2018 Connecticut Sun season

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2018 Connecticut Sun season
Head Coach Curt Miller
Arena Mohegan Sun Arena
Attendance 6,626 per game
Results
Record 21–13
(.618)
Place 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff Finish 4th seed, Lost in Second Round to Phoenix Mercury 86–96
Team Leaders
Points Chiney Ogwumike – 14.4 ppg
Rebounds Alyssa Thomas – 8.1 rpg
Assists Jasmine Thomas – 4.8 apg
Media
Television NBC Sports Boston and WCCT-TV
Connecticut Sun seasons
< 2017 2019 >

The 2018 WNBA season is the 20th season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the WNBA. It is also the 16th season for the franchise in Connecticut. The season tipped off on May 13.[1]

The Sun got off to a strong start, going 3–0 in May. All three wins were at home. In June, the Sun started strong, winning their first 4 of 5. However, they lost 5 of their next 7 games to finish 6–6 on the month. That skid included a 1–4 road trip, where all losses came 4 of eventual top 5 playoff teams. Their up and down season continued into July, where the Sun were 5–6. July started with another tough road trip where the Sun went 1–3. From there the Sun couldn't get a streak going; losing 2 then winning 2 then losing 2 again. The Sun surged in August posting a 7–1 record, including going 6–0 at home. Their only loss came on the road to Chicago. The Sun finished 21–13, which earned them the 4th seed in the 2018 WNBA Playoffs. Their playoff run fell short when they lost at home in the second round 86–96. This was the Sun's only playoff game, as they earned a first round bye.

Transactions

WNBA draft

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See also: 2018 WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 9 Lexie Brown  United States Duke
3 33 Mikayla Cowling  United States California

Trades/Roster Changes

Date Details
February 2, 2018 Acquired C Cayla George via trade from the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for 21st pick in the 2018 WNBA Draft.[2]
February 7, 2018 Signed G Leticia Romero[3]
April 12, 2018 Sun receive Bria Holmes in exchange for 15th pick in 2018 WNBA Draft and a second round pick in 2019 WNBA draft.[4]
July 9, 2018 Sun receive Layshia Clarendon and a second round pick in 2019 WNBA draft in exchange for Alex Bentley.[5]

Roster

2018 Connecticut Sun roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From
G 1 United States Banham, Rachel 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 168 lb (76 kg) 07-15-1993 Minnesota
G 4 United States Brown, Lexie 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 10-27-1994 Duke
G 23 United States Clarendon, Layshia 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 158 lb (72 kg) 05-02-1991 California
G 32 United States Holmes, Bria 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 04-19-1994 West Virginia
F 35 The Bahamas Jones, Jonquel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 01-05-1994 George Washington
C 42 United States Jones, Brionna 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 12-18-1995 Maryland
G/F 44 United States Laney, Betnijah 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 10-29-1993 Rutgers
F 13 United States Ogwumike, Chiney 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 03-22-1992 Stanford
G/F 40 United States Stricklen, Shekinna 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 07-30-1990 Tennessee
F 25 United States Thomas, Alyssa 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 04-12-1992 Maryland
G 5 United States Thomas, Jasmine 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 145 lb (66 kg) 09-30-1989 Duke
F 33 United States Tuck, Morgan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 04-30-1994 Connecticut
G 10 United States Williams, Courtney 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 136 lb (62 kg) 05-11-1994 South Florida
Head coach
United States Curt Miller (Baldwin Wallace)
Assistant coaches
United States Brandi Poole
United States Steve Smith



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Game log

Preseason

2018 pre-season game log
2018 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2018 game log
2018 season schedule

Playoffs

2018 playoff game log
WNBA Second Round: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 August 23 Phoenix L 86–96 Williams (27) Williams (8) J. Jones (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,858		 0–1
2018 playoff schedule

Standings

Template:2018 WNBA Eastern Conference standings

Playoffs

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Main article: 2018 WNBA Playoffs

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Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Alyssa Thomas WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week May 29, 2018 [6]
Chiney Ogwumike WNBA All-Star Selection July 17, 2018 [7]
Jonquel Jones WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week August 20, 2018 [8]
WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year Award August 23, 2018 [9]

Statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage  TO  Turnovers per game
 PF  Fouls per game Team leader League leader

Regular season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Chiney Ogwumike 31 31 25.5 .603 .500 .797 7.3 1.0 1.2 0.6 14.4
Jasmine Thomas 34 34 28.1 .398 .311 .855 3.3 4.8 1.1 0.2 12.9
Courtney Williams 30 29 27.1 .456 .377 .680 5.9 3.0 0.8 0.1 12.6
Jonquel Jones 34 16 20.5 .550 .467 .671 5.5 1.7 0.1 1.2 11.8
Alyssa Thomas 24 24 30.6 .464 .000 .547 8.1 4.2 1.2 0.4 10.3
Shekinna Stricklen 34 30 18.8 .430 .430 .857 2.3 0.5 0.6 0.1 6.6
Morgan Tuck 34 1 13.6 .473 .349 .826 2.3 0.5 0.4 0.1 5.9
Layshia Clarendon 15 0 15.9 .492 .000 .826 1.6 2.7 0.5 0.0 5.4
Rachel Banham 33 5 12.8 .414 .370 .868 0.9 1.5 0.5 0.1 5.2
Brionna Jones 27 0 9.0 .469 .000 .727 2.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 3.1
Betnijah Laney 29 0 9.3 .471 .111 .909 1.7 0.7 0.4 0.0 2.7
Lexie Brown 22 0 5.6 .273 .310 .571 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.0 1.7

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