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2017 Dallas Wings season

The 2017 WNBA season will be the 20th season for the Dallas Wings franchise of the WNBA. This will be the franchise's 2nd season in Dallas. The season tips off on May 14.[1] Dallas started the season steadily posting an 8–8 record in May and June. It was a rocky July (3–6) but the team recovered in August by going 5–3. Despite losing their lone September game, the team qualified for the playoffs as the 7th seed with a 16–18 record. Dallas lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Washington Mystics, ending their season.

2017 Dallas Wings season
CoachFred Williams
ArenaCollege Park Center
Attendance3,872 per game
Results
Record16–18 (.471)
Place4th (Western)
Playoff finishLost in First Round to Washington
Team Leaders
PointsSkylar Diggins-Smith 18.5 ppg
ReboundsGlory Johnson 9.1 rpg
AssistsSkylar Diggins-Smith 5.8 apg

Transactions

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WNBA draft

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See also: 2017 WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 3 Evelyn Akhator   Nigeria Kentucky
1 4 Allisha Gray   United States South Carolina
1 10 Kaela Davis   United States South Carolina
2 23 Breanna Lewis   United States Kansas State
3 26 Saniya Chong   United States Connecticut

2017 roster

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2017 Dallas Wings roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs
G/F 13   Christmas-Kelly, Karima 6' 0" (1.83m) 180 lb (82kg) 09-11-1989 Duke 6
G 4   Diggins-Smith, Skylar 5' 9" (1.75m) 145 lb (66kg) 08-02-1990 Notre Dame 4
C 22   Lewis, Breanna 6' 5" (1.96m) 205 lb (93kg) 06-22-1994 Kansas State R
F 6   Thornton, Kayla 6' 1" (1.85m) 190 lb (86kg) 10-20-1992 UTEP 2
F 25   Johnson, Glory 6' 3" (1.91m) 170 lb (77kg) 07-27-1990 Tennessee 4
C 3   Paris, Courtney 6' 4" (1.93m) 250 lb (113kg) 09-21-1987 Oklahoma 7
F 55   Plaisance, Theresa 6' 5" (1.96m) 200 lb (91kg) 05-18-1992 LSU 4
F 23   Powers, Aerial 6' 0" (1.83m) 157 lb (71kg) 01-17-1994 Michigan State 2
F 9   Akhator, Evelyn 6' 3" (1.91m) 180 lb (82kg) 02-03-1995 Kentucky R
G 12   Chong, Saniya 5' 8" (1.73m) 140 lb (64kg) 06-27-1994 Connecticut R
G 10   Davis, Kaela 6' 2" (1.88m) 170 lb (77kg) 03-15-1995 South Carolina R
G 15   Gray, Allisha 6' 1" (1.85m) 167 lb (76kg) 10-20-1992 South Carolina 2
Head coach
  Fred Williams (Boise State)
Assistant coaches
  Bridget Pettis (Florida)
  Taj McWilliams-Franklin (St. Edward's)
Athletic trainer
  Allison Russell (Tulsa)


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  •   Injured

Game log

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Preseason

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2017 pre-season game log
April: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 April 29 San Antonio L 81–87 Davis (13) 3 Tied (6) Phillips (4) AT&T Center
2,834 		0–1
May: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
2 May 6 Indiana W 80–75 Davis (14) College Park Center 1–1
2017 pre-season schedule

Regular season

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2017 game log
Total: 16-18 (Home: 10–7; Road: 6–11)
May: 3–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 14 Phoenix W 68–58 Davis (20) Johnson (14) Davis (4) Talking Stick Resort Arena
9,640 		1–0
2 May 20 Minnesota L 87–89 Diggins-Smith (22) Johnson (7) Diggins-Smith (8) College Park Center
5,169 		1–1
3 May 25 San Antonio W 94–82 Christmas (18) Johnson (11) Diggins-Smith (8) AT&T Center
9,621 		2–1
4 May 27 Phoenix L 65–107 Johnson (12) 2 Tied (6) Diggins-Smith (4) Talking Stick Resort Arena
9,245 		2–2
5 May 30 Indiana W 89–62 Christmas (27) Gray (9) Diggins-Smith (7) College Park Center
3,076 		3–2
June : 5–6 (Home: 3–4; Road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
6 June 2 New York L 89–93 Diggins-Smith (20) Christmas (9) 2 Tied (3) Madison Square Garden
7,426 		3–3
7 June 3 Indiana L 85–91 Johnson (22) Johnson (13) Diggins-Smith (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,529 		3–4
8 June 6 Washington L 89–101 Diggins-Smith (23) 2 Tied (8) Diggins-Smith (7) College Park Center
2,805 		3–5
9 June 9 Los Angeles W 96–90 Johnson (24) Johnson (12) Diggins-Smith (8) College Park Center
3,169 		4–5
10 June 11 Minnesota L 74–91 Christmas (21) Johnson (8) Diggins-Smith (4) College Park Center
3,998 		4–6
11 June 13 Los Angeles L 87–97 Diggins-Smith (28) Johnson (10) Diggins-Smith (7) Staples Center
7,233 		4–7
12 June 16 New York L 93–102 Diggins-Smith (23) Johnson (11) Johnson (3) College Park Center
3,152 		4–8
13 June 18 Washington W 87–83 Johnson (27) Plaisance (8) Diggins-Smith (8) Verizon Center
7,285 		5–8
14 June 21 San Antonio W 81–78 Johnson (25) Johnson (10) Diggins-Smith (6) College Park Center
4,617 		6–8
15 June 23 San Antonio W 81–69 Diggins-Smith (30) Plaisance (8) 2 Tied (5) AT&T Center
7,086 		7–8
16 June 25 Connecticut W 96–82 Christmas (24) Plaisance (9) Diggins-Smith (9) College Park Center
3,408 		8–8
July : 3–6 (Home: 3–1; Road: 0–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
17 July 1 Seattle L 69–89 Johnson (18) Johnson (10) Diggins-Smith (4) College Park Center
4,038 		8–9
18 July 5 Atlanta W 94–84 Diggins-Smith (21) Johnson (7) Diggins-Smith (7) College Park Center
3,555 		9–9
19 July 9 Atlanta L 78–98 Diggins-Smith (22) Johnson (13) Diggins-Smith (7) McCamish Pavilion
4,109 		9–10
20 July 12 Chicago L 84–90 Diggins-Smith (20) Plaisance (5) Diggins-Smith (5) Allstate Arena
14,102 		9–11
21 July 16 Chicago W 112–106 Diggins-Smith (26) Johnson (9) Christmas (3) College Park Center
3,693 		10–11
22 July 19 Minnesota L 74–100 Diggins-Smith (23) Johnson (8) Diggins-Smith (9) Xcel Energy Center
17,834 		10–12
23 July 25 Indiana W 84–82 Diggins-Smith (21) Paris (10) Diggins-Smith (4) College Park Center
3,701 		11–12
24 July 28 Seattle L 93–109 Diggins-Smith (18) Johnson (8) Diggins-Smith (7) KeyArena
7,797 		11–13
25 July 30 Los Angeles L 74–95 Powers (23) Johnson (5) Diggins-Smith (6) Staples Center
11,053 		11–14
August : 5–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
26 August 4 Seattle W 93–80 Diggins-Smith (23) Johnson (16) Diggins-Smith (7) College Park Center
3,712 		12–14
27 August 6 Los Angeles W 85–79 Johnson (23) Johnson (13) 3 Tied (3) College Park Center
3,903 		13–14
28 August 10 Phoenix L 100–101 Johnson (25) Johnson (15) Johnson (5) College Park Center
4,165 		13–15
29 August 12 Connecticut L 88–96 Gray (21) Johnson (12) Diggins-Smith (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,898 		13–16
30 August 19 Atlanta W 90–86 Johnson (23) Johnson (13) Diggins-Smith (11) College Park Center
4,962 		14–16
31 August 23 Connecticut L 87–93 Diggins-Smith (19) Thornton (9) Diggins-Smith (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,465 		14–17
32 August 26 Washington W 83–78 Diggins-Smith (20) Johnson (11) Diggins-Smith (7) Capital One Arena
8,656 		15–17
33 August 30 Chicago W 99–96 Diggins-Smith (28) 2 Tied (9) Diggins-Smith (8) Allstate Arena
5,896 		16–17
September : 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
34 September 3 New York L 81–82 Johnson (17) Johnson (8) 2 Tied (4) College Park Center
4,701 		16–18
2017 season schedule

Playoffs

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2017 playoff game log
WNBA First Round: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 September 6 Washington L 86-76 Powers (21) Johnson (14) 4 Tied (3) Capital One Arena
6,483 		0–1
2017 playoff schedule

Standings

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# Western Conference
W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
1 Minnesota Lynx - (1) 27 7 .794 – 15–2 12–5 13–3
2 Los Angeles Sparks - (2) 26 8 .765 1 16–1 10–7 12–4
3 Phoenix Mercury - (5) 18 16 .529 9 9–8 9–8 7–9
4 Dallas Wings - (7) 16 18 .471 11 10–7 6–11 7–9
5 Seattle Storm - (8) 15 19 .441 12 10–7 5–12 8–8
6 San Antonio Stars - e 8 26 .235 19 6–11 2–15 1–15

Playoffs

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First round:
Single elimination
(Sept. 6)		Second round:
Single elimination
(Sept. 10)		Semifinals:
Best-of-five
(Sept. 12 – Sept. 17)		WNBA Finals:
Best-of-five
(Sept. 24 – Oct. 4)
2Los Angeles Sparks798689
4Connecticut Sun835Phoenix Mercury667287
5Phoenix Mercury795Phoenix Mercury881Minnesota Lynx8470648085
8Seattle Storm692Los Angeles Sparks8568756976
1Minnesota Lynx1019381
3New York Liberty686Washington Mystics818370
6Washington Mystics866Washington Mystics82
7Dallas Wings76

Note: Teams re-seeded after second round and semi-finals.

Statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage  TO  Turnovers per game
 PF  Fouls per game Team leader League leader

Regular season

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Skylar Diggins-Smith 34 34 34.2 42.2% 35.0% 89.4% 3.5 5.8 1.3 0.8 18.5
Glory Johnson 33 33 31.0 46.4% 31.3% 76.6% 9.1 1.6 1.2 0.4 14.9
Allisha Gray 34 34 27.2 38.1% 29.9% 80.3% 3.9 1.3 1.5 0.6 13.0
Aerial Powers 12 1 20.3 33.9% 31.0% 81.8% 4.2 1.5 0.4 0.5 10.8
Karima Christmas-Kelly 34 34 29.7 38.0% 29.2% 85.1% 4.2 2.2 1.2 0.2 10.4
Theresa Plaisance 34 25 20.3 38.0% 34.4% 86.2% 4.3 0.9 0.7 0.7 7.7
Kayla Thornton 34 1 17.2 41.2% 27.9% 80.0% 3.3 0.9 0.6 0.2 6.8
Kaela Davis 33 0 15.5 38.9% 42.9% 75.4% 1.4 1.0 0.5 0.1 6.1
Courtney Paris 20 8 13.7 55.9% — 50.0% 3.7 0.7 0.4 0.6 4.2
Saniya Chong 33 0 11.0 35.9% 23.7% 86.2% 0.9 1.0 0.7 0.1 2.7
Evelyn Akhator 15 0 4.1 25.0% — 83.3% 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.9
Breanna Lewis 13 0 4.0 16.7% — 75.0% 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.5

Awards and honors

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Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Allisha Gray Rookie of the Month Award June 1, 2017 [2]
Allisha Gray Rookie of the Month Award July 5, 2017 [3]
Skylar Diggins-Smith Player of the Week award June 26, 2017 [4]
Glory Johnson Player of the Week award August 7, 2017 [5]
Allisha Gray WNBA Rookie of the Year Award September 19, 2017 [6]

References

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  1. ^ "2017 Dallas Wings Schedule". Women's National Basketball Association. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  2. ^ "Dallas Wings Guard Allisha Gray Named WNBA Rookie of the Month". wnba.com. WNBA. June 1, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  3. ^ "Dallas' Gray Named WNBA Rookie of the Month For June". wnba.com. WNBA. July 5, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  4. ^ "Connecticut's Thomas and Dallas' Diggins-Smith Named WNBA Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. June 26, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  5. ^ "Chicago's Vandersloot, Dallas' Johnson Named WNBA Players Of The Week". wnba.com. WNBA. August 7, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  6. ^ "Dallas' Allisha Gray Named 2017 WNBA Rookie Of The Year". wnba.com. WNBA. September 19, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
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