2024 Connecticut Sun season

Last updated
2024 Connecticut Sun season
Coach Stephanie White
Arena Mohegan Sun Arena
TD Garden
Attendance8,451 per game
Results
Record2812 (.700)
Place2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish2nd seed, Lost in Semifinals to Minnesota 2–3
Team Leaders
Points DeWanna Bonner – 15.0 ppg
Rebounds Alyssa Thomas – 8.4 rpg
Assists Alyssa Thomas – 7.9 apg

The 2024 Connecticut Sun season was the 26th season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association. It was 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]

Contents

The Sun started the season on a scorching hot streak as they won seven straight games in May to finish the month 7–0. The winning streak included a four-point win over Indiana, a one-point overtime victory over Minnesota and a four-point win over Chicago. The winning streak continued into June as the Sun won their first two games in that month. Their first loss of the season did not come until June 8, when they lost to New York. The Sun won four straight games after that loss. However, they experienced their first rough patch of the season to end June, losing three out of their last four games of the month. Their only win in that stretch came in overtime against Washington. They finished June 7–4. They won the first three games of July before losing to New York. They would defeat Phoenix by twenty-seven points before losing again to New York to enter the Olympic break. They finished July 4–2 and were 18–6 before the Olympic break. The Sun defeated Dallas in the first game back from the break before losing to Atlanta. They would win their next three games, including their first win against New York this season. They lost to Indiana and defeated Washington to finish August 5–2. The win against New York secured the Sun their playoff birth on August 24. The Sun split two games with Seattle to begin September. They lost to Las Vegas before winning three straight games. In their final three games, they lost to Las Vegas and Minnesota before defeating Chicago in the final game of the season. They finished September 5–4 and the season with a 28–12 record. Their twenty-eight wins were the most in franchise history.

The Sun finished in third place overall and were the third seed in the 2024 WNBA Playoffs. They earned home-court advantage against the sixth seed Indiana in the First Round. They dominated game one of the series, winning 93–69. Game two was closer, but the Sun prevailed 87–81 to win the series two games to zero. They advanced to the Semfinals where they faced Minnesota. The Sun won game one in Minnesota 73–70. They would lose games two and three 70–74 and 81–90 respectively to come within one game of elimination. The Sun won game four at home 92–82 to force a game five. Minnesota got off to a hot start in the fifth game and the Sun could not overcome the deficit, losing 77–88 to end their season.

Transactions

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
110 Leila Lacan Flag of France.svg  France Angers (France)
219 Taiyanna Jackson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Kansas
222 Helena Pueyo Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Arizona
334 Abbey Hsu Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Columbia

Transactions

DateDetails
December 12, 2023 Tiffany Hayes announced her retirement [2]
January 18, 2024Cored Brionna Jones [3]
Extended qualifying offers to Kianna Smith and Bernadett Határ [3]
January 31, 2024Acquired Tiffany Mitchell and the 19th pick in the 2024 draft from Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Natisha Hiedeman [4]
February 1, 2024Signed Rachel Banham [5]
February 2, 2024Signed Rennia Davis, Kianna Smith, and Sydney Wiese to training camp contracts [6]
February 3, 2024Acquired Moriah Jefferson from the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Rebecca Allen [7]
Signed Astou Ndour-Fall [8]
February 5, 2024Re-signed Brionna Jones [9]
February 6, 2024Re-signed DeWanna Bonner [10]
February 16, 2024Signed Shey Peddy to a training camp contract [11]
February 19, 2024Signed Jocelyn Willoughby to a training camp contract [12]
April 16, 2024Signed Helena Pueyo and Taiyanna Jackson to rookie contracts [3]
May 1, 2024Waived Kianna Smith [13]
May 5, 2024Waived Leigha Brown, Rennia Davis, and Shey Peddy [14]
May 7, 2024Acquired Queen Egbo from the Washington Mystics in exchange for Bernadett Határ and the Sun's second-round 2025 draft pick [15]
May 10, 2024Waived Helena Pueyo and Taiyanna Jackson [16]
May 13, 2024Waived Sydney Wiese and Jocelyn Willoughby [17]
May 15, 2024Exercised 4th-year team option on Olivia Nelson-Ododa [18]
June 5, 2024Waived Queen Egbo [19]
Signed Veronica Burton [20]
July 17, 2024Traded 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, 2024Signed Caitlin Bickle to a 7-day hardship contract. [22]
August 16, 2024Signed Celeste Taylor to a 7-day hardship contract. [23]
August 22, 2024Released Caitlin Bickle from first 7-day hardship contract, and resigned Bickle to a second hardship contract.
August 30, 2024Signed Caitlin Bickle.

Roster changes

Roster

2024 Connecticut Sun roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
F 0 Flag of the United States.svg Bickle, Caitlin 6' 1" (1.85m)2000-05-05 Baylor R
G/F 24 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Bonner, DeWanna 6' 4" (1.93m)143 lb (65kg)1987-08-21 Auburn 14
G 22 Flag of the United States.svg Burton, Veronica 5' 9" (1.75m)155 lb (70kg)2000-07-12 Northwestern 2
G/F 21 Flag of the United States.svg Carrington, DiJonai 5' 11" (1.8m)175 lb (79kg)1998-01-08 Baylor 3
G 52 Flag of the United States.svg Harris, Tyasha 5' 10" (1.78m)152 lb (69kg)1998-05-01 South Carolina 4
C 42 Flag of the United States.svg Jones, Brionna 6' 3" (1.91m)210 lb (95kg)1995-12-18 Maryland 7
G 4 Flag of the United States.svg Mabrey, Marina 5' 11" (1.8m)170 lb (77kg)1996-09-14 Notre Dame 5
G 3 Flag of the United States.svg Mitchell, Tiffany  Cruz Roja.svg5' 9" (1.75m)152 lb (69kg)1994-09-23 South Carolina 8
F/C 45 Flag of Spain.svg Ndour-Fall, Astou 6' 5" (1.96m)169 lb (77kg)1994-08-22 Spain 6
C 10 Flag of the United States.svg Nelson-Ododa, Olivia 6' 5" (1.96m)173 lb (78kg)2000-08-17 Connecticut 2
F 25 Flag of the United States.svg Thomas, Alyssa 6' 2" (1.88m)185 lb (84kg)1992-04-12 Maryland 10
G Flag of the United States.svg Hsu, Abbey  (DP)5' 11" (1.8m)2001-03-22 Columbia
G Flag of France.svg Lacan, Leïla  (DP)5' 11" (1.8m)2004-06-02 France
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Stephanie White (Purdue)
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Abi Olajuwon (Oklahoma)
Flag of the United States.svg Briann January (Arizona State)
Flag of the United States.svg Austin Kelly (Duke)
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
PG Tyasha Harris Marina Mabrey
SG DiJonai Carrington
SF DeWanna Bonner Tiffany Mitchell Cruz Roja.svg
PF Alyssa Thomas Astou Ndour-Fall
C Brionna Jones Olivia Nelson-Ododa

Schedule

Pre-season

2024 pre-season game log
Total: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)
May: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1May 9 New York L 79–82 Rachel Banham (20)Tied (5) Alyssa Thomas (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,617
0–1
2024 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2024 game log
Total: 28–12 (Home: 14–6; Road: 14–6)
May: 7–0 (Home: 5–0; Road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1May 14 Indiana W 92–71 DeWanna Bonner (20) Alyssa Thomas (10)Alyssa Thomas (13) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,910
1–0
2May 17 Washington W 84–77 DeWanna Bonner (22)Alyssa Thomas (11)Alyssa Thomas (6)Mohegan Sun Arena
6,874
2–0
3May 20@ Indiana W 88–84 Alyssa Thomas (24)Alyssa Thomas (14)Alyssa Thomas (9) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274
3–0
4May 23 Minnesota W 83–82 (OT) DeWanna Bonner (20)Alyssa Thomas (7) Jones, Thomas (5)Mohegan Sun Arena
6,152
4–0
5May 25@ Chicago W 86–82 DeWanna Bonner (19)DeWanna Bonner (8)Alyssa Thomas (6) Wintrust Arena
9,025
5–0
6May 28 Phoenix W 70–47 DeWanna Bonner (19) DiJonai Carrington (10)Alyssa Thomas (8)Mohegan Sun Arena
6,489
6–0
7May 31 Dallas W 74–72 Brionna Jones (22)Alyssa Thomas (9)Alyssa Thomas (14)Mohegan Sun Arena
7,638
7–0
June : 7–4 (Home: 3–2; Road: 4–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
8June 2@ Atlanta W 69–50 DeWanna Bonner (18) Alyssa Thomas (14)Alyssa Thomas (11) Gateway Center Arena
3,265
8–0
9June 4 Washington W 76–59 DeWanna Bonner (20)DeWanna Bonner (8)Alyssa Thomas (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,346
9–0
10June 8 New York L 75–82 DeWanna Bonner (16)Alyssa Thomas (12)Alyssa Thomas (7)Mohegan Sun Arena
8,910
9–1
11June 10 Indiana W 89–72 DiJonai Carrington (22)Alyssa Thomas (18)Alyssa Thomas (7)Mohegan Sun Arena
8,910
10–1
12June 12@ Chicago W 83–75 Alyssa Thomas (20)DeWanna Bonner (8) Tyasha Harris (7) Wintrust Arena
7,815
11–1
13June 15@ Dallas W 85–67 Rachel Banham (16)Alyssa Thomas (9)Alyssa Thomas (9) College Park Center
5,977
12–1
14June 18 Los Angeles W 79–70 DeWanna Bonner (16)Bonner, Thomas (7)Alyssa Thomas (7)Mohegan Sun Arena
7,853
13–1
15June 21@ Las Vegas L 74–85 DiJonai Carrington (19) Brionna Jones (7)Alyssa Thomas (7) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,385
13–2
16June 23@ Seattle L 61–72 Jones, Thomas (14)Alyssa Thomas (14)Alyssa Thomas (3) Climate Pledge Arena
9,935
13–3
17June 27@ Washington W 94–91 (OT) DeWanna Bonner (24)DeWanna Bonner (10)Alyssa Thomas (6) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200
14–3
18June 28Atlanta L 74–78 DeWanna Bonner (17)Alyssa Thomas (7)Alyssa Thomas (8)Mohegan Sun Arena
7,008
14–4
July : 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
19July 1@ Phoenix W 83–72 Brionna Jones (18) Alyssa Thomas (12)Alyssa Thomas (6) Footprint Center
8,445
15–4
20July 4@ Minnesota W 78–73 DeWanna Bonner (24)Alyssa Thomas (10)Alyssa Thomas (14) Target Center
7,508
16–4
21July 7 Atlanta W 80–67 DeWanna Bonner (23)Alyssa Thomas (7)Alyssa Thomas (9) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,527
17–4
22July 10 New York L 68–71 DeWanna Bonner (22)Bonner, Thomas (9)Alyssa Thomas (8)Mohegan Sun Arena
8,910
17–5
23July 14Phoenix W 96–69 Rachel Banham (24) DiJonai Carrington (11) Tyasha Harris (7)Mohegan Sun Arena
8,910
18–5
24July 16@ New York L 74–82 Brionna Jones (17)Bonner, Thomas (8)Alyssa Thomas (5) Barclays Center
13,694
18–6
August : 5–2 (Home: 2–0; Road: 3–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
25August 16@ Dallas W 109–91 DeWanna Bonner (29) Alyssa Thomas (8)Alyssa Thomas (14) College Park Center
6,191
19–6
26August 18@ Atlanta L 70–82 Alyssa Thomas (13)DeWanna Bonner (10)Alyssa Thomas (6) Gateway Center Arena
3,330
19–7
27August 20 Los Angeles W 69–61 DiJonai Carrington (19)Alyssa Thomas (12)Alyssa Thomas (8) TD Garden
19,125
20–7
28August 23 Chicago W 82–80 Marina Mabrey (24)Alyssa Thomas (9)Alyssa Thomas (11) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,910
21–7
29August 24@ New York W 72–64 Marina Mabrey (15)DeWanna Bonner (12)Alyssa Thomas (8) Barclays Center
13,098
22–7
30August 28@ Indiana L 80–84 DiJonai Carrington (19)DeWanna Bonner (8)Alyssa Thomas (6) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274
22–8
31August 31@ Washington W 96–85 Marina Mabrey (21)Marina Mabrey (6) Tyasha Harris (6) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200
23–8
September : 5–4 (Home: 2–3; Road: 3–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
32September 1 Seattle W 93–86 Brionna Jones (26) Alyssa Thomas (8)Alyssa Thomas (8) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,910
24–8
33September 3Seattle L 64–71 DeWanna Bonner (26)Bonner, Carrington (7) Harris, Thomas (7)Mohegan Sun Arena
7,454
24–9
34September 6 Las Vegas L 67–72 Brionna Jones (17)Alyssa Thomas (10)Alyssa Thomas (8)Mohegan Sun Arena
8,910
24–10
35September 8@ Los Angeles W 79–67 Brionna Jones (21)Alyssa Thomas (10)Alyssa Thomas (11) Crypto.com Arena
10,627
25–10
36September 10 W 86–66 Marina Mabrey (26)Alyssa Thomas (11)Alyssa Thomas (12)Crypto.com Arena
8,253
26–10
37September 13@ Phoenix W 88–69 Brionna Jones (20)Carrington, Jones (9)Alyssa Thomas (11) Footprint Center
14,190
27–10
38September 15@ Las Vegas L 71–84 Marina Mabrey (18)Brionna Jones (9)Alyssa Thomas (7) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,431
27–11
39September 17 Minnesota L 76–78 Alyssa Thomas (18)Jones, Thomas (8)Alyssa Thomas (10)Mohegan Sun Arena
8,174
27–12
40September 19 Chicago W 87–54 Tyasha Harris (15)DiJonai Carrington (12)Alyssa Thomas (7)Mohegan Sun Arena
8,092
28–12
2024 season schedule

Playoffs

2024 playoff game log
First round vs. Indiana Fever
Won Series: 2–0
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1September 22 Indiana W 93–69 Marina Mabrey (27) Alyssa Thomas (10)Alyssa Thomas (13) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,910
1–0
2September 25 W 87–81 Alyssa Thomas (19) DeWanna Bonner (8)2–0
Semifinals vs. Minnesota Lynx
Lost Series: 2–3
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1September 29@ Minnesota W 73–70 Marina Mabrey (20) DeWanna Bonner (11) Alyssa Thomas (9) Target Center
8,506
1–0
2October 1@ Minnesota L 70–74 Alyssa Thomas (18)Alyssa Thomas (10)Alyssa Thomas (7)Target Center
8,796
1–1
3October 4Minnesota L 81–90 Brionna Jones (21)Alyssa Thomas (9) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,268
1–2
4October 6Minnesota W 92–82 Tyasha Harris (20)Bonner, Thomas (8)Alyssa Thomas (11)Mohegan Sun Arena
7,849
2–2
5October 8@ Minnesota L 77–88 DiJonai Carrington (17)DiJonai Carrington (12)Alyssa Thomas (6)Target Center
8,769
2–3
2024 playoff schedule

Standings

#Team W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1yxNew York Liberty 328.80016–416–416–45–0
2cxMinnesota Lynx 3010.750214–616–414–64–1
3xConnecticut Sun 2812.700414–614–614–64–1
4xLas Vegas Aces 2713.675512–813–714–62–3
5xSeattle Storm 2515.625713–714–611–94–1
6xIndiana Fever 2020.5001211–912–88–123–2
7xPhoenix Mercury 1921.4751310–1010–109–113–2
8xAtlanta Dream 1525.375177–138–127–131–4
9eWashington Mystics 1426.350187–135–159–111–4
10eChicago Sky 1327.325195–156–147–131–4
11eDallas Wings 931.225236–147–132–180–5
12eLos Angeles Sparks 832.200245–155–153–172–3

Notes

(#) – League Standing
c – Commissioner's Cup winners
y – Regular Season Champion
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 New York Liberty 2
8 Atlanta Dream 0
1 New York Liberty 3
4 Las Vegas Aces 1
4 Las Vegas Aces 2
5 Seattle Storm 0
1 New York Liberty 3
2 Minnesota Lynx 2
2 Minnesota Lynx 2
7 Phoenix Mercury 0
2 Minnesota Lynx 3
3 Connecticut Sun 2
3 Connecticut Sun 2
6 Indiana Fever 0

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%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPFPPG
DeWanna Bonner 403931.8.414.294.8326.02.01.20.71.41.815.0
Marina Mabrey 16327.4.467.424.6823.53.31.00.61.72.514.9
Brionna Jones 404027.2.539.143.7385.51.51.20.61.32.713.7
DiJonai Carrington 393929.6.403.250.7905.01.61.60.41.92.612.7
Alyssa Thomas 404032.4.509.000.6288.47.91.60.53.62.110.6
Tyasha Harris 393828.8.425.395.7661.83.11.00.31.41.710.5
Tiffany Mitchell 24016.3.349.250.7831.50.80.50.00.61.24.9
Rachel Banham 21012.9.358.348.9001.20.70.40.20.51.54.8
Olivia Nelson-Ododa 37011.8.495.6592.50.20.40.60.81.73.4
Veronica Burton 31112.6.361.351.8381.41.90.50.20.51.03.1
Moriah Jefferson 906.8.375.3331.0000.20.70.70.00.20.92.1
Astou Ndour-Fall 2204.2.346.200.8330.80.00.00.20.10.51.1
Celeste Taylor 205.51.0000.00.00.00.00.02.01.0
Queen Egbo 302.3.0001.0000.70.00.00.00.00.30.7
Caitlin Bickle 801.9.000.0000.00.00.00.00.00.10.0


Waived/Released during the season
Traded during the season
Acquired during the season

Playoffs

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPFPPG
DeWanna Bonner 7733.4.396.378.9297.92.91.90.61.41.616.0
Marina Mabrey 7433.0.368.339.9233.02.60.10.91.92.615.9
Alyssa Thomas 7738.7.495.000.7787.99.41.00.02.62.414.9
DiJonai Carrington 7733.6.439.231.7786.12.01.70.61.72.013.7
Brionna Jones 7719.9.482.000.7693.61.40.60.62.02.19.1
Tyasha Harris 5316.4.500.6001.0000.80.20.20.00.60.86.4
Veronica Burton 7019.3.323.231.8461.11.90.60.40.71.44.9
Olivia Nelson-Ododa 709.7.6671.0003.00.00.40.40.10.62.9
Caitlin Bickle 301.00.30.00.00.00.00.00.0
Astou Ndour-Fall 301.00.00.30.00.00.00.00.0

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.
DeWanna Bonner Eastern Conference Player of the Week May 28, 2024 [24]
WNBA All-Star July 2, 2024 [25]
DiJonai Carrington Most Improved Player September 25, 2024 [26]
WNBA All-Defensive First Team September 29, 2024 [27]
Brionna Jones WNBA All-Star July 2, 2024 [25]
Alyssa Thomas Eastern Conference Player of the Week May 21, 2024 [28]
Eastern Conference Player of the Month – May June 3, 2024 [29]
WNBA All-Star July 2, 2024 [25]
AP All-WNBA First TeamSeptember 22, 2024 [30]
WNBA All-Defensive First Team September 29, 2024 [27]
All-WNBA First Team October 16, 2024 [31]
Stephanie White WNBA Coach of the Month – May June 3, 2024 [29]

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