.jpg) Quigley with the Sky in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1986-06-20)June 20, 1986 (age 39) |
| Nationality | American / Hungarian |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Listed weight | 140 lb (64 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Joliet Catholic Academy (Joliet, Illinois) |
| College | DePaul (2004–2008) |
| WNBA draft | 2008: 2nd round, 22nd overall pick |
| Drafted by | Seattle Storm |
| Playing career | 2008–present |
| Position | Point guard /shooting guard |
| Career history | |
| 2008–2009 | Phoenix Mercury |
| 2008–2009 | Mersin BŞB |
| 2010 | Indiana Fever |
| 2010 | San Antonio Silver Stars |
| 2011 | Seattle Storm |
| 2013–2022 | Chicago Sky |
| 2015–2017 | Fenerbahçe |
| 2017–2018 | Galatasaray |
| 2018–2019 | Famila Schiao |
| 2019–2022 | UMMC Ekaterinburg |
| Career highlights | |
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| Stats at WNBA.com | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Alexandria "Allie"Quigley (born June 20, 1986) is an American professionalbasketball player who last played for theChicago Sky of theWomen's National Basketball Association (WNBA).[1]
Quigley played forDePaul University inChicago. After graduating in 2008, Quigley was drafted bySeattle Storm with the 22nd overall pick in the2008 WNBA draft.[2] After five years playing for four teams in the WNBA, Quigley signed with theChicago Sky in 2013. She was selected as theWNBA Sixth Woman of the Year Award in 2014 after helping the Sky reach theWNBA Finals for the first time, and won the award again in 2015.[3] She was named aWNBA All-Star in2017,2018, and2019. She won the All-Star WeekendThree-Point Contest in 2017, 2018, 2021, and 2022. She won aWNBA Championship in 2021 with the Sky. After sitting out the 2023 and 2024 seasons, Quigley announced her retirement in 2025, and herjersey number was retired by the Sky that year.
Quigley has also had an active career in European basketball leagues. In 2012, following her third straight year spent in Hungary, she obtained Hungarian citizenship and subsequently became a Hungarian international as well. As a member of theFenerbahçe, she won theTurkish Super League in 2016 and theTurkish Cup in 2015 and 2016, being named the Turkish Cup MVP in the latter year.
She won theEuroLeague championship with Russian teamUMMC Ekaterinburg in 2021. In February 2022, after the2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, she leftUMMC Ekaterinburg.[4]
It was really important for [my mom] and my dad for us to go to a Catholic school. He was from a family of faith and all of them went to the same Catholic schools. I think it was just really special that we were able to still do that with the help of these [scholarships]. I think it's just something that I took for granted, and maybe I didn't even realize that we had help.
Quigley was born inJoliet, Illinois on June 20, 1986.[6] She has cited her father, who died when she was seven, as an inspiration for her playing basketball.[7] She began following the WNBA when it debuted in 1997, and aspired to be a player in league.[7]
In high school, she played forJoliet Catholic Academy where she was named aWBCA All-American. She participated in the 2004WBCA High School All-America Game.[8]
Quigley stated that she "from third grade even through college", as well as her sister and both of her brothers, had a scholarship-funded Catholic education. Quigley described that she had "so many great memories" she attributed to "the traits of a Catholic school, whether it's a smaller atmosphere or that it's more family-oriented". Quigley's matriculation toDePaul University was a continuance of this educational system for her.[5]
Quigley attendedDePaul University from 2004 to 2008,[9] and played for theDePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team in all four years. The Blue Demons appeared in theNCAA Division I women's basketball tournament during all four seasons of Quigley's career, reaching the second round in 2005 and the sweet sixteen in 2006.[10]
Quigley was drafted by theSeattle Storm with the 22nd overall pick in the2008 WNBA draft.[2] She was cut by the Storm before the season started, and signed as a free agent with thePhoenix Mercury on May 11, 2008.[11][12] She was abench player for the Mercury, before being cutmid-season in 2009.[11][12][13] Mercury starDiana Taurasi would later comment that Quigley made a strong impression on the team, saying "We saw it instantly. She could do things that no one else could do. Physically it was a little harder for her; it was early in her career. But she showed glimpses of what she could do on the court."[14]
Quigley played for theSan Antonio Stars andIndiana Fever in the 2010 season, and signed with the Seattle Storm in the 2011 season.[12][11] During all three stints, she came off the bench, never averaging more than 7 minutes per game.[13] She was cut by the Storm after the 2011 season, and did not play in the WNBA in the 2012 season.[15] She has said that she wondered if her career in the WNBA was over, and spent the 2012 summer as a basketball camp counselor.[11]
In March 2013, Quigley was signed by theChicago Sky, returning to the city where she had played in her college career.Pokey Chatman, then-coach and general manager of the Sky, wanted to sign Quigley after watching her play in European leagues.[11] In the 2013 season, she continued to be a bench player, averaging 9.4 minutes per game.[13]
The 2014 season was a banner year for Quigley: she played a career-high 24.8 minutes per game, averaging 11.2 points.[16] As a result, she was named theWNBA Sixth Woman of the Year.[11] The Sky also hada successful year overall, appearing in their firstWNBA Finals after defeating theAtlanta Dream and theIndiana Fever in the playoffs. However, they wereswept byPhoenix Mercury in the Finals. Quigley averaged 25.7 minutes and 14.2 points per game in the playoffs.[13]
On February 23, 2015, Quigley re-signed a multi-year contract with the Sky.[17] That season, Quigley was once again named WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year. The Skyachieved a 21–13 record, but were defeated by theIndiana Fever in theconference finals.
In 2017, Quigley emerged as a starter for the Sky, and was named aWNBA All-Star for the first time in her career. She set career records with 32.3 minutes and 16.4 points per game.[18][13] She was named an All-Star again in 2018, and won back-to-backThree-Point Contests in 2017 and 2018.[19] Her score of 29 points in 2018 set an all-time record for the Three-Point Contest across both the NBA and the WNBA.[20]
In February 2019, she signed a one-year contract extension with the Sky for $117,500, making her the team's highest-paid player for the2019 season.[21][22] That season, she started all 34 games for the first time, averaging 13.8 points per game and making a league-high 80 three-pointers.[13] She was also selected to theAll-Star Game for the third consecutive year.
In 2020, Quigley once again re-signed with the Sky.[23] The 2020 season was delayed and shortened to 22 games in a bubble due to theCOVID-19 pandemic. Quigley played and started in all 22 games, the Sky had finished 12-10 with the number 6 seed, but were eliminated by theConnecticut Sun in the first round elimination game.
Quigley played the Sky's2021 season opener on May 15, before being sidelined for the rest of the month with a hamstring injury.[24] She came off the bench for the Sky early in the season, but returned to the starting lineup after the mid-season Olympic break.[14] During the Sky'splayoff run, she was the team's second-leading scorer.[14] She helped the Sky win the2021 WNBA Finals, recording a team-high 26 points in the series-clinching Game 4. In the2022 season, Quigley played and started in 34 of 36 games for the Sky, who earned the second-seed with a 26-10 record, but lost to the Connecticut Sun in the Semifinals.
In February 2023, Quigley announced that she would be sitting out the 2023 season, but was not officially retiring.[25][26]
In the 2008–09 season Quigley played for Turkey'sMersin in theTurkish Super League for the first time in her overseas career.[27]
In 2009–10 Quigley returned to Europe, this time she played forPécs 2010 of Hungary. She becameHungarian champion and Hungarian Cup winner, and played in theEuroLeague Women as well. In the 2011–12 season Quigley was still the player of Pécs 2010, though the team could not participate in the Euroleague due to financial issues, thus the team competed in the Hungarian Championship only. The team finished in the third place in the national championship. Quigley averaged 16.68 points in the regular season and 17.50 in the play-offs.[28] At the end of the season Quigley obtained Hungarian citizenship and debuted in theHungarian national team against Slovakia.[29] She participated in further preparation matches and eventually earned a place in the Hungarian roster for theEuroBasket Women 2013 qualification.[30]
On July 13, 2015,Fenerbahçe announced her transfer to the club.[31]
In February 2022, after the2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, she leftUMMC Ekaterinburg in theRussian Women's Basketball Premier League.[4]
In June 2025, Quigley officially announced her retirement from professional basketball.[32] Her jersey number (14) was retired by the Chicago Sky at an in-game ceremony on July 9, 2025.[33]
In December 2018, Quigley married her Chicago Sky teammateCourtney Vandersloot.[34][35]
Quigley and Vandersloot's daughter, Jana, was born on April 8, 2025.[36]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Phoenix | 14 | 0 | 7.1 | .333 | .182 | .500 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.1 |
| 2009 | Phoenix | 6 | 0 | 5.3 | .375 | .500 | 1.000 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.7 |
| 2010 | Indiana | 3 | 0 | 6.0 | .500 | .000 | 1.000 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| San Antonio | 4 | 0 | 6.3 | .500 | .500 | .667 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 6.1 | .500 | .500 | .750 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.9 | |
| 2011 | Seattle | 7 | 0 | 2.0 | .200 | .000 | 1.000 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 2013 | Chicago | 34 | 0 | 9.4 | .316 | .315 | .889 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 3.8 |
| 2014 | Chicago | 34 | 1 | 24.8 | .444 | .387 | .879 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 11.2 |
| 2015 | Chicago | 32 | 7 | 22.5 | .431 | .340 | .826 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 11.1 |
| 2016 | Chicago | 34 | 0 | 17.8 | .471 | .366 | .895 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 9.5 |
| 2017 | Chicago | 31 | 31 | 32.3 | .505 | .430 | .893 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 16.4 |
| 2018 | Chicago | 32 | 32 | 29.7 | .466 | .420 | .857 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 15.4 |
| 2019 | Chicago | 34 | 34 | 28.6 | .493 | .442 | .870 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 13.8 |
| 2020 | Chicago | 22 | 22 | 28.7 | .448 | .346 | .919 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 15.4 |
| 2021† | Chicago | 26 | 11 | 24.4 | .448 | .454 | .959° | 2.7 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 13.2 |
| 2022 | Chicago | 34 | 34 | 26.3 | .428 | .355 | .950 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 11.4 |
| Career | 14 years, 5 teams | 347 | 172 | 22.4 | .452 | .394 | .893 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 10.9 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Seattle | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | Chicago | 2 | 0 | 12.5 | .250 | .500 | .000 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 2014 | Chicago | 9 | 0 | 25.7 | .412 | .342 | .897 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 14.2 |
| 2015 | Chicago | 3 | 0 | 27.0 | .590 | .438 | 1.000 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 18.0 |
| 2016 | Chicago | 5 | 0 | 13.2 | .417 | .300 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 5.6 |
| 2019 | Chicago | 2 | 2 | 28.5 | .429 | .125 | 1.000 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 10.5 |
| 2020 | Chicago | 1 | 1 | 28.0 | .778 | .333 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 2021† | Chicago | 10 | 10 | 32.7 | .417 | .365 | 1.000° | 2.9 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 15.3 |
| 2022 | Chicago | 8 | 8 | 29.0 | .338 | .319 | .714 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 9.6 |
| Career | 9 years, 2 teams | 41 | 21 | 25.6 | .422 | .342 | .911 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 11.8 |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–05 | DePaul | 31 | 443 | .465 | .457 | .923 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 14.3 |
| 2005–06 | DePaul | 34 | 509 | .419 | .357 | .779 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 15.0 |
| 2006–07 | DePaul | 32 | 506 | .400 | .361 | .806 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 15.8 |
| 2007–08 | DePaul | 32 | 620 | .431 | .363 | .865 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 19.4 |
| Career | 129 | 2,078 | .427 | .386 | .832 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 16.1 | |
