2010 Chicago Sky season

2010 Chicago Sky season
Coach	Steven Key
Arena	Allstate Arena
Attendance	4,293 per game
Results
Record	14–20 (.412)
Place	6th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Team Leaders
Points	Fowles (17.8)
Rebounds	Fowles (9.9)
Assists	Canty (3.4)
Media
Television	CN100 NBATV, ESPN2
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The 2010 WNBA season was the 5th season for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association.

Transactions

Dispersal draft

Based on the Sky's 2009 record, they would pick 4th in the Sacramento Monarchs dispersal draft. The Sky picked Courtney Paris.

WNBA Draft

The following are the Sky's selections in the 2010 WNBA Draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/Team/Country
1	4	Epiphanny Prince	United States	Rutgers
3	28	Abi Olajuwon	Nigeria	Oklahoma

Transaction log

• February 2: The Sky re-signed free agent Dominique Canty.
• March 30: The Sky traded Candice Dupree to the Phoenix Mercury and their second-round pick in the 2010 Draft to the New York Liberty in exchange for Shameka Christon and Cathrine Kraayeveld.
• April 20: The Sky released Katie Mattera.
• April 25: The Sky signed Larrissa Williams, Kristi Cirone, Sami Whitcomb and Sandora Irvin to training camp contracts.
• May 2: The Sky waived Kristi Cirone and Shyra Ely.
• May 9: The Sky waived Sami Whitcomb and Larrissa Williams.
• May 11: The Sky suspended K.B. Sharp for the 2010 season.
• May 13: The Sky waived Courtney Paris.
• May 13: The Sky traded Kristi Toliver to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for their 2011 second-round draft pick.
• July 5: The Sky waived Abi Olajuwon.
• July 7: The Sky signed Christi Thomas.
• July 22: The Sky waived Sandora Irvin and signed Eshaya Murphy.

Trades

Date	Trade
March 30, 2010	To Chicago Sky	To Phoenix Mercury	To New York Liberty
	Shameka Christon and Cathrine Kraayeveld	Candice Dupree	Cappie Pondexter, Kelly Mazzante and Chicago's second-round pick in 2010 Draft
May 13, 2010	To Chicago Sky	To Los Angeles Sparks
	Second-round pick in 2011 Draft	Kristi Toliver

Free agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Dominique Canty	February 2, 2010	re-signed
Shameka Christon	March 30, 2010	New York Liberty
Cathrine Kraayeveld	March 30, 2010	New York Liberty
Christi Thomas	July 7, 2010	free agent
Eshaya Murphy	July 22, 2010	free agent

Subtractions

Player	Left	New team
Candice Dupree	March 30, 2010	Phoenix Mercury
Katie Mattera	April 20, 2010	free agent
Shyra Ely	May 2, 2010	free agent
K.B. Sharp	May 11, 2010	suspended
Kristi Toliver	May 13, 2010	Los Angeles Sparks
Abi Olajuwon	July 5, 2010	free agent
Sandora Irvin	July 22, 2010	free agent

Roster

Chicago Sky roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs F 8 Bass, Mistie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Duke G/F 3 Canty, Dominique 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 162 lb (73 kg) Alabama SF 20 Christon, Shameka  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Arkansas C 34 Fowles, Sylvia 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) LSU F 33 Kraayeveld, Cathrine 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oregon G 14 Murphy, Eshaya 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 164 lb (74 kg) USC SG 11 Perkins, Jia 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Texas Tech G 10 Prince, Epiphanny 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Rutgers C 32 Thomas, Christi 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Georgia SG 5 Thorn, Erin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) BYU F 1 Young, Tamera 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) JMU	Head coach Pokey Chatman (LSU) Assistant coaches Michael Mitchell (Colorado State) Stephanie White (Purdue) Athletic trainer Michelle Kania Strength and conditioning coach Ann Crosby Legend (C) Team captain (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended Injured

Depth

Pos.	Starter	Bench
C	Sylvia Fowles	Christi Thomas
PF	Mistie Bass	Eshaya Murphy
SF	Tamera Young	Catherine Kraayeveld
SG	Jia Perkins	Erin Thorn / Shameka Christon
PG	Dominique Canty	Epiphanny Prince

Season standings

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Conf.
Washington Mystics x	22	12	.647	–	13–4	9–8	13–9
New York Liberty x	22	12	.647	–	13–4	9–8	14–8
Indiana Fever x	21	13	.618	1.0	13–4	8–9	13–9
Atlanta Dream x	19	15	.559	3.0	10–7	9–8	10–12
Connecticut Sun o	17	17	.500	5.0	12–5	5–12	9–13
Chicago Sky o	14	20	.412	8.0	7–10	7–10	7–15

Schedule

Preseason

2010 Game Log: Preseason

Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 April 30 1:00pm @ Minnesota 87-78 Young (18) Bass (7) Whitcomb (5) Concordia University 633 1-0 2 May 6 12:30pm Minnesota 74-65 Kraayeveld (20) Bass, Kraayeveld, Irvin (6) Canty (6) Allstate Arena N/A 2-0 3 May 7 12:00pm @ Indiana 63-69 Toliver (14) Bass (8) Bass (2) Conseco Fieldhouse 7,291 2-1 4 May 10 12:30pm Indiana 84-71 Fowles (13) Fowles (7) Canty (6) Allstate Arena N/A 3-1

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
Mistie Bass	34	20	18.9	.527	.000	.625	3.9	1.1	0.56	0.44	4.9
Dominique Canty	34	34	26.0	.430	.182	.693	2.6	3.4	0.97	0.21	9.0
Shameka Christon	10	9	21.3	.359	.400	.938	2.4	2.4	0.30	0.20	8.5
Sylvia Fowles	34	34	32.0	.582	1.000	.760	9.9	1.5	1.15	2.59	17.8
Sandora Irvin	18	1	7.6	.467	.143	.667	1.4	0.2	0.11	0.33	1.9
Cathrine Kraayeveld	34	14	21.2	.350	.316	.875	2.7	1.3	0.62	0.56	5.2
Eshaya Murphy	11	0	14.1	.288	.286	.667	1.8	0.8	0.82	0.00	5.1
Abi Olajuwon	6	0	5.0	.500	.000	.000	0.7	0.0	0.17	0.00	1.0
Jia Perkins	34	34	27.5	.396	.349	.814	2.9	2.4	1.65	0.18	10.7
Epiphanny Prince	34	2	19.6	.427	.338	.784	2.0	2.7	1.62	0.15	9.8
Christi Thomas	15	0	8.5	.400	.000	.500	1.7	0.1	0.07	0.20	1.3
Erin Thorn	34	0	20.1	.412	.420	.889	1.9	2.1	0.59	0.06	6.3
Tamera Young	32	22	18.6	.362	.277	.684	3.1	1.6	0.78	0.22	6.8

Awards and honors

• Sylvia Fowles was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of May 29, 2010.
• Sylvia Fowles was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of June 26, 2010.
• Sylvia Fowles was named to the 2010 WNBA All-Star Team as a Team USA starter.
• Epiphanny Prince was named to the All-Rookie Team.
• Sylvia Fowles was named to the All-Defensive First Team.
• Sylvia Fowles was named to the All-WNBA First Team.