2016 Dallas Wings season

2016 Dallas Wings season
CoachFred Williams
ArenaCollege Park Center
Attendance5,298 per game
Results
Record11–23 (.324)
Place5th (Western)
Playoff finishDid Not Qualify
Team Leaders
PointsOdyssey Sims – 14.0 ppg
ReboundsGlory Johnson – 8.9 rpg
AssistsOdyssey Sims – 3.9 apg

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

WNBA draft

Main article: 2016 WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 5 Aerial Powers  United States Michigan State
2 18 Ruth Hamblin  Canada Oregon State Beaver
3 30 Shakena Richardson  United States Seton Hall

Trades and roster changes

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]

Roster

2016 Dallas Wings roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G8Bias, Tiffany5' 7" (1.7m)135 lb (61kg)1992-05-22Oklahoma State2
G/F13Christmas-Kelly, Karima6' 0" (1.83m)209 lb (95kg)1989-09-11Duke5
G4Diggins-Smith, Skylar5' 9" (1.75m)140 lb (64kg)1990-08-02Notre Dame3
C44Hamblin, Ruth6' 6" (1.98m)227 lb (103kg)1994-06-24Oregon StateR
F35Hooper, Jordan6' 2" (1.88m)185 lb (84kg)1992-02-20Nebraska2
F25Johnson, Glory 6' 3" (1.91m)170 lb (77kg)1990-07-27Tennessee3
C3Paris, Courtney6' 4" (1.93m)250 lb (113kg)1987-09-21Oklahoma6
G31Phillips, Erin5' 8" (1.73m)165 lb (75kg)1985-05-198
F22Pierson, Plenette6' 2" (1.88m)195 lb (88kg)1981-08-31Texas Tech13
F55Plaisance, Theresa6' 5" (1.96m)200 lb (91kg)1992-05-18LSU2
F23Powers, Aerial5' 11" (1.8m)170 lb (77kg)1994-01-17Michigan StateR
G0Sims, Odyssey5' 8" (1.73m)155 lb (70kg)1992-07-13Baylor2
Head coach
Fred Williams (Boise State)
Assistant coaches
Bridget Pettis (Florida)
Ed Baldwin (North Carolina Central)
Athletic trainer
Allison Russell (Tulsa)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Game log

Preseason

2016 game log
Total: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
May: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 1
12:00 pm 		@ Indiana L 90–108 Aerial Powers (17) Aerial Powers (6) Powers, Schimmel (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,214 		0–1
2 May 8
1:30 pm 		Connecticut L 74–82 Glory Johnson (13) Johnson, Powers (9) Erin Phillips (6) College Park Center
2,326 		0–2
2016 season schedule

Regular Season

2016 game log
Total: 11–23 (Home: 6–11; Road: 5–12)
May: 3–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 14 @ Indiana W 90–79 Plenette Pierson (17) Courtney Paris (9) Odyssey Sims (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8,569		 1–0
2 May 15 @ New York L 71–79 Plaisance, Sims (14) Courtney Paris (12) Erin Phillips (5) Madison Square Garden
10,120		 1–1
3 May 18 @ Washington W 87–77 Odyssey Sims (22) Karima Christmas-Kelly (10) Courtney Paris (4) Verizon Center
5,618		 2–1
4 May 21 San Antonio W 82–77 Odyssey Sims (23) Courtney Paris (15) Erin Phillips (4) College Park Center
7,275		 3–1
5 May 27 Atlanta L 93–102 Christmas-Kelly, Powers (16) Courtney Paris (14) Odyssey Sims (5) College Park Center
4,712		 3–2
6 May 29 Chicago L 87–92 Odyssey Sims (23) Courtney Paris (9) Karima Christmas-Kelly (6) College Park Center
5,297		 3–3
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
26 August 26 @ Phoenix L 72–98 Plenette Pierson (23) Plenette Pierson (8) Bias, Diggins-Smith, Sims (3) Talking Stick Resort Arena
11,396		 9–17
27 August 28 Chicago L 85–92 Odyssey Sims (22) Aerial Powers (8) Plenette Pierson (6) College Park Center
5,651		 9–18
28 August 31 @ Seattle L 66–78 Plenette Pierson (19) Glory Johnson (9) Skylar Diggins-Smith (5) KeyArena
6,771		 9–19
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

Western Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
1 - Minnesota Lynx 28 6 .824 — 15–2 13–4 15–1
2 - Los Angeles Sparks 26 8 .765 2 14–3 12–5 11–5
7 - Seattle Storm 16 18 .471 12 10–7 6–11 7–9
8 - Phoenix Mercury 16 18 .471 12 11–6 5–12 6–10
e - 11 23 .324 17 6–11 5–12 8–8
e - San Antonio Stars 7 27 .206 21 4–13 3–14 1–15

Notes

# – Playoff seed
e – Eliminated from playoffs

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Aerial Powers WNBA All-Rookie Team September 29, 2016 [4]

Statistics

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

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Odyssey Sims 34 30 31.6 35.3% 28.0% 88.3% 2.5 3.9 1.1 0.2 14.0
Skylar Diggins-Smith 27 25 28.3 39.0% 29.9% 78.8% 1.9 3.4 1.1 0.3 13.1
Karima Christmas-Kelly 34 34 31.6 40.0% 31.7% 79.6% 5.9 2.1 1.2 0.7 12.4
Plenette Pierson 27 27 26.6 38.7% 33.7% 82.9% 4.6 2.0 0.8 0.4 11.9
Glory Johnson 18 6 27.9 44.2% 28.6% 75.3% 8.9 1.3 0.9 0.6 11.3
Aerial Powers 32 2 19.2 39.4% 36.8% 83.5% 2.7 1.1 1.0 0.2 10.4
Courtney Paris 34 32 24.3 54.8% 0.0% 55.6% 8.0 1.1 0.4 0.9 7.7
Erin Phillips 32 12 14.6 43.8% 38.3% 90.6% 1.2 1.2 0.2 0.1 4.7
Theresa Plaisance 27 1 11.9 39.8% 33.3% 63.6% 2.5 0.3 0.3 0.4 4.0
Jordan Hooper 32 1 9.1 37.5% 34.1% 87.5% 1.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 3.7
Tiffany Bias 10 0 6.4 34.8% 27.3% 83.3% 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.0 2.9
Ruth Hamblin 20 0 6.5 25.0% — 71.4% 1.5 0.2 0.1 0.5 1.1
Brianna Kiesel 14 0 7.4 17.4% 16.7% 75.0% 0.4 1.3 0.4 0.0 0.9

References

  1. ^ Michael Voepel (July 21, 2015). "Hard To Argue With Relocating Shock From Tulsa To Dallas". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "Sparks acquire Riquna Williams in swap of high picks with Wings". espn.com. Associated Press. March 1, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  3. ^ "Liberty acquire Amanda Zahui B, send 2017 1st-round pick to Wings". espn.com. Associated Press. May 11, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  4. ^ "Storm's Breanna Stewart Headlines 2016 WNBA All-Rookie Team". wnba.com (Press release). WNBA. September 29, 2016. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
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