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Chicago Sky's James Wade Named Head Coach for 2022 WNBA All-Star Game

June 24, 2022 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
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Chicago Sky General Manager/Head Coach James Wade has been selected as one of two head coaches for the 2022 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game, the league announced. Las Vegas Aces Head Coach Becky Hammon will serve as the head coach for the opposing team. Hammon and Wade will be joined on the bench by their respective coaching staffs.

Wade joins the All-Star Game coaching staff for the first time in his career, currently leading the Chicago Sky to the highest winning percentage in the Eastern Conference of .706 with a 12-5 record.

With the best overall record in the league, Aces' Hammon will lead Team Wilson, named after the No.1 player in All-Star fan voting, Aces forward A'ja Wilson. Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird will be alongside Wilson as a co-captain. Wade will coach Team Stewart, named after the second-highest ranked in fan voting, Seattle Storm forward Breanna Stewart. Minnesota Lynx's Sylvia Fowles will be a co-captain alongside Stewart.

The announcement comes after years of achievements for Wade in the WNBA, most recently being honored as 2019 WNBA Coach of the Year, leading the Chicago Sky to its second Eastern Conference title and the team's first WNBA Championship in 2021.

Wade began coaching in 2012 as an assistant for the San Antonio Stars through 2016 and from 2017-18, served as an assistant coach to the and the Minnesota Lynx's Cheryl Reeve, who won the 2017 WNBA Championship, before taking over as head coach for the Chicago Sky in 2019. He also served stints in the EuroLeague for BLMA in France and UMMC Ekaterinburg in Russia, where he aided Ekat to the 2018 EuroLeague title.

Wade was also selected on January 20, 2022 to join the USA Women's National Team coaching staff at the 2022 USA National Team training camp and FIBA World Cup Qualifying Tournament in Washington, D.C.

Along with Wade, the Sky's Candace Parker was announced as one of this year's All-Star starters. The 2022 WNBA All-Star Game will be held at Wintrust Arena, on Sunday, July 10th at 12 p.m. CT and will be televised nationally on ABC. For more information on AT&T WNBA All-Star 2022, head to wnba.com/allstar.

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