2019 Chicago Sky season
The 2019 Chicago Sky season was the franchise's 14th season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The regular season tipped off on May 25 and concluded on September 8. On August 22, the team clinched a playoff berth for the first time in three seasons.
| 2019 Chicago Sky season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | James Wade |
| Arena | Wintrust Arena |
| Attendance | 6,749 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 20–14 (.588) |
| Place | 3rd (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | 5th Seed; Lost in 2nd Round to Las Vegas |
| Team Leaders | |
| Points | Diamond DeShields – 16.2 ppg |
| Rebounds | Jantel Lavender – 6.9 rpg |
| Assists | Courtney Vandersloot – 9.1 apg |
| Media | |
| Television | WMEU-CD (The U Too) ESPN ESPN2 NBA TV |
During the offseason, Amber Stocks was dismissed by the team as general manager and head coach. In November, James Wade was announced as the team's new head coach. Wade was previously an assistant with UMMC Ekaterinburg and the Minnesota Lynx.
Three Sky players, all guards, were named as reserves to the 2019 WNBA All-Star Game: veterans Allie Quigley and Courtney Vandersloot, and second-year player Diamond DeShields. The Sky finished the season second in points per game, but second-to-last in points allowed. DeShields was team's leading scorer with 16.2 points per game, and Vandersloot broke her own all-time record with 9.1 assists per game. Vandersloot and DeShields were named to the first and second All-WNBA Teams respectively.
In the first round of the 2019 WNBA Playoffs, fifth-seeded Sky hosted the eighth-seeded Phoenix Mercury, whom they defeated 105–76 in a single-elimination game. They lost their second-round single-elimination game on the road to the Las Vegas Aces by a score of 93–92 in the final seconds.