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WNBA team season
2014 Connecticut Sun season
CoachAnne Donovan
ArenaMohegan Sun Arena
Attendanceper game
Results
Record13–21 (.382)
Place6th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDNQ
Media
TelevisionCSN-NE
ESPN2, NBATV
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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.

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

Additions

Player Signed Former team
Alex Bentley March 12, 2014 Atlanta Dream
Katie Douglas March 24, 2014 Free Agent Signee
Kelley Cain March 25, 2014 Free Agent Signee
Keisha Hampton April 1, 2014 Free Agent Signee
Kelsey Bone April 14, 2014 New York Liberty
Alyssa Thomas April 14, 2014 New York Liberty/Draft Pick
DeNesha Stallworth April 23, 2014 Draft Pick
Shenneika Smith April 23, 2014 Free Agent Signee
Yelena Leuchanka April 24, 2014 Free Agent Signee
Chiney Ogwumike April 24, 2014 Draft Pick
Alyssa Thomas April 28, 2014 Draft Pick

Subtractions

Player Left New team
Kara Lawson March 12, 2014 Washington Mystics
Mistie Bass March 20, 2014 Phoenix Mercury
Sandrine Gruda March 31, 2014 Los Angeles Sparks
Tina Charles April 14, 2014 New York Liberty
Tan White April 16, 2014 Minnesota Lynx
Shenneika Smith April 30, 2014 Waived
Keisha Hampton April 30, 2014 Waived
DeNesha Stallworth May 7, 2014 Waived
Sydney Carter May 8, 2014 Indiana Fever
Kalana Greene May 12, 2014 Waived
Yelena Leuchanka May 15, 2014 Waived

Roster

2014 Connecticut Sun roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs
G 20 United States Bentley, Alex 5' 7" (1.7m) 152 lb (69kg) 10-27-1990 Penn State 1
F/C 14 United States Bone, Kelsey 6' 4" (1.93m) 215 lb (98kg) 12-31-1991 Texas A&M 1
C 52 United States Cain, Kelley 6' 6" (1.98m) 220 lb (100kg) 05-16-1989 Tennessee 1
G/F 23 United States Douglas, Katie 6' 0" (1.83m) 165 lb (75kg) 05-07-1979 Purdue 13
G 34 United States Faris, Kelly 5' 11" (1.8m) 154 lb (70kg) 01-16-1991 Connecticut 1
G 15 United States Gilbreath, Briana 6' 0" (1.83m) 150 lb (68kg) 08-16-1990 USC 2
F 5 United States Griffin, Kelsey 6' 2" (1.88m) 179 lb (81kg) 07-02-1987 Nebraska 4
G 3 United States Hightower, Allison 5' 10" (1.78m) 139 lb (63kg) 04-06-1988 LSU 4
F 16 United States Hoffman, Ebony 6' 2" (1.88m) 215 lb (98kg) 08-27-1982 USC 10
G/F 4 United States McCray, Danielle 5' 11" (1.8m) 170 lb (77kg) 10-08-1987 Kansas 2
G 21 United States Montgomery, Renee 5' 7" (1.7m) 143 lb (65kg) 12-02-1986 Connecticut 5
F 13 United States Ogwumike, Chiney 6' 4" (1.93m) 173 lb (78kg) 03-21-1992 Stanford R
F 7 United States Pedersen, Kayla 6' 4" (1.93m) 190 lb (86kg) 04-14-1989 Stanford 3
F 25 United States Thomas, Alyssa 6' 2" (1.88m) 185 lb (84kg) 04-12-1992 Maryland R
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 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-Connecticut Sun 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

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References

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

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