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5th season of WNBA
The 2010 WNBA season was the 5th season for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association . This was the first season for the Sky in Allstate Arena . The Sky previously played at UIC Pavilion .[1]
Transactions
Sacramento Monarchs Dispersal Draft
With the Sacramento Monarchs ceasing operation and based on the 2009 records of teams, the Sky selected 4th in the Dispersal Draft .[2]
WNBA draft
Trades and Roster Changes
Date
Transaction
January 11, 2010
Extended Qualifying Offers to Candice Dupree and Mistie Bass
January 30, 2010
Traded Candice Dupree to the Phoenix Mercury and the 16th Pick in the 2010 WNBA draft to the New York Liberty in exchange for Shameka Christon and Cathrine Kraayeveld in a 3-Team Deal[3]
February 3, 2010
Signed Dominique Canty
April 13, 2010
Waived Mistie Bass
Signed Epiphanny Prince and Abi Olajuwon to Rookie Scale Contracts
April 16, 2010
Signed Sandora Irvin to a Training Camp Contract
April 20, 2010
Signed Kristi Cirone to a Training Camp Contract[4]
April 25, 2010
Signed Sami Whitcomb and Larrissa Williams to Training Camp Contracts [5]
May 2, 2010
Waived Shyra Ely and Kristi Cirone
May 9, 2010
Waived Sami Whitcomb and Larrissa Williams
May 12, 2010
Waived Courtney Paris
May 13, 2010
Traded Kristi Toliver to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for a 2nd round Pick in the 2011 WNBA draft [6]
May 31, 2010
Exercised 4th-Year Team Option on Sylvia Fowles and Tamera Young
June 1, 2010
Waived Abi Olajuwon [7]
July 22, 2010
Waived Sandora Irvin
Signed Eshaya Murphy to a 7-Day Contract
July 29, 2010
Signed Eshaya Murphy to a 2nd 7-Day Contract
August 5, 2010
Signed Eshaya Murphy to a 3rd 7-Day Contract
August 12, 2010
Signed Eshaya Murphy to a 4th 7-Day Contract
August 19, 2010
Signed Eshaya Murphy
September 10, 2010
Head coach Steven Key resigns as coach and general manager[8]
Roster
2010 Chicago Sky Roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Nat.
Name
Ht.
Wt.
From
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)
USC
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
Schedule
Preseason
2010 Preseason Schedule Total: 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–1)
Regular Season
2010 Regular Season Schedule Total: 14–20 (Home: 7–10; Road: 7–10)
May 2–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–3)
June 4–5 (Home: 2–4; Road: 2–1)
July: 6–5 (Home: 3–2; Road: 3–3)
Game
Date
Time (ET)
Opponent
TV
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location/Attendance
Record
16
July 1
8:00pm
Connecticut
CN100
92-80
Sylvia Fowles (26)
Sylvia Fowles (11)
Bass Canty (5)
Allstate Arena 3,061
7-9
17
July 3
7:00pm
@ Atlanta
NBATV CN100 SSO
88-82
Sylvia Fowles (22)
Sylvia Fowles (12)
Canty Thorn Young (2)
Philips Arena 6,920
8-9
18
July 6
8:00pm
Indiana
CN100
51-58
Sylvia Fowles (26)
Sylvia Fowles (18)
Epiphanny Prince (4)
Allstate Arena 3,732
8-10
19
July 11
4:00pm
@ New York
MSG
54-57
Jia Perkins (26)
Sylvia Fowles (19)
Sylvia Fowles (3)
Madison Square Garden 9,644
8-11
20
July 14
12:30pm
San Antonio
CN100
88-61
Fowles Perkins Prince (14)
Mistie Bass (7)
Canty Prince (5)
Allstate Arena 6,950
9-11
21
July 16
8:30pm
Los Angeles
CN100
80-68
Erin Thorn (15)
Sylvia Fowles (10)
Dominique Canty (6)
Allstate Arena 4,841
10-11
22
July 18
4:00pm
@ Washington
CSN-MA
61-59
Sylvia Fowles (13)
Sylvia Fowles (11)
Fowles Kraayeveld Thorn (3)
Verizon Center 8,790
11-11
23
July 23
8:30pm
New York
CN100
71-79
Epiphanny Prince (14)
Sylvia Fowles (16)
Dominique Canty (6)
Allstate Arena 5,256
11-12
24
July 24
8:00pm
@ San Antonio
CN100
75-72
Sylvia Fowles (23)
Sylvia Fowles (12)
Dominique Canty (6)
AT&T Center 8,999
12-12
25
July 27
7:00pm
@ Indiana
CN100
74-78
Sylvia Fowles (18)
Sylvia Fowles (8)
Thorn Young (4)
Conseco Fieldhouse 6,853
12-13
26
July 30
10:00pm
@ Seattle
NBATV KONG
60-80
Sylvia Fowles (13)
Mistie Bass (7)
Sylvia Fowles (5)
KeyArena 7,749
12-14
August: 2–6 (Home: 1–3; Road: 1–3)
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess
Standings
Statistics
Regular season
Awards and honors
References
^ "Chicago Sky To Call Allstate Arena Home Beginning In 2010" . oursportscentral.com . Our Sports Central. Retrieved July 11, 2022 .
^ "Sacramento Monarchs Dispersal Draft Analysis" . wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved July 11, 2022 .
^ "Sky deal Dupree for 2 players" . ESPN.com . ESPN. Retrieved July 11, 2022 .
^ "Cirone signs with Sky" . dailyherald.com . Daily Herald. Retrieved July 11, 2022 .
^ P, Nate. "Quick analysis: Washington guard Sami Whitcomb receives invite to Chicago Sky camp" . swishappeal.com . Swish Appeal. Retrieved July 11, 2022 .
^ "Looking at the Kristi Toliver Trade" . swishappeal.com . Swish Appeal. Retrieved July 11, 2022 .
^ "Olajuwon waived by Sky" . ESPN.com . ESPN. Retrieved July 11, 2022 .
^ "Steven Key Resigns as Sky Coach and GM" . swishappeal.com . Swish Appeal. Retrieved July 11, 2022 .
^ "Seattle's Lauren Jackson and Chicago's Sylvia Fowles Named Players of the Week" . wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved July 11, 2022 .
^ "Chicago's Sylvia Fowles and Seattle's Lauren Jackson Named Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week" . wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved July 11, 2022 .
^ "2010 WNBA All-Defensive Team Announced" . wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved July 11, 2022 .
^ "2010 All-WNBA First and Second Teams Announced" . wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved July 11, 2022 .
^ "Chicago Sky's Prince on All-Rookie Team" . dailyherald.com . Daily Herald. Retrieved July 11, 2022 .
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