2024 Connecticut Sun season

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]

2024 Connecticut Sun season
CoachStephanie White
Attendanceper game
Results
Record14–3 (.824)
Place2nd (Eastern)
2025 season →

Transactions

WNBA draft
See also: 2024 WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
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

Transactions
Date Details
December 12, 2023 Tiffany Hayes announced her retirement from the WNBA[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 in exchange for Natisha Hiedeman[4]
February 1, 2024 Signed Rachel Banham[5]
February 2, 2024 Signed 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, 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]

Roster changes

Roster
Connecticut Sun roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G1Banham, Rachel5' 9" (1.75m)175 lb (79kg)1993-07-15Minnesota8
G/F24Bonner, DeWanna6' 4" (1.93m)143 lb (65kg)1987-08-21Auburn14
G12Burton, Veronica5' 9" (1.75m)155 lb (70kg)2000-07-12Northwestern2
G/F21Carrington, DiJonai5' 11" (1.8m)175 lb (79kg)1998-01-08Baylor3
G52Harris, Tyasha5' 10" (1.78m)152 lb (69kg)1998-05-01South Carolina4
G4Jefferson, Moriah 5' 6" (1.68m)123 lb (56kg)1994-03-08Connecticut7
C42Jones, Brionna6' 3" (1.91m)210 lb (95kg)1995-12-18Maryland7
G3Mitchell, Tiffany5' 9" (1.75m)152 lb (69kg)1994-09-23South Carolina8
F/C45Ndour-Fall, Astou6' 5" (1.96m)169 lb (77kg)1994-08-22Spain6
C10Nelson-Ododa, Olivia6' 5" (1.96m)173 lb (78kg)2000-08-17Connecticut2
F25Thomas, Alyssa6' 2" (1.88m)185 lb (84kg)1992-04-12Maryland10
Head coach
Stephanie White (Purdue)
Assistant coaches
Abi Olajuwon (Oklahoma)
Briann January (Arizona State)
Austin Kelly (Duke)
Athletic trainer
Nicole Alexander
Strength and conditioning coach
Analisse Rios
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured
  WNBA roster page
East
ATL
CHI
CON
IND
NY
WAS
West
DAL
LV
LA
MIN
PHO
SEA

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

Standings
# Team W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 New York Liberty153.833—10–18–17–25–0
2 Connecticut Sun143.8240.59–18–16–24–1
3 Minnesota Lynx134.7651.510–39–14–34–1
4 Seattle Storm116.6473.54–56–15–54–1
5 Las Vegas Aces96.6004.56–45–44–22–3
6 Phoenix Mercury88.50065–66–22–63–2
7 Atlanta Dream69.4007.52–63–63–31–4
8 Chicago Sky610.37583–73–63–41–4
9 Indiana Fever712.3688.56–74–43–83–2
10 Dallas Wings413.23510.53–62–52–80–5
11 Los Angeles Sparks413.23510.52–63–41–92–3
12 Washington Mystics414.222112–103–61–81–4

Notes

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

Statistics
Legend
  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

Regular season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG


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

Awards and honors
Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
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]

References
  1. "2024 Schedule - Connecticut Sun". Sun.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  2. CountedMeOutPodcast. "Ep 14: BREAKING NEWS Tiffany Hayes RETIRES from the WNBA, Playing In Atlanta & Entrepreneurship". YouTube. YouTube.com. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  3. "WNBA Transactions". acrossthetimeline.com. Across The Timeline. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  4. Michael Voepel (January 31, 2024). "Lynx send Tiffany Mitchell, pick to Sun for Natisha Hiedeman". ESPN. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  5. "Rachel Banham Signs with Connecticut". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  6. "Rennia Davis, Kianna Smith and Sydney Wiese Sign with the Sun". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. February 3, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  7. Philippou, Alexa (February 3, 2024). "Sun trading Rebecca Allen to Mercury for Moriah Jefferson". ESPN. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  8. "WNBA Champion Astou Ndour-Fall Signs with Connecticut". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. February 3, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  9. "Brionna Jones Re-Signs with Connecticut Sun". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. February 5, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  10. "Five-Time WNBA All-Star, DeWanna Bonner, Re-Signs with Connecticut". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. February 6, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  11. "Shey Peddy Signs with the Connecticut Sun". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. February 16, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  12. "Jocelyn Willoughby Signs with the Connecticut Sun". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. February 19, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  13. "Connecticut Sun Waives Kianna Smith". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. May 1, 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  14. "Connecticut Sun Waives Leigha Brown, Rennia Davis and Shey Peddy". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. May 5, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  15. "Connecticut Sun Acquires Queen Egbo". WNBA. May 7, 2024.
  16. "Connecticut Sun Waives Taiyanna Jackson and Helena Pueyo". WNBA. May 10, 2024.
  17. "Connecticut Sun Waives Sydney Wiese and Jocelyn Willoughby". WNBA. May 13, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  18. "Connecticut Sun Exercise Olivia Nelson-Ododa's Fourth-Year Rookie Scale Option". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  19. "Connecticut Sun Waives Queen Egbo". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. June 5, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  20. "Connecticut Sun Signs Veronica Burton". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. June 5, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  21. "Alyssa Thomas Named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week- 5/14-5/19". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. May 21, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  22. Goss, Nick (June 3, 2024). "Sun star Alyssa Thomas, coach Stephanie White earn WNBA awards for May". sports.yahoo.com. NBC Sports Boston. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  23. "Sun star DeWanna Bonner wins WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week". nbcsportsboston.com. NBC Sports. May 28, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
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