South Carolina women’s basketball: Gamecocks in the WNBA – Week 11

Aliyah Boston set a WNBA record, while Sania Feagin has found a new role. Catch up on them and all the other Gamecocks in the WNBA.

Atlanta Dream (15-10)
Allisha Gray
25 games (25 starts), 35.7 mpg, 18.7 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 3.9 apg, 1.1 spg
Atlanta’s biggest win of the season – although the Dream predictably tried their best to blow yet another double-digit fourth quarter lead – surprisingly came on a day when Gray struggled. She didn’t struggle in her other two games, including a huge game in an impressive win over Phoenix.

Last week:
at Las Vegas (87-72 loss): 36 minutes*, 24 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals
at Phoenix (90-79 win): 37 minutes*, 28 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, steal
at Minnesota (90-86 win): 37 minutes*, 12 points, 4 steals, 2 assists, rebound, steal

Te-Hina Paopao
24 games (4 starts), 12.0 mpg, 5.0 ppg, 1.7 apg, 1.3 rpg, 47.3 3P%
Paopao remains third in the WNBA in three-point shooting. She also had four assists in the big win over Minnesota.

Last week:
at Las Vegas (87-72 loss): 12 minutes, 5 points, assist, 1-3 3PT
at Phoenix (90-79 win): 4 minutes, rebound, 0-1 3PT
at Minnesota (90-86 win): 11 minutes, 3 points, 4 assists, 2 rebounds, steal, 1-1 3PT

Upcoming games:
Tuesday, July 29 vs Golden State (7:30 ET, League Pass)
Wednesday, July 30 at Dallas (8:00 ET, ESPN3/League Pass)
Friday, August 1 vs Phoenix (7:30 ET, Ion/League Pass)
Sunday, August 3 vs Washington (3:00 ET, ESPN3/League Pass)

Chicago Sky (7-18)
Kamilla Cardoso
21 games (20 starts), 24.8 mpg, 12.0 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 1.7 apg, 0.8 bpg, 51.5 FG%
Cardoso has been the silver lining in Chicago, where she recorded three consecutive double-doubles despite three dismal losses.

Last week:
at Minnesota (91-68 loss): 24 minutes*, 10 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists
vs Seattle (95-57 loss): 28 minutes*, 13 points, 13 rebounds, steal
vs Indiana (93-78 loss): 33 minutes*, 12 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, block

Upcoming games:
Tuesday, July 29 at Washington (7:30 ET, League Pass)
Friday, August 1 vs Golden State (7:30 ET, Ion/League Pass)
Sunday, August 3 vs Phoenix (6:00 ET, League Pass)

Dallas Wings (7-19)
Tyasha Harris
5 games, 16.5 mpg, 4.6 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 2.6 apg, 45.5 3P%
Harris injured her left knee against Connecticut on May 27. Initially, there was optimism that it wasn’t long-term, but unfortunately, Harris underwent season-ending surgery on June 10.

Golden State Valkyries (11-13)
Laeticia Amihere
14 games, 14.6 mpg, 6.0 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 1.4 apg
Amihere had a solid week, despite playing Sunday’s game at 10:00 AM local time.

Last week:
vs Dallas (86-76 win): 13 minutes, 4 points, 2 rebounds, steal
at Connecticut (95-64 loss): 16 minutes, 4 points, 4 steals, 2 assists, rebound, block

Upcoming games:
Tuesday, July 29 at Atlanta (7:30 ET, League Pass)
Thursday, July 31 at Washington (7:30 ET, Amazon Prime)
Friday, August 1 at Chicago (7:30 ET, Ion/League Pass)
Sunday, August 3 at Las Vegas (6:00 ET, League Pass)

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Indiana Fever (14-12)
Aliyah Boston
26 games (26 starts), 30.2 mpg, 15.4 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 3.9 apg, 1.0 bpg, 54.8 FG%
Boston didn’t have a big scoring week, but she did record three consecutive double-doubles and average 5.0 assists per game over that span. In the process, she set a WNBA record as the fastest center to record 100 assists in a season.

Last week:
at New York (98-84 loss): 30 minutes*, 15 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals
vs Las Vegas (80-70 win): 35 minutes*, 13 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals
at Chicago (93-78 win): 35 minutes*, 14 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks

Upcoming games:
Wednesday, July 30 vs Phoenix (7:00 ET, ESPN3/League Pass)
Friday, August 1 at Dallas (7:30 ET, Ion/League Pass)
Sunday, August 3 at Seattle (3:00 ET, ABC)

Las Vegas Aces (13-13)
A’ja Wilson
21 games (21 starts), 30.3 mpg, 22.0 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 3.2 apg, 2.3 bpg, 1.6 spg
Las Vegas has taken inconsistency to an extreme. That’s one way to limit Wilson’s scoring: make every game a blowout, win or lose.

Last week:
vs Atlanta (87-72 win): 31 minutes*, 24 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks
at Indiana (80-70 loss): 30 minutes*, 20 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 assists, block
at Minnesota (109-78 loss): 24 minutes*, 15 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks
at Dallas (106-80 win): 34 minutes*, 14 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 blocks, 2 steals

Upcoming games:
Tuesday, July 29 at Los Angeles (10:00 ET, NBA TV/League Pass)
Saturday, August 2 vs Minnesota (3:00 ET, ABC)
Sunday, August 3 vs Golden State (6:00 ET, League Pass)

Los Angeles Sparks (11-14)
Sania Feagin
11 games, 5.3 mpg, 1.3 ppg, 0.6 rpg, 0.5 bpg
Since the All-Star break, Feagin has had a regular spot in the Sparks’ rotation. She isn’t putting up big numbers, but she was a solid contributor in the Sparks’ three-game winning streak. 

Last week:
at Washington (93-86 win): 7 minutes, 2 rebounds
at Connecticut (101-86 win): 5 minutes, rebound, block
at New York (101-99 win): 6 minutes, 4 points, rebound

Upcoming games:
Tuesday, July 29 vs Las Vegas (10:00 ET, NBA TV/League Pass)
Friday, August 1 at Seattle (10:00 ET, Ion/League Pass)

Seattle Storm (15-11)
Zia Cooke
23 games, 10.3 mpg, 3.1 ppg, 0.6 apg, 0.6 rpg
Tiffany Mitchell has taken Cooke’s spot in the rotation, but Cooke still played last week due to Skylar Diggins’ absence and a blowout. 

Last week:
vs Dallas (87-63 loss): 12 minutes, 7 points, rebound
at Chicago (95-57 win): 8 minutes, 2 points, rebound, assist
at Washington (69-58 loss): DNP-CD

Tiffany Mitchell (First 16 games with Las Vegas)
22 games (3 starts), 15.3 mpg, 3.9 ppg, 1.6 rpg
With Diggins out, Mitchell got her third start of the season. However, after a good start in Seattle, Mitchell didn’t shoot well last week.

Last week:
vs Dallas (87-63 loss): 29 minutes*, 2 points, 2 blocks, assist
at Chicago (95-57 win): 18 minutes, rebound, steal
at Washington (69-58 loss): 22 minutes, 2 points, rebound, block

Upcoming games:
Monday, July 28 at Connecticut (7:00 ET, ESPN3/League Pass)
Friday, August 1 vs Los Angeles (10:00 ET, Ion/League Pass)
Sunday, August 3 vs Indiana (3:00 ET, ABC)

Unsigned
Bree Hall
2 games, 3.9 mpg, 1.5 ppg, 1.0 rpg
Golden State waived Hall on Monday, June 30, to create roster space for players returning from EuroBasket. It wasn’t a surprise, but hopefully Hall put herself on the league’s radar.