2011 Chicago Sky season

The 2011 WNBA season is the 6th season for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association. Sky center Sylvia Fowles finished the season as only the second player in WNBA history to average at least 20 points and 10 rebounds per game.

Transactions

WNBA Draft

The following were the Sky's selections in the 2010 WNBA Draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/Team/Country
1	3	Courtney Vandersloot	United States	Gonzaga
2	15	Carolyn Swords	United States	Boston College
2	17 (from L.A.)	Angie Bjorklund	United States	Tennessee
3	27	Amy Jaeschke	United States	Northwestern

Transaction log

• April 8: The Sky signed Jolene Anderson to a training camp contract.
• April 20: The Sky re-signed Erin Thorn.
• April 20: The Sky traded Jia Perkins to the San Antonio Silver Stars in exchange for Michelle Snow.
• April 22: The Sky signed Linda Frohlich to a training camp contract.
• May 24: The Sky waived Jolene Anderson.
• May 27: The Sky waived Amy Jaeschke.
• June 1: The Sky received Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton from the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2012 Draft.
• June 1: The Sky waived Linda Frohlich.
• June 2: The Sky waived Shameka Christon.
• July 22: The Sky waived Angie Bjorklund.
• July 25: The Sky signed Eshaya Murphy.

Trades

Personnel changes

Roster

2011 Chicago Sky roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From 1.5 !G 3 USA ! Canty, Dominique 7000175260000000000♠5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 166 lb (75 kg) 03-02-1977 Alabama 6.0 !C 34 USA ! Fowles, Sylvia 7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 10-06-1985 LSU 4.0 !F 33 USA ! Kraayeveld, Cathrine 7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 09-30-1981 Oregon 1.5 !G 7 USA ! Murphy, Shay 7000180340000000000♠5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 164 lb (74 kg) 04-15-1985 Southern California 1.5 !G 10 USA ! Prince, Epiphanny 7000175260000000000♠5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 167 lb (76 kg) 01-11-1988 Rutgers 5.5 !F/C 2 USA ! Snow, Michelle 7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 158 lb (72 kg) 03-20-1980 Tennessee 6.0 !C 30 USA ! Swords, Carolyn 7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 07-19-1989 Boston C 1.5 !G 5 USA ! Thorn, Erin 7000175260000000000♠5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 144 lb (65 kg) 05-19-1981 Brigham Young 1.5 !G 21 USA ! Vandersloot, Courtney 7000172720000000000♠5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 130 lb (59 kg) 02-08-1989 Gonzaga 4.0 !F 14 USA ! Wisdom-Hylton, Lindsay 7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 05-26-1986 Purdue 4.0 !F 1 USA ! Young, Tamera 7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 10-30-1986 James Madison	Head coach Pokey Chatman (LSU) Assistant coaches Jeff House (Nazareth College) Christie Sides (Louisiana Tech) Athletic trainer Michelle Kania (Illinois) Strength and conditioning coach Ann Crosby (Western Michigan) Legend (C) Team captain (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended Injured

Depth

Season standings

Schedule

Preseason

Regular season

Statistics

Regular season

Awards and honors

• Sylvia Fowles was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of July 11, 2011.
• Sylvia Fowles was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of August 8, 2011.
• Sylvia Fowles was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of August 22, 2011.
• Sylvia Fowles was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Month for the month of August.
• Sylvia Fowles was named to the 2011 WNBA All-Star Team as a reserve.
• Epiphanny Prince was named to the 2011 WNBA All-Star Team as a reserve.
• Courtney Vandersloot was named to the 2011 WNBA All-Star Team as a reserve.
• Sylvia Fowles was named to the All-WNBA Second Team.
• Courtney Vandersloot was named to the All-Rookie Team.
• Sylvia Fowles was named to the All-Defensive First Team.
• Sylvia Fowles was named Defensive Player of the Year.

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