2016 Connecticut Sun season

2016 Connecticut Sun season
2016 Connecticut Sun season
Coach	Curt Miller
Arena	Mohegan Sun Arena
Attendance	6,728 per game
Results
Record	14–20 (.412)
Place	5th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did Not Qualify
Team Leaders
Points	Alex Bentley – 12.9 ppg
Rebounds	Chiney Ogwumike – 6.7 rpg
Assists	Jasmine Thomas – 5.1 apg
	← 2015 season 2017 season →

The 2016 WNBA season was the 18th season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the WNBA. It was the 14th season for the franchise in Connecticut. The season tipped off on May 14 in Chicago versus the Chicago Sky.^[1]

Transactions[edit]

WNBA draft[edit]

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/Team/Country
1	3	Morgan Tuck	United States	Connecticut
1	4	Rachel Banham	United States	Minnesota
1	6	Jonquel Jones	Bahamas	George Washington
2	17	Jamie Weisner	Canada	Oregon State
3	27	Aliyyah Handford	United States	St. John's

Trades/Roster Changes[edit]

Date	Details
February 3, 2016	Traded Elizabeth Williams to the Atlanta Dream in exchange for the 4th Overall Pick in the 2016 WNBA draft^[2]
April 14, 20216	Traded Chelsea Gray the 15th and 23rds pick in the 2016 draft, and the 4th pick in the 2017 WNBA draft to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for the rights to Jonquel Jones and the 17th pick in the 2016 draft.^[3]
June 25, 2016	Traded Kelsey Bone to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Courtney Williams, the rights to Jillian Alleyne and the 13th pick in the 2017 draft.^[4]

Roster[edit]

2016 Connecticut Sun roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From	Yrs
G	1	Banham, Rachel	5' 10" (1.78m)	181 lb (82kg)	07-15-1993	Minnesota	R
G	20	Bentley, Alex	5' 7" (1.7m)	152 lb (69kg)	10-27-1990	Penn State	3
G	34	Faris, Kelly	5' 11" (1.8m)	154 lb (70kg)	12-31-1991	Connecticut	3
F/C	15	Henry, Aneika	6' 4" (1.93m)	192 lb (87kg)	02-13-1986	Florida	4
F/C	35	Jones, Jonquel	6' 6" (1.98m)	215 lb (98kg)	01-05-1994	George Washington	R
F	2	Little, Camille	6' 2" (1.88m)	180 lb (82kg)	01-18-1985	North Carolina	9
F/C	13	Ogwumike, Chiney	6' 3" (1.91m)	183 lb (83kg)	03-22-1992	Stanford	1
F	40	Stricklen, Shekinna	6' 2" (1.88m)	230 lb (104kg)	07-30-1990	Tennessee	4
F	31	Taylor, Asia	6' 1" (1.85m)	167 lb (76kg)	08-22-1991	Louisville	1
F	25	Thomas, Alyssa	6' 2" (1.88m)	203 lb (92kg)	04-12-1992	Maryland	2
G	5	Thomas, Jasmine	5' 9" (1.75m)	143 lb (65kg)	09-30-1989	Duke	5
F	33	Tuck, Morgan	6' 2" (1.88m)	207 lb (94kg)	04-30-1994	Connecticut	R
G	10	Williams, Courtney	5' 8" (1.73m)	142 lb (64kg)	05-11-1994	South Florida	R

Head coach: Curt Miller (Baldwin Wallace)
Assistant coaches: Nicki Collen (Marquette)
Steve Smith

Athletic trainer: Jeremy Norman (Keene State College)

Strength and conditioning coach: Tim Yuhas (Connecticut)

Legend

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

Source:^[5]

Game log[edit]

Preseason[edit]

2016 pre-season game log

May: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	May 4	Chicago	W 84–81	Kelsey Bone (15)	Alyssa Thomas (7)	Bone, A. Thomas, J. Thomas, Tuck (5)	Mohegan Sun Arena 4,207	1–0
2	May 5	San Antonio	W 76–53	Morgan Tuck (16)	Jonquel Jones (12)	Kelly Faris (3)	Mohegan Sun Arena 4,025	2–0
3	May 8	@ Dallas	W 82–74	Jonquel Jones (16)	Kelly Faris (7)	Rachel Banham (7)	College Park Center 2,326	3–0

2016 pre-season schedule

Regular season[edit]

2016 game log
Total: 14–20 (Home: 8–9; Road: 6–11)

May: 1–5 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	May 14	@ Chicago	L 70–93	Alex Bentley (14)	A. Thomas, Tuck (7)	Alyssa Thomas (4)	Allstate Arena 6,719	0–1
2	May 19	@ San Antonio	W 72–68	Camille Smith (13)	Kelsey Bone (10)	Jasmine Thomas (8)	AT&T Center 6,267	1–1
3	May 21	Washington	L 76–84	Alyssa Thomas (18)	Kelsey Bone (10)	Jasmine Thomas (7)	Mohegan Sun Arena 6,022	1–2
4	May 26	Los Angeles	L 72–77	Jasmine Thomas (17)	Chiney Ogwumike (9)	Bentley, J. Thomas (4)	Mohegan Sun Arena 4,766	1–3
5	May 28	@ Seattle	L 81–93	Jasmine Thomas (17)	Jasmine Thomas (5)	Camille Smith (6)	KeyArena 4,456	1–4
6	May 31	@ Phoenix	L 90–99	Camille Smith (16)	Kelsey Bone (8)	Jasmine Thomas (6)	Talking Stick Resort Arena 8,412	1–5

June : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record

July : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record

August : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record

September : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record

2016 season schedule

Standings[edit]

Eastern Conference v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Conf.
3 - New York Liberty	21	13	.618	—	10–7	11–6	11–5
4 - Chicago Sky	18	16	.529	3	11–6	7–10	8–8
5 - Indiana Fever	17	17	.500	4	8–9	9–8	8–8
6 - Atlanta Dream	17	17	.500	4	11–6	6–11	9–7
e - Connecticut Sun	14	20	.412	7	8–9	6–11	4–12
e - Washington Mystics	13	21	.382	8	5–12	8–9	8–8

Awards and honors[edit]

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Jasmine Thomas	WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week	September 19, 2016	^[6]
Jasmine Thomas	All-Defensive Second Team	September 30, 2016	^[7]

Statistics[edit]

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[edit]

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG

References[edit]

^ "2016 Connecticut Sun Schedule". Women's National Basketball Association. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
^ "Seattle Connecticut Sun trade F/C Elizabeth Williams to Dream for No. 4 draft pick". espn.go.com. ESPN. February 4, 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
^ "Sparks acquire Riquna Williams in swap of high picks with Wings". espn.go.com. ESPN. March 2, 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
^ Knight, Joey (June 26, 2016). "Courtney Williams traded to Connecticut". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on August 28, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
^ "2016 Connecticut Sun Stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
^ "Sun's Jasmine Thomas, Sparks' Nneka Ogwumike Named Players of the Week" (Press release). WNBA. September 19, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
^ "Sylvia Fowles, Nneka Ogwumike Headline 2016 WNBA All-Defensive Team" (Press release). WNBA. September 30, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2024.

External links[edit]

The Official Site of the Connecticut Sun

[1] "2016 Connecticut Sun Schedule". Women's National Basketball Association. Retrieved May 30, 2024.

[2] "Seattle Connecticut Sun trade F/C Elizabeth Williams to Dream for No. 4 draft pick". espn.go.com. ESPN. February 4, 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-12.

[3] "Sparks acquire Riquna Williams in swap of high picks with Wings". espn.go.com. ESPN. March 2, 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-18.

[4] Knight, Joey (June 26, 2016). "Courtney Williams traded to Connecticut". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on August 28, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2016.

[5] "2016 Connecticut Sun Stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 30, 2024.

[6] "Sun's Jasmine Thomas, Sparks' Nneka Ogwumike Named Players of the Week" (Press release). WNBA. September 19, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2024.

[7] "Sylvia Fowles, Nneka Ogwumike Headline 2016 WNBA All-Defensive Team" (Press release). WNBA. September 30, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2024.

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v t e Connecticut Sun
Formerly the Orlando Miracle Founded in 1999 Based in Uncasville, Connecticut
Franchise	All-time roster The Orlando Miracle years The move to Connecticut Current season
Arenas	TD Waterhouse Centre Mohegan Sun Arena
Head coaches	Carolyn Peck Dee Brown Mike Thibault Anne Donovan Curt Miller Stephanie White
Administration	Owner: RDV Sports, Inc. Mohegan Sun General Manager: Carolyn Peck Dee Brown Chris Sienko Curt Miller Darius Taylor
All-Stars	Alex Bentley Kelsey Bone DeWanna Bonner Tina Charles Katie Douglas Margo Dydek Allison Hightower Shannon Johnson Asjha Jones Brionna Jones Jonquel Jones Taj McWilliams Renee Montgomery Chiney Ogwumike Nykesha Sales Alyssa Thomas Jasmine Thomas Lindsay Whalen
Seasons	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Playoff appearances	2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2011 2012 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Conference titles	2004 2005 2019
Rivals	Atlanta Dream Detroit Shock Indiana Fever New York Liberty
Media	TV: CPTV Sports (CPTV-S) Announcers: Bob Heussler Rebecca Lobo Jennifer Rizzotti Kara Wolters

v t e 2016 WNBA season by team
Draft Playoffs Finals
Eastern	Atlanta Dream Chicago Sky Connecticut Sun Indiana Fever New York Liberty Washington Mystics
Western	Dallas Wings Los Angeles Sparks Minnesota Lynx Phoenix Mercury San Antonio Stars Seattle Storm
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