2024 Connecticut Sun season | |
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Coach | Stephanie White |
Attendance | per game |
Results | |
Record | 28–12 (.700) |
Place | 2nd (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | 2nd seed, Result TBA |
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]
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 |
Date | Details | |
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December 12, 2023 | Tiffany Hayes announced her retirement [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 from Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Natisha Hiedeman [4] | |
February 1, 2024 | Signed Rachel Banham [5] | |
February 2, 2024 | Signed Rennia Davis, Kianna Smith, and Sydney Wiese to training camp contracts [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] | ||
July 17, 2024 | Traded Rachel Banham, Moriah Jefferson, a first-round 2025 draft pick, and the rights to swap 2026 first-round draft picks to Chicago Sky in exchange for Marina Mabrey and Chicago's second-round 2025 draft pick. [21] | |
July 20, 2024 | Signed Caitlin Bickle to a 7-day hardship contract. [22] | |
August 16, 2024 | Signed Celeste Taylor to a 7-day hardship contract. [23] | |
August 22, 2024 | Released Caitlin Bickle from first 7-day hardship contract, and resigned Bickle to a second hardship contract. | |
August 30, 2024 | Signed Caitlin Bickle. |
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PG | Tyasha Harris | Marina Mabrey |
SG | DiJonai Carrington | |
SF | DeWanna Bonner | Tiffany Mitchell |
PF | Alyssa Thomas | Astou Ndour-Fall |
C | Brionna Jones | Olivia Nelson-Ododa |
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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May: 7–0 (Home: 5–0; Road: 2–0)
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June : 7–4 (Home: 3–2; Road: 4–2)
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July : 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–1)
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August : 5–2 (Home: 2–0; Road: 3–2)
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September : 5–4 (Home: 2–3; Road: 3–1)
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First round vs. Indiana Fever
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2024 playoff schedule |
# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Conf. | Home | Road | Cup |
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1 | yx – New York Liberty | 32 | 8 | .800 | — | 16–4 | 16–4 | 16–4 | 5–0 |
2 | cx – Minnesota Lynx | 30 | 10 | .750 | 2 | 14–6 | 16–4 | 14–6 | 4–1 |
3 | x – Connecticut Sun | 28 | 12 | .700 | 4 | 14–6 | 14–6 | 14–6 | 4–1 |
4 | x – Las Vegas Aces | 27 | 13 | .675 | 5 | 12–8 | 13–7 | 14–6 | 2–3 |
5 | x – Seattle Storm | 25 | 15 | .625 | 7 | 13–7 | 14–6 | 11–9 | 4–1 |
6 | x – Indiana Fever | 20 | 20 | .500 | 12 | 11–9 | 12–8 | 8–12 | 3–2 |
7 | x – Phoenix Mercury | 19 | 21 | .475 | 13 | 10–10 | 10–10 | 9–11 | 3–2 |
8 | x – Atlanta Dream | 15 | 25 | .375 | 17 | 7–13 | 8–12 | 7–13 | 1–4 |
9 | e – Washington Mystics | 14 | 26 | .350 | 18 | 7–13 | 5–15 | 9–11 | 1–4 |
10 | e – Chicago Sky | 13 | 27 | .325 | 19 | 5–15 | 6–14 | 7–13 | 1–4 |
11 | e – Dallas Wings | 9 | 31 | .225 | 23 | 6–14 | 7–13 | 2–18 | 0–5 |
12 | e – Los Angeles Sparks | 8 | 32 | .200 | 24 | 5–15 | 5–15 | 3–17 | 2–3 |
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Round One: Best-of-3 | Semifinals: Best-of-5 | Finals: Best-of-5 | ||||||||||||
1 | New York Liberty | 1 | ||||||||||||
8 | Atlanta Dream | 0 | ||||||||||||
4 | Las Vegas Aces | 1 | ||||||||||||
5 | Seattle Storm | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Minnesota Lynx | 1 | ||||||||||||
7 | Phoenix Mercury | 0 | ||||||||||||
3 | Connecticut Sun | 1 | ||||||||||||
6 | Indiana Fever | 0 |
Bold Series winner
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 |
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
Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
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Alyssa Thomas | Eastern Conference Player of the Week | May 21, 2024 | [24] |
Eastern Conference Player of the Month - May | June 3, 2024 | [25] | |
WNBA All-Star | July 2, 2024 | [26] | |
AP All-WNBA First Team | September 22, 2024 | [27] | |
DeWanna Bonner | Eastern Conference Player of the Week | May 28, 2024 | [28] |
WNBA All-Star | July 2, 2024 | [26] | |
Stephanie White | WNBA Coach of the Month - May | June 3, 2024 | [25] |
Brionna Jones | WNBA All-Star | July 2, 2024 | [26] |
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