The 2024 Las Vegas Aces season is the franchise's 27th season in the Women's National Basketball Association and the seventh year the franchise is based in Las Vegas - after relocating from San Antonio and Utah. This is the third season under head coach Becky Hammon . They are the defending WNBA champions, after defeating the New York Liberty in the 2023 WNBA Finals . In 2023, the Aces also finished with the most regular season wins in WNBA history, 34.[1] Additionally, the Aces won back-to-back WNBA titles, and were the first team to do so since 2001–2002. The season tipped off on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at home versus the Phoenix Mercury .[2]
On May 17, 2024, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) announced that they would be gifting each player on the 2024 Aces roster a $100,000 sponsorship.[3] This sponsorship is independent of the Aces organization as per the WNBA's collective bargaining agreement .[3] On May 18, 2024, the WNBA opened an investigation into these sponsorships.[4]
Transactions
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WNBA draft
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Transactions
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Date
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February 1, 2024
Signed Megan Gustafson [5]
Re-signed Kiah Stokes [6]
Re-signed Sydney Colson [7]
Signed Morgan Jones to a Training Camp Contract[8]
February 4, 2024
Signed Kamaria McDaniel to a Training Camp Contract[9]
February 7, 2024
Re-signed Candace Parker [10]
February 8, 2024
Signed Bria Hartley to a Training Camp Contract[11]
March 28, 2024
Signed Brea Beal to a Training Camp Contract[12]
April 17, 2024
Signed Dyaisha Fair and Angel Jackson to Rookie Contracts[13]
April 22, 2024
Signed Kate Martin to Rookie Contract[14]
April 28, 2024
Candace Parker announced her retirement[15]
April 29, 2024
Signed Chelsea Gray to an Contract Extension[16]
May 2, 2024
Waived Brea Beal and Morgan Jones[17]
May 3, 2024
Signed Jackie Young to a Contract Extension[18]
May 6, 2024
Waived Bria Hartley [19]
Waived Kamaria McDaniel[20]
Claimed/Awarded Emma Cannon from Waivers[21]
May 7, 2024
Waived Angel Jackson [22]
May 13, 2024
Exercised fourth-year option for Kierstan Bell [23]
May 26, 2024
Waived Dyaisha Fair [24]
May 31, 2024
Signed Tiffany Hayes [25]
Roster Changes
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Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs F 1 Bell, Kierstan 6' 1" (1.85m) 176 lb (80kg) 2000-03-16 Florida Gulf Coast 2 F 32 Cannon, Emma 6' 2" (1.88m) 190 lb (86kg) 1989-06-01 Florida Southern 5 F 7 Clark, Alysha 5' 11" (1.8m) 167 lb (76kg) 1987-07-07 Middle Tennessee 11 G 51 Colson, Sydney 5' 8" (1.73m) 140 lb (64kg) 1989-08-06 Texas A&M 9 G 12 Gray, Chelsea 5' 11" (1.8m) 170 lb (77kg) 1992-10-08 Duke 9 C 17 Gustafson, Megan 6' 3" (1.91m) 195 lb (88kg) 1996-12-13 Iowa 5 G 15 Hayes, Tiffany 5' 10" (1.78m) 155 lb (70kg) 1989-09-20 Connecticut 11 C Kitley, Elizabeth (DP )6' 5" (1.96m) 2001-09-17 Virginia Tech R G 20 Martin, Kate 6' 0" (1.83m) 172 lb (78kg) 2000-06-05 Iowa R G 10 Plum, Kelsey 5' 8" (1.73m) 145 lb (66kg) 1994-08-24 Washington 6 C 41 Stokes, Kiah 6' 3" (1.91m) 191 lb (87kg) 1993-03-30 Connecticut 8 F 22 Wilson, A'ja 6' 4" (1.93m) 195 lb (88kg) 1996-08-08 South Carolina 6 G 0 Young, Jackie 6' 0" (1.83m) 165 lb (75kg) 1997-09-16 Notre Dame 5
Head coach
Becky Hammon (Colorado State )
Assistant coaches
Natalie Nakase (UCLA )
Tyler Marsh (Birmingham–Southern )
Charlene Thomas-Swinson (Auburn )
Athletic trainer
Michelle Anumba (Duke )
Legend
(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured
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Depth chart
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Schedule
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Pre-season
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Regular season
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2024 game log Total: 5–3 (Home: 3–2; Road: 2–1)
May: 4–2 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–1)
June: 1–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–0)
July
: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
August
: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
September
: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
2024 season schedule
Standings
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Statistics
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Regular Season
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Player
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
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APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
‡ Waived/Released during the season
† Traded during the season
≠ Acquired during the season
Awards and honors
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References
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^ "Aces set WNBA single-season wins record with 30th victory" . ESPN . August 25, 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2023 .
^ "2024 Las Vegas Aces Schedule" . aces.wnba.com . WNBA . Retrieved February 26, 2024 .
^ a b Puleo, Mark; Merchant, Sabreena (May 17, 2024). "Every Las Vegas Aces player receives $100,000 sponsorship from city" . The Athletic . The New York Times . Retrieved May 17, 2024 .
^ Pickman, Ben; Puleo, Mark (May 18, 2024). "WNBA opens investigation into Aces players receiving $100,000 sponsorships" . The Athletic . The New York Times . Retrieved May 23, 2024 .
^ "Las Vegas Aces Sign Megan Gustafson as Free Agent" . aces.wnba.com . WNBA . February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024 .
^ "Las Vegas Aces Re-Sign Veteran Center, Two-Time WNBA Champion Kiah Stokes" . aces.wnba.com . WNBA . February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024 .
^ "Las Vegas Aces Re-Sign Two-Time WNBA Champion Guard Sydney Colson" . aces.wnba.com . WNBA . February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024 .
^ "Aces Sign Former Louisville and Florida State Guard Morgan Jones to Training Camp Contract" . aces.wnba.com . WNBA . February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024 .
^ "Aces Sign Former Michigan State Guard Kamaria McDaniel to Training Camp Contract" . aces.wnba.com . WNBA . February 4, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024 .
^ "Three-Time WNBA Champion, Two-Time League MVP Candace Parker Re-Signs with Aces" . aces.wnba.com . WNBA . February 7, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024 .
^ "Las Vegas Aces Sign WNBA Veteran Guard Bria Hartley to Training Camp Contract" . aces.wnba.com . WNBA . February 8, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024 .
^ "Aces Sign Former South Carolina Guard Brea Beal to Training Camp Contract" . aces.wnba.com . WNBA . March 28, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2024 .
^ "WNBA Transactions" . acrossthetimeline.com . Across the Timeline. Retrieved 20 April 2024 .
^ "Kate Martin - Transactions" . acrossthetimeline.com . Across the Timeline. Retrieved 25 April 2024 .
^ Philippou, Alexa (April 28, 2024). "Candace Parker, two-time WNBA MVP, announces retirement" . ESPN . Retrieved April 28, 2024 .
^ @LVAces (April 30, 2024). "𝐏𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐆𝐀𝐖𝐃𝐃𝐃𝐃𝐃 🎥🪄 The Las Vegas Aces have signed @cgray209 to a contract extension. #ALLINLV" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ "Las Vegas Aces - Transactions" . acrossthetimeline.com . Across the Timeline. Retrieved 2 May 2024 .
^ @RichardCohen1 (May 3, 2024). "Source confirms that Jackie Young's extension with the Las Vegas Aces adds one year to her current deal (covering 2025), fully protected, at $169,950. Another Aces player adding an extra season at the exact same salary as this year, but in Young's case for well below max. #WNBA" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ Lawson-Freeman, Callie (May 6, 2024). "Aces waive veteran guard in latest roster move" . Las Vegas Review-Journal .
^ "Las Vegas Aces Waive Kamaria McDaniel" . WNBA. May 6, 2024.
^ "Las Vegas Aces Sign Emma Cannon" . WNBA. May 6, 2024.
^ "Las Vegas Aces Waive Angel Jackson" . WNBA. May 7, 2024.
^ @LVAces (May 13, 2024). "𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋: The Las Vegas Aces have exercised the fourth-year option for @Dotmug_330. #ALLINLV" (Tweet ). Retrieved May 13, 2024 – via Twitter .
^ "Aces Waive Rookie Guard Dyaisha Fair" . WNBA . May 26, 2024.
^ "Aces Sign 11-Year WNBA Veteran Guard Tiffany Hayes" . aces.wnba.com . WNBA . May 31, 2024. Retrieved May 31, 2024 .
^ "A'ja Wilson Named KIA Western Conference Player of the Month For Record-Tying Ninth Time" . aces.wnba.com . WNBA . June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2024 .
^ "A'ja Wilson Named Western Conference Player Of The Week" . aces.wnba.com . WNBA . June 4, 2024. Retrieved June 4, 2024 .
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