2024 Connecticut Sun season

2024 Connecticut Sun season
CoachStephanie White
Attendanceper game
Results
Record0–0
Place0th (Eastern)
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The 2024 Connecticut Sun season will be the 26th season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association. It will be the 22nd season for the franchise in Connecticut after relocating from Orlando. After both the Phoenix Mercury and Seattle Storm missed the playoffs for the first time since 2012 and 2015 respectively, the Sun will enter the season with the longest active playoffs streak for the WNBA, making the playoffs every year since 2017. The Regular season will tip off on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in Connecticut versus the Indiana Fever.[1]

Transactions

WNBA draft

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 10 Leila Lacan  France Angers (France)
2 19 Taiyanna Jackson  United States Kanasas
2 22 Helena Pueyo  Spain Arizona
3 34 Abbey Hsu  United States Columbia

Transactions

Date Details
December 12, 2023 Tiffany Hayes announced her retirement from the WNBA[2]
January 18, 2024 Cored Brionna Jones[3]
Extended Qualifying Offers to Kianna Smith and Bernadett Határ[3]
January 31, 2024 Acquired Tiffany Mitchell and the 19th pick in the 2024 draft in exchange for Natisha Hiedeman[4]
February 1, 2024 Signed Rachel Banham[5]
February 2, 2024 Signed Rennia Davis to a Training Camp Contract[6]
Signed Kianna Smith to a Training Camp Contract[6]
Signed Sydney Wiese to a Training Camp Contract[6]
February 3, 2024 Acquired Moriah Jefferson from the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Rebecca Allen.[7]
Signed Astou Ndour-Fall[8]
February 5, 2024 Re-signed Brionna Jones[9]
February 6, 2024 Re-signed DeWanna Bonner[10]
February 16, 2024 Signed Shey Peddy to a Training Camp Contract[11]
February 19, 2024 Signed Jocelyn Willoughby to a Training Camp Contract[12]
April 16, 2024 Signed Helena Pueyo and Taiyanna Jackson to Rookie Contracts[3]

Roster Changes

Additions

Personnel Signed/Trade Former Team
Rachel Banham Signed Minnesota Lynx
Moriah Jefferson Signed Phoenix Mercury
Astou Ndour-Fall Signed Chicago Sky

Subtractions

Personnel Reason New Team
Tiffany Hayes Retired

Roster

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PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G1United StatesBanham, Rachel5' 9" (1.75m)175 lb (79kg)1993-07-15Minnesota8
G/F24North MacedoniaBonner, DeWanna6' 4" (1.93m)143 lb (65kg)1987-08-21Auburn14
G32United StatesBrown, Leigha6' 1" (1.85m)165 lb (75kg)2000-07-14Michigan1
G/F21United StatesCarrington, DiJonai5' 11" (1.8m)175 lb (79kg)1998-01-08Baylor3
F0United StatesDavis, Rennia6' 1" (1.85m)170 lb (77kg)1999-02-24Tennessee1
G52United StatesHarris, Tyasha5' 10" (1.78m)152 lb (69kg)1998-05-01South Carolina4
GUnited StatesHsu, Abbey5' 11" (1.8m)2001-03-22ColumbiaR
C5United StatesJackson, Taiyanna6' 6" (1.98m)KansasR
G4United StatesJefferson, Moriah5' 6" (1.68m)123 lb (56kg)1994-03-08Connecticut7
C44HungaryHatár, Bernadett6' 10" (2.08m)208 lb (94kg)1994-08-24Hungary1
C42United StatesJones, Brionna6' 3" (1.91m)210 lb (95kg)1995-12-18Maryland7
GFranceLacan, Leïla5' 11" (1.8m)2004-06-02FranceR
G3United StatesMitchell, Tiffany5' 9" (1.75m)152 lb (69kg)1994-09-23South Carolina8
F/C45SpainNdour-Fall, Astou6' 5" (1.96m)169 lb (77kg)1994-08-22Spain6
C10United StatesNelson-Ododa, Olivia6' 5" (1.96m)173 lb (78kg)2000-08-17Connecticut2
G11United StatesPeddy, Shey5' 7" (1.7m)145 lb (66kg)1998-10-28Temple5
G6SpainPueyo, Helena6' 0" (1.83m)2001-02-13ArizonaR
G14United StatesSmith, Kianna6' 0" (1.83m)1999-06-10Louisville1
F25United StatesThomas, Alyssa6' 2" (1.88m)185 lb (84kg)1992-04-12Maryland10
G15United StatesWiese, Sydney6' 0" (1.83m)165 lb (75kg)1995-06-16Oregon State5
G/F13United StatesWilloughby, Jocelyn6' 0" (1.83m)180 lb (82kg)1998-03-25Virginia3
Head coach
United States Stephanie White (Purdue)
Assistant coaches
United States Abi Olajuwon (Oklahoma)
United States Briann January (Arizona State)
United States Austin Kelly (Duke)
Athletic trainer
United States Nicole Alexander
Strength and conditioning coach
United States Analisse Rios
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured
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Depth Chart

Pos. Starter Bench
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PF
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Schedule

Preseason

2024 pre-season game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 9 New York 0–0 Mohegan Sun Arena
2024 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2024 game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 14 Indiana Mohegan Sun Arena
2 May 17 Washington Mohegan Sun Arena
3 May 20 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
4 May 23 Minnesota Mohegan Sun Arena
5 May 25 @ Chicago Wintrust Arena
6 May 28 Phoenix Mohegan Sun Arena
7 May 31 Dallas Mohegan Sun Arena
June : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
8 June 2 @ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
9 June 4 Washington Mohegan Sun Arena
10 June 8 New York Mohegan Sun Arena
11 June 10 Indiana Mohegan Sun Arena
12 June 12 @ Chicago Wintrust Arena
13 June 15 @ Dallas College Park Center
14 June 18 Los Angeles Mohegan Sun Arena
15 June 21 @ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena
16 June 23 @ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
17 June 27 @ Washington Entertainment and Sports Arena
18 June 28 Atlanta Mohegan Sun Arena
July : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
19 July 1 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
20 July 4 @ Minnesota Target Center
21 July 7 Atlanta Mohegan Sun Arena
22 July 10 New York Mohegan Sun Arena
23 July 14 Phoenix Mohegan Sun Arena
24 July 16 @ New York Barclays Center
August : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
25 August 16 @ Dallas College Park Center
26 August 18 @ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
27 August 20 Los Angeles TD Garden
28 August 23 Chicago Mohegan Sun Arena
29 August 24 @ New York Barclays Center
30 August 28 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
31 August 31 @ Washington Entertainment and Sports Arena
September : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
32 September 1 Seattle Mohegan Sun Arena
33 September 3 Seattle Mohegan Sun Arena
34 September 6 Las Vegas Mohegan Sun Arena
35 September 8 @ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
36 September 10 @ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
37 September 13 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
38 September 15 @ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena
39 September 17 Minnesota Mohegan Sun Arena
40 September 19 Chicago Mohegan Sun Arena
2024 season schedule

Standings

# Team W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 Atlanta Dream 0 0 .000 - 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
2 Chicago Sky 0 0 .000 - 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
3 Connecticut Sun 0 0 .000 - 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
4 Dallas Wings 0 0 .000 - 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
5 Indiana Fever 0 0 .000 - 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
6 Las Vegas Aces 0 0 .000 - 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
7 Los Angeles Sparks 0 0 .000 - 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
8 Minnesota Lynx 0 0 .000 - 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
9 New York Liberty 0 0 .000 - 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
10 Phoenix Mercury 0 0 .000 - 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
11 Seattle Storm 0 0 .000 - 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
12 Washington Mystics 0 0 .000 - 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
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Notes

(#) – League Standing
x – Clinched playoff berth
e – Eliminated from playoff contention
Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings


Statistics

Legend
  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
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage  TO  Turnovers per game
 PF  Fouls per game Team leader League leader

Regular season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG


‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.

References

  1. ^ "2024 Schedule - Connecticut Sun". Sun.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  2. ^ CountedMeOutPodcast. "Ep 14: BREAKING NEWS Tiffany Hayes RETIRES from the WNBA, Playing In Atlanta & Entrepreneurship". YouTube. YouTube.com. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "WNBA Transactions". acrossthetimeline.com. Across The Timeline. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  4. ^ Michael Voepel (January 31, 2024). "Lynx send Tiffany Mitchell, pick to Sun for Natisha Hiedeman". ESPN. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  5. ^ "Rachel Banham Signs with Connecticut". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "Rennia Davis, Kianna Smith and Sydney Wiese Sign with the Sun". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. February 3, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  7. ^ Philippou, Alexa (February 3, 2024). "Sun trading Rebecca Allen to Mercury for Moriah Jefferson". ESPN. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  8. ^ "WNBA Champion Astou Ndour-Fall Signs with Connecticut". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. February 3, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  9. ^ "Brionna Jones Re-Signs with Connecticut Sun". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. February 5, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  10. ^ "Five-Time WNBA All-Star, DeWanna Bonner, Re-Signs with Connecticut". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. February 6, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  11. ^ "Shey Peddy Signs with the Connecticut Sun". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. February 16, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  12. ^ "Jocelyn Willoughby Signs with the Connecticut Sun". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. February 19, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.

External links

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  • Formerly the Orlando Miracle
  • Founded in 1999
  • Based in Uncasville, Connecticut
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