WNBA team season
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 WNBA draft 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]
Roster Changes Roster 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/F 21 Carrington, DiJonai 5' 11" (1.8m) 175 lb (79kg) 1998-01-08 Baylor 3 F/C 0 Egbo, Queen 6' 4" (1.93m) 190 lb (86kg) 2000-06-29 Baylor 2 G 52 Harris, Tyasha 5' 10" (1.78m) 152 lb (69kg) 1998-05-01 South Carolina 4 G 4 Jefferson, Moriah 5' 6" (1.68m) 123 lb (56kg) 1994-03-08 Connecticut 7 C 42 Jones, Brionna 6' 3" (1.91m) 210 lb (95kg) 1995-12-18 Maryland 7 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 F 25 Thomas, Alyssa 6' 2" (1.88m) 185 lb (84kg) 1992-04-12 Maryland 10
Head coach
Stephanie White (Purdue )Assistant coaches
Abi Olajuwon (Oklahoma )Briann January (Arizona State )Duke )Athletic trainer
Strength and conditioning coach
Legend (C) Team captain(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) SuspendedWNBA roster page
Depth Chart Schedule Preseason Regular season
2024 game log
May: 2–0 (Home: 2–0; 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 Notes
(#) x – Clinched playoff berthe – Eliminated from playoff contentionSource: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings
Statistics 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.
References
^ "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 .^ "Connecticut Sun Waives Kianna Smith" . sun.wnba.com . WNBA . May 1, 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2024 .^ "Connecticut Sun Waives Leigha Brown, Rennia Davis and Shey Peddy" . sun.wnba.com . WNBA . May 5, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2024 .^ "Connecticut Sun Acquires Queen Egbo" . WNBA . May 7, 2024.^ "Connecticut Sun Waives Taiyanna Jackson and Helena Pueyo" . WNBA . May 10, 2024.^ "Connecticut Sun Waives Sydney Wiese and Jocelyn Willoughby" . WNBA . May 13, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024 .^ "Connecticut Sun Exercise Olivia Nelson-Ododa's Fourth-Year Rookie Scale Option" . sun.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved 15 May 2024 .
External links
Franchise Arenas Head coaches Administration All-Stars Seasons Playoff appearances Conference titles Rivals Media
France
United States
Spain
