2022 Connecticut Sun season

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2022 Connecticut Sun season
Coach Curt Miller
Arena Mohegan Sun Arena
Attendance5,712 per game
Results
Record25–11 (.694)
Place2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish3rd seed; Lost in WNBA Finals to Las Vegas Aces
Team Leaders
Points Jonquel Jones – 14.6 ppg
Rebounds Jonquel Jones – 8.6 rpg
Assists Alyssa Thomas – 6.1 apg

The 2022 WNBA season was the 24th season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association. It also was the 20th season for the franchise in Connecticut after relocating from Orlando. The season began on May 7, 2022, at the New York Liberty. [1]

Contents

Despite losing their first game of the season, the Sun won their next four games in a row. They then went 2–2 to finish out the month of May with a 6–3 record. They started June with a four-game winning streak and won six of their first seven games. However, they lost three of their last four in the month to finish with a 7–4 record. In July, the Sun won 3 of its first five, but then went on a four-game winning streak. The streak Chicago on the final day of the month. They finished 7–3 in the month and secured a spot in the post season on July 28. The Sun went on a tear in August, only losing one game, to eventual #2 seed Chicago, and finished the month with a 5–1 record. Their overall regular season record of 25–11 was one shy of tying a franchise record for wins. They were the third seed in the playoffs, finishiLas Vegas and Chicago. Brionna Jones was named the Sixth Player of the Year.

As the third seed they hosted a first round matchup against the sixth seeded Dallas. The Sun won the first game in commanding fashion, 93–68. However, they lost Game Two by ten points, forcing a Game Three in Dallas. The Sun controlled the game and won by 15 points to advance to the Semifinals. There they faced off against the second seeded Chicago Sky. Connecticut won the first game by five points in Chicago. They went on to lose games two and three and faced elimination in Game Four. The Sun won game four by 24 points to force a Game Five in Chicago. The Sun won by nine points and advanced to the 2022 WNBA Finals. They faced off against the first seeded, Las Veagas Aces. Las Vegas one the first two games in Connecticut, Game One by three points, and Game Two by fourteen. The Sun won game three in Las Vegas by 29 points, but couldn't carry the momentum into Game Four losing by seven points. The Aces won the series 3–1.

Transactions

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/team/country
112 Nia Clouden Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Michigan State
224Jordan LewisFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Baylor
336Kiara SmithFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Florida

Trades and Roster Changes

DateDetails
January 1, 2022Extended Qualifying Offers to Natisha Hiedeman, Stephanie Jones, and Beatrice Mompremier [2]
January 3, 2022Signed Natisha Hiedeman to a Qualifying Offer [3]
January 4, 2022Signed Beatrice Mompremier to a Qualifying Offer [4]
January 10, 2022Extended Jonquel Jones a Core Qualifying Offer [5]
January 3, 2022Signed Stephanie Jones to a Qualifying Offer [6]
February 1, 2022Signed Jonquel Jones to a Two-Year Deal [7] [8]
February 2, 2022Signed Courtney Williams to a Two-Year Deal [9] [10]
Signed Taj Cole and Joyner Holmes to training-camp contracts [11]
February 22, 2022Signed Yvonne Anderson to a training-camp contract [12]
April 12, 2022Signed Alexus Dye, Delicia Washington and Aleksa Gulbe to training-camp contracts [13]
April 14, 2022Signed Nia Clouden and Jordan Lewis to rookie-scale contracts [14]
April 20, 2022Waived Alexus Dye, Delicia Washington, and Keyona Hayes [15]
April 27, 2022Waived Jordan Lewis [16]
May 2, 2022Waived Kaila Charles, Taj Cole, and Aleksa Gulbe [17] [18]
May 4, 2022Waived Stephanie Jones and Beatrice Mompremier [19]
May 5, 2022Temporarily Suspend DeWanna Bonner due to Overseas Commitments
May 14, 2022Activated DeWanna Bonner from the Temporary Suspension List
May 31, 2022Signed Stephanie Jones to a Hardship Contract [20]
June 4, 2022Released Stephanie Jones from her Hardship Contract [21]
June 11, 2022Waived Yvonne Anderson [22]
June 15, 2022Signed Jazmine Jones [23]
June 24, 2022Waived Joyner Holmes and Jazmine Jones [24]
June 26, 2022Signed Joyner Holmes and Jazmine Jones to 7-day contracts [25]
July 3, 2022Signed Joyner Holmes and Jazmine Jones to their 2nd 7-day contracts [26]
July 13, 2022Signed Joyner Holmes and Jazmine Jones to their 3rd 7-day contracts
July 18, 2022Signed Bria Hartley [27]
July 21, 2022Signed Joyner Holmes [28]
July 27, 2022Signed Kiana Williams to a 7-day contract [29]
August 3, 2022Signed Odyssey Sims to a 7-day contract [30]
August 10, 2022Signed Odyssey Sims to a Hardship Contract [31]

Roster

2022 Connecticut Sun roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G/F 24 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Bonner, DeWanna 6' 4" (1.93m)143 lb (65kg)1987-08-21 Auburn 12
G/F 21 Flag of the United States.svg Carrington, DiJonai 5' 11" (1.8m)175 lb (79kg)1998-01-08 Baylor 1
G 11 Flag of the United States.svg Clouden, Nia 5' 9" (1.75m)142 lb (64kg)2000-05-17 Michigan State R
G 14 Flag of the United States.svg Hartley, Bria  Cruz Roja.svg5' 9" (1.75m)148 lb (67kg)1992-09-30 Connecticut 8
G 2 Flag of the United States.svg Hiedeman, Natisha 5' 8" (1.73m)135 lb (61kg)1997-02-10 Marquette 3
F 8 Flag of the United States.svg Holmes, Joyner 6' 3" (1.91m)210 lb (95kg)1998-02-22 Texas 2
F 42 Flag of the United States.svg Jones, Brionna 6' 3" (1.91m)230 lb (104kg)1995-12-18 Maryland 5
F 35 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Jones, Jonquel 6' 6" (1.98m)190 lb (86kg)1994-01-05 George Washington 5
G 1 Flag of the United States.svg Sims, Odyssey 5' 8" (1.73m)155 lb (70kg)1992-07-13 Baylor 8
F 25 Flag of the United States.svg Thomas, Alyssa 6' 2" (1.88m)185 lb (84kg)1992-04-12 Maryland 8
G 5 Flag of the United States.svg Thomas, Jasmine  Cruz Roja.svg5' 9" (1.75m)143 lb (65kg)1989-09-30 Duke 11
G 10 Flag of the United States.svg Williams, Courtney 5' 8" (1.73m)133 lb (60kg)1994-05-11 South Florida 6
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Curt Miller (Baldwin Wallace)
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Brandi Poole (Sewanee)
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Koclanes
Athletic trainer
Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Alexander
Strength and conditioning coach
Flag of the United States.svg Analisse Rios
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Depth Chart

Pos.StarterBench
C Jonquel Jones Brionna Jones
PF Alyssa Thomas Joyner Holmes
SF DeWanna Bonner DiJonai Carrington
SG Courtney Williams Nia Clouden
Bria Hartley Cruz Roja.svg
PG Natisha Hiedeman Odyssey Sims
Jasmine Thomas Cruz Roja.svg

Schedule

Preseason

2022 pre-season game log
May: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 1 Atlanta W 94–78 Jonquel Jones (15) Carrington
B. Jones (6)		 Jasmine Thomas (5) Mohegan Sun
3,244		1–0
2022 pre-season schedule

Regular Season

2022 game log
Total: 25–11 (Home: 13–5; Road: 12–6)
May: 6–3 (Home: 4–1; Road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 7@ New York L 79–81 Alyssa Thomas (25) A. Thomas
J. Jones (7)		 Natisha Hiedeman (6) Barclays Center
6,829		0–1
2May 14 Los Angeles W 77–60 Alyssa Thomas (23) Jonquel Jones (12) Alyssa Thomas (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,624		1–1
3May 17@ New York W 92–65 DeWanna Bonner (16) J. Jones
A. Thomas (6)		 Bonner
Hiedeman
A. Thomas
J. Thomas (3)		 Barclays Center
3,054		2–1
4May 20 Indiana W 94–85 Jonquel Jones (19) Jonquel Jones (8) Bonner
Hiedeman (4)		 Mohegan Sun Arena
4,428		3–1
5May 22@ Indiana W 92–70 B. Jones
A. Thomas (18)		 Jonquel Jones (9) Alyssa Thomas (6) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
2,612		4–1
6May 24 Dallas L 77–85 B. Jones
J. Jones
A. Thomas (13)		 Jonquel Jones (12) Alyssa Thomas (9) Mohegan Sun Arena
4,180		4–2
7May 26 Dallas W 99–68 DeWanna Bonner (18) Brionna Jones (7) Natisha Hiedeman (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
4,308		5–2
8May 28 Washington W 79–71 Bonner
A. Thomas
Williams (14)		 Alyssa Thomas (10) Courtney Williams (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,482		6–2
9May 31@ Las Vegas L 81–89 DeWanna Bonner (14) Jonquel Jones (13) Alyssa Thomas (6) Michelob Ultra Arena
4,693		6–3
June : 7–4 (Home: 3–2; Road: 4–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
10June 2@ Las Vegas W 97–90 Jonquel Jones (20) Alyssa Thomas (12) Williams
Hiedeman (6)		 Michelob Ultra Arena
3,801		7–3
11June 3@ Phoenix W 92–88 Jonquel Jones (24) Alyssa Thomas (10) Alyssa Thomas (7) Footprint Center
7,180		8–3
12June 5@ Seattle W 93–86 Jonquel Jones (25) Alyssa Thomas (11) Alyssa Thomas (12) Climate Pledge Arena
11,330		9–3
13June 8 Indiana W 88–69 Brionna Jones (18) B. Jones
J. Jones
A. Thomas (9)		 Alyssa Thomas (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
4,088		10–3
14June 10 Chicago L 79–83 Brionna Jones (20) Jonquel Jones (14) Alyssa Thomas (8) Mohegan Sun Arena
4,816		10–4
15June 15 Atlanta W 105–92 Courtney Williams (20) Jonquel Jones (9) Alyssa Thomas (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
4,014		11–4
16June 17 Seattle W 82–71 DeWanna Bonner (20) Jonquel Jones (13) Alyssa Thomas (8) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,088		12–4
17June 19@ Washington L 63–71 Jonquel Jones (15) Jonquel Jones (16) Alyssa Thomas (3) Entertainment and Sports Arena
3,959		12–5
18June 22 New York L 77–81 Courtney Williams (16) Jonquel Jones (11) Alyssa Thomas (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
4,652		12–6
19June 26@ Atlanta W 72–61 Courtney Williams (17) Alyssa Thomas (11) Alyssa Thomas (8) Gateway Center Arena
2,722		13–6
20June 29@ Chicago L 83–91 Jonquel Jones (24) Jonquel Jones (11) Natisha Hiedeman (7) Wintrust Arena
6,709		13–7
July : 7–3 (Home: 3–2; Road: 4–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
21July 3 Washington W 74–72 (OT) Alyssa Thomas (23) Alyssa Thomas (9) Natisha Hiedeman (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,814		14–7
22July 5@ Dallas L 71–82 Courtney Williams (25) Jonquel Jones (7) Alyssa Thomas (6) College Park Center
3,445		14–8
23July 13@ Indiana W 89–81 Jonquel Jones (20) Jonquel Jones (14) Alyssa Thomas (7) Indiana Farmers Coliseum
3,212		15–8
24July 15@ Atlanta W 93–68 Jonquel Jones (21) B. Jones
J. Jones
A. Thomas (6)		 Alyssa Thomas (5) Gateway Center Arena
2,962		16–8
25July 17 Las Vegas L 83–91 DeWanna Bonner (19) Alyssa Thomas (14) Alyssa Thomas (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,814		16–9
26July 19 New York W 82–63 Brionna Jones (21) Alyssa Thomas (13) Courtney Williams (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,288		17–9
27July 22@ Minnesota W 94–84 DeWanna Bonner (20) Alyssa Thomas (10) Alyssa Thomas (12) Target Center
8,321		18–9
28July 24@ Minnesota W 86–79 Natisha Hiedeman (19) Alyssa Thomas (10) DeWanna Bonner (8) Target Center
7,231		19–9
29July 28 Seattle W 88–83 Alyssa Thomas (19) DeWanna Bonner (10) Alyssa Thomas (11) Mohegan Sun Arena
9,137		20–9
30July 31 Chicago L 92–95 (OT) DeWanna Bonner (23) Bonner
B. Jones (9)		 Alyssa Thomas (8) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,254		20–10
August : 5–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
31August 2 Phoenix W 87–63 Natisha Hiedeman (16) Alyssa Thomas (12) Alyssa Thomas (10) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,130		21–10
32August 4 Phoenix W 77–64 Jonquel Jones (14) Alyssa Thomas (13) Alyssa Thomas (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,215		22–10
33August 7@ Chicago L 91–94 DeWanna Bonner (18) Jonquel Jones (10) DeWanna Bonner (6) Wintrust Arena
8,224		22–11
34August 9@ Los Angeles W 97–71 Jonquel Jones (21) Jonquel Jones (10) Alyssa Thomas (7) Crypto.com Arena
5,789		23–11
35August 11@ Los Angeles W 93–69 Alyssa Thomas (18) Alyssa Thomas (9) DeWanna Bonner (7) Crypto.com Arena
4,987		24–11
36August 14 Minnesota W 90–83 Alyssa Thomas (16) Alyssa Thomas (7) Hiedeman
A. Thomas (5)		 Mohegan Sun Arena
7,489		25–11
2022 season schedule

Playoffs

2022 playoff game log
First Round vs. Dallas Wings
Won Series: 2–1
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1August 18 Dallas W 93–68 Jonquel Jones (19) Alyssa Thomas (10) Alyssa Thomas (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
4,797		1–0
2August 24 Dallas L 79–89 B. Jones
J. Jones (20)		 Jonquel Jones (9) Alyssa Thomas (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,788		1–1
3August 24@ Dallas W 73–58 DeWanna Bonner (21) Jonquel Jones (10) DeWanna Bonner (5) College Park Center
5,016		2–1
Semifinals vs. Chicago Sky
Won Series: 3–2
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1August 28@ Chicago W 68–63 DeWanna Bonner (15) Alyssa Thomas (10) Alyssa Thomas (7) Wintrust Arena
8,955		1–0
2August 31@ Chicago L 77–85 Jonquel Jones (23) Alyssa Thomas (10) Alyssa Thomas (4) Wintrust Arena
8,311		1–1
3September 4 Chicago L 72–76 DeWanna Bonner (18) Alyssa Thomas (13) Alyssa Thomas (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
9,142		1–2
4September 6 Chicago W 104–80 Bonner
Williams (19)		 Alyssa Thomas (8) Jonquel Jones (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,868		2–2
5September 8@ Chicago W 72–63 Bonner
J. Jones (15)		 Thomas
J. Jones (10)		 Alyssa Thomas (8) Wintrust Arena
8,014		3–2
Finals vs. Las Vegas Aces
Lost Series: 1–3
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1September 11@ Las Vegas L 64–67 Alyssa Thomas (19) Alyssa Thomas (11) Bonner
A. Thomas (5)		 Michelob Ultra Arena
10,135		0–1
2September 13@ Las Vegas L 71–85 Courtney Williams (18) Jonquel Jones (11) Courtney Williams (5) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,211		0–2
3September 15 Las Vegas W 105–76 Jonquel Jones (20) Alyssa Thomas (15) Alyssa Thomas (11) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,745		1–2
4September 18 Las Vegas L 71–78 Courtney Williams (17) Alyssa Thomas (10) Alyssa Thomas (11) Mohegan Sun Arena
9,652		1–3
2022 playoff schedule

Standings

#
Team
 W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1x – Las Vegas Aces 2610.722–15–313–513–59–1
2x – Chicago Sky 2610.722–15–314–412–69–1
3x – Connecticut Sun 2511.6941.011–713–512–65–5
4x – Seattle Storm 2214.6114.010–813–59–96–4
5x – Washington Mystics 2214.6114.011–712–610–85–5
6x – Dallas Wings 1818.5008.08–108–1010–85–5
7x – New York Liberty 1620.44410.010–89–97–116–4
8x – Phoenix Mercury 1521.41711.07–1111–74–143–7
9e – Minnesota Lynx 1422.38912.08–107–117–114–6
10e – Atlanta Dream 1422.38912.05–138–106–123–7
11e – Los Angeles Sparks 1323.36113.06–127–116–123–7
12e – Indiana Fever 531.13921.02–163–152–162–8

Notes

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

Playoffs

Round One:
Best-of-3 		Semifinals:
Best-of-5 		Finals:
Best-of-5
         
1 Las Vegas Aces 2
8 Phoenix Mercury 0
1 Las Vegas Aces 3
4 Seattle Storm 1
4 Seattle Storm 2
5 Washington Mystics 0
1 Las Vegas Aces 3
3 Connecticut Sun 1
2 Chicago Sky 2
7 New York Liberty 1
2 Chicago Sky 2
3 Connecticut Sun 3
3 Connecticut Sun 2
6 Dallas Wings 1

Bold Series winner

Statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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 gameTeam leaderLeague leader

Regular Season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Jonquel Jones 333226.4.513.369.8028.61.81.11.214.6
Brionna Jones 36725.1.571.000.8445.11.31.20.413.8
DeWanna Bonner 333330.0.439.329.8274.72.81.20.313.5
Alyssa Thomas 363632.1.500.000.7308.26.11.70.213.4
Courtney Williams 343427.9.426.338.7504.63.31.00.411.1
Natisha Hiedeman 363125.0.431.411.8001.83.31.20.19.1
DiJonai Carrington 36217.5.414.306.7503.11.10.80.16.8
Jasmine Thomas 5521.8.267.385.9232.23.00.60.26.6
Odyssey Sims ≠5018.2.333.2731.0001.22.61.40.05.8
Bria Hartley ≠3012.0.455.500.0000.71.31.00.04.7
Yvonne Anderson ‡1109.2.462.4001.0000.81.10.30.23.2
Nia Clouden 2808.9.340.414.5880.80.80.20.02.1
Joyner Holmes 2607.9.311.227.7691.30.50.30.12.0
Stephanie Jones ‡204.0.000.0001.0000.00.50.00.01.0
Jazmine Jones ‡706.3.286.000.4000.10.10.30.00.9
Kiana Williams ‡103.0.000.000.0000.00.00.00.00.0


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

Playoffs

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Jonquel Jones 121227.0.507.414.8298.42.00.61.114.9
Alyssa Thomas 121233.5.474.000.5769.56.31.50.712.3
DeWanna Bonner 121231.5.341.294.8865.83.61.50.712.2
Courtney Williams 121227.1.415.318.6673.92.30.60.510.3
Brionna Jones 12021.3.522.000.7114.01.30.90.310.6
Natisha Hiedeman 121226.2.419.444.7692.13.00.70.38.2
DiJonai Carrington 12014.6.450.231.7002.70.81.00.25.9
Odyssey Sims 12013.8.436.286.8751.51.30.40.03.6
Nia Clouden 704.6.444.5001.0000.30.70.30.01.9
Joyner Holmes 704.1.500.0001.0001.30.70.10.04.1

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.
Alyssa Thomas Eastern Conference Player of the Week May 23 [32]
July 25 [33]
Eastern Conference Player of the Month - May June 1 [34]
Eastern Conference Player of the Month - July August 2 [35]
WNBA All-Star Selection June 28 [36]
All-Defensive Second Team August 30 [37]
All-WNBA Second Team September 15 [38]
Jonquel Jones Eastern Conference Player of the Week June 6 [39]
WNBA All-Star Starter June 22 [40]
All-Defensive Second Team August 30 [37]
All-WNBA Second Team September 15 [38]
Brionna Jones WNBA All-Star Selection June 28 [36]
Sixth Player of the Year September 1 [41]

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