2014 Connecticut Sun season

The 2014 WNBA season is the 16th season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association. It is their 12th in Connecticut. Following one of the worst seasons in team history, the Sun look to bounce back with a brand new team - filled with youth.

2014 Connecticut Sun season
CoachAnne Donovan
ArenaMohegan Sun Arena
Attendanceper game
Results
Record13–21 (.382)
Place6th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDNQ
Media
TelevisionCSN-NE
ESPN2, NBATV

The Sun's offseason included trading disgruntled stars Tina Charles to the New York Liberty and Kara Lawson to the Washington Mystics. They also traded Sandrine Gruda to the Los Angeles Sparks for a 1st Round pick in the 2014 WNBA Draft. They brought back Katie Douglas, after she spent several season with the Indiana Fever. The Sun re-signed a few key players as well, pairing them with their high draft picks, setting up a potential exciting season.

Transactions

WNBA Draft

The following are the Sun's selections in the 2014 WNBA Draft.[1]

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 1 Chiney Ogwumike United States Stanford
1 11 Chelsea Gray United States Duke
3 25 DeNesha Stallworth United States Kentucky

Trades
Date Trade
To Connecticut Sun To Los Angeles Sparks
2014 1st Round Pick and 2015 2nd Round Pick Sandrine Gruda
To Connecticut Sun To Washington Mystics
Alex Bentley Kara Lawson
To Connecticut Sun To New York Liberty
Kelsey Bone, Alyssa Thomas, and 2015 1st Round Pick Tina Charles

Personnel changes

Roster
2014 Connecticut Sun roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
G 20 Bentley, Alex 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 152 lb (69 kg) 10-27-1990 Penn State
F/C 14 Bone, Kelsey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 12-31-1991 Texas A&M
C 52 Cain, Kelley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 05-16-1989 Tennessee
G/F 23 Douglas, Katie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 05-07-1979 Purdue
G 34 Faris, Kelly 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 154 lb (70 kg) 01-16-1991 Connecticut
G 15 Gilbreath, Briana 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 08-16-1990 Southern California
F 5 Griffin, Kelsey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 07-02-1987 Nebraska
G 3 Hightower, Allison 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 139 lb (63 kg) 04-06-1988 LSU
F 16 Hoffman, Ebony 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 08-27-1982 Southern California
G/F 4 McCray, Danielle 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 10-08-1987 Kansas
G 21 Montgomery, Renee 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 143 lb (65 kg) 12-02-1986 Connecticut
F 13 Ogwumike, Chiney 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 03-21-1992 Stanford
F 7 Pedersen, Kayla 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 04-14-1989 Stanford
F 25 Thomas, Alyssa 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 04-12-1992 Maryland
Head coach
Anne Donovan (Old Dominion)
Assistant coaches
Jennifer Gillom (Mississippi)
Steven Key (Boston University)
Athletic trainer
Jeremy Norman(Keene State College)
Strength and conditioning coach
Lisa White (Stony Brook)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Depth
Pos. Starter Bench
C Chiney Ogwumike Kelsey Bone
Kelley Cain
PF Kelsey Griffin Kayla Pedersen
SF Alyssa Thomas Danielle McCray
SG Katie Douglas Renee Montgomery
Kelly Faris
PG Allison Hightower Alex Bentley

Season standings
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB GP
1 y- Atlanta Dream1915.559-34
2 x- Indiana Fever1618.4713.034
3 x-Washington Mystics1618.4713.034
4 x-Chicago Sky1519.4414.034
5 e-New York Liberty1519.4414.034
6 e-Connecticut Sun1321.3826.034

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

Awards and honors
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References
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