ARLINGTON, Texas – Dallas Wings star forward Satou Sabally describes herself as a “unicorn.” With her world class talent, she is.

What You Need To Know

  • Dallas Wings forward Satou Sabally is a two-time All-Star

  • On July 29 against the Washington Mystics, Satou recorded her first triple-double. She is now the second player in Wings history to reach that feat (Deanna Nolan notched one in 2005 when the franchise was in Detroit as the Shock)

  • In 2020, the pandemic stripped away all opportunity of a championship for her Oregon Ducks. Now she’s chasing a WNBA title to fill that void

“She’s a culture player,” said Wings head coach Latricia Trammell. “She’s been a leader for us since she stepped on the floor this season.”

“I feel like I just use advantages and show my versatile self,” Satou said. “I can post up, shoot, be aggressive with passes and rebound. I try to do it all.”

Prior to the start of the 2022 season, Satou told coach Trammell this was going to be her year. And it certainly has been for the 25-year-old All-Star. Satou hails from Berlin, Germany, where, at 9 years old, her basketball talent was discovered by a local coach on the playground.

“My first coach basically approached my mom and asked if I played a team sport. My mom said no,” Satou said with a laugh.

But little did she know her daughter would develop into the phenom she is today.

“It’s so funny because people don’t think that of me first,” Satou said when asked about her aggressiveness on the court. “I think I just got some grit in me. I think that comes from growing up with six siblings and never backing down. I never grew up in a family where that was a thing.”

Aggressive is how she plays and that’s just how it has to be. Satou is chasing a WNBA title to fill a void. In 2020, the pandemic stripped away all opportunity of a championship for her Oregon Ducks. 

“You’re basically being robbed of being called a champion,” she said. “I know I got it in me. I just want to put a stamp on it and do it at the highest level possible. The WNBA, to me, is the best professional sports league in the world. So, I want to make myself proud and my family proud. Winning a championship for Dallas would mean everything.”