2022 Connecticut Sun season
WNBA team season
The 2022 WNBA season Connecticut Sun Women's National Basketball Association . It also was the 20th season for the franchise in Connecticut after relocating from Orlando. The season began on May 7, 2022, at the New York Liberty .[ 1]
Despite losing their first game of the season, the Sun won their next four games in a row. They then went 2–2 to finish out the month of May with a 6–3 record. They started June with a four-game winning streak and won six of their first seven games. However, they lost three of their last four in the month to finish with a 7–4 record. In July, the Sun won 3 of its first five, but then went on a four-game winning streak. The streak Chicago on the final day of the month. They finished 7–3 in the month and secured a spot in the post season on July 28. The Sun went on a tear in August, only losing one game, to eventual #2 seed Chicago, and finished the month with a 5–1 record. Their overall regular season record of 25–11 was one shy of tying a franchise record for wins. They were the third seed in the playoffs, finishiLas Vegas and Chicago. Brionna Jones was named the Sixth Player of the Year .
As the third seed they hosted a first round matchup against the sixth seeded Dallas . The Sun won the first game in commanding fashion, 93–68. However, they lost Game Two by ten points, forcing a Game Three in Dallas. The Sun controlled the game and won by 15 points to advance to the Semifinals. There they faced off against the second seeded Chicago Sky. Connecticut won the first game by five points in Chicago. They went on to lose games two and three and faced elimination in Game Four. The Sun won game four by 24 points to force a Game Five in Chicago. The Sun won by nine points and advanced to the 2022 WNBA Finals . They faced off against the first seeded, Las Veagas Aces. Las Vegas one the first two games in Connecticut, Game One by three points, and Game Two by fourteen. The Sun won game three in Las Vegas by 29 points, but couldn't carry the momentum into Game Four losing by seven points. The Aces won the series 3–1.
Transactions
WNBA draft
Trades and Roster Changes
Date
Details
January 1, 2022
Extended Qualifying Offers to Natisha Hiedeman , Stephanie Jones , and Beatrice Mompremier [ 2]
January 3, 2022
Signed Natisha Hiedeman to a Qualifying Offer [ 3]
January 4, 2022
Signed Beatrice Mompremier to a Qualifying Offer [ 4]
January 10, 2022
Extended Jonquel Jones a Core Qualifying Offer [ 5]
January 3, 2022
Signed Stephanie Jones to a Qualifying Offer [ 6]
February 1, 2022
Signed Jonquel Jones to a Two-Year Deal [ 7] [ 8]
February 2, 2022
Signed Courtney Williams to a Two-Year Deal [ 9] [ 10]
Signed Taj Cole and Joyner Holmes to training-camp contracts[ 11]
February 22, 2022
Signed Yvonne Anderson to a training-camp contract[ 12]
April 12, 2022
Signed Alexus Dye, Delicia Washington and Aleksa Gulbe to training-camp contracts[ 13]
April 14, 2022
Signed Nia Clouden and Jordan Lewis to rookie-scale contracts[ 14]
April 20, 2022
Waived Alexus Dye, Delicia Washington, and Keyona Hayes[ 15]
April 27, 2022
Waived Jordan Lewis[ 16]
May 2, 2022
Waived Kaila Charles , Taj Cole, and Aleksa Gulbe[ 17] [ 18]
May 4, 2022
Waived Stephanie Jones and Beatrice Mompremier [ 19]
May 5, 2022
Temporarily Suspend DeWanna Bonner due to Overseas Commitments
May 14, 2022
Activated DeWanna Bonner from the Temporary Suspension List
May 31, 2022
Signed Stephanie Jones to a Hardship Contract [ 20]
June 4, 2022
Released Stephanie Jones from her Hardship Contract[ 21]
June 11, 2022
Waived Yvonne Anderson [ 22]
June 15, 2022
Signed Jazmine Jones [ 23]
June 24, 2022
Waived Joyner Holmes and Jazmine Jones [ 24]
June 26, 2022
Signed Joyner Holmes and Jazmine Jones to 7-day contracts[ 25]
July 3, 2022
Signed Joyner Holmes and Jazmine Jones to their 2nd 7-day contracts[ 26]
July 13, 2022
Signed Joyner Holmes and Jazmine Jones to their 3rd 7-day contracts
July 18, 2022
Signed Bria Hartley [ 27]
July 21, 2022
Signed Joyner Holmes [ 28]
July 27, 2022
Signed Kiana Williams to a 7-day contract[ 29]
August 3, 2022
Signed Odyssey Sims to a 7-day contract[ 30]
August 10, 2022
Signed Odyssey Sims to a Hardship Contract[ 31]
Roster
2022 Connecticut Sun roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Nat.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB From
Yrs
G/F 24
Bonner, DeWanna
6' 4" (1.93m)
143 lb (65kg)
1987-08-21
Auburn
12
G/F 21
Carrington, DiJonai
5' 11" (1.8m)
175 lb (79kg)
1998-01-08
Baylor
1
G 11
Clouden, Nia
5' 9" (1.75m)
142 lb (64kg)
05-17-2000
Michigan State
R
G 14
Hartley, Bria
5' 9" (1.75m)
148 lb (67kg)
09-30-1992
Connecticut
8
G 2
Hiedeman, Natisha
5' 8" (1.73m)
135 lb (61kg)
1997-02-10
Marquette
3
F 8
Holmes, Joyner
6' 3" (1.91m)
210 lb (95kg)
1998-02-22
Texas
2
F 42
Jones, Brionna
6' 3" (1.91m)
230 lb (104kg)
1995-12-18
Maryland
5
F 35
Jones, Jonquel
6' 6" (1.98m)
190 lb (86kg)
1994-01-05
George Washington
5
G 1
Sims, Odyssey
5' 8" (1.73m)
155 lb (70kg)
07-13-1992
Baylor
8
F 25
Thomas, Alyssa
6' 2" (1.88m)
185 lb (84kg)
1992-04-12
Maryland
8
G 5
Thomas, Jasmine
5' 9" (1.75m)
143 lb (65kg)
1989-09-30
Duke
11
G 10
Williams, Courtney
5' 8" (1.73m)
133 lb (60kg)
1994-05-11
South Florida
6
Head coach
Curt Miller (Baldwin Wallace )Assistant coaches
Sewanee )Athletic trainer
Strength and conditioning coach
Legend (C) Team captain(FA) Free agent(IN) Inactive(S) Suspended
Depth Chart
Schedule
Preseason
Regular Season
2022 game log
May: 6–3 (Home: 4–1; Road: 2–2)
June
: 7–4 (Home: 3–2; Road: 4–2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location
Record
10
June 2
@ Las Vegas
W 97–90
Jonquel Jones (20)
Alyssa Thomas (12)
Williams Hiedeman (6)
Michelob Ultra Arena 7–3
11
June 3
@ Phoenix
W 92–88
Jonquel Jones (24)
Alyssa Thomas (10)
Alyssa Thomas (7)
Footprint Center 8–3
12
June 5
@ Seattle
W 93–86
Jonquel Jones (25)
Alyssa Thomas (11)
Alyssa Thomas (12)
Climate Pledge Arena 9–3
13
June 8
Indiana
W 88–69
Brionna Jones (18)
B. Jones J. Jones A. Thomas (9)
Alyssa Thomas (5)
Mohegan Sun Arena 10–3
14
June 10
Chicago
L 79–83
Brionna Jones (20)
Jonquel Jones (14)
Alyssa Thomas (8)
Mohegan Sun Arena 10–4
15
June 15
Atlanta
W 105–92
Courtney Williams (20)
Jonquel Jones (9)
Alyssa Thomas (6)
Mohegan Sun Arena 11–4
16
June 17
Seattle
W 82–71
DeWanna Bonner (20)
Jonquel Jones (13)
Alyssa Thomas (8)
Mohegan Sun Arena 12–4
17
June 19
@ Washington
L 63–71
Jonquel Jones (15)
Jonquel Jones (16)
Alyssa Thomas (3)
Entertainment and Sports Arena 12–5
18
June 22
New York
L 77–81
Courtney Williams (16)
Jonquel Jones (11)
Alyssa Thomas (5)
Mohegan Sun Arena 12–6
19
June 26
@ Atlanta
W 72–61
Courtney Williams (17)
Alyssa Thomas (11)
Alyssa Thomas (8)
Gateway Center Arena 13–6
20
June 29
@ Chicago
L 83–91
Jonquel Jones (24)
Jonquel Jones (11)
Natisha Hiedeman (7)
Wintrust Arena 13–7
July
: 7–3 (Home: 3–2; Road: 4–1)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location
Record
21
July 3
Washington
W 74–72 (OT)
Alyssa Thomas (23)
Alyssa Thomas (9)
Natisha Hiedeman (5)
Mohegan Sun Arena 14–7
22
July 5
@ Dallas
L 71–82
Courtney Williams (25)
Jonquel Jones (7)
Alyssa Thomas (6)
College Park Center 14–8
23
July 13
@ Indiana
W 89–81
Jonquel Jones (20)
Jonquel Jones (14)
Alyssa Thomas (7)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum 15–8
24
July 15
@ Atlanta
W 93–68
Jonquel Jones (21)
B. Jones J. Jones A. Thomas (6)
Alyssa Thomas (5)
Gateway Center Arena 16–8
25
July 17
Las Vegas
L 83–91
DeWanna Bonner (19)
Alyssa Thomas (14)
Alyssa Thomas (6)
Mohegan Sun Arena 16–9
26
July 19
New York
W 82–63
Brionna Jones (21)
Alyssa Thomas (13)
Courtney Williams (6)
Mohegan Sun Arena 17–9
27
July 22
@ Minnesota
W 94–84
DeWanna Bonner (20)
Alyssa Thomas (10)
Alyssa Thomas (12)
Target Center 18–9
28
July 24
@ Minnesota
W 86–79
Natisha Hiedeman (19)
Alyssa Thomas (10)
DeWanna Bonner (8)
Target Center 19–9
29
July 28
Seattle
W 88–83
Alyssa Thomas (19)
DeWanna Bonner (10)
Alyssa Thomas (11)
Mohegan Sun Arena 20–9
30
July 31
Chicago
L 92–95 (OT)
DeWanna Bonner (23)
Bonner B. Jones (9)
Alyssa Thomas (8)
Mohegan Sun Arena 20–10
August
: 5–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 2–1)
2022 season schedule
Playoffs
2022 playoff game log
First Round vs. Dallas Wings
Semifinals vs. Chicago Sky
Finals vs. Las Vegas Aces
2022 playoff schedule
Standings
Notes
(#) x – Clinched playoff berthe – Eliminated from playoff contentionSource: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings
Playoffs
Bold Series winner
Statistics
Regular Season
‡ Waived/Released during the season
† Traded during the season
≠ Acquired during the season
Playoffs
Awards and honors
References
^ "2022 Connecticut Sun Schedule" . sun.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved January 1, 2022 .^ "Rachel Galligan Tweet" . twitter.com . Twitter. Retrieved January 1, 2022 .^ "Natisha Hiedeman Accepts Qualifying Offer, Returning to the Connecticut Sun for a Fourth Year" . sun.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved January 3, 2022 .^ "Beatrice Mompremier Accepts Qualifying Offer, Returning to Connecticut" . sun.wnba.acom . WNBA. Retrieved January 4, 2022 .^ "Rachel Galligan Tweet 2" . twitter.com . Twitter. Retrieved January 10, 2022 .^ "Stephanie Jones Accepts Qualifying Offer, Returning to Connecticut" . sun.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved January 29, 2022 .^ "WNBA MVP Jonquel Jones Returns to Connecticut" . sun.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved February 1, 2022 .^ "Gabe Ibrahim Tweet" . twitter.com . Twitter. Retrieved February 1, 2022 .^ "Courtney Williams Returns to the Connecticut Sun" . sun.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved February 2, 2022 .^ "Richard Cohen Tweet" . twitter.com . Twitter. Retrieved February 2, 2022 .^ "Sun Sign Taja Cole & Joyner Holmes to training-camp contracts" . sun.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved February 2, 2022 .^ "Yvonne Anderson Accepts training-camp contract, Joins Connecticut" . sun.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved February 27, 2022 .^ "Alexus Dye, Delicia Washington and Aleksa Gulbe to Come to Connecticut Sun's Training Camp" . sun.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved April 13, 2022 .^ "Connecticut Sun Finalizes 2022 Training Camp Roster" . sun.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved April 15, 2022 .^ "Connecticut Sun Waives Dye, Hayes and Washington" . sun.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved April 20, 2022 .^ "Connecticut Sun Waives Jordan Lewis" . sun.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved April 28, 2022 .^ "Connecticut Waives Kaila Charles" . sun.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved May 2, 2022 .^ "Connecticut Waives Taj Cole and Aleksa Gulbe" . sun.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved May 2, 2022 .^ "Connecticut Waives Beatrice Mompremier and Stephanie Jones" . sun.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved May 4, 2022 .^ "Connecticut Signs Stephanie Jones to Hardship Contract" . sun.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved June 1, 2022 .^ "ROSTER UPDATE: Joyner Holmes has been cleared to return from health and safety protocols, and will be active against Seattle on Sunday. In a corresponding move, Stephanie Jones has been released from her hardship contract. #CTSun" . twitter.com . Twitter. Retrieved June 5, 2022 .^ "Connecticut Waives Yvonne Anderson" . sun.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved June 14, 2022 .^ "Connecticut Signs Jazmine Jones" . sun.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved June 15, 2022 .^ Connecticut Sun [@ConnecticutSun] (June 24, 2022). "ROSTER UPDATE: The Connecticut Sun have waived Jazmine Jones and Joyner Holmes. #CTSun" (Tweet ) – via Twitter . ^ Connecticut Sun [@ConnecticutSun] (June 26, 2022). "ROSTER UPDATE: The Connecticut Sun have signed Jazmine Jones and Joyner Holmes to 7-day contracts. #CTSun" (Tweet ) – via Twitter . ^ Connecticut Sun [@ConnecticutSun] (July 3, 2022). "ROSTER UPDATE: The Connecticut Sun have signed Jazmine Jones and Joyner Holmes to 7-day contracts. #CTSun#" (Tweet ) – via Twitter . ^ "Connecticut Signs Bria Hartley" . sun.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved July 18, 2022 .^ Connecticut Sun [@ConnecticutSun] (July 21, 2022). "ROSTER UPDATE: The Connecticut Sun have signed Joyner Holmes to a rest of season contract. #CTSun" (Tweet ) – via Twitter . ^ "Connecticut Signs Kiana Williams" . sun.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved July 27, 2022 .^ "Connecticut Signs Odyssey Sims" . sun.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved August 4, 2022 .^ Connecticut Sun [@ConnecticutSun] (August 10, 2022). "ROSTER UPDATE: The Connecticut Sun have signed Odyssey Sims to a rest of season contract. #CTSun" (Tweet ) – via Twitter . ^ @WNBA (May 23, 2022). ".@athomas_25 (Eastern) and @JackieYoung3 (Western) are your #WNBA Players of the Week for Week 2! 🏀 #MoreThan" (Tweet ) – via Twitter . ^ @WNBA (July 25, 2022). "Players of the Week are in! ⤵ A'ja Wilson (@_ajawilson22) and Alyssa Thomas (@athomas_25) have just been on another level 🔥" (Tweet ) – via Twitter . ^ @WNBA (June 1, 2022). "Safe to say @_ajawilson22 and @athomas_25 have been BALLING. With multiple dominant performances to lead their teams to 🔥 starts, they are taking home @kia WNBA Player of the Month honors. 👏" (Tweet ) – via Twitter . ^ @WNBA (August 2, 2022). "Balling all month long! 🤩 A'ja Wilson (@_ajawilson22) & Alyssa Thomas (@athomas_25) are your WNBA @Kia Players of the Month 👏" (Tweet ) – via Twitter . ^ a b "Chicago Sky Trio of Kahleah Copper, Emma Meesseman, Courtney Vandersloot Highlight Reserves for AT&T WNBA All-Star 2022" . wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved July 1, 2022 .^ a b @WNBA (August 30, 2022). "Your 2022 #WNBA All-Defensive Second Team ⬇️ @athomas_25 @ezimagbegor @jus242 @BrittBundlez @gabbywilliams15 #MoreThan" (Tweet ) – via Twitter . ^ a b "Kia WNBA MVP A'ja Wilson Leads 2022 All-WNBA First Team" (Press release). WNBA. September 15, 2022. Retrieved September 17, 2022 .^ @WNBA (June 6, 2022). "Is anyone surprised?!🤧 KP & reigning MVP @jus242 are your Western & Eastern Conference WNBA Players of the Week. WELL DESERVED👏" (Tweet ) – via Twitter . ^ "AT&T WNBA All-Star Starters Announced With Seattle Storm's Sue Bird Extending Record-Number of All-Star Selections to 13" . wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved June 22, 2022 .^ "Connecticut's Brionna Jones Named 2022 Kia WNBA Sixth Player of the Year" (Press release). WNBA. September 1, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022 .
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