2017 Chicago Sky season

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2017 Chicago Sky season
Head Coach Amber Stocks
Arena Allstate Arena
Attendance 6,853 per game
Results
Record 12–22
(.353)
Place 4th (Eastern)
Playoff Finish Did not qualify
Team Leaders
Points Allie Quigley (16.4) ppg
Rebounds Jessica Breland (6.3) rpg
Assists Courtney Vandersloot (8.1) apg
Media
Television WMEU-CD
ESPN
ESPN2
NBA TV
Chicago Sky seasons
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The 2017 Chicago Sky season was the franchise's 12th season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The Sky started the season slowly, posting a 1–5 record in May. This slow start continued into June where the team only won 2 of 9 games. The team showed improvement in July and August, posting a combined record of 9–8 in those months. An 0–2 September saw the Sky finish with an overall record of 12–22. The Sky finished in 4th place in the Eastern Conference, ahead of the Atlanta Dream via tiebreaker. The team did not qualify for the playoffs.

Transactions

WNBA Draft

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The Sky made the following selections in the 2017 WNBA draft:

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 2 Alaina Coates  United States South Carolina
1 9 Tori Jankoska  United States Michigan State
2 21 Chantel Osahor  United States Washington
3 33 Makayla Epps  United States Kentucky

Trades

Roster

Chicago Sky roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs
F 35 United States Hooper, Jordan 6' 2" (1.88m) 185 lb (84kg) (1992-02-20) February 20, 1992 (age 32) Nebraska 3
F 12 United States Graves, Bashaara 6' 2" (1.88m) 200 lb (91kg) (1994-03-17) March 17, 1994 (age 30) Tennessee 1
F 51 United States Breland, Jessica 6' 3" (1.91m) 170 lb (77kg) (1988-02-23) February 23, 1988 (age 36) North Carolina 5
G/F 2 United States Copper, Kahleah 6' 1" (1.85m) 155 lb (70kg) (1994-08-28) August 28, 1994 (age 30) Rutgers 1
C 31 United States Dolson, Stefanie 6' 5" (1.96m) 214 lb (97kg) (1992-01-08) January 8, 1992 (age 32) Connecticut 3
G 25 United States Epps, Makayla 5' 10" (1.78m) Kentucky R
C 3 Kenya Bulgak, Adut 6' 4" (1.93m) 156 lb (71kg) (1992-12-20) December 20, 1992 (age 31) Florida State 1
F 11 United States Harris, Amber 6' 5" (1.96m) 193 lb (88kg) (1988-01-16) January 16, 1988 (age 36) Xavier 3
F 32 United States Parker, Cheyenne 6' 4" (1.93m) 190 lb (86kg) (1992-08-22) August 22, 1992 (age 32) Middle Tennessee 2
G 23 United States Pondexter, Cappie 5' 9" (1.75m) 160 lb (73kg) (1983-01-07) January 7, 1983 (age 41) Rutgers 11
G 14 United States Quigley, Allie 5' 10" (1.78m) 140 lb (64kg) (1986-06-20) June 20, 1986 (age 38) DePaul 8
G 22 United States Vandersloot, Courtney 5' 8" (1.73m) 145 lb (66kg) (1989-02-08) February 8, 1989 (age 35) Gonzaga 6



East: ATLCHICONINDNYWAS | West: DALLAMINPHOSASEA
Head coach
United States Amber Stocks (Cincinnati)
Assistant coaches
United States Carlene Mitchell (Kansas State)
United States Carla Morrow (Tulsa)
Athletic trainer
United States Heidi Wlezien
Strength and conditioning coach
United States Ann Crosby (Western Michigan)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

WNBA roster page

Preseason

2017 pre-season game log
2017 pre-season schedule

Regular season

Game log

2017 game log
2017 season schedule

Standings

Template:2017 WNBA Eastern Conference standings

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Stefanie Dolson Player of the Week July 16, 2017 [4]
Courtney Vandersloot Player of the Week August 7, 2017 [5]

References

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 All times are specified as Central Time.
  2. Televised on ESPN 2.

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