2011 Chicago Sky season
WNBA team season
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The 2011 Chicago Sky season was the franchise's 6th season in the Women's National Basketball Association, and their first season under head coach Pokey Chatman. Sky center Sylvia Fowles finished the season as only the second player in WNBA history to average at least 20 points and 10 rebounds per game. Chatman was named the head coach and general manager, after Steven Key resigned following the 2010 season.[1]
| 2011 Chicago Sky season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Pokey Chatman |
| Arena | Allstate Arena |
| Results | |
| Record | 14–20 (.412) |
| Place | 5th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Media | |
| Television | CN100 ESPN2, NBATV |
Transactions
WNBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/team/country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Courtney Vandersloot |  United States |
Gonzaga |
| 2 | 15 | Carolyn Swords | United States |
Boston College |
| 2 | 17 | Angie Bjorklund | United States |
Tennessee |
| 3 | 27 | Amy Jaeschke | United States |
Northwestern |
Trades and Roster Changes
| Date | Transaction | |
|---|---|---|
| October 29, 2010 | Hired Pokey Chatman as head coach and general manager[1] | |
| December 28, 2010 | Hired Jeff House and Christie Sides as assistant coaches[2] | |
| January 12, 2011 | Extended Qualifying Offers to Mistie Bass and Shay Murphy | |
| April 7, 2011 | Signed Jolene Anderson to a training-camp contract[3] | |
| April 20, 2011 | Signed Angie Bjorklund, Courtney Vandersloot, Carolyn Swords, and Amy Jaeschke to rookie-scale contracts | |
| Traded Jia Perkins to the San Antonio Silver Stars in exchange for Michelle Snow[4] | ||
| Signed Erin Thorn | ||
| April 22, 2011 | Signed Linda Frohlich[5] | |
| May 24, 2011 | Waived Jolene Anderson | |
| May 27, 2011 | Waived Amy Jaeschke | |
| June 1, 2011 | Traded a 2nd round pick in the 2012 WNBA draft to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton[6] | |
| June 2, 2011 | Waived Shameka Christon[7] | |
| June 21, 2011 | Waived Angie Bjorklund[8] | |
| July 24, 2011 | Signed Shay Murphy to a 7-day contract | |
| July 31, 2011 | Signed Shay Murphy to a 2nd 7-day contract | |
| August 7, 2011 | Signed Shay Murphy to a 3rd 7-day contract | |
| August 14, 2011 | Signed Shay Murphy to a 4th 7-day contract | |
| August 21, 2011 | Signed Shay Murphy to a 5th 7-day contract | |
| August 28, 2011 | Signed Shay Murphy | |
Roster
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Depth
Schedule
Preseason
2011 Preseason Schedule Total: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
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Regular season
Standings
| Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana Fever x | 21 | 13 | .618 | – | 13–4 | 8–9 | 13–9 |
| Connecticut Sun x | 21 | 13 | .618 | – | 15–2 | 6–11 | 14–8 |
| Atlanta Dream x | 20 | 14 | .588 | 1.0 | 11–6 | 9–8 | 14–8 |
| New York Liberty x | 19 | 15 | .559 | 2.0 | 12-5 | 7–10 | 11–11 |
| Chicago Sky o | 14 | 20 | .412 | 7.0 | 10–7 | 4–13 | 10–12 |
| Washington Mystics o | 6 | 28 | .176 | 15.0 | 4–13 | 2–15 | 4–18 |
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% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvia Fowles | 34 | 34 | 34.6 | 59.1 | 0.0 | 76.6 | 10.2 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| Epiphanny Prince | 34 | 27 | 29.4 | 37.5 | 37.3 | 80.4 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 13.6 |
| Eshaya Murphy | 10 | 0 | 20.5 | 36.9 | 40.0 | 92.9 | 4.8 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 9.8 |
| Tamera Young | 33 | 19 | 24.0 | 42.5 | 14.3 | 72.4 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 7.9 |
| Courtney Vandersloot | 34 | 26 | 22.9 | 39.1 | 27.1 | 76.6 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 6.5 |
| Michelle Snow | 34 | 30 | 24.1 | 45.6 | 0.0 | 78.0 | 6.3 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 5.9 |
| Cathrine Kraayeveld | 33 | 15 | 20.6 | 39.5 | 40.9 | 73.3 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 5.9 |
| Erin Thorn | 34 | 7 | 16.8 | 40.5 | 39.5 | 94.7 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 5.4 |
| Dominique Canty | 22 | 8 | 15.0 | 31.8 | 14.3 | 57.6 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 4.1 |
| Carolyn Swords | 29 | 4 | 7.5 | 52.8 | 0.0 | 87.5 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton | 29 | 0 | 8.1 | 41.5 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
| Angie Bjorklund | 7 | 0 | 6.1 | 18.2 | 20.0 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
Awards and honors
| Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvia Fowles | Eastern Conference Player of the Week | July 18 | [9] |
| August 15 | [10] | ||
| August 29 | [11] | ||
| Eastern Conference Player of the Month - August | September 1 | [12] | |
| WNBA All-Star Selection | July 20 | [13] | |
| Defensive Player of the Year | September 29 | [14] | |
| All-Defensive First Team | September 29 | [15] | |
| All-WNBA Second Team | October 4 | [16] | |
| Courtney Vandersloot | WNBA All-Star Selection | July 20 | [13] |
| All-Rookie Team | September 16 | [17] | |
| Epiphanny Prince | WNBA All-Star Selection | July 20 | [13] |