2023 Chicago Sky season

The 2023 Chicago Sky season will be 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.

2023 Chicago Sky season
CoachJames Wade
ArenaWintrust Arena
Attendanceper game
Results
Record0–0
Place0th (Eastern)
2024 season →

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.[1]

Transactions

WNBA Draft
See also: 2023 WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
2 23 Kayana Traylor  United States Virginia Tech
3 35 Kseniya Malashka  Belarus Middle Tennessee

Transactions
Date Transaction
January 11, 2023 Extended a Qualifying Offer to Rebekah Gardner[2]
February 3, 2023 Signed Elizabeth Williams[3]
February 4, 2023 Signed Courtney Williams[4]
February 5, 2023 Signed Isabelle Harrison[5]
Signed Feyonda Fitzgerald and Robyn Parks to Training Camp Contracts[6]
February 7, 2023 Signed Astou Ndour-Fall to a 1-Year Deal[7]
February 11, 2023 Acquired 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[8]
February 13, 2023 Signed Rebekah Gardner to a Reserved Qualifying Offers[9]
February 14, 2023 Signed Alanna Smith to a 1-Year Deal[10]
Suspended the contract of Julie Allemand for the full season due to her commitments with the Belgium National Team this summer[11]
February 16, 2023 Signed Anneli Maley to a Training Camp Contract
February 21, 2023 Claimed Kristine Anigwe off of Waivers
April 12, 2023 Suspend the contract of Astou Ndour-Fall for the full season due to a personal decision[12]
Signed Angel Baker to a Training Camp Contract[13]
April 17, 2023 Signed Morgan Bertsch to a Training Camp Contract[14]
April 29, 2023 Signed Kayana Traylor to a Rookie Scale Deal
May 10, 2023 Waived Angel Baker[15]
May 14, 2023 Exercised 4th-Year Team Option on Dana Evans

Roster Changes

Roster
Chicago Sky roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
F/C33United KingdomAnigwe, Kristine6' 4" (1.93m)200 lb (91kg)1997-03-31California4
F25United StatesBertsch, Morgan6' 4" (1.93m)1997-04-20UC DavisR
G/F2United StatesCopper, Kahleah6' 1" (1.85m)165 lb (75kg)1994-08-28Rutgers7
G11United StatesEvans, Dana5' 6" (1.68m)145 lb (66kg)1998-08-01Louisville2
G35United StatesGardner, Rebekah6' 1" (1.85m)130 lb (59kg)1990-07-09UCLA1
F20United StatesHarrison, Isabelle6' 3" (1.91m)183 lb (83kg)1993-09-27Tennessee6
F24United StatesHebard, Ruthy6' 4" (1.93m)190 lb (86kg)1998-04-28Oregon3
F23MaliKoné, Sika6' 4" (1.93m)2002-07-13R
G4United StatesMabrey, Marina5' 11" (1.8m)170 lb (77kg)1996-09-14Notre Dame4
21United StatesParks, Robyn1992-07-19VCUR
F8AustraliaSmith, Alanna6' 4" (1.93m)180 lb (82kg)1996-09-10Stanford4
G10United StatesWilliams, Courtney5' 8" (1.73m)133 lb (60kg)1994-05-11South Florida7
C1United StatesWilliams, Elizabeth6' 3" (1.91m)200 lb (91kg)1993-06-23Duke8
Head coach
United States James Wade (Kennesaw State)
Assistant coaches
United States Tonya Edwards (Tennessee)
Belgium Ann Wauters
Turkey Emre Vatansever
Athletic trainer
United States Meghan Lockerby
Strength and conditioning coach
United States Ann Crosby
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured
  WNBA roster page
East
ATL
CHI
CON
IND
NY
WAS
West
DAL
LV
LA
MIN
PHO
SEA

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
1 May 5 @ Dallas L 70–75 Kahleah Copper (16) Rebekah Gardner (7) Dana Evans (3) College Park Center
2,004		 0–1
2 May 7 Indiana W 81–56 Isabelle Harrison (15) Rebekah Gardner (5) Courtney Williams (4) Wintrust Arena
2,024		 1–1
3 May 13 vs. 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: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 May 19 @ Minnesota Target Center
2 May 21 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
3 May 26 Washington Wintrust Arena
4 May 28 Dallas Wintrust Arena
5 May 30 @ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
June : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
6 June 2 New York Wintrust Arena
7 June 4 @ New York Barclays Center
8 June 6 Indiana Wintrust Arena
9 June 9 @ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
10 June 11 @ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena
11 June 15 Indiana Wintrust Arena
12 June 18 @ Washington Entertainment and Sports Arena
13 June 22 Washington Wintrust Arena
14 June 25 @ Connecticut Mohegan Sun Arena
15 June 28 Los Angeles Wintrust Arena
16 June 30 Los Angeles Wintrust Arena
July : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
17 July 2 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
18 July 7 Atlanta Wintrust Arena
19 July 9 Atlanta Wintrust Arena
20 July 12 Connecticut Wintrust Arena
21 July 20 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
22 July 22 @ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
23 July 25 Las Vegas Wintrust Arena
24 July 28 Seattle Wintrust Arena
25 July 30 Phoenix Wintrust Arena
August : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
26 August 4 @ Dallas College Park Center
27 August 6 @ Dallas College Park Center
28 August 8 Minnesota Wintrust Arena
29 August 11 New York Wintrust Arena
30 August 13 @ Washington Entertainment and Sports Arena
31 August 18 @ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
32 August 20 Connecticut Wintrust Arena
33 August 22 Seattle Wintrust Arena
34 August 24 Las Vegas Wintrust Arena
35 August 27 @ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
36 August 29 @ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
September : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
37 September 3 New York Wintrust Arena
38 September 5 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
39 September 8 Minnesota Wintrust Arena
40 September 10 @ Connecticut Mohegan Sun Arena
2023 season schedule

Standings
# Team
W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 Atlanta Dream00.000-0–00–00–00–0
2 Chicago Sky00.000-0–00–00–00–0
3 Connecticut Sun00.000-0–00–00–00–0
4 Dallas Wings00.000-0–00–00–00–0
5 Indiana Fever00.000-0–00–00–00–0
6 Las Vegas Aces00.000-0–00–00–00–0
7 Los Angeles Sparks00.000-0–00–00–00–0
8 Minnesota Lynx00.000-0–00–00–00–0
9 New York Liberty00.000-0–00–00–00–0
10 Phoenix Mercury00.000-0–00–00–00–0
11 Seattle Storm00.000-0–00–00–00–0
12 Washington Mystics00.000-0–00–00–00–0

Notes

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

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% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Awards and Honors
Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.

References
  1. "First-Ever WNBA Canada Game to Feature Lynx and Chicago Sky in Toronto". lynx.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  2. @AnnieCostabile (January 11, 2023). "Sky have extended QO to Rebekah Gardner" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. "Chicago Sky Sign Elizabeth Williams". sky.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  4. "Chicago Sky Sign Courtney Williams". sky.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  5. "Chicago Sky Signs Isabelle Harrison". sky.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  6. "Chicago Sky Signs Robyn Parks, Feyonda Fitzgerald to Training Camp Contracts". sky.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  7. "Chicago Sky Welcomes Back Astou Ndour-Fall". sky.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  8. "Chicago Sky Acquires Marina Mabrey in Four-Team Trade". sky.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  9. "Chicago Sky Re-Signs Rebekah Gardner". sky.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  10. "Chicago Sky Signs Alanna Smith". sky.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
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  12. MARCHIO, COLBY. "Chicago Sky Center Astou Ndour-Fall to Sit Out 2022 Season". ontapsportsnet.com. On Tap Sports. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  13. "Chicago Sky Signs Angel Baker to Training Camp Contract". sky.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  14. "Chicago Sky Signs Morgan Bertsch to Training Camp Contract". sky.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  15. @chicagosky (May 10, 2023). "We have waived Angel Baker" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. "Former WNBA MVP Parker to sign with Las Vegas". ESPN.com. 2023-01-28. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  17. "'Grateful' Vandersloot writes goodbye to Sky". ESPN.com. 2023-02-01. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  18. "Quigley to sit out WNBA season but not retiring". ESPN.com. 2023-02-01. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
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