The

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...

Dallas Wings season was the franchise's 23rd season in the

Women's National Basketball Association The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) is an American professional basketball league. It is composed of twelve teams, all based in the United States. The league was founded on April 22, 1996, as the women's counterpart to the Natio ...

(WNBA) and the 5th season for the franchise in Dallas. The regular season started on July 26, 2020, versus the

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. This will be the second season under head coach

Brian Agler Brian Agler (born August 2, 1958) is an American women's professional basketball coach. He previously coached the Dallas Wings from 2019 to 2020. He also had previously been head coach of the Seattle Storm and the Los Angeles Sparks, each of whom ...

. This WNBA season will have an all-time high 36 regular-season games. However, the plan for expanded games was put on hold on April 3, when the WNBA postponed its season due to the

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. Under a plan approved on June 15, the league is scheduled to hold a shortened 22-game regular season at

IMG Academy IMG Academy is a preparatory boarding school and sports training destination in Bradenton, Florida, United States. IMG Academy is set across over 600 acres and features programs consisting of sport camps for youth athletes, adult camps, a board ...

, without fans present, starting on July 24. The Wings started the season strongly, winning two of their first three games. The season then took a downward turn when the team had two separate three game losing streaks, separated by only one win. Dallas finished August 3–3 to arrive at a 6–10 overall record. The team went 2–4 in September, but ended the season with a win. A bright spot for the team was

Arike Ogunbowale Arike Ogunbowale (born March 2, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, before being drafted ...

, who lead the WNBA in scoring and was named to the All-WNBA First Team.

Transactions

WNBA draft

The Wings will make the following selections in the 2020 WNBA draft.

Trades and roster changes

Roster

Game log

Regular season

, - style="background:#fcc;" , 1 , July 26 ,

95–105
, Ogunbowale (19) ,

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(10) , Sabally (5) ,

, 0–1 , - style="background:#bbffbb;" , 2 , July 29 , New York Liberty
W 93–80
, Ogunbowale (20) , ''Tied'' (6) , ''3 tied'' (4) , IMG Academy , 1–1 , - style="background:#bbffbb;" , 3 , July 31 , Indiana Fever
W 76–73
, Sabally (23) , Sabally (17) ,

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(5) , IMG Academy , 2–1 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 4 , August 2 ,

Las Vegas Aces The Las Vegas Aces are an American professional basketball team based in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The Aces compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The team play ...

L 70–79
, Ogunbowale (20) , ''Tied'' (6) ,

Jefferson Jefferson may refer to: Names * Jefferson (surname) * Jefferson (given name) People * Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), third president of the United States * Jefferson (footballer, born 1970), full name Jefferson Tomaz de Souza, Brazilian foo ...

(3) ,

, 2–2 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 5 , August 4 ,

Chicago Sky The Chicago Sky are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago. The Sky compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member club of the league's Eastern Conference. The franchise was founded prior to the 2 ...

L 79–82
, Ogunbowale (26) , Alarie (9) , Ogunbowale (5) , IMG Academy , 2–3 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 6 , August 6 ,

Connecticut Sun The Connecticut Sun are an American professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut that competes in the Eastern Conference of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was established as the Orlando Miracle in ...

L 68–91
, Ogunbowale (17) ,

(9) ,

(7) , IMG Academy , 2–4 , - style="background:#bbffbb;" , 7 , August 8 ,

W 85–75
, Ogunbowale (24) ,

(10) , Ogunbowale (6) , IMG Academy , 3–4 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 8 , August 10 , Phoenix Mercury
L 79–91
, Ogunbowale (22) , Sabally (10) ,

(4) , IMG Academy , 3–5 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 9 , August 12 ,

L 66–70
, Ogunbowale (19) , Sabally (9) , Sabally (3) , IMG Academy , 3–6 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 10 , August 14 , Seattle Storm
L 65–83
, Ogunbowale (22) , Ndour (8) , Mabrey (4) , IMG Academy , 3–7 , - style="background:#bbffbb;" , 11 , August 16 , Phoenix Mercury
W 95–89
, Ogunbowale (33) ,

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(7) , Samuelson (4) , IMG Academy , 4–7 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 12 , August 19 , Minnesota Lynx
L 84–91
,

(22) , Thornton (11) , Mabrey (5) , IMG Academy , 4–8 , - style="background:#bbffbb;" , 13 , August 21 ,

Washington Mystics The Washington Mystics are an American professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. The Mystics compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member club of the league's Eastern Conference (WNBA), Eastern Conference ...

W 101–92
, Ogunbowale (24) , Thornton (10) , Ogunbowale (9) , IMG Academy , 5–8 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 14 , August 23 ,

Los Angeles Sparks The Los Angeles Sparks (LA Sparks) are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Sparks compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The team was foun ...

L 81–84
, Ogunbowale (20) , Sabally (9) , Ogunbowale (5) , IMG Academy , 5–9 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 15 , August 25 ,

L 92–96
, Ogunbowale (21) , Sabally (11) , ''Tied'' (5) , IMG Academy , 5–10 , - style="background:#bbffbb;" , 16 , August 29 , Indiana Fever
W 82–78
, Ogunbowale (30) , Sabally (11) , ''Tied'' (4) , IMG Academy , 6–10 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 17 , September 2 ,

L 83–91
, Ogunbowale (17) , Sabally (11) , Ogunbowale (5) ,

, 6–11 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 18 , September 4 , Minnesota Lynx
L 75–88
,

(26) , Sabally (6) , Mabrey (5) , IMG Academy , 6–12 , - style="background:#bbffbb;" , 19 , September 6 ,

W 101–94 (OT)
, Ogunbowale (39) , Sabally (6) , Ogunbowale (4) , IMG Academy , 7–12 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 20 , September 9 , Seattle Storm
L 95–107
, Sabally (25) , Sabally (7) ,

(5) , IMG Academy , 7–13 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 21 , September 11 ,

L 88–95
, Ogunbowale (38) , Ndour (7) , Mabrey (7) , IMG Academy , 7–14 , - style="background:#bbffbb;" , 22 , September 13 , New York Liberty
W 82–79
, Ogunbowale (26) , Thornton (10) ,

(5) , IMG Academy , 8–14

Standings

Statistics

Regular season

Source:

Awards and honors

References

External links

Official website of the Dallas Wings
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