2011 Chicago Sky season
CoachPokey Chatman
ArenaAllstate Arena
Attendance5,536 per game
Results
Record14–20 (.412)
Place5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Team Leaders
PointsSylvia Fowles – 20.0
ReboundsSylvia Fowles – 10.2
AssistsCourtney Vandersloot – 3.7
Media
TelevisionCN100
ESPN2, NBATV

The 2011 WNBA season is the 6th season for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association. 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. Pokey Chatman was named the head coach and general manager, after Steven Key resigned following the 2010 season.[1]

Transactions

WNBA draft

See also: 2011 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

2011 Chicago Sky Roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. From
G 3 United States Canty, Dominique 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 166 lb (75 kg) 03-02-1977 Alabama
C 34 United States Fowles, Sylvia 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 10-06-1985 LSU
F 33 United States Kraayeveld, Cathrine 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 09-30-1981 Oregon
G 7 United States Murphy, Shay 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 164 lb (74 kg) 04-15-1985 USC
G 10 United States Prince, Epiphanny 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 167 lb (76 kg) 01-11-1988 Rutgers
F/C 2 United States Snow, Michelle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 158 lb (72 kg) 03-20-1980 Tennessee
C 30 United States Swords, Carolyn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 07-19-1989 Boston College
G 5 United States Thorn, Erin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 144 lb (65 kg) 05-19-1981 BYU
G 21 United States Vandersloot, Courtney 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 130 lb (59 kg) 02-08-1989 Gonzaga
F 14 United States Wisdom-Hylton, Lindsay 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 05-26-1986 Purdue
F 1 United States Young, Tamera 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 10-30-1986 James Madison
Head coach
United States Pokey Chatman (LSU)
Assistant coaches
United States Jeff House (Nazareth College)
United States Christie Sides (Louisiana Tech)
Athletic trainer
United States Michelle Kania (Illinois)
Strength and conditioning coach
United States Ann Crosby (Western Michigan)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Depth

Pos. Starter Bench
C Sylvia Fowles Carolyn Swords
PF Michelle Snow Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton
SF Tamera Young Shay Murphy
Cathrine Kraayeveld
SG Epiphanny Prince Erin Thorn
PG Courtney Vandersloot Dominique Canty

Schedule

Preseason

2011 Preseason Schedule
Total: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1 May 23 11:30am China 84-45 Sylvia Fowles (18) Carolyn Swords (8) Courtney Vandersloot (7) Trinity International University
972		 1-0
2 May 26 11:30am @ Washington 55-66 Epiphanny Prince (12) Sylvia Fowles (6) Epiphanny Prince (4) Verizon Center
9,502		 1-1

Regular Season

2011 Regular Season Schedule
Total: 14–20 (Home: 10–7; Road: 4–13)
June: 4–5 (Home: 3–2; Road: 1–3)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1 June 4 7:00pm @ Indiana CN100
FS-I		 57-65 Epiphanny Prince (20) Fowles
Kraayeveld
Snow (7)		 Courtney Vandersloot (7) Conseco Fieldhouse
8,024		 0-1
2 June 10 8:30pm Connecticut CN100 78-75 Sylvia Fowles (23) Sylvia Fowles (13) Epiphanny Prince (7) Allstate Arena
6,609		 1-1
3 June 11 7:00pm @ Washington CN100 84-77 Sylvia Fowles (23) Michelle Snow (8) Dominique Canty (6) Verizon Center
11,943		 2-1
4 June 17 8:30pm New York CN100 85-73 Sylvia Fowles (27) Sylvia Fowles (11) Epiphanny Prince (8) Allstate Arena
5,718		 3-1
5 June 19 1:00pm @ Connecticut 68-83 Sylvia Fowles (23) Sylvia Fowles (12) Courtney Vandersloot (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,875		 3-2
6 June 21 12:00pm @ Atlanta SSO 68-71 Sylvia Fowles (21) Michelle Snow (12) Courtney Vandersloot (6) Philips Arena
6,154		 3-3
7 June 23 8:00pm Connecticut CN100 107-101 (2OT) Epiphanny Prince (25) Michelle Snow (17) Courtney Vandersloot (10) Allstate Arena
3,319		 4-3
8 June 25 8:00pm Phoenix CN100 78-86 Sylvia Fowles (28) Sylvia Fowles (11) Courtney Vandersloot (4) Allstate Arena
5,547		 4-4
9 June 28 8:00pm San Antonio CN100 74-84 Epiphanny Prince (19) Sylvia Fowles (12) Prince
Thorn (4)		 Allstate Arena
3,894		 4-5
July: 5–6 (Home: 4–2; Road: 1–4)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
10 July 1 10:00pm @ Phoenix NBATV
CN100		 84-97 Epiphanny Prince (19) Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton (8) Epiphanny Prince (6) US Airways Center
9,517		 4-6
11 July 5 8:00pm Washington CN100 78-65 Sylvia Fowles (34) Sylvia Fowles (16) Erin Thorn (4) Allstate Arena
3,187		 5-6
12 July 9 8:00pm Atlanta CN100 81-69 Epiphanny Prince (24) Sylvia Fowles (12) Courtney Vandersloot (9) Allstate Arena
5,679		 6-6
13 July 10 4:00pm @ New York NBATV
CN100
MSG+		 73-80 Fowles
Vandersloot (14)		 Sylvia Fowles (8) Tamera Young (4) Prudential Center
7,315		 6-7
14 July 13 12:30pm Tulsa 74-52 Sylvia Fowles (21) Sylvia Fowles (13) Epiphanny Prince (6) Allstate Arena
13,838		 7-7
15 July 16 7:30pm @ Atlanta NBATV
CN100
FS-S		 68-76 Sylvia Fowles (20) Michelle Snow (12) Erin Thorn (9) Philips Arena
7,413		 7-8
16 July 19 7:00pm Seattle ESPN2 78-69 Sylvia Fowles (24) Sylvia Fowles (9) Courtney Vandersloot (7) Allstate Arena
6,026		 8-8
17 July 21 7:00pm @ Indiana NBATV
CN100
FS-I		 63-77 Sylvia Fowles (21) Michelle Snow (6) Erin Thorn (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
8,050		 8-9
All-Star break
18 July 26 8:00pm Connecticut CN100
CSN-NE		 66-77 Epiphanny Prince (16) Sylvia Fowles (12) Tamera Young (5) Allstate Arena
3,091		 8-10
19 July 28 8:00pm @ Tulsa 64-55 Sylvia Fowles (14) Michelle Snow (11) Michelle Snow (5) BOK Center
4,012		 9-10
20 July 30 8:00pm Los Angeles CN100 84-88 Erin Thorn (17) Sylvia Fowles (9) Epiphanny Prince (5) Allstate Arena
5,909		 9-11
August: 5–5 (Home: 3–2; Road: 2–3)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
21 August 4 12:00pm @ New York NBATV
MSG		 49-59 Sylvia Fowles (11) Sylvia Fowles (8) Epiphanny Prince (3) Prudential Center
10,133		 9-12
22 August 7 6:00pm Indiana CN100 88-69 Fowles
Murphy (21)		 Sylvia Fowles (12) Erin Thorn (4) Allstate Arena
5,794		 10-12
23 August 9 7:30pm @ Connecticut 58-69 Sylvia Fowles (19) Tamera Young (15) Courtney Vandersloot (3) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,049		 10-13
24 August 12 8:30pm Minnesota CN100 76-79 Sylvia Fowles (28) Sylvia Fowles (13) Courtney Vandersloot (8) Allstate Arena
6,289		 10-14
25 August 14 3:00pm @ San Antonio NBATV
CN100		 85-73 Sylvia Fowles (28) Sylvia Fowles (17) Dominique Canty (6) AT&T Center
7,060		 11-14
26 August 20 7:00pm @ Washington NBATV
CN100		 71-70 Sylvia Fowles (25) Sylvia Fowles (11) Prince
Young (4)		 Verizon Center
10,273		 12-14
27 August 23 8:00pm Atlanta CN100 80-83 Sylvia Fowles (20) Sylvia Fowles (12) Michelle Snow (3) Allstate Arena
2,876		 12-15
28 August 26 8:30pm Washington CN100 80-67 Epiphanny Prince (18) Sylvia Fowles (12) Thorn
Vandersloot (5)		 Allstate Arena
4,434		 13-15
29 August 28 6:00pm New York NBATV
CN100		 74-73 Fowles
Thorn (17)		 Sylvia Fowles (14) Thorn
Young (4)		 Allstate Arena
5,707		 14-15
30 August 30 7:00pm @ New York CN100
MSG+		 67-71 Sylvia Fowles (22) Sylvia Fowles (8) Erin Thorn (4) Prudential Center
6,334		 14-16
September: 0–4 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–3)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
31 September 4 6:00pm Indiana NBATV
CN100		 80-88 Epiphanny Prince (21) Sylvia Fowles (9) Epiphanny Prince (6) Allstate Arena
6,199		 14-17
32 September 8 8:00pm @ Minnesota NBATV
CN100
FS-N		 69-78 Fowles
Thorn (17)		 Carolyn Swords (8) Swords
Vandersloot (4)		 Target Center
8,781		 14-18
33 September 10 10:30pm @ Los Angeles NBATV
CN100		 67-74 Sylvia Fowles (18) Sylvia Fowles (11) Dominique Canty (6) STAPLES Center
13,501		 14-19
34 September 11 9:00pm @ Seattle NBATV
KONG		 70-81 Sylvia Fowles (30) Sylvia Fowles (13) Erin Thorn (7) KeyArena
13,659		 14-20
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess or ESPN3.com

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]

References

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