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2024 Connecticut Sun season

The 2024 Connecticut Sun season was the 26th season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association. It was the 22nd season for the franchise in Connecticut after relocating from Orlando. After both the Phoenix Mercury and Seattle Storm missed the playoffs for the first time since 2012 and 2015 respectively, the Sun entered the season with the longest active playoffs streak for the WNBA, making the playoffs every year since 2017. The Regular season tipped off on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at home versus the Indiana Fever.

The Sun started the season on a scorching hot streak as they won seven straight games in May to finish the month 7–0. The winning streak included a four-point win over Indiana, a one-point overtime victory over Minnesota and a four-point win over Chicago. The winning streak continued into June as the Sun won their first two games in that month. Their first loss of the season did not come until June 8, when they lost to New York. The Sun won four straight games after that loss. However, they experienced their first rough patch of the season to end June, losing three out of their last four games of the month. Their only win in that stretch came in overtime against Washington. They finished June 7–4. They won the first three games of July before losing to New York. They would defeat Phoenix by twenty-seven points before losing again to New York to enter the Olympic break. They finished July 4–2 and were 18–6 before the Olympic break. The Sun defeated Dallas in the first game back from the break before losing to Atlanta. They would win their next three games, including their first win against New York this season. They lost to Indiana and defeated Washington to finish August 5–2. The win against New York secured the Sun their playoff berth on August 24. The Sun split two games with Seattle to begin September. They lost to Las Vegas before winning three straight games. In their final three games, they lost to Las Vegas and Minnesota before defeating Chicago in the final game of the season. They finished September 5–4 and the season with a 28–12 record. Their twenty-eight wins were the most in franchise history.

The Sun finished in third place overall and were the third seed in the 2024 WNBA Playoffs. They earned home-court advantage against the sixth seed Indiana in the First Round. They dominated game one of the series, winning 93–69. Game two was closer, but the Sun prevailed 87–81 to win the series two games to zero. They advanced to the Semifinals where they faced Minnesota. The Sun won game one in Minnesota 73–70. They would lose games two and three 70–74 and 81–90 respectively to come within one game of elimination. The Sun won game four at home 92–82 to force a game five. Minnesota got off to a hot start in the fifth game and the Sun could not overcome the deficit, losing 77–88 to end their season.

Transactions

WNBA draft

Transactions

Roster changes

Additions

Subtractions

Roster

Depth chart

Schedule

Pre-season

|- | 1 | May 9 | New York | L 79–82 | Rachel Banham (20) | ' (5) | Alyssa Thomas (7) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>5,617 | 0–1

Regular season

|- | 1 | May 14 | Indiana | W 92–71 | DeWanna Bonner (20) | Alyssa Thomas (10) | Alyssa Thomas (13) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>8,910 | 1–0 |- | 2 | May 17 | Washington | W 84–77 | DeWanna Bonner (22) | Alyssa Thomas (11) | Alyssa Thomas (6) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>6,874 | 2–0 |- | 3 | May 20 | @ Indiana | W 88–84 | Alyssa Thomas (24) | Alyssa Thomas (14) | Alyssa Thomas (9) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>17,274 | 3–0 |- | 4 | May 23 | Minnesota | W 83–82 (OT) | DeWanna Bonner (20) | Alyssa Thomas (7) | Jones, Thomas (5) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>6,152 | 4–0 |- | 5 | May 25 | @ Chicago | W 86–82 | DeWanna Bonner (19) | DeWanna Bonner (8) | Alyssa Thomas (6) | Wintrust Arena<br>9,025 | 5–0 |- | 6 | May 28 | Phoenix | W 70–47 | DeWanna Bonner (19) | DiJonai Carrington (10) | Alyssa Thomas (8) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>6,489 | 6–0 |- | 7 | May 31 | Dallas | W 74–72 | Brionna Jones (22) | Alyssa Thomas (9) | Alyssa Thomas (14) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>7,638 | 7–0

|- | 8 | June 2 | @ Atlanta | W 69–50 | DeWanna Bonner (18) | Alyssa Thomas (14) | Alyssa Thomas (11) | Gateway Center Arena<br>3,265 | 8–0 |- | 9 | June 4 | Washington | W 76–59 | DeWanna Bonner (20) | DeWanna Bonner (8) | Alyssa Thomas (7) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>5,346 | 9–0 |- | 10 | June 8 | New York | L 75–82 | DeWanna Bonner (16) | Alyssa Thomas (12) | Alyssa Thomas (7) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>8,910 | 9–1 |- | 11 | June 10 | Indiana | W 89–72 | DiJonai Carrington (22) | Alyssa Thomas (18) | Alyssa Thomas (7) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>8,910 | 10–1 |- | 12 | June 12 | @ Chicago | W 83–75 | Alyssa Thomas (20) | DeWanna Bonner (8) | Tyasha Harris (7) | Wintrust Arena<br>7,815 | 11–1 |- | 13 | June 15 | @ Dallas | W 85–67 | Rachel Banham (16) | Alyssa Thomas (9) | Alyssa Thomas (9) | College Park Center<br>5,977 | 12–1 |- | 14 | June 18 | Los Angeles | W 79–70 | DeWanna Bonner (16) | Bonner, Thomas (7) | Alyssa Thomas (7) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>7,853 | 13–1 |- | 15 | June 21 | @ Las Vegas | L 74–85 | DiJonai Carrington (19) | Brionna Jones (7) | Alyssa Thomas (7) | Michelob Ultra Arena<br>10,385 | 13–2 |- | 16 | June 23 | @ Seattle | L 61–72 | Jones, Thomas (14) | Alyssa Thomas (14) | Alyssa Thomas (3) | Climate Pledge Arena<br>9,935 | 13–3 |- | 17 | June 27 | @ Washington | W 94–91 (OT) | DeWanna Bonner (24) | DeWanna Bonner (10) | Alyssa Thomas (6) | Entertainment and Sports Arena<br>4,200 | 14–3 |- | 18 | June 28 | Atlanta | L 74–78 | DeWanna Bonner (17) | Alyssa Thomas (7) | Alyssa Thomas (8) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>7,008 | 14–4

|- | 19 | July 1 | @ Phoenix | W 83–72 | Brionna Jones (18) | Alyssa Thomas (12) | Alyssa Thomas (6) | Footprint Center<br>8,445 | 15–4 |- | 20 | July 4 | @ Minnesota | W 78–73 | DeWanna Bonner (24) | Alyssa Thomas (10) | Alyssa Thomas (14) | Target Center<br>7,508 | 16–4 |- | 21 | July 7 | Atlanta | W 80–67 | DeWanna Bonner (23) | Alyssa Thomas (7) | Alyssa Thomas (9) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>7,527 | 17–4 |- | 22 | July 10 | New York | L 68–71 | DeWanna Bonner (22) | Bonner, Thomas (9) | Alyssa Thomas (8) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>8,910 | 17–5 |- | 23 | July 14 | Phoenix | W 96–69 | Rachel Banham (24) | DiJonai Carrington (11) | Tyasha Harris (7) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>8,910 | 18–5 |- | 24 | July 16 | @ New York | L 74–82 | Brionna Jones (17) | Bonner, Thomas (8) | Alyssa Thomas (5) | Barclays Center<br>13,694 | 18–6

|- | 25 | August 16 | @ Dallas | W 109–91 | DeWanna Bonner (29) | Alyssa Thomas (8) | Alyssa Thomas (14) | College Park Center<br>6,191 | 19–6 |- | 26 | August 18 | @ Atlanta | L 70–82 | Alyssa Thomas (13) | DeWanna Bonner (10) | Alyssa Thomas (6) | Gateway Center Arena<br>3,330 | 19–7 |- | 27 | August 20 | Los Angeles | W 69–61 | DiJonai Carrington (19) | Alyssa Thomas (12) | Alyssa Thomas (8) | TD Garden<br>19,125 | 20–7 |- | 28 | August 23 | Chicago | W 82–80 | Marina Mabrey (24) | Alyssa Thomas (9) | Alyssa Thomas (11) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>8,910 | 21–7 |- | 29 | August 24 | @ New York | W 72–64 | Marina Mabrey (15) | DeWanna Bonner (12) | Alyssa Thomas (8) | Barclays Center<br>13,098 | 22–7 |- | 30 | August 28 | @ Indiana | L 80–84 | DiJonai Carrington (19) | DeWanna Bonner (8) | Alyssa Thomas (6) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>17,274 | 22–8 |- | 31 | August 31 | @ Washington | W 96–85 | Marina Mabrey (21) | Marina Mabrey (6) | Tyasha Harris (6) | Entertainment and Sports Arena<br>4,200 | 23–8

|- | 32 | September 1 | Seattle | W 93–86 | Brionna Jones (26) | Alyssa Thomas (8) | Alyssa Thomas (8) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>8,910 | 24–8 |- | 33 | September 3 | Seattle | L 64–71 | DeWanna Bonner (26) | Bonner, Carrington (7) | Harris, Thomas (7) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>7,454 | 24–9 |- | 34 | September 6 | Las Vegas | L 67–72 | Brionna Jones (17) | Alyssa Thomas (10) | Alyssa Thomas (8) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>8,910 | 24–10 |- | 35 | September 8 | rowspan=2| @ Los Angeles | W 79–67 | Brionna Jones (21) | Alyssa Thomas (10) | Alyssa Thomas (11) | Crypto.com Arena<br>10,627 | 25–10 |- | 36 | September 10 | W 86–66 | Marina Mabrey (26) | Alyssa Thomas (11) | Alyssa Thomas (12) | Crypto.com Arena<br>8,253 | 26–10 |- | 37 | September 13 | @ Phoenix | W 88–69 | Brionna Jones (20) | Carrington, Jones (9) | Alyssa Thomas (11) | Footprint Center<br>14,190 | 27–10 |- | 38 | September 15 | @ Las Vegas | L 71–84 | Marina Mabrey (18) | Brionna Jones (9) | Alyssa Thomas (7) | Michelob Ultra Arena<br>10,431 | 27–11 |- | 39 | September 17 | Minnesota | L 76–78 | Alyssa Thomas (18) | Jones, Thomas (8) | Alyssa Thomas (10) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>8,174 | 27–12 |- | 40 | September 19 | Chicago | W 87–54 | Tyasha Harris (15) | DiJonai Carrington (12) | Alyssa Thomas (7) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>8,092 | 28–12

Playoffs

|- | 1 | September 22 | rowspan=2| Indiana | W 93–69 | Marina Mabrey (27) | Alyssa Thomas (10) | rowspan=2| Alyssa Thomas (13) | rowspan=2| Mohegan Sun Arena<br>8,910 | 1–0 |- | 2 | September 25 | W 87–81 | Alyssa Thomas (19) | DeWanna Bonner (8) | 2–0

|- | 1 | September 29 | @ Minnesota | W 73–70 | Marina Mabrey (20) | DeWanna Bonner (11) | Alyssa Thomas (9) | Target Center<br>8,506 | 1–0 |- | 2 | October 1 | @ Minnesota | L 70–74 | Alyssa Thomas (18) | Alyssa Thomas (10) | rowspan=2| Alyssa Thomas (7) | Target Center<br>8,796 | 1–1 |- | 3 | October 4 | Minnesota | L 81–90 | Brionna Jones (21) | Alyssa Thomas (9) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>8,268 | 1–2 |- | 4 | October 6 | Minnesota | W 92–82 | Tyasha Harris (20) | Bonner, Thomas (8) | Alyssa Thomas (11) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>7,849 | 2–2 |- | 5 | October 8 | @ Minnesota | L 77–88 | DiJonai Carrington (17) | DiJonai Carrington (12) | Alyssa Thomas (6) | Target Center<br>8,769 | 2–3

Standings

Playoffs

Statistics

Regular season

<br /><sup>‡</sup>Waived/Released during the season <br /><sup>†</sup>Traded during the season <br /><sup>≠</sup>Acquired during the season

Playoffs

Awards and honors

References

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