2014 Connecticut Sun season

2014 Connecticut Sun season
CoachAnne Donovan
ArenaMohegan Sun Arena
Attendanceper game
Results
Record13–21 (.382)
Place6th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Media
TelevisionCSN-NE
ESPN2, NBATV

The 2014 WNBA season was the 16th season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association. It was 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.

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.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G20Bentley, Alex5' 7" (1.7m)152 lb (69kg)1990-10-27Penn State1
F/C14Bone, Kelsey6' 4" (1.93m)215 lb (98kg)1991-12-31Texas A&M1
C52Cain, Kelley6' 6" (1.98m)220 lb (100kg)1989-05-16Tennessee1
G/F23Douglas, Katie6' 0" (1.83m)165 lb (75kg)1979-05-07Purdue13
G34Faris, Kelly5' 11" (1.8m)154 lb (70kg)1991-01-16Connecticut1
G15Gilbreath, Briana6' 0" (1.83m)150 lb (68kg)1990-08-16USC2
F5Griffin, Kelsey6' 2" (1.88m)179 lb (81kg)1987-07-02Nebraska4
G3Hightower, Allison5' 10" (1.78m)139 lb (63kg)1988-04-06LSU4
F16Hoffman, Ebony6' 2" (1.88m)215 lb (98kg)1982-08-27USC10
G/F4McCray, Danielle5' 11" (1.8m)170 lb (77kg)1987-10-08Kansas2
G21Montgomery, Renee5' 7" (1.7m)143 lb (65kg)1986-12-02Connecticut5
F13Ogwumike, Chiney6' 4" (1.93m)173 lb (78kg)1992-03-21StanfordR
F7Pedersen, Kayla6' 4" (1.93m)190 lb (86kg)1989-04-14Stanford3
F25Thomas, Alyssa6' 2" (1.88m)185 lb (84kg)1992-04-12MarylandR
Head coach
Anne Donovan (Old Dominion)
Assistant coaches
Jennifer Gillom (Mississippi)
Steven Key (Boston University)
Athletic trainer
Jeremy Norman (Keene State)
Strength and conditioning coach
Lisa White (Stony Brook)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (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 Dream 19 15 .559 - 34
2 x- Indiana Fever 16 18 .471 3.0 34
3 x-Washington Mystics 16 18 .471 3.0 34
4 x-Chicago Sky 15 19 .441 4.0 34
5 e-New York Liberty 15 19 .441 4.0 34
6 e- 13 21 .382 6.0 34

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

References

  1. ^ "Draft 2014". WNBA.com. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
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