WNBA · Updated Oct 19, 2026
Chicago Sky First Basket Stats
How often the Chicago Sky win the opening tip and score the game's first basket, who scores it for them, and from which position. Built from every tracked WNBA game.
- The Chicago Sky win the opening tip 61.4% of the time (44 games).
- The Chicago Sky score the game's first basket 50% of the time (44 games).
- When the Chicago Sky win the tip, they score the first basket 55.6% of the time (27 games).
- At home, the Chicago Sky score the first basket 59.1% of the time (22 games); on the road, 40.9% (22 games).
- Guards score 40.9% of first baskets for the Chicago Sky, centers 36.4% and forwards 22.7% (22 games).
- Kamilla Cardoso has the most first baskets for the Chicago Sky: 8 in 43 starts (18.6%).
| Player | First baskets | Starts | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamilla CardosoC | 8 | 43 | 18.6% |
| Azura StevensF | 4 | 31 | 12.9% |
| Gabriela JaquezG | 2 | 18 | 11.1% |
| Skylar DigginsG | 2 | 19 | 10.5% |
| Courtney VanderslootG | 2 | 24 | 8.3% |
| Position | First baskets | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Guards | 9 | 40.9% |
| Centers | 8 | 36.4% |
| Forwards | 5 | 22.7% |
More first basket stats
- NBA and WNBA first basket stats: the league leaders, every team, and how often the tip winner scores first
- Chicago Sky in FirstIQ: the team page, with its games, roster and first basket rates by player
- First basket picks today: the model's pick for every game today, one of them free
Chicago Sky first basket questions
The Chicago Sky have scored the game's first basket in 50% of their tracked games (44 games).
When they win the opening tip, they score first 55.6% of the time (27 games).
The Chicago Sky have won the opening tip in 61.4% of their tracked games (44 games). The team that wins the tip gets the first possession, which is why a first basket pick starts with the jump ball.
Kamilla Cardoso, with 8 first baskets in 43 starts, followed by Azura Stevens (4) and Gabriela Jaquez (2). The table on this page has each player's first baskets, starts and rate.
On the first basket picks page: the model's pick for every game today, one of them free, with every finished game graded.