Chicago Sky WNBA Season Preview: TV Channel, Start Time, Schedule

LSU standouts Angel Reese and Hailey Van Lith will be reunited for the 2025 WNBA season as the Chicago Sky looks for a strong finish

The Chicago Sky will begin their second season with former LSU Tiger Angel Reese and former South Carolina Gamecocks Kamilla Cardoso at the forefront, but this year, Hailey Van Lith will join Reese after playing a fifth year of NCAA ball at TCU. Last year, Chicago finished the season in 10th place overall with a record of 13-27 and missed a spot in the playoffs. This season, the team will look to turn things around with a slew of new faces that should help with a higher finish and hopefully a playoff spot after missing postseason play last year for the first time since 2018. Will Van Lith and Reese still share the same chemistry they had in Baton Rouge?

How to Watch the Chicago Sky All Season Long

As the WNBA continues to expand viewership, the teams are finding themselves in many more nationally televised games each year. This season, the Sky will be featured in 25 nationally televised games across various platforms. This includes appearances on ABC, ESPN, ION and CBS. With a strong season, the Sky can expect to have those numbers increase next season.

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Sky 2024 Season Recap

Chicago made out well in the 2024 draft, acquiring Kamilla Cardoso from South Carolina with the No. 3 overall pick and followed up with Angel Reese from LSU as the No. 7 overall pick. Reese led the team on the boards with 13.1 rebounds per game and also led the team in steals with 1.3 per game, but Cardoso did not perform as well as expected, averaging just 9.8 points per game. Chennedy Carter led the team offensively with an average of 17.5 points per game.

While Cardoso may not have scored as much as Chicago needed, she did lead the team in field goal percentage, shooting 52.1 percent on the year. Carter wasn’t far behind at 48.7 percent and Elizabeth Williams was right there with her, also shooting 48.7 percent from the field.

Last year’s team ended the season on a five-game losing streak and will look to break that with a win in its opening game which takes place on May 17 against Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever.

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Sky 2025 Season Outlook/Stories To Watch

This season will see Reese take on a bigger leadership role after the exit of Carter. Last year, Reese played in the post for the majority of the season as the offense was run through Carter, but this season will see Reese in a more central role at power forward. Head coach Tyler Marsh will look to spread the court and use Reese to get in behind the defense for a layup opportunity that will hopefully increase her field goal percentage. Last year, Reese finished the season at just 39.1 percent from the field.

Adding Van Lith into the mix will also help the team offensively as the rookie finished her season with the Horned Frogs averaging 17.9 points per game and shooting 45 percent from the field. She also shot 33 percent from long range which will be beneficial for the Sky once they are able to perfect their ball movement.

The team has brought in several new players to camp who are no strangers to high-level play, but will they be able to gel quickly enough to get off to a strong start?

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Sky Arrivals and Departures

• Signed Hailey Van Lith to a rookie contract
• Signed Maddy Westbeld to a rookie contract
• Signed Alex Wilson to a rookie contract
• Acquired Rebecca Allen from the Connecticut Sun
• Acquired Ariel Atkins from the Washington Mystics
• Signed free agent Kia Nurse
• Signed Arella Guirantes to training camp contract
• Signed Jessika Carter to training camp contract
• Added Morgan Bertsch to training camp roster
• Signed Courtney Vandersloot as a free agent
• Lost Chennedy Carter to free agency

Sky 2025 Schedule

Date	Opponent	Location	Time (CT)	Broadcast Networks
May 2 (Fri)	Brazil National Team	Baton Rouge, LA	8:00 PM	ION
May 6 (Tue)	Minnesota Lynx	Chicago, IL	6:00 PM
May 10 (Sat)	@ Minnesota Lynx	Minneapolis, MN	7:00 PM
May 17 (Sat)	@ Indiana Fever	Indianapolis, IN	12:00 PM	ABC
May 22 (Thu)	New York Liberty	Chicago, IL	7:00 PM
May 25 (Sun)	@ Los Angeles Sparks	Los Angeles, CA	5:00 PM
May 27 (Tue)	@ Phoenix Mercury	Phoenix, AZ	9:00 PM
May 29 (Thu)	Dallas Wings	Chicago, IL	7:00 PM
May 31 (Sat)	@ Dallas Wings	Arlington, TX	7:00 PM
June 7 (Sat)	Indiana Fever	Chicago, IL (United Center)	7:00 PM	CBS
June 10 (Tue)	@ New York Liberty	Brooklyn, NY	7:00 PM	ESPN
June 13 (Fri)	@ Atlanta Dream	Atlanta, GA	6:30 PM	ION
June 15 (Sun)	@ Connecticut Sun	Uncasville, CT	11:00 AM	CBS
June 17 (Tue)	Washington Mystics	Chicago, IL	7:00 PM
June 21 (Sat)	Phoenix Mercury	Chicago, IL	12:00 PM
June 22 (Sun)	@ Atlanta Dream	Atlanta, GA	2:00 PM
June 24 (Tue)	Los Angeles Sparks	Chicago, IL	7:00 PM
June 27 (Fri)	@ Golden State Valkyries	San Francisco, CA	9:00 PM	ION
June 29 (Sun)	@ Los Angeles Sparks	Los Angeles, CA	5:00 PM
July 6 (Sun)	@ Minnesota Lynx	Minneapolis, MN	6:00 PM
July 8 (Tue)	@ Washington Mystics	Washington, D.C.	10:30 AM
July 9 (Wed)	Dallas Wings	Chicago, IL	7:00 PM
July 12 (Sat)	Minnesota Lynx	Chicago, IL	12:00 PM
July 14 (Mon)	Minnesota Lynx	Chicago, IL	7:00 PM
July 16 (Wed)	Atlanta Dream	Chicago, IL	11:00 AM
July 22 (Tue)	@ Minnesota Lynx	Minneapolis, MN	7:00 PM
July 24 (Thu)	Seattle Storm	Chicago, IL	7:30 PM
July 27 (Sun)	Indiana Fever	Chicago, IL (United Center)	2:00 PM	ABC
July 29 (Tue)	@ Washington Mystics	Washington, D.C.	6:30 PM
August 1 (Fri)	Golden State Valkyries	Chicago, IL	6:30 PM	ION
August 3 (Sun)	Phoenix Mercury	Chicago, IL	5:00 PM
August 5 (Tue)	Washington Mystics	Chicago, IL	7:00 PM
August 7 (Thu)	Atlanta Dream	Chicago, IL	7:00 PM
August 9 (Sat)	@ Indiana Fever	Indianapolis, IN	7:00 PM	CBS
August 13 (Wed)	@ Connecticut Sun	Uncasville, CT	6:00 PM
August 15 (Fri)	Golden State Valkyries	Chicago, IL	6:30 PM	ION
August 19 (Tue)	Seattle Storm	Chicago, IL	7:00 PM
August 21 (Thu)	@ New York Liberty	Brooklyn, NY	6:00 PM
August 23 (Sat)	Connecticut Sun	Chicago, IL	4:00 PM
August 25 (Mon)	Las Vegas Aces	Chicago, IL	7:00 PM	NBA TV
August 28 (Thu)	@ Phoenix Mercury	Phoenix, AZ	9:00 PM
August 30 (Sat)	@ Seattle Storm	Seattle, WA	8:00 PM
September 3 (Wed)	Connecticut Sun	Chicago, IL	TBD
September 5 (Fri)	@ Indiana Fever	Indianapolis, IN	TBD	ION
September 7 (Sun)	@ Las Vegas Aces	Las Vegas, NV	TBD	NBA TV
September 9 (Tue)	Las Vegas Aces	Chicago, IL	TBD	NBA TV
September 11 (Thu)	New York Liberty	Chicago, IL	TBD

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