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WNBA team season
The 2016 WNBA season was the 18th season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the WNBA . It was the 14th season for the franchise in Connecticut. The season tipped off on May 14 in Chicago versus the Chicago Sky .[1]
Transactions [ edit ]
WNBA draft [ edit ]
Trades/Roster Changes [ edit ]
2016 Connecticut Sun roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Nat.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
Yrs
G
1
Banham, Rachel
5' 10" (1.78m)
181 lb (82kg)
07-15-1993
Minnesota
R
G
20
Bentley, Alex
5' 7" (1.7m)
152 lb (69kg)
10-27-1990
Penn State
3
G
34
Faris, Kelly
5' 11" (1.8m)
154 lb (70kg)
12-31-1991
Connecticut
3
F/C
15
Henry, Aneika
6' 4" (1.93m)
192 lb (87kg)
02-13-1986
Florida
4
F/C
35
Jones, Jonquel
6' 6" (1.98m)
215 lb (98kg)
01-05-1994
George Washington
R
F
2
Little, Camille
6' 2" (1.88m)
180 lb (82kg)
01-18-1985
North Carolina
9
F/C
13
Ogwumike, Chiney
6' 3" (1.91m)
183 lb (83kg)
03-22-1992
Stanford
1
F
40
Stricklen, Shekinna
6' 2" (1.88m)
230 lb (104kg)
07-30-1990
Tennessee
4
F
31
Taylor, Asia
6' 1" (1.85m)
167 lb (76kg)
08-22-1991
Louisville
1
F
25
Thomas, Alyssa
6' 2" (1.88m)
203 lb (92kg)
04-12-1992
Maryland
2
G
5
Thomas, Jasmine
5' 9" (1.75m)
143 lb (65kg)
09-30-1989
Duke
5
F
33
Tuck, Morgan
6' 2" (1.88m)
207 lb (94kg)
04-30-1994
Connecticut
R
G
10
Williams, Courtney
5' 8" (1.73m)
142 lb (64kg)
05-11-1994
South Florida
R
Head coach
Curt Miller (Baldwin Wallace )
Assistant coaches
Nicki Collen (Marquette ) Steve Smith
Athletic trainer
Jeremy Norman (Keene State College )
Strength and conditioning coach
Tim Yuhas (Connecticut )
Legend
(C) Team captain
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended
Injured
Source:[5]
Game log [ edit ]
Preseason [ edit ]
Regular season [ edit ]
2016 game log Total: 14–20 (Home: 8–9; Road: 6–11)
May: 1–5 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–3)
June
: 2–8 (Home: 2–4; Road: 0–4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
7
June 3
Atlanta
L 77–83
Alex Bentley (16)
Kelsey Bone (7)
Jasmine Thomas (5)
Mohegan Sun Arena 4,541
1–6
8
June 5
Indiana
L 77–88
Alyssa Thomas (20)
Jonquel Jones (9)
Rachel Banham (3)
Mohegan Sun Arena 5,346
1–7
9
June 10
Seattle
W 77–76
Morgan Tuck (20)
Alyssa Thomas (9)
Alyssa Thomas (4)
Mohegan Sun Arena 8,075
2–7
10
June 12
@ Atlanta
L 87–93
Jasmine Thomas (19)
Bentley, Ogwumike , Tuck (6)
Bentley, Thomas (5)
Philips Arena 4,486
2–8
11
June 14
Washington
L 106–109 3OT
Alex Bentley (31)
Kelsey Bone (11)
Camille Smith (4)
Mohegan Sun Arena 4,442
2–9
12
June 16
New York
L 72–80
Alex Bentley (16)
Kelsey Bone (7)
Kelsey Bone (4)
Mohegan Sun Arena 4,786
2–10
13
June 19
San Antonio
W 83–90
Alex Bentley (29)
Jones, Thomas (9)
Jasmine Thomas (10)
Mohegan Sun Arena 5,596
3–10
14
June 24
@ Seattle
L 81–98
Alex Bentley (13)
Alyssa Thomas (6)
Alex Bentley (4)
KeyArena 6,568
3–11
15
June 26
@ Los Angeles
L 73–80
Chiney Ogwumike (16)
Alyssa Thomas (9)
Alyssa Thomas (7)
Staples Center 9,441
3–12
16
June 29
@ Phoenix
L 75–86
Alex Bentley (20)
Jonquel Jones (9)
Alex Bentley (6)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 10,551
3–13
July
: 5–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 4–1)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
17
July 2
@ Dallas
W 86–83
Alex Bentley (24)
Chiney Ogwumike (9)
Jasmine Thomas (7)
College Park Center 5,108
4–13
18
July 7
Minnesota
W 93–83
Alex Bentley (24)
Chiney Ogwumike (7)
Jasmine Thomas (7)
Mohegan Sun Arena 6,739
5–13
19
July 10
Atlanta
L 63–67
Alyssa Thomas (19)
Ogwumike, Thomas (5)
Alex Bentley (3)
Mohegan Sun Arena 5,857
5–14
20
July 13
@ Indiana
W 86–64
Chiney Ogwumike (20)
Chiney Ogwumike (8)
Jasmine Thomas (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 12,272
6–14
21
July 15
Los Angeles
L 92–98
Alyssa Thomas (17)
Chiney Ogwumike (13)
Bentley, Thomas, Smith (5)
Mohegan Sun Arena 6,430
6–15
22
July 17
@ New York
L 76–83
Chiney Ogwumike (18)
Chiney Ogwumike (10)
Jasmine Thomas (6)
Madison Square Garden 9,464
6–16
23
July 20
@ Dallas
W 89–78
Chiney Ogwumike (26)
Chiney Ogwumike (15)
Morgan Tuck (5)
College Park Center 4,873
7–16
24
July 22
@ Chicago
W 94–89
Alex Bentley (21)
Jonquel Jones (10)
Jasmine Thomas (8)
Allstate Arena 6,893
8–16
August
: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
September
: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
2016 season schedule
Standings [ edit ]
Awards and honors [ edit ]
Statistics [ edit ]
Regular season [ edit ]
Player
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
References [ edit ]
^ "2016 Connecticut Sun Schedule" . Women's National Basketball Association. Retrieved May 30, 2024 .
^ "Seattle Connecticut Sun trade F/C Elizabeth Williams to Dream for No. 4 draft pick" . espn.go.com . ESPN. February 4, 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-12 .
^ "Sparks acquire Riquna Williams in swap of high picks with Wings" . espn.go.com . ESPN. March 2, 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-18 .
^ Knight, Joey (June 26, 2016). "Courtney Williams traded to Connecticut" . Tampa Bay Times . Archived from the original on August 28, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2016 .
^ "2016 Connecticut Sun Stats" . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference . Retrieved May 30, 2024 .
^ "Sun's Jasmine Thomas, Sparks' Nneka Ogwumike Named Players of the Week" (Press release). WNBA . September 19, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2024 .
^ "Sylvia Fowles, Nneka Ogwumike Headline 2016 WNBA All-Defensive Team" (Press release). WNBA . September 30, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2024 .
External links [ edit ]
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