The 2024 Connecticut Sun season will be the 26th season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association . It will be 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 will enter the season with the longest active playoffs streak for the WNBA, making the playoffs every year since 2017. The Regular season will tip off on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in Connecticut versus the Indiana Fever .[1]
Transactions [ edit ] WNBA draft [ edit ] Transactions [ edit ] 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]
Roster Changes [ edit ] Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs G 1 Banham, Rachel 5' 9" (1.75m) 175 lb (79kg) 1993-07-15 Minnesota 8 G/F 24 Bonner, DeWanna 6' 4" (1.93m) 143 lb (65kg) 1987-08-21 Auburn 14 G 32 Brown, Leigha 6' 1" (1.85m) 165 lb (75kg) 2000-07-14 Michigan 1 G/F 21 Carrington, DiJonai 5' 11" (1.8m) 175 lb (79kg) 1998-01-08 Baylor 3 F 0 Davis, Rennia 6' 1" (1.85m) 170 lb (77kg) 1999-02-24 Tennessee 1 G 52 Harris, Tyasha 5' 10" (1.78m) 152 lb (69kg) 1998-05-01 South Carolina 4 G Hsu, Abbey 5' 11" (1.8m) 2001-03-22 Columbia R C 5 Jackson, Taiyanna 6' 6" (1.98m) Kansas R G 4 Jefferson, Moriah 5' 6" (1.68m) 123 lb (56kg) 1994-03-08 Connecticut 7 C 44 Határ, Bernadett 6' 10" (2.08m) 208 lb (94kg) 1994-08-24 Hungary 1 C 42 Jones, Brionna 6' 3" (1.91m) 210 lb (95kg) 1995-12-18 Maryland 7 G Lacan, Leïla 5' 11" (1.8m) 2004-06-02 France R G 3 Mitchell, Tiffany 5' 9" (1.75m) 152 lb (69kg) 1994-09-23 South Carolina 8 F/C 45 Ndour-Fall, Astou 6' 5" (1.96m) 169 lb (77kg) 1994-08-22 Spain 6 C 10 Nelson-Ododa, Olivia 6' 5" (1.96m) 173 lb (78kg) 2000-08-17 Connecticut 2 G 11 Peddy, Shey 5' 7" (1.7m) 145 lb (66kg) 1998-10-28 Temple 5 G 6 Pueyo, Helena 6' 0" (1.83m) 2001-02-13 Arizona R G 14 Smith, Kianna 6' 0" (1.83m) 1999-06-10 Louisville 1 F 25 Thomas, Alyssa 6' 2" (1.88m) 185 lb (84kg) 1992-04-12 Maryland 10 G 15 Wiese, Sydney 6' 0" (1.83m) 165 lb (75kg) 1995-06-16 Oregon State 5 G/F 13 Willoughby, Jocelyn 6' 0" (1.83m) 180 lb (82kg) 1998-03-25 Virginia 3
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
Depth Chart [ edit ] Schedule [ edit ] Preseason [ edit ] Regular season [ edit ] 2024 game log Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
June : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
July : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
August : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
September : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
2024 season schedule
Standings [ edit ] Notes
(#) – League Standing x – Clinched playoff berth e – Eliminated from playoff contention Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings
Statistics [ edit ] Regular season [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
References [ edit ] ^ "2024 Schedule - Connecticut Sun" . Sun.wnba.com . WNBA . Retrieved February 19, 2024 . ^ CountedMeOutPodcast. "Ep 14: BREAKING NEWS Tiffany Hayes RETIRES from the WNBA, Playing In Atlanta & Entrepreneurship" . YouTube . YouTube.com. Retrieved 20 April 2024 . ^ a b c "WNBA Transactions" . acrossthetimeline.com . Across The Timeline. Retrieved 20 April 2024 . ^ Michael Voepel (January 31, 2024). "Lynx send Tiffany Mitchell, pick to Sun for Natisha Hiedeman" . ESPN . Retrieved March 1, 2024 . ^ "Rachel Banham Signs with Connecticut" . sun.wnba.com . WNBA . February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024 . ^ a b c "Rennia Davis, Kianna Smith and Sydney Wiese Sign with the Sun" . sun.wnba.com . WNBA . February 3, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024 . ^ Philippou, Alexa (February 3, 2024). "Sun trading Rebecca Allen to Mercury for Moriah Jefferson" . ESPN . Retrieved February 19, 2024 . ^ "WNBA Champion Astou Ndour-Fall Signs with Connecticut" . sun.wnba.com . WNBA . February 3, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024 . ^ "Brionna Jones Re-Signs with Connecticut Sun" . sun.wnba.com . WNBA . February 5, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024 . ^ "Five-Time WNBA All-Star, DeWanna Bonner, Re-Signs with Connecticut" . sun.wnba.com . WNBA . February 6, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024 . ^ "Shey Peddy Signs with the Connecticut Sun" . sun.wnba.com . WNBA . February 16, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024 . ^ "Jocelyn Willoughby Signs with the Connecticut Sun" . sun.wnba.com . WNBA . February 19, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024 . External links [ edit ]
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