2017 Dallas Wings season

The 2017 WNBA season will be the 20th season for the Dallas Wings franchise of the WNBA. This will be the franchise's 2nd season in Dallas. The season tips off on May 14.[1] Dallas started the season steadily posting an 8–8 record in May and June. It was a rocky July (3–6) but the team recovered in August by going 5–3. Despite losing their lone September game, the team qualified for the playoffs as the 7th seed with a 16–18 record. Dallas lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Washington Mystics, ending their season.

2017 Dallas Wings season
CoachFred Williams
ArenaCollege Park Center
Attendance3,872 per game
Results
Record16–18 (.471)
Place4th (Western)
Playoff finishLost in First Round to Washington
Team Leaders
PointsSkylar Diggins-Smith 18.5 ppg
ReboundsGlory Johnson 9.1 rpg
AssistsSkylar Diggins-Smith 5.8 apg

Transactions

WNBA Draft
See also: 2017 WNBA Draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 3 Evelyn Akhator  Nigeria Kentucky
1 4 Allisha Gray  United States South Carolina
1 10 Kaela Davis  United States South Carolina
2 23 Breanna Lewis  United States Kansas State
3 26 Saniya Chong  United States Connecticut

2017 roster
Dallas Wings roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G/F 13 Christmas-Kelly, Karima 6' 0" (1.83m) 180 lb (82kg) 09-11-1989 Duke 6
G 4 Diggins-Smith, Skylar 5' 9" (1.75m) 145 lb (66kg) 08-02-1990 Notre Dame 4
C 22 Lewis, Breanna 6' 5" (1.96m) 205 lb (93kg) 06-22-1994 Kansas State R
F 6 Thornton, Kayla 6' 1" (1.85m) 190 lb (86kg) 10-20-1992 UTEP 2
F 25 Johnson, Glory 6' 3" (1.91m) 170 lb (77kg) 07-27-1990 Tennessee 4
C 3 Paris, Courtney 6' 4" (1.93m) 250 lb (113kg) 09-21-1987 Oklahoma 7
F 55 Plaisance, Theresa 6' 5" (1.96m) 200 lb (91kg) 05-18-1992 LSU 4
F 23 Powers, Aerial 6' 0" (1.83m) 157 lb (71kg) 01-17-1994 Michigan State 2
F 9 Akhator, Evelyn 6' 3" (1.91m) 180 lb (82kg) 02-03-1995 Kentucky R
G 12 Chong, Saniya 5' 8" (1.73m) 140 lb (64kg) 06-27-1994 Connecticut R
G 10 Davis, Kaela 6' 2" (1.88m) 170 lb (77kg) 03-15-1995 South Carolina R
G 15 Gray, Allisha 6' 1" (1.85m) 167 lb (76kg) 10-20-1992 South Carolina 2



East: ATL • CHI • CON • IND • NY • WAS | West: DAL • LV • LA • MIN • PHO • SEA
Head coach
Fred Williams (Boise State)
Assistant coaches
Bridget Pettis (Florida)
Taj McWilliams-Franklin (St. Edward's)
Athletic trainer
Allison Russell (Tulsa)


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

WNBA roster page

Game log

Preseason
2017 pre-season game log
April: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 April 29 San Antonio L 81–87 Davis (13) 3 Tied (6) Phillips (4) AT&T Center
2,834		 0–1
May: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
2 May 6 Indiana W 80–75 Davis (14) College Park Center 1–1
2017 pre-season schedule

Regular season
2017 game log
Total: 16-18 (Home: 10–7; Road: 6–11)
May: 3–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 May 14 Phoenix W 68–58 Davis (20) Johnson (14) Davis (4) Talking Stick Resort Arena
9,640		 1–0
2 May 20 Minnesota L 87–89 Diggins-Smith (22) Johnson (7) Diggins-Smith (8) College Park Center
5,169		 1–1
3 May 25 San Antonio W 94–82 Christmas (18) Johnson (11) Diggins-Smith (8) AT&T Center
9,621		 2–1
4 May 27 Phoenix L 65–107 Johnson (12) 2 Tied (6) Diggins-Smith (4) Talking Stick Resort Arena
9,245		 2–2
5 May 30 Indiana W 89–62 Christmas (27) Gray (9) Diggins-Smith (7) College Park Center
3,076		 3–2
June : 5–6 (Home: 3–4; Road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
6 June 2 New York L 89–93 Diggins-Smith (20) Christmas (9) 2 Tied (3) Madison Square Garden
7,426		 3–3
7 June 3 Indiana L 85–91 Johnson (22) Johnson (13) Diggins-Smith (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,529		 3–4
8 June 6 Washington L 89–101 Diggins-Smith (23) 2 Tied (8) Diggins-Smith (7) College Park Center
2,805		 3–5
9 June 9 Los Angeles W 96–90 Johnson (24) Johnson (12) Diggins-Smith (8) College Park Center
3,169		 4–5
10 June 11 Minnesota L 74–91 Christmas (21) Johnson (8) Diggins-Smith (4) College Park Center
3,998		 4–6
11 June 13 Los Angeles L 87–97 Diggins-Smith (28) Johnson (10) Diggins-Smith (7) Staples Center
7,233		 4–7
12 June 16 New York L 93–102 Diggins-Smith (23) Johnson (11) Johnson (3) College Park Center
3,152		 4–8
13 June 18 Washington W 87–83 Johnson (27) Plaisance (8) Diggins-Smith (8) Verizon Center
7,285		 5–8
14 June 21 San Antonio W 81–78 Johnson (25) Johnson (10) Diggins-Smith (6) College Park Center
4,617		 6–8
15 June 23 San Antonio W 81–69 Diggins-Smith (30) Plaisance (8) 2 Tied (5) AT&T Center
7,086		 7–8
16 June 25 Connecticut W 96–82 Christmas (24) Plaisance (9) Diggins-Smith (9) College Park Center
3,408		 8–8
July : 3–6 (Home: 3–1; Road: 0–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
17 July 1 Seattle L 69–89 Johnson (18) Johnson (10) Diggins-Smith (4) College Park Center
4,038		 8–9
18 July 5 Atlanta W 94–84 Diggins-Smith (21) Johnson (7) Diggins-Smith (7) College Park Center
3,555		 9–9
19 July 9 Atlanta L 78–98 Diggins-Smith (22) Johnson (13) Diggins-Smith (7) McCamish Pavilion
4,109		 9–10
20 July 12 Chicago L 84–90 Diggins-Smith (20) Plaisance (5) Diggins-Smith (5) Allstate Arena
14,102		 9–11
21 July 16 Chicago W 112–106 Diggins-Smith (26) Johnson (9) Christmas (3) College Park Center
3,693		 10–11
22 July 19 Minnesota L 74–100 Diggins-Smith (23) Johnson (8) Diggins-Smith (9) Xcel Energy Center
17,834		 10–12
23 July 25 Indiana W 84–82 Diggins-Smith (21) Paris (10) Diggins-Smith (4) College Park Center
3,701		 11–12
24 July 28 Seattle L 93–109 Diggins-Smith (18) Johnson (8) Diggins-Smith (7) KeyArena
7,797		 11–13
25 July 30 Los Angeles L 74–95 Powers (23) Johnson (5) Diggins-Smith (6) Staples Center
11,053		 11–14
August : 5–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
26 August 4 Seattle W 93–80 Diggins-Smith (23) Johnson (16) Diggins-Smith (7) College Park Center
3,712		 12–14
27 August 6 Los Angeles W 85–79 Johnson (23) Johnson (13) 3 Tied (3) College Park Center
3,903		 13–14
28 August 10 Phoenix L 100–101 Johnson (25) Johnson (15) Johnson (5) College Park Center
4,165		 13–15
29 August 12 Connecticut L 88–96 Gray (21) Johnson (12) Diggins-Smith (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,898		 13–16
30 August 19 Atlanta W 90–86 Johnson (23) Johnson (13) Diggins-Smith (11) College Park Center
4,962		 14–16
31 August 23 Connecticut L 87–93 Diggins-Smith (19) Thornton (9) Diggins-Smith (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,465		 14–17
32 August 26 Washington W 83–78 Diggins-Smith (20) Johnson (11) Diggins-Smith (7) Capital One Arena
8,656		 15–17
33 August 30 Chicago W 99–96 Diggins-Smith (28) 2 Tied (9) Diggins-Smith (8) Allstate Arena
5,896		 16–17
September : 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
34 September 3 New York L 81–82 Johnson (17) Johnson (8) 2 Tied (4) College Park Center
4,701		 16–18
2017 season schedule

Playoffs
2017 playoff game log
WNBA First Round: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 September 6 Washington L 86-76 Powers (21) Johnson (14) 4 Tied (3) Capital One Arena
6,483		 0-1
2017 playoff schedule

Standings
# Western Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
1 Minnesota Lynx - (1)277.794–15–212–513–3
2 Los Angeles Sparks - (2)268.765116–110–712–4
3 Phoenix Mercury - (5)1816.52999–89–87–9
4 Dallas Wings - (7)1618.4711110–76–117–9
5 Seattle Storm - (8)1519.4411210–75–128–8
6 San Antonio Stars - e826.235196–112–151–15

Playoffs
 
First round:
Single elimination
(Sept. 6)		Second round:
Single elimination
(Sept. 10)		Semifinals:
Best-of-five
(Sept. 12 – Sept. 17)		WNBA Finals:
Best-of-five
(Sept. 24 – Oct. 4)
 
              
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2
Los Angeles Sparks		3
 
 
5
Phoenix Mercury		0
 
 
 
 
 
4
Connecticut Sun		83
 
 
 
5
Phoenix Mercury		88
 
5
Phoenix Mercury		79
 
 
 
8
Seattle Storm		69
 
1
Minnesota Lynx		3
 
 
 
2
Los Angeles Sparks		2
 
6
Washington Mystics		86
 
 
 
7
Dallas Wings		76
 
3
New York Liberty		68
 
 
6
Washington Mystics		82
 
 
 
 
 
1
Minnesota Lynx		3
 
 
6
Washington Mystics		0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Note: Teams re-seeded after second round and semi-finals.

Semifinals
Team123
1
Minnesota Lynx		1019381
6
Washington Mystics		818370
Team123
2
Los Angeles Sparks		798689
5
Phoenix Mercury		667287
WNBA Finals
Team12345
1
Minnesota Lynx		8470648085
2
Los Angeles Sparks		8568756976


Awards and honors
Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Allisha Gray Rookie of the Month Award June 1, 2017 [2]
Allisha Gray Rookie of the Month Award July 5, 2017 [3]
Skylar Diggins-Smith Player of the Week award June 26, 2017 [4]
Glory Johnson Player of the Week award August 7, 2017 [5]
Allisha Gray WNBA Rookie of the Year Award September 19, 2017 [6]

References
  1. "2017 Dallas Wings Schedule". Women's National Basketball Association. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  2. "Dallas Wings Guard Allisha Gray Named WNBA Rookie of the Month". wnba.com. WNBA. June 1, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  3. "Dallas' Gray Named WNBA Rookie of the Month For June". wnba.com. WNBA. July 5, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  4. "Connecticut's Thomas and Dallas' Diggins-Smith Named WNBA Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. June 26, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  5. "Chicago's Vandersloot, Dallas' Johnson Named WNBA Players Of The Week". wnba.com. WNBA. August 7, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  6. "Dallas' Allisha Gray Named 2017 WNBA Rookie Of The Year". wnba.com. WNBA. September 19, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
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