Former Chicago Sky star Allie Quigley introduced her retirement in a Gamers’ Tribune article on Tuesday morning. Whereas Quigley hasn’t performed within the WNBA since 2022, she had by no means formally introduced her retirement — till now.
Allie Quigley leaves the WNBA as an all-time shooter
The 38-year-old sharpshooter, who spent 10 of her 14 WNBA seasons in Chicago, averaged 10.4 factors per sport in her profession and shot 39.4% from three. She’s made the Twentieth-most three-pointers in WNBA historical past (510) and the Twenty second-best three-point share in league historical past. She has the very best three-point share amongst all WNBA gamers who’ve made not less than 500 threes in her profession.
Quigley, who was drafted within the second spherical by the Atlanta Dream in was a key a part of the 2021 Sky crew that received the championship, and averaged double-figure scoring in all however two of her Sky seasons. She additionally received the WNBA three-point contest at All-Star weekend in 2017, 2018, 2021, and 2022.
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Quigley was the Sky’s all-time main scorer till final month, when she was surpassed by her spouse, Courtney Vandersloot. Vandersloot suffered an ACL tear this previous weekend in a sport towards the Indiana Fever and is out for the remainder of the season.
In her Gamers Tribune piece, Quigley defined she initially hoped to return to the WNBA after getting pregnant:
“Once I sat out after 2022, it was for a really particular motive.
It was so I may begin the following part of my life: turning into a mother.
To be trustworthy, I assumed I’d get pregnant quick, then not less than depart the choice open to play yet one more season. However issues didn’t occur as quick as we’d have favored. They did occur, although!! And I’m thrilled to say that on April eighth, 2025, Courtney and I celebrated the delivery of our child woman, Jana Christine.”
Whether or not Vandersloot will return to the courtroom stays to be seen; the Sky level guard was having a strong season previous to happening with damage, averaging 10.6 factors and 5.3 assists.
