Chicago Sky Waive Evelyn Akhator
May 15, 2019 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) - Chicago Sky News Release
ICAGO - The Chicago Sky has waived forward Evelyn Akhator, the team announced today.
Akhator was signed to a training camp contract by Chicago on February 13 after competing overseas for Besiktas in Istanbul, Turkey. A 6-foot-3 Nigerian former University of Kentucky standout, Akhator was originally drafted with the No. 3 overall pick of the 2017 WNBA Draft by the Dallas Wings.
The Sky face the Indiana Fever at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Thursday, May 15 at 11 a.m. CST for their second and final preseason game before the 2019 regular season.
TRAINING CAMP ROSTER
NO. PLAYER POS HEIGHT EXP DOB COLLEGE
0 Chloe Jackson G 5-8 R 08/21/96 Baylor
1 Diamond DeShields G 6-1 1 07/21/95 Tennessee
2 Kahleah Copper G-F 6-1 3 04/07/95 Rutgers
11 Allazia Blockton G 6-0 R 01/11/97 Marquette
14 Allie Quigley G 5-10 10 06/20/86 DePaul
15 Gabby Williams F 5-11 1 09/09/96 Connecticut
21 Jamierra Faulkner* G 5-6 4 03/09/92 Southern Mississippi
22 Courtney Vandersloot G 5-8 8 02/08/89 Gonzaga
23 Linnae Harper G 5-8 1 01/31/95 Ohio State
24 Hind Ben Abdelkader G 5-8 1 07/21/95 California
25 Victoria Macaulay C 6-4 1 08/07/90 Temple
31 Stefanie Dolson C 6-5 5 01/08/92 Connecticut
32 Cheyenne Parker F 6-4 4 08/22/92 Middle Tennessee State
33 Katie Lou Samuelson G-F 6-3 R 06/13/97 Connecticut
41 Alaina Coates C 6-4 1 04/07/95 South Carolina
45 Astou Ndour* C 6-5 3 08/22/94 Senegal
* = Arriving to training camp at a later date
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