Chicago City Wire

CHICAGO (September 19, 2024) — The Chicago Sky have signed veteran Elizabeth Williams to a contract extension through the 2025 season, the organization announced today.

“I’m so excited and grateful for the opportunity to represent the Chicago Sky organization once again,” Williams said. “The Sky have valued me from the second I joined and despite my injury this past season that support has never wavered. I look forward to doing my part in fostering an elite culture here and bringing a championship back to Chicago.”

In a Sky uniform, Williams has amassed 295 rebounds, 112 assists, 75 blocks, 65 steals, and 482 points in just two seasons.

Williams has been sidelined most of the 2024 season with a knee injury that occurred in June. This season she became the first player to record multiple games with 10+ points, 10+ rebounds, 4+ steals and 4+ blocks in a single season after recording 17 points, 11 rebounds, four blocks and four steals against Los Angeles on May 30.

“We are absolutely thrilled Elizabeth is staying in Chicago,” Chicago Sky General Manager Jeff Pagliocca said. “Elizabeth is an inspiring, authentic leader who has provided critical guidance and mentorship to the team all season long. We can’t wait to see her back on the court healthy again while continuing to lead by example as an essential piece of the Sky organization.”

During the 2023 season, she led the team in blocks per game with 1.5, total blocks with 60 and was fifth in the league in blocks during the regular season. She recorded a career-high six blocks on July 8 against Seattle and recorded three or more blocks in seven games last season. Williams also moved to No.10 on the WNBA all-time blocks list with 444 career blocks, passing Taj McWilliams-Franklin on June 4 against New York.

She averaged career-high numbers in 2023 with 2.5 assists per game and1.3 steals per game including a career-high five steals on August6 against Dallas. Her9 .8 points per game was her most since2020 along with her rebounds and blocks being her highest averages since2019 .

Williams cemented her place in the Sky record books in2023 ranking top10in single-season franchise leaderboards for offensive rebounds (sixth), steals(ninth),andblocks(fifth). She also became first player appear start40gamesforChicago .

Her defensive presence earned her WNBA All-Defensive Second Team honors in2023for second timehercareer(previously Atlanta2020). Shewasalso awarded Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Awardin2023 exemplifying ideals sportsmanship courtandsecondplayerSkyfranchise historynextSwinCash2013 receive honor .

Over career ,her1 .5blockspergame ranks tenthWNBA historyfifthamong active players .

The Duke University alum was originally drafted No .4overallin2015WNBA DraftbyConnecticutandsignedwithChicagoFebruary32023free agent .

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