2015 Chicago Sky season
The 2015 Chicago Sky season was the franchise's 10th season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).[1]
Offseason
Draft picks
The Sky made the following selections in the 2015 WNBA draft:
Trades
Preseason
Regular season
Game log
2015 game log Total: 21–13 (Home: 13–4; Road: 8–9)
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June: 5–5 (Home: 2–1; Road: 3–4)
Game |
Date |
Team |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location Attendance |
Record |
1 | June 5 6:30 PM[lower-alpha 1] | New York | W 72–95 | Delle Donne (31) | Breland (13) | Quigley (5) | Allstate Arena 8,123 | 1–0 |
2 | June 6 7:00 PM | @ Tulsa | L 101–93 | Delle Donne (40) | Delle Donne/Paris (9) | Diggins (8) | BOK Center 7,256 | 1–1 |
3 | June 11 6:00 PM | @ Connecticut | L 65–67 | Delle Donne (27) | Bone (12) | Thomas/Vandersloot (4) | Mohegan Sun Arena 4,523 | 1–2 |
4 | June 14 12:00 PM | @ Indiana | W 98–72 | Delle Donne (24) | Delle Donne (9) | Vandersloot/Pondexter/Johnson (4) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse 6,433[lower-alpha 2] | 2–2 |
5 | June 19 6:30 PM | @ Atlanta | L 74–73 | Delle Donne (26) | de Souza (11) | McCoughtry (6) | Philips Arena 5,166 | 2–3 |
6 | June 20 7:00 PM | @ San Antonio | W 95–87 OT | Delle Donne (28) | Delle Donne (13) | Vandersloot (8) | Freeman Coliseum 4,026[lower-alpha 3] | 3–3 |
7 | June 24 11:30 AM | Atlanta | W 96–100 OT | Delle Donne (45) | Delle Donne (11) | Ajavon/McCoughtry (6) | Allstate Arena 9,893 | 4–3 |
8 | June 26 6:00 PM | @ Indiana | W 83–77 | Pondexter (23) | Delle Donne (14) | Vandersloot (7) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse 6,889 | 5–3 |
9 | June 28 3:00 PM | @ Washington | L 86–71 | Delle Donne (26) | Dolson (10) | Dolson/Lawson/Latta (5) | Verizon Center 7,400 | 5–4 |
10 | June 30 7:00 PM | New York | L 89–81 | Delle Donne/Charles (26) | Delle Donne (13) | Vandersloot (10) | Allstate Arena 5,048[lower-alpha 2] | 5–5 |
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July
: 6–3 (Home: 5–1; Road: 1–2)
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August
: 7–4 (Home: 4–2; Road: 3–2)
Game |
Date |
Team |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location Attendance |
Record |
20 | August 2 5:00 PM[lower-alpha 1] | Washington | W 69–68 | Delle Donne (22) | de Souza (10) | Vandersloot (10) | Allstate Arena 4,141 | 12–8 |
21 | August 4 7:00 PM | Indiana | W 106–82 | Delle Donne (19) | Delle Donne/Pondexter/Young (6) | Vandersloot (7) | Allstate Arena 4,979 | 13–8 |
22 | August 7 7:30 PM | New York | L 77–63 | Delle Donne (17) | Delle Donne (6) | Vandersloot/Quigley (2) | Allstate Arena 5,992 | 13–9 |
23 | August 9 1:00 PM | Phoenix | W 74–64 | Delle Donne (33) | Breland (13) | Vandersloot (7) | Allstate Arena 7,181[lower-alpha 4] | 14–9 |
24 | August 11 6:00 PM | @ New York | L 63–84 | Pondexter (23) | Breland (7) | Vandersloot (9) | Madison Square Garden 9,987[lower-alpha 3] | 14–10 |
25 | August 14 9:00 PM | @ Seattle | W 94–84 | Delle Donne/Vandersloot (21) | Breland (11) | Vandersloot (8) | Key Arena 5,684 | 15–10 |
26 | August 16 6:00 PM | @ Los Angeles | L 76–64 | Delle Donne (23) | Delle Donne/de Souza (8) | Vandersloot (4) | Staples Center 7,110[lower-alpha 3] | 15–11 |
27 | August 21 7:30 PM | Washington | W 87–85 | Delle Donne (22) | Delle Donne/Vandersloot/dos Santos (8) | Vandersloot (10) | Allstate Arena 5,861 | 16–11 |
28 | August 23 3:00 PM | @ Washington | W 66–64 | Delle Donne (18) | Delle Donne (10) | Breland/Vandersloot (2) | Verizon Center 7,400 | 17–11 |
29 | August 29 6:00 PM | @ Atlanta | W 98–96 | Pondexter (22) | de Souza (7) | Vandersloot (7) | Philips Arena[lower-alpha 3] 6,872 | 18–11 |
30 | August 30 6:00 PM | Connecticut | L 72–68 | Pondexter (18) | Breland (7) | Vandersloot (5) | Allstate Arena 5,969 | 18–12 |
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September
: 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–1)
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2015 season schedule |
Standings
Notes
- z – Clinched Conference
- x – Clinched playoff spot
- e – Eliminated from playoffs
Postseason
2015 playoff game log Total: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
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Conference Semifinals: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
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2015 playoff schedule |
Roster
2015 Chicago Sky roster |
Players | Coaches |
Pos. | # | Nat. | Name | Height | Weight | DOB | From |
4.0 !F |
51 |
USA ! |
Breland, Jessica |
7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
170 lb (77 kg) |
(1988-02-23)February 23, 1988 (aged 27) |
North Carolina |
5.5 !F/C |
41 |
BRA ! |
de Souza, Érika |
7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
190 lb (86 kg) |
(1982-03-03)March 03, 1982 (aged 33) |
Brazil |
2.5 !G/F |
11 |
USA ! |
Delle Donne, Elena |
7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
188 lb (85 kg) |
(1989-09-05)September 05, 1989 (aged 25) |
Delaware |
6.0 !C |
8 |
BRA ! |
dos Santos, Clarissa |
7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
180 lb (82 kg) |
(1988-03-10)March 10, 1988 (aged 27) |
Brazil |
1.5 !G |
21 |
USA ! |
Faulkner, Jamierra |
7000167640000000000♠5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
141 lb (64 kg) |
(1992-03-09)March 09, 1992 (aged 23) |
Southern Mississippi |
1.5 !G |
5 |
USA ! |
Gemelos, Jacki |
7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
165 lb (75 kg) |
(1988-11-22)November 22, 1988 (aged 26) |
Southern California |
6.0 !C |
45 |
USA ! |
Goodlett, Sasha |
7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
239 lb (108 kg) |
(1990-08-09)August 9, 1990 (aged 24) |
Georgia Tech |
2.5 !G/F |
44 |
USA ! |
Laney, Betnijah |
7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
160 lb (73 kg) |
(1993-10-29)October 29, 1993 (aged 21) |
Rutgers |
6.0 !C |
25 |
USA ! |
Macaulay, Victoria |
7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
160 lb (73 kg) |
(1990-08-07)August 7, 1990 (aged 24) |
Temple |
4.0 !F |
32 |
USA ! |
Parker, Cheyenne |
7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
190 lb (86 kg) |
(1992-08-22)August 22, 1992 (aged 22) |
Middle Tennessee |
1.5 !G |
23 |
USA ! |
Pondexter, Cappie |
7000175260000000000♠5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
160 lb (73 kg) |
(1983-01-07)January 07, 1983 (aged 32) |
Rutgers |
1.5 !G |
14 |
USA ! |
Quigley, Allie |
7000177800000000000♠5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
140 lb (64 kg) |
(1986-06-20)June 20, 1986 (aged 28) |
DePaul |
1.5 !G |
22 |
USA ! |
Vandersloot, Courtney |
7000172720000000000♠5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
132 lb (60 kg) |
(1989-02-08)February 08, 1989 (aged 26) |
Gonzaga |
4.0 !F |
1 |
USA ! |
Young, Tamera |
7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
172 lb (78 kg) |
(1986-10-30)October 30, 1986 (aged 28) |
James Madison |
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- Head coach
Pokey Chatman (LSU)
- Assistant coaches
Tree Rollins (Clemson)
Christie Sides (Louisiana Tech)
- Athletic trainer
Heidi Wlezien
- Strength and conditioning coach
Ann Crosby (Western Michigan)
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (FA) Free agent
- (IN) Inactive
- (S) Suspended
Injured
- Notes
- Age of player is as of the start of the regular season.
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Player statistics
Regular season
Awards and honors
Eastern Conference Player of the Month – June – Elena Delle Donne
Eastern Conference Player of the Week – Elena Delle Donne (5 times), Cappie Pondexter (1 time), Courtney Vandersloot (1 time)
WNBA All-Stars – Elena Delle Donne (starter), Cappie Pondexter
WNBA Most Valuable Player – Elena Delle Donne
All-WNBA Team – Elena Delle Donne (first team), Courtney Vandersloot (second team)
WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year – Allie Quigley
WNBA Peak Performers – Elena Delle Donne (points), Courtney Vandersloot (assists)
References
Footnotes
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 All times are specified under the Central Time Zone.
- 1 2 3 4 Televised on ESPN 2
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Televised on NBA TV
- ↑ Televised on ESPN
- ↑ Meeting requirement of at least 100 field goals made during the season.
- ↑ No attempts taken.
- ↑ Meeting requirement of at least 70% of the season played, or 750 minutes.
- ↑ Meeting requirement of at least 50 free throws made during the season.
- ↑ Meeting requirement of at least 70% of the season played, or 240 total rebounds.
- ↑ Meeting requirement of at least 70% of the season played, or 35 blocks.
- ↑ Meeting requirement of at least 70% of the season played, or 480 points.
- ↑ Meeting requirement of at least 25 three-pointers made during the season.
- ↑ Meeting requirement of at least 70% of the season played, or 140 assists.
- ↑ Meeting requirement of at least 70% of the season played, or 50 steals.
Notes
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