2017 Connecticut Sun season

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.

2017 Connecticut Sun season
CoachCurt Miller
ArenaMohegan Sun Arena
Attendance6,728 per game
Results
Record21–13 (.618)
Place2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost in Second Round to Phoenix
Team Leaders
PointsJonquel Jones 15.4 ppg
ReboundsJonquel Jones 11.9 rpg
AssistsAlyssa Thomas 4.5 apg
Media
TelevisionNBC Sports Boston and WCCT-TV

Transactions

WNBA Draft
See also: 2017 WNBA Draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
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
Connecticut Sun roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
F/C 11 Adams, Danielle 6' 1" (1.85m) 239 lb (108kg) 02-19-1989 Texas A&M 5
G 1 Banham, Rachel 5' 9" (1.75m) 168 lb (76kg) 07-15-1993 Minnesota 2
G 20 Bentley, Alex 5' 7" (1.7m) 152 lb (69kg) 10-27-1990 Penn State 4
F/C 35 Jones, Jonquel 6' 6" (1.98m) 190 lb (86kg) 01-05-1994 George Washington 1
F 42 Jones, Brionna 6' 3" (1.91m) 230 lb (104kg) 12-18-1995 Maryland R
C 12 Kizer, Lynetta 6' 4" (1.93m) 230 lb (104kg) 04-04-1990 Maryland 5
F 13 Ogwumike, Chiney  6' 3" (1.91m) 174 lb (79kg) 03-22-1992 Stanford 2
F 7 Pedersen, Kayla 6' 4" (1.93m) 190 lb (86kg) 04-14-1989 Stanford 5
G/F 40 Stricklen, Shekinna 6' 2" (1.88m) 178 lb (81kg) 07-30-1990 Tennessee 5
F 25 Thomas, Alyssa 6' 2" (1.88m) 185 lb (84kg) 04-12-1992 Maryland 3
G 5 Thomas, Jasmine 5' 9" (1.75m) 145 lb (66kg) 09-30-1989 Duke 6
F 33 Tuck, Morgan 6' 2" (1.88m) 200 lb (91kg) 04-30-1994 Connecticut 1
G 10 Williams, Courtney 5' 8" (1.73m) 136 lb (62kg) 05-11-1994 South Florida 1



East: ATL • CHI • CON • IND • NY • WAS | West: DAL • LV • LA • MIN • PHO • SEA
Head coach
Curt Miller (Baldwin Wallace)
Assistant coaches
Nicki Collen (Marquette)
Steve Smith
Athletic trainer
Jeremy Norman (Keene State College)
Strength and conditioning coach
Tim Yuhas (Connecticut)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

WNBA roster page

Game log

Preseason
2017 pre-season game log
May: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
2017 pre-season schedule

Regular season
2017 game log
Total: 18-16 (Home: 12–5; Road: 9–6)
May: 1–5 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–3)
June : 6–2 (Home: 3–1; Road: 3–1)
July : 7–2 (Home: 4–0; Road: 3–2)
August : 7–2 (Home: 5–2; Road: 2–0)
September : 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–2)
2017 season schedule

Playoffs
2017 playoff game log
WNBA Second Round: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 September 10 Phoenix L 83-88 Thomas (20) Jones (15) Thomas (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,420		 0-1
2017 playoff schedule

Standings
# Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
1 New York Liberty - (3)2212.647-13–49–810–6
2 Connecticut Sun - (4)2113.636112–59–610–6
3 Washington Mystics - (6)1816.529411–67–1012-4
4 Chicago Sky - e1222.353104–138–96–10
5 Atlanta Dream - e1222.353109–83–145–11
6 Indiana Fever - e925.265136–113–144–12

Playoffs
 
First round:
Single elimination
(Sept. 6)		Second round:
Single elimination
(Sept. 10)		Semifinals:
Best-of-five
(Sept. 12 – Sept. 17)		WNBA Finals:
Best-of-five
(Sept. 24 – Oct. 4)
 
              
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2
Los Angeles Sparks		3
 
 
5
Phoenix Mercury		0
 
 
 
 
 
4
Connecticut Sun		83
 
 
 
5
Phoenix Mercury		88
 
5
Phoenix Mercury		79
 
 
 
8
Seattle Storm		69
 
1
Minnesota Lynx		3
 
 
 
2
Los Angeles Sparks		2
 
6
Washington Mystics		86
 
 
 
7
Dallas Wings		76
 
3
New York Liberty		68
 
 
6
Washington Mystics		82
 
 
 
 
 
1
Minnesota Lynx		3
 
 
6
Washington Mystics		0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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

Semifinals
Team123
1
Minnesota Lynx		1019381
6
Washington Mystics		818370
Team123
2
Los Angeles Sparks		798689
5
Phoenix Mercury		667287
WNBA Finals
Team12345
1
Minnesota Lynx		8470648085
2
Los Angeles Sparks		8568756976

Awards and honors
Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
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
  1. "2017 Connecticut Sun Schedule". Women's National Basketball Association. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  2. "Connecticut's Jones and Los Angeles' Parker Named WNBA Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. June 19, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  3. "Connecticut's Thomas and Dallas' Diggins-Smith Named WNBA Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. June 26, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  4. "Connecticut's Thomas And Los Angeles' Parker Named WNBA Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. July 5, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  5. "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.
  6. "Connecticut's Jones, Minnesota's Fowles Named WNBA Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. August 14, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  7. "Connecticut's Jones, Minnesota's Fowles Named WNBA Players of the Month". wnba.com. WNBA. July 5, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  8. "Connecticut's Curt Miller Named WNBA Coach of the Month". wnba.com. WNBA. August 1, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  9. "Connecticut's Curt Miller Named Inaugural WNBA Basketball Executive Of The Year". wnba.com. WNBA. September 10, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  10. "Connecticut's Curt Miller Named WNBA Coach Of The Year". wnba.com. WNBA. September 10, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  11. "Connecticut's Jonquel Jones Named 2017 WNBA Most Improved Player". wnba.com. WNBA. September 10, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
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