2014 Chicago Sky season

August 2023 March 2026 Chicago Sky 2014 15 19 Eastern 4 Pokey Chatman Allstate Arena Lost in WNBA Finals CN100ESPN2, NBATV The 2014 Chicago Sky season was the franchise's 9th season in the Women's National Basketball Association, and their fourth season under head coach Pokey Chatman. Coming off the franchise's first ever playoff appearance, the Sky looked to continue their success in the 2014 season. The Sky's offseason included trading Swin Cash to Atlanta, signing free agent forward Jessica Breland, center Sasha Goodlett, but also learning that center Sylvia Fowles would be missing some time due to Arthroscopic surgery of the hip to repair a torn Labrum and Impingement.https://www.chicagotribune.com/2014/04/17/skys-fowles-out-after-hip-surgery/ Sky's Fowles out after hip surgery - Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune live https://web.archive.org/web/20140418120531/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2014-04-17/sports/chi-skys-fowles-out-after-hip-surgery-20140417_1_center-sylvia-fowles-hip-surgery-pokey-chatman 2014-04-18 Although the Sky finished the season with a 15–19 record, they placed 4th in the Eastern Conference and qualified for the playoffs. They defeated the Atlanta Dream and Indiana Fever in the playoffs and made it to the 2014 WNBA Finals, but lost the series in three games. Transactions WNBA draft 2014 WNBA draft Round Pick Player Nationality School/team/country 1 10 Markeisha Gatling North Carolina State 2 22 Gennifer Brandon California 3 34 Jamierra Faulkner Southern Mississippi Trades and roster changes DateTransaction January 15, 2014 Cored Swin Cash March 25, 2014 Signed Allie Quigley and Avery Warley March 27, 2014 Signed Jessica BrelandLee Albert Chicago Sky signs free agent forward Jessica Breland to a contract https://www.swishappeal.com/2014/3/27/5554838/chicago-sky-signs-jessica-breland-wnba-free-agency-2014 swishappeal.com Swish Appeal July 15, 2022 April 9, 2014 Signed Sasha Goodlett and Sequoia Holmes to training-camp contractsGoodlett & Holmes Sign Camp Contracts https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/sky/news/goodlett_holmes_sign_campcontract_2014.html wnba.com WNBA July 15, 2022 April 10, 2014 Waived Carolyn SwordsSky waive center Swords https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/ct-xpm-2014-04-10-chi-chicago-sky-waive-carolyn-swords-20140410-story.html chicagotribune.com Chicago Tribune July 15, 2022 April 17, 2014 Signed Markeisha Gatling, Gennifer Brandon, and Jamierra Faulkner to rookie-scale contracts April 21, 2014 Signed Yvonne Turner and Aaryn Ellenberg to training-camp contractsSky Adds Ellenberg and Turner to Training Camp Roster https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/sky-adds-ellenberg-and-turner-to-training-camp-roster/n-4774363 oursportscentral.com Our Sports Central July 15, 2022 April 25, 2014 Signed Zhaque Gray and Destiny Williams to training-camp contracts 459781480110379008 hoopfeed.com Chicago Sky adds free agents Zhaque Gray (Penn State) and Destiny Williams (Baylor) to training camp http://j.mp/1ijqZkk #wnba Hoopfeed.com May 2, 2014 Waived Zhaque GrayChicago Sky Waive Zhaque Gray https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/sky/news/sky_waive_zhaque_gray_2014.html wnba.com WNBA July 15, 2022 May 7, 2014 Signed and traded Swin Cash and a second round pick in the 2015 WNBA draft to the Atlanta Dream in exchange for Courtney Clements and a second round pick in the 2015 draftSky's Swin Cash Traded to Atlanta https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-sky-swin-cash-atlanta-dream/56462/ nbcchicago.com NBC Chicago July 15, 2022 May 12, 2014 Waived Avery WarleyChicago Sky Waive Center Avery Warley https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/chicago-sky-waive-center-avery-warley/n-4788525 oursportscentral.com Our Sports Central July 15, 2022 May 14, 2014 Waived Sequoia Holmes and Destiny WilliamsSky Waive Holmes and Williams https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/sky-waive-holmes-and-williams/n-4788676 oursportscentral.com Our Sports Central July 15, 2022 May 15, 2014 Temporarily suspend the contracts of Sylvia Fowles and Epiphanny Prince May 22, 2014 Waived Aaryn EllenbergSky Prepare for Prince to Return, Waive Ellenberg https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/sky-prepare-for-prince-to-return-waive-ellenberg/n-4793356 oursportscentral.com Our Sports Central July 15, 2022 May 25, 2014 Activated Epiphanny Prince from her temporary suspension June 24, 2014 Activated Sylvia Fowles from her temporary suspensionSchuster Blake Delle Donne, Fowles to return for Sky https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/breaking/chi-delle-donne-fowles-20140624-story.html chicagotribune.com Chicago Tribune July 15, 2022 Roster Chicago Sky 2014 WNBA #4b90cc #Fbb726 #Fbb726 #FFFFFF 25 Gennifer Brandon F 6 2 164 11-23-1990 California USA 51 Jessica Breland F 6 2 166 02-23-1988 North Carolina USA 0 Courtney Clements G 6 0 157 11-12-1989 San Diego State USA 11 Elena Delle Donne G/F 6 5 187 09-05-1989 Delaware USA 21 Jamierra Faulkner G 5 6 138 03-09-1992 Southern Miss USA 34 Sylvia Fowles C 6 6 219 10-06-1985 Louisiana State USA 9 Markeisha Gatling C 6 5 195 07-14-1992 North Carolina State USA 45 Sasha Goodlett C 6 5 239 08-09-1990 Georgia Tech USA 10 Epiphanny Prince G 5 9 179 01-11-1988 Rutgers USA 14 Allie Quigley G 5 10 142 06-20-1986 4 DePaul USA 22 Courtney Vandersloot G 5 8 137 02-08-1989 2 Gonzaga USA 1 Tamera Young F 6 2 172 10-30-1986 5 James Madison USA USA Pokey Chatman LSU USA Tree Rollins Clemson USA Christie Sides 1 Louisiana Tech USA Natalie Meckstroth 1 Indiana USA Ann Crosby 1 Western Michigan University Depth Pos.StarterBench C Sylvia Fowles Sasha GoodlettMarkeisha Gatling PF Elena Delle Donne Jessica BrelandGennifer Brandon SF Tamera Young Courtney Clements SG Epiphanny Prince Allie Quigley PG Courtney Vandersloot Jamierra Faulkner Schedule Preseason y background:#6495ED; color:#FDE910 2014 Preseason ScheduleTotal: 2–1 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–1) Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || May 9 || Indiana || W 73-66 || Jamierra Faulkner (11) || Jessica Breland (7) || Jamierra Faulkner (5) || HP Field House || 1-0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 || May 11 || Minnesota || L 76-67 || Elena Delle Donne (15) || Gennifer Brandon (8) || Courtney Vandersloot (3)|| HP Field House3,194 || 1-1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 3 || May 13 || Washington || W 69-76 || Elena Delle Donne (17) || Jessica Breland (9) || Courtney Vandersloot (11) || Bob Carpenter Center || 2-1 |- chi yes 2014 Regular season background:#6495ED; color:#FDE910 2014 Regular Season ScheduleTotal: 15–19 (Home: 9–8; Road: 6–11) y background:#FDE910; color:#6495ED May: 5–1 (Home: 4–1; Road: 1–0) Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | May 16 | Indiana | W 74-71 | Elena Delle Donne (15) | Sasha Goodlett (10) | Courtney Vandersloot (5) | Allstate Arena 6,721 | 1–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | May 17 | @ New York | W 79-65 | Elena Delle Donne (23) | Jessica Breland (11) | Courtney Vandersloot (8) | Madison Square Garden 9,131 | 2–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | May 21 | Connecticut | W 78-68 | Elena Delle Donne (21) | Jessica Breland (15) | Courtney Vandersloot (7) | Allstate Arena 4,951 | 3–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | May 23 | Atlanta | W 87-73 | Elena Delle Donne (27) | Jessica Breland (7) | Courtney Vandersloot (11) | Allstate Arena 4,136 | 4–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 | May 25 | Minnesota | L 72-75 | Delle DonneBreland (16) | Jessica Breland (15) | Courtney Vandersloot (10) | Allstate Arena 6,058 | 4–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 | May 30 | Connecticut | W 101-82 | Elena Delle Donne (28) | Jessica Breland (10) | Courtney Vandersloot (13) | Allstate Arena 5,693 | 5–1 |- y background:#FDE910; color:#6495ED June: 2–7 (Home: 1–4; Road: 1–3) Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 | June 6 | Los Angeles | L 88-102 | Elena Delle Donne (33) | Elena Delle Donne (14) | VanderslootFaulkner (4) | Allstate Arena 6,681 | 5–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 8 | June 7 | @ Atlanta | L 59-97 | Allie Quigley (11) | YoungBrandon (6) | Courtney Vandersloot (7) | Philips Arena 5,458 | 5–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 9 | June 10 | Seattle | L 76-80 | Epiphanny Prince (18) | Markeisha Gatling (10) | Epiphanny Prince (6) | Allstate Arena 3,958 | 5–4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 10 | June 13 | @ Washington | L 68-79 | Allie Quigley (18) | Sasha Goodlett (8) | Courtney Vandersloot (5) | Verizon Center 7,198 | 5–5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 11 | June 18 | New York | W 105-100 OT | Epiphanny Prince (30) | Tamera Young (12) | Courtney Vandersloot (8) | Allstate Arena 6,716 | 6–5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 12 | June 20 | Indiana | L 75-83 | Epiphanny Prince (18) | Tamera Young (9) | VanderslootFaulkner (5) | Allstate Arena 6,488 | 6–6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 13 | June 22 | Tulsa | L 99-105 OT | Jessica Breland (26) | Jessica Breland (10) | Epiphanny Prince (8) | Allstate Arena 6,711 | 6–7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 14 | June 25 | @ Connecticut | L 69-79 | Sylvia Fowles (17) | Sylvia Fowles (9) | Courtney Vandersloot (4) | Mohegan Sun Arena 5,881 | 6–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 15 | June 27 | @ New York | W 73-69 | Epiphanny Prince (30) | Tamera Young (5) | Epiphanny Prince (5) | Madison Square Garden 7,911 | 7–8 |- y background:#FDE910; color:#6495ED July: 4–8 (Home: 2–2; Road: 2–6) Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- style="background:#cfc;" | 16 | July 1 | @ Los Angeles | W 90-83 | Jamierra Faulkner (27) | Jessica Breland (11) | PrinceBrelandQuigley (4) | Staples Center 7,201 | 8–8 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 17 | July 2 | @ Phoenix | L 69-87 | Allie Quigley (16) | Sylvia Fowles (7) | PrinceFaulkner (4) | US Airways Center 7,845 | 8–9 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 18 | July 5 | @ Seattle | L 73-80 | Jessica Breland (20) | Sylvia Fowles (11) | Jamierra Faulkner (5) | KeyArena 6,387 | 8–10 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 19 | July 9 | Washington | L 65-72 | Sylvia Fowles (19) | Sylvia Fowles (17) | Jamierra Faulkner (6) | Allstate Arena 16,402 | 8–11 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 20 | July 11 | Phoenix | L 66-72 | Sylvia Fowles (23) | Sylvia Fowles (11) | Jamierra Faulkner (8) | Allstate Arena 7,076 | 8–12 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 21 | July 13 | @ Atlanta | L 79-81 OT | Allie Quigley (27) | Sylvia Fowles (14) | Jamierra Faulkner (8) | McCamish Pavilion 4,118 | 8–13 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 22 | July 17 | @ Indiana | L 64-82 | Allie Quigley (17) | Sylvia Fowles (11) | Jessica Breland (3) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse 8,333 | 8–14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 23 | July 22 | Indiana | W 60-57 | Sylvia Fowles (21) | Sylvia Fowles (10) | Jamierra Faulkner (6) | Allstate Arena 5,891 | 9–14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 24 | July 25 | @ Atlanta | W 79-75 | Epiphanny Prince (21) | Sylvia Fowles (12) | Epiphanny Prince (7) | McCamish Pavilion 4,544 | 10–14 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 25 | July 27 | @ Tulsa | L 69-79 | PrinceQuigley (14) | FowlesBreland (9) | PrinceFaulknerFowlesQuigley (3) | BOK Center 5,540 | 10–15 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 26 | July 29 | @ San Antonio | L 74-92 | Epiphanny Prince (23) | FowlesPrince (5) | FaulknerBreland (4) | AT&T Center 8,986 | 10–16 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 27 | July 31 | New York | W 87-74 | FowlesQuigley (16) | Sylvia Fowles (14) | FaulknerPrince (7) | Allstate Arena 6,043 | 11–16 |- y background:#FDE910; color:#6495ED August: 4–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–2) Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- style="background:#cfc;" | 28 | August 3 | Washington | W 76-65 | Elena Delle Donne (21) | Sylvia Fowles (11) | Epiphanny Prince (7) | Allstate Arena 6,107 | 12–16 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 29 | August 5 | @ Connecticut | W 82-66 | Epiphanny Prince (20) | Sylvia Fowles (12) | Epiphanny Prince (6) | Mohegan Sun Arena 5,343 | 13–16 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 30 | August 7 | @ Minnesota | L 64-74 | Allie Quigley (20) | Jessica Breland (9) | Jamierra Faulkner (6) | Target Center 9,222 | 13–17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 31 | August 10 | Atlanta | W 80-69 | Allie Quigley (17) | Sylvia Fowles (15) | Jamierra Faulkner (6) | Allstate Arena 6,021 | 14–17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 32 | August 13 | @ Washington | W 72-69 | Sylvia Fowles (21) | Sylvia Fowles (16) | Allie Quigley (6) | Verizon Center 16,117 | 15–17 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 33 | August 16 | @ Indiana | L 67-71 | Allie Quigley (17) | FowlesDelle Donne (7) | Epiphanny Prince (4) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse 10,625 | 15–18 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 34 | August 17 | San Antonio | L 72-84 | Courtney Clements (17) | Gennifer Brandon (10) | Courtney Vandersloot (4) | Allstate Arena 7,987 | 15–19 |- chi 2014 Playoffs background:#6495ED; color:#FDE910 2014 Playoff Schedule y background:#FDE910; color:#6495ED Conference Semifinals vs. Atlanta (Won Series 2-1) Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | August 22 | @ Atlanta | W 80-77 | Elena Delle Donne (21) | Sylvia Fowles (14) | VanderslootPrince (7) | Philips Arena 5,985 | 1–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | August 24 | Atlanta | L 83-92 | Elena Delle Donne (22) | FowlesDelle Donne (6) | Courtney Vandersloot (8) | Allstate Arena 4,546 | 1–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | August 26 | @ Atlanta | W 81-80 | Elena Delle Donne (34) | Sylvia Fowles (15) | VanderslootYoung (5) | Philips Arena 4,829 | 2–1 |- y background:#FDE910; color:#6495ED Conference Finals vs. Indiana (Won Series 2-1) Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | August 30 | @ Indiana | L 70-77 | Sylvia Fowles (20) | Sylvia Fowles (14) | Courtney Vandersloot (4) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse 7,557 | 0–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | September 1 | Indiana | W 86-84 | Sylvia Fowles (27) | Tamera Young (9) | VanderslootPrinceQuigley (5) | Allstate Arena 6,019 | 1–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | September 3 | @ Indiana | W 75-62 | Allie Quigley (24) | Sylvia Fowles (7) | Courtney Vandersloot (9) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse 7,705 | 2–1 |- y background:#FDE910; color:#6495ED WNBA Finals vs. Phoenix (Lost Series 0-3) Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | September 7 | @ Phoenix | L 62-83 | Sylvia Fowles (19) | Sylvia Fowles (11) | Courtney Vandersloot (5) | US Airways Center 13,263 | 0–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | September 7 | @ Phoenix | L 68-97 | Elena Delle Donne (22) | Sylvia Fowles (5) | Courtney Vandersloot (4) | US Airways Center 13,348 | 0–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | September 12 | Phoenix | L 82-87 | Elena Delle Donne (23) | Sylvia Fowles (8) | Courtney Vandersloot (11) | UIC Pavilion 7,365 | 0–3 |- chi 2014 Standings CHI Playoffs 2014 WNBA playoffs 2014 WNBA Finals Bracket Statistics Regular season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Elena Delle Donne 16 9 25.5 42.9 36.4 93.3 4.0 1.1 0.6 1.5 17.9 Epiphanny Prince 26 24 32.3 38.3 32.7 87.6 3.0 3.8 1.9 0.4 15.0 Sylvia Fowles 20 18 29.8 54.6 0.0 78.3 10.2 0.6 1.4 2.1 13.4 Allie Quigley 34 1 24.8 44.4 38.7 87.9 2.2 1.9 0.7 0.2 11.2 Jessica Breland 32 32 26.5 46.1 0.0 75.9 6.8 1.9 0.9 1.8 9.7 Jamierra Faulkner 34 18 20.4 36.2 26.5 83.8 2.0 3.5 1.0 0.2 7.9 Courtney Vandersloot 18 16 25.1 40.2 37.5 83.3 2.2 5.6 1.2 0.5 6.8 Tamera Young 34 33 27.6 43.8 0.0 55.6 5.1 1.2 0.7 0.1 6.7 Markeisha Gatling 29 1 11.0 64.8 0.0 72.7 2.4 0.0 0.1 0.4 3.7 Sasha Goodlett 34 15 12.9 45.4 0.0 72.2 2.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 3.4 Courtney Clements 33 1 11.4 36.4 17.4 100.0 1.7 0.7 0.4 0.1 2.7 Gennifer Brandon 16 2 7.6 33.3 0.0 46.2 2.6 0.2 0.2 0.4 1.8 Aaryn Ellenberg 2 0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Playoffs Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Elena Delle Donne 9 9 31.0 48.2 37.9 91.9 3.3 1.6 0.3 1.6 16.8 Sylvia Fowles 9 9 36.2 53.8 0.0 77.3 9.7 0.2 1.7 1.6 16.2 Allie Quigley 9 0 25.7 41.2 34.2 89.7 2.7 2.1 0.3 0.6 14.2 Epiphanny Prince 9 9 29.1 29.6 27.3 80.0 3.4 2.1 1.6 0.8 9.2 Tamera Young 9 9 29.8 43.1 0.0 52.4 4.2 1.4 0.7 0.4 7.4 Courtney Vandersloot 9 9 29.8 38.3 13.3 85.0 2.3 6.4 1.3 0.2 7.2 Jessica Breland 7 0 13.0 38.1 0.0 0.0 4.0 1.0 0.1 0.6 2.3 Jamierra Faulkner 9 0 5.9 36.8 0.0 100.0 0.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 2.2 Markeisha Gatling 5 0 4.2 60.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 Gennifer Brandon 2 0 2.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.0 Sasha Goodlett 7 0 4.1 25.0 0.0 50.0 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.4 Courtney Clements 5 0 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Awards and honors Recipient Award Date awarded Ref. Elena Delle Donne Eastern Conference Player of the Week May 28 Youngblood Kent Maya Moore named Western Conference player of the week https://www.startribune.com/moore-named-wnba-western-conference-player-of-the-week/260838851/ startribune.com Star Tribune July 15, 2022 Eastern Conference Player of the Month - May May Elena Delle Donne Named Player of the Month - May 2014 https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/sky/news/delle_donne_player_of_month_may14.html wnba.com WNBA July 15, 2022 WNBA All-Star Starter July 8 MOORE IS BETTER AS MINNESOTA'S MAYA TOPS ALL VOTE-GETTERS IN 2014 WNBA ALL-STAR BALLOTING PRESENTED BY BOOST MOBILE https://www.wnba.com/news/allstar_starters_070814.html wnba.com WNBA July 15, 2022 Jessica Breland WNBA All-Star Selection July 15 SISTERS CHINEY AND NNEKA OGWUMIKE HEADLINE RESERVES FOR BOOST MOBILE WNBA ALL-STAR 2014 https://www.wnba.com/news/all_star_reserves_2014_07_15.html wnba.com WNBA July 15, 2022 Allie Quigley Eastern Conference Player of the Week August 11 Schuster Blake Sky guard Quigley named Eastern Conference Player of Week . https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/breaking/chi-chicago-sky-allie-quigley-player-of-week-20140811-story.html chicagotribune.com Chicago Tribune July 15, 2022 WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year August 24 P Nate 2014 WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year award: Allie Quigley wins https://www.swishappeal.com/wnba/2014/8/24/6059277/2014-wnba-sixth-woman-of-the-year-award-allie-quigley-Chicago-sky swishappeal.com Swish Appeal July 15, 2022 Sylvia Fowles All-Defensive Second Team August 22 Fowles Named to 2014 WNBA All-Defensive Second Team https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/fowles-named-to-2014-wnba-all-defensive-second-team/n-4861500 oursportscentral.com Our Sports Central July 15, 2022 References External links Category:Chicago Sky seasons Chicago Category:Eastern Conference (WNBA) championship seasons Category:2014 in sports in Illinois Category:2010s in Cook County, Illinois