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2018 Connecticut Sun season

The 2018 WNBA season is the 20th season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the WNBA. It is also the 16th season for the franchise in Connecticut. The season tipped off on May 13.[1]

2018 Connecticut Sun season
CoachCurt Miller
ArenaMohegan Sun Arena
Attendance6,626 per game
Results
Record21–13 (.618)
Place3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finish4th seed, Lost in Second Round to Phoenix Mercury 86–96
Team Leaders
PointsChiney Ogwumike – 14.4 ppg
ReboundsAlyssa Thomas – 8.1 rpg
AssistsJasmine Thomas – 4.8 apg
Media
TelevisionNBC Sports Boston and WCCT-TV

The Sun got off to a strong start, going 3–0 in May. All three wins were at home. In June, the Sun started strong, winning their first 4 of 5. However, they lost 5 of their next 7 games to finish 6–6 on the month. That skid included a 1–4 road trip, where all losses came 4 of eventual top 5 playoff teams. Their up and down season continued into July, where the Sun were 5–6. July started with another tough road trip where the Sun went 1–3. From there the Sun couldn't get a streak going; losing 2 then winning 2 then losing 2 again. The Sun surged in August posting a 7–1 record, including going 6–0 at home. Their only loss came on the road to Chicago. The Sun finished 21–13, which earned them the 4th seed in the 2018 WNBA Playoffs. Their playoff run fell short when they lost at home in the second round 86–96. This was the Sun's only playoff game, as they earned a first round bye.

Transactions

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WNBA draft

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See also: 2018 WNBA draft
RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
19Lexie Brown  United StatesDuke
333Mikayla Cowling  United StatesCalifornia

Trades/Roster Changes

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DateDetails
February 2, 2018Acquired C Cayla George via trade from the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for 21st pick in the 2018 WNBA Draft.[2]
February 7, 2018Signed G Leticia Romero[3]
April 12, 2018Sun receive Bria Holmes in exchange for 15th pick in 2018 WNBA Draft and a second round pick in 2019 WNBA draft.[4]
July 9, 2018Sun receive Layshia Clarendon and a second round pick in 2019 WNBA draft in exchange for Alex Bentley.[5]

Roster

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2018 Connecticut Sun roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G1 Banham, Rachel5' 9" (1.75m)168 lb (76kg)07-15-1993Minnesota2
G4 Brown, Lexie5' 9" (1.75m)–10-27-1994DukeR
G23 Clarendon, Layshia5' 9" (1.75m)158 lb (72kg)05-02-1991California5
G32 Holmes, Bria6' 1" (1.85m)170 lb (77kg)04-19-1994West Virginia2
F35 Jones, Jonquel6' 6" (1.98m)190 lb (86kg)01-05-1994George Washington2
C42 Jones, Brionna6' 3" (1.91m)230 lb (104kg)12-18-1995Maryland1
G/F44 Laney, Betnijah6' 0" (1.83m)160 lb (73kg)10-29-1993Rutgers2
F13 Ogwumike, Chiney6' 4" (1.93m)173 lb (78kg)03-22-1992Stanford2
G/F40 Stricklen, Shekinna6' 2" (1.88m)178 lb (81kg)07-30-1990Tennessee6
F25 Thomas, Alyssa6' 2" (1.88m)185 lb (84kg)04-12-1992Maryland4
G5 Thomas, Jasmine5' 9" (1.75m)145 lb (66kg)09-30-1989Duke7
F33 Tuck, Morgan6' 2" (1.88m)200 lb (91kg)04-30-1994Connecticut2
G10 Williams, Courtney5' 8" (1.73m)136 lb (62kg)05-11-1994South Florida2
Head coach
Curt Miller (Baldwin Wallace)
Assistant coaches
Brandi Poole
Steve Smith



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Game log

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Preseason

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2018 pre-season game log
May: 3–0 (Home: 3–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 7Los AngelesW 68–65J. Thomas (12)Ogwumike (8)Tied (2)Mohegan Sun Arena
1–0
2May 8DallasW 79–58Williams (18)A. Thomas (12)A. Thomas (5)Mohegan Sun Arena
3,695		2–0
3May 11AtlantaW 74–58Bentley (13)3 Tied (5)J. Thomas (3)Webster Bank Arena
1,610		3–0
2018 pre-season schedule

Regular season

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2018 game log
Total: 21–13 (Home: 13–4; Road: 8–9)
May: 3–0 (Home: 3–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 20Las VegasW 101–65Bentley (18)A. Thomas (17)J. Thomas (6)Mohegan Sun Arena
6,637		1–0
2May 24Los AngelesW 102–94Ogwumike (18)A. Thomas (9)J. Thomas (8)Mohegan Sun Arena
5,571		2–0
3May 26IndianaW 86–77A. Thomas (21)Ogwumike (8)Williams (6)Mohegan Sun Arena
5,843		3–0
June: 6–6 (Home: 2–1; Road: 4–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
4June 1@ ChicagoW 110–72Tied (20)A. Thomas (13)J. Thomas (8)Wintrust Arena
4,131		4–0
5June 3@ WashingtonW 88–64J. Thomas (25)Williams (10)A. Thomas (4)Capital One Arena
5,176		5–0
6June 5@ AtlantaL 77–82A. Thomas (19)A. Thomas (17)A. Thomas (7)McCamish Pavilion
2,830		5–1
7June 7@ New YorkW 88–86J. Thomas (19)3 Tied (9)J. Thomas (8)Westchester County Center
1,581		6–1
8June 9MinnesotaW 89–75Williams (22)Tied (11)Tied (4)Mohegan Sun Arena
6,771		7–1
9June 13WashingtonL 91–95Williams (34)Ogwumike (13)J. Thomas (5)Mohegan Sun Arena
7–2
10June 15@ SeattleL 92–103Ogwumike (30)J. Jones (8)J. Thomas (6)KeyArena
7,094		7–3
11June 16@ PhoenixL 72–89Tuck (20)Williams (6)Banham (4)Talking Stick Resort Arena
12,497		7–4
12June 22@ AtlantaL 70–75Bentley (18)J. Jones (7)Tied (4)McCamish Pavilion
4,047		7–5
13June 24@ IndianaW 87–78Banham (20)B. Jones (10)Bentley (6)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
5,458		8–5
14June 26@ WashingtonL 80–92Ogwumike (17)Ogwumike (11)Bentley (6)Capital One Arena
4,139		8–6
15June 27IndianaW 101–89Tied (21)Ogwumike (10)J. Thomas (6)Mohegan Sun Arena
5,112		9–6
July: 5–6 (Home: 2–3; Road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
16July 1@ SeattleL 70–84Bentley (15)4 Tied (6)Bentley (4)KeyArena
9,307		9–7
17July 3@ Los AngelesW 73–72Ogwumike (21)Tied (7)Banham (6)Staples Center
6,280		10–7
18July 5@ PhoenixL 77–843 Tied (11)Tuck (8)3 Tied (3)Talking Stick Resort Arena
8,599		10–8
19July 7@ Las VegasL 90–94Tuck (20)Ogwumike (11)J. Thomas (8)Mandalay Bay Events Center
3,363		10–9
20July 11New YorkL 76–79Ogwumike (17)A. Thomas (10)Williams (5)Mohegan Sun Arena
7,413		10–10
21July 13PhoenixW 91–87Williams (25)Williams (10)A. Thomas (10)Mohegan Sun Arena
7,696		11–10
22July 15@ MinnesotaW 83–64Tuck (15)Williams (8)Clarendon (5)Target Center
9,234		12–10
23July 17AtlantaL 83–86J. Jones (19)A. Thomas (10)J. Thomas (6)Mohegan Sun Arena
5,555		12–11
24July 20SeattleL 65–78Ogwumike (21)Ogwumike (12)Banham (5)Mohegan Sun Arena
7,908		12–12
25July 22@ DallasW 92–75Stricklen (24)A. Thomas (8)J. Thomas (9)College Park Center
4,935		13–12
26July 24WashingtonW 94–68J. Jones (23)Williams (10)Williams (6)Mohegan Sun Arena
5,125		14–12
August: 7–1 (Home: 6–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
27August 1New YorkW 92–77J. Jones (21)A. Thomas (12)Williams (6)Mohegan Sun Arena
6,412		15–12
28August 5Las VegasW 109–88J. Thomas (30)Tied (7)Williams (5)Mohegan Sun Arena
6,791		16–12
29August 8@ DallasW 101–92A. Thomas (22)Williams (10)J. Thomas (9)College Park Center
3,483		17–12
30August 10@ ChicagoL 86–97Ogwumike (18)Tied (6)Tied (3)Wintrust Arena
5,976		17–13
31August 12ChicagoW 82–75Williams (22)J. Jones (15)J. Thomas (8)Mohegan Sun Arena
7,687		18–13
32August 14DallasW 96–76J. Jones (27)J. Jones (10)J. Thomas (7)Mohegan Sun Arena
6,365		19–13
33August 17MinnesotaW 96–79J. Jones (26)Tied (8)A. Thomas (8)Mohegan Sun Arena
7,089		20–13
34August 19Los AngelesW 89–86J. Thomas (27)J. Jones (9)J. Jones (7)Mohegan Sun Arena
8,040		21–13
2018 season schedule

Playoffs

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2018 playoff game log
Total: 0–1(Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)
WNBA Second Round: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1August 23PhoenixL 86–96Williams (27)Williams (8)J. Jones (7)Mohegan Sun Arena
7,858		0–1
2018 playoff schedule

Standings

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#Eastern Conference
W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
1Atlanta Dream (2)2311.676–13–410–712–4
2Washington Mystics (3)2212.647112–510–712–4
3Connecticut Sun (4)2113.618213–48–99–7
4e – Chicago Sky1321.382107–106–116–10
5e – New York Liberty727.206164–133–146–10
6e – Indiana Fever628.176172–154–133–13

Playoffs

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Main article: 2018 WNBA Playoffs
First round:
Single elimination
(Aug. 21)		Second round:
Single elimination
(Aug. 23)		Semifinals:
Best-of-five
(Aug. 26 – Sept. 4)		WNBA Finals:
Best-of-five
(Sept. 7 – Sept. 12)
1Seattle Storm9191668494
4Connecticut Sun865Phoenix Mercury8787868684
5Phoenix Mercury1015Phoenix Mercury961Seattle Storm897598
8Dallas Wings833Washington Mystics767382
2Atlanta Dream8478817681
3Washington Mystics963Washington Mystics8775769786
6Los Angeles Sparks756Los Angeles Sparks64
7Minnesota Lynx68

Note: Teams re-seeded after second round and semi-finals.

Awards and honors

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RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.
Alyssa ThomasWNBA Eastern Conference Player of the WeekMay 29, 2018[6]
Chiney OgwumikeWNBA All-Star SelectionJuly 17, 2018[7]
Jonquel JonesWNBA Eastern Conference Player of the WeekAugust 20, 2018[8]
WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year AwardAugust 23, 2018[9]

Statistics

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Legend
  GPGames 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 gameTeam leaderLeague leader

Regular season

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PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Chiney Ogwumike313125.5.603.500.7977.31.01.20.614.4
Jasmine Thomas343428.1.398.311.8553.34.81.10.212.9
Courtney Williams302927.1.456.377.6805.93.00.80.112.6
Jonquel Jones341620.5.550.467.6715.51.70.11.211.8
Alyssa Thomas242430.6.464.000.5478.14.21.20.410.3
Shekinna Stricklen343018.8.430.430.8572.30.50.60.16.6
Morgan Tuck34113.6.473.349.8262.30.50.40.15.9
Layshia Clarendon15015.9.492.000.8261.62.70.50.05.4
Rachel Banham33512.8.414.370.8680.91.50.50.15.2
Brionna Jones2709.0.469.000.7272.00.20.20.23.1
Betnijah Laney2909.3.471.111.9091.70.70.40.02.7
Lexie Brown2205.6.273.310.5710.80.50.30.01.7

References

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  1. ^ "2018 Connecticut Sun Schedule". Women's National Basketball Association. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  2. ^ "Phoenix sends Cayla George to Connecticut for 21st-overal pick in WNBA draft". sun.wnba.com. February 2, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  3. ^ "Romero Signs With Connecticut". sun.wnba.com. February 7, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  4. ^ "Atlanta Dream Trade Bria Holmes to Connecticut Sun". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. April 12, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  5. ^ "Dream Trade Layshia Clarendon, Draft Pick to Sun For Alex Bentley". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. July 9, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  6. ^ "Alyssa Thomas, Chelsea Gray Named WNBA Players Of The Week". wnba.com. WNBA. May 29, 2018. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  7. ^ "2018 WNBA All-Stars Announced; Elena Delle Donne, Candace Parker To Serve As Player-Captains". wnba.com. WNBA. July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  8. ^ "Jones, Bonner Named Players Of The Week". wnba.com. WNBA. August 20, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  9. ^ "Connecticut Sun's Jonquel Jones Named 2018 WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year". wnba.com. WNBA. August 23, 2018. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
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