Chicago Sky General Manager and Head Coach Amber Stocks announced the 2018 opening night roster. In her second season with the Sky, Stocks has assembled a team that features a blend of returning players, free-agency acquisitions, and draft picks.
This year’s roster returns seven members of the 2017 team, highlighted by nine-year veteran, 2017 All-Star, and two-time WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year, Allie Quigley. Other notable returners include two-time All-Star Stefanie Dolson, fourth year player Cheyenne Parker, and Kahleah Copper, in her second season with the Sky. Adut Bulgak, returns after joining the Sky mid-way into the 2017 season.
Sky mainstay, Jamierra Faulkner, who missed last season due to injury, will return with three years of professional experience.
“The balance of returning and new players, veterans and youth, and inside and outside skill will all combine to create a unique and special chemistry with this team. The young players are in good hands with the vets,” Head Coach Amber Stocks said.
During free-agency, Stocks acquired two notable impact players, seven-year WNBA veteran Alex Montgomery, and point guard Chelsea Hopkins.
Rounding out the roster are the Sky’s four rookies. Although drafted in 2017 as the No. 2 overall draft pick, Alaina Coates makes her rookie entrance in the league after sitting out last season due to injury. Two additional impact rookies include Diamond DeShields and Gabby Williams, the 2018 No. 3 and No. 4 overall WNBA draft picks, respectively. Chicago native and Whitney Young High School alumnus Linnae Harper begins her rookie campaign having earned the final spot to complete the twelve player roster.
Courtney Vandersloot and Astou Ndour are slated to rejoin the team at the completion of their respective international competitions.
The Sky open up their 13th WNBA season on the road against Indiana on Saturday, May 19 before heading home to take part in #WNBAAllDay on Sunday, May 20 with a game vs New York Liberty at 6 p.m. Tickets to the home opener at Wintrust Arena are still available and start as low as $13. To reserve your seat, visit sky.wnba.com/tickets or by calling (866) SKY-WNBA.
No.
|
Name
|
Pos.
|
Height
|
DOB
|
Experience
|
3
|
Adut Bulgak
|
F-C
|
6-4
|
December 20,1992
|
2
|
41
|
Alaina Coates
|
C
|
6-4
|
April 7, 1995
|
R
|
2
|
Kahleah Copper
|
G-F
|
6-1
|
August 28, 1994
|
2
|
0
|
Diamond DeShields
|
G
|
6-1
|
March 5, 1995
|
R
|
31
|
Stefanie Dolson
|
C
|
6-5
|
January 8, 1992
|
4
|
21
|
Jamierra Faulkner
|
G
|
5-6
|
March 9, 1992
|
3
|
23
|
Linnae Harper
|
G
|
5-8
|
January 31, 1995
|
R
|
5
|
Chelsea Hopkins
|
G
|
5-8
|
February 20, 1992
|
2
|
6
|
Alex Montgomery
|
G-F
|
6-1
|
July 20, 1990
|
7
|
45
|
Astou Ndour*
|
C
|
6-5
|
August 22, 1994
|
2
|
32
|
Cheyenne Parker
|
F
|
6-4
|
August 22, 1992
|
3
|
14
|
Allie Quigley
|
G
|
5-10
|
June 20, 1986
|
9
|
22
|
Courtney Vandersloot*
|
G
|
5-8
|
February 8, 1989
|
7
|
15
|
Gabby Williams
|
F
|
5-11
|
September 9, 1996
|
R
|