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2013 Chicago Sky season
The 2013 Chicago Sky season was the franchise's 8th season in the Women's National Basketball Association, and their third season under head coach Pokey Chatman.
With the addition of Elena Delle Donne, expectations were high for the Sky to finally reach the playoffs. Delle Donne, along with Sylvia Fowles, Epiphanny Prince, Courtney Vandersloot, and Swin Cash finished the regular season with the best record in the Eastern Conference - thus giving the Sky, their first regular season Conference title and the first seed in the 2013 WNBA Playoffs. The Sky were ultimately swept in the Conference Semifinals by the Indiana Fever.
Transactions
WNBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/team/country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Elena Delle Donne | Delaware | |
| 3 | 28 | Brooklyn Pope | Baylor |
Trades and Roster Changes
| Date | Transaction |
|---|---|
| January 10, 2013 | Extended a Qualifying Offer to Tamera Young |
| February 18, 2013 | Signed Sharnee Zoll to a training-camp contract |
| March 4, 2013 | Signed Allie Quigley to a training-camp contract |
| March 18, 2013 | Signed Tamera Young |
| March 27, 2013 | Signed Michelle Campbell to a training-camp contract |
| March 29, 2013 | Signed D'Andra Moss to a training-camp contract |
| April 19, 2013 | Signed Elena Delle Donne and Brooklyn Pope to rookie-scale contracts |
| April 29, 2013 | Signed Brittany Jones to a training-camp contract |
| May 10, 2013 | Waived Brittany Jones and Brooklyn Pope |
| May 16, 2013 | Waived D'Andra Moss |
| Signed Epiphanny Prince to a Contract Extension | |
| May 18, 2013 | Waived Sonja Petrovic |
| May 23, 2013 | Waived Ruth Riley |
| May 31, 2013 | Exercised 4th-Year Team Option on Courtney Vandersloot |
| June 3, 2013 | Temporarily Suspend Epiphanny Prince due to Overseas Commitments |
| June 19, 2013 | Activated Epiphanny Prince from her Temporary Suspension |
| August 3, 2013 | Signed Avery Warley to a 7-day contract |
| September 11, 2013 | Waived Sharnee Zoll |
| Signed Avery Warley |
Roster
Depth
| Pos. | Starter | Bench | C | PF | SF | SG | PG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Sylvia Fowles** | Avery Warley Carolyn Swords [[File:Cruz Roja.svg | 8px]] | ||||||
| **Elena Delle Donne** | Michelle Campbell | |||||||
| **Swin Cash** | Tamera Young | |||||||
| **Epiphanny Prince** | Shay Murphy | |||||||
| **Courtney Vandersloot** | Allie Quigley |
Schedule
Preseason
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | May 15 | New York | | Elena Delle Donne (17) | Sylvia Fowles (7) | Sharnee Zoll (7) | Dickens Athletic Center 1,250
| 1-0 |
|---|
Regular season
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | May 27 | @ Phoenix | | Epiphanny Prince (26) | Sylvia Fowles (10) | Epiphanny Prince (5) | US Airways Center 10,200 | 1–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | May 31 | Connecticut | | Sylvia Fowles (24) | Sylvia Fowles (22) | Courtney Vandersloot (7) | Allstate Arena 6,607
| 2–0 |
|---|
| - style="background:#cfc;" |
| 3 |
| June 2 |
| Tulsa |
| | Epiphanny Prince (19) | Sylvia Fowles (13) | Swin Cash (5) | Allstate Arena 6,811 | 3–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | June 7 | @ San Antonio | | Elena Delle Donne (17) | Sylvia Fowles (13) | Cash Zoll (3) | AT&T Center 6,244 | 3–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 | June 9 | San Antonio | | Elena Delle Donne (23) | Sylvia Fowles (16) | Courtney Vandersloot (5) | Allstate Arena 4,293 | 4–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 | June 16 | @ Atlanta | | Elena Delle Donne (25) | Sylvia Fowles (10) | Courtney Vandersloot (7) | Philips Arena 5,552 | 4–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 | June 20 | @ Tulsa | | Sylvia Fowles (17) | Sylvia Fowles (12) | Courtney Vandersloot (5) | BOK Center 4,161 | 4–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 8 | June 22 | @ Indiana | | Epiphanny Prince (21) | Swin Cash (8) | Courtney Vandersloot (4) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse 7,934 | 5–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 9 | June 26 | NY Liberty | | Elena Delle Donne (26) | Sylvia Fowles (14) | Elena Delle Donne (6) | Allstate Arena 8,911 | 6–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 10 | June 29 | Los Angeles | | Epiphanny Prince (21) | Elena Delle Donne (8) | Courtney Vandersloot (4) | Allstate Arena 6,885
| 7–3 |
|---|
| - style="background:#fcc;" |
| 11 |
| July 2 |
| Seattle |
| | Prince Delle Donne (12) | Swin Cash (14) | Courtney Vandersloot (3) | Allstate Arena 5,808 | 7–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 12 | July 7 | @ NY Liberty | | Elena Delle Donne (20) | Carolyn Swords (7) | Courtney Vandersloot (3) | Prudential Center 7,127 | 8–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 13 | July 10 | Washington | | Sylvia Fowles (26) | Sylvia Fowles (18) | Courtney Vandersloot (6) | Allstate Arena 14,201 | 9–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 14 | July 12 | @ Connecticut | | Elena Delle Donne (23) | Cash Fowles (8) | Courtney Vandersloot (7) | Mohegan Sun Arena 6,285 | 10–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 15 | July 18 | @ NY Liberty | | Elena Delle Donne (23) | Delle Donne Prince Young (6) | Courtney Vandersloot (8) | Prudential Center 12,858 | 11–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 16 | July 20 | NY Liberty | | Tamera Young (17) | Sylvia Fowles (13) | Courtney Vandersloot (9) | Allstate Arena 6,037 | 12–4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 17 | July 24 | @ Washington | | Sylvia Fowles (21) | Sylvia Fowles (9) | Courtney Vandersloot (4) | Verizon Center 14,411
| 12–5 |
|---|
| - align="center" |
| - style="background:#cfc;" |
| 18 |
| August 2 |
| Washington |
| | Sylvia Fowles (32) | Sylvia Fowles (15) | Courtney Vandersloot (9) | Allstate Arena 5,134 | 13–5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 19 | August 3 | @ Indiana | | Courtney Vandersloot (11) | Avery Warley (8) | Cash Prince (2) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse 8,610 | 13–6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 20 | August 6 | Indiana | | Sylvia Fowles (14) | Sylvia Fowles (17) | Prince Vandersloot (3) | Allstate Arena 4,135 | 13–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 21 | August 9 | @ Connecticut | | Epiphanny Prince (23) | Sylvia Fowles (10) | Epiphanny Prince (4) | Mohegan Sun Arena 6,086 | 14–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 22 | August 11 | Minnesota | | Elena Delle Donne (32) | Sylvia Fowles (9) | Courtney Vandersloot (9) | Allstate Arena 6,297 | 15–7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 23 | August 13 | @ Los Angeles | | Sylvia Fowles (22) | Sylvia Fowles (9) | Courtney Vandersloot (6) | Staples Center 10,553 | 15–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 24 | August 15 | @ Seattle | | Swin Cash (18) | Sylvia Fowles (10) | Courtney Vandersloot (8) | Key Arena 6,829 | 16–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 25 | August 18 | Connecticut | | Epiphanny Prince (21) | Sylvia Fowles (21) | Epiphanny Prince (8) | Allstate Arena 5,074 | 17–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 26 | August 20 | @ Washington | | Elena Delle Donne (24) | Sylvia Fowles (15) | Courtney Vandersloot (7) | Verizon Center 6,471 | 18–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 27 | August 23 | NY Liberty | | Sylvia Fowles (14) | Fowles Campbell Warley (7) | Courtney Vandersloot (7) | Allstate Arena 5,888 | 19–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 28 | August 24 | @ Atlanta | | Elena Delle Donne (25) | Sylvia Fowles (13) | Courtney Vandersloot (10) | Philips Arena 7,412 | 20–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 29 | August 31 | Atlanta | | Sylvia Fowles (18) | Delle Donne Warley (7) | Courtney Vandersloot (9) | Allstate Arena 6,047
| 21–8 |
|---|
| - style="background:#fcc;" |
| 30 |
| September 6 |
| Indiana |
| | Sylvia Fowles (23) | Tamera Young (10) | Swin Cash (4) | Allstate Arena 5,996 | 21–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 31 | September 8 | @ Washington | | Elena Delle Donne (22) | Sylvia Fowles (9) | Courtney Vandersloot (6) | Verizon Center 9,060 | 22–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 32 | September 11 | Phoenix | | Epiphanny Prince (21) | Sylvia Fowles (12) | Courtney Vandersloot (6) | Allstate Arena 6,409 | 23–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 33 | September 13 | Atlanta | | Epiphanny Prince (29) | Sylvia Fowles (18) | Epiphanny Prince (7) | Allstate Arena 7,679 | 24–9 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 34 | September 14 | @ Minnesota | | Sylvia Fowles (17) | Sylvia Fowles (11) | Swin Cash (6) | Target Center 9,613
| 24–10 |
|---|
Playoffs
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | September 20 | Indiana | | Elena Delle Donne (20) | Sylvia Fowles (10) | Courtney Vandersloot (7) | Allstate Arena 5895 | 0–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | September 22 | @ Indiana | | Sylvia Fowles (14) | Sylvia Fowles (14) | Vandersloot & Delle Donne (2) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse 7144
| 0–2 |
|---|
Standings
Playoffs
Statistics
Regular season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elena Delle Donne | 30 | 30 | 31.4 | 42.6 | 43.8 | 92.9 | 5.6 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 18.1 |
| Sylvia Fowles | 32 | 32 | 31.3 | 58.6 | 0.0 | 68.5 | 11.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 16.3 |
| Epiphanny Prince | 31 | 31 | 30.0 | 37.6 | 39.6 | 90.0 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 15.0 |
| Swin Cash | 34 | 34 | 28.3 | 41.5 | 27.0 | 85.3 | 5.6 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 9.3 |
| Courtney Vandersloot | 33 | 33 | 29.8 | 39.6 | 30.4 | 83.3 | 3.2 | 5.6 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 8.8 |
| Tamera Young | 33 | 8 | 18.1 | 42.6 | 0.0 | 60.5 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 5.6 |
| Allie Quigley | 34 | 0 | 9.4 | 31.6 | 31.5 | 88.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 3.8 |
| Carolyn Swords | 16 | 2 | 11.3 | 61.9 | 0.0 | 77.8 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 3.7 |
| Shay Murphy | 34 | 0 | 11.1 | 29.2 | 17.2 | 79.2 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 3.1 |
| Michelle Campbell | 31 | 0 | 7.7 | 31.4 | 0.0 | 73.3 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Avery Warley | 14 | 0 | 8.1 | 43.8 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
| Sharnee Zoll | 19 | 0 | 9.7 | 21.4 | 0.0 | 62.5 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
Playoffs
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvia Fowles | 2 | 2 | 35.5 | 46.2 | 0.0 | 54.5 | 12.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| Elena Delle Donne | 2 | 2 | 32.0 | 38.1 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| Epiphanny Prince | 2 | 2 | 33.5 | 33.3 | 28.6 | 100.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 14.5 |
| Courtney Vandersloot | 2 | 2 | 29.5 | 30.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 7.0 |
| Swin Cash | 2 | 2 | 27.5 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 87.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| Tamera Young | 2 | 0 | 16.5 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 |
| Allie Quigley | 2 | 0 | 12.5 | 25.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| Shay Murphy | 2 | 0 | 8.0 | 50.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| Avery Warley | 2 | 0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Michelle Campbell | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Awards and honors
| Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elena Delle Donne | [Eastern Conference Player of the Week](2013-wnba-season-player-of-the-week-award) | July 1 | |||||||
| July 8 | |||||||||
| August 12 | |||||||||
| August 26 | |||||||||
| [Rookie of the Month](2013-wnba-season-rookie-of-the-month-award) | June | ||||||||
| July | |||||||||
| August | title=Rookie of the Month History | url=https://www.wnba.com/history-rookie-of-the-month/ | website=wnba.com | publisher=WNBA | access-date=July 14, 2022}} | ||||
| September | |||||||||
| [WNBA All-Star Starter](2013-wnba-all-star-game) | July 18 | title=Rookie Elena Delle Donne Top Vote Getter in 2013 WNBA All-Star Balloting Presented by Boost Mobile | url=http://www.wnba.com/rookie_elena_delle_donne_top_v_2013_07_18.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722002450/http://www.wnba.com/rookie_elena_delle_donne_top_v_2013_07_18.html | archive-date=2013-07-22 | website=wnba.com | publisher=WNBA | access-date=July 14, 2022}} | |
| WNBA Rookie of the Year | September 20 | ||||||||
| WNBA All-Rookie Team | September 20 | ||||||||
| All-WNBA Second Team | September 25 | title=Parker Named To All-WNBA First Team | url=https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/sparks/parker_named__2013_allwnba__2013_09_25.html | website=wnba.com | publisher=WNBA | access-date=July 14, 2022}} | |||
| Sylvia Fowles | [Eastern Conference Player of the Week](2013-wnba-season-player-of-the-week-award) | July 15 | |||||||
| August 19 | |||||||||
| [Eastern Conference Player of the Month](2013-wnba-season-player-of-the-week-award) | July | ||||||||
| August | |||||||||
| September | |||||||||
| [WNBA All-Star Selection](2013-wnba-all-star-game) | July 23 | ||||||||
| Peak Performer: Rebounds | September | ||||||||
| WNBA Defensive Player of the Year | September 20 | ||||||||
| All-Defensive First Team | September 20 | ||||||||
| All-WNBA First Team | September 25 | ||||||||
| Epiphanny Prince | [WNBA All-Star Starter](2013-wnba-all-star-game) | July 18 | |||||||
| Swin Cash | Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award | September 20 |
References
References
- (February 19, 2013). "Chicago Sky sign Sharnee' Zoll". Swish Appeal.
- (March 6, 2013). "Former DePaul star Quigley signs with Sky". Chicago Tribune.
- (March 18, 2013). "The Chicago Sky re-signs forward Tamera Young". Hoopfeed.
- "Former Scarlet Knight Michelle Campbell Signs training-camp contract with WNBA's Chicago Sky". Rutgers Athletics.
- (April 3, 2013). "Chicago Sky signs D'Andra Moss to a training camp contract". Swish Appeal.
- "Chicago Sky Waives Brooklyn Pope and Britney Jones". WNBA.
- "Chicago Sky Waives guard D'Andra Moss". WNBA.
- (May 17, 2013). "Chicago Sky extend Epiphanny Prince, who will miss seven games". Swish Appeal.
- (May 17, 2013). "Chicago Sky waive Serbian forward Sonja Petrovic to reduce roster to 12 players". Swish Appeal.
- "The Sky Announce 2013 Roster". WNBA.
- (September 11, 2013). "Sky Sign Center Avery Warley; Sharneé Zoll-Norman Waived". Our Sports Central.
- "DELLE DONNE, TAURASI NAMED WNBA EASTERN AND WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK". WNBA.
- "DELLE DONNE, PARKER NAMED WNBA EASTERN AND WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK". WNBA.
- "Minnesota's Moore, Chicago's Delle Donne Named WNBA Western and Eastern Conference Players of the Week". WNBA.
- "MINNESOTA'S MOORE, CHICAGO'S DELLE DONNE NAMED WNBA WESTERN AND EASTERN CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK". WNBA.
- "CHICAGO'S ELENA DELLE DONNE NAMED JUNE ROOKIE OF THE MONTH". WNBA.
- "DELLE DONNE NAMED JULY ROOKIE OF THE MONTH". WNBA.
- "Rookie of the Month History". WNBA.
- "Rookie Elena Delle Donne Top Vote Getter in 2013 WNBA All-Star Balloting Presented by Boost Mobile". WNBA.
- "SKY: Delle Donne Wins Rookie of the Year". WNBA.
- (September 20, 2013). "Elena Delle Donne, Brittney Griner headline 2013 WNBA All-Rookie team voting". Swish Appeal.
- "Parker Named To All-WNBA First Team". WNBA.
- "Chicago Sky's Sylvia Fowles and LA Sparks' Candace Parker Named WNBA Players of the Week". WNBA.
- (August 19, 2013). "Sparks Kristi Toliver Named Western Conference Player of the Week". Our Sports Central.
- "CHICAGO'S FOWLES AND L.A.'S PARKER NAMED WNBA EASTERN AND WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE MONTH". WNBA.
- (September 4, 2013). "Fowles Earns Second Eastern Conference Player of the Month Award". Our Sports Central.
- (September 17, 2013). "Chicago's Fowles and Minnesota's Moore Named WNBA Players of the Month". Our Sports Central.
- "Seven First-Time All-Star Selections Headline Reserves for Boost Mobile WNBA All-Star Game 2013". WNBA.
- (September 20, 2013). "Sylvia Fowles wins 2013 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year". Swish Appeal.
- "Chicago's Fowles and Indiana's Catchings Headline 2013 WNBA All-Defensive Team". WNBA.
- (September 20, 2013). "Cash, Catchings win WNBA sportsmanship award". Chicago Tribune.
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