2017 Chicago Sky season | |
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Coach | Amber Stocks |
Arena | Allstate Arena |
Attendance | 6,853 per game |
Results | |
Record | 12–22 (.353) |
Place | 4th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Team Leaders | |
Points | Allie Quigley (16.4) ppg |
Rebounds | Jessica Breland (6.3) rpg |
Assists | Courtney Vandersloot (8.1) apg |
Media | |
Television | WMEU-CD ESPN ESPN2 NBA TV |
The 2017 Chicago Sky season was the franchise's 12th season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The Sky started the season slowly, posting a 1–5 record in May. This slow start continued into June where the team only won 2 of 9 games. The team showed improvement in July and August, posting a combined record of 9–8 in those months. An 0–2 September saw the Sky finish with an overall record of 12–22. The Sky finished in 4th place in the Eastern Conference, ahead of the Atlanta Dream via tiebreaker. The team did not qualify for the playoffs.
See also: 2017 WNBA draft |
The Sky made the following selections in the 2017 WNBA draft:
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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1 | 2 | Alaina Coates | ![]() |
South Carolina |
1 | 9 | Tori Jankoska | ![]() |
Michigan State |
2 | 21 | Chantel Osahor | ![]() |
Washington |
3 | 33 | Makayla Epps | ![]() |
Kentucky |
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May: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–1)
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2017 game log Total: 12-22 (Home: 4-13; Road: 8-9) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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May: 1–5 (Home: 0–3; Road: 1–2)
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June
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July
: 5–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 3–2)
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August
: 4–4 (Home: 2–3; Road: 2–1)
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September
: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
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2017 season schedule |
# | Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
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1 | New York Liberty - (3) | 22 | 12 | .647 | - | 13–4 | 9–8 | 10–6 |
2 | Connecticut Sun - (4) | 21 | 13 | .636 | 1 | 12–5 | 9–6 | 10–6 |
3 | Washington Mystics - (6) | 18 | 16 | .529 | 4 | 11–6 | 7–10 | 12-4 |
4 | Chicago Sky - e | 12 | 22 | .353 | 10 | 4–13 | 8–9 | 6–10 |
5 | Atlanta Dream - e | 12 | 22 | .353 | 10 | 9–8 | 3–14 | 5–11 |
6 | Indiana Fever - e | 9 | 25 | .265 | 13 | 6–11 | 3–14 | 4–12 |
Notes
Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
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Stefanie Dolson | Player of the Week | July 16, 2017 | [4] |
Courtney Vandersloot | Player of the Week | August 7, 2017 | [5] |