Chicago Sky officials announced Monday they have released rookie guard Hailey Van Lith, who was selected 11th overall in the 2025 WNBA Draft.
The 24-year-old first-year player posted 3.5 points and 1.6 assists per game across 29 appearances without making a start during her inaugural professional season.
During preseason action, Van Lith contributed 12.5 points and 4.5 assists over two contests for Chicago, which begins regular season play Saturday against the Portland Fire.
Chicago selected the 5-foot-9 Van Lith as their top pick following her outstanding college basketball journey that included stops at Louisville, LSU and TCU. She earned All-American honors and claimed both Big 12 Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year awards after posting 17.9 points, 5.4 assists and 4.6 rebounds per game with the Horned Frogs during the 2024-25 campaign.
The Sky made additional roster moves Monday, releasing forwards Maddy Westbeld (16th overall pick) and Aicha Coulibaly (22nd selection), both 2025 draft choices. Westbeld contributed 4.1 points and 2.4 rebounds across 26 games as a rookie, while Coulibaly did not appear in any contests.
All WNBA franchises must finalize their rosters by Thursday at 5 p.m. ET ahead of Friday’s regular season opener.
The Dallas Wings also made significant cuts Monday, parting ways with six players including veteran guard Lindsay Allen.
Allen, 31, brings eight seasons of WNBA experience across 214 career games with six different teams, most recently appearing in 31 contests (nine starts) for the Connecticut Sun in 2025. The veteran guard holds career averages of 4.4 points and 3.1 assists but could not earn a roster position with Dallas after joining the organization last month.
Dallas also released Rayah Marshall, Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu, Amy Okonkwo, Grace Berger and Costanza Verona.
Berger joined the Wings mid-season through multiple seven-day contracts and finished with 3.6 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.2 assists over 18 games (13 starts). Okonkwo averaged 11.0 points per game but participated in only eight contests late in the season.
