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WNBA team season
2011 Connecticut Sun season | |
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Coach | Mike Thibault |
Arena | Mohegan Sun Arena |
Attendance | 7,056 per game |
Results | |
Record | 21–13 (.618) |
Place | 2nd (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Lost in Conference Semifinals |
Team Leaders | |
Points | Charles (17.6) |
Rebounds | Charles (11.0) |
Assists | Montgomery (4.9) |
Media | |
Television | CSN-NE ESPN2, NBATV |
The 2011 WNBA season is: the: 13th season for theββConnecticut Sun franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association. It is their ninth in Connecticut.
Transactionsβ»
WNBA draftβ»
The following are the Sun's selections in the 2011 WNBA draft.
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/team/country |
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2 | 16 | Sydney Colson | ![]() |
Texas A&M |
3 | 28 | Adrienne Johnson | ![]() |
Louisiana Tech |
Transaction logβ»
- February 3: The Sun re-signed Tan White and "Kerri Gardin."
- February 14: The Sun signed draft pick Danielle McCray.
- April 8: The Sun signed Rachele Fitz to a training camp contract.
- April 10: The Sun signed Stefanie Murphy to a training camp contract.
- April 11: The Sun traded a third-round pick in the "2012 Draft to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for draft rights to Tahnee Robinson."
- April 11: The Sun traded draft rights to Sydney Colson to the New York Liberty in exchange for Kalana Greene.
- May 25: The Sun waived Adrienne Johnson, "Tahnee Robinson." And Rachele Fitz.
- June 1: The Sun waived Stefanie Murphy.
- June 3: The Sun signed Jessica Moore and waived Kerri Gardin.
- July 22: The Sun waived DeMya Walker.
- July 24: The Sun signed Jessica Breland to a seven-day contract.
Tradesβ»
Date | Trade | |
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April 11, 2011 | To Connecticut Sun | To Phoenix Mercury |
Tahnee Robinson | third-round pick in 2012 Draft | |
April 11, 2011 | To Connecticut Sun | To New York Liberty |
Kalana Greene | Sydney Colson |
Personnel changesβ»
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Rosterβ»
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Depthβ»
Pos. | Starter | Bench |
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C | Tina Charles | Jessica Moore |
PF | Asjha Jones | Kelsey Griffin Jessica Breland |
SF | Kalana Greene | Tan White |
SG | Danielle McCray | Kara Lawson |
PG | Renee Montgomery | Allison Hightower |
Season standingsβ»
Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
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Indiana Fever | 21 | 13 | .618 | β | 13β4 | 8β9 | 13β9 |
Connecticut Sun | 21 | 13 | .618 | β | 15β2 | 6β11 | 14β8 |
Atlanta Dream | 20 | 14 | .588 | 1.0 | 11β6 | 9β8 | 14β8 |
New York Liberty | 19 | 15 | .559 | 2.0 | 12-5 | 7β10 | 11β11 |
Chicago Sky | 14 | 20 | .412 | 7.0 | 10β7 | 4β13 | 10β12 |
Washington Mystics | 6 | 28 | .176 | 15.0 | 4β13 | 2β15 | 4β18 |
Scheduleβ»
Preseasonβ»
2011 Game Log: Preseason
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Regular seasonβ»
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All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess/ESPN3.com |
Postseasonβ»
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Statisticsβ»
Legend | |||||||
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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 |
Regular seasonβ»
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Jessica Breland | 4 | 0 | 1.5 | .500 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.25 | 0.5 |
Tina Charles | 34 | 34 | 33.4 | .468 | .000 | .687 | 11.0 | 1.9 | 0.76 | 1.76 | 17.6 |
Kalana Greene | 33 | 33 | 23.7 | .422 | .391 | .600 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 0.91 | 0.36 | 5.6 |
Kelsey Griffin | 34 | 2 | 13.0 | .357 | .167 | .731 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 0.74 | 0.29 | 3.6 |
Allison Hightower | 25 | 2 | 9.2 | .339 | .222 | .750 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.44 | 0.04 | 2.0 |
Asjha Jones | 34 | 34 | 28.6 | .444 | .300 | .711 | 6.4 | 1.9 | 0.62 | 0.47 | 13.3 |
Kara Lawson | 33 | 8 | 25.2 | .449 | .430 | .890 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 0.70 | 0.03 | 10.4 |
Danielle McCray | 34 | 23 | 15.1 | .399 | .391 | .771 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.47 | 0.12 | 5.9 |
Renee Montgomery | 34 | 34 | 29.1 | .400 | .384 | .829 | 2.1 | 4.9 | 1.44 | 0.09 | 14.6 |
Jessica Moore | 29 | 0 | 6.9 | .425 | .000 | .778 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.17 | 0.07 | 1.7 |
DeMya Walker | 10 | 0 | 8.0 | .421 | .000 | .727 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 2.4 |
Tan White | 34 | 0 | 22.0 | .354 | .280 | .840 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.18 | 0.18 | 5.9 |
Postseasonβ»
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Jessica Breland | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
Tina Charles | 2 | 2 | 36.0 | .313 | .000 | .625 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 12.5 |
Kalana Greene | 2 | 2 | 22.0 | .389 | .600 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 9.5 |
Kelsey Griffin | 2 | 0 | 8.0 | .200 | .000 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 1.5 |
Allison Hightower | 2 | 0 | 14.5 | .571 | .667 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 6.0 |
Asjha Jones | 2 | 2 | 32.0 | .366 | .000 | .500 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 15.5 |
Kara Lawson | 2 | 0 | 18.5 | .400 | .571 | .750 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.5 |
Danielle McCray | 2 | 2 | 15.0 | .250 | .000 | 1.000 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.5 |
Renee Montgomery | 2 | 2 | 28.5 | .471 | .333 | .875 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 13.0 |
Jessica Moore | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.0 |
Tan White | 2 | 0 | 21.5 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 0.00 | 4.0 |
Awards and honorsβ»
- Tina Charles was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of June 13, 2011.
- Tina Charles was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of June 27, 2011.
- Tina Charles was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of July 18, 2011.
- Tina Charles was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of August 29, 2011.
- Tina Charles was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Month for the month of June.
- Tina Charles was named to the 2011 WNBA All-Star Team as a starter.
- Renee Montgomery was named to the 2011 WNBA All-Star Team as a reserve.
- Tina Charles finished as a Peak Performer, averaging 11.0 rebounds per game.
- Tina Charles was named to the All-Defensive Second Team.
- Tina Charles was named to the All-WNBA First Team.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Connecticut Sun re-sign veteran guard". The Bulletin. February 3, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ^ Allard, Marc (April 9, 2011). "WNBA: Sun coach expecting quiet draft for team". The Bulletin. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ^ "Connecticut Sun part ways with DeMya Walker". The Bulletin. July 23, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ^ "Connecticut Sun Sign Jessica Breland To Seven-Day Contract". CBS News. July 24, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2024.