2022 WNBA Commissioner's Cup

2022 WNBA Commissioner's Cup Game
Cup Final
Las Vegas Aces Chicago Sky
(9–1) (9–1)
93 83
Head coach:
Becky Hammon		 Head coach:
James Wade
1234 Total
Las Vegas Aces 33152223 93
Chicago Sky 14202623 83
DateJuly 26, 2022
VenueWintrust Arena, Chicago
MVPChelsea Gray (Las Vegas)
RefereesMaj Forsberg, Billy Smith, Isaac Barnett
Attendance8,922
United States TV coverage
NetworkAmazon Prime
AnnouncersSarah Kustok
Michael Grady
Dawn Staley

The 2022 WNBA Commissioner's Cup presented by Coinbase was the WNBA's second Commissioner's Cup in league history. The Cup Final featured the top Eastern Conference Cup team facing off against the top Western Conference team.[1] The home team was decided by the team with the highest winning percentage in Cup Play.

Road to the Cup Final

The Commissioner's Cup starts by designating a portion of regular-season games – 10 games per team – as counting toward Cup play. The team from each conference with the top record in designated “Cup games” then compete for the Commissioner's Cup title and a special prize pool. Cup games are the first home game and first road game each team plays against its five conference rivals.[2]

The Las Vegas Aces clinched the Western Conference spot in the Cup Final on June 15, 2022, after their win against the Dallas Wings.[3] The Chicago Sky clinched the Eastern Conference spot on June 19, 2022.[4]

Standings

Eastern Conference
Pos Team Pld W L
1 Chicago Sky 10 9 1
2 New York Liberty 10 6 4
3 Connecticut Sun 10 5 5
4 Washington Mystics 10 5 5
5 Atlanta Dream 10 3 7
6 Indiana Fever 10 2 8
Source: [5]
Western Conference
Pos Team Pld W L
1 Las Vegas Aces 10 9 1
2 Seattle Storm 10 6 4
3 Dallas Wings 10 5 5
4 Minnesota Lynx 10 4 6
5 Phoenix Mercury 10 3 7
6 Los Angeles Sparks 10 3 7
Source: [5]

Funding to Local Non-Profits

New this year, there will be incentives to win with money for local nonprofits. The WNBA will donate $2,000 to the chosen organization of each cup game's winning team and an additional $500 to the losing team's organization. In the Championship Game for the Commissioner's Cup, the league will donate $10,000 to the winning team's chosen organization and $5,000 to the organization of the runner-up. The accumulating donation dollars will be presented to each organization at the conclusion of the Commissioner's Cup.[6]

Game Summary

July 26
8:30pm ET
Las Vegas Aces 93, Chicago Sky 83
Scoring by quarter: 33-14, 15-20, 22-26, 23-23
Pts: Kelsey Plum (24)
Rebs: A'ja Wilson (17)
Asts: Kelsey Plum (6)		 Pts: Candace Parker (20)
Rebs: Candace Parker (14)
Asts: Julie Allemand (6)
Wintrust Arena
Attendance: 8,922
Referees: Maj Forsberg, Billy Smith, Isaac Barnett

Team rosters

Las Vegas Aces roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
F1Bell, Kierstan6' 1" (1.85m)176 lb (80kg)2000-03-16Florida Gulf CoastR
G51Colson, Sydney5' 8" (1.73m)140 lb (64kg)1989-08-06Texas A&M7
G12Gray, Chelsea5' 11" (1.8m)170 lb (77kg)1992-10-08Duke7
F5Hamby, Dearica6' 3" (1.91m)189 lb (86kg)1993-11-06Wake Forest7
F55Plaisance, Theresa6' 5" (1.96m)200 lb (91kg)1992-05-18LSU8
G10Plum, Kelsey5' 8" (1.73m)145 lb (66kg)1994-08-24Washington4
C21Rupert, Iliana6' 4" (1.93m)189 lb (86kg)2001-07-12FranceR
G4Sheppard, Aisha5' 9" (1.75m)145 lb (66kg)1993-03-30Virginia TechR
C41Stokes, Kiah6' 3" (1.91m)191 lb (87kg)1993-03-30Connecticut6
G2Williams, Riquna5' 6" (1.68m)165 lb (75kg)1990-05-28Miami (FL)9
F22Wilson, A'ja6' 4" (1.93m)195 lb (88kg)1996-08-08South Carolina4
G0Young, Jackie6' 0" (1.83m)165 lb (75kg)1997-09-16Notre Dame3
Head coach
Becky Hammon (Colorado State)
Assistant coaches
Natalie Nakase (UCLA)
Tyler Marsh (Birmingham–Southern)
Charlene Thomas-Swinson (Auburn)
Athletic trainer
Michelle Anumba (Duke)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured
  WNBA roster page
East
ATL
CHI
CON
IND
NY
WAS
West
DAL
GS
LV
LA
MIN
PHO
SEA
Chicago Sky roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G20Allemand, Julie5' 8" (1.73m)147 lb (67kg)1996-107-07Belgium1
G/F2Copper, Kahleah6' 1" (1.85m)165 lb (75kg)1994-08-28Rutgers6
G11Evans, Dana5' 6" (1.68m)145 lb (66kg)1998-08-01Louisville1
G35Gardner, Rebekah6' 1" (1.85m)130 lb (59kg)1990-07-09UCLAR
F24Hebard, Ruthy6' 4" (1.93m)190 lb (86kg)1998-04-28Oregon2
F33Meesseman, Emma6' 4" (1.93m)191 lb (87kg)1993-05-13Belgium7
F/C3Parker, Candace6' 4" (1.93m)184 lb (83kg)1986-04-19Tennessee14
G14Quigley, Allie5' 10" (1.78m)142 lb (64kg)1986-06-20DePaul13
F/C30Stevens, Azurá6' 6" (1.98m)180 lb (82kg)1996-02-01Connecticut4
G22Vandersloot, Courtney5' 8" (1.73m)137 lb (62kg)1989-02-08Gonzaga11
C28Yueru, Li6' 7" (2.01m)200 lb (91kg)1999-03-28ChinaR
Head coach
James Wade (Kennesaw State)
Assistant coaches
Tonya Edwards (Tennessee)
Ann Wauters
Emre Vatansever
Athletic trainer
Meghan Lockerby
Strength and conditioning coach
Ann Crosby
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured
  WNBA roster page
East
ATL
CHI
CON
IND
NY
WAS
West
DAL
GS
LV
LA
MIN
PHO
SEA

References

  1. ^ "WNBA Cup Leaderboard". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  2. ^ "2020 WNBA Season to Feature Inaugural Commissioner's Cup, Expanded 36-Game Schedule for Teams and More ABC Games". Wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  3. ^ Voepel, Mechelle. "Las Vegas Aces clinch Western Conference spot in WNBA Commissioner's Cup championship game". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
  4. ^ Philippou, Alexa. "Chicago Sky clinch spot in WNBA Commissioner's Cup finals, to face Las Vegas Aces". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "2022 WNBA Commissioner's Cup Standings". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  6. ^ "About the Cup". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
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