2011 Connecticut Sun season
The 2011 WNBA season is the 13th season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association. It is their ninth in Connecticut.
2011 Connecticut Sun season | |
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Coach | Mike Thibault |
Arena | Mohegan Sun Arena |
Attendance | 7,056 per game |
Results | |
Record | 21–13 (.618) |
Place | 2nd (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Lost in Conference Semifinals |
Team Leaders | |
Points | Charles (17.6) |
Rebounds | Charles (11.0) |
Assists | Montgomery (4.9) |
Media | |
Television | CSN-NE ESPN2, NBATV |
Transactions
WNBA Draft
The following are the Sun's selections in the 2011 WNBA Draft.
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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2 | 16 | Sydney Colson | ![]() |
Texas A&M |
3 | 28 | Adrienne Johnson | ![]() |
Louisiana Tech |
Transaction log
- February 3: The Sun re-signed Tan White and Kerri Gardin.
- February 14: The Sun signed draft pick Danielle McCray.
- April 8: The Sun signed Rachele Fitz to a training camp contract.
- April 10: The Sun signed Stefanie Murphy to a training camp contract.
- April 11: The Sun traded a third-round pick in the 2012 Draft to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for draft rights to Tahnee Robinson.
- April 11: The Sun traded draft rights to Sydney Colson to the New York Liberty in exchange for Kalana Greene.
- May 25: The Sun waived Adrienne Johnson, Tahnee Robinson, and Rachele Fitz.
- June 1: The Sun waived Stefanie Murphy.
- June 3: The Sun signed Jessica Moore and waived Kerri Gardin.
- July 22: The Sun waived DeMya Walker.
- July 24: The Sun signed Jessica Breland to a seven-day contract.
Trades
Date | Trade | |
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April 11, 2011 | To Connecticut Sun | To Phoenix Mercury |
Tahnee Robinson | third-round pick in 2012 Draft | |
April 11, 2011 | To Connecticut Sun | To New York Liberty |
Kalana Greene | Sydney Colson |
Personnel changes
Additions
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Subtractions
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Roster
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Depth
Pos. | Starter | Bench |
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C | Tina Charles | Jessica Moore |
PF | Asjha Jones | Kelsey Griffin Jessica Breland |
SF | Kalana Greene | Tan White |
SG | Danielle McCray | Kara Lawson |
PG | Renee Montgomery | Allison Hightower |
Season standings
Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
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Indiana Fever x | 21 | 13 | .618 | – | 13–4 | 8–9 | 13–9 |
Connecticut Sun x | 21 | 13 | .618 | – | 15–2 | 6–11 | 14–8 |
Atlanta Dream x | 20 | 14 | .588 | 1.0 | 11–6 | 9–8 | 14–8 |
New York Liberty x | 19 | 15 | .559 | 2.0 | 12-5 | 7–10 | 11–11 |
Chicago Sky o | 14 | 20 | .412 | 7.0 | 10–7 | 4–13 | 10–12 |
Washington Mystics o | 6 | 28 | .176 | 15.0 | 4–13 | 2–15 | 4–18 |
Schedule
Preseason
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Regular season
Postseason
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Eastern Conference Semifinals
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Statistics
Legend | |||||||
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GP | Games 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 game | Team leader | League leader |
Regular season
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Jessica Breland | 4 | 0 | 1.5 | .500 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.25 | 0.5 |
Tina Charles | 34 | 34 | 33.4 | .468 | .000 | .687 | 11.0 | 1.9 | 0.76 | 1.76 | 17.6 |
Kalana Greene | 33 | 33 | 23.7 | .422 | .391 | .600 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 0.91 | 0.36 | 5.6 |
Kelsey Griffin | 34 | 2 | 13.0 | .357 | .167 | .731 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 0.74 | 0.29 | 3.6 |
Allison Hightower | 25 | 2 | 9.2 | .339 | .222 | .750 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.44 | 0.04 | 2.0 |
Asjha Jones | 34 | 34 | 28.6 | .444 | .300 | .711 | 6.4 | 1.9 | 0.62 | 0.47 | 13.3 |
Kara Lawson | 33 | 8 | 25.2 | .449 | .430 | .890 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 0.70 | 0.03 | 10.4 |
Danielle McCray | 34 | 23 | 15.1 | .399 | .391 | .771 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.47 | 0.12 | 5.9 |
Renee Montgomery | 34 | 34 | 29.1 | .400 | .384 | .829 | 2.1 | 4.9 | 1.44 | 0.09 | 14.6 |
Jessica Moore | 29 | 0 | 6.9 | .425 | .000 | .778 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.17 | 0.07 | 1.7 |
DeMya Walker | 10 | 0 | 8.0 | .421 | .000 | .727 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 2.4 |
Tan White | 34 | 0 | 22.0 | .354 | .280 | .840 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.18 | 0.18 | 5.9 |
Postseason
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Jessica Breland | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Tina Charles | 2 | 2 | 36.0 | .313 | .000 | .625 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 12.5 |
Kalana Greene | 2 | 2 | 22.0 | .389 | .600 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 9.5 |
Kelsey Griffin | 2 | 0 | 8.0 | .200 | .000 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 1.5 |
Allison Hightower | 2 | 0 | 14.5 | .571 | .667 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 6.0 |
Asjha Jones | 2 | 2 | 32.0 | .366 | .000 | .500 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 15.5 |
Kara Lawson | 2 | 0 | 18.5 | .400 | .571 | .750 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.5 |
Danielle McCray | 2 | 2 | 15.0 | .250 | .000 | 1.000 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.5 |
Renee Montgomery | 2 | 2 | 28.5 | .471 | .333 | .875 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 13.0 |
Jessica Moore | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.0 |
Tan White | 2 | 0 | 21.5 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 0.00 | 4.0 |
Awards and honors
- Tina Charles was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of June 13, 2011.
- Tina Charles was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of June 27, 2011.
- Tina Charles was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of July 18, 2011.
- Tina Charles was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of August 29, 2011.
- Tina Charles was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Month for the month of June.
- Tina Charles was named to the 2011 WNBA All-Star Team as a starter.
- Renee Montgomery was named to the 2011 WNBA All-Star Team as a reserve.
- Tina Charles finished as a Peak Performer, averaging 11.0 rebounds per game.
- Tina Charles was named to the All-Defensive Second Team.
- Tina Charles was named to the All-WNBA First Team.
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