2010 Chicago Sky season

The 2010 WNBA season was the 5th season for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association.

2010 Chicago Sky season
CoachSteven Key
ArenaAllstate Arena
Attendance4,293 per game
Results
Record1420 (.412)
Place6th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Team Leaders
PointsFowles (17.8)
ReboundsFowles (9.9)
AssistsCanty (3.4)
Media
TelevisionCN100
NBATV, ESPN2

Transactions

Dispersal draft

Based on the Sky's 2009 record, they would pick 4th in the Sacramento Monarchs dispersal draft. The Sky picked Courtney Paris.

WNBA Draft

The following are the Sky's selections in the 2010 WNBA Draft.

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 4 Epiphanny Prince  United States Rutgers
3 28 Abi Olajuwon  Nigeria Oklahoma

Transaction log

  • February 2: The Sky re-signed free agent Dominique Canty.
  • March 30: The Sky traded Candice Dupree to the Phoenix Mercury and their second-round pick in the 2010 Draft to the New York Liberty in exchange for Shameka Christon and Cathrine Kraayeveld.
  • April 20: The Sky released Katie Mattera.
  • April 25: The Sky signed Larrissa Williams, Kristi Cirone, Sami Whitcomb and Sandora Irvin to training camp contracts.
  • May 2: The Sky waived Kristi Cirone and Shyra Ely.
  • May 9: The Sky waived Sami Whitcomb and Larrissa Williams.
  • May 11: The Sky suspended K.B. Sharp for the 2010 season.
  • May 13: The Sky waived Courtney Paris.
  • May 13: The Sky traded Kristi Toliver to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for their 2011 second-round draft pick.
  • July 5: The Sky waived Abi Olajuwon.
  • July 7: The Sky signed Christi Thomas.
  • July 22: The Sky waived Sandora Irvin and signed Eshaya Murphy.

Trades

Date Trade
March 30, 2010 To Chicago Sky To Phoenix Mercury To New York Liberty
Shameka Christon and Cathrine Kraayeveld Candice Dupree Cappie Pondexter, Kelly Mazzante and Chicago's second-round pick in 2010 Draft
May 13, 2010 To Chicago Sky To Los Angeles Sparks
Second-round pick in 2011 Draft Kristi Toliver

Free agents

Roster

Chicago Sky roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
F 8 Bass, Mistie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Duke
G/F 3 Canty, Dominique 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 162 lb (73 kg) Alabama
SF 20 Christon, Shameka  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Arkansas
C 34 Fowles, Sylvia 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) LSU
F 33 Kraayeveld, Cathrine 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oregon
G 14 Murphy, Eshaya 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 164 lb (74 kg) Southern California
SG 11 Perkins, Jia 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Texas Tech
G 10 Prince, Epiphanny 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Rutgers
C 32 Thomas, Christi 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Georgia
SG 5 Thorn, Erin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) BYU
F 1 Young, Tamera 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) JMU
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Athletic trainer
  • Michelle Kania
Strength and conditioning coach
  • Ann Crosby

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Depth

Pos. Starter Bench
C Sylvia Fowles Christi Thomas
PF Mistie Bass Eshaya Murphy
SF Tamera Young Catherine Kraayeveld
SG Jia Perkins Erin Thorn / Shameka Christon
PG Dominique Canty Epiphanny Prince

Season standings

Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Washington Mystics x2212.64713–49–813–9
New York Liberty x2212.64713–49–814–8
Indiana Fever x2113.6181.013–48–913–9
Atlanta Dream x1915.5593.010–79–810–12
Connecticut Sun o1717.5005.012–55–129–13
Chicago Sky o1420.4128.07–107–107–15

Schedule

Preseason

2010 Game Log: Preseason

Regular season

2010 Game Log: Regular Season
Watch all games live on WNBA LiveAccess

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
Mistie Bass 342018.9.527.000.6253.91.10.560.444.9
Dominique Canty 343426.0.430.182.6932.63.40.970.219.0
Shameka Christon 10921.3.359.400.9382.42.40.300.208.5
Sylvia Fowles 343432.0.5821.000.7609.91.51.152.5917.8
Sandora Irvin 1817.6.467.143.6671.40.20.110.331.9
Cathrine Kraayeveld 341421.2.350.316.8752.71.30.620.565.2
Eshaya Murphy 11014.1.288.286.6671.80.80.820.005.1
Abi Olajuwon 605.0.500.000.0000.70.00.170.001.0
Jia Perkins 343427.5.396.349.8142.92.41.650.1810.7
Epiphanny Prince 34219.6.427.338.7842.02.71.620.159.8
Christi Thomas 1508.5.400.000.5001.70.10.070.201.3
Erin Thorn 34020.1.412.420.8891.92.10.590.066.3
Tamera Young 322218.6.362.277.6843.11.60.780.226.8

Awards and honors

References

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