2019 Chicago Sky season
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
21 August 3 @ Atlanta Dream W 87-75 Dolson ( 16 ) DeShields ( 12 ) Vandersloot ( 9 ) State Farm Arena 5,427 12-9
22 August 7 New York Liberty W 101-92 Quigley ( 22 ) Lavender ( 10 ) Vandersloot ( 8 ) Wintrust Arena 5,797 13-9
23 August 9 @ Las Vegas Aces W 87-84 3 tied ( 16 ) DeShields ( 7 ) Vandersloot ( 13 ) Mandalay Bay Events Center 4,200 14-9
24 August 11 @ Los Angeles Sparks L 81-84 Quigley ( 20 ) Tied ( 7 ) Williams ( 6 ) Staples Center 9,244 14-10
25 August 16 Los Angeles Sparks W 91-81 Quigley ( 26 ) Ndour ( 9 ) Vandersloot ( 9 ) Wintrust Arena 7,907 15-10
26 August 18 Las Vegas Aces L 85-100 DeShields ( 28 ) Ndour ( 10 ) Vandersloot ( 9 ) Wintrust Arena 6,072 15-11
27 August 20 @ Atlanta Dream W 87-83 DeShields ( 17 ) Ndour ( 10 ) Vandersloot ( 10 ) State Farm Arena 4,662 16-11
28 August 23 Washington Mystics W 85-78 DeShields ( 22 ) Vandersloot ( 8 ) Vandersloot ( 9 ) Wintrust Arena 6,131 17-11
29 August 25 @ Phoenix Mercury W 94-86 Quigley ( 24 ) Parker ( 12 ) Vandersloot ( 13 ) Talking Stick Resort Arena 12,054 18-11
30 August 27 @ Minnesota Lynx L 85-93 Parker ( 22 ) Parker ( 8 ) Vandersloot ( 10 ) Target Center 8,092 18-12
31 August 29 Dallas Wings L 83-88 Vandersloot ( 19 ) Dolson ( 11 ) Vandersloot ( 7 ) Wintrust Arena 5,614 18-13
The 2019 Chicago Sky season was the franchise's 14th season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The regular season tipped off on May 25 and concluded on September 8. On August 22, the team clinched a playoff berth for the first time in three seasons. During the offseason, Amber Stocks was dismissed by the team as general manager and head coach. In November, James Wade was announced as the team's new head coach. Wade was previously an assistant with UMMC Ekaterinburg and the Minnesota Lynx. Three Sky players, all guards, were named as reserves to the 2019 WNBA All-Star Game: veterans Allie Quigley and Courtney Vandersloot, and second-year player Diamond DeShields. At the end of the season, The Sky finished second in points per game, but second-to-last in points allowed. DeShields was team's leading scorer with 16.2 points per game, and Vandersloot broke her own all-time record with 9.1 assists per game. Vandersloot and DeShields were named to the first and second All-WNBA Teams respectively. In the first round of the 2019 WNBA Playoffs, fifth-seeded team Sky hosted the eighth-seeded Phoenix Mercury, whom they defeated 105-76 in a single-elimination game. They lost their second-round single-elimination game on the road to the Las Vegas Aces by a score of 93-92 in the final seconds.