2019 Dallas Wings season



The 2019 WNBA season was the 22nd season for the Dallas Wings franchise of the WNBA. This was the franchise's 4th season in Dallas. The season tipped off on May 24, 2019 versus the Atlanta Dream.

During the off-season, interim coach Taj McWilliams-Franklin was not retained. Brian Agler was hired from the Los Angeles Sparks to become the team's new head coach.

The Wings started the season slowly, losing their first five games in a row. However, they turned things around, winning 4 of their next 6 to finish June with a 4–7 record. July proved to be disastrous for the Wings. They posted a 1–8 record in July only beating the Los Angeles Sparks at home. The Wings managed to turn things around in August, going 5–6 overall. Three of those five wins game against eventual playoff teams. The team couldn't keep the momentum going, finishing the season on a 4 game losing streak. Their final record of 10–24, was the franchises worst record since moving to Dallas, and worst record since 2012. Rookie Arike Ogunbowale proved to be a bright spot for the team. She won Rookie of the Month in June and August and lead the team in points scored per game, and assists per game.

Pre-season

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 * 1
 * May 13
 * vs. Atlanta Dream
 * L 59–82
 * Burke (11)
 * 3 tied (5)
 * 3 tied (2)
 * Mohegan Sun Arena 3,300
 * 0–1
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 * 2
 * May 14
 * @ Connecticut Sun
 * W 71–67
 * Ogunbowale (19)
 * Gray (10)
 * 3 tied (2)
 * Mohegan Sun Arena 3,965
 * 1–1
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 * 3
 * May 19
 * Indiana Fever
 * L 66–71
 * McCarty–Williams (14)
 * Gray (5)
 * 3 tied (2)
 * College Park Center 3,428
 * 1–2

Regular season

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 * 1
 * May 24
 * @ Atlanta Dream
 * L 72–76
 * Gray (14)
 * Johnson (9)
 * McCarty–Williams (8)
 * State Farm Arena 3,070
 * 0–1


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 * 2
 * June 1
 * Minnesota Lynx
 * L 67–70
 * Thornton (12)
 * Stevens (8)
 * Thornton (3)
 * College Park Center 6,535
 * 0–2
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 * 3
 * June 7
 * @ Indiana Fever
 * L 64–79
 * Harrison (18)
 * Tied (7)
 * McCarty–Williams (4)
 * Bankers Life Fieldhouse 3,671
 * 0–3
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 * 4
 * June 9
 * @ Washington Mystics
 * L 62–86
 * Johnson (15)
 * Johnson (9)
 * Davis (5)
 * St. Elizabeth's East Arena 3,564
 * 0–4
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 * 5
 * June 13
 * Indiana Fever
 * L 72–76
 * Thornton (19)
 * Gray (8)
 * Plaisance (4)
 * College Park Center 3,562
 * 0–5
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 * 6
 * June 15
 * Atlanta Dream
 * W 71–61
 * Ogunbowale (17)
 * Gray (8)
 * Johnson (4)
 * College Park Center 5,220
 * 1–5
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 * 7
 * June 20
 * Phoenix Mercury
 * W 69–54
 * Thornton (18)
 * Tied (11)
 * Tied (3)
 * College Park Center 4,626
 * 2–5
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 * 8
 * June 22
 * @ Las Vegas Aces
 * L 68–86
 * Ogunbowale (25)
 * Thornton (10)
 * McCarty–Williams (5)
 * Mandalay Bay Events Center 4,347
 * 2–6
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 * 9
 * June 26
 * Connecticut Sun
 * W 74–73
 * Ogunbowale (23)
 * Gray (7)
 * Plaisance (5)
 * College Park Center 4,017
 * 3–6
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 * 10
 * June 28
 * @ New York Liberty
 * L 68–69
 * Thornton (20)
 * Plaisance (10)
 * Ogunbowale (5)
 * Westchester County Center 2,191
 * 3–7
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 * 11
 * June 30
 * Minnesota Lynx
 * W 89–86
 * Ogunbowale (19)
 * Plaisance (10)
 * 3 tied (5)
 * College Park Center 4,521
 * 4–7


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 * 12
 * July 5
 * Indiana Fever
 * L 56–76
 * Tied (15)
 * Plaisance (7)
 * McCarty–Williams (4)
 * College Park Center 5,093
 * 4–8
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 * 13
 * July 7
 * @ Chicago Sky
 * L 66–78
 * Ogunbowale (22)
 * Tied (8)
 * Tied (5)
 * Wintrust Arena 6,102
 * 4–9
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 * 14
 * July 9
 * Los Angeles Sparks
 * W 74–62
 * Thornton (17)
 * Tied (6)
 * Davis (4)
 * College Park Center 6,885
 * 5–9
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 * 15
 * July 12
 * @ Seattle Storm
 * L 81–95
 * Ogunbowale (23)
 * Johnson (9)
 * Davis (9)
 * Alaska Airlines Arena 6,451
 * 5–10
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 * 16
 * July 14
 * Chicago Sky
 * L 79–89
 * Ogunbowale (20)
 * McGee-Stafford (8)
 * Gray (4)
 * College Park Center 4,261
 * 5–11
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 * 17
 * July 17
 * @ Phoenix Mercury
 * L 64–69
 * Ogunbowale (14)
 * McGee-Stafford (11)
 * Tied (3)
 * Talking Stick Resort Arena 10,143
 * 5–12
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 * 18
 * July 18
 * @ Los Angeles Sparks
 * L 64–69
 * Harrison (14)
 * Harrison (9)
 * Ogunbowale (7)
 * Staples Center 14,050
 * 5–13
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 19
 * July 20
 * Phoenix Mercury
 * L 66–70
 * Thornton (16)
 * Plaisance (10)
 * Tied (3)
 * College Park Center 5,471
 * 5–14
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 * 20
 * July 30
 * @ Las Vegas Aces
 * L 54–86
 * Ogunbowale (14)
 * Tied (8)
 * Gray (4)
 * Mandalay Bay Events Center 3,756
 * 5–15


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 * 21
 * August 1
 * New York Liberty
 * W 78–64
 * Ogunbowale (22)
 * Gustafson (8)
 * Gray (9)
 * College Park Center 4,011
 * 6–15
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 * 22
 * August 3
 * Las Vegas Aces
 * L 70–75
 * Ogunbowale (24)
 * 3 tied (4)
 * Gray (4)
 * College Park Center 5,882
 * 6–16
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 * 23
 * August 8
 * @ Seattle Storm
 * L 57–69
 * Thornton (14)
 * Harrison (7)
 * Ogunbowale (6)
 * Angel of the Winds Arena 6,268
 * 6–17
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 * 24
 * August 10
 * @ Phoenix Mercury
 * W 80–77
 * Ogunbowale (23)
 * Harrison (9)
 * Ogunbowale (4)
 * Talking Stick Resort Arena 9,717
 * 7–17
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 * 25
 * August 14
 * Los Angeles Sparks
 * W 84–78
 * Ogunbowale (35)
 * 3 tied (6)
 * 3 tied (2)
 * College Park Center 5,004
 * 8–17
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 * 26
 * August 16
 * New York Liberty
 * W 83–77
 * Gray (22)
 * Tied (7)
 * Ogunbowale (5)
 * College Park Center 4,070
 * 9–17
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 * 27
 * August 18
 * @ Connecticut Sun
 * L 68–78
 * Gray (22)
 * Harrison (13)
 * Harrison (4)
 * Mohegan Sun Arena 7,275
 * 9–18
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 * 28
 * August 22
 * @ Minnesota Lynx
 * L 70–86
 * Ogunbowale (22)
 * McCarty–Williams (5)
 * Tied (3)
 * Target Center 8,124
 * 9–19
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 29
 * August 25
 * Atlanta Dream
 * L 73–77
 * Ogunbowale (29)
 * Harrison (10)
 * Tied (2)
 * College Park Center 4,715
 * 9–20
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 * 30
 * August 29
 * @ Chicago Sky
 * W 88–83
 * Ogunbowale (35)
 * Harrison (12)
 * Ogunbowale (6)
 * Wintrust Arena 5,614
 * 10–20
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 * 31
 * August 31
 * Washington Mystics
 * L 85–91
 * Ogunbowale (30)
 * Anigwe (9)
 * Ogunbowale (7)
 * College Park Center 5,205
 * 10–21


 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 32
 * September 4
 * @ Connecticut Sun
 * 72–102
 * Ogunbowale (32)
 * 3 tied (4)
 * Ogunbowale (6)
 * Mohegan Sun Arena 6,284
 * 10–22
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 33
 * September 6
 * @ Washington Mystics
 * L 73–86
 * Ogunbowale (30)
 * Tied (8)
 * Ogunbowale (6)
 * St. Elizabeth's East Arena 3,963
 * 10–23
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 34
 * September 8
 * Seattle Storm
 * L 64–78
 * Ogunbowale (25)
 * Harrison (8)
 * Ogunbowale (5)
 * College Park Center 5,910
 * 10–24

Regular season
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