WNBA team season
The 2016 WNBA season was the 19th season for the Dallas Wings franchise in the Women's National Basketball Association . It was their first in Dallas, Texas after relocating from Tulsa, Oklahoma .[1] It was the third season under head coach Fred Williams .
The Wings began the season with three games on the road, and they won two, defeating Indiana and Washington but losing to New York . Their first game in their new home came against in-state rivals San Antonio on May 21. Dallas won 82–77 to mark their first win in their new home in front of a sell-out crowd. However, they would go on to lose their next two home games to finish May 3–3. Their losing streak extended into June, where they lost their first four games. Two of those losses were against eventual WNBA Finalists Minnesota and Los Angeles . The team extended its streaky performance by winning their next four games, including two wins, one in overtime, over Phoenix . The Wings lost two and won one game to finish June 5–6. Continuing to over around .500, Dallas lost its opening game of July and defeated Phoenix again in the second game. The team then hit a rough spot, losing its next six games to close out July. The streak did include an overtime loss to Minnesota and two five-point losses to Atlanta . The team's fortunes did not turn around after the Olympic break where they lost all three games in August and the first two games in September. They ended the losing streak at eleven by defeating San Antonio. They would only win one of their last three games, against New York. The Wings finished 11–23 overall and in 5th place in the Western Conference.
Transactions [ edit ] WNBA draft [ edit ] Trades and roster changes [ edit ] Date Details February 22 Signed Glory Johnson March 1 Signed Riquna Williams Acquired Erin Phillips , the 5th pick in the 2016 WNBA draft, and the 11th pick in the 2017 WNBA draft from Los Angeles in exchange for Riquna Williams and the 6th pick in the 2016 WNBA draft.[2] May 11 Acquired the 10th overall pick in the 2017 WNBA draft from New York in exchange for Amanda Zahui B. and the 14th overall pick in the 2017 WNBA draft.[3]
2016 roster [ edit ] 2016 Dallas Wings roster Players Coaches Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs G 8 Bias, Tiffany 5' 7" (1.7m) 135 lb (61kg) 05-22-1992 Oklahoma State 2 G/F 13 Christmas-Kelly, Karima 6' 0" (1.83m) 209 lb (95kg) 09-11-1989 Duke 5 G 4 Diggins-Smith, Skylar 5' 9" (1.75m) 140 lb (64kg) 08-02-1990 Notre Dame 3 C 44 Hamblin, Ruth 6' 6" (1.98m) 227 lb (103kg) 06-24-1994 Oregon State R F 35 Hooper, Jordan 6' 2" (1.88m) 185 lb (84kg) 02-20-1992 Nebraska 2 F 25 Johnson, Glory 6' 3" (1.91m) 170 lb (77kg) 07-27-1990 Tennessee 3 C 3 Paris, Courtney 6' 4" (1.93m) 250 lb (113kg) 09-21-1987 Oklahoma 6 G 31 Phillips, Erin 5' 8" (1.73m) 165 lb (75kg) 05-19-1985 8 F 22 Pierson, Plenette 6' 2" (1.88m) 195 lb (88kg) 08-31-1981 Texas Tech 13 F 55 Plaisance, Theresa 6' 5" (1.96m) 200 lb (91kg) 05-18-1992 LSU 2 F 23 Powers, Aerial 5' 11" (1.8m) 170 lb (77kg) 01-17-1994 Michigan State R G 0 Sims, Odyssey 5' 8" (1.73m) 155 lb (70kg) 07-13-1992 Baylor 2
Head coach Fred Williams (Boise State ) Assistant coaches Bridget Pettis (Florida ) Ed Baldwin (North Carolina Central ) Athletic trainer Allison Russell (Tulsa ) Strength and conditioning coach Claus Souza (Tulsa )
Legend (C) Team captain (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended Injured
Game log [ edit ] Preseason [ edit ] 2016 game log Total: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1) May: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
2016 season schedule
Regular Season [ edit ] 2016 game log Total: 11–23 (Home: 6–11; Road: 5–12) May: 3–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 2–1)
June : 5–6 (Home: 3–3; Road: 2–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 7 June 4 @ Minnesota L 63–80 Aerial Powers (20) Courtney Paris (8) Kiesel , Sims (4) Target Center 7,634 3–4 8 June 8 Washington L 79–87 Aerial Powers (17) Karima Christmas-Kelly (10) Odyssey Sims (9) College Park Center 4,177 3–5 9 June 11 Los Angeles L 73–97 Odyssey Sims (18) Glory Johnson (6) Odyssey Sims (3) College Park Center 5,061 3–6 10 June 14 @ New York L 88–91 Karima Christmas-Kelly (21) Courtney Paris (10) Odyssey Sims (5) Madison Square Garden 7,939 3–7 11 June 16 Seattle W 88–79 Christmas-Kelly, Sims (17) Courtney Paris (10) Skylar Diggins-Smith (5) College Park Center 4,622 4–7 12 June 18 @ Phoenix W 117–111 (OT) Skylar Diggins-Smith (27) Courtney Paris (12) Odyssey Sims (6) Talking Stick Resort Arena 10,235 5–7 13 June 21 Phoenix W 100–90 Skylar Diggins-Smith (20) Glory Johnson (10) Odyssey Sims (9) College Park Center 6,819 6–7 14 June 23 San Antonio W 97–90 Plenette Pierson (21) Glory Johnson (11) Diggins-Smith, Sims (5) College Park Center 4,027 7–7 15 June 25 Indiana L 92–87 Karima Christmas-Kelly (21) Karima Christmas-Kelly (12) Christmas-Kelly, Diggins-Smith (4) College Park Center 5,206 7–8 16 June 28 @ Los Angeles L 84–89 Skylar Diggins-Smith (29) Christmas-Kelly, Paris (7) Skylar Diggins-Smith (7) Staples Center 7,823 7–9 17 June 30 @ Seattle W 83–78 Aerial Powers (19) Courtney Paris (12) Karima Christmas-Kelly (5) KeyArena 5,365 8–9
July : 1–7 (Home: 1–3; Road: 0–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 18 July 2 Connecticut L 83–86 Glory Johnson (16) Glory Johnson (12) Christmas-Kelly , Diggins-Smith , Sims (2) College Park Center 5,108 8–10 19 July 5 Phoenix W 77–74 Glory Johnson (23) Glory Johnson (22) Skylar Diggins-Smith (4) College Park Center 5,480 9–10 20 July 8 @ Atlanta L 90–95 Karima Christmas-Kelly (18) Christmas-Kelly, Johnson (15) Odyssey Sims (5) Philips Arena 6,745 9–11 21 July 9 @ Minnesota L 56–93 Phillips , Powers (9) Courtney Paris (6) Kiesel , Phillips, Sims (2) Target Center 7,613 9–12 22 July 15 @ Chicago L 77–84 Plenette Pierson (20) Courtney Paris (8) Odyssey Sims (6) Allstate Arena 6,012 9–13 23 July 17 Minnesota L 97–98 (OT) Plenette Pierson (21) Plenette Pierson (11) Skylar Diggins-Smith (9) College Park Center 5,752 9–14 24 July 20 Connecticut L 78–89 Odyssey Sims (20) Courtney Paris (11) Odyssey Sims (8) College Park Center 4,873 9–15 25 July 22 @ Atlanta L 88–93 Skylar Diggins-Smith (29) Courtney Paris (10) Plenette Pierson (7) McCamish Pavilion 4,749 9–16
August : 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
September : 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 29 September 2 Los Angeles L 79–87 Odyssey Sims (26) Glory Johnson (15) Christmas-Kelly , Diggins-Smith , Powers , Sims (2) College Park Center 5,176 9–20 30 September 4 Washington L 83–88 Skylar Diggins-Smith (25) Plenette Pierson (11) Skylar Diggins-Smith (4) College Park Center 5,162 9–21 31 September 9 @ San Antonio W 92–84 Odyssey Sims (20) Courtney Paris (11) Odyssey Sims (7) AT&T Center 7,425 10–21 32 September 11 New York W 84–81 Karima Christmas-Kelly (23) Courtney Paris (12) Christmas-Kelly, Phillips , Sims (2) College Park Center 5,662 11–21 33 September 16 @ Connecticut L 74–107 Theresa Plaisance (22) Courtney Paris (7) Skylar Diggins-Smith (5) Mohegan Sun Arena 6,228 11–22 34 September 18 @ Indiana L 60–83 Karima Christmas-Kelly (12) Christmas-Kelly, Paris, Plaisance (5) Diggins-Smith, Sims (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,704 11–23
2016 season schedule
Standings [ edit ] Notes
# – Playoff seed e – Eliminated from playoffs Awards and honors [ edit ] Statistics [ edit ] Regular season [ edit ] References [ edit ]
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