From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2024 Connecticut Sun season
Coach Stephanie White
Attendanceper game
Results
Record18–6 (.750)
Place2nd ( Eastern)

The 2024 Connecticut Sun season is the 26th season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association. It is the 22nd season for the franchise in Connecticut after relocating from Orlando. After both the Phoenix Mercury and Seattle Storm missed the playoffs for the first time since 2012 and 2015 respectively, the Sun entered the season with the longest active playoffs streak for the WNBA, making the playoffs every year since 2017. The Regular season tipped off on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at home versus the Indiana Fever. [1]

Transactions

WNBA draft

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 10 Leila Lacan   France Angers ( France)
2 19 Taiyanna Jackson   United States Kansas
2 22 Helena Pueyo   Spain Arizona
3 34 Abbey Hsu   United States Columbia

Transactions

Date Details
December 12, 2023 Tiffany Hayes announced her retirement [2]
January 18, 2024 Cored Brionna Jones [3]
Extended qualifying offers to Kianna Smith and Bernadett Határ [3]
January 31, 2024 Acquired Tiffany Mitchell and the 19th pick in the 2024 draft from Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Natisha Hiedeman [4]
February 1, 2024 Signed Rachel Banham [5]
February 2, 2024 Signed Rennia Davis, Kianna Smith, and Sydney Wiese to training camp contracts [6]
February 3, 2024 Acquired Moriah Jefferson from the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Rebecca Allen [7]
Signed Astou Ndour-Fall [8]
February 5, 2024 Re-signed Brionna Jones [9]
February 6, 2024 Re-signed DeWanna Bonner [10]
February 16, 2024 Signed Shey Peddy to a training camp contract [11]
February 19, 2024 Signed Jocelyn Willoughby to a training camp contract [12]
April 16, 2024 Signed Helena Pueyo and Taiyanna Jackson to rookie contracts [3]
May 1, 2024 Waived Kianna Smith [13]
May 5, 2024 Waived Leigha Brown, Rennia Davis, and Shey Peddy [14]
May 7, 2024 Acquired Queen Egbo from the Washington Mystics in exchange for Bernadett Határ and the Sun's second-round 2025 draft pick [15]
May 10, 2024 Waived Helena Pueyo and Taiyanna Jackson [16]
May 13, 2024 Waived Sydney Wiese and Jocelyn Willoughby [17]
May 15, 2024 Exercised 4th-year team option on Olivia Nelson-Ododa [18]
June 5, 2024 Waived Queen Egbo [19]
Signed Veronica Burton [20]
July 17, 2024 Traded Rachel Banham, Moriah Jefferson, a first-round 2025 draft pick, and the rights to swap 2026 first-round draft picks to Chicago Sky in exchange for Marina Mabrey and Chicago's second-round 2025 draft pick. [21]

Roster changes

Roster

PlayersCoaches
Pos. No. Nat.NameHeightWeight DOBFrom Yrs
G/F24 North Macedonia Bonner, DeWanna6' 4" (1.93m)143 lb (65kg)1987-08-21 Auburn14
G12 United States Burton, Veronica5' 9" (1.75m)155 lb (70kg)2000-07-12 Northwestern2
G/F21 United States Carrington, DiJonai5' 11" (1.8m)175 lb (79kg)1998-01-08 Baylor3
G52 United States Harris, Tyasha5' 10" (1.78m)152 lb (69kg)1998-05-01 South Carolina4
C42 United States Jones, Brionna6' 3" (1.91m)210 lb (95kg)1995-12-18 Maryland7
G4 United States Mabrey, Marina5' 11" (1.8m)170 lb (77kg)1996-09-14 Notre Dame5
G3 United States Mitchell, Tiffany5' 9" (1.75m)152 lb (69kg)1994-09-23 South Carolina8
F/C45 Spain Ndour-Fall, Astou6' 5" (1.96m)169 lb (77kg)1994-08-22 Spain6
C10 United States Nelson-Ododa, Olivia6' 5" (1.96m)173 lb (78kg)2000-08-17 Connecticut2
F25 United States Thomas, Alyssa6' 2" (1.88m)185 lb (84kg)1992-04-12 Maryland10
G United States Hsu, Abbey (DP)5' 11" (1.8m)2001-03-22 Columbia
G France Lacan, Leïla (DP)5' 11" (1.8m)2004-06-02 France
Head coach
United States Stephanie White ( Purdue)
Assistant coaches
United States Abi Olajuwon ( Oklahoma)
United States Briann January ( Arizona State)
United States Austin Kelly ( Duke)
Athletic trainer
United States Nicole Alexander
Strength and conditioning coach
United States Analisse Rios

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

  WNBA roster page

Depth chart

Pos. Starter Bench
PG Tyasha Harris Marina Mabrey
SG DiJonai Carrington
SF DeWanna Bonner Tiffany Mitchell
PF Alyssa Thomas Astou Ndour-Fall
C Brionna Jones Olivia Nelson-Ododa

Schedule

Pre-season

2024 pre-season game log
Total: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)
May: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 May 9 New York L 79–82 Rachel Banham (20) Tied (5) Alyssa Thomas (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,617
0–1
2024 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2024 game log
Total: 18–6 (Home: 10–3; Road: 8–3)
May: 7–0 (Home: 5–0; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 May 14 Indiana W 92–71 DeWanna Bonner (20) Alyssa Thomas (10) Alyssa Thomas (13) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,910
1–0
2 May 17 Washington W 84–77 DeWanna Bonner (22) Alyssa Thomas (11) Alyssa Thomas (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,874
2–0
3 May 20 @ Indiana W 88–84 Alyssa Thomas (24) Alyssa Thomas (14) Alyssa Thomas (9) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274
3–0
4 May 23 Minnesota W 83–82 (OT) DeWanna Bonner (20) Alyssa Thomas (7) Jones, Thomas (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,152
4–0
5 May 25 @ Chicago W 86–82 DeWanna Bonner (19) DeWanna Bonner (8) Alyssa Thomas (6) Wintrust Arena
9,025
5–0
6 May 28 Phoenix W 70–47 DeWanna Bonner (19) DiJonai Carrington (10) Alyssa Thomas (8) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,489
6–0
7 May 31 Dallas 74–72 Brionna Jones (22) Alyssa Thomas (9) Alyssa Thomas (14) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,638
7–0
June : 7–4 (Home: 3–2; Road: 4–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
8 June 2 @ Atlanta W 69–50 DeWanna Bonner (18) Alyssa Thomas (14) Alyssa Thomas (11) Gateway Center Arena
3,265
8–0
9 June 4 Washington W 76–59 DeWanna Bonner (20) DeWanna Bonner (8) Alyssa Thomas (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,346
9–0
10 June 8 New York L 75–82 DeWanna Bonner (16) Alyssa Thomas (12) Alyssa Thomas (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,910
9–1
11 June 10 Indiana W 89–72 DiJonai Carrington (22) Alyssa Thomas (18) Alyssa Thomas (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,910
10–1
12 June 12 @ Chicago W 83–75 Alyssa Thomas (20) DeWanna Bonner (8) Tyasha Harris (7) Wintrust Arena
7,815
11–1
13 June 15 @ Dallas W 85–67 Rachel Banham (16) Alyssa Thomas (9) Alyssa Thomas (9) College Park Center
5,977
12–1
14 June 18 Los Angeles W 79–70 DeWanna Bonner (16) Bonner, Thomas (7) Alyssa Thomas (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,853
13–1
15 June 21 @ Las Vegas L 74–85 DiJonai Carrington (19) Brionna Jones (7) Alyssa Thomas (7) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,385
13–2
16 June 23 @ Seattle L 61–72 Jones, Thomas (14) Alyssa Thomas (14) Alyssa Thomas (3) Climate Pledge Arena
9,935
13–3
17 June 27 @ Washington W 94–91 (OT) DeWanna Bonner (24) DeWanna Bonner (10) Alyssa Thomas (6) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200
14–3
18 June 28 Atlanta L 74–78 DeWanna Bonner (17) Alyssa Thomas (7) Alyssa Thomas (8) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,008
14–4
July: 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
19 July 1 @ Phoenix W 83–72 Brionna Jones (18) Alyssa Thomas (12) Alyssa Thomas (6) Footprint Center
8,445
15–4
20 July 4 @ Minnesota W 78–73 DeWanna Bonner (24) Alyssa Thomas (10) Alyssa Thomas (14) Target Center
7,508
16–4
21 July 7 Atlanta W 80–67 DeWanna Bonner (23) Alyssa Thomas (7) Alyssa Thomas (9) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,527
17–4
22 July 10 New York L 68–71 DeWanna Bonner (22) Bonner, Thomas (9) Alyssa Thomas (8) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,910
17–5
23 July 14 Phoenix W 96–69 Rachel Banham (24) DiJonai Carrington (11) Tyasha Harris (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,910
18–5
24 July 16 @ New York L 74–82 Brionna Jones (17) Bonner, Thomas (8) Alyssa Thomas (5) Barclays Center
13,694
18–6
August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
25 August 16 @ Dallas College Park Center
26 August 18 @ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
27 August 20 Los Angeles TD Garden
28 August 23 Chicago Mohegan Sun Arena
29 August 24 @ New York Barclays Center
30 August 28 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
31 August 31 @ Washington Entertainment and Sports Arena
September : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
32 September 1 Seattle Mohegan Sun Arena
33 September 3 Seattle Mohegan Sun Arena
34 September 6 Las Vegas Mohegan Sun Arena
35 September 8 @ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
36 September 10 @ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
37 September 13 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
38 September 15 @ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena
39 September 17 Minnesota Mohegan Sun Arena
40 September 19 Chicago Mohegan Sun Arena
2024 season schedule

Standings

# Team W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 New York Liberty 21 4 .840 15–2 12–1 9–3 5–0
2 Connecticut Sun 18 6 .750 2.5 10–4 10–3 8–3 4–1
3 Minnesota Lynx 17 8 .680 4 11–4 11–3 6–5 4–1
4 Seattle Storm 17 8 .680 4 8–6 11–3 6–5 4–1
5 Las Vegas Aces 16 8 .667 4.5 8–5 8–5 8–3 2–3
6 Phoenix Mercury 13 12 .520 8 9–6 8–4 5–8 3–2
7 Indiana Fever 11 15 .423 10.5 7–8 6–5 5–10 3–2
8 Chicago Sky 10 14 .417 10.5 5–9 4–8 6–6 1–4
9 Atlanta Dream 7 17 .292 13.5 3–10 3–8 4–9 1–4
10 Los Angeles Sparks 6 18 .250 14.5 4–10 4–8 2–10 2–3
11 Washington Mystics 6 19 .240 15 3–10 3–9 3–10 1–4
12 Dallas Wings 6 19 .240 15 3–12 4–7 2–12 0–5

Notes

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


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


Waived/Released during the season
Traded during the season
Acquired during the season

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Alyssa Thomas Eastern Conference Player of the Week May 21, 2024 [22]
Eastern Conference Player of the Month - May June 3, 2024 [23]
WNBA All-Star July 2, 2024 [24]
DeWanna Bonner Eastern Conference Player of the Week May 28, 2024 [25]
WNBA All-Star July 2, 2024 [24]
Stephanie White WNBA Coach of the Month - May June 3, 2024 [23]
Brionna Jones WNBA All-Star July 2, 2024 [24]

References

  1. ^ "2024 Schedule - Connecticut Sun". Sun.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  2. ^ CountedMeOutPodcast. "Ep 14: BREAKING NEWS Tiffany Hayes RETIRES from the WNBA, Playing In Atlanta & Entrepreneurship". YouTube. YouTube.com. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "WNBA Transactions". acrossthetimeline.com. Across The Timeline. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  4. ^ Michael Voepel (January 31, 2024). "Lynx send Tiffany Mitchell, pick to Sun for Natisha Hiedeman". ESPN. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  5. ^ "Rachel Banham Signs with Connecticut". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  6. ^ "Rennia Davis, Kianna Smith and Sydney Wiese Sign with the Sun". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. February 3, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  7. ^ Philippou, Alexa (February 3, 2024). "Sun trading Rebecca Allen to Mercury for Moriah Jefferson". ESPN. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  8. ^ "WNBA Champion Astou Ndour-Fall Signs with Connecticut". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. February 3, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  9. ^ "Brionna Jones Re-Signs with Connecticut Sun". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. February 5, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  10. ^ "Five-Time WNBA All-Star, DeWanna Bonner, Re-Signs with Connecticut". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. February 6, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  11. ^ "Shey Peddy Signs with the Connecticut Sun". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. February 16, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  12. ^ "Jocelyn Willoughby Signs with the Connecticut Sun". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. February 19, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  13. ^ "Connecticut Sun Waives Kianna Smith". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. May 1, 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  14. ^ "Connecticut Sun Waives Leigha Brown, Rennia Davis and Shey Peddy". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. May 5, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  15. ^ "Connecticut Sun Acquires Queen Egbo". WNBA. May 7, 2024.
  16. ^ "Connecticut Sun Waives Taiyanna Jackson and Helena Pueyo". WNBA. May 10, 2024.
  17. ^ "Connecticut Sun Waives Sydney Wiese and Jocelyn Willoughby". WNBA. May 13, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  18. ^ "Connecticut Sun Exercise Olivia Nelson-Ododa's Fourth-Year Rookie Scale Option". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  19. ^ "Connecticut Sun Waives Queen Egbo". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. June 5, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  20. ^ "Connecticut Sun Signs Veronica Burton". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. June 5, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  21. ^ "Connecticut Sun Acquires Veteran Guard Marina Mabrey". WNBA. July 17, 2024. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
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External links

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2024 Connecticut Sun season
Coach Stephanie White
Attendanceper game
Results
Record18–6 (.750)
Place2nd ( Eastern)

The 2024 Connecticut Sun season is the 26th season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association. It is the 22nd season for the franchise in Connecticut after relocating from Orlando. After both the Phoenix Mercury and Seattle Storm missed the playoffs for the first time since 2012 and 2015 respectively, the Sun entered the season with the longest active playoffs streak for the WNBA, making the playoffs every year since 2017. The Regular season tipped off on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at home versus the Indiana Fever. [1]

Transactions

WNBA draft

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 10 Leila Lacan   France Angers ( France)
2 19 Taiyanna Jackson   United States Kansas
2 22 Helena Pueyo   Spain Arizona
3 34 Abbey Hsu   United States Columbia

Transactions

Date Details
December 12, 2023 Tiffany Hayes announced her retirement [2]
January 18, 2024 Cored Brionna Jones [3]
Extended qualifying offers to Kianna Smith and Bernadett Határ [3]
January 31, 2024 Acquired Tiffany Mitchell and the 19th pick in the 2024 draft from Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Natisha Hiedeman [4]
February 1, 2024 Signed Rachel Banham [5]
February 2, 2024 Signed Rennia Davis, Kianna Smith, and Sydney Wiese to training camp contracts [6]
February 3, 2024 Acquired Moriah Jefferson from the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Rebecca Allen [7]
Signed Astou Ndour-Fall [8]
February 5, 2024 Re-signed Brionna Jones [9]
February 6, 2024 Re-signed DeWanna Bonner [10]
February 16, 2024 Signed Shey Peddy to a training camp contract [11]
February 19, 2024 Signed Jocelyn Willoughby to a training camp contract [12]
April 16, 2024 Signed Helena Pueyo and Taiyanna Jackson to rookie contracts [3]
May 1, 2024 Waived Kianna Smith [13]
May 5, 2024 Waived Leigha Brown, Rennia Davis, and Shey Peddy [14]
May 7, 2024 Acquired Queen Egbo from the Washington Mystics in exchange for Bernadett Határ and the Sun's second-round 2025 draft pick [15]
May 10, 2024 Waived Helena Pueyo and Taiyanna Jackson [16]
May 13, 2024 Waived Sydney Wiese and Jocelyn Willoughby [17]
May 15, 2024 Exercised 4th-year team option on Olivia Nelson-Ododa [18]
June 5, 2024 Waived Queen Egbo [19]
Signed Veronica Burton [20]
July 17, 2024 Traded Rachel Banham, Moriah Jefferson, a first-round 2025 draft pick, and the rights to swap 2026 first-round draft picks to Chicago Sky in exchange for Marina Mabrey and Chicago's second-round 2025 draft pick. [21]

Roster changes

Roster

PlayersCoaches
Pos. No. Nat.NameHeightWeight DOBFrom Yrs
G/F24 North Macedonia Bonner, DeWanna6' 4" (1.93m)143 lb (65kg)1987-08-21 Auburn14
G12 United States Burton, Veronica5' 9" (1.75m)155 lb (70kg)2000-07-12 Northwestern2
G/F21 United States Carrington, DiJonai5' 11" (1.8m)175 lb (79kg)1998-01-08 Baylor3
G52 United States Harris, Tyasha5' 10" (1.78m)152 lb (69kg)1998-05-01 South Carolina4
C42 United States Jones, Brionna6' 3" (1.91m)210 lb (95kg)1995-12-18 Maryland7
G4 United States Mabrey, Marina5' 11" (1.8m)170 lb (77kg)1996-09-14 Notre Dame5
G3 United States Mitchell, Tiffany5' 9" (1.75m)152 lb (69kg)1994-09-23 South Carolina8
F/C45 Spain Ndour-Fall, Astou6' 5" (1.96m)169 lb (77kg)1994-08-22 Spain6
C10 United States Nelson-Ododa, Olivia6' 5" (1.96m)173 lb (78kg)2000-08-17 Connecticut2
F25 United States Thomas, Alyssa6' 2" (1.88m)185 lb (84kg)1992-04-12 Maryland10
G United States Hsu, Abbey (DP)5' 11" (1.8m)2001-03-22 Columbia
G France Lacan, Leïla (DP)5' 11" (1.8m)2004-06-02 France
Head coach
United States Stephanie White ( Purdue)
Assistant coaches
United States Abi Olajuwon ( Oklahoma)
United States Briann January ( Arizona State)
United States Austin Kelly ( Duke)
Athletic trainer
United States Nicole Alexander
Strength and conditioning coach
United States Analisse Rios

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

  WNBA roster page

Depth chart

Pos. Starter Bench
PG Tyasha Harris Marina Mabrey
SG DiJonai Carrington
SF DeWanna Bonner Tiffany Mitchell
PF Alyssa Thomas Astou Ndour-Fall
C Brionna Jones Olivia Nelson-Ododa

Schedule

Pre-season

2024 pre-season game log
Total: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)
May: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 May 9 New York L 79–82 Rachel Banham (20) Tied (5) Alyssa Thomas (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,617
0–1
2024 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2024 game log
Total: 18–6 (Home: 10–3; Road: 8–3)
May: 7–0 (Home: 5–0; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 May 14 Indiana W 92–71 DeWanna Bonner (20) Alyssa Thomas (10) Alyssa Thomas (13) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,910
1–0
2 May 17 Washington W 84–77 DeWanna Bonner (22) Alyssa Thomas (11) Alyssa Thomas (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,874
2–0
3 May 20 @ Indiana W 88–84 Alyssa Thomas (24) Alyssa Thomas (14) Alyssa Thomas (9) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274
3–0
4 May 23 Minnesota W 83–82 (OT) DeWanna Bonner (20) Alyssa Thomas (7) Jones, Thomas (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,152
4–0
5 May 25 @ Chicago W 86–82 DeWanna Bonner (19) DeWanna Bonner (8) Alyssa Thomas (6) Wintrust Arena
9,025
5–0
6 May 28 Phoenix W 70–47 DeWanna Bonner (19) DiJonai Carrington (10) Alyssa Thomas (8) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,489
6–0
7 May 31 Dallas 74–72 Brionna Jones (22) Alyssa Thomas (9) Alyssa Thomas (14) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,638
7–0
June : 7–4 (Home: 3–2; Road: 4–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
8 June 2 @ Atlanta W 69–50 DeWanna Bonner (18) Alyssa Thomas (14) Alyssa Thomas (11) Gateway Center Arena
3,265
8–0
9 June 4 Washington W 76–59 DeWanna Bonner (20) DeWanna Bonner (8) Alyssa Thomas (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,346
9–0
10 June 8 New York L 75–82 DeWanna Bonner (16) Alyssa Thomas (12) Alyssa Thomas (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,910
9–1
11 June 10 Indiana W 89–72 DiJonai Carrington (22) Alyssa Thomas (18) Alyssa Thomas (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,910
10–1
12 June 12 @ Chicago W 83–75 Alyssa Thomas (20) DeWanna Bonner (8) Tyasha Harris (7) Wintrust Arena
7,815
11–1
13 June 15 @ Dallas W 85–67 Rachel Banham (16) Alyssa Thomas (9) Alyssa Thomas (9) College Park Center
5,977
12–1
14 June 18 Los Angeles W 79–70 DeWanna Bonner (16) Bonner, Thomas (7) Alyssa Thomas (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,853
13–1
15 June 21 @ Las Vegas L 74–85 DiJonai Carrington (19) Brionna Jones (7) Alyssa Thomas (7) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,385
13–2
16 June 23 @ Seattle L 61–72 Jones, Thomas (14) Alyssa Thomas (14) Alyssa Thomas (3) Climate Pledge Arena
9,935
13–3
17 June 27 @ Washington W 94–91 (OT) DeWanna Bonner (24) DeWanna Bonner (10) Alyssa Thomas (6) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200
14–3
18 June 28 Atlanta L 74–78 DeWanna Bonner (17) Alyssa Thomas (7) Alyssa Thomas (8) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,008
14–4
July: 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
19 July 1 @ Phoenix W 83–72 Brionna Jones (18) Alyssa Thomas (12) Alyssa Thomas (6) Footprint Center
8,445
15–4
20 July 4 @ Minnesota W 78–73 DeWanna Bonner (24) Alyssa Thomas (10) Alyssa Thomas (14) Target Center
7,508
16–4
21 July 7 Atlanta W 80–67 DeWanna Bonner (23) Alyssa Thomas (7) Alyssa Thomas (9) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,527
17–4
22 July 10 New York L 68–71 DeWanna Bonner (22) Bonner, Thomas (9) Alyssa Thomas (8) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,910
17–5
23 July 14 Phoenix W 96–69 Rachel Banham (24) DiJonai Carrington (11) Tyasha Harris (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,910
18–5
24 July 16 @ New York L 74–82 Brionna Jones (17) Bonner, Thomas (8) Alyssa Thomas (5) Barclays Center
13,694
18–6
August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
25 August 16 @ Dallas College Park Center
26 August 18 @ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
27 August 20 Los Angeles TD Garden
28 August 23 Chicago Mohegan Sun Arena
29 August 24 @ New York Barclays Center
30 August 28 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
31 August 31 @ Washington Entertainment and Sports Arena
September : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
32 September 1 Seattle Mohegan Sun Arena
33 September 3 Seattle Mohegan Sun Arena
34 September 6 Las Vegas Mohegan Sun Arena
35 September 8 @ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
36 September 10 @ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
37 September 13 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
38 September 15 @ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena
39 September 17 Minnesota Mohegan Sun Arena
40 September 19 Chicago Mohegan Sun Arena
2024 season schedule

Standings

# Team W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 New York Liberty 21 4 .840 15–2 12–1 9–3 5–0
2 Connecticut Sun 18 6 .750 2.5 10–4 10–3 8–3 4–1
3 Minnesota Lynx 17 8 .680 4 11–4 11–3 6–5 4–1
4 Seattle Storm 17 8 .680 4 8–6 11–3 6–5 4–1
5 Las Vegas Aces 16 8 .667 4.5 8–5 8–5 8–3 2–3
6 Phoenix Mercury 13 12 .520 8 9–6 8–4 5–8 3–2
7 Indiana Fever 11 15 .423 10.5 7–8 6–5 5–10 3–2
8 Chicago Sky 10 14 .417 10.5 5–9 4–8 6–6 1–4
9 Atlanta Dream 7 17 .292 13.5 3–10 3–8 4–9 1–4
10 Los Angeles Sparks 6 18 .250 14.5 4–10 4–8 2–10 2–3
11 Washington Mystics 6 19 .240 15 3–10 3–9 3–10 1–4
12 Dallas Wings 6 19 .240 15 3–12 4–7 2–12 0–5

Notes

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


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


Waived/Released during the season
Traded during the season
Acquired during the season

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Alyssa Thomas Eastern Conference Player of the Week May 21, 2024 [22]
Eastern Conference Player of the Month - May June 3, 2024 [23]
WNBA All-Star July 2, 2024 [24]
DeWanna Bonner Eastern Conference Player of the Week May 28, 2024 [25]
WNBA All-Star July 2, 2024 [24]
Stephanie White WNBA Coach of the Month - May June 3, 2024 [23]
Brionna Jones WNBA All-Star July 2, 2024 [24]

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