2019_Las_Vegas_Aces_season
2019 Las Vegas Aces season
WNBA team 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]
Quick Facts Las Vegas Aces season, Coach ...
| 2019 Las Vegas Aces season | |
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| Coach | Bill Laimbeer |
| Arena | Mandalay Bay Events Center |
| Attendance | 4,687 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 21–13 (.618) |
| Place | 2nd (Western) |
| Playoff finish | 4th Seed, Lost in Conference Finals Washington, 1–3 |
| Team Leaders | |
| Points | A'ja Wilson – 16.5 ppg |
| Rebounds | Liz Cambage – 8.2 rpg |
| Assists | Jackie Young – 4.5 apg |
| Media | |
| Television | KVMY |
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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.
WNBA draft
See also: 2019 WNBA draft
More information Round, Pick ...
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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| 1 | 1 | Jackie Young |  United States |
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Trades/Roster Changes
More information Date, Details ...
| Date | Details | |
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| 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] | |
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More information Players, Coaches ...
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Pre-season
More information Game, Date ...
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May: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)
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| 2019 pre-season schedule | ||||||||||||||||||
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Regular season
More information 2019 game log Total: 21–13 (Home: 13–4; Road: 8–9), Game ...
| 2019 game log Total: 21–13 (Home: 13–4; Road: 8–9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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May: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
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: 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)
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Playoffs
More information 2019 playoff game log Total: 2–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–2), Game ...
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Second Round: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
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Semifinals: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–2)
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More information #, W ...
| # | Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
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| 1 | Los Angeles Sparks (3) | 22 | 12 | .647 | – | 15–2 | 7–10 | 10–6 |
| 2 | Las Vegas Aces (4) | 21 | 13 | .618 | 1 | 13–4 | 8–9 | 11–5 |
| 3 | Seattle Storm (6) | 18 | 16 | .529 | 4 | 11–6 | 7–10 | 10–6 |
| 4 | Minnesota Lynx (7) | 18 | 16 | .529 | 4 | 11–6 | 7–10 | 7–9 |
| 5 | Phoenix Mercury (8) | 15 | 19 | .441 | 7 | 9–8 | 6–11 | 5–11 |
| 6 | e – Dallas Wings | 10 | 24 | .294 | 12 | 8–9 | 2–15 | 5–11 |
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Notes
- (#) – Conference Standing, Playoff Seeds shown to the right of team name
- e – Eliminated from playoffs
Main article: 2019 WNBA 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 | 97 | 103 | 75 | 94 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Las Vegas Aces | 93 | 4 | Las Vegas Aces | 95 | 91 | 92 | 90 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Chicago Sky | 105 | 5 | Chicago Sky | 92 | 1 | Washington Mystics | 95 | 87 | 94 | 86 | 89 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | Phoenix Mercury | 76 | 2 | Connecticut Sun | 86 | 99 | 81 | 90 | 78 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Connecticut Sun | 84 | 94 | 78 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Los Angeles Sparks | 92 | 3 | Los Angeles Sparks | 75 | 68 | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Seattle Storm | 84 | 6 | Seattle Storm | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Minnesota Lynx | 74 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: Teams re-seeded after each round.
More information Legend ...
| Legend | |||||||
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| 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 | ||||
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Regular season
More information Player, GP ...
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 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 |
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More information Recipient, Award ...
| Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
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| 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] |
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- "2019 Las Vegas Aces Schedule". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- "Las Vegas Re-Signs Forward Dearica Hamby". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- Gordon, Sam (February 1, 2019). "Las Vegas Aces re-sign free-agent wing Dearica Hamby". Las Vegas Review Journal. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- "Aces Ink Chong, Hamblin To Training Camp Contracts". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. February 19, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- Berry, Tyler (February 19, 2019). "Las Vegas Aces Sign Chong and Hamblin to 2019 Training Camp Contracts". highposthoops.com. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- "Aces Sign Alex Harden To Training Camp Contract". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. February 21, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
- "Aces Sign Former NC State Standout Dominique Wilson To Training Camp Contract". wnba.com. WNBA. April 17, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
- "Aces Waive Ruth Hamblin & Dominique Wilson". wnba.com. WNBA. May 12, 2019. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
- "Aces Sign Guard Sydney Colson". wnba.com. WNBA. May 13, 2019. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
- "Wings trade MVP runner-up Cambage to Aces". espn.com. ESPN. May 16, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
- "Aces Sign Two-Time All-Star Guard Epiphanny Prince". wnba.com. WNBA. August 28, 2019. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
- @WNBA (June 24, 2019). "🗣 Congrats to @De11eDonne and @_ajawilson22 for being named this week's #PlayerofTheWeek 👏" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Delle Donne, Wilson Earn Players Of The Week". wnba.com. WNBA. July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- "Seven-Time Selection Charles, Dupree, Highlight Reserves For All-Star". wnba.com. WNBA. July 15, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
- @WNBA (August 1, 2019). "Congrats to @LVAces Head Coach Bill Laimbeer on being named #WNBA Coach of the Month! 👏" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Las Vegas' Dearica Hamby Named 2019 WNBA Sixth Woman Of The Year". wnba.com. WNBA. September 20, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
- "Rookie of the Year Collier Headlines 2019 All-Rookie Team". wnba.com. WNBA. September 16, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2019.