2022 Las Vegas Aces season

The 2022 Las Vegas Aces season will be the franchise's 26th season in the Women's National Basketball Association and the 5th year the franchise was based in Las Vegas - after relocating from San Antonio and Utah. The regular season will tip off on May 6, 2022, at the Phoenix Mercury.[1]

2022 Las Vegas Aces season
CoachBecky Hammon
ArenaMichelob Ultra Arena
Attendanceper game
Results
Record0–0
Place0th (Western)
2023 season →

On December 31, 2021, the Aces named former WNBA great and San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon as their new head coach.[2]

Transactions

WNBA Draft
See also: 2022 WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 8 Mya Hollingshed  United States Colorado
1 11 Kierstan Bell  United States Florida Gulf Coast
2 13 Khayla Pointer  United States LSU
2 23 Aisha Sheppard  United States Virginia Tech
3 35 Faustine Aifuwa  United States LSU

Trades and Roster Changes
Date Details
December 31, 2020 Hired Becky Hammon as Head Coach
January 7, 2022 Extended Qualifying Offers to A'ja Wilson and Ji-Su Park[3]
January 15, 2022 Renounced the rights to Clarissa dos Santos[4]
February 2, 2022 Re-Signed A'ja Wilson to a Two-Year Deal[5][6]
February 3, 2022 Re-Signed Kiah Stokes to a One-Year Deal[7]
Re-Signed Riquna Williams to a Two-Year Deal[8]
February 15, 2022 Signed Kalani Brown to a Training Camp Contract[9]
February 24, 2022 Hired Natalie Nakase as an Assistant Coach[10]
March 2, 2022 Signed Sydney Colson to a Training Camp Contract[11]
March 3, 2022 Signed Theresa Plaisance to a Training Camp Contract[12]
March 14, 2022 Hired Tyler Marsh as an Assistant Coach[13]
April 8, 2022 Waived Destiny Slocum[14]
Hired Natalie Williams as General Manager[15]
April 10, 2022 Traded a First and Second Round pick in the 2023 WNBA Draft to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for the #8 and #13 Picks in the 2022 WNBA Draft[16]
April 13, 2022 Signed Kierstan Bell, Aisha Sheppard, Faustine Aifuwa, and Mya Hollingshed to Rookie Scale Contracts
Signed Deja Winters to a Training Camp Contract[17]
April 16, 2022 Signed Khayla Pointer to a Rookie Scale Contract
Signed Nancy Mulkey to a Training Camp Contract[18]
Hired Charlene Thomas-Swinson as Assistant Coach[19]
April 18, 2022 Waived Kalani Brown[20]
April 19, 2022 Waived Faustine Aifuwa and Deja Winters[21]

Roster
Las Vegas Aces roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
F1Bell, Kierstan6' 1" (1.85m)176 lb (80kg)2000-03-16Florida Gulf CoastR
G51Colson, Sydney5' 8" (1.73m)140 lb (64kg)1989-08-06Texas A&M7
G12Gray, Chelsea5' 11" (1.8m)170 lb (77kg)1992-10-08Duke7
F5Hamby, Dearica6' 3" (1.91m)189 lb (86kg)1993-11-06Wake Forest7
G/F8Hollingshed, Mya6' 3" (1.91m)160 lb (73kg)1999-10-29ColoradoR
CMulkey, Nancy6' 9" (2.06m)206 lb (93kg)1998-01-08WashingtonR
F55Plaisance, Theresa6' 5" (1.96m)200 lb (91kg)1992-05-18LSU8
G10Plum, Kelsey5' 8" (1.73m)145 lb (66kg)1994-08-24Washington4
G3Pointer, Khayla5' 7" (1.7m)146 lb (66kg)1998-11-25LSUR
G4Sheppard, Aisha5' 9" (1.75m)145 lb (66kg)1998-11-13Virginia TechR
C41Stokes, Kiah6' 3" (1.91m)191 lb (87kg)1993-03-30Connecticut6
G2Williams, Riquna5' 6" (1.68m)165 lb (75kg)1990-05-28Miami (FL)9
F22Wilson, A'ja6' 4" (1.93m)195 lb (88kg)1996-08-08South Carolina4
G0Young, Jackie6' 0" (1.83m)165 lb (75kg)1997-09-16Notre Dame3
Head coach
Becky Hammon (Colorado State)
Assistant coaches
Natalie Nakase (UCLA)
Tyler Marsh (Birmingham-Southern)
Charlene Thomas-Swinson (Auburn)
Athletic trainer
Michelle Anumba (Duke)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured
  WNBA roster page
East
ATL
CHI
CON
IND
NY
WAS
West
DAL
LV
LA
MIN
PHO
SEA

Schedule

Preseason
2022 pre-season game log
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 May 1 @ Minnesota Target Center
2022 pre-season schedule

Regular Season
2022 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 6 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
2 May 8 Seattle Michelob Ultra Arena
3 May 10 @ Washington Entertainment and Sports Arena
4 May 13 @ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
5 May 17 Phoenix Michelob Ultra Arena
6 May 19 Minnesota Michelob Ultra Arena
7 May 21 Phoenix Michelob Ultra Arena
8 May 23 Los Angeles Michelob Ultra Arena
9 May 28 @ Chicago Wintrust Arena
10 May 31 Connecticut Michelob Ultra Arena
June : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
11 June 2 Connecticut Michelob Ultra Arena
12 June 5 Dallas Michelob Ultra Arena
13 June 11 @ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
14 June 15 @ Dallas College Park Center
15 June 19 Minnesota Michelob Ultra Arena
16 June 21 Chicago Michelob Ultra Arena
17 June 25 Washington Michelob Ultra Arena
18 June 27 @ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
19 June 29 @ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
July : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
20 July 1 @ Minnesota Target Center
21 July 3 @ Minnesota Target Center
22 July 6 New York Michelob Ultra Arena
23 July 12 @ New York Barclays Center
24 July 14 @ New York Barclays Center
25 July 17 @ Connecticut Mohegan Sun Arena
26 July 19 Atlanta Michelob Ultra Arena
27 July 21 Indiana Michelob Ultra Arena
28 July 23 Los Angeles Michelob Ultra Arena
29 July 29 @ Indiana Hinkle Fieldhouse
30 July 31 @ Indiana Hinkle Fieldhouse
August : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
31 August 2 @ Washington Entertainment and Sports Arena
32 August 4 @ Dallas College Park Center
33 August 7 @ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
34 August 9 Atlanta Michelob Ultra Arena
35 August 11 Chicago Michelob Ultra Arena
36 August 14 Seattle Michelob Ultra Arena
2022 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

Awards and Honors
Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.

References
  1. "2022 Las Vegas Aces Scheudle". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  2. "Las Vegas Welcomes Franchise Legend Becky Hammon Back To The Family As Team's Head Coach". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  3. "Rachel Galligan Tweet". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  4. "Rachel Galligan Tweet 2". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  5. "Aces Re-Sign 2020 WNBA M'VP A'ja Wilson". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  6. "Rachel Galligan Tweet 3". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  7. "Aces Re-Sign Center Kiah Stokes". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. February 3, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  8. "Aces Re-Sign All-Star Guard Riquna Williams". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. February 3, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  9. "Aces Sign 6-7 Center Kalani Brown". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  10. "Aces Add Former Clippers Assistant Natalie Nakase To Coaching Staff". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  11. "Aces Sign Veteran Guard Sydney Colson". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  12. "Aces Sign 6-5 Veteran Free Agent Center Theresa Plaisance". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  13. "Aces Add Tyler Marsh To Coaching Staff". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  14. "Aces Waive Destiny Slocum". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  15. "Aces Hire Natalie Williams, WNBA Legend & U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist, As General Manager". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  16. "Aces Acquire No. 8 and 13 picks from Minnesota". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  17. "𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟: The Aces have signed Deja Winters to our Training Camp Roster". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  18. "Aces Finalize 2022 Training Camp Roster, Open Camp Sunday, April 17". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  19. "Aces Complete Coaching Staff With Hiring Of Veteran Coach Charlene Thomas-Swinson". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  20. "Aces Waive Center Kalani Brown". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  21. "Aces Waive Faustine Aifuwa & Deja Winters". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
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