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2018 Chicago Sky Season
The 2018 Chicago Sky season is the franchise's 13th season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The regular season tipped off on May 6, and concludes on August 19. The Sky started the season off with wins over Indiana and New York and finished 2–2 in May. However, the team couldn't keep the momentum and lost 7 of their next 8 games. The Sky ended June on a 3 game win streak with a 4–7 overall record. The winning streak didn't last long, as the team went 4–8 in July. All 4 July wins came against eventual playoff teams, but the Sky also had 4 losses against teams that would not end up in the playoffs. A 3–4 August meant the Sky missed the playoffs for the second straight year. They were 2 wins behind the 8th seed Dallas Wings. On August 31, 2018, the Sky relieved Amber Stocks as head coach and general manager. Transactions WNBA Draft The Sky made the following selections in the 2018 WNBA draft: Trades/Roster Changes Roster ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amber Stocks
Amber "AB" Stocks is an American basketball executive consultant, coach, and former player. She was most notably the General Manager and Head Coach of the Chicago Sky in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Stocks was as an assistant coach for two years with the Los Angeles Sparks, including the 2016 WNBA Championship, after coaching for many years in the college and amateur ranks. Stocks played collegiate basketball for the University of Cincinnati, then earned a Master of Education from Xavier University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Dayton. In 2018, she transitioned to full-time strategic consulting. Stocks is an active analyst, speaker, and contributor to the applied sciences of sports. Coaching record , - , align="left" , CHI , align="left" , 2017 , 34, , 12, , 22, , , , align="center" , 5th in East, , —, , —, , —, , — , align="center" , Missed Playoffs , - , align="left" , CHI , align="left" , 2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabby Williams
Gabrielle Lisa Williams (born September 9, 1996) is an American-French professional basketball player. She was drafted 4th overall by the Chicago Sky in the 2018 WNBA draft. In 2022 she was a EuroLeague champion with Sopron and was named the Final Four MVP. Williams played forward for the UConn women's basketball team, and won back to back national championships in 2015 and 2016. Career High school career basketball Williams is the daughter of Matthew and Therese Williams and played basketball at Edward C. Reed High School in Sparks, Nevada. As a sophomore she averaged 18 points, 10 rebounds, and seven steals per game in leading Reed to the Class 4A state title. Williams had 15 points, 14 rebounds, and six assists in a semifinal win over Foothill, then had 24 points, four rebounds, and four assists in the championship game win over Reno and was named the Las Vegas Review-Journal Class 4A state Player of the Year. During her junior year, Williams was averaging 30 points, 11 r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Michigan University
Western Michigan University (Western Michigan, Western or WMU) is a Public university, public research university in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It was initially established as Western State Normal School in 1903 by Governor Aaron T. Bliss for the training of teachers. In 1957, G. Mennen Williams signed a bill into law that made Western a university and gave the school its current name of Western Michigan University. Western is one of the eight research universities in the State of Michigan and is Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". The university has seven degree-granting colleges, offering 147 undergraduate degree programs, 73 master's degree programs, 30 doctoral programs, and one specialist degree program. It is governed by an eight-member board of regents whose members are appointed by the governor of Michigan and confirmed by the Michigan Senate for eight-year terms. The university ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arizona State University
Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public research university in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, ASU is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in the U.S. One of three universities governed by the Arizona Board of Regents, ASU is a member of the Universities Research Association and classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very High Research Activity". ASU has nearly 150,000 students attending classes, with more than 38,000 students attending online, and 90,000 undergraduates and nearly 20,000 postgraduates across its five campuses and four regional learning centers throughout Arizona. ASU offers 350 degree options from its 17 colleges and more than 170 cross-discipline centers and institutes for undergraduates students, as well as more than 400 graduate degree and certificate programs. The Arizona State Sun Devils compete in 26 varsity-level sports in the NCAA Division ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Awvee Storey
Awvee Storey (born April 18, 1977) is a former American professional basketball player and assistant coach for the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA. He played the shooting guard/small forward position. High school career Born in Chicago, Illinois, Storey formed a relationship with Bennet Wang who ran an inner-city basketball league. Storey's mother relinquished Storey into Bennet Wang's care. Storey attended Proviso West High School in Hillside, Illinois, in 1996-97, he played for New Hampton Prep. College career Storey played his freshman season at the University of Illinois before transferring to Arizona State University, sitting out the 1998–99 season. Storey was one of the top rebounders in the Pac-10, at only 6–6. He made an immediate impact and gave the young squad some veteran leadership despite being only a sophomore. Blessed with excellent athletic ability, Storey was able to defend guards, forwards and, when necessary, a center. He posted 16 double-doubles in his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Tulsa
The University of Tulsa (TU) is a private research university in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It has a historic affiliation with the Presbyterian Church and the campus architectural style is predominantly Collegiate Gothic. The school traces its origin to the Presbyterian School for Girls, which was established in 1882 in Muskogee, Oklahoma, then a town in Indian Territory, and which evolved into an institution of higher education named Henry Kendall College by 1894. The college moved to Tulsa, another town in the Creek Nation during 1904, before the state of Oklahoma was created. In 1920, Kendall College was renamed the University of Tulsa. The University of Tulsa is Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, classified"> University of Tulsa. "History & Traditions." Undated. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Cincinnati
The University of Cincinnati (UC or Cincinnati) is a public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio. Founded in 1819 as Cincinnati College, it is the oldest institution of higher education in Cincinnati and has an annual enrollment of over 44,000 students, making it the second largest university in Ohio. It is part of the University System of Ohio. The university has four major campuses, with Cincinnati's main uptown campus and medical campus in the Heights and Corryville neighborhoods, and branch campuses in Batavia and Blue Ash, Ohio. The university has 14 constituent colleges, with programs in architecture, business, education, engineering, humanities, the sciences, law, music, and medicine. The medical college includes a leading teaching hospital and several biomedical research laboratories, with developments made including a live polio vaccine and diphenhydramine. UC was also the first university to implement a co-operative education (co-op) model. The university ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Montgomery
Alexandria Rochell "Alex" Montgomery (born November 12, 1988) is a retired basketball player who last played for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Georgia Tech statistics Source WNBA Montgomery was selected the first round of the 2011 WNBA draft (10th overall) by the New York Liberty.http://www.wnba.com draft2011/draft_board.html 2011 WNBA Draft board On April 16, 2015 Montgomery was traded to the San Antonio Stars in exchange for the ninth-overall pick of the 2015 WNBA draft. On February 23, 2018 Montgomery was signed by the Chicago Sky after her contract with San Antonio expired. LBF Alex Montgomery served from October 2012 to April 2013 by the Sport Club do Recife Sport Club do Recife, (; known as Sport Recife or Sport, is a Brazilian sports club, located in the city of Recife, in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. Founded in 1905, the club currently plays in Série B. In football, the club ha ..., the biggest club ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adut Bulgak
Adut Bulgak (born December 20, 1992) is a retired South Sudanese-Canadian professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was drafted in 2016 to the New York Liberty The New York Liberty are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The Liberty compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as part of the league's Eastern Conference. The team was .... Bulgak played JUCO ball at Trinity Valley Community College. Florida State statistics Source References External links * 1992 births Living people Canadian expatriate basketball people in the United States Canadian women's basketball players Chicago Sky players Florida State Seminoles women's basketball players Kenyan women's basketball players New York Liberty draft picks New York Liberty players Centers (basketball) {{Canada-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamierra Faulkner
Jamierra Faulkner (born March 9, 1992) is an American retired professional basketball player who played her entire career with the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She also played for UMMC Ekaterinburg BC Ekaterinburg (russian: БК «УГМК») is a Russian women's basketball team based in Yekaterinburg competing in the Russian Premier League, and until February 2022 in FIBA Europe's EuroLeague Women. In reaction to the 2022 Russian in .... She was selected in the third round of the 2014 WNBA Draft, 34th overall. She retired for medical reasons in 2021. College career Faulkner played four years of basketball at Southern Miss. College statistics Source References 1992 births Living people American women's basketball players Basketball players from Florida Chicago Sky draft picks Chicago Sky players Point guards Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball players Sportspeople from West Palm Beach, Florida {{1990s-US-bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordan Hooper
Jordan Hooper (born February 20, 1992) is an American basketball player. She last played for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was an All-American forward at the college level for the University of Nebraska. High school Hooper grew up on a ranch outside Alliance, Nebraska. As a high school player, she was twice the Gatorade Player of the Year for Nebraska and led Alliance High School to a state title as a freshman in 2007. In addition to her basketball career, she was also an All-State volleyball player and competed in the long jump for the school's track team. College career At Nebraska, Hooper played four years under coach Connie Yori and left the program as one of its all-time greats. A four-year starter, she led the Cornhuskers to NCAA Tournament berths in each of her last three years (2012, 2013, 2014) – including a trip to the tournament Sweet Sixteen as a junior. She was named first team All-Big Ten Conference in each of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alaina Coates
Alaina Denise Coates (born April 7, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Galatasaray in Turkey. She played college basketball for the University of South Carolina. High School career Coates enjoyed a stellar high school career. She was both a McDonald's and Parade All-American. She was chosen as the 2013 Gatorade South Carolina Player of the Year, South Carolina Basketball Coaches Association (SCBCA) Class 4A Player of the Year, Charlotte Observer South Carolina Miss Basketball, and became a three-time SCBCA Class 4A all-state selection. During her senior season, she posted 20.1 points, 11.6 rebounds and 3.6 blocks per game while leading her team to back-to-back state championships (including an undefeated 29-0 season in 2012-2013.) College career Heavily recruited by power programs, she was ranked the 28th overall player as part of a high-profile 2013 recruiting class. After receiving offers from Tennessee, and Georgia, she eventually chose South Carolina to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
