2022 Connecticut Sun season

The 2022 WNBA season was the 24th season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association. It will also be the 20th season for the franchise in Connecticut after relocating from Orlando. The season will begin on May 7, 2022, at the New York Liberty.[1]

2022 Connecticut Sun season
CoachCurt Miller
ArenaMohegan Sun Arena
Attendanceper game
Results
Record0–0
Place0th (Eastern)
2023 season →

Transactions

WNBA Draft
See also: 2022 WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 12 Nia Clouden  United States Michigan State
2 24 Jordan Lewis  United States Baylor
3 36 Kiara Smith  United States Florida

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 Re-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]

Roster
Connecticut Sun roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G31Anderson, Yvonne5' 7" (1.7m)1990-03-08TexasR
G/F24Bonner, DeWanna6' 4" (1.93m)143 lb (65kg)1987-08-21Auburn12
G/F21Carrington, DiJonai5' 11" (1.8m)175 lb (79kg)1998-01-08Baylor1
G11Clouden, Nia5' 9" (1.75m)142 lb (64kg)2000-05-17Michigan StateR
G2Hiedeman, Natisha5' 8" (1.73m)135 lb (61kg)1997-02-10Marquette3
F8Holmes, Joyner6' 3" (1.91m)200 lb (91kg)1998-02-22Texas2
F42Jones, Brionna6' 3" (1.91m)230 lb (104kg)1995-12-18Maryland5
F35Jones, Jonquel6' 6" (1.98m)190 lb (86kg)1994-01-05George Washington5
F4Jones, Stephanie6' 3" (1.91m)185 lb (84kg)1998-07-10Maryland1
F32Mompremier, Beatrice6' 4" (1.93m)190 lb (86kg)1996-08-08Miami (FL)2
F25Thomas, Alyssa6' 2" (1.88m)185 lb (84kg)1992-04-12Maryland8
G5Thomas, Jasmine5' 9" (1.75m)143 lb (65kg)1989-09-30Duke11
G10Williams, Courtney5' 8" (1.73m)133 lb (60kg)1994-05-11South Florida6
Head coach
Curt Miller (Baldwin Wallace)
Assistant coaches
Brandi Poole (Sewanee)
Chris Koclanes
Athletic trainer
Nicole Alexander
Strength and conditioning coach
Analisse Rios
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured
  WNBA roster page
East
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CHI
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IND
NY
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West
DAL
LV
LA
MIN
PHO
SEA

Schedule

Preseason
2022 pre-season game log
May: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 May 1 Atlanta W 94–78 Jonquel Jones (15) Carrington
B. Jones (6)		 Jasmine Thomas (5) Mohegan Sun
3,244		 1–0
2022 pre-season schedule

Regular Season
2022 game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 May 7 @ New York Barclays Center
2 May 14 Los Angeles Mohegan Sun Arena
3 May 17 @ New York Barclays Center
4 May 20 Indiana Mohegan Sun Arena
5 May 22 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
6 May 24 Dallas Mohegan Sun Arena
7 May 26 Dallas Mohegan Sun Arena
8 May 28 Washington Mohegan Sun Arena
9 May 31 @ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena
June : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
10 June 2 @ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena
11 June 3 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
12 June 5 @ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
13 June 8 Indiana Mohegan Sun Arena
14 June 10 Chicago Wintrust Arena
15 June 15 Atlanta Mohegan Sun Arena
16 June 17 Seattle Mohegan Sun Arena
17 June 19 @ Washington Entertainment and Sports Arena
18 June 22 New York Mohegan Sun Arena
19 June 26 @ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
20 June 29 @ Chicago Wintrust Arena
July : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
21 July 3 Washington Mohegan Sun Arena
22 July 5 @ Dallas College Park Center
23 July 13 @ Indiana Indiana Farmers Coliseum
24 July 15 @ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
25 July 17 Las Vegas Mohegan Sun Arena
26 July 19 New York Mohegan Sun Arena
27 July 22 @ Minnesota Target Center
28 July 24 @ Minnesota Target Center
29 July 28 Seattle Mohegan Sun Arena
30 July 31 Chicago Mohegan Sun Arena
August : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
31 August 2 Phoenix Mohegan Sun Arena
32 August 4 Phoenix Mohegan Sun Arena
33 August 7 @ Chicago Wintrust Arena
34 August 9 @ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
35 August 11 @ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
36 August 14 Minnesota Mohegan Sun Arena
2022 season schedule

Standings
# Team W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 Atlanta Dream00.000–0–00–00–00–0
2 Chicago Sky00.000–0–00–00–00–0
3 Connecticut Sun00.000–0–00–00–00–0
4 Dallas Wings00.000–0–00–00–00–0
5 Indiana Fever00.000–0–00–00–00–0
6 Las Vegas Aces00.000–0–00–00–00–0
7 Los Angeles Sparks00.000–0–00–00–00–0
8 Minnesota Lynx00.000–0–00–00–00–0
9 New York Liberty00.000–0–00–00–00–0
10 Phoenix Mercury00.000–0–00–00–00–0
11 Seattle Storm00.000–0–00–00–00–0
12 Washington Mystics00.000–0–00–00–00–0

Notes

(#) – League Standing
x – Clinched playoff berth
e – Eliminated from playoff contention
Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings

Awards and Honors
Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.

References
  1. "2022 Connecticut Sun Schedule". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  2. "Rachel Galligan Tweet". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  3. "Natisha Hiedeman Accepts Qualifying Offer, Returning to the Connecticut Sun for a Fourth Year". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  4. "Beatrice Mompremier Accepts Qualifying Offer, Returning to Connecticut". sun.wnba.acom. WNBA. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  5. "Rachel Galligan Tweet 2". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  6. "Stephanie Jones Accepts Qualifying Offer, Returning to Connecticut". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  7. "WNBA MVP Jonquel Jones Returns to Connecticut". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  8. "Gabe Ibrahim Tweet". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  9. "Courtney Williams Returns to the Connecticut Sun". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  10. "Richard Cohen Tweet". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  11. "Sun Sign Taja Cole & Joyner Holmes to Training Camp Contracts". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  12. "Yvonne Anderson Accepts Training Camp Contract, Joins Connecticut". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  13. "Alexus Dye, Delicia Washington and Aleksa Gulbe to Come to Connecticut Sun's Training Camp". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  14. "Connecticut Sun Finalizes 2022 Training Camp Roster". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  15. "Connecticut Sun Waives Dye, Hayes and Washington". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  16. "Connecticut Sun Waives Jordan Lewis". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  17. "Connecticut Waives Kaila Charles". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  18. "Connecticut Waives Taj Cole and Aleksa Gulbe". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
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