2015 Connecticut Sun season

The 2015 WNBA season was the seventeenth season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association. The Sun started the season with a loss against the Washington Mystics 73–68 on June 5. After the opening night loss, the Sun went on a seven game winning streak. They defeated Atlanta and Los Angeles twice over this stretch and the run included four away wins. Their largest win of the stretch was a twenty-one point victory in Seattle. They lost to Indiana to finish the month 7–2. Their losing streak extended into June and lasted a total of six games. They lost to Chicago twice to open July and their July 12 96–76 loss was their largest of the streak. The streak ended on July 22 with a 78–77 overtime victory in Minnesota. They lost their next game against Indiana but defeated Seattle by one point to finish the month 2–6. They lost their opening game of August against Indiana, but won three of their next four games. The Sun defeated San Antonio, split a back-to-back with Washington and defeated Tulsa. The team then went on a seven-game losing streak where they lost to Atlanta three times, New York twice, Tulsa, and Phoenix. They ended the streak on August 30, with a 72–68 defeat of Chicago. The Sun finished August 4–9. They went 2–2 in September, losing to Indiana and New York while defeating San Antonio and Chicago in the final game of the season. Their final record of 15–19 saw them finish tied for fifth in the Eastern Conference. They did not qualify for the playoffs. After the season, head coach Anne Donovan resigned.

Transactions

WNBA draft

Trades/Roster Changes

Roster

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Game log

Preseason

|- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 1 | May 23 | vs. Indiana | W 76–68 | Chelsea Gray (13) | Alyssa Thomas (7) | Alyssa Thomas (7) | KFC Yum! Center<br>6,437 | 1–0 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 2 | May 27 | China | W 86–65 | Bentley, A. Thomas (18) | Kelsey Bone (7) | Alex Bentley (6) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>3,947 | 2–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | May 28 | Los Angeles | L 57–64 | Alex Bentley (22) | Alyssa Thomas (6) | Jasmine Thomas (5) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>4,006 | 2–1

Regular season

|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | June 5 | Washington | L 68–73 | Alex Bentley (17) | Alyssa Thomas (7) | Jasmine Thomas (4) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>5,846 | 0–1 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 2 | June 7 | @ Atlanta | W 75–70 | Alex Bentley (17) | Jasmine Thomas (6) | Kelsey Bone (5) | Philips Arena<br>8,358 | 1–1 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 3 | June 11 | Chicago | W 67–65 | Alex Bentley (16) | Kelsey Bone (12) | Jasmine Thomas (4) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>4,523 | 2–1 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 4 | June 14 | Atlanta | W 82–64 | Bone, Stricklen (18) | Camille Little (7) | Jasmine Thomas (5) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>5,520 | 3–1 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 5 | June 16 | @ Seattle | W 79–58 | Chelsea Gray (16) | Pedersen, A. Thomas (6) | Pedersen, J. Thomas (3) | KeyArena<br>4,941 | 4–1 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 6 | June 19 | @ Phoenix | W 90–78 | Kelsey Bone (27) | Kelsey Bone (14) | Chelsea Gray (4) | US Airways Center<br>8,907 | 5–1 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 7 | June 21 | @ Los Angeles | W 76–68 | Alex Bentley (21) | Alyssa Thomas (8) | Gray, J. Thomas (3) | Staples Center<br>6,875 | 6–1 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 8 | June 26 | Los Angeles | W 80–76 | Alex Bentley (18) | Alyssa Thomas (7) | Camille Little (3) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>5,542 | 7–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 9 | June 30 | Indiana | L 84–92 | Kelsey Bone (21) | A. Thomas, Little (5) | Alex Bentley (6) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>5,083 | 7–2

|- style="background:#fcc;" | 10 | July 2 | Chicago | L 74–77 | Alex Bentley (25) | Alyssa Thomas (9) | Bentley, Little, Pedersen, J. Thomas (3) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>5,607 | 7–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 11 | July 12 | @ Chicago | L 76–96 | Kelsey Bone (18) | Bone, Gray, J. Thomas, Williams (3) | Chelsea Gray (5) | Allstate Arena<br>5,051 | 7–4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 12 | July 14 | Minnesota | L 79–85 | Alex Bentley (22) | Kelsey Bone (8) | Chelsea Gray (5) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>6,246 | 7–5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 13 | July 16 | @ New York | L 57–64 | Alex Bentley (15) | Bone, Little (8) | Gray, J. Thomas (4) | Madison Square Garden<br>8,813 | 7–6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 14 | July 19 | @ Washington | L 82–89 | Kelsey Bone (24) | Alyssa Thomas (8) | Chelsea Gray (5) | Capital One Arena<br>6,964 | 7–7 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 15 | July 22 | @ Minnesota | W 78–77 (OT) | Shekinna Stricklen (15) | Kelsey Bone (10) | Jasmine Thomas (4) | Target Center<br>17,414 | 8–7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 16 | July 28 | Indiana | L 73–75 | Kelsey Bone (14) | Shekinna Stricklen (5) | Jasmine Thomas (5) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>4,868 | 8–8 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 17 | July 31 | Seattle | W 67–66 | Shekinna Stricklen (15) | Elizabeth Williams (6) | Chelsea Gray (3) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>6,157 | 9–8

|- style="background:#fcc;" | 18 | August 2 | @ Indiana | L 70–83 | Kelsey Bone (20) | Elizabeth Williams (6) | Jasmine Thomas (4) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>6,601 | 9–9 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 19 | August 4 | San Antonio | W 82–51 | Kelsey Bone (17) | Kelsey Bone (10) | Chelsea Gray (7) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>4,490 | 10–9 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 20 | August 7 | Washington | W 86–72 | Alex Bentley (31) | Kelsey Bone (9) | Jasmine Thomas (8) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>5,663 | 11–9 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 21 | August 9 | @ Washington | L 73–84 | Kelsey Bone (19) | Alyssa Thomas (11) | Kayla Pedersen (4) | Capital One Arena<br>7,400 | 11–10 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 22 | August 12 | Tulsa | W 80–74 | Alex Bentley (25) | Kelsey Bone (10) | Jasmine Thomas (5) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>4,682 | 12–10 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 23 | August 14 | New York | L 78–90 | Alex Bentley (19) | Kelsey Bone (7) | Bentley, J. Thomas (5) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>5,827 | 12–11 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 24 | August 16 | @ Atlanta | L 77–90 | Jennifer Lacy (21) | Camille Little (10) | Jasmine Thomas (4) | Philips Arena<br>5,661 | 12–12 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 25 | August 21 | @ Tulsa | L 76–84 | Jennifer Lacy (20) | Jasmine Thomas (8) | Jasmine Thomas (5) | BOK Center<br>4,225 | 12–13 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 26 | August 23 | Atlanta | L 92–102 | Jennifer Lacy (25) | Jennifer Lacy (7) | Bone, J. Thomas (4) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>5,319 | 12–14 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 27 | August 25 | @ Atlanta | L 57–71 | Shekinna Stricklen (14) | Chelsea Gray (6) | Chelsea Gray (4) | Philips Arena<br>5,573 | 12–15 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 28 | August 27 | Phoenix | L 80–81 | Jasmine Thomas (21) | Kelsey Bone (7) | Camille Little (5) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>5,171 | 12–16 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 29 | August 29 | New York | L 66–80 | Kelsey Bone (22) | Kelsey Bone (7) | Jasmine Thomas (4) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>5,874 | 12–17 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 30 | August 30 | @ Chicago | W 72–68 | Kelsey Bone (25) | Chelsea Gray (9) | Chelsea Gray (6) | Allstate Arena<br>5,969 | 13–17

|- style="background:#fcc;" | 31 | September 1 | @ Indiana | L 51–81 | Kelsey Bone (17) | Jasmine Thomas (5) | Bone, Faris, Gray (3) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>5,768 | 13–18 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 32 | September 4 | @ San Antonio | W 73–72 | Kelsey Bone (17) | Kelsey Bone (8) | Jasmine Thomas (8) | Freeman Coliseum<br>4,633 | 14–18 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 33 | September 9 | @ New York | L 64–74 | Kelsey Bone (19) | Kelsey Bone (10) | Jasmine Thomas (4) | Madison Square Garden<br>7,898 | 14–19 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 34 | September 13 | Chicago | W 86–75 | Kelsey Bone (31) | Alyssa Thomas (9) | Jasmine Thomas (7) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>8,049 | 15–19

Standings

Statistics

Regular season

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Awards and honors

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