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]
The Sun went 3–0 in the preseason, but could not carry that momentum over to the regular season as they opened with a loss. They won their second game of the season over San Antonio before losing their next four straight games to end May 1–5. Their losing streak extended into June as they lost their first two games before defeating Seattle by a point. The Sun would lose their next three games, including a triple-overtime thriller against Washington 106–109. They defeated San Antonio again to break their losing streak before losing three straight games to finish June 2–8. July started much better for the Sun as they won three of their first four games, matching their win total from the first two months of the season. Their only loss came at home to Atlanta , 63–67. They lost two games and won to games to end the month 5–3. Upon return from the Olympic Break, the Sun went 2–1 in August, defeating Minnesota and San Antonio at home and losing to Atlanta away. They opened September with a win over Phoenix , but lost their next three games. They finished the season with three wins and finished September 4–3. Their 14–20 overall record saw them finish ninth overall, two games out of the final playoff spot.
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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
Marquette ) Athletic trainer
Keene State College )Strength and conditioning coach
Connecticut )Legend (C) Team captain(FA) Free agent(IN) Inactive(S) Suspended
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2016 game log
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
Record
7
June 3
Atlanta L 77–83 Alex Bentley (16)Kelsey Bone (7)Jasmine Thomas (5)Mohegan Sun Arena 1–6
8
June 5
Indiana L 77–88 Alyssa Thomas (20)Jonquel Jones (9)Rachel Banham (3)Mohegan Sun Arena 1–7
9
June 10
Seattle W 77–76 Morgan Tuck (20)Alyssa Thomas (9)
Alyssa Thomas (4)
Mohegan Sun Arena 2–7
10
June 12
@ Atlanta
L 87–93 Jasmine Thomas (19)
Bentley, Ogwumike , Tuck (6)
Bentley, Thomas (5)
Philips Arena 2–8
11
June 14
Washington L 106–109 3OT Alex Bentley (31)
Kelsey Bone (11)
Camille Little (4)Mohegan Sun Arena 2–9
12
June 16
New York L 72–80 Alex Bentley (16)
Kelsey Bone (7)
Kelsey Bone (4)
Mohegan Sun Arena 2–10
13
June 19
San Antonio W 90–83 Alex Bentley (29)
Jones, J. Thomas (9)
Jasmine Thomas (10)
Mohegan Sun Arena 3–10
14
June 24
@ Seattle
L 81–98 Alex Bentley (13)
Alyssa Thomas (6)
Alex Bentley (4)
KeyArena 3–11
15
June 26
@ Los Angeles
L 73–80 Chiney Ogwumike (16)
Alyssa Thomas (9)
Alyssa Thomas (7)
Staples Center 3–12
16
June 29
@ Phoenix
L 75–86 Alex Bentley (20)
Jonquel Jones (9)
Alex Bentley (6)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 3–13
July
: 5–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 4–1)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location
Record
17
July 2
@ Dallas
W 86–83 Alex Bentley (24)Chiney Ogwumike (9)Jasmine Thomas (7)College Park Center 4–13
18
July 7
Minnesota W 93–83 Alex Bentley (24)
Chiney Ogwumike (7)
Jasmine Thomas (7)
Mohegan Sun Arena 5–13
19
July 10
Atlanta L 63–67 Alyssa Thomas (19)Ogwumike, J. Thomas (5)
Alex Bentley (3)
Mohegan Sun Arena 5–14
20
July 13
@ Indiana
W 86–64 Chiney Ogwumike (20)
Chiney Ogwumike (8)
Jasmine Thomas (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 6–14
21
July 15
Los Angeles L 92–98 Alyssa Thomas (17)
Chiney Ogwumike (13)
Bentley, J. Thomas, Little (5)
Mohegan Sun Arena 6–15
22
July 17
@ New York
L 76–83 Chiney Ogwumike (18)
Chiney Ogwumike (10)
Jasmine Thomas (6)
Madison Square Garden 6–16
23
July 20
@ Dallas
W 89–78 Chiney Ogwumike (26)
Chiney Ogwumike (15)
Morgan Tuck (5)College Park Center 7–16
24
July 22
@ Chicago
W 94–89 Alex Bentley (21)
Jonquel Jones (10)Jasmine Thomas (8)
Allstate Arena 8–16
August
: 2–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–1)
September
: 4–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location
Record
28
September 2
Phoenix W 87–74 Chiney Ogwumike (22)Chiney Ogwumike (10)
Jasmine Thomas (6)Mohegan Sun Arena 11–17
29
September 4
@ Minnesota
L 79–93 Alex Bentley (16)Jonquel Jones (11)Alex Bentley (6)
_target Center 11–18
30
September 9
@ New York
L 82–89 Ogwumike, Williams (20)
Chiney Ogwumike (9)
Jasmine Thomas (4)
Madison Square Garden 11–19
31
September 11
Chicago Sky L 86–96 Jasmine Thomas (20)
Chiney Ogwumike (10)
Jasmine Thomas (6)
Mohegan Sun Arena 11–20
32
September 13
Indiana W 89–87 Jasmine Thomas (21)
A. Thomas , J. Thomas (5)Jasmine Thomas (6)
Mohegan Sun Arena 12–20
33
September 16
Dallas W 107–74 Little , Williams (15)Chiney Ogwumike (13)
Jasmine Thomas (6)
Mohegan Sun Arena 13–20
34
September 18
@ Washington
W 87–78 Jonquel Jones (21)
Ogwumike, A. Thomas (10)
Jasmine Thomas (10)
Verizon Center 14–20
2016 season schedule
^ "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 . Retrieved 2016-02-12 .^ "Sparks acquire Riquna Williams in swap of high picks with Wings" . ESPN . Retrieved 2016-03-18 .^ Knight, Joey (June 26, 2016). "Courtney Williams traded to Connecticut" . Tampa Bay Times 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 .
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