One of the top point guards in WNBA history is looking for a new home.
Courtney Vandersloot, who helped lead the Chicago Sky to a the 2021 WNBA title, announced on social media Tuesday that she is looking forward to “a new chapter, with a new team, in a new city” as she tests the free agent market.
The Sky selected Vandersloot with the third overall pick in 2011 out of Gonzaga, and she’s spent her entire 12-year WNBA career in Chicago, leading the league in assists per game six times.
“To the Sky organization who drafted the little guard from a mid-major and believed in me from the jump, I couldn’t have asked for anything better,” she wrote. “”Thank you from the bottom of my heart.”
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Vandersloot, who turns 34 next week, averaged 10.2 points and 6.6 assists per game, and was a four-time WNBA All-Star during her 12 seasons with the Sky. Her wife, guard Allie Quigley, is also an unrestricted free agent after spending the last 10 seasons in Chicago.
“Although I never planned for this day to come, I have decided it is time for me to pursue a new beginning,” Vandersloot said.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Courtney Vandersloot leaving WNBA’s Chicago Sky to test free agency
