2014 Connecticut Sun season

2014 Connecticut Sun season
Coach Anne Donovan
Arena Mohegan Sun Arena
Attendance per game
Results
Record 1321 (.382)
Place 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finish DNQ
Media
Television CSN-NE
ESPN2, NBATV

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

Trades

Personnel changes

Roster

2014 Connecticut Sun roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
G 20 United States Bentley, Alex 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 152 lb (69 kg) 10-27-1990 Penn State
F/C 14 United States Bone, Kelsey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 12-31-1991 Texas A&M
C 52 United States Cain, Kelley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 05-16-1989 Tennessee
G/F 23 United States Douglas, Katie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 05-07-1979 Purdue
G 34 United States Faris, Kelly 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 154 lb (70 kg) 01-16-1991 Connecticut
G 15 United States Gilbreath, Briana 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 08-16-1990 Southern California
F 5 United States Griffin, Kelsey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 07-02-1987 Nebraska
G 3 United States Hightower, Allison 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 139 lb (63 kg) 04-06-1988 LSU
F 16 United States Hoffman, Ebony 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 08-27-1982 Southern California
G/F 4 United States McCray, Danielle 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 10-08-1987 Kansas
G 21 United States Montgomery, Renee 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 143 lb (65 kg) 12-02-1986 Connecticut
F 13 United States Ogwumike, Chiney 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 03-21-1992 Stanford
F 7 United States Pedersen, Kayla 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 04-14-1989 Stanford
F 25 United States Thomas, Alyssa 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 04-12-1992 Maryland
Head coach
United States Anne Donovan (Old Dominion)
Assistant coaches
United States Jennifer Gillom (Mississippi)
United States Steven Key (Boston University)
Athletic trainer
United States Jeremy Norman(Keene State College)
Strength and conditioning coach
United States Lisa White (Stony Brook)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (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 Dream1915.559-34
2 x- Indiana Fever1618.4713.034
3 x-Washington Mystics1618.4713.034
4 x-Chicago Sky1519.4414.034
5 e-New York Liberty1519.4414.034
6 e-Connecticut Sun1321.3826.034

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

References

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