| Chicago Sky | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 2024 Chicago Sky season | ||||
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| Conference | Eastern | |||
| Leagues | WNBA | |||
| Founded | 2005[1] | |||
| History | Chicago Sky 2006–present | |||
| Arena | Wintrust Arena[2][3] | |||
| Location | Chicago, Illinois | |||
| Team colors | Sky blue, radiant yellow, black, white[4][5][6] | |||
| General manager | Jeff Pagliocca | |||
| Head coach | Tyler Marsh | |||
| Assistant(s) | Crystal Robinson Tamera Young Sydney Johnson | |||
| Ownership | Michael J. Alter Margaret Stender Michelle Williams Mathew Knowles[7] | |||
| Championships | 1 (2021) | |||
| Conference titles | 1 (2014)[note 1] | |||
| Website | sky | |||
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The Chicago Sky are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago. The Sky compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member club of the league's Eastern Conference. The franchise was founded prior to the 2006 season. The Sky experienced a period of success from 2013 to 2016, making four playoff appearances and playing in the 2014 WNBA Finals. They experienced a second period of success from 2019 to 2022 and won their first championship in the 2021 WNBA Finals.
The team is owned by Michael J. Alter (principal owner) and Margaret Stender (minority owner). Unlike many other WNBA teams, it is not affiliated with a National Basketball Association (NBA) counterpart, although the Chicago Bulls play in the same market.
- ^ "Sky Timeline". Sky.WNBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Archived from the original on November 28, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- ^ "Mayor Emanuel Joins Chicago Sky to Announce Team's Move to Wintrust Arena". Sky.WNBA.com (Press release). NBA Media Ventures, LLC. February 2, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ Ecker, Danny (October 22, 2017). "Chicago Sky moving to new McCormick Place arena". Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ "Chicago Sky Unveil New Logo". Sky.WNBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. November 7, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
- ^ "Sky Logistics" (PDF). 2017 Chicago Sky Media Guide. WNBA Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
- ^ "Chicago Sky Reproduction Guideline Sheet". WNBA Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ^ "Staff Directory". ChicagoSky.net. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
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