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]
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.
^"2018 Connecticut Sun Schedule". Women's National Basketball Association. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
^"Phoenix sends Cayla George to Connecticut for 21st-overal pick in WNBA draft". sun.wnba.com. February 2, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
^"Romero Signs With Connecticut". sun.wnba.com. February 7, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
^"Atlanta Dream Trade Bria Holmes to Connecticut Sun". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. April 12, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
^"Dream Trade Layshia Clarendon, Draft Pick to Sun For Alex Bentley". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. July 9, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
^"Alyssa Thomas, Chelsea Gray Named WNBA Players Of The Week". wnba.com. WNBA. May 29, 2018. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
^"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.
^"Jones, Bonner Named Players Of The Week". wnba.com. WNBA. August 20, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
^"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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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 seasonCoachCurt MillerArenaMohegan Sun ArenaAttendance6 626 per gameResultsRecord21 13 618 Place3rd Eastern Playoff finish4th seed Lost in Second Round to Phoenix Mercury 86 96Team LeadersPointsChiney Ogwumike 14 4 ppgReboundsAlyssa Thomas 8 1 rpgAssistsJasmine Thomas 4 8 apgMediaTelevisionNBC Sports Boston and WCCT TV 2017 season 2019 season 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 Contents 1 Transactions 1 1 WNBA draft 1 2 Trades Roster Changes 2 Roster 3 Game log 3 1 Preseason 3 2 Regular season 3 3 Playoffs 4 Standings 5 Playoffs 6 Awards and honors 7 Statistics 7 1 Regular season 8 References 9 External linksTransactions editWNBA draft edit See also 2018 WNBA draft Round Pick Player Nationality School Team Country 1 9 Lexie Brown nbsp United States Duke 3 33 Mikayla Cowling nbsp United States California Trades Roster Changes edit Date Details February 2 2018 Acquired C Cayla George via trade from the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for 21st pick in the 2018 WNBA Draft 2 February 7 2018 Signed G Leticia Romero 3 April 12 2018 Sun receive Bria Holmes in exchange for 15th pick in 2018 WNBA Draft and a second round pick in 2019 WNBA draft 4 July 9 2018 Sun receive Layshia Clarendon and a second round pick in 2019 WNBA draft in exchange for Alex Bentley 5 Roster edit2018 Connecticut Sun roster Players Coaches Pos Nat Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs G 1 nbsp Banham Rachel 5 9 1 75m 168 lb 76kg 07 15 1993 Minnesota 2 G 4 nbsp Brown Lexie 5 9 1 75m 10 27 1994 Duke R G 23 nbsp Clarendon Layshia 5 9 1 75m 158 lb 72kg 05 02 1991 California 5 G 32 nbsp Holmes Bria 6 1 1 85m 170 lb 77kg 04 19 1994 West Virginia 2 F 35 nbsp Jones Jonquel 6 6 1 98m 190 lb 86kg 01 05 1994 George Washington 2 C 42 nbsp Jones Brionna 6 3 1 91m 230 lb 104kg 12 18 1995 Maryland 1 G F 44 nbsp Laney Betnijah 6 0 1 83m 160 lb 73kg 10 29 1993 Rutgers 2 F 13 nbsp Ogwumike Chiney 6 4 1 93m 173 lb 78kg 03 22 1992 Stanford 2 G F 40 nbsp Stricklen Shekinna 6 2 1 88m 178 lb 81kg 07 30 1990 Tennessee 6 F 25 nbsp Thomas Alyssa 6 2 1 88m 185 lb 84kg 04 12 1992 Maryland 4 G 5 nbsp Thomas Jasmine 5 9 1 75m 145 lb 66kg 09 30 1989 Duke 7 F 33 nbsp Tuck Morgan 6 2 1 88m 200 lb 91kg 04 30 1994 Connecticut 2 G 10 nbsp Williams Courtney 5 8 1 73m 136 lb 62kg 05 11 1994 South Florida 2 Head coach nbsp Curt Miller Baldwin Wallace Assistant coaches nbsp Brandi Poole nbsp Steve Smith Legend C Team captain FA Free agent IN Inactive S Suspended nbsp InjuredGame log editPreseason edit 2018 pre season game log May 3 0 Home 3 0 Road 0 0 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 1 May 7 Los Angeles W 68 65 J Thomas 12 Ogwumike 8 Tied 2 Mohegan Sun Arena 1 0 2 May 8 Dallas W 79 58 Williams 18 A Thomas 12 A Thomas 5 Mohegan Sun Arena3 695 2 0 3 May 11 Atlanta W 74 58 Bentley 13 3 Tied 5 J Thomas 3 Webster Bank Arena1 610 3 0 2018 pre season schedule Regular season edit 2018 game log Total 21 13 Home 13 4 Road 8 9 May 3 0 Home 3 0 Road 0 0 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 1 May 20 Las Vegas W 101 65 Bentley 18 A Thomas 17 J Thomas 6 Mohegan Sun Arena6 637 1 0 2 May 24 Los Angeles W 102 94 Ogwumike 18 A Thomas 9 J Thomas 8 Mohegan Sun Arena5 571 2 0 3 May 26 Indiana W 86 77 A Thomas 21 Ogwumike 8 Williams 6 Mohegan Sun Arena5 843 3 0 June 6 6 Home 2 1 Road 4 5 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 4 June 1 Chicago W 110 72 Tied 20 A Thomas 13 J Thomas 8 Wintrust Arena4 131 4 0 5 June 3 Washington W 88 64 J Thomas 25 Williams 10 A Thomas 4 Capital One Arena5 176 5 0 6 June 5 Atlanta L 77 82 A Thomas 19 A Thomas 17 A Thomas 7 McCamish Pavilion2 830 5 1 7 June 7 New York W 88 86 J Thomas 19 3 Tied 9 J Thomas 8 Westchester County Center1 581 6 1 8 June 9 Minnesota W 89 75 Williams 22 Tied 11 Tied 4 Mohegan Sun Arena6 771 7 1 9 June 13 Washington L 91 95 Williams 34 Ogwumike 13 J Thomas 5 Mohegan Sun Arena 7 2 10 June 15 Seattle L 92 103 Ogwumike 30 J Jones 8 J Thomas 6 KeyArena7 094 7 3 11 June 16 Phoenix L 72 89 Tuck 20 Williams 6 Banham 4 Talking Stick Resort Arena12 497 7 4 12 June 22 Atlanta L 70 75 Bentley 18 J Jones 7 Tied 4 McCamish Pavilion4 047 7 5 13 June 24 Indiana W 87 78 Banham 20 B Jones 10 Bentley 6 Bankers Life Fieldhouse5 458 8 5 14 June 26 Washington L 80 92 Ogwumike 17 Ogwumike 11 Bentley 6 Capital One Arena4 139 8 6 15 June 27 Indiana W 101 89 Tied 21 Ogwumike 10 J Thomas 6 Mohegan Sun Arena5 112 9 6 July 5 6 Home 2 3 Road 3 3 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 16 July 1 Seattle L 70 84 Bentley 15 4 Tied 6 Bentley 4 KeyArena9 307 9 7 17 July 3 Los Angeles W 73 72 Ogwumike 21 Tied 7 Banham 6 Staples Center6 280 10 7 18 July 5 Phoenix L 77 84 3 Tied 11 Tuck 8 3 Tied 3 Talking Stick Resort Arena8 599 10 8 19 July 7 Las Vegas L 90 94 Tuck 20 Ogwumike 11 J Thomas 8 Mandalay Bay Events Center3 363 10 9 20 July 11 New York L 76 79 Ogwumike 17 A Thomas 10 Williams 5 Mohegan Sun Arena7 413 10 10 21 July 13 Phoenix W 91 87 Williams 25 Williams 10 A Thomas 10 Mohegan Sun Arena7 696 11 10 22 July 15 Minnesota W 83 64 Tuck 15 Williams 8 Clarendon 5 Target Center9 234 12 10 23 July 17 Atlanta L 83 86 J Jones 19 A Thomas 10 J Thomas 6 Mohegan Sun Arena5 555 12 11 24 July 20 Seattle L 65 78 Ogwumike 21 Ogwumike 12 Banham 5 Mohegan Sun Arena7 908 12 12 25 July 22 Dallas W 92 75 Stricklen 24 A Thomas 8 J Thomas 9 College Park Center4 935 13 12 26 July 24 Washington W 94 68 J Jones 23 Williams 10 Williams 6 Mohegan Sun Arena5 125 14 12 August 7 1 Home 6 0 Road 1 1 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 27 August 1 New York W 92 77 J Jones 21 A Thomas 12 Williams 6 Mohegan Sun Arena6 412 15 12 28 August 5 Las Vegas W 109 88 J Thomas 30 Tied 7 Williams 5 Mohegan Sun Arena6 791 16 12 29 August 8 Dallas W 101 92 A Thomas 22 Williams 10 J Thomas 9 College Park Center3 483 17 12 30 August 10 Chicago L 86 97 Ogwumike 18 Tied 6 Tied 3 Wintrust Arena5 976 17 13 31 August 12 Chicago W 82 75 Williams 22 J Jones 15 J Thomas 8 Mohegan Sun Arena7 687 18 13 32 August 14 Dallas W 96 76 J Jones 27 J Jones 10 J Thomas 7 Mohegan Sun Arena6 365 19 13 33 August 17 Minnesota W 96 79 J Jones 26 Tied 8 A Thomas 8 Mohegan Sun Arena7 089 20 13 34 August 19 Los Angeles W 89 86 J Thomas 27 J Jones 9 J Jones 7 Mohegan Sun Arena8 040 21 13 2018 season schedule Playoffs edit 2018 playoff game log Total 0 1 Home 0 1 Road 0 0 WNBA Second Round 0 1 Home 0 1 Road 0 0 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Series 1 August 23 Phoenix L 86 96 Williams 27 Williams 8 J Jones 7 Mohegan Sun Arena7 858 0 1 2018 playoff scheduleStandings edit Eastern Conference vte W L PCT GB Home Road Conf 1 Atlanta Dream 2 23 11 676 13 4 10 7 12 4 2 Washington Mystics 3 22 12 647 1 12 5 10 7 12 4 3 Connecticut Sun 4 21 13 618 2 13 4 8 9 9 7 4 e Chicago Sky 13 21 382 10 7 10 6 11 6 10 5 e New York Liberty 7 27 206 16 4 13 3 14 6 10 6 e Indiana Fever 6 28 176 17 2 15 4 13 3 13Playoffs editMain 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 Storm91916684944Connecticut Sun865Phoenix Mercury87878686845Phoenix Mercury1015Phoenix Mercury961Seattle Storm8975988Dallas Wings833Washington Mystics7673822Atlanta Dream84788176813Washington Mystics963Washington Mystics8775769786Third place6Los Angeles Sparks756Los Angeles Sparks647Minnesota Lynx68 Note Teams re seeded after second round and semi finals Awards and honors editRecipient Award Date awarded Ref Alyssa Thomas WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week May 29 2018 6 Chiney Ogwumike WNBA All Star Selection July 17 2018 7 Jonquel Jones WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week August 20 2018 8 WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year Award August 23 2018 9 Statistics editLegend 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 edit Player GP GS MPG FG 3P FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Chiney Ogwumike 31 31 25 5 603 500 797 7 3 1 0 1 2 0 6 14 4 Jasmine Thomas 34 34 28 1 398 311 855 3 3 4 8 1 1 0 2 12 9 Courtney Williams 30 29 27 1 456 377 680 5 9 3 0 0 8 0 1 12 6 Jonquel Jones 34 16 20 5 550 467 671 5 5 1 7 0 1 1 2 11 8 Alyssa Thomas 24 24 30 6 464 000 547 8 1 4 2 1 2 0 4 10 3 Shekinna Stricklen 34 30 18 8 430 430 857 2 3 0 5 0 6 0 1 6 6 Morgan Tuck 34 1 13 6 473 349 826 2 3 0 5 0 4 0 1 5 9 Layshia Clarendon 15 0 15 9 492 000 826 1 6 2 7 0 5 0 0 5 4 Rachel Banham 33 5 12 8 414 370 868 0 9 1 5 0 5 0 1 5 2 Brionna Jones 27 0 9 0 469 000 727 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 3 1 Betnijah Laney 29 0 9 3 471 111 909 1 7 0 7 0 4 0 0 2 7 Lexie Brown 22 0 5 6 273 310 571 0 8 0 5 0 3 0 0 1 7References edit 2018 Connecticut Sun Schedule Women s National Basketball Association Retrieved April 3 2018 Phoenix sends Cayla George to Connecticut for 21st overal pick in WNBA draft sun wnba com February 2 2018 Retrieved April 3 2018 Romero Signs With Connecticut sun wnba com February 7 2018 Retrieved April 3 2018 Atlanta Dream Trade Bria Holmes to Connecticut Sun dream wnba com WNBA April 12 2018 Retrieved April 13 2018 Dream Trade Layshia Clarendon Draft Pick to Sun For Alex Bentley dream wnba com WNBA July 9 2018 Retrieved July 9 2018 Alyssa Thomas Chelsea Gray Named WNBA Players Of The Week wnba com WNBA May 29 2018 Retrieved May 30 2018 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 Jones Bonner Named Players Of The Week wnba com WNBA August 20 2018 Retrieved August 20 2018 Connecticut Sun s Jonquel Jones Named 2018 WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year wnba com WNBA August 23 2018 Retrieved August 23 2018 External links editThe Official Site of the Connecticut Sun Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2018 Connecticut Sun season amp oldid 1179543006, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
