2010 Chicago Sky season

5th season of WNBA August 2023 March 2026 Chicago Sky 2010 14 20 Eastern 6th Steven Key Allstate Arena Did not qualify CN100NBATV, ESPN2 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.Chicago Sky To Call Allstate Arena Home Beginning In 2010 https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/chicago-sky-to-call-allstate-arena-home-beginning-in-2010/n-3887844 oursportscentral.com Our Sports Central July 11, 2022 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.Sacramento Monarchs Dispersal Draft Analysis https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/news/monarchs_dispersal_analysis_091214.html wnba.com WNBA July 11, 2022 Pick Player Nationality College Previous team 4 Courtney Paris Oklahoma Sacramento Monarchs WNBA draft 2010 WNBA draft Round Pick Player Nationality School/team/country 1 4 Epiphanny Prince Rutgers 3 28 Abi Olajuwon Nigeria Oklahoma Trades and Roster Changes DateTransaction 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 DealSky deal Dupree for 2 players https://www.espn.com/chicago/news/story?id=5041806 ESPN.com ESPN July 11, 2022 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 ContractCirone signs with Sky https://www.dailyherald.com/amp-article/20100423/sports/304239510/ dailyherald.com Daily Herald July 11, 2022 April 25, 2010 Signed Sami Whitcomb and Larrissa Williams to Training Camp Contracts P Nate Quick analysis: Washington guard Sami Whitcomb receives invite to Chicago Sky camp https://www.swishappeal.com/2010/4/20/1433616/quick-analysis-washington-guard swishappeal.com Swish Appeal July 11, 2022 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 draftLooking at the Kristi Toliver Trade https://www.swishappeal.com/2010/5/14/1472215/looking-at-the-kristi-toliver-trade swishappeal.com Swish Appeal July 11, 2022 May 31, 2010 Exercised 4th-Year Team Option on Sylvia Fowles and Tamera Young June 1, 2010 Waived Abi OlajuwonOlajuwon waived by Sky https://www.espn.com/chicago/news/story?id=5349392 ESPN.com ESPN July 11, 2022 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 managerSteven Key Resigns as Sky Coach and GM https://www.swishappeal.com/2010/9/10/1681380/stephen-key-resigns-as-sky-coach swishappeal.com Swish Appeal July 11, 2022 Roster Chicago Sky 2010 WNBA #4b90cc #Fbb726 #Fbb726 #FFFFFF 8 Mistie Bass F 6 3 184 Duke USA 3 Dominique Canty G/F 5 9 162 Alabama USA 20 Shameka Christon SF 6 1 170 Arkansas USA yes 34 Sylvia Fowles C 6 6 200 Louisiana State USA 33 Cathrine Kraayeveld F 6 4 180 Oregon USA 14 Eshaya Murphy G 5 11 164 USC USA 11 Jia Perkins SG 5 8 155 Texas Tech USA 10 Epiphanny Prince G 5 9 168 Rutgers USA 32 Christi Thomas C 6 4 198 Georgia USA 5 Erin Thorn SG 5 10 150 Brigham Young USA 1 Tamera Young F 6 2 170 JMU USA USA Steven Key Boston University USA Mike Mitchell basketball, born 1967 Colorado State USA Stephanie White 1 Purdue USA Michelle Kania 1 USA Ann Crosby 1 http://www.wnba.com/sky/roster/ 2010-07-07 Depth Pos.StarterBench C Sylvia Fowles Christi Thomas PF Mistie Bass Catherine Kraayeveld SF Tamera Young Eshaya MurphyShameka Christon 8px SG Jia Perkins Erin Thorn PG Dominique Canty Epiphanny Prince Schedule Preseason y background:#6495ED; color:#FDE910 2010 Preseason ScheduleTotal: 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–1) Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || April 30 || 1:00pm || @ Minnesota || 87-78 || Tamera Young (18) || Mistie Bass (7) || Sami Whitcomb (5) || Concordia University 633 || 1-0 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || May 6 || 12:30pm || Minnesota || 74-65 || Catherine Kraayeveld (20) || BassKraayeveldIrvin (6) || Dominique Canty (6) || Allstate Arena N/A || 2-0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || May 7 || 12:00pm || @ Indiana || 63-69 || Kristi Toliver (14) || Mistie Bass (8) || Mistie Bass (2) || Conseco Fieldhouse 7,291 || 2-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 4 || May 10 || 12:30pm || Indiana || 84-71 || Sylvia Fowles (13) || Sylvia Fowles (7) || Dominique Canty (6) || Allstate Arena N/A || 3-1 |- Regular season background:#6495ED; color:#FDE910 2010 Regular Season ScheduleTotal: 14–20 (Home: 7–10; Road: 7–10) y background:#FDE910; color:#6495ED May 2–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–3) Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || May 15 || 3:30pm || @ Connecticut || CN100 || 61-74 || Sylvia Fowles (16) || Sylvia Fowles (9) || Shameka Christon (4) || Mohegan Sun Arena 8,072 || 0-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 2 || May 16 || 4:00pm || @ New York || NBATVCN100MSG || 82-85 || Sylvia Fowles (23) || Dominique Canty (8) || Dominique Canty (5) || Madison Square Garden 12,088 || 0-2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || May 22 || 8:00pm || Indiana || CN100 || 86-92 (OT) || Sylvia Fowles (22) || Sylvia Fowles (12) || Dominique Canty (5) || Allstate Arena 6,477 || 0-3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || May 23 || 6:00pm || @ Indiana || CN100FS-I || 61-69 || Catherine Kraayeveld (11) || Sylvia Fowles (9) || FowlesKraayeveld (2) || Conseco Fieldhouse 7,665 || 0-4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 5 || May 27 || 8:00pm || Seattle || CN100 || 84-75 || Sylvia Fowles (19) || Sylvia Fowles (8) || Dominique Canty (4) || Allstate Arena 2,923 || 1-4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 6 || May 29 || 8:00pm || @ Minnesota || CN100 || 73-58 || Sylvia Fowles (18) || Mistie Bass (6) || CantyPrince (4) || Target Center 6,129 || 2-4 |- y background:#FDE910; color:#6495ED June 4–5 (Home: 2–4; Road: 2–1) Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 7 || June 4 || 7:00pm || @ Atlanta || CN100FS-S || 80-70 || Sylvia Fowles (19) || Sylvia Fowles (9) || Shameka Christon (8) || Philips Arena 2,515 || 3-4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 8 || June 5 || 8:00pm || Tulsa || CN100 || 95-70 || Sylvia Fowles (32) || Sylvia Fowles (13) || Dominique Canty (6) || Allstate Arena 4,549 || 4-4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || June 8 || 8:00pm || New York || CN100 || 70-85 || Epiphanny Prince (20) || Sylvia Fowles (6) || ChristonYoungPrinceThorn (3) || Allstate Arena 2,408 || 4-5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 10 || June 11 || 8:30pm || Washington || CN100 || 78-95 || Sylvia Fowles (23) || Sylvia Fowles (7) || CantyPerkinsThorn (4) || Allstate Arena 3,107 || 4-6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 11 || June 15 || 8:00pm || Atlanta || CN100 || 86-93 || Jia Perkins (25) || Tamera Young (7) || Dominique Canty (6) || Allstate Arena 3,292 || 4-7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 12 || June 19 || 7:00pm || @ Washington || NBATVCN100CSN-MA || 61-65 (OT) || Sylvia Fowles (17) || Sylvia Fowles (9) || Jia Perkins (4) || Verizon Center 9,034 || 4-8 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 13 || June 22 || 7:30pm || @ Connecticut || CN100 || 86-77 || Epiphanny Prince (19) || Sylvia Fowles (9) || PrinceYoung (4) || Mohegan Sun Arena 6,987 || 5-8 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 14 || June 25 || 8:30pm || Washington || CN100 || 79-72 || Jia Perkins (20) || Sylvia Fowles (7) || Dominique Canty (4) || Allstate Arena 3,419 || 6-8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 15 || June 27 || 6:00pm || Indiana || CN100 || 70-64 || Erin Thorn (15) || Sylvia Fowles (17) || PrinceThorn (3) || Allstate Arena 4,051 || 6-9 |- y background:#FDE910; color:#6495ED 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 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 16 || July 1 || 8:00pm || Connecticut || CN100 || 92-80 || Sylvia Fowles (26) || Sylvia Fowles (11) || BassCanty (5) || Allstate Arena 3,061 || 7-9 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 17 || July 3 || 7:00pm || @ Atlanta || NBATVCN100SSO || 88-82 || Sylvia Fowles (22) || Sylvia Fowles (12) || CantyThornYoung (2) || Philips Arena 6,920 || 8-9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || July 6 || 8:00pm || Indiana || CN100 || 51-58 || Sylvia Fowles (26) || Sylvia Fowles (18) || Epiphanny Prince (4) || Allstate Arena 3,732 || 8-10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 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 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 20 || July 14 || 12:30pm || San Antonio || CN100 || 88-61 || FowlesPerkinsPrince (14) || Mistie Bass (7) || CantyPrince (5) || Allstate Arena 6,950 || 9-11 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 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 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 22 || July 18 || 4:00pm || @ Washington || CSN-MA || 61-59 || Sylvia Fowles (13) || Sylvia Fowles (11) || FowlesKraayeveldThorn (3) || Verizon Center 8,790 || 11-11 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 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 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 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 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || July 27 || 7:00pm || @ Indiana || CN100 || 74-78 || Sylvia Fowles (18) || Sylvia Fowles (8) || ThornYoung (4) || Conseco Fieldhouse 6,853 || 12-13 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 26 || July 30 || 10:00pm || @ Seattle || NBATVKONG || 60-80 || Sylvia Fowles (13) || Mistie Bass (7) || Sylvia Fowles (5) || KeyArena 7,749 || 12-14 |- y background:#FDE910; color:#6495ED August: 2–6 (Home: 1–3; Road: 1–3) Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 27 || August 1 || 6:00pm || @ Phoenix || NBATVCN100FS-A || 96-97 || Sylvia Fowles (35) || Sylvia Fowles (8) || Epiphanny Prince (5) || US Airways Center 11,237 || 12-15 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 28 || August 4 || 10:30pm || @ Los Angeles || NBATVCN100 || 77-82 || Jia Perkins (16) || Sylvia Fowles (11) || CantyPerkins (4) || STAPLES Center 9,732 || 12-16 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 29 || August 7 || 3:00pm || Minnesota || ESPN2 || 82-87 (OT) || Jia Perkins (16) || Sylvia Fowles (11) || Dominique Canty (6) || Allstate Arena 4,992 || 12-17 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 30 || August 10 || 8:00pm || Phoenix || || 91-82 || Sylvia Fowles (24) || Sylvia Fowles (14) || YoungCantyThornPrince (4) || Allstate Arena 4,089 || 13-17 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 31 || August 14 || 8:00pm || Atlanta || CN100 || 74-98 || Epiphanny Prince (18) || Sylvia Fowles (9) || Epiphanny Prince (4) || Allstate Arena 4,214 || 13-18 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 32 || August 17 || 7:00pm || @ Atlanta || NBATVFS-S || 84-79 || Sylvia Fowles (18) || Sylvia Fowles (14) || Tamera Young (5) || Philips Arena 5,209 || 14-18 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 33 || August 20 || 8:30pm || Connecticut || NBATVCN100 || 71-78 || Epiphanny Prince (19) || Sylvia Fowles (6) || Dominique Canty (7) || Allstate Arena 5,598 || 14-19 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 34 || August 21 || 8:00pm || @ Tulsa || NBATVFS-OK || 71-84 || Sylvia Fowles (16) || Sylvia Fowles (7) || Dominique Canty (5) || BOK Center 6,321 || 14-20 |- | All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess Standings CHI Statistics Regular season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Sylvia Fowles 34 34 32.0 58.2 100.0 76.0 9.9 1.5 1.1 2.6 17.8 Jia Perkins 34 34 27.5 39.6 34.9 81.4 2.9 2.4 1.6 0.2 10.7 Epiphanny Prince 34 2 19.6 42.7 33.8 78.4 2.0 2.7 1.6 0.1 9.8 Dominique Canty 34 34 26.0 43.0 18.2 69.3 2.6 3.4 1.0 0.2 9.0 Shameka Christon 10 9 21.3 35.9 40.0 93.8 2.4 2.4 0.3 0.2 8.5 Tamera Young 32 22 18.6 36.2 27.7 68.4 3.1 1.6 0.8 0.2 6.8 Erin Thorn 34 0 20.1 41.2 42.0 88.9 1.9 2.1 0.6 0.1 6.3 Cathrine Kraayeveld 34 14 21.2 35.0 31.6 87.5 2.7 1.3 0.6 0.1 6.3 Shay Murphy 11 0 14.1 28.8 28.6 66.7 1.8 0.8 0.8 0.0 5.1 Mistie Bass 34 20 18.9 52.7 0.0 62.5 3.9 1.1 0.6 0.4 4.9 Sandora Irvin 18 1 7.6 46.7 14.3 66.7 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.3 1.9 Christi Thomas 15 0 8.5 40.0 0.0 50.0 1.7 0.1 0.1 0.2 1.3 Abi Olajuwon 6 0 5.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.0 1.0 Awards and honors Recipient Award Date awarded Ref. Sylvia Fowles Eastern Conference Player of the Week June 7 Seattle's Lauren Jackson and Chicago's Sylvia Fowles Named Players of the Week https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/news/players_of_the_week_100607.html wnba.com WNBA July 11, 2022 July 6 Chicago's Sylvia Fowles and Seattle's Lauren Jackson Named Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/news/players_of_the_week_100706.html wnba.com WNBA July 11, 2022 All-Defensive First Team August 29 2010 WNBA All-Defensive Team Announced https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/playoffs/2010/all_defense_2010.html wnba.com WNBA July 11, 2022 All-WNBA First Team September 132010 All-WNBA First and Second Teams Announced https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/playoffs/2010/2010_first_and_second_teams.html wnba.com WNBA July 11, 2022 Team USA Starter July 10 Epiphanny Prince WNBA All-Rookie Team September 1 Chicago Sky's Prince on All-Rookie Team https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20100831/sports/308319841/ dailyherald.com Daily Herald July 11, 2022 References External links Category:Chicago Sky seasons Chicago Category:2010 in sports in Illinois Category:2010s in Cook County, Illinois