2023 Chicago Sky season

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2023 Chicago Sky season
Coach James Wade (until July 1)
Emre Vatansever (after July 1)
Arena Wintrust Arena
Attendance7,242 per game
Results
Record1822 (.450)
Place5th (Eastern)
Playoff finish8th seed; Lost 1st Round 0–2 to Las Vegas
Team Leaders
Points Kahleah Copper – 18.7 ppg
Rebounds Alanna Smith – 6.6 rpg
Assists Courtney Williams – 6.3 apg

The 2023 Chicago Sky season was the franchise's 18th season in the Women's National Basketball Association, and their fifth season under head coach James Wade. In the offseason, the team saw the departures of several key players in free agency including Candace Parker, Courtney Vandersloot, Allie Quigley, and Azurá Stevens.

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On July 1, 2023, Wade stepped down as the head coach of the Sky to become an assistant coach of the Toronto Raptors in the NBA, so he was replaced by Emre Vatansever for the rest of the season. [1]

The Women’s National Basketball Association announced that the first WNBA Canada Game would feature the Minnesota Lynx and the Sky on Saturday, May 13, 2023, at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON. It was the first-ever WNBA preseason game in Canada. [2]

The Sky started the season well, winning their first two games. However, they lost two of their last three in May to finish the month 3–2. The Sky won two of their first three games in June before going on a six-game losing streak. They defeated Los Angeles twice to finish the month and ended June with a 4–7 record. July began with a win before the team lost four straight games. Wins book-ended two losses to finish the month and the Sky finished with a 3–6 record in July. August started with two back-to-back wins in Dallas, but then the Sky lost five straight games. They finished the month winning three of their last five games to finish August with a 5–6 record. The Sky were battling with Los Angeles for the eighth and final playoff spot entering September. The Sky lost their first game of September, but won the last three to clinch the eighth seed on September 8, after defeating Minnesota.

As the eighth seed in the 2023 WNBA Playoffs, the Sky faced off against the first seed Las Vegas Aces in the First Round. The Sky lost the first game in Las Vegas 59–87. Needing a win in the second game, the Sky lost 70–92 in the second game and were eliminated from the playoffs. Their .450 winning percentage was the worst since 2018 and this was their fifth straight year qualifying for the playoffs.

Transactions

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
223 Kayana Traylor Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Virginia Tech
335Kseniya MalashkaFlag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Middle Tennessee

Transactions

DateTransaction
January 11, 2023Extended a Qualifying Offer to Rebekah Gardner [3]
February 3, 2023Signed Elizabeth Williams [4]
February 4, 2023Signed Courtney Williams [5]
February 5, 2023Signed Isabelle Harrison [6]
Signed Feyonda Fitzgerald and Robyn Parks to Training Camp Contracts [7]
February 7, 2023Signed Astou Ndour-Fall to a 1-Year Deal [8]
February 11, 2023Acquired Marina Mabrey and a 2024 Second-Round Pick (from Phoenix) in a 4-Team Trade involving the Dallas Wings, Phoenix Mercury, and the New York Liberty [9]
February 13, 2023Signed Rebekah Gardner to a Reserved Qualifying Offers [10]
February 14, 2023Signed Alanna Smith to a 1-Year Deal [11]
Suspended the contract of Julie Allemand for the full season due to her commitments with the Belgium National Team this summer [12]
February 16, 2023Signed Anneli Maley to a Training Camp Contract
February 21, 2023Claimed Kristine Anigwe off of Waivers
April 12, 2023Suspend the contract of Astou Ndour-Fall for the full season due to a personal decision [13]
Signed Angel Baker to a Training Camp Contract [14]
April 17, 2023Signed Morgan Bertsch to a Training Camp Contract [15]
April 29, 2023Signed Kayana Traylor to a Rookie Scale Deal
May 10, 2023Waived Angel Baker [16]
May 14, 2023Exercised 4th-Year Team Option on Dana Evans
May 17, 2023Waived Feyonda Fitzgerald and Kayana Traylor
May 18, 2023Suspended the contract of Li Yueru for the Full-Season due to Non-WNBA Injury
Claimed Sika Koné off Waivers [17]
Waived Anneli Maley [17]
Placed Ruthy Hebard on the Inactive List due to Pregnancy/Child-Birth [17]
June 5, 2023Temporarily suspend the contract of Kristine Anigwe due to Overseas Commitments
June 9, 2023Signed Khaalia Hillsman and Taylor Soule to Hardship Contracts [18]
June 17, 2023Released Khaalia Hillsman from the Hardship Contract [19]
June 22, 2023Activated the temporarily suspended contract of Kristine Anigwe due to Overseas Commitments
July 1, 2023Head Coach James Wade resigned as Head Coach and GM to take an Assistant Coach position with the Toronto Raptors [20]
Promoted Assistant Coach Emre Vatansever to Interim Head Coach/GM [20]
July 3, 2023Activated Ruthy Hebard from the Inactive List due to Pregnancy/Maternity Leave [21]
Waived Kristine Anigwe
July 27, 2023Temporarily suspend the contract of Sika Koné due to Overseas Commitments
August 8, 2023Activated the temporarily suspended contract of Sika Koné due to Overseas Commitments
September 10, 2023Signed Kahleah Copper to a Contract Extension [22]
October 12, 2023Hired Teresa Weatherspoon as Head Coach [23]

Roster Changes

Roster

2023 Chicago Sky roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
F 25 Flag of the United States.svg Bertsch, Morgan 6' 4" (1.93m)173 lb (78kg)04-20-1997 UC Davis R
G/F 2 Flag of the United States.svg Copper, Kahleah 6' 1" (1.85m)165 lb (75kg)1994-08-28 Rutgers 7
G 11 Flag of the United States.svg Evans, Dana 5' 6" (1.68m)145 lb (66kg)08-01-1998 Louisville 2
G 35 Flag of the United States.svg Gardner, Rebekah   Cruz Roja.svg 6' 1" (1.85m)130 lb (59kg)1990-07-09 UCLA 1
F 20 Flag of the United States.svg Harrison, Isabelle   Cruz Roja.svg 6' 3" (1.91m)183 lb (83kg)1993-09-27 Tennessee 6
F 24 Flag of the United States.svg Hebard, Ruthy 6' 4" (1.93m)190 lb (86kg)1998-04-28 Oregon 3
F 23 Flag of Mali.svg Koné, Sika  (S)6' 4" (1.93m)180 lb (82kg)2002-07-13 Mali R
G 4 Flag of the United States.svg Mabrey, Marina 5' 11" (1.8m)170 lb (77kg)1996-09-14 Notre Dame 4
F 21 Flag of the United States.svg Parks, Robyn 6' 1" (1.85m)170 lb (77kg)07-19-1992 VCU R
F 8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Smith, Alanna 6' 4" (1.93m)180 lb (82kg)09-10-1996 Stanford 4
F 7 Flag of the United States.svg Soule, Taylor 5' 11" (1.8m)186 lb (84kg)01-05-2000 Virginia Tech R
G 10 Flag of the United States.svg Williams, Courtney 5' 8" (1.73m)133 lb (60kg)1994-05-11 South Florida 7
C 1 Flag of the United States.svg Williams, Elizabeth 6' 3" (1.91m)200 lb (91kg)1993-06-23 Duke 8
Head coach
Flag of Turkey.svg Emre Vatansever (Marmara University)
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Tonya Edwards (Tennessee)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ann Wauters
Flag of France.svg Yoann Cabioc'h
Athletic trainer
Flag of the United States.svg Meghan Lockerby
Strength and conditioning coach
Flag of the United States.svg Ann Crosby (Western Michigan)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Depth

Pos.StarterBench
PG Marina Mabrey Dana Evans
SG Courtney Williams Rebekah Gardner Cruz Roja.svg
SF Kahleah Copper Robyn Parks
Taylor Soule
PF Alanna Smith Morgan Bertsch
Sika Koné
Isabelle Harrison Cruz Roja.svg
C Elizabeth Williams Ruthy Hebard

Schedule

Preseason

2023 game log
Total: 2–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–1)
May: 2–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1May 5@ Dallas L 70–75 Kahleah Copper (16) Rebekah Gardner (7) Dana Evans (3) College Park Center
2,004
0–1
2May 7 Indiana W 81–56 Isabelle Harrison (15) Rebekah Gardner (5) Courtney Williams (4) Wintrust Arena
2,024
1–1
3May 13vs. Minnesota W 82–74 Kahleah Copper (18) Kahleah Copper (9) Dana Evans (5) Scotiabank Arena
19,800
2–1
2023 season schedule

Regular Season

2023 game log
Total: 18–22 (Home: 7–13; Road: 11–9)
May: 3–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1May 19@ Minnesota W 77–66 Kahleah Copper (20) Copper
C. Williams (7)
Kahleah Copper (5) Target Center
8,024
1–0
2May 21@ Phoenix W 75–69 Kahleah Copper (15) Elizabeth Williams (8) Courtney Williams (7) Footprint Center
14,040
2–0
3May 26 Washington L 69–71 Marina Mabrey (19) Courtney Williams (9) Courtney Williams (5) Wintrust Arena
7,304
2–1
4May 28 Dallas W 94–88 Marina Mabrey (23) Alanna Smith (12) Marina Mabrey (8) Wintrust Arena
6,042
3–1
5May 30@ Atlanta L 65–83 Dana Evans (11) Sika Koné (8) Dana Evans (5) Gateway Center Arena
2,562
3–2
July : 3–6 (Home: 1–5; Road: 2–1)
August : 5–6 (Home: 1–3; Road: 4–3)
September : 3–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
37September 3 New York L 69–86 Kahleah Copper (23) C. Williams
E. Williams (7)
Courtney Williams (6) Wintrust Arena
8,223
15–22
38September 5@ Indiana W 96–69 Kahleah Copper (25) Courtney Williams (8) Marina Mabrey (6) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
2,450
16–22
39September 8 Minnesota W 92–87 Kahleah Copper (20) Sika Koné (10) Courtney Williams (10) Wintrust Arena
7,994
17–22
40September 10@ Connecticut W 102–91 (OT) Courtney Williams (23) Courtney Williams (16) Courtney Williams (13) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,377
18–22
2023 season schedule

Playoffs

2023 playoff game log
First Round vs. Las Vegas
Lost Series: 0-2
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1September 13@ Las Vegas L 59–87 Kahleah Copper (15) Courtney Williams (11) Courtney Williams (6) T-Mobile Arena
12,927
0–1
2September 17@ Las Vegas L 70–92 Kahleah Copper (25) Copper
E. Williams (10)
Elizabeth Williams (5) Michelob Ultra Arena
9,000
0–2
2023 playoff schedule

Standings

#Team
W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1xLas Vegas Aces 346.85018–219–115–59–1
2xNew York Liberty 328.800216–415–517–37–3
3xConnecticut Sun 2713.675714–613–714–67–3
4xDallas Wings 2218.5501211–911–911–96–4
5xAtlanta Dream 1921.4751511–911–98–126–4
6xMinnesota Lynx 1921.4751512–89–1110–105–5
7xWashington Mystics 1921.475159–1112–87–135–5
8xChicago Sky 1822.450165–157–1311–93–7
9eLos Angeles Sparks 1723.425179–1110–107–135–5
10eIndiana Fever 1327.325215–156–147–132–8
11eSeattle Storm 1129.275238–124–167–134–6
12ePhoenix Mercury 931.225252–188–121–191–9

Notes

(#) – League Standing
x – Clinched playoff berth
e – Eliminated from postseason contention
Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings

Playoffs

Round One:
Best-of-3
Semifinals:
Best-of-5
Finals:
Best-of-5
         
1 Las Vegas Aces 2
8 Chicago Sky 0
1 Las Vegas Aces 3
4 Dallas Wings 0
4 Dallas Wings 2
5 Atlanta Dream 0
1 Las Vegas Aces 3
2 New York Liberty 1
2 New York Liberty 2
7 Washington Mystics 0
2 New York Liberty 3
3 Connecticut Sun 1
3 Connecticut Sun 2
6 Minnesota Lynx 1

Bold Series winner

Statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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 gameTeam leaderLeague leader

Regular Season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Kahleah Copper 383831.2.448.404.7704.42.00.90.318.7
Marina Mabrey 393930.0.411.390.8363.73.60.70.515.0
Courtney Williams 404030.1.437.443.6006.06.31.00.310.4
Elizabeth Williams 404029.7.514.000.6305.82.51.31.59.8
Alanna Smith 383526.5.498.294.6796.61.81.31.39.2
Dana Evans 39121.5.360.294.8541.23.00.70.19.0
Rebekah Gardner 3019.7.429.6001.0003.72.32.00.37.0
Morgan Bertsch 28514.2.456.444.7501.70.70.40.34.4
Robyn Parks 37213.6.381.3681.0001.60.40.30.13.9
Ruthy Hebard 1909.2.585.000.6502.40.40.30.43.9
Sika Koné 2009.3.532.333.7693.00.50.20.13.6
Kristine Anigwe 1008.3.455.000.6252.10.40.30.52.5
Taylor Soule 1503.5.143.000.6250.50.20.00.10.6
Khaalia Hillsman 101.0.000.000.0000.00.00.00.00.0


Waived/Released during the season
Traded during the season
Acquired during the season

Playoffs

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Kahleah Copper 2234.5.406.455.7507.51.50.50.020.0
Dana Evans 2022.5.417.2501.0000.53.51.50.014.5
Marina Mabrey 2232.5.348.2221.0003.51.50.01.59.5
Courtney Williams 2232.5.316.286.0008.04.00.51.07.0
Elizabeth Williams 2233.0.286.000.00010.03.00.52.04.0
Alanna Smith 2218.0.300.0001.0004.50.50.01.04.0
Robyn Parks 2013.0.333.333.0002.00.00.00.02.5
Sika Koné 204.5.667.000.0000.50.50.00.02.0
Ruthy Hebard 207.0.250.000.0001.00.01.00.51.0
Morgan Bertsch 105.0.000.000.0000.00.00.00.00.0
Taylor Soule 101.0.000.000.0000.00.00.00.00.0

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.
Kahleah Copper WNBA All-Star July 1 [28]
Courtney Williams Eastern Conference Player of the Week July 5 [29]
Elizabeth Williams All-Defensive Second Team September 22 [30]

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