2024 Las Vegas Aces season | |
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Coach | Becky Hammon |
Arena | Michelob Ultra Arena |
Attendance | per game |
Results | |
Record | 16–8 (.667) |
Place | 2nd (Western) |
The 2024 Las Vegas Aces season is the franchise's 27th season in the Women's National Basketball Association and the seventh year the franchise is based in Las Vegas - after relocating from San Antonio and Utah. This is the third season under head coach Becky Hammon. They are the defending WNBA champions, after defeating the New York Liberty in the 2023 WNBA Finals. In 2023, the Aces also finished with the most regular season wins in WNBA history, 34.[1] Additionally, the Aces won back-to-back WNBA titles, and were the first team to do so since 2001–2002. The season tipped off on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at home versus the Phoenix Mercury.[2]
On May 17, 2024, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) announced that they would be gifting each player on the 2024 Aces roster a $100,000 sponsorship.[3] This sponsorship is independent of the Aces organization as per the WNBA's collective bargaining agreement.[3] On May 18, 2024, the WNBA opened an investigation into these sponsorships.[4]
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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2 | 16 | Dyaisha Fair | ![]() |
Syracuse |
2 | 18 | Kate Martin | ![]() |
Iowa |
2 | 24 | Elizabeth Kitley | ![]() |
Virginia Tech |
3 | 36 | Angel Jackson | ![]() |
Jackson State |
Date | Details | |
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February 1, 2024 | Signed Megan Gustafson[5] | |
Re-signed Kiah Stokes[6] | ||
Re-signed Sydney Colson[7] | ||
Signed Morgan Jones to a Training Camp Contract[8] | ||
February 4, 2024 | Signed Kamaria McDaniel to a Training Camp Contract[9] | |
February 7, 2024 | Re-signed Candace Parker[10] | |
February 8, 2024 | Signed Bria Hartley to a Training Camp Contract[11] | |
March 28, 2024 | Signed Brea Beal to a Training Camp Contract[12] | |
April 17, 2024 | Signed Dyaisha Fair and Angel Jackson to Rookie Contracts[13] | |
April 22, 2024 | Signed Kate Martin to Rookie Contract[14] | |
April 28, 2024 | Candace Parker announced her retirement[15] | |
April 29, 2024 | Signed Chelsea Gray to an Contract Extension[16] | |
May 2, 2024 | Waived Brea Beal and Morgan Jones[17] | |
May 3, 2024 | Signed Jackie Young to a Contract Extension[18] | |
May 6, 2024 | Waived Bria Hartley[19] | |
Waived Kamaria McDaniel[20] | ||
Claimed/Awarded Emma Cannon from Waivers[21] | ||
May 7, 2024 | Waived Angel Jackson[22] | |
May 13, 2024 | Exercised fourth-year option for Kierstan Bell[23] | |
May 26, 2024 | Waived Dyaisha Fair[24] | |
May 31, 2024 | Signed Tiffany Hayes[25] | |
June 16, 2024 | Waived Emma Cannon[26] | |
Signed Jessika Carter[26] | ||
June 30, 2024 | Waived Jessika Carter[27] |
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PG | Chelsea Gray | Sydney Colson |
SG | Kelsey Plum | Tiffany Hayes |
SF | Jackie Young | Alysha Clark Kate Martin |
PF | A'ja Wilson | Kierstan Bell |
C | Kiah Stokes | Megan Gustafson |
2024 pre-season game log Total: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0) | ||||||||||||||||||
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May: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
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2024 pre-season schedule |
2024 game log Total: 16–8 (Home: 8–5; Road: 8–3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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May: 4–2 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–1)
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June : 6–4 (Home: 2–3; Road: 4–1)
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July: 6–2 (Home: 3–1; Road: 3–1)
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August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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September : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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2024 season schedule |
# | Team | P | W | L | PCT | GB | Conf. | Home | Road | Cup |
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1 | New York Liberty | 25 | 21 | 4 | .840 | — | 15–2 | 12–1 | 9–3 | 5–0 |
2 | Connecticut Sun | 24 | 18 | 6 | .750 | 2.5 | 10–4 | 10–3 | 8–3 | 4–1 |
3 | Minnesota Lynx | 25 | 17 | 8 | .680 | 4 | 11–4 | 11–3 | 6–5 | 4–1 |
4 | Seattle Storm | 25 | 17 | 8 | .680 | 4 | 8–6 | 11–3 | 6–5 | 4–1 |
5 | Las Vegas Aces | 24 | 16 | 8 | .667 | 4.5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 8–3 | 2–3 |
6 | Phoenix Mercury | 25 | 13 | 12 | .520 | 8 | 9–6 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 3–2 |
7 | Indiana Fever | 26 | 11 | 15 | .423 | 10.5 | 7–8 | 6–5 | 5–10 | 3–2 |
8 | Chicago Sky | 24 | 10 | 14 | .417 | 10.5 | 5–9 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 1–4 |
9 | Atlanta Dream | 24 | 7 | 17 | .292 | 13.5 | 3–10 | 3–8 | 4–9 | 1–4 |
10 | Los Angeles Sparks | 24 | 6 | 18 | .250 | 14.5 | 4–10 | 4–8 | 2–10 | 2–3 |
11 | Washington Mystics | 25 | 6 | 19 | .240 | 15 | 3–10 | 3–9 | 3–10 | 1–4 |
12 | Dallas Wings | 25 | 6 | 19 | .240 | 15 | 3–12 | 4–7 | 2–12 | 0–5 |
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | TO | Turnovers per game |
PF | Fouls per game | Team leader | League leader |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
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A'ja Wilson | Western Conference Player of the Month – May | June 3, 2024 | [28] |
Western Conference Player of the Week | June 4, 2024 | [29] | |
June 25, 2024 | [30] | ||
July 9, 2024 | [31] | ||
July 18, 2024 | [32] | ||
Western Conference Player of the Month – June | July 2, 2024 | [33] | |
WNBA All-Star | [34] | ||
Western Conference Player of the Month – July | July 19, 2024 | [35] | |
Chelsea Gray | WNBA All-Star | July 2, 2024 | [34] |
Kelsey Plum | WNBA All-Star | July 2, 2024 | [34] |
Jackie Young | WNBA All-Star | July 2, 2024 | [34] |
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