CHICAGO – Chicago Sky guard Courtney Vandersloot has been named to the 2021 All-WNBA Second Team, the league announced today.
This is the fourth consecutive season and fifth time overall that Vandersloot is an All-WNBA honoree. It also marks her third career second all-team honor, having previously been selected in 2015 and 2018.
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During the 2021 regular season, Vandersloot led the WNBA in assists (8.6 assists per game) for the fifth consecutive season and sixth time overall. She also moved into fourth place on the league’s career list for total assists (2,180) and averaged a career-high 1.69 steals (third in the WNBA).
Vandersloot received 111 points and is joined by Las Vegas Aces forward A’ja Wilson (177 points), Minnesota Lynx center Sylvia Fowles (148), Dallas Wings guard Arike Ogunbowale (134) and Washington Mystics forward Tina Charles (118). Voting for the All-WNBA First and Second Teams was conducted at the conclusion of the regular season. Players were selected by position and received five points for each First Team vote and three points for each Second Team vote. Players who received votes at multiple positions were slotted at the position where they received the most votes.
With the 2021 WNBA Finals tied at 1-1, the No. 6 Chicago Sky play Game 3 tonight against No. 5 seed Phoenix Mercury at 8:00 p.m. CT on ESPN2.
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