2024 Connecticut Sun season
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The 2024 Connecticut Sun season is the 26th season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association. It is 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 entered the season with the longest active playoffs streak for the WNBA, making the playoffs every year since 2017. The Regular season tipped off on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at home versus the Indiana Fever.[1]
Transactions
WNBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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1 | 10 | Leila Lacan
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Angers (France) |
2 | 19 | Taiyanna Jackson | ![]() |
Kansas
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2 | 22 | Helena Pueyo | ![]() |
Arizona
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3 | 34 | Abbey Hsu | ![]() |
Columbia
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Transactions
Date | Details | |
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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] | |
May 1, 2024 | Waived Kianna Smith[13] | |
May 5, 2024 | Waived Leigha Brown, Rennia Davis, and Shey Peddy[14] | |
May 7, 2024 | Acquired Queen Egbo from the Washington Mystics in exchange for Bernadett Határ and the Sun's second-round 2025 draft pick[15] | |
May 10, 2024 | Waived Helena Pueyo and Taiyanna Jackson[16] | |
May 13, 2024 | Waived Sydney Wiese and Jocelyn Willoughby[17] | |
May 15, 2024 | Exercised 4th-year team option on Olivia Nelson-Ododa[18] | |
June 5, 2024 | Waived Queen Egbo[19] | |
Signed Veronica Burton[20] |
Roster changes
Additions
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Subtractions
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Roster
- Head coach
Stephanie White (Purdue)
- Assistant coaches
Abi Olajuwon (Oklahoma)
Briann January (Arizona State)
Austin Kelly (Duke)
- Athletic trainer
Nicole Alexander
- Strength and conditioning coach
Analisse Rios
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (S) Suspended
Injured
WNBA roster page
Depth chart
Schedule
Pre-season
2024 pre-season game log Total: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0) | ||||||||||||||||||
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May: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)
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2024 pre-season schedule |
Regular season
2024 game log Total: 13–3 (Home: 8–1; Road: 5–2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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May: 7–0 (Home: 5–0; Road: 2–0)
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June: 6–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 3–2)
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July
: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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August
: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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September
: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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2024 season schedule |
Standings
# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Conf. | Home | Road | Cup |
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1 | New York Liberty | 15 | 3 | .833 | — | 10–1 | 8–1 | 7–2 | 5–0 |
2 | Connecticut Sun | 13 | 3 | .813 | 1 | 8–1 | 8–1 | 5–2 | 4–1 |
3 | Minnesota Lynx | 13 | 3 | .813 | 1 | 10–2 | 9–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 |
4 | Seattle Storm | 10 | 6 | .625 | 4 | 4–5 | 5–1 | 5–5 | 4–1 |
5 | Las Vegas Aces | 8 | 6 | .571 | 5 | 6–4 | 5–4 | 3–2 | 2–3 |
6 | Phoenix Mercury | 8 | 8 | .500 | 6 | 5–6 | 6–2 | 2–6 | 3–2 |
7 | Atlanta Dream | 6 | 9 | .400 | 7.5 | 2–6 | 3–6 | 3–3 | 1–4 |
8 | Chicago Sky | 6 | 9 | .400 | 7.5 | 3–7 | 3–5 | 3–4 | 1–4 |
9 | Indiana Fever | 7 | 11 | .389 | 8 | 6–7 | 4–4 | 3–7 | 3–2 |
10 | Los Angeles Sparks | 4 | 13 | .235 | 10.5 | 2–6 | 3–4 | 1–9 | 2–3 |
11 | Washington Mystics | 4 | 13 | .235 | 10.5 | 2–9 | 3–5 | 1–8 | 1–4 |
12 | Dallas Wings | 3 | 13 | .188 | 11 | 2–6 | 1–5 | 2–8 | 0–5 |
Notes
- (#) – League Standing
- x – Clinched playoff berth
- e – Eliminated from playoff contention
- Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings
Statistics
Legend | |||||||
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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 |
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‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
Awards and honors
Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
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Alyssa Thomas | Eastern Conference Player of the Week | May 21, 2024 | [21] |
Eastern Conference Player of the Month - May | June 3, 2024 | [22] | |
DeWanna Bonner | Eastern Conference Player of the Week | May 28, 2024 | [23] |
Stephanie White | WNBA Coach of the Month - May | June 3, 2024 | [22] |
References
- WNBA. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ CountedMeOutPodcast. "Ep 14: BREAKING NEWS Tiffany Hayes RETIRES from the WNBA, Playing In Atlanta & Entrepreneurship". YouTube. YouTube.com. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ a b c "WNBA Transactions". acrossthetimeline.com. Across The Timeline. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ Michael Voepel (January 31, 2024). "Lynx send Tiffany Mitchell, pick to Sun for Natisha Hiedeman". ESPN. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- WNBA. February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ WNBA. February 3, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ Philippou, Alexa (February 3, 2024). "Sun trading Rebecca Allen to Mercury for Moriah Jefferson". ESPN. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- WNBA. February 3, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- WNBA. February 5, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- WNBA. February 6, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- WNBA. February 16, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- WNBA. February 19, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- WNBA. May 1, 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- WNBA. May 5, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- WNBA. May 7, 2024.
- WNBA. May 10, 2024.
- WNBA. May 13, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- WNBA. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- WNBA. June 5, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
- WNBA. June 5, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
- WNBA. May 21, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ a b Goss, Nick (June 3, 2024). "Sun star Alyssa Thomas, coach Stephanie White earn WNBA awards for May". sports.yahoo.com. NBC Sports Boston. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ "Sun star DeWanna Bonner wins WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week". nbcsportsboston.com. NBC Sports. May 28, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024.