2015 Connecticut Sun season

2015 Connecticut Sun season
CoachAnne Donovan
ArenaMohegan Sun Arena
Attendance5,557 per game
Results
Record15–19 (.441)
PlaceT-5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Team Leaders
PointsKelsey Bone – 15.4 ppg
ReboundsKelsey Bone – 6.3 rpg
AssistsJasmine Thomas – 3.9 apg

The 2015 WNBA season was the seventeenth season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association.[1] The Sun started the season with a loss against the Washington Mystics 73–68 on June 5. After the opening night loss, the Sun went on a seven game winning streak. They defeated Atlanta and Los Angeles twice over this stretch and the run included four away wins. Their largest win of the stretch was a twenty-one point victory in Seattle. They lost to Indiana to finish the month 7–2. Their losing streak extended into June and lasted a total of six games. They lost to Chicago twice to open July and their July 12 96–76 loss was their largest of the streak. The streak ended on July 22 with a 78–77 overtime victory in Minnesota. They lost their next game against Indiana but defeated Seattle by one point to finish the month 2–6. They lost their opening game of August against Indiana, but won three of their next four games. The Sun defeated San Antonio, split a back-to-back with Washington and defeated Tulsa. The team then went on a seven-game losing streak where they lost to Atlanta three times, New York twice, Tulsa, and Phoenix. They ended the streak on August 30, with a 72–68 defeat of Chicago. The Sun finished August 4–9. They went 2–2 in September, losing to Indiana and New York while defeating San Antonio and Chicago in the final game of the season. Their final record of 15–19 saw them finish tied for fifth in the Eastern Conference. They did not qualify for the playoffs. After the season, head coach Anne Donovan resigned.[2]

Transactions

WNBA draft

See also: 2015 WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 4 Elizabeth Williams  United States Duke
2 19 Brittany Hrynko DePaul

Trades/Roster Changes

Date Trade
January 28 The Sun acquired Renee Montgomery and the 3rd and 15th picks in the 2015 WNBA Draft in exchange for Camille Little and Shekinna Stricklen.[3]
February 26 Signed Kayla Pedersen[4]
April 16 The Sun acquired Jasmine Thomas in exchange for the draft rights to Brittany Hrynko.[5]
May 13 The Sun acquired the 23rd pick in the 2016 WNBA Draft in exchange for Asjha Jones.[6]

Roster

Source:[7][8]

2015 Connecticut Sun roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G20Bentley, Alex 5' 7" (1.7m)152 lb (69kg)1990-10-27Penn State2
C3Bone, Kelsey6' 4" (1.93m)220 lb (100kg)1991-12-31Texas A&M2
G34Faris, Kelly5' 11" (1.8m)154 lb (70kg)1991-12-31Connecticut2
G12Gray, Chelsea5' 11" (1.8m)170 lb (77kg)1992-10-08DukeR
F/C54Greene, Nikki6' 4" (1.93m)192 lb (87kg)1990-09-06Penn State1
F21Lacy, Jennifer6' 3" (1.91m)175 lb (79kg)1983-03-21Pepperdine9
F2Little, Camille6' 2" (1.88m)180 lb (82kg)1985-01-18North Carolina8
F/C13Ogwumike, Chiney 6' 2" (1.88m)193 lb (88kg)1992-03-22Stanford1
F7Pedersen, Kayla6' 4" (1.93m)190 lb (86kg)1989-04-14Stanford4
F40Stricklen, Shekinna6' 2" (1.88m)230 lb (104kg)1990-07-30Tennessee3
F25Thomas, Alyssa6' 2" (1.88m)203 lb (92kg)1992-04-12Maryland1
G5Thomas, Jasmine5' 9" (1.75m)143 lb (65kg)1989-09-30Duke4
F/C1Williams, Elizabeth6' 3" (1.91m)200 lb (91kg)1993-06-23DukeR
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
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Game Log

Preseason

2015 pre-season game log
May: 2–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 23 vs. Indiana W 76–68 Chelsea Gray (13) Alyssa Thomas (7) Alyssa Thomas (7) KFC Yum! Center
6,437 		1–0
2 May 27 China W 86–65 Bentley, A. Thomas (18) Kelsey Bone (7) Alex Bentley (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
3,947 		2–0
3 May 28 Los Angeles L 57–64 Alex Bentley (22) Alyssa Thomas (6) Jasmine Thomas (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
4,006 		2–1
2015 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2015 game log
Total: 15–19 (Home: 8–9; Road: 7–10)
June: 7–2 (Home: 3–2; Road: 4–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 June 5 Washington L 68–73 Alex Bentley (17) Alyssa Thomas (7) Jasmine Thomas (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,846 		0–1
2 June 7 @ Atlanta W 75–70 Alex Bentley (17) Jasmine Thomas (6) Kelsey Bone (5) Philips Arena
8,358 		1–1
3 June 11 Chicago W 67–65 Alex Bentley (16) Kelsey Bone (12) Jasmine Thomas (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
4,523 		2–1
4 June 14 Atlanta W 82–64 Bone, Stricklen (18) Camille Little (7) Jasmine Thomas (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,520 		3–1
5 June 16 @ Seattle W 79–58 Chelsea Gray (16) Pedersen, A. Thomas (6) Pedersen, J. Thomas (3) KeyArena
4,941 		4–1
6 June 19 @ Phoenix W 90–78 Kelsey Bone (27) Kelsey Bone (14) Chelsea Gray (4) US Airways Center
8,907 		5–1
7 June 21 @ Los Angeles W 76–68 Alex Bentley (21) Alyssa Thomas (8) Gray, J. Thomas (3) Staples Center
6,875 		6–1
8 June 26 Los Angeles W 80–76 Alex Bentley (18) Alyssa Thomas (7) Camille Little (3) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,542 		7–1
9 June 30 Indiana L 84–92 Kelsey Bone (21) A. Thomas, Little (5) Alex Bentley (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,083 		7–2
July: 2–6 (Home: 1–3; Road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
10 July 2 Chicago L 74–77 Alex Bentley (25) Alyssa Thomas (9) Bentley, Little, Pedersen, J. Thomas (3) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,607 		7–3
11 July 12 @ Chicago L 76–96 Kelsey Bone (18) Bone, Gray, J. Thomas, Williams (3) Chelsea Gray (5) Allstate Arena
5,051 		7–4
12 July 14 Minnesota L 79–85 Alex Bentley (22) Kelsey Bone (8) Chelsea Gray (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,246 		7–5
13 July 16 @ New York L 57–64 Alex Bentley (15) Bone, Little (8) Gray, J. Thomas (4) Madison Square Garden
8,813 		7–6
14 July 19 @ Washington L 82–89 Kelsey Bone (24) Alyssa Thomas (8) Chelsea Gray (5) Capital One Arena
6,964 		7–7
15 July 22 @ Minnesota W 78–77 (OT) Shekinna Stricklen (15) Kelsey Bone (10) Jasmine Thomas (4) Target Center
17,414 		8–7
16 July 28 Indiana L 73–75 Kelsey Bone (14) Shekinna Stricklen (5) Jasmine Thomas (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
4,868 		8–8
17 July 31 Seattle W 67–66 Shekinna Stricklen (15) Elizabeth Williams (6) Chelsea Gray (3) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,157 		9–8
August: 4–9 (Home: 3–4; Road: 1–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
18 August 2 @ Indiana L 70–83 Kelsey Bone (20) Elizabeth Williams (6) Jasmine Thomas (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,601 		9–9
19 August 4 San Antonio W 82–51 Kelsey Bone (17) Kelsey Bone (10) Chelsea Gray (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
4,490 		10–9
20 August 7 Washington W 86–72 Alex Bentley (31) Kelsey Bone (9) Jasmine Thomas (8) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,663 		11–9
21 August 9 @ Washington L 73–84 Kelsey Bone (19) Alyssa Thomas (11) Kayla Pedersen (4) Capital One Arena
7,400 		11–10
22 August 12 Tulsa W 80–74 Alex Bentley (25) Kelsey Bone (10) Jasmine Thomas (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
4,682 		12–10
23 August 14 New York L 78–90 Alex Bentley (19) Kelsey Bone (7) Bentley, J. Thomas (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,827 		12–11
24 August 16 @ Atlanta L 77–90 Jennifer Lacy (21) Camille Little (10) Jasmine Thomas (4) Philips Arena
5,661 		12–12
25 August 21 @ Tulsa L 76–84 Jennifer Lacy (20) Jasmine Thomas (8) Jasmine Thomas (5) BOK Center
4,225 		12–13
26 August 23 Atlanta L 92–102 Jennifer Lacy (25) Jennifer Lacy (7) Bone, J. Thomas (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,319 		12–14
27 August 25 @ Atlanta L 57–71 Shekinna Stricklen (14) Chelsea Gray (6) Chelsea Gray (4) Philips Arena
5,573 		12–15
28 August 27 Phoenix L 80–81 Jasmine Thomas (21) Kelsey Bone (7) Camille Little (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,171 		12–16
29 August 29 New York L 66–80 Kelsey Bone (22) Kelsey Bone (7) Jasmine Thomas (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,874 		12–17
30 August 30 @ Chicago W 72–68 Kelsey Bone (25) Chelsea Gray (9) Chelsea Gray (6) Allstate Arena
5,969 		13–17
September: 2–2 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
31 September 1 @ Indiana L 51–81 Kelsey Bone (17) Jasmine Thomas (5) Bone, Faris, Gray (3) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
5,768 		13–18
32 September 4 @ San Antonio W 73–72 Kelsey Bone (17) Kelsey Bone (8) Jasmine Thomas (8) Freeman Coliseum
4,633 		14–18
33 September 9 @ New York L 64–74 Kelsey Bone (19) Kelsey Bone (10) Jasmine Thomas (4) Madison Square Garden
7,898 		14–19
34 September 13 Chicago W 86–75 Kelsey Bone (31) Alyssa Thomas (9) Jasmine Thomas (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,049 		15–19
2015 season schedule

Standings

Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
x - New York Liberty 23 11 .676 – 12–5 11–6 13–9
x - Chicago Sky 21 13 .618 2 13–4 8–9 14–8
x - Indiana Fever 20 14 .588 3 11–6 9–8 13–9
x - Washington Mystics 18 16 .529 5 11–6 7–10 10–12
e - Atlanta Dream 15 19 .441 8 9–8 6–11 10–12
e - 15 19 .441 8 8–9 7–10 6–16

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

Source:[7]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Alex Bentley 25 25 30.0 40.9% 33.6% 83.0% 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.2 14.7
Kelsey Bone 34 33 28.3 50.8% 0.0% 62.2% 6.1 1.9 0.8 0.6 15.0
Camille Little 34 34 27.0 40.6% 34.5% 87.9% 3.6 1.6 1.2 0.2 8.2
Jasmine Thomas 34 34 26.7 32.8% 29.8% 78.3% 3.7 3.9 1.2 0.4 8.2
Alyssa Thomas 24 23 26.0 41.1% — 69.2% 5.3 1.4 1.2 0.2 8.8
Shekinna Stricklen 34 0 17.6 41.1% 35.9% 78.6% 1.9 0.6 0.6 0.2 7.7
Jennifer Lacy 19 11 16.7 44.4% 35.4% 75.7% 2.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 7.0
Chelsea Gray 34 0 16.0 42.4% 34.8% 81.6% 2.3 2.7 0.6 0.1 6.9
Kayla Pedersen 33 1 15.5 43.3% — 82.6% 2.6 1.2 0.7 0.2 2.9
Kelly Faris 32 9 14.5 38.1% 31.0% 77.8% 1.7 1.0 0.4 0.1 2.9
Elizabeth Williams 21 0 11.7 52.8% — 56.0% 3.2 0.4 0.3 0.9 3.3
Nikki Greene 12 0 8.4 40.0% — 85.7% 2.0 0.2 0.3 0.4 1.2
Inga Orekhova 4 0 2.8 0.0% 0.0% — 0.3 — — — —

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Kelsey Bone WNBA Most Improved Player October 1, 2015 [9]

References

  1. ^ "Connecticut Sun Release 2015 Schedule". The Hartford Courant. December 12, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
  2. ^ "Donovan Resigns as Sun Head Coach". WNBA. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  3. ^ Feinberg, Doug (January 28, 2015). "Connecticut Sun trade Renee Montgomery, No. 3 pick in WNBA Draft". New Haven Register. AP. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
  4. ^ "2015 Connecticut Sun transactions". accrossthetimeline.com. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
  5. ^ "Atlanta Dream trades Jasmine Thomas to Connecticut for rights to Brittany Hrynko". Archived from the original on May 15, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  6. ^ Sun Trade Rights To Asjha Jones Archived May 16, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ a b "2015 Connecticut Sun Stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
  8. ^ "Connecticut Sun Roster 2015". basketball.usbasket.com. USBasket. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
  9. ^ "Kelsey Bone Named 2015 WNBA Most Improved Player Presented By Samsung". WNBA. October 1, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
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