2025 Connecticut Sun season

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2025 Connecticut Sun season
Coach Rachid Meziane
Arena Mohegan Sun Arena
TD Garden
Attendanceper game
Results
Record0–0
Place0th (Eastern)

The 2025 Connecticut Sun season will be the 27th season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association and the first under head coach, Rachid Meziane.

Contents

After the loss of head coach, Stephanie White, and the entire 2024 starting lineup in the offseason, Marina Mabrey made a request to be traded. [1] However, Sun president, Jennifer Rizzotti informed the media that they did not intend to honor Mabrey's request and rather plant "to build around her, have her here, have her be the catalyst for what we want to do offensively." [2]

Draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege/ClubOutcome
18
225

Transactions

Front office and coaching

DateDetailsRef.
November 6, 2024Head coach, Stephanie White, left Sun organization [3]
December 3, 2024 Morgan Tuck hired as general manager [4]
December 4, 2024Hired Rachid Meziane as head coach [5]
January 10, 2025Hired Roneeka Hodges as an assistant coach [6]
February 10, 2025Hired Pascal Angillis and Ashlee McGee as assistant coaches [7]

Trades

February 2, 2025 [8] [9]
(Four-team trade)		To Connecticut Sun
Rebecca Allen and Natasha Cloud (from Phoenix Mercury)
Jacy Sheldon (from Dallas Wings)
2025 No. 8 draft pick (from Indiana Fever)		To Dallas Wings
DiJonai Carrington and Tyasha Harris (from Connecticut Sun)
NaLyssa Smith and right to swap third round picks in 2027 draft (from Indiana Fever)
Mikiah Herbert Harrigan and the 2025 No. 12 pick (from Phoenix Mercury)
To Indiana Fever
Sophie Cunningham and the 2025 No. 19 pick (from Phoenix Mercury)
Jaelyn Brown (from Dallas Wings)		To Phoenix Mercury
Alyssa Thomas (from Connecticut Sun)
Satou Sabally, Kalani Brown, and Sevgi Uzun (from Dallas Wings)
February 4, 2025 [10] To Connecticut Sun
Lindsay Allen
Rights to Nikolina Milić 		To Chicago Sky
Rebecca Allen

Free agency

Core designation

PlayerDateNotesRef.
Alyssa Thomas January 17, 2025Traded to Phoenix Mercury on February 2 [11] [8]

Re-signed

PlayerDateNotesRef.
Caitlin BickleJanuary 22, 2025Training camp contract [12]

Additions

PlayerDateNotesFormer TeamRef.
Tina Charles February 2, 2025One-year deal Atlanta Dream [13]
Diamond DeShields February 3, 2025 Chicago Sky [14]
Mya Hollingshed February 4, 2025Training camp contract Bodrum Basketbol [15]
Robyn Parks Emlak Konut
Yvonne Anderson February 6, 2025Two-year deal CBK Mersin [16]
Leïla Lacan February 8, 2025Rookie contract
(2024 draft pick – No. 10)		 Basket Landes [17]
Kariata DiabyFebruary 13, 2025Rookie contract
(Undrafted)		 Tango Bourges Basket [18]
Amy Okonkwo Training camp contract
Abbey Hsu February 17, 2025Rookie contract
(2024 draft pick – No. 34)		 Columbia Lions [19]

Subtractions / Unsigned

PlayerDateReasonNew TeamRef.
Veronica Burton December 6, 2024 Expansion draft Golden State Valkyries [20]
Brionna Jones February 1, 2025Free agency – uncoreable unrestricted Atlanta Dream [21]
DeWanna Bonner February 5, 2025 Indiana Fever [22]
Tiffany Mitchell February 8, 2025Free agency – unrestricted Las Vegas Aces [23]
Astou Ndour-Fall —TBA

Roster

Connecticut Sun roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G 15 Flag of the United States.svg Allen, Lindsay 5' 8" (1.73m)145 lb (66kg)1995-03-20 Notre Dame 7
G – Flag of the United States.svg Anderson, Yvonne 5' 7" (1.7m)148 lb (67kg)1990-03-08 Texas 1
F 51 Flag of the United States.svg Bickle, Caitlin 6' 1" (1.85m)2000-05-05 Baylor 1
C 31 Flag of the United States.svg Charles, Tina 6' 4" (1.93m)192 lb (87kg)1988-12-05 Connecticut 13
G – Flag of the United States.svg Cloud, Natasha 5' 9" (1.75m)160 lb (73kg)1992-02-22 Saint Joseph's 9
G – Flag of the United States.svg DeShields, Diamond 6' 1" (1.85m)172 lb (78kg)1995-03-05 Tennessee 6
C – Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Diaby, Kariata 6' 4" (1.93m)1995-06-29 Ivory Coast R
F 8 Flag of the United States.svg Hollingshed, Mya 6' 3" (1.91m)160 lb (73kg)1999-10-29 Colorado R
G – Flag of the United States.svg Hsu, Abbey 5' 11" (1.8m)2001-03-22 Columbia R
G – Flag of France.svg Lacan, Leïla 5' 11" (1.8m)2004-06-02 France R
G 4 Flag of the United States.svg Mabrey, Marina  Cruz Roja.svg5' 11" (1.8m)170 lb (77kg)1996-09-14 Notre Dame 6
C 10 Flag of the United States.svg Nelson-Ododa, Olivia 6' 5" (1.96m)173 lb (78kg)2000-08-17 Connecticut 3
F – Flag of Nigeria.svg Okonkwo, Amy 6' 2" (1.88m)146 lb (66kg)1996-08-26 TCU R
F 21 Flag of the United States.svg Parks, Robyn 6' 1" (1.85m)170 lb (77kg)1992-07-19 VCU 1
G – Flag of the United States.svg Sheldon, Jacy 5' 10" (1.78m)140 lb (64kg)2000-08-23 Ohio State 1
Head coach
Flag of France.svg Rachid Meziane
Assistant coaches
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Pascal Angillis
Flag of the United States.svg Roneeka Hodges (Florida State)
Flag of the United States.svg Ashlee McGee (Austin Peay)
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
  WNBA roster page
East
ATL
CHI
CON
IND
NY
WAS
West
DAL
GS
LV
LA
MIN
PHO
SEA

Depth chart

Pos.StarterBench
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

Schedule

Pre-season

2025 pre-season game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 4@ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
2025 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2025 game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 18 Washington Mohegan Sun Arena
2May 20 Las Vegas Mohegan Sun Arena
3May 23@ Minnesota Target Center
4May 25@ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
5May 27 Dallas Mohegan Sun Arena
6May 30@ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
June : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
7June 1@ New York Barclays Center
8June 6 Atlanta Mohegan Sun Arena
9June 8@ Washington CareFirst Arena
10June 15 Chicago Mohegan Sun Arena
11June 17@ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
12June 18 Phoenix Mohegan Sun Arena
13June 20 Dallas Mohegan Sun Arena
14June 22@ Golden State Chase Center
15June 25@ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena
16June 27@ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
17June 29@ Minnesota Target Center
July : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
18July 6 Las Vegas Mohegan Sun Arena
19July 9 Seattle Mohegan Sun Arena
20July 11@ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
21July 13@ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
22July 15 Indiana TD Garden
23July 24Los AngelesMohegan Sun Arena
24July 27 Golden State Mohegan Sun Arena
25July 28SeattleMohegan Sun Arena
August : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
26August 1 New York Mohegan Sun Arena
27August 3New YorkMohegan Sun Arena
28August 5@ Phoenix Footprint Center
29August 7@ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
30August 10@ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena
31August 11@ Golden State Chase Center
32August 13 Chicago Mohegan Sun Arena
33August 17 Indiana Mohegan Sun Arena
34August 19@ Washington CareFirst Arena
35August 21WashingtonMohegan Sun Arena
36August 23@ Chicago Wintrust Arena
37August 25@ New York Barclays Center
38August 27@ Dallas College Park Center
39August 30 Minnesota Mohegan Sun Arena
September : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
40September 1 Atlanta Mohegan Sun Arena
41September 3@ Chicago Wintrust Arena
42September 6 Phoenix Mohegan Sun Arena
43September 8@ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
44September 10AtlantaMohegan Sun Arena
2025 season schedule

Standings

#
Team
 W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 Atlanta Dream 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
2 Chicago Sky 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
3 Connecticut Sun 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
4 Dallas Wings 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
5 Golden State Valkyries 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
6 Indiana Fever 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
7 Las Vegas Aces 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
8 Los Angeles Sparks 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
9 Minnesota Lynx 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
10 New York Liberty 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
11 Phoenix Mercury 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
12 Seattle Storm 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
13 Washington Mystics 00.000—0–00–00–00–0

Notes

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

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


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

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.

References

  1. ↑ Lundberg, Robin (February 18, 2025). "Marina Mabrey's Agent Blasts Connecticut Sun for 'Mind-Boggling' Trade Request Denial". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  2. ↑ Philippou, Alexa (February 18, 2025). "Sun deny Marina Mabrey trade request, prompting agent to fire back". ESPN . Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Indiana Fever Hire Stephanie White as Head Coach". fever.wnba.com. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Morgan Tuck Named Connecticut Sun General Manager". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. December 3, 2024. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  5. ↑ Voepel, Michael (December 4, 2024). "Sun hire coach Meziane of Belgian national team". ESPN . Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Connecticut Sun Welcomes Roneeka Hodges as Assistant Coach". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. January 10, 2025. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Connecticut Sun Welcomes Pascal Angillis and Ashlee McGee to Coaching Staff". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. February 10, 2025. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
  8. 1 2 "Connecticut Sun Acquire Rebecca Allen, Natasha Cloud, Jacy Sheldon and the No. 8 Overall Pick". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. February 2, 2025. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Indiana Fever Acquire Guard Sophie Cunningham". Indiana Fever. February 2, 2025. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Connecticut Sun Acquire Lindsay Allen and rights to Nikolina Milić". Connecticut Sun. February 4, 2025. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  11. ↑ Doyle, Paul (January 17, 2025). "CT Sun place core player designation on free agent Alyssa Thomas". CT Insider. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Caitlin Bickle Accepts Qualifying Offer from Connecticut Sun". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. January 22, 2025. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  13. ↑ "WNBA's All-Time Rebounds Leader and League Legend Tina Charles Signs with the Connecticut Sun". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. February 2, 2025. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  14. ↑ Dayton, Kels (February 3, 2025). "Connecticut Sun sign former All-Star guard Diamond DeShields to one-year deal". Yahoo Sports . Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Mya Hollingshed and Robyn Parks Sign Training Camp Contracts with Connecticut Sun". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. February 4, 2025. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Connecticut Sun Signs Two-Time Olympian Yvonne Anderson". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. February 6, 2025. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Connecticut Sun Signs Leïla Lacan". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. February 8, 2025. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Connecticut Sun Adds Kariata Diaby and Amy Okonkwo to Training Camp Roster". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. February 13, 2025. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Connecticut Sun Adds Abbey Hsu to Training Camp Roster". Connecticut Sun. WNBA. February 17, 2025. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
  20. ↑ "Golden State Valkyries begin constructing inaugural roster with 11 selections in 2024 WNBA Expansion Draft". nba.com. NBA . Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  21. ↑ "Atlanta Dream Sign Three-Time All-Star Brionna Jones". Atlanta Dream. WNBA. February 1, 2025. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  22. ↑ "Six-Time WNBA All-Star DeWanna Bonner Joins Indiana Fever". Indiana Fever. February 5, 2025. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  23. ↑ "Las Vegas Aces Sign WNBA Veteran Tiffany Mitchell". Las Vegas Aces. WNBA. February 8, 2025. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
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