2020 Connecticut Sun season

The 2020 WNBA season will be the 22nd season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association. It will also be the 18th season for the franchise in Connecticut. The season will tip off on July 26, 2020, versus the Minnesota Lynx.[1]

2020 Connecticut Sun season
Coach	Curt Miller
Arena	Originally: Mohegan Sun Arena Rescheduled to: IMG Academy gymnasiums, Bradenton, Florida
Attendance	0 per game
Results
Record	4–6 (.400)
Place	T–2nd (Eastern)
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This WNBA season will feature an all-time high 36 regular-season games.[2] However, the plan for expanded games was put on hold on April 3, when the WNBA postponed its season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] Under a plan approved on June 15, the league is scheduled to hold a shortened 22-game regular season at IMG Academy, without fans present, starting on July 24.[4][5]

Current roster

Connecticut Sun roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs G/F 24 Bonner, DeWanna 6' 4" (1.93m) 143 lb (65kg) 08-21-1987 Auburn 10 G/F 3 Charles, Kaila 6' 1" (1.85m) 167 lb (76kg) 03-23-1998 Maryland R G 88 Gemelos, Jacki 6' 0" (1.83m) 165 lb (75kg) 11-22-1988 Southern California 1 G 2 Hiedeman, Natisha 5' 8" (1.73m) 135 lb (61kg) 02-10-1997 Marquette 1 G 32 Holmes, Bria 6' 1" (1.85m) 170 lb (77kg) 04-19-1994 West Virginia 3 G 20 January, Briann 5' 8" (1.73m) 144 lb (65kg) 01-11-1987 Arizona State 11 F 42 Jones, Brionna 6' 3" (1.91m) 230 lb (104kg) 12-18-1995 Maryland 3 F 35 Jones, Jonquel  6' 6" (1.98m) 190 lb (86kg) 01-05-1994 George Washington 4 F 1 Mompremier, Beatrice 6' 4" (1.93m) 190 lb (86kg) 08-08-1996 Miami (FL) R F 23 Mosqueda-Lewis, Kaleena 5' 11" (1.8m) 180 lb (82kg) 11-03-1993 Connecticut 5 F 55 Plaisance, Theresa 6' 5" (1.96m) 200 lb (91kg) 05-18-1992 LSU 6 F 25 Thomas, Alyssa 6' 2" (1.88m) 185 lb (84kg) 04-12-1992 Maryland 6 G 5 Thomas, Jasmine 5' 9" (1.75m) 143 lb (65kg) 09-30-1989 Duke 9	Head coach Curt Miller (Baldwin Wallace) Assistant coaches Brandi Poole Chris Koclanes Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured   WNBA roster page
East ATL CHI CON IND NY WAS West DAL LV LA MIN PHO SEA

Game log

Regular season

2020 game log Total: 4–6
July Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 July 26 Minnesota Lynx L 69–77 A. Thomas (20) Tied (8) Tied (4) IMG Academy 0 0–1 2 July 28 Washington Mystics 89–94 Bonner (29) A. Thomas (11) Bonner (5) IMG Academy 0 0–2 3 July 30 Los Angeles Sparks L 76–81 Bonner (34) A. Thomas (18) A. Thomas (8) IMG Academy 0 0–3
August Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 4 August 1 Minnesota Lynx L 69–78 Bonner (28) Tied (7) J. Thomas (4) IMG Academy 0 0–4 5 August 4 Seattle Storm L 74–87 Jones (20) A. Thomas (13) Hiedeman (5) IMG Academy 0 0–5 6 August 6 Dallas Wings W 91–68 Jones (17) A. Thomas (10) J. Thomas (9) IMG Academy 0 1–5 7 August 8 Chicago Sky L 93–100 J. Thomas (22) A. Thomas (6) J. Thomas (6) IMG Academy 0 1–6 8 August 10 Atlanta Dream W 93–82 A. Thomas (21) Bonner (9) J. Thomas (7) IMG Academy 0 2–6 9 August 12 Dallas Wings W 70–66] Bonner (18) A. Thomas (7) Tied (4) IMG Academy 0 3–6 10 August 14 Chicago Sky W 77–74 Bonner (19) A. Thomas (10) A. Thomas (8) IMG Academy 0 4–6 11 August 16 Seattle Storm IMG Academy 0 0–0 12 August 18 Indiana Fever IMG Academy 0 0–0 13 August 20 Las Vegas Aces IMG Academy 0 0–0 14 August 22 New York Liberty IMG Academy 0 0–0 15 August 26 Phoenix Mercury IMG Academy 0 0–0 16 August 28 Los Angeles Sparks IMG Academy 0 0–0 17 August 30 Washington Mystics IMG Academy 0 0–0
September Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 18 September 1 New York Liberty IMG Academy 0 0–0 19 September 3 Las Vegas Aces IMG Academy 0 0–0 20 September 5 Indiana Fever IMG Academy 0 0–0 21 September 9 Phoenix Mercury IMG Academy 0 0–0 22 September 11 Atlanta Dream IMG Academy 0 0–0
2020 season schedule

Standings

#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Conf.
1	Seattle Storm	9	1	.900	–	4–0
2	Las Vegas Aces	8	2	.800	1	3–1
3	Los Angeles Sparks	7	3	.700	2	2–2
3	Minnesota Lynx	7	3	.700	2	0–3
5	Chicago Sky	6	4	.600	3	2–1
5	Phoenix Mercury	6	4	.600	3	2–2
7	Indiana Fever	4	6	.400	5	3–1
7	Connecticut Sun	4	6	.400	5	2–2
9	Washington Mystics	3	7	.300	6	2–3
9	Dallas Wings	3	7	.300	6	0–3
11	Atlanta Dream	2	8	.200	7	1–2
12	New York Liberty	1	9	.100	8	1–2

References

1. "2020 Connecticut Sun Schedule". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
2. "Atlanta Dream Announce 2020 Schedule - Atlanta Dream". dream.wnba.com. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
3. "WNBA Statement Regarding the Start of the 2020 Regular Season". 2020-04-03. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
4. "WNBA Announces Plan To Tip Off 2020 Season". WNBA. 2020-06-15. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
5. "WNBA announces plans for 2020 season to start late July in Florida". NBC Sports Washington. 2020-06-15. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
6. "Jonquel Jones Returns to the Sun". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. February 10, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
7. "Seattle Completes Trade with Connecticut Acquires Morgan Tuck". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. February 10, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
8. "Connecticut Signs Hiedeman". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. February 10, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
9. Metcalfe, Jeff (February 11, 2020). "Phoenix Mercury All-Star DeWanna Bonner traded to Connecticut Sun". azcentral.com. Arizona Republic. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
10. "Connecticut native and dynamic playmaker Bria Holmes re-signs with the Sun". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. February 15, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
11. "Sun Acquire All-Star Briann January, 2021 draft pick as a part of a three-team trade". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. February 19, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
12. "Sun Acquire Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis from Seattle". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. February 24, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
13. "Minnesota Lynx Acquire Rachel Banham". lynx.wnba.com. WNBA. February 25, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
14. "Connecticut Signs Gwathmey". twitter.com/ConnecticutSun. Connecticut Sun. February 25, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
15. "Connecticut Signs Valeriane Ayayi". twitter.com/ConnecticutSun. Connecticut Sun. February 25, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
16. "Connecticut Signs Jacki Gemelos". twitter.com/ConnecticutSun. Connecticut Sun. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
17. "Connecticut Signs Megan Huff". twitter.com/ConnecticutSun. Connecticut Sun. March 14, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
18. "Jones Opts out for 2020 Season". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. June 22, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
19. "Connecticut Welcomes Beatrice Mompremier". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. June 23, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
20. "Jacki Gemelos Signs with the Sun". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. June 25, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2020.

External links

• Official website
• Connecticut Sun at ESPN.com