2015 Chicago Sky season

2015 Chicago Sky season
Head Coach Pokey Chatman
Arena Allstate Arena
Attendance 6,894 per game
Results
Record 21–13
(.618)
Place 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff Finish TBD
Team Leaders
Points Elena Delle Donne (23.4)
Rebounds Elena Delle Donne (8.4)
Assists Courtney Vandersloot (5.8)
Media
Television WMEU-CD
ESPN
ESPN2
NBA TV
Chicago Sky seasons
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The 2015 Chicago Sky season was the franchise's 10th season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).[1]

Offseason

Draft picks

See also: 2015 WNBA draft

The Sky made the following selections in the 2015 WNBA draft:

Trades

Preseason

2015 pre-season game log
May: 2–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–1)
2015 pre-season schedule

Regular season

Game log

2015 game log
Total: 21–13 (Home: 13–4; Road: 8–9)
June: 5–5 (Home: 2–1; Road: 3–4)
July : 6–3 (Home: 5–1; Road: 1–2)
August : 7–4 (Home: 4–2; Road: 3–2)
September : 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–1)
2015 season schedule

Standings

Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
x - New York Liberty 23 11 .676 – 12–5 11–6 13–9
x - Chicago Sky 21 13 .618 2 13–4 8–9 14–8
x - Indiana Fever 20 14 .588 3 11–6 9–8 13–9
x - Washington Mystics 18 16 .529 5 11–6 7–10 10–12
e - Atlanta Dream 15 19 .441 8 9–8 6–11 10–12
e - Connecticut Sun 15 19 .441 8 8–9 7–10 6–16

Notes

x – Clinched playoff spot
e – Eliminated from playoffs

Postseason

2015 playoff game log

Total: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
Conference Semifinals: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 September 17
7:00PM[lower-alpha 1]		 Indiana W 77–72 Vandersloot (17) Delle Donne (11) Quigley/Vandersloot (5) UIC Pavilion
4,098[lower-alpha 2]		 1–0
2 September 19
6:00PM		 Indiana L 82–89 Vandersloot (19) de Souza (8) Vandersloot (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,124[lower-alpha 3]		 1–1
2 September 21
7:00PM		 Indiana L 100–89 Delle Donne (40) Breland (8) Vandersloot (14) Allstate Arena
2,882[lower-alpha 3]		 1–2
2015 playoff schedule

Roster

2015 Chicago Sky roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From
F 51 United States Breland, Jessica 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) (1988-02-23)February 23, 1988 (aged 27) North Carolina
F/C 41 Brazil de Souza, Érika 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) (1982-03-03)March 03, 1982 (aged 33) Brazil
G/F 11 United States Delle Donne, Elena 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 188 lb (85 kg) (1989-09-05)September 05, 1989 (aged 25) Delaware
C 8 Brazil dos Santos, Clarissa 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) (1988-03-10)March 10, 1988 (aged 27) Brazil
G 21 United States Faulkner, Jamierra 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 141 lb (64 kg) (1992-03-09)March 09, 1992 (aged 23) Southern Mississippi
G 5 United States Gemelos, Jacki 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) (1988-11-22)November 22, 1988 (aged 26) Southern California
C 45 United States Goodlett, Sasha 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 239 lb (108 kg) (1990-08-09)August 9, 1990 (aged 24) Georgia Tech
G/F 44 United States Laney, Betnijah 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) (1993-10-29)October 29, 1993 (aged 21) Rutgers
C 25 United States Macaulay, Victoria 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 160 lb (73 kg) (1990-08-07)August 7, 1990 (aged 24) Temple
F 32 United States Parker, Cheyenne 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) (1992-08-22)August 22, 1992 (aged 22) Middle Tennessee
G 23 United States Pondexter, Cappie 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) (1983-01-07)January 07, 1983 (aged 32) Rutgers
G 14 United States Quigley, Allie 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 140 lb (64 kg) (1986-06-20)June 20, 1986 (aged 28) DePaul
G 22 United States Vandersloot, Courtney 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 132 lb (60 kg) (1989-02-08)February 08, 1989 (aged 26) Gonzaga
F 1 United States Young, Tamera 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 172 lb (78 kg) (1986-10-30)October 30, 1986 (aged 28) James Madison
Head coach
United States Pokey Chatman (LSU)
Assistant coaches
United States Tree Rollins (Clemson)
United States Christie Sides (Louisiana Tech)
Athletic trainer
United States Heidi Wlezien
Strength and conditioning coach
United States 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.

Player 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% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Breland, JessicaJessica Breland 33 30 21.4 .471 [lower-alpha 5] .000 [lower-alpha 6] .774 5.9 1.3 0.7 1.1 6.7
Delle Donne, ElenaElena Delle Donne 31 31 33.3 [lower-alpha 7] .460 .313 .950 [lower-alpha 8] 8.4 [lower-alpha 9] 1.4 1.1 2.1 [lower-alpha 10] 23.4 [lower-alpha 11]
Pondexter, CappieCappie Pondexter 29 29 30.2 .439 .381 [lower-alpha 12] .824 3.8 2.1 1.0 0.2 15.0
Vandersloot, CourtneyCourtney Vandersloot 34 34 29.8 .463 .356 .901 3.4 5.8 [lower-alpha 13] 1.3 [lower-alpha 14] 0.5 11.4
Notes
  • Reference: basketball-reference.com[3]
  • The WNBA maintains a list of qualifications for statistical leaders here.

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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 All times are specified under the Central Time Zone.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Televised on ESPN 2
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Televised on NBA TV
  4. ↑ Televised on ESPN
  5. ↑ Meeting requirement of at least 100 field goals made during the season.
  6. ↑ No attempts taken.
  7. ↑ Meeting requirement of at least 70% of the season played, or 750 minutes.
  8. ↑ Meeting requirement of at least 50 free throws made during the season.
  9. ↑ Meeting requirement of at least 70% of the season played, or 240 total rebounds.
  10. ↑ Meeting requirement of at least 70% of the season played, or 35 blocks.
  11. ↑ Meeting requirement of at least 70% of the season played, or 480 points.
  12. ↑ Meeting requirement of at least 25 three-pointers made during the season.
  13. ↑ Meeting requirement of at least 70% of the season played, or 140 assists.
  14. ↑ Meeting requirement of at least 70% of the season played, or 50 steals.

Notes

  1. ↑ Sandalow, Brian (February 4, 2015). "Sky reflect on 10-year anniversary". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  2. ↑ Associated Press (February 16, 2015). "Sky land Cappie Pondexter in trade". ESPN. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  3. ↑ "2015 Chicago Sky Stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2015-09-15.

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