2021_Connecticut_Sun_season

2021 Connecticut Sun season
2021 Connecticut Sun season
Coach	Curt Miller
Arena	Mohegan Sun Arena
Attendance	2,992 per game
Results
Record	26–6 (.813)
Place	1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish	1st seed, Lost in Semifinals to Phoenix Mercury 2–3
Team Leaders
Points	Jonquel Jones – 19.4 ppg
Rebounds	Jonquel Jones – 11.2 rpg
Assists	Jasmine Thomas – 4.0 apg
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2021 Connecticut Sun season

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The 2021 WNBA season was the 23rd season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association. It was also the 19th season for the franchise in Connecticut. The season began on May 14, 2021, at the Atlanta Dream.^[1]

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The Sun started the season strongly and went on a five-game winning streak before losing their first game. They lost two of their last three games in May to finish with a strong 6–2 record in that month. The month of June was streaky for the Sun, with a three-game losing streak book-ended by a two-game winning streak and a three-game winning streak. Those streaks left the team with a 5–3 record in June. The Sun went 3–1 in July, the last month before the Olympic break. The team headed into the Olympic break with a 14–6 overall record.

The first game back from the Olympic break was the inaugural WNBA Commissioner's Cup, where the Sun faced off against the Seattle Storm in Phoenix. The game was difficult for the Sun and they lost 57–79. However, this result would not portend the rest of the team's results after the Olympic break. The Sun won their remaining seven games in August to finish the month with a 7–0 regular season record. Their dominance continued into September where the Sun went 5–0, to finish the season on a thirteen-game winning streak. Their final regular season record was 26–6, which earned them the top seed in the 2021 WNBA Playoffs. Their 26 wins was tied for the most regular season wins in franchise history with 2005 and 2006.

As the first seed in the playoffs, the Sun earned a double bye into the Semifinals and would have home-court advantage against the lowest remaining seed from the second round. After the second round, it was determined that the Sun would play the Chicago Sky. The series started off with a thrilling double overtime game that the Sun dropped 95–101. The Sun won the next game 79–68 to take a 1–1 series into Chicago. Chicago used their home court to their advantage and won the next two games and the series 3–1.

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Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/Team/Country
2	20	DiJonai Carrington	United States	Baylor
2	21	Micaela Kelly	United States	Central Michigan
3	30	Aleah Goodman	United States	Oregon State

Date	Details
January 4, 2021	Extended Qualifying Offer to Natisha Hiedeman^[2]
January 5, 2021	Extended Qualifying Offers to Brionna Jones and Beatrice Mompremier^[3]
January 7, 2021	Signed Natisha Hiedeman to the Qualifying Offer^[4]
January 10, 2021	Signed Beatrice Mompremier to the Qualifying Offer^[5]
February 1, 2021	Signed Kamiah Smalls to a Training Camp Contract^[6]
February 2, 2021	Re-Signed Alyssa Thomas^[7]
February 4, 2021	Re-Signed Jasmine Thomas^[8]
February 5, 2021	Re-Signed Brionna Jones^[9]
February 6, 2021	Signed Sydney Wallace to a Training Camp Contract^[10]
February 15, 2021	Signed Morgan Bertsch to a Training Camp Contract^[11]
March 28, 2021	Signed Stephanie Jones to a Training Camp Contract^[12]
April 9, 2021	Signed Tanaya Atkinson to a Training Camp Contract^[13]
April 16, 2021	Signed Teana Muldrow to a Training Camp Contract^[14]
April 17, 2021	Signed DiJonai Carrington, Micaela Kelly, and Aleah Goodman to Rookie Scale Contracts.^[15]
April 17, 2021	Signed Feyonda Fitzgerald, Vionise Pierre-Louis, and Kai James to Training Camp Contracts.^[16]
April 18, 2021	Signed Brianna Fraser to a Training Camp Contract^[17]
April 17, 2021	Waived Sydney Wallace, Vionise Pierre-Louis, Teana Muldrow, and Kai James.^[18]
May 2, 2021	Waived Tanaya Atkinson.^[19]
May 9, 2021	Waived Micaela Kelly, Feyonda Fitzgerald, and Morgan Bertsch.^[20]
May 11, 2021	Waived Aleah Goodman and Brianna Fraser.^[21]
May 12, 2021	Waived Kamiah Smalls.^[22]
May 12, 2021	Temporarily Suspended Jasmine Thomas.^[23]
May 14, 2021	Signed Aleah Goodman to a Hardship Contract.^[24]
May 17, 2021	Activate Jasmine Thomas from Temporary Suspension List.^[25]
May 17, 2021	Released Aleah Goodman from Hardship Contract.
May 21, 2021	Signed Shatori Walker-Kimbrough to a Hardship Contract.^[26]
May 28, 2021	Released Shatori Walker-Kimbrough from the Hardship Contract.^[27]
June 6, 2021	Temporarily Suspend Jonquel Jones due to Overseas Commitments^[28]
June 7, 2021	Signed Emma Cannon to a Hardship Contract^[29]
June 27, 2021	Release Emma Cannon from the Hardship Contract^[30]
June 29, 2021	Activate Jonquel Jones from Temporary Suspension^[31]

Pos.	Starter	Bench
PG	Jasmine Thomas	Natisha Hiedeman
SG	Briann January	Kaila Charles
SF	DeWanna Bonner	DiJonai Carrington
PF	Jonquel Jones	Alyssa Thomas Stephanie Jones
C	Brionna Jones	Beatrice Mompremier

#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Conf.	Home	Road	Cup
1	x – Connecticut Sun	26	6	.813	–	12–3	15–1	11–5	9–1
2	x – Las Vegas Aces	24	8	.750	2	11–4	13–3	11–5	6–4
3	x – Minnesota Lynx	22	10	.688	4	10–5	13–3	9–7	7–3
4	x – Seattle Storm	21	11	.656	5	9–6	11–5	10–6	8–2
5	x – Phoenix Mercury	19	13	.594	7	6–9	7–9	12–4	5–5
6	x – Chicago Sky	16	16	.500	10	10–5	6–10	10–6	6–4
7	x – Dallas Wings	14	18	.438	12	7–8	7–9	7–9	3–7
8	x – New York Liberty	12	20	.375	14	6–9	7–9	5–11	5–5
9	e – Washington Mystics	12	20	.375	14	7–8	8–8	4–12	4–6
10	e – Los Angeles Sparks	12	20	.375	14	2–13	8–8	4–12	1–9
11	e – Atlanta Dream	8	24	.250	18	6–9	4–12	4–12	4–6
12	e – Indiana Fever	6	26	.188	20	4–11	4–12	2–14	2–8


First round Sept. 23			Second round Sept. 26			Semifinals Sept. 28 – Oct. 8							WNBA Finals Oct. 10 – Oct. 17



						2	Las Vegas Aces	96	91	60	93	84

			4	Seattle Storm	80	5	Phoenix Mercury	90	117	87	76	87

5	Phoenix Mercury	83	5	Phoenix Mercury	85^OT								5	Phoenix Mercury	77	91^OT	50	74	–

8	New York Liberty	82											6	Chicago Sky	91	86	86	80	–

						1	Connecticut Sun	95	79	83	69	–

			3	Minnesota Lynx	76	6	Chicago Sky	101^2OT	68	86	79	–

6	Chicago Sky	81	6	Chicago Sky	89

7	Dallas Wings	64

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2021 Connecticut Sun season

WNBA Draft

Trades/Roster Changes

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Depth Chart

Game log

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Standings

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Statistics

Regular Season

Awards and honors

References

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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

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Jonquel Jones	27	27	31.7	51.5	36.2	80.2	11.2	2.8	1.3	1.3	19.4
DeWanna Bonner	32	32	31.9	39.5	31.7	89.2	6.4	3.4	1.3	0.7	15.2
Brionna Jones	32	32	30.6	57.1	0.0	79.6	7.3	1.8	1.4	0.5	14.7
Jasmine Thomas	30	30	29.6	38.6	40.0	87.5	2.4	4.0	1.3	0.2	10.6
Natisha Hiedeman	32	5	20.1	40.0	39.8	70.0	1.8	1.9	0.8	0.2	7.6
Briann January	29	29	30.2	42.5	38.0	86.8	1.4	3.1	0.9	0.1	7.0
Alyssa Thomas	2	0	17.5	26.7	0.0	75.0	5.0	2.0	0.5	0.0	5.5
Kaila Charles	30	4	16.3	36.8	30.3	87.5	2.8	1.1	0.5	0.4	4.3
DiJonai Carrington	24	1	9.2	32.9	14.3	73.3	2.0	0.5	0.5	0.1	2.8
Beatrice Mompremier	32	0	8.6	49.1	0.0	41.7	2.4	0.2	0.4	0.3	1.8
Stephanie Jones	18	0	5.5	41.1	0.0	50.0	1.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	1.4

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Jonquel Jones	Eastern Conference Player of the Month	June 2	^[33]
Jonquel Jones	Eastern Conference Player of the Week	June 7	^[34]
DeWanna Bonner	Eastern Conference Player of the Week	June 28	^[35]
Brionna Jones	WNBA All-Star Selection	June 30	^[36]
Jonquel Jones
DeWanna Bonner
Brionna Jones	Eastern Conference Player of the Week	July 6	^[37]
Jonquel Jones yay	Eastern Conference Player of the Week	July 12	^[38]
Jonquel Jones yay	Eastern Conference Player of the Week	August 23	^[39]
Brionna Jones	Eastern Conference Player of the Week	August 30	^[40]
Jonquel Jones	Eastern Conference Player of the Month	September 2	^[41]
Curt Miller	WNBA Coach of the Month – August	September 2	^[42]
Jonquel Jones	Eastern Conference Player of the Week	September 6	^[43]
Curt Miller	WNBA Coach of the Month – September	September 20	^[44]
Jonquel Jones	Eastern Conference Player of the Month		^[45]
Jonquel Jones	Peak Performer: Rebounds		^[46]
Briann January	WNBA All-Defensive First Team	September 26	^[47]
Jonquel Jones	WNBA All-Defensive First Team
Jasmine Thomas	WNBA All-Defensive Second Team
Brionna Jones	WNBA All-Defensive Second Team
Jonquel Jones	WNBA MVP	September 28	^[48]
Brionna Jones	WNBA Most Improved Player		^[49]
Curt Miller	Coach of the Year Award		^[50]
Jonquel Jones	All-WNBA First Team	October 15	^[51]