2022 Dallas Wings season

The 2022 Dallas Wings season was the franchise's 25th season in the Women's National Basketball Association and the 7th season for the franchise in Dallas - after relocating from Tulsa and Detroit. This was second season under head coach Vickie Johnson.

2022 Dallas Wings season
CoachVickie Johnson
ArenaCollege Park Center
Attendance3,788 per game
Results
Record18–18 (.500)
Place3rd (Western)
Playoff finish6th seed; Lost in the first round to the Connecticut Sun
Team Leaders
PointsArike Ogunbowale – 19.7 ppg
ReboundsTeaira McCowan – 7.0 rpg
AssistsMarina Mabrey – 3.7 apg

The season got off to an up and down start with the Wings losing their first game, but winning the next two. After losing the fourth game of the season, the team went on a three game winning streak. However, they ended the month with two losses and finished May with a 5–4 record. June started with their first five games being against Las Vegas or Seattle and the Wings went 1–4 in those games. In their final six games of the month they went 3–3 to finish June 4–7. Every loss in July was followed by a win, except for two straight losses to Chicago. The Wings finished July 4–5, but solidly in playoff contention. The team's fortunes changed in August when they won their first four games of the month and secured a spot in the 2022 WNBA Playoffs. The Wings announced on August 12 that Arike Ogunbowale would miss the rest of the regular season and the 1st Round of the 2022 WNBA Playoffs after she underwent a iliac crest core muscle avulsion repair.[1] The Wings went 1–2 in regular season games Ogunbowale missed and the team finished August 5–2. Their 18–18 record secured them the sixth seed in the playoffs. The team's eighteen wins, was their most in a reglaur season as the Wings. The last time the franchise won eighteen games in a season was in 2015, when they were known as the Tulsa Shock.

As the sixth seed, Dallas faced off against third seed Connecticut in the first round of the playoffs. Being the lower seed, Dallas would play the first two games of the three game series in Connecticut, with the third game being in Dallas if needed. The Wings lost the first game by twenty five points in Connecticut, but would win the second game by ten to force a deciding game three in Dallas. Home court did not prove advantageous, as the Wings lost game three by fifteen points. Their 58 points in game three was their lowest point total of the season.

Transactions edit

WNBA draft edit

RoundPickPlayerSchool/team/countryNationality
17Veronica Burton  United StatesNorthwestern
330Jasmine Dickey  United StatesDelaware
331Jazz Bond  United StatesNorth Florida

Trades and Roster Changes edit

DateTransaction
December 2, 2021Exercised Team Options on Satou Sabally, Tyasha Harris, and Bella Alarie[2]
January 7, 2022Waived Luisa Geiselsöder [3]
February 3, 2022Signed Arike Ogunbowale to a Multi-Year Extension[4]
March 2, 2022Renounced the rights to Imani McGee-Stafford[5]
March 3, 2022Signed Destinee Walker to a training-camp contract[6]
March 7, 2022Signed Morgan Bertsch and Unique Thompson to training-camp contracts[7]
March 8, 2022Traded the 4th and 6th Picks in the 2022 WNBA draft and a 2023 First Round Pick to the Indiana Fever in exchange for Teaira McCowan, the 7th Pick in the 2022 Draft and Chicago's 2023 First Round Pick[8]
April 7, 2022Placed Bella Alarie on the Full-Season Suspension List for Personal Reasons[9]
April 13, 2022Signed Veronica Burton, Jasmine Dickey, and Jazz Bond to rookie-scale contracts
April 26, 2022Waived Chelsea Dungee and Jazz Bond[10]
April 29, 2022Waived Morgan Bertsch[11]
May 2, 2022Waived Destinee Walker[12]
May 5, 2022Waived Unique Thompson[13]
Temporarily Suspend Satou Sabally and Teaira McCowan due to Overseas Commitments[14]
May 9, 2022Waived Moriah Jefferson[15]
May 10, 2022Activated Teaira McCowan from her Temporary Suspension
May 17, 2022Activated Satou Sabally from her Temporary Suspension

Roster edit

2022 Dallas Wings roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G12 Burton, Veronica5' 9" (1.75m)155 lb (70kg)07-12-2000NorthwesternR
C35 Collier, Charli6' 5" (1.96m)188 lb (85kg)1999-09-22Texas1
G/F23 Dickey, Jasmine5' 9" (1.75m)147 lb (67kg)02-23-2000DelawareR
G15 Gray, Allisha6' 0" (1.83m)167 lb (76kg)1995-01-12South Carolina5
G52 Harris, Tyasha5' 10" (1.78m)152 lb (69kg)1998-05-01South Carolina2
F20 Harrison, Isabelle6' 3" (1.91m)183 lb (83kg)1993-09-27Tennessee5
F/C28 Kuier, Awak6' 4" (1.93m)168 lb (76kg)2001-08-19Finland1
G3 Mabrey, Marina5' 11" (1.8m)170 lb (77kg)1996-09-14Notre Dame3
C7 McCowan, Teaira6' 7" (2.01m)239 lb (108kg)1996-09-28Mississippi State3
G24 Ogunbowale, Arike5' 8" (1.73m)165 lb (75kg)1997-03-02Notre Dame3
F0 Sabally, Satou6' 4" (1.93m)1998-04-25Oregon2
F6 Thornton, Kayla6' 1" (1.85m)188 lb (85kg)1992-10-20UTEP6
Head coach
Vickie Johnson (Louisiana Tech)
Assistant coaches
Le'coe Willingham (Auburn)
Kelly Schumacher (Connecticut)
Tim Gittens (Milwaukee)
Athletic trainer
Branay Hicks (UT Tyler)



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Depth edit

Pos.StarterBench
CTeaira McCowanIsabelle Harrison
Charli Collier
PFKayla ThorntonAwak Kuier
Satou Sabally
SFAllisha GrayJasmine Dickey
SGArike OgunbowaleVeronica Burton
Jasmine Dickey
PGMarina MabreyTyasha Harris

Schedule edit

Preseason edit

2022 pre-season game log
April: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1April 25@ ChicagoW 92–77Marina Mabrey (24)Unique Thompson (10)Burton
Harris (5)
Wintrust Arena
N/A
1–0
May: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
2May 2IndianaW 101–89Isabelle Harrison (18)Harrison
Kuier (8)
Veronica Burton (6)College Park Center
N/A
2–0
2022 pre-season schedule

Regular Season edit

2022 game log
Total: 18–18 (Home: 8–10; Road: 10–8)
August: 5–2 (Home: 3–1; Road: 2–1)
2022 season schedule

Playoffs edit

2022 playoff game log
First Round vs. Connecticut Sun
Lost Series: 1–2
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1August 18@ ConnecticutL 68–93Allisha Gray (17)Gray
Harris
McCowan (5)
Burton
Harris (3)
Mohegan Sun Arena
4,797
0–1
2August 21@ ConnecticutW 89–79Kayla Thornton (20)Teaira McCowan (11)Allisha Gray (8)Mohegan Sun Arena
6,788
1–1
3August 24ConnecticutL 58–73Marina Mabrey (20)Teaira McCowan (12)Burton
Gray (4)
College Park Center
5,016
1–2
2022 playoff schedule

Standings edit

# W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1xLas Vegas Aces2610.72215–313–513–59–1
2xChicago Sky2610.72215–314–412–69–1
3xConnecticut Sun2511.6941.011–713–512–65–5
4xSeattle Storm2214.6114.010–813–59–96–4
5xWashington Mystics2214.6114.011–712–610–85–5
6xDallas Wings1818.5008.08–108–1010–85–5
7xNew York Liberty1620.44410.010–89–97–116–4
8xPhoenix Mercury1521.41711.07–1111–74–143–7
9eMinnesota Lynx1422.38912.08–107–117–114–6
10eAtlanta Dream1422.38912.05–138–106–123–7
11eLos Angeles Sparks1323.36113.06–127–116–123–7
12eIndiana Fever531.13921.02–163–152–162–8

Notes

(#) – League Standing
x – Clinched playoff berth
e – Eliminated from playoff contention
Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings

Playoffs edit

Round One:
Best-of-3
Semifinals:
Best-of-5
Finals:
Best-of-5
         
1Las Vegas Aces2
8Phoenix Mercury0
1Las Vegas Aces3
4Seattle Storm1
4Seattle Storm2
5Washington Mystics0
1Las Vegas Aces3
3Connecticut Sun1
2Chicago Sky2
7New York Liberty1
2Chicago Sky2
3Connecticut Sun3
3Connecticut Sun2
6Dallas Wings1

Bold Series winner

Statistics edit

Legend
  GPGames 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 gameTeam leaderLeague leader

Regular Season edit

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Arike Ogunbowale303031.4.400.352.7983.33.61.50.119.7
Marina Mabrey343228.0.420.351.6813.63.70.80.413.6
Allisha Gray333332.9.423.408.7984.82.51.10.713.3
Satou Sabally11621.7.398.233.9144.82.10.50.211.3
Teaira McCowan331518.9.602.000.6007.00.80.30.711.0
Isabelle Harrison351818.4.4661.000.8674.31.30.70.18.7
Kayla Thornton363529.2.471.329.8295.91.81.10.68.0
Tyasha Harris35515.8.416.309.7920.92.80.40.15.0
Awak Kuier33012.6.395.190.6132.50.90.40.92.8
Veronica Burton36615.2.329.2791.0001.51.90.90.32.6
Charli Collier1704.6.444.000.7140.60.10.10.02.0
Jasmine Dickey2004.7.212.250.6670.60.10.20.11.1
Moriah Jefferson104.0.000.000.0000.00.00.00.00.0


Waived/Released during the season
Traded during the season
Acquired during the season

Playoffs edit

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Marina Mabrey3332.7.429.4551.0004.01.70.70.715.0
Allisha Gray3335.7.484.231.6003.74.71.70.313.0
Teaira McCowan3124.7.480.000.5339.31.00.31.710.7
Kayla Thornton3326.3.526.5001.0004.71.30.30.78.3
Satou Sabally3015.3.333.300.8001.33.00.00.37.0
Veronica Burton3328.0.400.300.8002.73.32.00.36.3
Tyasha Harris3012.3.538.0001.0002.32.30.30.36.0
Isabelle Harrison3212.3.538.0001.0001.70.30.30.05.3
Arike Ogunbowale106.0.000.000.0000.00.00.00.00.0
Awak Kuier305.0.000.000.0001.70.00.00.70.0
Jasmine Dickey102.0.000.000.0000.00.00.00.00.0

Awards and honors edit

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.
Arike OgunbowaleWNBA All-Star SelectionJune 28[16]
Teaira McCowanWestern Conference Player of the WeekAugust 8[17]
Western Conference Player of the Month - AugustAugust 16[18]
Vickie JohnsonWNBA Coach of the Month - AugustAugust 16[19]

References edit

  1. ^ Maloney, Jack (August 9, 2022). "Arike Ogunbowale injury update: Wings star out through at least first round of playoffs with hip injury". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "WNBA Transactions". Wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  3. ^ "Rachel Galligan Tweet". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
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  5. ^ "Rachel Galligan Tweet 2". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  6. ^ "Dallas Wings Sign Destinee Walker". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  7. ^ "Dallas Wings Sign Morgan Bertsch and Unique Thompson". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  8. ^ "Dallas Wings Acquire Teaira McCowan". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  9. ^ "Bella Alarie To Miss 2022 WNBA Season". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
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  11. ^ "Dallas Wings Waive Morgan Bertsch". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  12. ^ "We have waived guard Destinee Walker". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  13. ^ "We have waived forward Unique Thompson". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  14. ^ "Dallas Wings Finalize 2022 Opening Day Roster". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  15. ^ "We have waived guard Moriah Jefferson". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  16. ^ "Chicago Sky Trio of Kahleah Copper, Emma Meesseman, Courtney Vandersloot Highlight Reserves for AT&T WNBA All-Star 2022". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  17. ^ @WNBA (August 8, 2022). "Your #WNBA Week 12 Players of the Week ⬇ @Teaira_15 and @sabrina_i20 showed up and showed OUT last week for their squads 🙌" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  18. ^ @WNBA (August 16, 2022). "They put the W on notice ALL MONTH LONG ‼ @Teaira_15 and @sabrina_i20 are your @KIA #WNBA Players of the Month #MoreThan" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  19. ^ @WNBA (August 16, 2022). "After leading the @DallasWings to a 5-2 record throughout the month of August, @VickieJohnson_ is your #WNBA Coach of the Month 👏" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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