2020 Connecticut Sun season

The 2020 Connecticut Sun season was the 22nd season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association. It will also be the 18th season for the franchise in Connecticut. The season tipped off on July 26, 2020, versus the Minnesota Lynx.

This WNBA season was originally going to feature an all-time high 36 regular-season games. However, the plan for expanded games was put on hold on April 3, when the WNBA postponed its season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Under a plan approved on June 15, the league held a shortened 22-game regular season at IMG Academy, without fans present, which started on July 24.

The Sun's season started slowly when the team lost its first five games. They recovered to win four of their next five and were 4–7 at the season's halfway mark. The Sun won six of the next nine to secure a playoff spot with two games to go in the season. The Sun last the final two games of the season to finish 10–12. That earned them the seventh seed in the playoffs.

As the seventh seed, the Sun played in the First Round against the sixth seeded Chicago Sky. The Sun won the game 94–81 and advanced to the Second Round. There they faced off against the third seed Los Angeles Sparks. Again, they triumphed as underdogs, this time 73–59. The win saw them advance to the Semifinals, where they matched up against the first seed Las Vegas Aces. The Sun won games one and three of the best-of-five series, but could not close out games four or five, and lost the series 2–3 to end their season.

WNBA draft

Trades/Roster Changes

Roster

Game log

Regular season

|- | 1 | July 26 | Minnesota Lynx | L 69–77 | A. Thomas (20) | Tied (8) | Tied (4) | IMG Academy<br>0 | 0–1 |- | 2 | July 28 | Washington Mystics | 89–94 | Bonner (29) | A. Thomas (11) | Bonner (5) | IMG Academy<br>0 | 0–2 |- | 3 | July 30 | Los Angeles Sparks | L 76–81 | Bonner (34) | A. Thomas (18) | A. Thomas (8) | IMG Academy<br>0 | 0–3

|- | 4 | August 1 | Minnesota Lynx | L 69–78 | Bonner (28) | Tied (7) | J. Thomas (4) | IMG Academy<br>0 | 0–4 |- | 5 | August 4 | Seattle Storm | L 74–87 | Jones (20) | A. Thomas (13) | Hiedeman (5) | IMG Academy<br>0 | 0–5 |- | 6 | August 6 | Dallas Wings | W 91–68 | Jones (17) | A. Thomas (10) | J. Thomas (9) | IMG Academy<br>0 | 1–5 |- | 7 | August 8 | Chicago Sky | L 93–100 | J. Thomas (22) | A. Thomas (6) | J. Thomas (6) | IMG Academy<br>0 | 1–6 |- | 8 | August 10 | Atlanta Dream | W 93–82 | A. Thomas (21) | Bonner (9) | J. Thomas (7) | IMG Academy<br>0 | 2–6 |- | 9 | August 12 | Dallas Wings | W 70–66 | Bonner (18) | A. Thomas (7) | Tied (4) | IMG Academy<br>0 | 3–6 |- | 10 | August 14 | Chicago Sky | W 77–74 | Bonner (19) | A. Thomas (10) | A. Thomas (8) | IMG Academy<br>0 | 4–6 |- | 11 | August 16 | Seattle Storm | L 72–95 | J. Thomas (17) | Jones (11) | A. Thomas (6) | IMG Academy<br>0 | 4–7 |- | 12 | August 18 | Indiana Fever | W 84–62 | Bonner (28) | A. Thomas (11) | Tied (6) | IMG Academy<br>0 | 5–7 |- | 13 | August 20 | Las Vegas Aces | 78–99 | Tied (15) | A. Thomas (7) | A. Thomas (7) | IMG Academy<br>0 | 5–8 |- | 14 | August 22 | New York Liberty | W 82–65 | A. Thomas (25) | Bonner (12) | Bonner (6) | IMG Academy<br>0 | 6–8 |- | 15 | August 28 | Los Angeles Sparks | W 80–76 | A. Thomas (19) | A. Thomas (9) | J. Thomas (6) | IMG Academy<br>0 | 6–9 |- | 16 | August 30 | Washington Mystics | W 76–63 | Bonner (20) | Tied (11) | A. Thomas (8) | IMG Academy<br>0 | 7–9

|- | 17 | September 1 | New York Liberty | W 70–65 | Bonner (27) | Bonner (12) | A. Thomas (4) | IMG Academy<br>0 | 8–9 |- | 18 | September 3 | Las Vegas Aces | L 78–93 | Bonner (22) | Mompremier (16) | January (5) | IMG Academy<br>0 | 8–10 |- | 19 | September 5 | Indiana Fever | W 96–77 | Bonner (22) | 3 tied (6) | J. Thomas (7) | IMG Academy<br>0 | 9–10 |- | 20 | September 7 | Phoenix Mercury | W 85–70 | Bonner (25) | A. Thomas (9) | A. Thomas (9) | IMG Academy<br>0 | 10–10 |- | 21 | September 9 | Phoenix Mercury | L 95–100 | Bonner (32) | A. Thomas (17) | A. Thomas (5) | IMG Academy<br>0 | 10–11 |- | 22 | September 11 | Atlanta Dream | L 75–82 | Bonner (17) | A. Thomas (9) | Hiedeman (4) | IMG Academy<br>0 | 10–12

Playoffs

|- | 1 | September 15 | Chicago Sky | W 94–81 | A. Thomas (28) | A. Thomas (13) | A. Thomas (8) | IMG Academy | 1–0

|- | 1 | September 17 | Los Angeles Sparks | 73–59 | A. Thomas (19) | Bonner (13) | J. Thomas (6) | IMG Academy | 1–0

|- | 1 | September 20 | Las Vegas Aces | W 87–62 | J. Thomas (31) | Bonner (8) | A. Thomas (5) | IMG Academy | 1–0 |- | 2 | September 22 | Las Vegas Aces | L 75–83 | Bonner (23) | Mompremier (9) | J. Thomas (4) | IMG Academy | 1–1 |- | 3 | September 24 | Las Vegas Aces | W 77–68 | A. Thomas (23) | A. Thomas (12) | J. Thomas (6) | IMG Academy | 2–1 |- | 4 | September 27 | Las Vegas Aces | L 75–84 | J. Thomas (25) | Bonner (15) | J. Thomas (6) | IMG Academy | 2–2 |- | 5 | September 29 | Las Vegas Aces | L 63–66 | A. Thomas (22) | Jones (12) | Bonner (6) | IMG Academy | 2–3

Standings

Playoffs

Statistics

Regular season

Awards and honors

References

External links

• Connecticut Sun at ESPN.com