2019 Dallas Wings season

The 2019 WNBA season was the 22nd season for the Dallas Wings franchise of the WNBA. This was the franchise's 4th season in Dallas. The season tipped off on May 24, 2019 versus the Atlanta Dream.[1]

2019 Dallas Wings season
CoachBrian Agler
ArenaCollege Park Center
Attendance4,999 per game
Results
Record10–24 (.294)
Place6th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Team Leaders
PointsArike Ogunbowale – 19.1 ppg
ReboundsIsabelle Harrison – 5.8 rpg
AssistsArike Ogunbowale – 3.2 apg
Media
TelevisionFox Sports Southwest
The Wings in action against Minnesota

During the off-season, interim coach Taj McWilliams-Franklin was not retained. Brian Agler was hired from the Los Angeles Sparks to become the team's new head coach.[2]

The Wings started the season slowly, losing their first five games in a row. However, they turned things around, winning 4 of their next 6 to finish June with a 4–7 record. July proved to be disastrous for the Wings. They posted a 1–8 record in July only beating the Los Angeles Sparks at home. The Wings managed to turn things around in August, going 5–6 overall. Three of those five wins game against eventual playoff teams. The team couldn't keep the momentum going, finishing the season on a 4 game losing streak. Their final record of 10–24, was the franchises worst record since moving to Dallas, and worst record since 2012. Rookie Arike Ogunbowale proved to be a bright spot for the team. She won Rookie of the Month in June and August and lead the team in points scored per game, and assists per game.

Transactions

WNBA draft
See also: 2019 WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 5 Arike Ogunbowale  United States Notre Dame
2 17 Megan Gustafson  United States Iowa
2 22 Kennedy Burke  United States UCLA
3 29 Morgan Bertsch  United States UC Davis

Trades and roster changes
Date Details
February 1, 2019 Re-signed F Kayla Thornton[3][4]
Re-signed F Glory Johnson[3][4]
Re-signed C Cayla George[3][4]
February 19, 2019 Signed G Brooke McCarty–Williams[5][6]
February 25, 2019 Signed G Nicole Seekamp[7][8]
May 16, 2019 Traded C Liz Cambage to the Las Vegas Aces for G Moriah Jefferson, C Isabelle Harrison, the Aces' first and second round picks in the 2020 WNBA draft[9]
Traded third round pick in the 2020 WNBA draft to Atlanta Dream for C Imani McGee-Stafford[10]
June 13, 2019 Signed C Megan Gustafson[11]
August 6, 2019 Traded C/F Theresa Plaisance to Connecticut Sun in exchange for C/F Kristine Anigwe[12]

Roster
2019 Dallas Wings roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
F/C 31 United States Anigwe, Kristine 6' 4" (1.93m) 200 lb (91kg) 03-31-1997 California R
G 3 United States Davis, Kaela 6' 2" (1.88m) 170 lb (77kg) 03-15-1995 South Carolina 2
G 4 United States Diggins-Smith, Skylar 5' 9" (1.75m) 145 lb (66kg) 08-02-1990 Notre Dame 6
G 15 United States Gray, Allisha 6' 0" (1.83m) 167 lb (76kg) 01-12-1995 South Carolina 2
F 13 United States Gustafson, Megan 6' 3" (1.91m) 195 lb (88kg) 12-13-1996 Iowa R
F 20 United States Harrison, Isabelle 6' 3" (1.91m) 183 lb (83kg) 09-27-1993 Tennessee 3
G 2 United States Hill, Tayler 5' 9" (1.75m) 145 lb (66kg) 10-23-1990 Ohio State 6
G United States Jefferson, Moriah 5' 6" (1.68m) 123 lb (56kg) 03-08-1994 Connecticut 3
F 25 United States Johnson, Glory 6' 3" (1.91m) 170 lb (77kg) 07-27-1990 Tennessee 6
G 1 United States McCarty–Williams, Brooke 5' 4" (1.63m) – 10-02-1995 Texas R
C 34 United States McGee-Stafford, Imani 6' 7" (2.01m) 215 lb (98kg) 10-11-1994 Texas 3
G 24 United States Ogunbowale, Arike 5' 8" (1.73m) 165 lb (75kg) 03-02-1997 Notre Dame R
G 44 United States Samuelson, Karlie 6' 0" (1.83m) 160 lb (73kg) 05-10-1995 Stanford 1
F/C 30 United States Stevens, Azurá 6' 6" (1.98m) 180 lb (82kg) 02-01-1996 Connecticut 1
F 6 United States Thornton, Kayla 6' 1" (1.85m) 190 lb (86kg) 10-20-1992 UTEP 3
Head coach
United States Brian Agler (St. Edward's)
Assistant coaches
Australia Erin Phillips (Australia)
United States Crystal Robinson (SE Oklahoma State)
Athletic trainer
United States Allison Russell (Tulsa)
Strength and conditioning coach
England Danny Wardell (Huddersfield)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Game log

Pre-season
2019 pre-season game log
May: 1–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 May 13 vs. Atlanta Dream L 59–82 Burke (11) 3 tied (5) 3 tied (2) Mohegan Sun Arena
3,300		 0–1
2 May 14 @ Connecticut Sun W 71–67 Ogunbowale (19) Gray (10) 3 tied (2) Mohegan Sun Arena
3,965		 1–1
3 May 19 Indiana Fever L 66–71 McCarty–Williams (14) Gray (5) 3 tied (2) College Park Center
3,428		 1–2
2019 pre-season schedule

Regular season
2019 game log
Total: 10–24 (Home: 8–9; Road: 2–15)
May: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 May 24 @ Atlanta Dream L 72–76 Gray (14) Johnson (9) McCarty–Williams (8) State Farm Arena
3,070		 0–1
June : 4–6 (Home: 4–2; Road: 0–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
2 June 1 Minnesota Lynx L 67–70 Thornton (12) Stevens (8) Thornton (3) College Park Center
6,535		 0–2
3 June 7 @ Indiana Fever L 64–79 Harrison (18) Tied (7) McCarty–Williams (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
3,671		 0–3
4 June 9 @ Washington Mystics L 62–86 Johnson (15) Johnson (9) Davis (5) St. Elizabeth's East Arena
3,564		 0–4
5 June 13 Indiana Fever L 72–76 Thornton (19) Gray (8) Plaisance (4) College Park Center
3,562		 0–5
6 June 15 Atlanta Dream W 71–61 Ogunbowale (17) Gray (8) Johnson (4) College Park Center
5,220		 1–5
7 June 20 Phoenix Mercury W 69–54 Thornton (18) Tied (11) Tied (3) College Park Center
4,626		 2–5
8 June 22 @ Las Vegas Aces L 68–86 Ogunbowale (25) Thornton (10) McCarty–Williams (5) Mandalay Bay Events Center
4,347		 2–6
9 June 26 Connecticut Sun W 74–73 Ogunbowale (23) Gray (7) Plaisance (5) College Park Center
4,017		 3–6
10 June 28 @ New York Liberty L 68–69 Thornton (20) Plaisance (10) Ogunbowale (5) Westchester County Center
2,191		 3–7
11 June 30 Minnesota Lynx W 89–86 Ogunbowale (19) Plaisance (10) 3 tied (5) College Park Center
4,521		 4–7
July : 1–8 (Home: 1–3; Road: 0–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
12 July 5 Indiana Fever L 56–76 Tied (15) Plaisance (7) McCarty–Williams (4) College Park Center
5,093		 4–8
13 July 7 @ Chicago Sky L 66–78 Ogunbowale (22) Tied (8) Tied (5) Wintrust Arena
6,102		 4–9
14 July 9 Los Angeles Sparks W 74–62 Thornton (17) Tied (6) Davis (4) College Park Center
6,885		 5–9
15 July 12 @ Seattle Storm L 81–95 Ogunbowale (23) Johnson (9) Davis (9) Alaska Airlines Arena
6,451		 5–10
16 July 14 Chicago Sky L 79–89 Ogunbowale (20) McGee-Stafford (8) Gray (4) College Park Center
4,261		 5–11
17 July 17 @ Phoenix Mercury L 64–69 Ogunbowale (14) McGee-Stafford (11) Tied (3) Talking Stick Resort Arena
10,143		 5–12
18 July 18 @ Los Angeles Sparks L 64–69 Harrison (14) Harrison (9) Ogunbowale (7) Staples Center
14,050		 5–13
19 July 20 Phoenix Mercury L 66–70 Thornton (16) Plaisance (10) Tied (3) College Park Center
5,471		 5–14
20 July 30 @ Las Vegas Aces L 54–86 Ogunbowale (14) Tied (8) Gray (4) Mandalay Bay Events Center
3,756		 5–15
August : 5–6 (Home: 3–3; Road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
21 August 1 New York Liberty W 78–64 Ogunbowale (22) Gustafson (8) Gray (9) College Park Center
4,011		 6–15
22 August 3 Las Vegas Aces L 70–75 Ogunbowale (24) 3 tied (4) Gray (4) College Park Center
5,882		 6–16
23 August 8 @ Seattle Storm L 57–69 Thornton (14) Harrison (7) Ogunbowale (6) Angel of the Winds Arena
6,268		 6–17
24 August 10 @ Phoenix Mercury W 80–77 Ogunbowale (23) Harrison (9) Ogunbowale (4) Talking Stick Resort Arena
9,717		 7–17
25 August 14 Los Angeles Sparks W 84–78 Ogunbowale (35) 3 tied (6) 3 tied (2) College Park Center
5,004		 8–17
26 August 16 New York Liberty W 83–77 Gray (22) Tied (7) Ogunbowale (5) College Park Center
4,070		 9–17
27 August 18 @ Connecticut Sun L 68–78 Gray (22) Harrison (13) Harrison (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,275		 9–18
28 August 22 @ Minnesota Lynx L 70–86 Ogunbowale (22) McCarty–Williams (5) Tied (3) Target Center
8,124		 9–19
29 August 25 Atlanta Dream L 73–77 Ogunbowale (29) Harrison (10) Tied (2) College Park Center
4,715		 9–20
30 August 29 @ Chicago Sky W 88–83 Ogunbowale (35) Harrison (12) Ogunbowale (6) Wintrust Arena
5,614		 10–20
31 August 31 Washington Mystics L 85–91 Ogunbowale (30) Anigwe (9) Ogunbowale (7) College Park Center
5,205		 10–21
September : 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
32 September 4 @ Connecticut Sun 72–102 Ogunbowale (32) 3 tied (4) Ogunbowale (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,284		 10–22
33 September 6 @ Washington Mystics L 73–86 Ogunbowale (30) Tied (8) Ogunbowale (6) St. Elizabeth's East Arena
3,963		 10–23
34 September 8 Seattle Storm L 64–78 Ogunbowale (25) Harrison (8) Ogunbowale (5) College Park Center
5,910		 10–24
2019 season schedule

Standings
The Wings in action against New York
# Western Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
1 Los Angeles Sparks (3)2212.647–15–27–1010–6
2 Las Vegas Aces (4)2113.618113–48–911–5
3 Seattle Storm (6)1816.529411–67–1010–6
4 Minnesota Lynx (7)1816.529411–67–107–9
5 Phoenix Mercury (8)1519.44179–86–115–11
6 e – Dallas Wings1024.294128–92–155–11

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

Source:[13]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Arike Ogunbowale 33 28 32.1 38.8 35.2 81.5 2.4 3.2 1.1 0.0 19.1
Allisha Gray 34 29 30.4 45.7 38.4 84.8 4.1 2.3 1.2 0.4 10.6
Kayla Thornton 27 25 30.4 34.3 27.2 93.1 5.3 1.8 0.9 0.3 10.4
Isabelle Harrison 31 29 25.6 45.6 0 71.6 5.8 1.4 1.1 0.8 8.6
Glory Johnson 28 19 24.1 36.4 34.0 58.3 5.1 1.4 1.4 0.6 7.3
Kaela Davis 33 16 19.2 32.9 31.4 87.9 2.2 2.1 0.5 0.2 6.0
Azurá Stevens 9 1 16.0 35.8 11.1 80.0 3.6 0.6 0.6 1.1 4.8
Imani McGee-Stafford 29 6 11.9 46.8 25.0 64.3 3.8 0.6 0.6 0.6 3.9
Tayler Hill 4 2 12.3 30.8 16.7 80.0 1.3 0.8 0.3 0 3.3
Kristine Anigwe 10 0 12.9 33.3 0 66.7 3.6 0.3 0.3 0.4 3.2
Megan Gustafson 25 0 9.5 49.1 11.1 90.0 2.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 2.9
Brooke McCarty–Williams 34 3 13.1 28.9 36.0 91.7 1.3 1.9 0.5 0 2.4
Karlie Samuelson 4 0 12.0 28.6 33.3 0 0.5 0.5 0.8 0.3 1.5

Awards and honors
Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Arike Ogunbowale WNBA Rookie of the Month - June July 2, 2019 [14]
WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week August 19, 2019 [15]
WNBA Rookie of the Month - August September 4, 2019 [16]
WNBA All-Rookie Team September 16, 2019 [17]

References
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