stick Resort Arena
10,338 		9–17
27 July 31 @ Dallas W 92–91 Quigley (22) Tied (6) Vandersloot (14) College Park Center
3,696 		10–17
August : 3–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
28 August 3 @ Atlanta L 74–89 Vandersloot (24) Coates (6) Vandersloot (7) McCamish Pavilion
5,120 		10–18
29 August 7 Minnesota L 64–85 Quigley (22) Williams (8) Vandersloot (7) Wintrust Arena
6,388 		10–19
30 August 10 Connecticut W 97–86 Vandersloot (20) Coates (10) Vandersloot (15) Wintrust Arena
5,976 		11–19
31 August 12 @ Connecticut L 75–82 Dolson (20) Dolson (8) Vandersloot (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,687 		11–20
32 August 14 @ Minnesota W 91–88 DeShields (28) Parker (6) Vandersloot (10) Target Center
9,730 		12–20
33 August 18 @ Indiana W 115–106 2OT Tied (24) Coates (10) Vandersloot (10) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8,442 		13–20
34 August 19 Indiana L 92–97 DeShields (27) Dolson (6) Vandersloot (7) Wintrust Arena
7,118 		13–21
2018 season schedule

Standings

# Eastern Conference
W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
1 Atlanta Dream (2) 23 11 .676 – 13–4 10–7 12–4
2 Washington Mystics (3) 22 12 .647 1 12–5 10–7 12–4
3 Connecticut Sun (4) 21 13 .618 2 13–4 8–9 9–7
4 e – Chicago Sky 13 21 .382 10 7–10 6–11 6–10
5 e – New York Liberty 7 27 .206 16 4–13 3–14 6–10
6 e – Indiana Fever 6 28 .176 17 2–15 4–13 3–13

Notes

(#) – Conference Standing, Playoff Seeds shown to the right of team name
x – Clinched Playoff Berth
e – Eliminated from playoffs

Statistics

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

Regular season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Allie Quigley 32 32 29.7 46.6 42.0 85.7 2.4 2.5 0.7 0.3 15.4
Diamond DeShields 34 33 28.4 42.5 32.8 83.6 4.9 2.2 1.1 0.3 14.4
Courtney Vandersloot 30 30 31.8 48.9 39.8 82.6 3.7 8.6 1.3 0.6 12.5
Cheyenne Parker 34 5 19.7 53.1 31.6 71.3 5.8 0.7 0.6 1.1 10.0
Stefanie Dolson 27 25 27.6 46.7 34.6 93.8 4.6 3.0 0.6 0.9 9.7
Jamierra Faulkner 17 0 21.2 34.3 30.2 75.0 1.4 3.9 0.5 0.1 7.6
Gabby Williams 34 30 23.0 43.2 26.9 78.3 4.3 1.6 1.6 0.2 7.3
Kahleah Copper 33 2 15.9 39.7 37.5 87.5 2.2 0.6 0.3 0.2 7.1
Astou Ndour 22 9 11.6 47.4 31.8 76.9 2.5 0.3 0.2 0.5 4.6
Alaina Coates 32 0 11.4 56.8 0.0 62.5 3.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 3.4
Linnae Harper 24 0 6.4 40.4 30.8 60.0 0.8 1.0 0.2 0.0 2.0
Alex Montgomery 19 0 6.4 26.3 33.3 100.0 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.8

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Allie Quigley WNBA All-Star Selection July 17, 2018 [6]
Allie Quigley WNBA All-Star Three Point Contest – Winner July 28, 2018 [7]
Courtney Vandersloot WNBA Peak Performer – Assists August 19, 2018 [8]

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ All times are specified as Central Time.

Notes

  1. ^ "Chicago Sky schedule". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  2. ^ "Chicago Sky Announce Change in Coaching Staff". OurSportsCentral.com. August 31, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Transactions". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  4. ^ "Faulkner, Bulgak Re-Sign With Chicago". sky.wnba.com. sky.wnba.com. 2018-02-20. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  5. ^ "Sky Sign Veteran Guard-Forward Alex Montgomery". sky.wnba.com. sky.wnba.com. 2018-02-23. Retrieved 2018-03-26. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  6. ^ "2018 WNBA All-Stars Announced; Elena Delle Donne, Candace Parker To Serve As Player-Captains". wnba.com. WNBA. July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  7. ^ "Quigley Wins 3-Point Contest For Her Dad". wnba.com. WNBA. July 29, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  8. ^ "Cambage, Fowles And Vandersloot Earn 2018 WNBA Peak Performer Awards". wnba.com. WNBA. August 20, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
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