South Carolina women's basketball: Gamecocks in the WNBA - Week 10

All-Star weekend is in the books, and the WNBA stretch run begins this week. Catch up on all the Gamecocks in the WNBA.

Allisha Gray sought to defend her title in the Skills Challenge and Three-Point Contest. She finished second in the Three-Point Contest, losing in the final round to Sabrina Ionescu, the 2023 champ. Natasha Cloud won the Skills Challenge.

In the All-Star Game itself, Gray had 18 points in 16 minutes. She took all her shots from behind the arc, going 5-12. It was a vintage All-Star stat line.

As usual with all-star games, the flow was unfavorable to bigs. Aliyah Boston played 18 minutes and had nine points, six rebounds, and two assists.

A’ja Wilson only played 12 minutes to rest her right wrist, which she injured two weeks ago. She had four points, two rebounds, and two assists. 

Atlanta Dream (13-9)
Allisha Gray
22 games (22 starts), 35.5 mpg, 18.4 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 4.0 apg, 0.9 spg
Thanks to the blowout of Chicago, Gray got some much-needed rest and still put up a major stat line.

Last week:
at Chicago (86-49 win): 26 minutes*, 14 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, steal

Te-Hina Paopao
21 games (4 starts), 12.5 mpg, 5.3 ppg, 1.7 apg, 1.4 rpg, 48.0 3P%
Paopao is third in the WNBA in three-point shooting, and when she gets to play, she invariably produces. She had 10 points in her first 12 minutes to help lead Atlanta’s blowout.

Last week:
at Chicago (86-49 win): 21 minutes, 13 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, steal, 3-5 3PT

Upcoming games:
Tuesday, July 22 at Las Vegas (10:00 ET, ESPN)
Wednesday, July 23 at Phoenix (10:00 ET, CBS Sports Network)
Sunday, July 27 at Minnesota (7:00 ET, NBA TV/League Pass)

Chicago Sky (7-15)
Kamilla Cardoso
18 games (17 starts), 24.2 mpg, 12.1 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 1.7 apg, 0.8 bpg, 52.7 FG%
Chicago seemed to forget about Cardoso against Minnesota, and then forgot it had another game against Atlanta. That score is not a misprint.

Last week:
vs Minnesota (91-78 loss): 26 minutes*, 6 points, 6 rebounds, assist
vs Atlanta (86-49 loss): 30 minutes*, 8 points, 11 rebounds, steal

Upcoming games:
Tuesday, July 22 at Minnesota (8:00 ET, ESPN3/League Pass)
Thursday, July 24 vs Seattle (8:30 ET, League Pass)
Sunday, July 27 vs Indiana (3:00 ET, ABC)

Dallas Wings (6-17)
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 (10-12)
Laeticia Amihere
12 games, 14.7 mpg, 6.3 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 1.5 apg
Amihere gave Golden State some strong minutes in the fourth quarter against Phoenix, which needed a last-second free throw to hold off the upset. She had another solid game against Seattle.

Last week:
vs Phoenix (78-77 loss): 9 minutes, 2 points, 2 rebounds, assist, steal
at Seattle (67-58 loss): 9 minutes, 4 points, 4 rebounds, assist

Upcoming games:
Friday, July 25 vs Dallas (10:00 ET, Ion/League Pass)
Sunday, July 27 at Connecticut (1:00 ET, CBS Sports Network)

Indiana Fever (12-11)
Aliyah Boston
23 games (23 starts), 29.8 mpg, 15.6 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 3.7 apg, 1.1 bpg, 56.3 FG%
Indiana had an underwhelming week, and Boston was no exception. The Fever had to survive against Connecticut and then barely showed up against New York. 

Last week:
at Connecticut (85-77 win): 33 minutes*, 11 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, block
at New York (98-77 loss): 29 minutes*, 7 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, steal, block

Upcoming games:
Tuesday, July 22 at New York (8:00 ET, ESPN)
Thursday, July 24 vs Las Vegas (7:00 ET, Amazon Prime)
Sunday, July 27 at Chicago (3:00 ET, ABC)

Las Vegas Aces (11-11)
A’ja Wilson
18 games (18 starts), 30.6 mpg, 22.3 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 3.2 apg, 2.4 bpg, 1.6 spg
Wilson tied the WNBA season-high with 37 points against Dallas. She went 7-12 from the foul line, or else it would have been a 40-piece.

Last week:
at Dallas (90-86 win): 34 minutes*, 37 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks

Upcoming games:
Tuesday, July 22 vs Atlanta (10:00 ET, ESPN)
Thursday, July 24 at Indiana (7:00 ET, Amazon Prime)
Friday, July 25 at Minnesota (7:30 ET, Ion/League Pass)
Sunday, July 27 at Dallas (4:00 ET, ESPN3/League Pass)

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Los Angeles Sparks (8-14)
Sania Feagin
8 games, 5.0 mpg, 1.3 ppg, 0.4 rpg, 0.6 bpg
Feagin had the best game of her young career in the blowout win over Washington. She had career-highs of 13 minutes and eight points. Entering the game, Feagin had 27 minutes and two points total.

Last week:
vs Washington (99-80 win): 13 minutes, 8 points, rebound, block

Upcoming games:
Tuesday, July 22 at Washington (7:30 ET, ESPN3/League Pass)
Thursday, July 24 at Connecticut (7:00 ET, League Pass)
Saturday, July 26 at New York (7:00 ET, NBA TV/League Pass)

Seattle Storm (14-9)
Zia Cooke
21 games, 10.3 mpg, 3.0 ppg, 0.8 apg, 0.5 rpg
Cooke did not play last week.

Last week:
vs Golden State (67-58 win): DNP-CD

Tiffany Mitchell (First 16 games with Las Vegas)
19 games (2 starts), 14.1 mpg, 4.3 ppg, 1.7 rpg
Mitchell appears to have secured her spot in the Seattle rotation. She had another solid game against Golden State.

Last week:
vs Golden State (67-58 win): 15 minutes, 6 points, steal

Upcoming games:
Tuesday, July 22 vs Dallas (10:00 ET, ESPN3/League Pass)
Thursday, July 24 at Chicago (8:30 ET, League Pass)
Saturday, July 26 at Washington (7:30 ET, League Pass)

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.

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