2024 Connecticut Sun season

Last updated
2024 Connecticut Sun season
Coach Stephanie White
Attendanceper game
Results
Record10–1 (.909)
Place1st (Eastern)

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]

Contents

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 from the WNBA [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 in exchange for Natisha Hiedeman [4]
February 1, 2024Signed Rachel Banham [5]
February 2, 2024Signed 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, 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]

Roster changes

Roster

Connecticut Sun roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G 1 Flag of the United States.svg Banham, Rachel 5' 9" (1.75m)175 lb (79kg)1993-07-15 Minnesota 8
G/F 24 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Bonner, DeWanna 6' 4" (1.93m)143 lb (65kg)1987-08-21 Auburn 14
G 12 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
G 4 Flag of the United States.svg Jefferson, Moriah 5' 6" (1.68m)123 lb (56kg)1994-03-08 Connecticut 7
C 42 Flag of the United States.svg Jones, Brionna 6' 3" (1.91m)210 lb (95kg)1995-12-18 Maryland 7
G 3 Flag of the United States.svg Mitchell, Tiffany 5' 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
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
  WNBA roster page
East
ATL
CHI
CON
IND
NY
WAS
West
DAL
LV
LA
MIN
PHO
SEA

Depth chart

Pos.StarterBench
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

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: 10–1 (Home: 7–1; Road: 3–0)
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 74–72 Brionna Jones (22)Alyssa Thomas (9)Alyssa Thomas (14) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,638		7–0
June: 3–1 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–0)
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 Wintrust Arena
13June 15@ Dallas College Park Center
14June 18 Los Angeles Mohegan Sun Arena
15June 21@ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena
16June 23@ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
17June 27@ Washington Entertainment and Sports Arena
18June 28 Atlanta Mohegan Sun Arena
July : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
19July 1@ Phoenix Footprint Center
20July 4@ Minnesota Target Center
21July 7 Atlanta Mohegan Sun Arena
22July 10 New York Mohegan Sun Arena
23July 14 Phoenix Mohegan Sun Arena
24July 16@ New York Barclays Center
August : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
25August 16@ Dallas College Park Center
26August 18@ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
27August 20 Los Angeles TD Garden
28August 23 Chicago Mohegan Sun Arena
29August 24@ New York Barclays Center
30August 28@ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
31August 31@ Washington Entertainment and Sports Arena
September : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
32September 1 Seattle Mohegan Sun Arena
33September 3 Seattle Mohegan Sun Arena
34September 6 Las Vegas Mohegan Sun Arena
35September 8@ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
36September 10@ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
37September 13@ Phoenix Footprint Center
38September 15@ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena
39September 17 Minnesota Mohegan Sun Arena
40September 19 Chicago Mohegan Sun Arena
2024 season schedule

Standings

#Team W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 Connecticut Sun 91.9000.56–16–13–02–1
2 New York Liberty 112.846—9–16–15–15–0
3 Minnesota Lynx 83.72726–25–13–23–1
4 Seattle Storm 74.63632–33–14–32–1
5 Atlanta Dream 54.55642–22–33–11–2
6 Las Vegas Aces 54.55644–33–22–21–2
7 Phoenix Mercury 66.5004.55–44–12–53–1
8 Chicago Sky 46.4005.52–41–43–21–3
9 Los Angeles Sparks 47.36462–43–41–32–2
10 Dallas Wings 37.3006.52–41–32–40–4
11 Indiana Fever 39.2507.52–51–42–52–1
12 Washington Mystics 012.00010.50–80–50–70–4

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%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG


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

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.
Alyssa Thomas Eastern Conference Player of the Week May 21, 2024 [21]
Eastern Conference Player of the Month - May June 3, 2024 [22]
DeWanna Bonner Eastern Conference Player of the Week May 28, 2024 [23]
Stephanie White WNBA Coach of the Month - May June 3, 2024 [22]

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