2019 Las Vegas Aces season

The 2019 WNBA season was the 23rd season for the Las Vegas Aces franchise of the WNBA and the 2nd year the franchise was based in Las Vegas. The season tipped off on May 26, 2019 versus the Los Angeles Sparks.[1]

2019 Las Vegas Aces season
CoachBill Laimbeer
ArenaMandalay Bay Events Center
Attendance4,687 per game
Results
Record21–13 (.618)
Place2nd (Western)
Playoff finish4th Seed, Lost in Conference Finals Washington, 1–3
Team Leaders
PointsA'ja Wilson – 16.5 ppg
ReboundsLiz Cambage – 8.2 rpg
AssistsJackie Young – 4.5 apg
Media
TelevisionKVMY

The Aces started the season 7–5 and were never able to put together a winning streak of more than two games. However, the Aces improved in July and went 7–2 during that month. Their record included two separate three game winning streaks. One of their two losses actually occurred in August, due to an earthquake delayed game. The Aces cooled off in August, going 6–5. The record included a four game winning streak, and a three game losing streak. The Aces locked up a post season bid on August 18. The Aces went 1–1 in September to finish 21–13 on the year. This record secured them the fourth seed in the playoffs.

As the fourth seed, the Aces hosted the Chicago Sky in their second round match. The Aces won a close game 93–92 to advance to the semifinals. There they faced the top-seeded Washington Mystics. The Aces ended up losing to the Mystics, three games to one.

Transactions

WNBA Draft
See also: 2019 WNBA Draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 1 Jackie Young  United States Notre Dame

Trades/Roster Changes
Date Details
February 1, 2019 Re-signed F Dearica Hamby[2][3]
February 19, 2019 Signed G Saniya Chong to a Training Camp Contract[4][5]
Signed C Ruth Hamblin to a Training Camp Contract[4][5]
February 21, 2019 Signed G/F Alex Harden to a Training Camp Contract[6]
April 17, 2019 Signed G Dominique Wilson to a Training Camp Contract[7]
May 12, 2019 Waived C Ruth Hamblin and G Dominique Wilson[8]
May 13, 2019 Signed G Sydney Colson[9]
May 16, 2019 Traded G Moriah Jefferson, C Isabelle Harrison, their first and second round picks in the 2020 WNBA draft to the Dallas Wings for C Liz Cambage[10]
August 28, 2019 Signed G Epiphanny Prince[11]

Current roster
Las Vegas Aces roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
C 8 Cambage, Liz 6' 8" (2.03m) 216 lb (98kg) 08-18-1991 Australia 3
G 51 Colson, Sydney 5' 8" (1.73m) 140 lb (64kg) 08-06-1989 Texas A&M 5
F 5 Hamby, Dearica 6' 3" (1.91m) 189 lb (86kg) 11-06-1993 Wake Forest 4
G 21 McBride, Kayla 5' 10" (1.78m) 174 lb (79kg) 06-25-1992 Notre Dame 5
C 19 Park Ji-su 6' 5" (1.96m) 206 lb (93kg) 12-06-1998 South Korea 1
G 10 Plum, Kelsey 5' 8" (1.73m) 145 lb (66kg) 08-24-1994 Washington 2
G Prince, Epiphanny 5' 9" (1.75m) 179 lb (81kg) 01-11-1988 Rutgers 9
G 14 Rodgers, Sugar 5' 9" (1.75m) 161 lb (73kg) 12-08-1989 Georgetown 6
C 4 Swords, Carolyn 6' 6" (1.98m) 215 lb (98kg) 07-18-1989 Boston College 7
C 22 Wilson, A'ja 6' 4" (1.93m) 195 lb (88kg) 08-08-1996 South Carolina 1
F 1 Young, Tamera 6' 2" (1.88m) 175 lb (79kg) 10-30-1986 James Madison 10
G 0 Young, Jackie 6' 0" (1.83m) 165 lb (75kg) 09-16-1997 Notre Dame R



East: ATL • CHI • CON • IND • NY • WAS | West: DAL • LV • LA • MIN • PHO • SEA
Head coach
Bill Laimbeer (Notre Dame)
Assistant coaches
Vickie Johnson (Louisiana Tech)
Kelly Schumacher (Connecticut)
Athletic trainer
Vacant
Strength and conditioning coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

WNBA roster page

Game log

Pre-Season
2019 pre-season game log
May: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)
2019 pre-season schedule

Regular season
2019 game log
Total: 21–13 (Home: 13–4; Road: 8–9)
May: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
June : 6–4 (Home: 4–2; Road: 2–2)
July : 7–2 (Home: 4–1; Road: 3–1)
August : 6–5 (Home: 4–1; Road: 2–4)
September : 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–1)
2019 season schedule

Playoffs
2019 playoff game log
Total: 2–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–2)
Second Round: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 September 15 Chicago Sky W 93–92 Cambage (23) Cambage (17) Plum (6) Thomas & Mack Center
7,981		 1–0
Semifinals: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 September 17 @ Washington Mystics L 95–97 Wilson (23) Cambage (12) Plum (9) St. Elizabeth's East Arena
3,968		 0–1
2 September 19 @ Washington Mystics L 91–103 Cambage (23) Cambage (10) Plum (10) St. Elizabeth's East Arena
4,200		 0–2
3 September 22 Washington Mystics W 92–75 Cambage (28) Wilson (8) Plum (9) Mandalay Bay Events Center
6,175		 1–2
4 September 24 Washington Mystics L 90–94 Cambage (25) Cambage (12) Hamby (7) Mandalay Bay Events Center
5,465		 1–3
2019 playoff schedule

Standings
# 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

Notes

(#) – Conference Standing, Playoff Seeds shown to the right of team name
e – Eliminated from playoffs

Playoffs
 
First round:
Single elimination
(Sept. 11)		Second round:
Single elimination
(Sept. 15)		Semifinals:
Best-of-five
(Sept. 17 – Sept. 24)		WNBA Finals:
Best-of-five
(Sept. 29 – Oct. 10)
 
              
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
Washington Mystics		 3
 
 
4
Las Vegas Aces 		1
 
 
 
 
 
4
Las Vegas Aces		 93
 
 
 
5
Chicago Sky		 92
 
5
Chicago Sky		 105
 
 
 
8
Phoenix Mercury		 76
 
1
Washington Mystics 		3
 
 
 
2
Connecticut Sun 		2
 
6
Seattle Storm		 84
 
 
 
7
Minnesota Lynx		 74
 
3
Los Angeles Sparks		 92
 
 
6
Seattle Storm		 69
 
 
 
 
 
2
Connecticut Sun		 3
 
 
3
Los Angeles Sparks		 0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Note: Teams re-seeded after each round.

Semifinals
Team1234
1
Washington Mystics		971037594
4
Las Vegas Aces		95919290
Team123
2
Connecticut Sun		849478
3
Los Angeles Sparks		756856
WNBA Finals
Team12345
1
Washington Mystics		9587948689
2
Connecticut Sun		8699819078

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
A'ja Wilson 26 25 28.4 47.9 0 79.2 6.4 1.8 0.5 1.7 16.5
Liz Cambage 32 30 25.2 50.4 16.7 74.8 8.2 2.1 0.6 1.6 15.9
Kayla McBride 34 34 29.1 42.5 42.8 90.6 4.2 2.6 1.2 0.1 13.3
Dearica Hamby 34 9 24.8 48.8 32.1 71.8 7.6 1.9 1.0 0.4 11.0
Kelsey Plum 34 30 25.5 36.5 35.7 87.2 2.8 3.0 0.8 0.1 8.6
Jackie Young 34 34 22.6 32.2 31.8 80.8 3.3 4.5 0.8 0.4 6.6
Tamera Young 34 4 18.5 38.0 31.3 63.9 3.6 2.0 0.7 0.1 5.3
Epiphanny Prince 3 0 9.3 50.0 42.9 0 0.7 1.0 0.3 0.3 4.3
Sugar Rodgers 33 0 11.6 36.0 35.7 60.0 1.5 1.2 0.4 0.4 3.4
Sydney Colson 33 0 11.5 44.0 45.0 81.8 0.7 1.8 0.9 0.1 3.3
Carolyn Swords 29 4 8.9 43.8 0 84.6 2.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 2.6
Park Ji-su 25 0 6.5 21.6 0 44.4 1.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.8

Awards and honors
Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
A'ja Wilson WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week June 24, 2019 [12]
July 1, 2019 [13]
Kayla McBride WNBA All-Star Selection July 15, 2019 [14]
A'ja Wilson
Liz Cambage
Bill Laimbeer WNBA Coach of the Month - July August 1, 2019 [15]
Dearica Hamby Sixth Woman of the Year September 15, 2019 [16]
Jackie Young WNBA All-Rookie Team September 16, 2019 [17]

References
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  2. "Las Vegas Re-Signs Forward Dearica Hamby". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  3. Gordon, Sam (February 1, 2019). "Las Vegas Aces re-sign free-agent wing Dearica Hamby". Las Vegas Review Journal. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  4. "Aces Ink Chong, Hamblin To Training Camp Contracts". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. February 19, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  5. Berry, Tyler (February 19, 2019). "Las Vegas Aces Sign Chong and Hamblin to 2019 Training Camp Contracts". highposthoops.com. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  6. "Aces Sign Alex Harden To Training Camp Contract". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. February 21, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  7. "Aces Sign Former NC State Standout Dominique Wilson To Training Camp Contract". wnba.com. WNBA. April 17, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  8. "Aces Waive Ruth Hamblin & Dominique Wilson". wnba.com. WNBA. May 12, 2019. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
  9. "Aces Sign Guard Sydney Colson". wnba.com. WNBA. May 13, 2019. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
  10. "Wings trade MVP runner-up Cambage to Aces". espn.com. ESPN. May 16, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  11. "Aces Sign Two-Time All-Star Guard Epiphanny Prince". wnba.com. WNBA. August 28, 2019. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  12. @WNBA (June 24, 2019). "🗣 Congrats to @De11eDonne and @_ajawilson22 for being named this week's #PlayerofTheWeek 👏" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. "Delle Donne, Wilson Earn Players Of The Week". wnba.com. WNBA. July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  14. "Seven-Time Selection Charles, Dupree, Highlight Reserves For All-Star". wnba.com. WNBA. July 15, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  15. @WNBA (August 1, 2019). "Congrats to @LVAces Head Coach Bill Laimbeer on being named #WNBA Coach of the Month! 👏" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. "Las Vegas' Dearica Hamby Named 2019 WNBA Sixth Woman Of The Year". wnba.com. WNBA. September 20, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  17. "Rookie of the Year Collier Headlines 2019 All-Rookie Team". wnba.com. WNBA. September 16, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
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