2013 Chicago Sky season
2013 Chicago Sky season | |
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Coach | Pokey Chatman |
Arena | Allstate Arena |
Attendance | per game |
Results | |
Record | 24–10 (.706) |
Place | 1st (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Lost in Conference Semifinals |
Team Leaders | |
Points | Delle Donne 18.1 |
Rebounds | Fowles 11.5 |
Assists | Vandersloot 5.6 |
Media | |
Television | CN100 ESPN2, NBATV |
The 2013 WNBA season is the 8th season for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association.
With the addition of Elena Delle Donne, expectations were high for the Sky to finally reach the playoffs. Delle Donne, along with Sylvia Fowles, Epiphanny Prince, Courtney Vandersloot, and Swin Cash finished the regular season with the best record in the Eastern Conference - thus giving the Sky, their first regular season Conference title and the first seed in the 2013 WNBA Playoffs. The Sky were ultimately swept in the Conference Semifinals by the Indiana Fever.
Transactions
WNBA Draft
The following are the Sky's selections in the 2013 WNBA Draft.
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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1 | 2 | Elena Delle Donne | United States | University of Delaware |
3 | 28 | Brooklyn Pope | United States | Baylor University |
Transaction Log
- February 18: Signed Sharnee Zoll
- March 4: Signed Allie Quigley
- March 18: Re-signed Tamera Young
- March 27: Signed Michelle Campbell
- March 29: Signed D'Andra Moss
- May 4: Signed Brittany Jones
- May 10: Waived Brooklyn Pope and Brittany Jones
- May 15: Waived D'Andra Moss
- May 18: Waived Sonja Petrovic
- May 23: Waived Ruth Riley
- June 3: Temporary Suspension (Overseas Obligation) Epiphanny Prince
- June 20: Temporary Suspension Removed Epiphanny Prince
- August 3: Signed Avery Warley (7-day Contract)
- September 11: Waived Sharnee Zoll
- September 11: Signed Avery Warley
Trades
No trades were made by the Sky during the 2013 season.
Personnel changes
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Subtractions
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Roster
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Depth
Pos. | Starter | Bench |
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C | Sylvia Fowles | Avery Warley Carolyn Swords ![]() |
PF | Elena Delle Donne | Michelle Campbell |
SF | Swin Cash | Tamera Young |
SG | Epiphanny Prince | Shay Murphy |
PG | Courtney Vandersloot | Allie Quigley |
Season standings
# | Eastern Conference | |||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP | |
1 | z-Chicago Sky | 24 | 10 | .706 | - | 34 |
2 | x-Atlanta Dream | 17 | 17 | .500 | 7 | 34 |
3 | x-Washington Mystics | 17 | 17 | .500 | 7 | 34 |
4 | x-Indiana Fever | 16 | 18 | .471 | 8 | 34 |
5 | e-New York Liberty | 11 | 23 | .324 | 13 | 34 |
6 | e-Connecticut Sun | 10 | 24 | .294 | 14 | 34 |
Schedule
Preseason
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Pre-season: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
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2013 pre-season schedule |
Regular season
Playoffs
2013 playoff game log Total: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conference Semifinals: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
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2013 season schedule |
Statistics
Regular season
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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 |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Elena Delle Donne | 30 | 30 | 31.4 | .426 | .438 | .929 | 5.6 | 1.8 | .67 | 1.8 | 18.1 |
Sylvia Fowles | 32 | 32 | 31.3 | .586 | .000 | .685 | 11.5 | .40 | .91 | 2.44 | 16.3 |
Epiphanny Prince | 31 | 31 | 30.0 | .376 | .396 | .900 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 1.65 | .39 | 15.0 |
Swin Cash | 34 | 34 | 28.3 | .415 | .270 | .853 | 5.6 | 2.2 | .91 | .59 | 9.3 |
Courtney Vandersloot | 33 | 33 | 29.8 | .396 | .304 | .833 | 3.2 | 5.6 | 1.39 | .85 | 8.8 |
Tamera Young | 33 | 8 | 18.1 | .426 | .000 | .605 | 3.8 | .60 | .52 | .15 | 5.6 |
Allie Quigley | 34 | 0 | 9.4 | .316 | .315 | .889 | .70 | .60 | .35 | .12 | 3.8 |
Carolyn Swords | 16 | 2 | 11.3 | .619 | .000 | .778 | 2.6 | .60 | .50 | .75 | 3.7 |
Eshaya Murphy | 34 | 0 | 11.1 | .292 | .172 | .792 | 1.9 | .30 | .62 | .00 | 3.1 |
Michelle Campbell | 31 | 0 | 7.7 | .314 | .000 | .733 | 1.5 | .20 | .16 | .19 | 1.7 |
Avery Warley | 14 | 0 | 8.1 | .438 | .000 | 1.000 | 2.1 | .10 | .21 | .43 | 1.3 |
Sharnee Zoll | 19 | 0 | 9.7 | .214 | .000 | .625 | .70 | 1.7 | .16 | .00 | 0.9 |
Awards and honors
WNBA Rookie of the Year - Elena Delle Donne
WNBA Defensive Player of the Year - Sylvia Fowles
All-WNBA First Team - Sylvia Fowles
All-WNBA Second Team - Elena Delle Donne
All-Defensive First Team - Sylvia Fowles
WNBA All-Rookie Team - Elena Delle Donne
WNBA All-Stars - Elena Delle Donne, Epiphanny Prince, Sylvia Fowles
Eastern Conference Player of the Month - July - Sylvia Fowles
Eastern Conference Player of the Month - August - Sylvia Fowles
Eastern Conference Player of the Month - September - Sylvia Fowles
Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month - June - Elena Delle Donne
Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month - July - Elena Delle Donne
Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month - August - Elena Delle Donne
Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month - September - Elena Delle Donne
Eastern Conference Player of the Week - Elena Delle Donne (4 times), Sylvia Fowles (2 times)