2015 Chicago Sky season

The 2015 Chicago Sky season was the franchise's 10th season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The season began at home on June 5, 2015 against the New York Liberty. The Sky won that game, but went on to lose their next two games, both on the road. Their extended road trip continued with a victory at Indiana, which they followed with a loss at Atlanta. The road trip ended with an overtime victory over San Antonio. Another overtime victory over Atlanta saw the Sky go above .500. However, they lost two of their final three games in June to finish the month 5–5. They began July with a four-game winning streak, which included two victories over Connecticut, one against Washington, and one against Minnesota. The streak was ended with a defeat against Minnestoa, but the Sky rebounded with two straight victories. They closed the month with defeats against Phoenix and Los Angeles to finish the month 6–3. The team struggled to gain consistency in August as the won their first two games, but then alternated wins and losses for their next five games. The end of the month saw them defeat Washington twice and Atlanta for a three game winning streak, but it was ended with an end of month loss to Connecticut. The Sky finished the month 7–4. The Sky won their first three games in September before falling on the final day of the regular season against Connecticut.

The Sky finished the regular season 21–13, two games out of first place in the Eastern Conference. As the second seed in the East, they faced third seed Indiana in the Conference Semifinals of the 2015 WNBA Playoffs. The Sky won the first game, at home 77–72. They were defeated in game two at Indiana 82–89 to force a deciding third game in Chicago. The Sky could not translate home court advantage into a series win as they fell 100–89 to end their season. Their 21 wins were second in franchise history, only behind their 24 in 2013. Elena Delle Donne won MVP and lead the league in scoring. Courtney Vandersloot lead the league in assists, and Allie Quigley won the WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year Award.

Transactions

WNBA draft

Trades and Roster Changes

Roster

Depth

Schedule

Preseason

|- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || May 22 || New York || W 55–83 || Elena Delle Donne (16) || Delle Donne<br>dos Santos (8) || Allie Quigley (4) || Bob Carpenter Center<br>3,105 || 1–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 || May 27 || Los Angeles || L 76–67 || Courtney Vandersloot (15) || Tamera Young (6) || Cappie Pondexter (6) || Mohegan Sun Arena<br>3,947 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 3 || May 28 || China || W 59–92 || Elena Delle Donne (18) || Cheyenne Parker (6) || Vandersloot<br>Gemelos (3) || Mohegan Sun Arena || 2–1 |-

Regular season

|- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || June 5 || New York || W 95–72 || Elena Delle Donne (31) || Jessica Breland (13) || Allie Quigley (5) || Allstate Arena<br>8,123 || 1–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 || June 6 || @ Tulsa || L 93–101 || Elena Delle Donne (40) || Delle Donne (9) || Courtney Vandersloot (6) || BOK Center<br>7,256 || 1–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 || June 11 || @ Connecticut || L 65–67 || Elena Delle Donne (27) || Pondexter<br>Laney (8) || Courtney Vandersloot (4) || Mohegan Sun Arena<br>4,523 || 1–2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 4 || June 14|| @ Indiana || W 98–72 || Elena Delle Donne (24) || Elena Delle Donne (9) || Vandersloot<br>Pondexter (4) || Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>6,433 || 2–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 || June 19 || @ Atlanta || L 73–74 || Elena Delle Donne (26) || Delle Donne<br>dos Santos (10) || Elena Delle Donne (3) || Philips Arena<br>5,166 || 2–3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 6 || June 20 || @ San Antonio || W 95–87 OT || Elena Delle Donne (28) || Elena Delle Donne (13) || Courtney Vandersloot (8) || Freeman Coliseum<br>4,026 || 3–3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 7 || June 24 || Atlanta || W 100–96 OT || Elena Delle Donne (45) || Elena Delle Donne (11) || Courtney Vandersloot (5) || Allstate Arena<br>9,893 || 4–3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 8 || June 26|| @ Indiana || W 83–77 || Cappie Pondexter (23) || Elena Delle Donne (14) || Courtney Vandersloot (7) || Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>6,889 || 5–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 9 || June 28 || @ Washington || L 71–86 || Elena Delle Donne (26) || Elena Delle Donne (7) || Courtney Vandersloot (4) || Verizon Center<br>7,400 || 5–4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 10 || June 30 || New York || L 81–89 || Elena Delle Donne (26) || Elena Delle Donne (13) || Courtney Vandersloot (10) || Allstate Arena<br>5,048 || 5–5 |-

|- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 11 || July 2 || @ Connecticut || W 77–74 || Allie Quigley (19) || Elena Delle Donne (10) || Cappie Pondexter (4) || Mohegan Sun Arena<br>5,607 || 6–5 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 12 || July 10 || Minnesota || W 90–83 || Delle Donne<br>Pondexter (24) || Breland<br>Delle Donne (10) || Faulkner (6) || Allstate Arena<br>6,709 || 7–5 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 13 || July 12 || Connecticut || W 96–76 || Cappie Pondexter (29) || Elena Delle Donne (8) || Cappie Pondexter (7) || Allstate Arena<br>5,051 || 8–5 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 14 || July 15 || Washington || W 75–57 || Allie Quigley (15) || Elena Delle Donne (10) || Jamierra Faulkner (5) || Allstate Arena<br>16,304 || 9–5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 15 || July 17|| @ Minnesota || L 66–84 || Jessica Breland (17) || Clarissa dos Santos (13) || Courtney Vandersloot (5) || Target Center<br>9,033 || 9–6 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 16 || July 19 || San Antonio || W 93–82 || Elena Delle Donne (29) || Elena Delle Donne (13) || Courtney Vandersloot (8) || Allstate Arena<br>5,011 || 10–6 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 17 || July 21 || Atlanta || W 97–92 || Elena Delle Donne (27) || Elena Delle Donne (8) || Courtney Vandersloot (4) || Allstate Arena<br>5,967 || 11–6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 18 || July 28 || @ Phoenix || L 87–89 OT || Elena Delle Donne (32) || Clarissa dos Santos (8) || Courtney Vandersloot (6) || US Airways Center<br>10,707|| 11–7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 19 || July 31 || Los Angeles || L 77–88 || Delle Donne (21) || Breland (7) || Vandersloot (13) || Allstate Arena<br>7,014 || 11–8 |-

|- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 20 || August 2 || Washington || W 69–68 || Elena Delle Donne (22) || de Souza (10) || Courtney Vandersloot (10) || Allstate Arena<br>4,141 || 12–8 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 21 || August 4 || Indiana || W 106–82 || Elena Delle Donne (19) || Delle Donne<br>Pondexter<br>Young (6) || Courtney Vandersloot (7) || Allstate Arena<br>4,979 || 13–8 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 22 || August 7 || New York || L 63–77 || Elena Delle Donne (17) || Elena Delle Donne (6) || Vandersloot<br>Quigley (2) || Allstate Arena<br>5,992 || 13–9 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 23 || August 9 || Phoenix || W 74–64 || Elena Delle Donne (33) || Jessica Breland (13) || Courtney Vandersloot (7) || Allstate Arena<br>7,181 || 14–9 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 24 || August 11 || @ New York || L 63–84 || Cappie Pondexter (23) || Jessica Breland (7) || Courtney Vandersloot (9) || Madison Square Garden<br>9,987 || 14–10 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 25 || August 14 || @ Seattle || W 94–84 || Delle Donne<br>Vandersloot (21) || Jessica Breland (11) || Courtney Vandersloot (8) || Key Arena<br>5,684 || 15–10 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 26 || August 16 || @ Los Angeles || L 64–76 || Elena Delle Donne (23) || Delle Donne<br>de Souza (8) || Courtney Vandersloot (4) || Staples Center<br>7,110 || 15–11 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 27 || August 21 || Washington || W 87–85 || Elena Delle Donne (22) || Delle Donne<br>Vandersloot<br>dos Santos (8) || Courtney Vandersloot (10) || Allstate Arena<br>5,861 || 16–11 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 28 || August 23 || @ Washington || W 66–64 || Elena Delle Donne (18) || Elena Delle Donne (10) || Breland<br>Vandersloot (2) || Verizon Center<br>7,400 || 17–11 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 29 || August 29 || @ Atlanta || W 98–96 || Cappie Pondexter (22) || Erika de Souza (7) || Courtney Vandersloot (7) || Philips Arena<br>6,872 || 18–11 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 30 || August 30 || Connecticut || L 68–72 || Cappie Pondexter (18) || Jessica Breland (7) || Courtney Vandersloot (5) || Allstate Arena<br>5,969 || 18–12 |-

|- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 31 || September 3 || @ New York || W 82–60 || Courtney Vandersloot (21) || Breland<br>de Souza (8) || Courtney Vandersloot (5) || Madison Square Garden<br>8,496 || 19–12 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 32 || September 6 || Seattle || W 93–65 || Allie Quigley (17) || Erika de Souza (8) || Vandersloot<br>Faulkner (6) || Allstate Arena<br>6,205 || 20–12 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 33 || September 11 || Tulsa || W 92–71 || Elena Delle Donne (21) || Young<br>Parker (5) || Courtney Vandersloot (9) || Allstate Arena<br>7,753 || 21–12 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 34 || September 13|| @ Connecticut || L 75–86 || Elena Delle Donne (28) || Erika de Souza (9) || Tamera Young (4) || Mohegan Sun Arena<br>8,049 || 21–13 |-

Playoffs

|- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 | September 17 | Indiana | W 77–72 | Courtney Vandersloot (17) | Elena Delle Donne (11) | Quigley<br>Vandersloot (5) | UIC Pavilion<br>4,098 | 1–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | September 19 | @ Indiana | L 82–89 | Courtney Vandersloot (19) | Erika de Souza (8) | Courtney Vandersloot (6) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>7,124 | 1–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | September 21 | Indiana | L 89–100 | Elena Delle Donne (40) | Jessica Breland (8) | Courtney Vandersloot (14) | Allstate Arena<br>2,882 | 1–2 |-

Standings

Playoffs

Statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

Awards and honors

References

External links

• THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE CHICAGO SKY