2023 Connecticut Sun season

The 2023 Connecticut Sun season was the 25th season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association. It was the 21st season for the franchise in Connecticut after relocating from Orlando.

2023 Connecticut Sun season
CoachStephanie White
ArenaMohegan Sun Arena
Attendance6,244 per game
Results
Record27–13 (.675)
Place2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish3rd seed, Lost in Semifinals 1–3 to New York
Team Leaders
PointsDeWanna Bonner – 17.4 ppg
ReboundsAlyssa Thomas – 9.9 rpg
AssistsAlyssa Thomas – 7.9 apg

On November 22, 2022, the Sun announced that Stephanie White would be the new head coach for the franchise, after Curt Miller left for the same job with Los Angeles. White previously coached in the WNBA with the Indiana Fever, while most recently coaching for the Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team.[1]

The season started well for the Sun as they won their first three games of the year, including two in a row against Washington. They would lose their next game to New York, but would win the final game of the month to finish May 4–1. They started off June by winning four of their first five games and they would finish by winning four of six games. The end of the month also included a four game winning streak. The Sun finished June 8–3. July opened with a loss to Las Vegas but then the sun went on a three-game winning streak. A loss to Phoenix broke that streak, but the Sun followed it up with another three game winning streak. They lost the final game of the month to finish 6–3 in July. They won three games to open August, but followed that streak by losing three games. They ended their three game losing streak on August 20 with a win over Chicago and that win clinched the Sun a playoff berth. They ended the month winning three of four games to finish with a 7–4 August record. The Sun entered September having clinched their playoff berth and being safely in the third seed. The finished the season 2–2 including a final day loss. They finished the regular season with a 27–13 record and were the third seed in the 2023 WNBA Playoffs. Their twenty-seven wins were the most in franchise history.

As the third seed in the Playoffs Connecticut would host the first two games of a three game series against the sixth seed Minnesota Lynx. Game one started out as a tight affair but Connecticut broke away in the second and fourth quarters to win the first game 90–60. Game two was a closer affair, with the Lynx leading by five points at halftime. Connecticut couldn't break into their lead after the half and eventually lost 75–82. In game three, in Minnesota, the Sun dominated the first half, leading by fifteen at halftime. The Lynx couldn't close the gap, as the second half ended tied. The Sun won the game 90–75 and the series two games to one. The Sun advanced to the semifinals to face-off against the second seed New York Liberty. In the first game of the series Connecticut used a strong second half to win 78–63. In game two, the Sun won the first quarter but the Liberty won the other three quarters and the Sun lost 77–84. Games three and four moved to Connecticut. Homecourt didn't help the Sun in game 3 of the series, as they lost 81–92. In a must-win game four the Sun kept the game close, but ultimately came up short 84–87. The Sun lost the semifinal series one game to three to end their season.

Transactions edit

WNBA draft edit

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
222Alexis Morris  United StatesLSU
334Ashten Prechtel  United StatesStanford

Transactions edit

DateDetails
October 21, 2022Head coach Curt Miller resigns and takes job with the Los Angeles Sparks[2]
November 21, 2022Hired Stephanie White as Head Coach[3]
November 29, 2022Hired Darius Taylor as General Manager[4]
Promoted Morgan Tuck to Assistant General Manager
December 27, 2022Hired Abi Olajuwon as an Assistant Coach [5]
January 3, 2023Hired Briann January as Assistant Coach[6]
January 11, 2023Extended Qualifying Offers to Natisha Hiedeman and Joyner Holmes[7]
January 16, 2023Traded Jonquel Jones to the New York Liberty as part of a 3-Team Trade. Connecticut received Rebecca Allen and the 6th Overall Pick in the 2023 WNBA draft from New York and Tyasha Harris from the Dallas Wings.[8]
Traded Jasmine Thomas and the 10th Overall Pick in the 2023 WNBA Draft to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for the Olivia Nelson-Ododa, Jasmine Walker, and Kianna Smith[9]
January 19, 2023Cored Brionna Jones[10]
February 1, 2023Signed Joyner Holmes to a Qualifying Offer - Training Camp Contract[11]
February 3, 2023Signed Natisha Hiedeman to a 2-Year Deal[12]
Signed Mikiah Herbert Harrigan to a Training Camp Contract[13]
February 7, 2023Signed Kristine Anigwe and Lauren Cox to Training Camp Contracts[14]
February 9, 2023Traded the 6th Overall Pick in the 2023 WNBA draft to the Atlanta Dream in exchange for Tiffany Hayes[15]
February 10, 2023Signed Kiki Smith to a Rookie Scale Contract
February 13, 2023Signed Brionna Jones to a 1-Year Deal[16]
February 15, 2023Signed Tiffany Hayes to a 1-Year Deal[17]
Signed Victoria Macaulay to a Training Camp Contract[18]
Waived Jasmine Walker[19]
February 16, 2023Waived Kristine Anigwe[20]
February 17, 2023Signed Nirra Fields to a Training Camp Contract[21]
February 21, 2023Waived Joyner Holmes[22]
April 12, 2023Signed Ashten Prechtal to a Rookie Scale Contract
Signed Khaalia Hillsman, Caitlin Bickle, and Jayla Everett to Training Camp Contracts[23]
April 15, 2023Waived Nirra Fields
April 18, 2023Signed Alexis Morris to a Rookie Scale Contract
April 27, 2023Signed Lasha Petree to a Training Camp Contract[24]
April 30, 2023Waived Lasha Petree[25]
Signed Diamond Battles to a Training Camp Contract[26]
May 3, 2023Waived Mikiah Herbert Harrigan, Khaalia Hillsman, and Kiara Smith[27]
May 5, 2023Waived Victoria Macaulay[28]
May 9, 2023Exercised 4th-Year Team Option on DiJonai Carrington[29]
May 10, 2023Waived Alexis Morris, Diamond Battles, and Ashten Prechtel[30]
May 15, 2023Signed Tyasha Harris to a Contract Extension[31]
May 16, 2023Waived Caitlin Bickle, Nia Clouden, and Jayla Everett[32][33][34]
Traded a 2025 Third-Round Pick to the Atlanta Dream in exchange for Leigha Brown[35]
June 1, 2023Waived Lauren Cox[36]
June 3, 2023Signed Liz Dixon[37]
July 14, 2023Waived Liz Dixon[38]
July 17, 2023Signed Kristine Anigwe to a 7-Day Contract[39]
July 26, 2023Signed Bernadett Határ[40]
August 18, 2023Signed Kristine Anigwe to a 2nd 7-Day Contract[41]

Roster Changes edit

Roster edit

2023 Connecticut Sun roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G/F9 Allen, Rebecca6' 2" (1.88m)162 lb (73kg)1992-11-06Australia7
G/F24 Bonner, DeWanna6' 4" (1.93m)143 lb (65kg)1987-08-21Auburn13
G32 Brown, Leigha6' 1" (1.85m)165 lb (75kg)07-14-2000MichiganR
G/F21 Carrington, DiJonai5' 11" (1.8m)175 lb (79kg)1998-01-08Baylor2
G52 Harris, Tyasha5' 10" (1.78m)152 lb (69kg)1998-05-01South Carolina3
C44 Határ, Bernadett6' 10" (2.08m)208 lb (94kg)08-24-1994Hungary1
G15 Hayes, Tiffany5' 10" (1.78m)155 lb (70kg)09-20-1989Connecticut10
G2 Hiedeman, Natisha5' 8" (1.73m)135 lb (61kg)1997-02-10Marquette4
F42 Jones, Brionna  6' 3" (1.91m)230 lb (104kg)1995-12-18Maryland6
C10 Nelson-Ododa, Olivia6' 5" (1.96m)173 lb (78kg)08-17-2000Connecticut1
F25 Thomas, Alyssa6' 2" (1.88m)185 lb (84kg)1992-04-12Maryland8
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
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Depth Chart edit

Pos.StarterBench
PGNatisha HiedemanTyasha Harris
SGTiffany HayesDiJonai Carrington
SFRebecca AllenLeigha Brown
PFDeWanna BonnerOlivia Nelson-Ododa
CAlyssa ThomasBernadett Határ
Brionna Jones

Schedule edit

Preseason edit

2023 pre-season game log
Total: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
May: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1May 10New YorkW 63–57Brionna Jones (10)Rebecca Allen (6)Alyssa Thomas (5)Mohegan Sun
N/A
1–0
2May 14@ AtlantaW 85–68Tiffany Hayes (20)Alyssa Thomas (9)Alyssa Thomas (5)Gateway Center Arena
N/A
2–0
2023 pre-season schedule

Regular season edit

2023 game log
Total: 27–13 (Home: 13–7; Road: 14–6)
May: 4–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–1)
September: 2–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
37September 1@ New YorkL 58–89Tiffany Hayes (11)5 players (4)DeWanna Bonner (4)Barclays Center
8,276
25–12
38September 5Los AngelesW 90–76Alyssa Thomas (27)Alyssa Thomas (12)Alyssa Thomas (14)Mohegan Sun Arena
4,783
26–12
39September 8IndianaW 76–59Tiffany Hayes (14)Alyssa Thomas (14)Alyssa Thomas (8)Mohegan Sun Arena
5,064
27–12
40September 10ChicagoL 91–102 (OT)Olivia Nelson-Ododa (20)Olivia Nelson-Ododa (11)Brown
Carrington
Thomas (4)
Mohegan Sun Arena
6,377
27–13
2023 season schedule

Playoffs edit

2023 playoff game log
First Round vs. Minnesota
Won Series: 2–1
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1September 13MinnesotaW 90–60DeWanna Bonner (17)DeWanna Bonner (15)Alyssa Thomas (10)Mohegan Sun Arena
5,056
1–0
2September 17MinnesotaL 75–82Alyssa Thomas (26)Rebecca Allen (9)Alyssa Thomas (6)Mohegan Sun Arena
6,673
1–1
3September 20@ MinnesotaW 90–75Alyssa Thomas (28)DeWanna Bonner (10)Alyssa Thomas (12)Target Center
8,724
2–1
Semifinals vs. New York Liberty
Lost Series: 1–3
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1September 24@ New YorkW 78–63DeWanna Bonner (20)Allen
Bonner
Hayes
Thomas (7)
Alyssa Thomas (10)Barclays Center
9,442
1–0
2September 26@ New YorkL 77–84Tiffany Hayes (30)Alyssa Thomas (8)Alyssa Thomas (9)Barclays Center
10,009
1–1
3September 29New YorkL 81–92Alyssa Thomas (23)Alyssa Thomas (9)Alyssa Thomas (14)Mohegan Sun Arena
9,162
1–2
4October 1New YorkL 84–87Alyssa Thomas (17)Alyssa Thomas (15)Alyssa Thomas (11)Mohegan Sun Arena
8,196
1–3
2023 playoff schedule

Standings edit

#Team
W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1xLas Vegas Aces346.85018–219–115–59–1
2xNew York Liberty328.800216–415–517–37–3
3xConnecticut Sun2713.675714–613–714–67–3
4xDallas Wings2218.5501211–911–911–96–4
5xAtlanta Dream1921.4751511–911–98–126–4
6xMinnesota Lynx1921.4751512–89–1110–105–5
7xWashington Mystics1921.475159–1112–87–135–5
8xChicago Sky1822.450165–157–1311–93–7
9eLos Angeles Sparks1723.425179–1110–107–135–5
10eIndiana Fever1327.325215–156–147–132–8
11eSeattle Storm1129.275238–124–167–134–6
12ePhoenix Mercury931.225252–188–121–191–9

Notes

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

Playoffs edit

Round One:
Best-of-3
Semifinals:
Best-of-5
Finals:
Best-of-5
         
1Las Vegas Aces2
8Chicago Sky0
1Las Vegas Aces3
4Dallas Wings0
4Dallas Wings2
5Atlanta Dream0
1Las Vegas Aces3
2New York Liberty1
2New York Liberty2
7Washington Mystics0
2New York Liberty3
3Connecticut Sun1
3Connecticut Sun2
6Minnesota Lynx1

Bold Series winner

Statistics edit

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 edit

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
DeWanna Bonner404030.1.425.329.8625.62.21.10.617.4
Brionna Jones131331.7.571.500.7768.22.41.80.515.9
Alyssa Thomas404036.2.474.000.7159.97.91.80.515.5
Tiffany Hayes404027.1.476.366.7783.02.60.90.112.1
Natisha Hiedeman404026.7.392.366.7392.12.70.90.18.5
DiJonai Carrington32017.2.417.371.7572.91.30.60.18.3
Rebecca Allen402721.5.408.348.7042.80.90.91.36.4
Tyasha Harris40016.7.416.464.6800.91.70.70.15.8
Olivia Nelson-Ododa39015.0.537.000.7083.70.60.50.84.5
Bernadett Határ607.8.375.000.0001.50.20.70.32.0
Liz Dixon405.3.400.000.0000.50.30.00.31.0
Leigha Brown2505.2.308.100.6670.80.40.20.10.8
Kristine Anigwe302.0.000.000.0000.30.00.00.00.0
Lauren Cox100.0.000.000.0000.00.00.00.00.0


Waived/Released during the season
Traded during the season
Acquired during the season

Playoffs edit

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
DeWanna Bonner7736.9.385.365.7748.33.41.01.618.1
Alyssa Thomas7738.9.500.000.6308.010.31.70.318.1
Tiffany Hayes7726.1.527.484.8753.41.60.60.314.3
Rebecca Allen6630.8.489.4231.005.51.71.51.59.7
Tyasha Harris7021.9.462.542.8001.02.40.70.09.3
Natisha Hiedeman7722.0.310.316.7501.92.30.10.15.4
DiJonai Carrington6013.7.464.250.6002.30.50.70.05.0
Olivia Nelson-Ododa7115.4.667.0001.003.40.61.00.94.3
Leigha Brown203.0.000.000.0000.50.50.00.00.0

Awards and honors edit

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.
Alyssa ThomasEastern Conference Player of the WeekJune 6[42]
June 27[43]
August 8[44]
WNBA All-StarJuly 1[45]
Player of the Month - JuneJuly 5[46]
Peak Performer: ReboundsSeptember 11[47]
All-Defensive First TeamSeptember 22[48]
All-WNBA First TeamOctober 15[49]
Stephanie WhiteCoach of the Month - MayJune 2[50]
Coach of the YearSeptember 17[51]
DeWanna BonnerWNBA All-StarJuly 1[45]

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