2017 Connecticut Sun season
2017 Connecticut Sun season | |
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Coach | Curt Miller |
Arena | Mohegan Sun Arena |
Attendance | 6,728 per game |
Results | |
Record | 21–13 (.618) |
Place | 2nd (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Lost in Second Round to Phoenix |
Team Leaders | |
Points | Jonquel Jones 15.4 ppg |
Rebounds | Jonquel Jones 11.9 rpg |
Assists | Alyssa Thomas 4.5 apg |
Media | |
Television | NBC Sports Boston and WCCT-TV |
The 2017 WNBA season will be the 19th season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the WNBA. It will be the 15th season for the franchise in Connecticut. The season tips off on May 13.[1] The Sun started the season slowly, posting a 1–5 record in May. However, they quickly turned this around going a combined 13–4 in June and July. A 7–2 record in August saw the Sun near the top of the Eastern Conference standings. The Sun finished in second place in the East, just one game back of the New York Liberty after going 0–2 in their final games in September. The Sun earned the 4th seed in the WNBA Playoffs, and a bye into the second round. In the Second Round, they lost to the Phoenix Mercury.
Transactions
WNBA Draft
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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1 | 8 | Brionna Jones | United States | Maryland |
2 | 13 | Shayla Cooper | United States | Maryland |
2 | 16 | Leticia Romero | Spain | Florida State |
3 | 28 | Jessica January | United States | DePaul |
Current roster
Template:WNBA roster header current |- | style="text-align:center;" | F/C | style="text-align:center;" | 11 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Adams, Danielle | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6' 1" (1.85m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 239 lb (108kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | 02-19-1989 | | | style="text-align:left; | Texas A&M | style="text-align:center;" | 5 |-
|- | style="text-align:center;" | G | style="text-align:center;" | 1 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Banham, Rachel | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 5' 9" (1.75m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 168 lb (76kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | 07-15-1993 | | | style="text-align:left; | Minnesota | style="text-align:center;" | 2 |-
|- | style="text-align:center;" | G | style="text-align:center;" | 20 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Bentley, Alex | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 5' 7" (1.7m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 152 lb (69kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | 10-27-1990 | | | style="text-align:left; | Penn State | style="text-align:center;" | 4 |-
|- | style="text-align:center;" | F/C | style="text-align:center;" | 35 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Jones, Jonquel | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6' 6" (1.98m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 190 lb (86kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | 01-05-1994 | | | style="text-align:left; | George Washington | style="text-align:center;" | 1 |-
|- | style="text-align:center;" | F | style="text-align:center;" | 42 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Jones, Brionna | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6' 3" (1.91m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 230 lb (104kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | 12-18-1995 | | | style="text-align:left; | Maryland | style="text-align:center;" | R |-
|- | style="text-align:center;" | C | style="text-align:center;" | 12 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Kizer, Lynetta | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6' 4" (1.93m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 230 lb (104kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | 04-04-1990 | | | style="text-align:left; | Maryland | style="text-align:center;" | 5 |-
|- | style="text-align:center;" | F | style="text-align:center;" | 13 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Ogwumike, Chiney | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6' 3" (1.91m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 174 lb (79kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | 03-22-1992 | | | style="text-align:left; | Stanford | style="text-align:center;" | 2 |-
|- | style="text-align:center;" | F | style="text-align:center;" | 7 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Pedersen, Kayla | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6' 4" (1.93m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 190 lb (86kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | 04-14-1989 | | | style="text-align:left; | Stanford | style="text-align:center;" | 5 |-
|- | style="text-align:center;" | G/F | style="text-align:center;" | 40 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Stricklen, Shekinna | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6' 2" (1.88m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 178 lb (81kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | 07-30-1990 | | | style="text-align:left; | Tennessee | style="text-align:center;" | 5 |-
|- | style="text-align:center;" | F | style="text-align:center;" | 25 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Thomas, Alyssa | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6' 2" (1.88m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 185 lb (84kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | 04-12-1992 | | | style="text-align:left; | Maryland | style="text-align:center;" | 3 |-
|- | style="text-align:center;" | G | style="text-align:center;" | 5 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Thomas, Jasmine | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 5' 9" (1.75m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 145 lb (66kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | 09-30-1989 | | | style="text-align:left; | Duke | style="text-align:center;" | 6 |-
|- | style="text-align:center;" | F | style="text-align:center;" | 33 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Tuck, Morgan | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6' 2" (1.88m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 200 lb (91kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | 04-30-1994 | | | style="text-align:left; | Connecticut | style="text-align:center;" | 1 |-
|- | style="text-align:center;" | G | style="text-align:center;" | 10 | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Williams, Courtney | | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 5' 8" (1.73m) | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 136 lb (62kg) | | | style="text-align:center;" | 05-11-1994 | | | style="text-align:left; | South Florida | style="text-align:center;" | 1 |-
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Game log
Preseason
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May: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
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2017 pre-season schedule |
Regular season
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May: 1–5 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–3)
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June
: 6–2 (Home: 3–1; Road: 3–1)
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July
: 7–2 (Home: 4–0; Road: 3–2)
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August
: 7–2 (Home: 5–2; Road: 2–0)
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September
: 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–2)
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2017 season schedule |
Playoffs
2017 playoff game log | |
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2017 playoff schedule |
Standings
# | Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
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1 | New York Liberty - (3) | 22 | 12 | .647 | - | 13–4 | 9–8 | 10–6 |
2 | Connecticut Sun - (4) | 21 | 13 | .636 | 1 | 12–5 | 9–6 | 10–6 |
3 | Washington Mystics - (6) | 18 | 16 | .529 | 4 | 11–6 | 7–10 | 12-4 |
4 | Chicago Sky - e | 12 | 22 | .353 | 10 | 4–13 | 8–9 | 6–10 |
5 | Atlanta Dream - e | 12 | 22 | .353 | 10 | 9–8 | 3–14 | 5–11 |
6 | Indiana Fever - e | 9 | 25 | .265 | 13 | 6–11 | 3–14 | 4–12 |
Playoffs
Awards and honors
Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
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Jonquel Jones | Player of the Week award | June 18, 2017 | [2] |
Alyssa Thomas | Player of the Week award | June 25, 2017 | [3] |
Jasmine Thomas | Player of the Week award | July 2, 2017 | [4] |
Alyssa Thomas | Player of the Week award | July 10, 2017 | [5] |
Jonquel Jones | Player of the Week award | August 14, 2017 | [6] |
Jonquel Jones | Player of the Month award | June 2017 | [7] |
Curt Miller | Coach of the Month award | July 2017 | [8] |
Curt Miller | Executive of the Year | September 10, 2017 | [9] |
Curt Miller | Coach of the Year | September 10, 2017 | [10] |
Jonquel Jones | Most Improved Player | September 10, 2017 | [11] |
References
- ^ "2017 Connecticut Sun Schedule". Women's National Basketball Association. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- ^ "Connecticut's Jones and Los Angeles' Parker Named WNBA Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. June 19, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
- ^ "Connecticut's Thomas and Dallas' Diggins-Smith Named WNBA Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. June 26, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
- ^ "Connecticut's Thomas And Los Angeles' Parker Named WNBA Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. July 5, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
- ^ "Connecticut's Alyssa Thomas and Phoenix's Brittney Griner Named WNBA Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. July 10, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
- ^ "Connecticut's Jones, Minnesota's Fowles Named WNBA Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. August 14, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
- ^ "Connecticut's Jones, Minnesota's Fowles Named WNBA Players of the Month". wnba.com. WNBA. July 5, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
- ^ "Connecticut's Curt Miller Named WNBA Coach of the Month". wnba.com. WNBA. August 1, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
- ^ "Connecticut's Curt Miller Named Inaugural WNBA Basketball Executive Of The Year". wnba.com. WNBA. September 10, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
- ^ "Connecticut's Curt Miller Named WNBA Coach Of The Year". wnba.com. WNBA. September 10, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
- ^ "Connecticut's Jonquel Jones Named 2017 WNBA Most Improved Player". wnba.com. WNBA. September 10, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2017.