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Revision as of 13:08, 18 May 2022

2022 Connecticut Sun season
CoachCurt Miller
ArenaMohegan Sun Arena
Attendanceper game
Results
Record2–1 (.667)
Place0th (Eastern)

The 2022 WNBA season was the 24th season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association. It will also be the 20th season for the franchise in Connecticut after relocating from Orlando. The season will begin on May 7, 2022, at the New York Liberty.[1]

Transactions

WNBA Draft

See also: 2022 WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 12 Nia Clouden  United States Michigan State
2 24 Jordan Lewis  United States Baylor
3 36 Kiara Smith  United States Florida

Trades and Roster Changes

Date Details
January 1, 2022 Extended Qualifying Offers to Natisha Hiedeman, Stephanie Jones, and Beatrice Mompremier[2]
January 3, 2022 Signed Natisha Hiedeman to a Qualifying Offer [3]
January 4, 2022 Signed Beatrice Mompremier to a Qualifying Offer [4]
January 10, 2022 Extended Jonquel Jones a Core Qualifying Offer [5]
January 3, 2022 Signed Stephanie Jones to a Qualifying Offer [6]
February 1, 2022 Re-signed Jonquel Jones to a Two-Year Deal [7][8]
February 2, 2022 Signed Courtney Williams to a Two-Year Deal [9][10]
Signed Taj Cole and Joyner Holmes to Training Camp Contracts[11]
February 22, 2022 Signed Yvonne Anderson to a Training Camp Contract[12]
April 12, 2022 Signed Alexus Dye, Delicia Washington and Aleksa Gulbe to Training Camp Contracts[13]
April 14, 2022 Signed Nia Clouden and Jordan Lewis to Rookie Scale Contracts[14]
April 20, 2022 Waived Alexus Dye, Delicia Washington, and Keyona Hayes[15]
April 27, 2022 Waived Jordan Lewis[16]
May 2, 2022 Waived Kaila Charles, Taj Cole, and Aleksa Gulbe[17][18]
May 4, 2022 Waived Stephanie Jones and Beatrice Mompremier[19]
May 5, 2022 Temporarily Suspend DeWanna Bonner due to Overseas Commitments
May 14, 2022 Activated DeWanna Bonner from the Temporary Suspension List

Roster

Connecticut Sun roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
F0United StatesBickle, Caitlin6' 1" (1.85m)2000-05-02BaylorR
G/F24North MacedoniaBonner, DeWanna6' 4" (1.93m)143 lb (65kg)1987-08-21Auburn14
G12United StatesBurton, Veronica5' 9" (1.75m)155 lb (70kg)2000-07-12Northwestern2
G/F21United StatesCarrington, DiJonai5' 11" (1.8m)175 lb (79kg)1998-01-08Baylor3
G52United StatesHarris, Tyasha5' 10" (1.78m)152 lb (69kg)1998-05-01South Carolina4
C42United StatesJones, Brionna6' 3" (1.91m)210 lb (95kg)1995-12-18Maryland7
G4United StatesMabrey, Marina5' 11" (1.8m)170 lb (77kg)1996-09-14Notre Dame5
G3United StatesMitchell, Tiffany5' 9" (1.75m)152 lb (69kg)1994-09-23South Carolina8
F/C45SpainNdour-Fall, Astou6' 5" (1.96m)169 lb (77kg)1994-08-22Spain6
C10United StatesNelson-Ododa, Olivia6' 5" (1.96m)173 lb (78kg)2000-08-17Connecticut2
G74United StatesTaylor, Celeste5' 11" (1.8m)167 lb (76kg)2001-06-20Ohio StateR
F25United StatesThomas, Alyssa6' 2" (1.88m)185 lb (84kg)1992-04-12Maryland10
GUnited StatesHsu, Abbey (DP)5' 11" (1.8m)2001-03-22Columbia
GFranceLacan, Leïla (DP)5' 11" (1.8m)2004-06-02France
Head coach
United States Stephanie White (Purdue)
Assistant coaches
United States Abi Olajuwon (Oklahoma)
United States Briann January (Arizona State)
United States Austin Kelly (Duke)
Athletic trainer
United States Nicole Alexander
Strength and conditioning coach
United States Analisse Rios
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured
  WNBA roster page
East
ATL
CHI
CON
IND
NY
WAS
West
DAL
LV
LA
MIN
PHO
SEA

Schedule

Preseason

2022 pre-season game log
May: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 1 Atlanta W 94–78 Jonquel Jones (15) Carrington
B. Jones (6) 		Jasmine Thomas (5) Mohegan Sun
3,244 		1–0
2022 pre-season schedule

Regular Season

2022 game log
Total: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
May: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 7 @ New York L 79–81 Alyssa Thomas (25) A. Thomas
J. Jones (7) 		Natisha Hiedeman (6) Barclays Center
6,829 		0–1
2 May 14 Los Angeles W 77–60 Alyssa Thomas (23) Jonquel Jones (12) Alyssa Thomas (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,624 		1–1
3 May 17 @ New York Barclays Center
4 May 20 Indiana Mohegan Sun Arena
5 May 22 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
6 May 24 Dallas Mohegan Sun Arena
7 May 26 Dallas Mohegan Sun Arena
8 May 28 Washington Mohegan Sun Arena
9 May 31 @ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena
June : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
10 June 2 @ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena
11 June 3 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
12 June 5 @ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
13 June 8 Indiana Mohegan Sun Arena
14 June 10 Chicago Wintrust Arena
15 June 15 Atlanta Mohegan Sun Arena
16 June 17 Seattle Mohegan Sun Arena
17 June 19 @ Washington Entertainment and Sports Arena
18 June 22 New York Mohegan Sun Arena
19 June 26 @ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
20 June 29 @ Chicago Wintrust Arena
July : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
21 July 3 Washington Mohegan Sun Arena
22 July 5 @ Dallas College Park Center
23 July 13 @ Indiana Indiana Farmers Coliseum
24 July 15 @ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
25 July 17 Las Vegas Mohegan Sun Arena
26 July 19 New York Mohegan Sun Arena
27 July 22 @ Minnesota Target Center
28 July 24 @ Minnesota Target Center
29 July 28 Seattle Mohegan Sun Arena
30 July 31 Chicago Mohegan Sun Arena
August : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
31 August 2 Phoenix Mohegan Sun Arena
32 August 4 Phoenix Mohegan Sun Arena
33 August 7 @ Chicago Wintrust Arena
34 August 9 @ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
35 August 11 @ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
36 August 14 Minnesota Mohegan Sun Arena
2022 season schedule

Standings

#
Team
 W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 x – Las Vegas Aces 26 10 .722 – 15–3 13–5 13–5 9–1
2 x – Chicago Sky 26 10 .722 – 15–3 14–4 12–6 9–1
3 x – Connecticut Sun 25 11 .694 1.0 11–7 13–5 12–6 5–5
4 x – Seattle Storm 22 14 .611 4.0 10–8 13–5 9–9 6–4
5 x – Washington Mystics 22 14 .611 4.0 11–7 12–6 10–8 5–5
6 x – Dallas Wings 18 18 .500 8.0 8–10 8–10 10–8 5–5
7 x – New York Liberty 16 20 .444 10.0 10–8 9–9 7–11 6–4
8 x – Phoenix Mercury 15 21 .417 11.0 7–11 11–7 4–14 3–7
9 e – Minnesota Lynx 14 22 .389 12.0 8–10 7–11 7–11 4–6
10 e – Atlanta Dream 14 22 .389 12.0 5–13 8–10 6–12 3–7
11 e – Los Angeles Sparks 13 23 .361 13.0 6–12 7–11 6–12 3–7
12 e – Indiana Fever 5 31 .139 21.0 2–16 3–15 2–16 2–8

Notes

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

Awards and Honors

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.

References

  1. ^ "2022 Connecticut Sun Schedule". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  2. ^ "Rachel Galligan Tweet". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  3. ^ "Natisha Hiedeman Accepts Qualifying Offer, Returning to the Connecticut Sun for a Fourth Year". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  4. ^ "Beatrice Mompremier Accepts Qualifying Offer, Returning to Connecticut". sun.wnba.acom. WNBA. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  5. ^ "Rachel Galligan Tweet 2". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  6. ^ "Stephanie Jones Accepts Qualifying Offer, Returning to Connecticut". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  7. ^ "WNBA MVP Jonquel Jones Returns to Connecticut". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  8. ^ "Gabe Ibrahim Tweet". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  9. ^ "Courtney Williams Returns to the Connecticut Sun". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  10. ^ "Richard Cohen Tweet". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  11. ^ "Sun Sign Taja Cole & Joyner Holmes to Training Camp Contracts". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  12. ^ "Yvonne Anderson Accepts Training Camp Contract, Joins Connecticut". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  13. ^ "Alexus Dye, Delicia Washington and Aleksa Gulbe to Come to Connecticut Sun's Training Camp". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  14. ^ "Connecticut Sun Finalizes 2022 Training Camp Roster". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  15. ^ "Connecticut Sun Waives Dye, Hayes and Washington". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  16. ^ "Connecticut Sun Waives Jordan Lewis". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  17. ^ "Connecticut Waives Kaila Charles". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  18. ^ "Connecticut Waives Taj Cole and Aleksa Gulbe". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  19. ^ "Connecticut Waives Beatrice Mompremier and Stephanie Jones". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
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