2015 Chicago Sky season

The 2015 Chicago Sky season was the franchise's 10th season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).[1]

2015 Chicago Sky season
CoachPokey Chatman
ArenaAllstate Arena
Attendance6,894 per game
Results
Record21–13 (.618)
Place2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishSemifinals
Team Leaders
PointsElena Delle Donne (23.4)
ReboundsElena Delle Donne (8.4)
AssistsCourtney Vandersloot (5.8)
Media
TelevisionWMEU-CD
ESPN
ESPN2
NBA TV

Offseason

Draft picks
See also: 2015 WNBA draft

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

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 5 Cheyenne Parker  United States Middle Tennessee
2 17 Betnijah Laney  United States Rutgers
2 22 Aleighsa Welch  United States South Carolina

Trades
Date Trade
February 16, 2015[2] To Chicago Sky To New York Liberty
Cappie Pondexter Epiphanny Prince

Preseason
2015 pre-season game log
May: 2–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 22
6:00 PM[lower-alpha 1]		New YorkW 55–83Delle Donne (16)Delle Donne/dos Santos (8)Quigley (4)Bob Carpenter Center
3,105		1–0
2May 27
4:00 PM		Los AngelesL 76–67Vandersloot (15)Young (6)Pondexter (6)Mohegan Sun Arena
3,947		1–1
3May 28
4:00 PM		ChinaW 59–92Delle Donne (18)Parker (6)Vandersloot/Gemelos (3)Mohegan Sun Arena2–1
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1June 5
6:30 PM[lower-alpha 1]		New YorkW 72–95Delle Donne (31)Breland (13)Quigley (5)Allstate Arena
8,123		1–0
2June 6
7:00 PM		@ TulsaL 101–93Delle Donne (40)Delle Donne/Paris (9)Diggins (8)BOK Center
7,256		1–1
3June 11
6:00 PM		@ ConnecticutL 65–67Delle Donne (27)Bone (12)Thomas/Vandersloot (4)Mohegan Sun Arena
4,523		1–2
4June 14
12:00 PM		@ IndianaW 98–72Delle Donne (24)Delle Donne (9)Vandersloot/Pondexter/Johnson (4)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,433[lower-alpha 2]		2–2
5June 19
6:30 PM		@ AtlantaL 74–73Delle Donne (26)de Souza (11)McCoughtry (6)Philips Arena
5,166		2–3
6June 20
7:00 PM		@ San AntonioW 95–87 OTDelle Donne (28)Delle Donne (13)Vandersloot (8)Freeman Coliseum
4,026[lower-alpha 3]		3–3
7June 24
11:30 AM		AtlantaW 96–100 OTDelle Donne (45)Delle Donne (11)Ajavon/McCoughtry (6)Allstate Arena
9,893		4–3
8June 26
6:00 PM		@ IndianaW 83–77Pondexter (23)Delle Donne (14)Vandersloot (7)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,889		5–3
9June 28
3:00 PM		@ WashingtonL 86–71Delle Donne (26)Dolson (10)Dolson/Lawson/Latta (5)Verizon Center
7,400		5–4
10June 30
7:00 PM		New YorkL 89–81Delle Donne/Charles (26)Delle Donne (13)Vandersloot (10)Allstate Arena
5,048[lower-alpha 2]		5–5
July : 6–3 (Home: 5–1; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
11July 2
6:00 PM[lower-alpha 1]		@ ConnecticutW 77–74Quigley (19)Delle Donne (10)Pondexter (4)Mohegan Sun Arena
5,607		6–5
12July 10
7:30 PM		MinnesotaW 83–90Delle Donne/Pondexter (24)Breland/Delle Donne (10)Faulkner (6)Allstate Arena
6,709		7–5
13July 12
5:00 PM		ConnecticutW 76–96Pondexter (29)Delle Donne (8)Pondexter (7)Allstate Arena
5,051		8–5
14July 15
11:30 AM		WashingtonW 57–85Quigley (15)Delle Donne (10)Faulkner (5)Allstate Arena
16,304		9–5
15July 17
7:00 PM		@ MinnesotaL 66–84Breland (17)dos Santos (13)Vandersloot (5)Target Center
9,033		9–6
16July 19
5:00 PM		San Antonio StarsW 93–82Delle Donne (29)Delle Donne (13)Vandersloot (8)Allstate Arena
5,011		10–6
17July 21
7:00 PM		AtlantaW 97–92Delle Donne (27)Delle Donne (8)Vandersloot (4)Allstate Arena
5,967		11–6
18July 28
9:00 PM		@ PhoenixL 87–89 OTDelle Donne (32)dos Santos (8)Vandersloot (6)US Airways Center
10,707[lower-alpha 2]		11–7
19July 31
7:30 PM		Los AngelesL 88–77Delle Donne (21)Breland (7)Vandersloot (13)Allstate Arena
7,014		11–8
August : 7–4 (Home: 4–2; Road: 3–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
20August 2
5:00 PM[lower-alpha 1]		WashingtonW 69–68Delle Donne (22)de Souza (10)Vandersloot (10)Allstate Arena
4,141		12–8
21August 4
7:00 PM		IndianaW 106–82Delle Donne (19)Delle Donne/Pondexter/Young (6)Vandersloot (7)Allstate Arena
4,979		13–8
22August 7
7:30 PM		New YorkL 77–63Delle Donne (17)Delle Donne (6)Vandersloot/Quigley (2)Allstate Arena
5,992		13–9
23August 9
1:00 PM		PhoenixW 74–64Delle Donne (33)Breland (13)Vandersloot (7)Allstate Arena
7,181[lower-alpha 4]		14–9
24August 11
6:00 PM		@ New YorkL 63–84Pondexter (23)Breland (7)Vandersloot (9)Madison Square Garden
9,987[lower-alpha 3]		14–10
25August 14
9:00 PM		@ SeattleW 94–84Delle Donne/Vandersloot (21)Breland (11)Vandersloot (8)Key Arena
5,684		15–10
26August 16
6:00 PM		@ Los AngelesL 76–64Delle Donne (23)Delle Donne/de Souza (8)Vandersloot (4)Staples Center
7,110[lower-alpha 3]		15–11
27August 21
7:30 PM		WashingtonW 87–85Delle Donne (22)Delle Donne/Vandersloot/dos Santos (8)Vandersloot (10)Allstate Arena
5,861		16–11
28August 23
3:00 PM		@ WashingtonW 66–64Delle Donne (18)Delle Donne (10)Breland/Vandersloot (2)Verizon Center
7,400		17–11
29August 29
6:00 PM		@ AtlantaW 98–96Pondexter (22)de Souza (7)Vandersloot (7)Philips Arena[lower-alpha 3]
6,872		18–11
30August 30
6:00 PM		ConnecticutL 72–68Pondexter (18)Breland (7)Vandersloot (5)Allstate Arena
5,969		18–12
September : 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
31September 3
6:00 PM[lower-alpha 1]		@ New YorkW 82–60Vandersloot (21)Breland/de Souza (8)Vandersloot (5)Madison Square Garden
8,496[lower-alpha 3]		19–12
32September 6
5:00 PM		SeattleW 65–93Quigley (17)de Souza (8)Vandersloot/Faulkner (6)Allstate Arena
6,205		20–12
33September 11
7:30 PM		TulsaW 71–92Delle Donne (21)Young/Parker (5)Vandersloot (9)Allstate Arena
7,753		21–12
34September 13
12:00 PM		@ ConnecticutL 75–86Delle Donne (28)de Souza (9)Young (4)Mohegan Sun Arena
8,049		21–13
2015 season schedule

Standings
Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
x - New York Liberty2311.676–12–511–613–9
x - Chicago Sky2113.618213–48–914–8
x - Indiana Fever2014.588311–69–813–9
x - Washington Mystics1816.529511–67–1010–12
e - Atlanta Dream1519.44189–86–1110–12
e - Connecticut Sun1519.44188–97–106–16

Notes

x – Clinched playoff spot
e – Eliminated from playoffs

Postseason
See also: 2015 WNBA Playoffs


Total: 1–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–1)

2015 playoff game log
Conference Semifinals: 1–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
F 51 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 de Souza, Érika 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) (1982-03-03)March 3, 1982 (aged 33) Brazil
G/F 11 Delle Donne, Elena 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 188 lb (85 kg) (1989-09-05)September 5, 1989 (aged 25) Delaware
C 8 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 Faulkner, Jamierra 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 141 lb (64 kg) (1992-03-09)March 9, 1992 (aged 23) Southern Miss
G 5 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 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 Laney, Betnijah 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) (1993-10-29)October 29, 1993 (aged 21) Rutgers
C 25 Macaulay, Victoria 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 160 lb (73 kg) (1990-08-07)August 7, 1990 (aged 24) Temple
F 32 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 Pondexter, Cappie 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) (1983-01-07)January 7, 1983 (aged 32) Rutgers
G 14 Quigley, Allie 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 140 lb (64 kg) (1986-06-20)June 20, 1986 (aged 28) DePaul
G 22 Vandersloot, Courtney 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 132 lb (60 kg) (1989-02-08)February 8, 1989 (aged 26) Gonzaga
F 1 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
Pokey Chatman (LSU)
Assistant coaches
Tree Rollins (Clemson)
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.

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
Jessica Breland 33 30 21.4 .471 [lower-alpha 5] .000 [lower-alpha 6] .774 5.9 1.3 0.7 1.1 6.7
Elena 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]
Cappie Pondexter 29 29 30.2 .439 .381 [lower-alpha 12] .824 3.8 2.1 1.0 0.2 15.0
Courtney 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. All times are specified under the Central Time Zone.
  2. Televised on ESPN 2
  3. 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. Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  2. "Sky land Cappie Pondexter in trade". ESPN. Associated Press. February 16, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  3. "2015 Chicago Sky Stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2015-09-15.
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