2016 Chicago Sky season

2016 Chicago Sky season
Head Coach	Pokey Chatman
Arena	Allstate Arena
Attendance	7,009 per game
Results
Record	18–16 (.529)
Place	4th (Eastern)
Playoff Finish	Semifinals
Team Leaders
Points	Elena Delle Donne (21.5)
Rebounds	Elena Delle Donne (7.0)
Assists	Courtney Vandersloot (4.0)
Media
Television	WMEU-CD ESPN ESPN2 NBA TV
Chicago Sky seasons
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The 2016 Chicago Sky season was the franchise's 11th season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

Offseason

Draft picks

See also: 2016 WNBA draft

The Sky made the following selections in the 2016 WNBA draft:

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/Team/Country
1	10	Imani Boyette	United States	Texas
3	34	Jordan Jones	United States	Texas A&M

Preseason

2016 pre-season game log
May: 2–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 May 1 1:00 PM New York W 93–59 Delle Donne (17) Laney (7) Vandersloot (4) Bob Carpenter Center 3,432 1–0 2 May 4 6:00 PM Connecticut L 84–81 Delle Donne (13) Breland (6) Faulkner (5) Mohegan Sun Arena 4,207 1–1 3 May 5 4:00 PM Atlanta W 95–75 Laney (14) Parker (5) Vandersloot (6) Mohegan Sun Arena 4,025 2–1
2016 pre-season schedule

• The Sky was designated the home team for the May 1 and May 5 neutral-site games.

Regular season

Standings

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Conf.
Atlanta Dream	0	0	.000	-	0–0	0–0	0–0
Chicago Sky	0	0	.000	-	0–0	0–0	0–0
Connecticut Sun	0	0	.000	-	0–0	0–0	0–0
Indiana Fever	0	0	.000	-	0–0	0–0	0–0
New York Liberty	0	0	.000	–	0–0	0–0	0–0
Washington Mystics	0	0	.000	-	0–0	0–0	0–0

Notes

z – Clinched Conference

x – Clinched playoff spot

e – Eliminated from playoffs

Roster

2016 Chicago Sky roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From C 34 Boyette, Imani 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) (1994-10-11)October 11, 1994 (aged 21) Texas F 51 Breland, Jessica 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) (1988-02-23)February 23, 1988 (aged 28) North Carolina F/C 41 de Souza, Érika 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) (1982-03-03)March 03, 1982 (aged 34) Brazil G/F 11 Delle Donne, Elena 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 188 lb (85 kg) (1989-09-05)September 05, 1989 (aged 26) Delaware C 8 dos Santos, Clarissa 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 196 lb (89 kg) (1988-03-10)March 10, 1988 (aged 28) Brazil G 21 Faulkner, Jamierra 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 141 lb (64 kg) (1992-03-09)March 09, 1992 (aged 24) Southern Mississippi G/F 44 Laney, Betnijah 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) (1993-10-29)October 29, 1993 (aged 22) Rutgers F 32 Parker, Cheyenne 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) (1992-08-22)August 22, 1992 (aged 23) Middle Tennessee G 23 Pondexter, Cappie 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) (1983-01-07)January 07, 1983 (aged 33) Rutgers G 14 Quigley, Allie 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 140 lb (64 kg) (1986-06-20)June 20, 1986 (aged 29) DePaul G 22 Vandersloot, Courtney 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 145 lb (66 kg) (1989-02-08)February 08, 1989 (aged 27) Gonzaga F 1 Young, Tamera 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) (1986-10-30)October 30, 1986 (aged 29) James Madison	Head coach Pokey Chatman (LSU) Assistant coaches Jonah Herscu (Lake Forest College) 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.

Playoffs

The Sky's 18–16 regular season record was good for second in the Eastern Conference and fourth overall in the WNBA. This standing led to Chicago being seeded fourth and being granted an automatic bye from the first of two single elimination rounds. In the second single elimination round, the Sky drew sixth-seeded Atlanta, defeating the Dream 108–98 and advancing to the best-of-five semifinal round. The Sky fell to second-seeded Los Angeles in the semifinals, losing in four games. Template:2016 WNBA Playoffs