2024 Connecticut Sun season
WNBA team season
2024 Connecticut Sun season | |
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Coach | Stephanie White |
Attendance | per game |
Results | |
Record | 3–0 (1.000) |
Place | 0th (Eastern) |
← 2023 season 2025 season → |
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 |
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1 | 10 | Leila Lacan | France | Angers (France) |
2 | 19 | Taiyanna Jackson | United States | Kansas |
2 | 22 | Helena Pueyo | Spain | Arizona |
3 | 34 | Abbey Hsu | United States | Columbia |
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] |
Roster Changes
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Depth Chart
Pos. | Starter | Bench |
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PG | Tyasha Harris | Moriah Jefferson |
SG | DiJonai Carrington | Rachel Banham |
SF | DeWanna Bonner | Tiffany Mitchell |
PF | Alyssa Thomas | Astou Ndour-Fall |
C | Brionna Jones | Olivia Nelson-Ododa Queen Egbo |
Schedule
Preseason
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
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May: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
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June : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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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 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
2 | Connecticut Sun | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.5 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
3 | Minnesota Lynx | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
4 | Phoenix Mercury | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1.5 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
5 | Las Vegas Aces | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1.5 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
6 | Atlanta Dream | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1.5 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
7 | Chicago Sky | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
8 | Seattle Storm | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2.5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 |
9 | Dallas Wings | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.5 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
10 | Los Angeles Sparks | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.5 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
11 | Washington Mystics | 0 | 4 | .000 | 4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 |
12 | Indiana Fever | 0 | 5 | .000 | 4.5 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 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 | |||||||
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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 | [19] |
References
- ^ "2024 Schedule - Connecticut Sun". Sun.wnba.com. 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.
- ^ "Rachel Banham Signs with Connecticut". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Philippou, Alexa (February 3, 2024). "Sun trading Rebecca Allen to Mercury for Moriah Jefferson". ESPN. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ "WNBA Champion Astou Ndour-Fall Signs with Connecticut". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. February 3, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ "Brionna Jones Re-Signs with Connecticut Sun". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. February 5, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ "Five-Time WNBA All-Star, DeWanna Bonner, Re-Signs with Connecticut". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. February 6, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ "Shey Peddy Signs with the Connecticut Sun". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. February 16, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ "Jocelyn Willoughby Signs with the Connecticut Sun". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. February 19, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ "Connecticut Sun Waives Kianna Smith". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. May 1, 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ "Connecticut Sun Waives Leigha Brown, Rennia Davis and Shey Peddy". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. May 5, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ "Connecticut Sun Acquires Queen Egbo". WNBA. May 7, 2024.
- ^ "Connecticut Sun Waives Taiyanna Jackson and Helena Pueyo". WNBA. May 10, 2024.
- ^ "Connecticut Sun Waives Sydney Wiese and Jocelyn Willoughby". WNBA. May 13, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- ^ "Connecticut Sun Exercise Olivia Nelson-Ododa's Fourth-Year Rookie Scale Option". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "Alyssa Thomas Named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week- 5/14-5/19". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. May 21, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
External links
- Official website