2022 WNBA Commissioner's Cup

The 2022 WNBA Commissioner's Cup presented by Coinbase was the WNBA's second Commissioner's Cup in league history. The Cup Final featured the top Eastern Conference Cup team facing off against the top Western Conference team.^[1] The home team was decided by the team with the highest winning percentage in Cup Play.

2022 WNBA Commissioner's Cup Game

Cup Final
Las Vegas Aces Chicago Sky (9–1) (9–1) 93 83 Head coach: Becky Hammon Head coach: James Wade
1 2 3 4 Total Las Vegas Aces 33 15 22 23 93 Chicago Sky 14 20 26 23 83
Date	July 26, 2022
Venue	Wintrust Arena, Chicago
MVP	Chelsea Gray (Las Vegas)
Referees	Maj Forsberg, Billy Smith, Isaac Barnett
Attendance	8,922
United States TV coverage
Network	Amazon Prime
Announcers	Sarah Kustok Michael Grady Dawn Staley
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Road to the Cup Final

The Commissioner's Cup starts by designating a portion of regular-season games – 10 games per team – as counting toward Cup play. The team from each conference with the top record in designated “Cup games” then compete for the Commissioner's Cup title and a special prize pool. Cup games are the first home game and first road game each team plays against its five conference rivals.^[2]

The Las Vegas Aces clinched the Western Conference spot in the Cup Final on June 15, 2022, after their win against the Dallas Wings.^[3] The Chicago Sky clinched the Eastern Conference spot on June 19, 2022.^[4]

Standings

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L
1	Chicago Sky	10	9	1
2	New York Liberty	10	6	4
3	Connecticut Sun	10	5	5
4	Washington Mystics	10	5	5
5	Atlanta Dream	10	3	7
6	Indiana Fever	10	2	8

Source: ^[5]

Western Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L
1	Las Vegas Aces	10	9	1
2	Seattle Storm	10	6	4
3	Dallas Wings	10	5	5
4	Minnesota Lynx	10	4	6
5	Phoenix Mercury	10	3	7
6	Los Angeles Sparks	10	3	7

Source: ^[5]

Funding to Local Non-Profits

New this year, there will be incentives to win with money for local nonprofits. The WNBA will donate $2,000 to the chosen organization of each cup game's winning team and an additional $500 to the losing team's organization. In the Championship Game for the Commissioner's Cup, the league will donate $10,000 to the winning team's chosen organization and $5,000 to the organization of the runner-up. The accumulating donation dollars will be presented to each organization at the conclusion of the Commissioner's Cup.^[6]

Game Summary

Amazon Prime

July 26 8:30pm ET

Report

Las Vegas Aces 93, Chicago Sky 83
Scoring by quarter: 33-14, 15-20, 22-26, 23-23
Pts: Kelsey Plum (24) Rebs: A'ja Wilson (17) Asts: Kelsey Plum (6)		Pts: Candace Parker (20) Rebs: Candace Parker (14) Asts: Julie Allemand (6)

Wintrust Arena Attendance: 8,922 Referees: Maj Forsberg, Billy Smith, Isaac Barnett

Team rosters

Las Vegas Aces roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs F 1 Bell, Kierstan 6' 1" (1.85m) 176 lb (80kg) 2000-03-16 Florida Gulf Coast R G 51 Colson, Sydney 5' 8" (1.73m) 140 lb (64kg) 1989-08-06 Texas A&M 7 G 12 Gray, Chelsea 5' 11" (1.8m) 170 lb (77kg) 1992-10-08 Duke 7 F 5 Hamby, Dearica 6' 3" (1.91m) 189 lb (86kg) 1993-11-06 Wake Forest 7 F 55 Plaisance, Theresa 6' 5" (1.96m) 200 lb (91kg) 1992-05-18 LSU 8 G 10 Plum, Kelsey 5' 8" (1.73m) 145 lb (66kg) 1994-08-24 Washington 4 C 21 Rupert, Iliana 6' 4" (1.93m) 189 lb (86kg) 2001-07-12 France R G 4 Sheppard, Aisha 5' 9" (1.75m) 145 lb (66kg) 1993-03-30 Virginia Tech R C 41 Stokes, Kiah 6' 3" (1.91m) 191 lb (87kg) 1993-03-30 Connecticut 6 G 2 Williams, Riquna 5' 6" (1.68m) 165 lb (75kg) 1990-05-28 Miami (FL) 9 F 22 Wilson, A'ja 6' 4" (1.93m) 195 lb (88kg) 1996-08-08 South Carolina 4 G 0 Young, Jackie 6' 0" (1.83m) 165 lb (75kg) 1997-09-16 Notre Dame 3	Head coach Becky Hammon (Colorado State) Assistant coaches Natalie Nakase (UCLA) Tyler Marsh (Birmingham–Southern) Charlene Thomas-Swinson (Auburn) Athletic trainer Michelle Anumba (Duke) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured   WNBA roster page
East ATL CHI CON IND NY WAS West DAL LV LA MIN PHO SEA

Chicago Sky roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs G 20 Allemand, Julie 5' 8" (1.73m) 147 lb (67kg) 1996-107-07 Belgium 1 G/F 2 Copper, Kahleah 6' 1" (1.85m) 165 lb (75kg) 1994-08-28 Rutgers 6 G 11 Evans, Dana 5' 6" (1.68m) 145 lb (66kg) 1998-08-01 Louisville 1 G 35 Gardner, Rebekah 6' 1" (1.85m) 130 lb (59kg) 1990-07-09 UCLA R F 24 Hebard, Ruthy 6' 4" (1.93m) 190 lb (86kg) 1998-04-28 Oregon 2 F 33 Meesseman, Emma 6' 4" (1.93m) 191 lb (87kg) 1993-05-13 Belgium 7 F/C 3 Parker, Candace 6' 4" (1.93m) 184 lb (83kg) 1986-04-19 Tennessee 14 G 14 Quigley, Allie 5' 10" (1.78m) 142 lb (64kg) 1986-06-20 DePaul 13 F/C 30 Stevens, Azurá 6' 6" (1.98m) 180 lb (82kg) 1996-02-01 Connecticut 4 G 22 Vandersloot, Courtney 5' 8" (1.73m) 137 lb (62kg) 1989-02-08 Gonzaga 11 C 28 Yueru, Li 6' 7" (2.01m) 200 lb (91kg) 1999-03-28 China R	Head coach James Wade (Kennesaw State) Assistant coaches Tonya Edwards (Tennessee) Ann Wauters Emre Vatansever Athletic trainer Meghan Lockerby Strength and conditioning coach Ann Crosby Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured   WNBA roster page
East ATL CHI CON IND NY WAS West DAL LV LA MIN PHO SEA

References

1. "WNBA Cup Leaderboard". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
2. "2020 WNBA Season to Feature Inaugural Commissioner's Cup, Expanded 36-Game Schedule for Teams and More ABC Games". Wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
3. Voepel, Mechelle. "Las Vegas Aces clinch Western Conference spot in WNBA Commissioner's Cup championship game". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
4. Philippou, Alexa. "Chicago Sky clinch spot in WNBA Commissioner's Cup finals, to face Las Vegas Aces". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
5. "2022 WNBA Commissioner's Cup Standings". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
6. "About the Cup". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved May 6, 2022.

External links

• WNBA.com