2011 Connecticut Sun season

2011 Connecticut Sun season
Head coachMike Thibault
ArenaMohegan Sun Arena
Results
Record21–13 (.618)
Place2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost in Conference Semifinals
Media
TelevisionCSN-NE
ESPN2, NBATV

The 2011 WNBA season was the 13th season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association. It is their ninth in Connecticut.

Transactions

WNBA draft

The following are the Sun's selections in the 2011 WNBA draft.

Round Pick Player Nationality School/team/country
2 16 Sydney Colson  United States Texas A&M
3 28 Adrienne Johnson  United States Louisiana Tech

Transaction log

  • February 3: The Sun re-signed Tan White and Kerri Gardin.[1]
  • February 14: The Sun signed draft pick Danielle McCray.
  • April 8: The Sun signed Rachele Fitz to a training camp contract.[2]
  • 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.[3]
  • July 24: The Sun signed Jessica Breland to a seven-day contract.[4]

Trades

Date Trade
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 changes

Roster

2011 Connecticut Sun roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
F51United StatesBreland, Jessica6' 3" (1.91m)165 lb (75kg)1988-02-23North CarolinaR
C31United StatesCharles, Tina6' 4" (1.93m)198 lb (90kg)1988-12-05Connecticut1
G32United StatesGreene, Kalana5' 10" (1.78m)170 lb (77kg)1987-07-13Connecticut1
F5United StatesGriffin, Kelsey6' 2" (1.88m)179 lb (81kg)1987-07-02Nebraska1
G23United StatesHightower, Allison5' 10" (1.78m)139 lb (63kg)1988-04-06LSU1
F15United StatesJones, Asjha6' 3" (1.91m)196 lb (89kg)1980-08-01Connecticut9
G20United StatesLawson, Kara5' 9" (1.75m)169 lb (77kg)1981-02-14Tennessee8
G/F4United StatesMcCray, Danielle5' 11" (1.8m)174 lb (79kg)1987-10-08KansasR
G21United StatesMontgomery, Renee5' 7" (1.7m)143 lb (65kg)1986-12-02Connecticut2
F/C30United StatesMoore, Jessica6' 3" (1.91m)175 lb (79kg)1982-07-09Connecticut6
G/F14United StatesWhite, Tan5' 7" (1.7m)154 lb (70kg)1982-09-27Mississippi State6
Head coach
United States Mike Thibault (Saint Martin's)
Assistant coaches
United States Scott Hawk (Omaha)
United States Bernadette Mattox (Georgia)
Athletic trainer
United States Jeremy Norman (Keene State)
Strength and conditioning coach
United States Jodi Hopkins (Ohio)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Depth

Pos. Starter Bench
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 standings

Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Indiana Fever x2113.618–13–48–913–9
Connecticut Sun x2113.618–15–26–1114–8
Atlanta Dream x2014.5881.011–69–814–8
New York Liberty x1915.5592.012-57–1011–11
Chicago Sky o1420.4127.010–74–1310–12
Washington Mystics o628.17615.04–132–154–18

Schedule

Preseason

2011 Game Log: Preseason
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1May 197:00pmChina101–63Greene, Griffin (13)Charles (10)Montgomery (6)Mohegan Sun Arena
4,666		1–0
2May 257:00pmSan Antonio56–80White (15)Charles (17)Lawson (5)Mohegan Sun Arena
4,801		1–1
3May 277:00pmSan Antonio75–73Charles (17)Charles (11)Jones (4)Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza
2,139		2–1

Regular season

2011 Game Log: Regular Season
June
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1June 47:00pmWashington89–73Charles (18)Jones (7)Lawson (4)Mohegan Sun Arena
6,666		1–0
2June 108:30pm@ Chicago75–78Montgomery (22)Greene (6)Lawson
Montgomery
White (4)		Allstate Arena
6,609		1–1
3June 123:00pmTulsa90–79Charles (19)Charles (8)Montgomery (7)Mohegan Sun Arena
6,520		2–1
4June 167:00pm@ WashingtonCSN-MA79–71Charles (26)Charles (10)Montgomery (5)Verizon Center
7,028		3–1
5June 191:00pmChicago83–68Charles (31)Charles (12)Jones (4)Mohegan Sun Arena
6,875		4–1
6June 238:00pm@ ChicagoCN100101–107 (2OT)Montgomery (33)Charles (13)Montgomery (6)Allstate Arena
3,319		4–2
7June 257:00pm@ IndianaNBATV
CSN-NE		70–75Montgomery (19)Charles (11)Montgomery (6)Conseco Fieldhouse
7,100		4–3
8June 288:00pmLos AngelesESPN279–76Charles (22)Charles (23)Montgomery (5)Mohegan Sun Arena
6,515		5–3
July
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
9July 17:30pmSeattleCSN-NE75–70Charles (20)Charles (10)Montgomery (8)Mohegan Sun Arena
7,748		6–3
10July 98:00pm@ MinnesotaNBATV
FS-N		67–90Montgomery (14)Charles (8)Jones
Lawson (3)		Target Center
8,205		6–4
11July 131:00pm@ Indiana78–90White (17)Charles (11)Montgomery (4)Conseco Fieldhouse
9,045		6–5
12July 157:00pm@ New YorkNBATV
CSN-NE		68–59Charles (15)Jones (7)Montgomery (4)Prudential Center
7,722		7–5
13July 175:00pmIndiana76–71McCray (22)Charles (14)Montgomery (7)Mohegan Sun Arena
7,075		8–5
14July 197:30pmNew York85–79Charles (24)Charles (7)Montgomery (10)Mohegan Sun Arena
6,096		9–5
All-Star break
15July 268:00pm@ ChicagoCSN-NE
CN100		77–66Jones (22)Charles (15)Montgomery (6)Allstate Arena
3,091		10–5
16July 287:30pmIndiana58–69Charles (13)Charles (10)Montgomery (3)Mohegan Sun Arena
6,329		10–6
17July 315:00pmAtlanta99–92Montgomery (19)Charles (11)Lawson (9)Mohegan Sun Arena
6,955		11–6
August
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
18August 33:00pm@ Los AngelesNBATV79–70Charles (20)Charles (13)Montgomery (6)STAPLES Center
14,266		12–6
19August 510:00pm@ SeattleNBATV79–81Montgomery (19)Charles (10)White (4)KeyArena
7,289		12–7
20August 76:00pm@ PhoenixNBATV
FS-A		96–95 (OT)Montgomery (28)Charles (17)Greene (6)US Airways Center
8,514		13–7
21August 97:30pmChicago69–58Charles (16)Charles (11)Lawson
White (4)		Mohegan Sun Arena
6,049		14–7
22August 117:30pmSan AntonioFS-SW59–72Jones (16)Jones (10)McCray (2)Mohegan Sun Arena
5,334		14–8
23August 137:00pmWashington82–75Charles
Montgomery (16)		White (10)Jones
Lawson (5)		Mohegan Sun Arena
6,717		15–8
24August 167:30pmMinnesotaCSN-NE108–79Montgomery (17)Charles (18)Montgomery (7)Mohegan Sun Arena
9,323		16–8
25August 187:00pm@ New YorkNBATV
MSG		81–84 (OT)Charles (29)Charles (14)Montgomery (5)Prudential Center
7,245		16–9
26August 197:30pm@ AtlantaNBATV
SSO		88–94 (OT)Jones (21)Charles
Griffin (11)		Montgomery (7)Philips Arena
7,225		16–10
27August 215:00pmAtlanta96–87Montgomery (21)Jones (10)Montgomery (8)Mohegan Sun Arena
6,636		17–10
28August 267:30pmPhoenixCSN-NE95–92Charles (17)Jones (11)Montgomery (6)Mohegan Sun Arena
9,007		18–10
29August 284:00pm@ Tulsa72–83Charles (21)Charles (10)Charles
Jones
Montgomery (3)		BOK Center
4,813		18–11
30August 308:00pm@ San Antonio66–78Charles (16)Jones (10)Charles
Montgomery (4)		AT&T Center
6,934		18–12
September
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
31September 27:30pmIndiana83–55McCray (14)Charles (16)Charles (7)Mohegan Sun Arena
6,991		19–12
32September 44:00pm@ WashingtonNBATV
CSN-MA		79–48Charles (24)Charles (15)Montgomery (7)Verizon Center
13,403		20–12
33September 67:30pm@ AtlantaSSO74–85Charles (17)Charles (12)Montgomery (7)Philips Arena
6,558		20–13
34September 111:00pmNew YorkNBATV69–63Charles (18)Charles
Jones (11)		Montgomery (4)Mohegan Sun Arena
9,115		21–13
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess or ESPN3.com

Postseason

2011 Game Log: Postseason
Eastern Conference Semifinals
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceSeries
1September 167:00pmAtlantaNBATV84–89Jones
Montgomery (16)		McCray (8)Lawson (4)Mohegan Sun Arena
7,373		0–1
2September 183:00pm@ AtlantaESPN264-69Jones (15)Charles (17)Montgomery (6)Philips Arena
6,887		0–2

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

Regular season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Jessica Breland 401.5.500.000.0000.00.00.000.250.5
Tina Charles 343433.4.468.000.68711.01.90.761.7617.6
Kalana Greene 333323.7.422.391.6003.81.50.910.365.6
Kelsey Griffin 34213.0.357.167.7313.10.50.740.293.6
Allison Hightower 2529.2.339.222.7500.60.50.440.042.0
Asjha Jones 343428.6.444.300.7116.41.90.620.4713.3
Kara Lawson 33825.2.449.430.8902.62.90.700.0310.4
Danielle McCray 342315.1.399.391.7712.31.20.470.125.9
Renee Montgomery 343429.1.400.384.8292.14.91.440.0914.6
Jessica Moore 2906.9.425.000.7780.80.20.170.071.7
DeMya Walker 1008.0.421.000.7271.60.00.200.002.4
Tan White 34022.0.354.280.8402.91.91.180.185.9

Postseason

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Jessica Breland 00–––––––––
Tina Charles 2236.0.313.000.62512.02.01.002.5012.5
Kalana Greene 2222.0.389.6001.0002.01.01.501.009.5
Kelsey Griffin 208.0.200.000.5000.00.00.000.501.5
Allison Hightower 2014.5.571.6671.0002.00.51.000.006.0
Asjha Jones 2232.0.366.000.5006.52.51.501.5015.5
Kara Lawson 2018.5.400.571.7500.53.50.000.007.5
Danielle McCray 2215.0.250.0001.0005.50.50.000.002.5
Renee Montgomery 2228.5.471.333.8751.54.50.500.5013.0
Jessica Moore 204.01.000.0001.0000.50.00.000.002.0
Tan White 2021.51.0001.0001.0002.53.01.500.004.0

Awards and honors

References

  1. ↑ "Connecticut Sun re-sign veteran guard". The Bulletin. February 3, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  2. ↑ Allard, Marc (April 9, 2011). "WNBA: Sun coach expecting quiet draft for team". The Bulletin. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Connecticut Sun part ways with DeMya Walker". The Bulletin. July 23, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Connecticut Sun Sign Jessica Breland To Seven-Day Contract". CBS News. July 24, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
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