2025 Connecticut Sun season

The 2025 Connecticut Sun season was the 27th season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association and the first under head coach, Rachid Meziane.

After the loss of head coach Stephanie White and the entire 2024 starting lineup in the offseason, Marina Mabrey made a request to be traded. However, Sun president Jennifer Rizzotti informed the media that they did not intend to honor Mabrey's request and rather plan "to build around her, have her here, have her be the catalyst for what we want to do offensively."

The Sun is the first team in WNBA history to lose its entire starting lineup between the last playoff game of the previous season and the start of a new season. No NBA team has had the same happen since starters were first tracked in the 1970–71 season. The Sun returned only 11.4% of its scoring from 2024, little more than a third of the next-lowest total of 30.3% by the Phoenix Mercury.

On May 12, 2025, Sportico reported that the team's owners, the Mohegan Native American tribe, had hired investment bank Allen & Company to explore options for outside investment in the franchise. The report noted that the "expectation is a control sale and likely franchise relocation." Rizzotti confirmed the report the next day. ESPN journalist Alexa Philippou would later remark that "what happens with the organization could be a defining storyline for the league in 2025."

Draft

Transactions

Front office and coaching

Trades

Free agency

Core designation

Re-signed / activations

Additions

Subtractions / unsigned

Roster

Depth chart

Schedule

Preseason

|- bgcolor=#fcc | 1 | May 4 | @ Seattle | L 59–79 | Tina Charles (13) | ' (4) | ' (3) | Climate Pledge Arena<br>7,153 | 0–1 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 2 | May 9 | @ New York | W 94–86 | Tina Charles (17) | Olivia Nelson-Ododa (7) | Lindsay Allen (7) | Barclays Center<br>8,395 | 1–1

Regular season

|- bgcolor=#fcc | 1 | May 18 | Washington | L 85–90 | Tina Charles (23) | Tina Charles (10) | Lindsay Allen (8) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>7,834 | 0–1 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 2 | May 20 | Las Vegas | L 62–87 | Tina Charles (20) | Rayah Marshall (6) | Bria Hartley (5) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>8,179 | 0–2 |- |- bgcolor=#fcc | 3 | May 23 | @ Minnesota | L 70–76 | Marina Mabrey (22) | Olivia Nelson-Ododa (10) | Marina Mabrey (6) | Target Center<br>8,224 | 0–3 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 4 | May 25 | @ Atlanta | L 55–79 | Marina Mabrey (12) | Marina Mabrey (10) | Marina Mabrey (4) | Gateway Center Arena<br>3,265 | 0–4 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 5 | May 27 | Dallas | L 87–109 | Tina Charles (27) | Tina Charles (6) | Jacy Sheldon (7) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>8,910 | 0–5 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 6 | May 30 | @ Indiana | W 85–83 | Marina Mabrey (26) | Olivia Nelson-Ododa (9) | Saniya Rivers (6) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>16,213 | 1–5

|- bgcolor=#fcc | bgcolor=#FED8B1| 7 | June 1 | @ New York | L 52–100 | Jacy Sheldon (10) | Olivia Nelson-Ododa (5) | Haley Peters (3) | Barclays Center<br>17,415 | 1–6 |- bgcolor=#cfc | bgcolor=#FED8B1| 8 | June 6 | Atlanta | W 84–76 | Marina Mabrey (34) | Saniya Rivers (5) | Bria Hartley (6) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>8,078 | 2–6 |- bgcolor=#fcc | bgcolor=#FED8B1| 9 | June 8 | @ Washington | L 67–104 | Tina Charles (17) | Tina Charles (9) | Marina Mabrey (8) | CareFirst Arena<br>4,200 | 2–7 |- bgcolor=#fcc | bgcolor=#FED8B1| 10 | June 15 | Chicago | L 66–78 | Marina Mabrey (22) | Olivia Nelson-Ododa (10) | Bria Hartley (5) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>8,451 | 2–8 |- bgcolor=#fcc | bgcolor=#FED8B1| 11 | June 17 | @ Indiana | L 71–88 | Tina Charles (20) | Mabrey, Nelson-Ododa (8) | Saniya Rivers (5) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>16,284 | 2–9 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 12 | June 18 | Phoenix | L 75–83 | Aneesah Morrow (16) | Olivia Nelson-Ododa (14) | Marina Mabrey (7) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>7,864 | 2–10 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 13 | June 20 | Dallas | L 83–86 | Tina Charles (26) | Aneesah Morrow (7) | Marina Mabrey (6) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>8,910 | 2–11 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 14 | June 22 | @ Golden State | L 63–87 | Aneesah Morrow (14) | Charles, Nelson-Ododa (6) | Hartley, Nelson-Ododa, Rivers (3) | Chase Center<br>18,064 | 2–12 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 15 | June 25 | @ Las Vegas | L 59–85 | Tina Charles (18) | Morrow, Peters (6) | Lindsay Allen (4) | Michelob Ultra Arena<br>10,432 | 2–13 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 16 | June 27 | @ Seattle | L 81–97 | Aneesah Morrow (20) | Aneesah Morrow (11) | Hartley, Rivers (6) | Climate Pledge Arena<br>10,776 | 2–14 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 17 | June 29 | @ Minnesota | L 63–102 | Aneesah Morrow (16) | Aneesah Morrow (11) | Allen, Peters (3) | Target Center<br>8,821 | 2–15

|- bgcolor=#fcc | 18 | July 6 | Las Vegas | L 68–86 | Aneesah Morrow (12) | Nelson-Ododa, Rivers (7) | Lindsay Allen (5) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>8,476 | 2–16 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 19 | July 9 | Seattle | W 93–83 | Tina Charles (29) | Tina Charles (11) | Saniya Rivers (7) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>7,984 | 3–16 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 20 | July 11 | @ Seattle | L 65–79 | Tina Charles (20) | Tina Charles (10) | Charles, Rivers (3) | Climate Pledge Arena<br>9,569 | 3–17 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 21 | July 13 | @ Los Angeles | L 88–92 | Bria Hartley (25) | Charles, Morrow (7) | Bria Hartley (6) | Crypto.com Arena<br> | 3–18 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 22 | July 15 | Indiana | L 77–85 | Tina Charles (21) | Aneesah Morrow (12) | Charles, Rivers, Sheldon (3) | TD Garden<br>19,156 | 3–19 |- align=center |colspan=9 bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Game |- bgcolor=#fcc | 23 | July 24 | Los Angeles | L 86–101 | Tina Charles (24) | Tina Charles (10) | Leïla Lacan (6) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>7,375 | 3–20 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 24 | July 27 | Golden State | W 95–64 | Tina Charles (24) | Aneesah Morrow (11) | Allen, Mabrey (4) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>8,294 | 4–20 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 25 | July 28 | Seattle | L 85–101 | Bria Hartley (17) | Aneesah Morrow (7) | Hartley, Lacan (4) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>7,136 | 4–21

|- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 26 | August 1 | New York | W 78–62 | Marina Mabrey (18) | Aneesah Morrow (11) | Marina Mabrey (8) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>8,664 | 5–21 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 27 | August 3 | New York | L 78–87 | Tina Charles (17) | Aneesah Morrow (9) | Hartley, Rivers (4) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>8,747 | 5–22 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 28 | August 5 | @ Phoenix | L 66–82 | Marina Mabrey (18) | Tina Charles (7) | Bria Hartley (4) | PHX Arena<br>8,083 | 5–23 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 29 | August 7 | @ Los Angeles | L 91–102 | Charles, Mabrey (19) | Charles, Mabrey, Morrow (7) | Leïla Lacan (7) | Crypto.com Arena<br>10,780 | 5–24 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 30 | August 10 | @ Las Vegas | L 86–94 | Marina Mabrey (22) | Tina Charles (5) | Leïla Lacan (5) | Michelob Ultra Arena<br>10,407 | 5–25 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 31 | August 11 | @ Golden State | L 57–74 | Aneesah Morrow (13) | Aneesah Morrow (14) | Hartley, Mabrey (4) | Chase Center<br>18,604 | 5–26 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 32 | August 13 | Chicago | W 72–61 | Leïla Lacan (17) | Aneesah Morrow (9) | Saniya Rivers (6) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>6,848 | 6–26 |-bgcolor=#fcc | 33 | August 17 | Indiana | L 93–99 (OT) | Marina Mabrey (27) | Aneesah Morrow (11) | Leïla Lacan (14) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>8,910 | 6–27 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 34 | August 19 | @ Washington | W 80–69 | Saniya Rivers (17) | Charles, Nelson-Ododa (9) | Lacan, Nelson-Ododa (4) | CareFirst Arena<br>4,200 | 7–27 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 35 | August 21 | Washington | W 67–56 | Tina Charles (21) | Aneesh Morrow (8) | Lacan, Mabrey (5) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>7,144 | 8–27 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 36 | August 23 | @ Chicago | W 94–84 | Charles, Hartley (23) | Tina Charles (10) | Marina Mabrey (8) | Wintrust Arena<br>8,412 | 9–27 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 37 | August 25 | @ New York | L 79–81 | Leïla Lacan (22) | Aneesah Morrow (15) | Marina Mabrey (5) | Barclays Center<br>15,011 | 9–28 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 38 | August 27 | @ Dallas | W 101–95 | Leïla Lacan (22) | Aneesah Morrow (11) | Hartley, Lacan (6) | College Park Center<br>5,710 | 10–28 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 39 | August 30 | Minnesota | L 70–94 | Charles, Mabrey (14) | Aneesah Morrow (11) | Leïla Lacan (5) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>8,910 | 10–29

|- bgcolor=#fcc | 40 | September 1 | Atlanta | L 76–93 | Tina Charles (22) | Tina Charles (8) | Lindsay Allen (5) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>8,081 | 10–30 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 41 | September 3 | @ Chicago | L 64–88 | Tina Charles (19) | Aaliyah Edwards (8) | Marina Mabrey (6) | Wintrust Arena<br>7,195 | 10–31 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 42 | September 6 | Phoenix | W 87–84 | Marina Mabrey (23) | Aneesah Morrow (13) | Saniya Rivers (5) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>8,910 | 11–31 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 43 | September 8 | @ Atlanta | L 62–87 | Saniya Rivers (16) | Aneesah Morrow (14) | Marina Mabrey (6) | Gateway Center Arena<br>3,319 | 11–32 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 44 | September 10 | Atlanta | L 72–88 | Marina Mabrey (22) | Aneesah Morrow (10) | Mabrey, Rivers (5) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>7,508 | 11–33

Notes:

• Games highlighted in <span style="color:#FED8B1;">██</span> represent Commissioner's Cup games.

Standings

Statistics

Source:

Regular season

Awards and honors

References

External links

• Official website of the Connecticut Sun