2015 Connecticut Sun season

August 2023 March 2026 Connecticut Sun 2015 15 19 Eastern T-5th Anne Donovan Mohegan Sun Arena Did not qualify The 2015 WNBA season was the seventeenth season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association.http://www.courant.com/sports/basketball/hc-connecticut-sun-wnba-schedule-1212-20141211-story.html Connecticut Sun Release 2015 Schedule The Hartford Courant December 12, 2018 June 4, 2025 The Sun started the season with a loss against the Washington Mystics 73–68 on June 5. After the opening night loss, the Sun went on a seven game winning streak. They defeated Atlanta and Los Angeles twice over this stretch and the run included four away wins. Their largest win of the stretch was a twenty-one point victory in Seattle. They lost to Indiana to finish the month 7–2. Their losing streak extended into June and lasted a total of six games. They lost to Chicago twice to open July and their July 12 96–76 loss was their largest of the streak. The streak ended on July 22 with a 78–77 overtime victory in Minnesota. They lost their next game against Indiana but defeated Seattle by one point to finish the month 2–6. They lost their opening game of August against Indiana, but won three of their next four games. The Sun defeated San Antonio, split a back-to-back with Washington and defeated Tulsa. The team then went on a seven-game losing streak where they lost to Atlanta three times, New York twice, Tulsa, and Phoenix. They ended the streak on August 30, with a 72–68 defeat of Chicago. The Sun finished August 4–9. They went 2–2 in September, losing to Indiana and New York while defeating San Antonio and Chicago in the final game of the season. Their final record of 15–19 saw them finish tied for fifth in the Eastern Conference. They did not qualify for the playoffs. After the season, head coach Anne Donovan resigned.https://wnba.com/news/donovan-resigns-as-sun-head-coach/ Donovan Resigns as Sun Head Coach WNBA May 31, 2025 Transactions WNBA draft 2015 WNBA draft Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country 1 4 Elizabeth Williams Duke 2 19 Brittany Hrynko DePaul Trades/Roster Changes DateTrade January 28 The Sun acquired Renee Montgomery and the 3rd and 15th picks in the 2015 WNBA Draft in exchange for Camille Little and Shekinna Stricklen.Doug Feinberg AP http://www.nhregister.com/sports/20150128/connecticut-sun-trade-renee-montgomery-no-3-pick-in-wnba-draft Connecticut Sun trade Renee Montgomery, No. 3 pick in WNBA Draft New Haven Register January 28, 2015 2017-09-12 February 26 Signed Kayla Pedersenhttps://acrossthetimeline.com/wnba/transactions.html#end=2015-09-30&start=2015-01-01&team=Connecticut%20Sun 2015 Connecticut Sun transactions accrossthetimeline.com June 4, 2025 April 16 The Sun acquired Jasmine Thomas in exchange for the draft rights to Brittany Hrynko.http://lovewomensbasketball.com/2015/04/17/atlanta-dream-trades-jasmine-thomas-to-connecticut-for-rights-to-brittany-hrynko/ Atlanta Dream trades Jasmine Thomas to Connecticut for rights to Brittany Hrynko May 2, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150515094158/http://lovewomensbasketball.com/2015/04/17/atlanta-dream-trades-jasmine-thomas-to-connecticut-for-rights-to-brittany-hrynko/ May 15, 2015 dead May 13 The Sun acquired the 23rd pick in the 2016 WNBA draft in exchange for Asjha Jones.Sun Trade Rights To Asjha Jones https://web.archive.org/web/20150516025831/http://www.wnba.com/sun/sun_trade_rights__asjha_jone_2015_05_13.html May 16, 2015 Roster Source:https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/teams/CON/2015.html 2015 Connecticut Sun Stats basketball-reference.com Sports Reference June 4, 2025https://basketball.usbasket.com/team/Connecticut-Sun/3530/Roster/2015?Women=1 Connecticut Sun Roster 2015 basketball.usbasket.com USBasket June 4, 2025 Connecticut Sun 2015 WNBA 20 Alex Bentley G 5 7 152 10-27-1990 2 Penn State USA yes 3 Kelsey Bone C 6 4 220 12-31-1991 2 Texas A&M USA 34 Kelly Faris G 5 11 154 12-31-1991 2 Connecticut USA 12 Chelsea Gray G 5 11 170 10-08-1992 R Duke USA 54 Nikki Greene F/C 6 4 192 09-06-1990 1 Penn State USA 21 Jennifer Lacy F 6 3 175 03-21-1983 9 Pepperdine USA 2 Camille Little F 6 2 180 01-18-1985 8 North Carolina USA 13 Chiney Ogwumike C/F 6 2 193 03-22-1992 1 Stanford USA yes 7 Kayla Pedersen F 6 4 190 04-14-1989 4 Stanford USA 40 Shekinna Stricklen F 6 2 230 07-30-1990 3 Tennessee USA 25 Alyssa Thomas F 6 2 203 04-12-1992 1 Maryland USA 5 Jasmine Thomas Jasmine Thomas (basketball) G 5 9 143 09-30-1989 4 Duke USA 1 Elizabeth Williams basketball F/C 6 3 200 06-23-1993 R Duke USA USA Anne Donovan Old Dominion USA Jennifer Gillom Ole Miss USA Steven Key Boston University USA Jeremy Norman 1 Keene State College USA Lisa White 1 Game log Preseason Connecticut Sun yes 2015 #092C57 #FFC322 Connecticut Sun May yes #092C57 #FFC322 1 1 1 0 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 1 | May 23 | vs. Indiana | W 76–68 | Chelsea Gray (13) | Alyssa Thomas (7) | Alyssa Thomas (7) | KFC Yum! Center6,437 | 1–0 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 2 | May 27 | PRC China | W 86–65 | Bentley, A. Thomas (18) | Kelsey Bone (7) | Alex Bentley (6) | Mohegan Sun Arena3,947 | 2–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | May 28 | Los Angeles | L 57–64 | Alex Bentley (22) | Alyssa Thomas (6) | Jasmine Thomas (5) | Mohegan Sun Arena4,006 | 2–1 con yes 2015 Regular season Connecticut Sun 2015 Total: 15–19 (Home: 8–9; Road: 7–10) #092C57 #FFC322 Connecticut Sun June yes #092C57 #FFC322 3 2 4 0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | June 5 | Washington | L 68–73 | Alex Bentley (17) | Alyssa Thomas (7) | Jasmine Thomas (4) | Mohegan Sun Arena5,846 | 0–1 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 2 | June 7 | @ Atlanta | W 75–70 | Alex Bentley (17) | Jasmine Thomas (6) | Kelsey Bone (5) | Philips Arena8,358 | 1–1 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 3 | June 11 | Chicago | W 67–65 | Alex Bentley (16) | Kelsey Bone (12) | Jasmine Thomas (4) | Mohegan Sun Arena4,523 | 2–1 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 4 | June 14 | Atlanta | W 82–64 | Bone, Stricklen (18) | Camille Little (7) | Jasmine Thomas (5) | Mohegan Sun Arena5,520 | 3–1 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 5 | June 16 | @ Seattle | W 79–58 | Chelsea Gray (16) | Pedersen, A. Thomas (6) | Pedersen, J. Thomas (3) | KeyArena4,941 | 4–1 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 6 | June 19 | @ Phoenix | W 90–78 | Kelsey Bone (27) | Kelsey Bone (14) | Chelsea Gray (4) | US Airways Center8,907 | 5–1 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 7 | June 21 | @ Los Angeles | W 76–68 | Alex Bentley (21) | Alyssa Thomas (8) | Gray, J. Thomas (3) | Staples Center6,875 | 6–1 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 8 | June 26 | Los Angeles | W 80–76 | Alex Bentley (18) | Alyssa Thomas (7) | Camille Little (3) | Mohegan Sun Arena5,542 | 7–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 9 | June 30 | Indiana | L 84–92 | Kelsey Bone (21) | A. Thomas, Little (5) | Alex Bentley (6) | Mohegan Sun Arena5,083 | 7–2 Connecticut Sun July #092C57 #FFC322 1 3 1 3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 10 | July 2 | Chicago | L 74–77 | Alex Bentley (25) | Alyssa Thomas (9) | Bentley, Little, Pedersen, J. Thomas (3) | Mohegan Sun Arena5,607 | 7–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 11 | July 12 | @ Chicago | L 76–96 | Kelsey Bone (18) | Bone, Gray, J. Thomas, Williams (3) | Chelsea Gray (5) | Allstate Arena5,051 | 7–4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 12 | July 14 | Minnesota | L 79–85 | Alex Bentley (22) | Kelsey Bone (8) | Chelsea Gray (5) | Mohegan Sun Arena6,246 | 7–5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 13 | July 16 | @ New York | L 57–64 | Alex Bentley (15) | Bone, Little (8) | Gray, J. Thomas (4) | Madison Square Garden8,813 | 7–6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 14 | July 19 | @ Washington | L 82–89 | Kelsey Bone (24) | Alyssa Thomas (8) | Chelsea Gray (5) | Capital One Arena6,964 | 7–7 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 15 | July 22 | @ Minnesota | W 78–77 (OT) | Shekinna Stricklen (15) | Kelsey Bone (10) | Jasmine Thomas (4) | Target Center17,414 | 8–7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 16 | July 28 | Indiana | L 73–75 | Kelsey Bone (14) | Shekinna Stricklen (5) | Jasmine Thomas (5) | Mohegan Sun Arena4,868 | 8–8 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 17 | July 31 | Seattle | W 67–66 | Shekinna Stricklen (15) | Elizabeth Williams (6) | Chelsea Gray (3) | Mohegan Sun Arena6,157 | 9–8 Connecticut Sun August #092C57 #FFC322 3 4 1 5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 18 | August 2 | @ Indiana | L 70–83 | Kelsey Bone (20) | Elizabeth Williams (6) | Jasmine Thomas (4) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse6,601 | 9–9 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 19 | August 4 | San Antonio | W 82–51 | Kelsey Bone (17) | Kelsey Bone (10) | Chelsea Gray (7) | Mohegan Sun Arena4,490 | 10–9 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 20 | August 7 | Washington | W 86–72 | Alex Bentley (31) | Kelsey Bone (9) | Jasmine Thomas (8) | Mohegan Sun Arena5,663 | 11–9 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 21 | August 9 | @ Washington | L 73–84 | Kelsey Bone (19) | Alyssa Thomas (11) | Kayla Pedersen (4) | Capital One Arena7,400 | 11–10 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 22 | August 12 | Tulsa | W 80–74 | Alex Bentley (25) | Kelsey Bone (10) | Jasmine Thomas (5) | Mohegan Sun Arena4,682 | 12–10 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 23 | August 14 | New York | L 78–90 | Alex Bentley (19) | Kelsey Bone (7) | Bentley, J. Thomas (5) | Mohegan Sun Arena5,827 | 12–11 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 24 | August 16 | @ Atlanta | L 77–90 | Jennifer Lacy (21) | Camille Little (10) | Jasmine Thomas (4) | Philips Arena5,661 | 12–12 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 25 | August 21 | @ Tulsa | L 76–84 | Jennifer Lacy (20) | Jasmine Thomas (8) | Jasmine Thomas (5) | BOK Center4,225 | 12–13 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 26 | August 23 | Atlanta | L 92–102 | Jennifer Lacy (25) | Jennifer Lacy (7) | Bone, J. Thomas (4) | Mohegan Sun Arena5,319 | 12–14 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 27 | August 25 | @ Atlanta | L 57–71 | Shekinna Stricklen (14) | Chelsea Gray (6) | Chelsea Gray (4) | Philips Arena5,573 | 12–15 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 28 | August 27 | Phoenix | L 80–81 | Jasmine Thomas (21) | Kelsey Bone (7) | Camille Little (5) | Mohegan Sun Arena5,171 | 12–16 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 29 | August 29 | New York | L 66–80 | Kelsey Bone (22) | Kelsey Bone (7) | Jasmine Thomas (4) | Mohegan Sun Arena5,874 | 12–17 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 30 | August 30 | @ Chicago | W 72–68 | Kelsey Bone (25) | Chelsea Gray (9) | Chelsea Gray (6) | Allstate Arena5,969 | 13–17 Connecticut Sun September #092C57 #FFC322 1 0 1 2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 31 | September 1 | @ Indiana | L 51–81 | Kelsey Bone (17) | Jasmine Thomas (5) | Bone, Faris, Gray (3) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse5,768 | 13–18 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 32 | September 4 | @ San Antonio | W 73–72 | Kelsey Bone (17) | Kelsey Bone (8) | Jasmine Thomas (8) | Freeman Coliseum4,633 | 14–18 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 33 | September 9 | @ New York | L 64–74 | Kelsey Bone (19) | Kelsey Bone (10) | Jasmine Thomas (4) | Madison Square Garden7,898 | 14–19 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 34 | September 13 | Chicago | W 86–75 | Kelsey Bone (31) | Alyssa Thomas (9) | Jasmine Thomas (7) | Mohegan Sun Arena8,049 | 15–19 con 2015 Standings CON Statistics Regular season Source: Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Alex Bentley 25 25 30.0 40.9% 33.6% 83.0% 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.2 14.7 Kelsey Bone 34 33 28.3 50.8% 0.0% 62.2% 6.1 1.9 0.8 0.6 15.0 Camille Little 34 34 27.0 40.6% 34.5% 87.9% 3.6 1.6 1.2 0.2 8.2 Jasmine Thomas 34 34 26.7 32.8% 29.8% 78.3% 3.7 3.9 1.2 0.4 8.2 Alyssa Thomas 24 23 26.0 41.1% — 69.2% 5.3 1.4 1.2 0.2 8.8 Shekinna Stricklen 34 0 17.6 41.1% 35.9% 78.6% 1.9 0.6 0.6 0.2 7.7 Jennifer Lacy 19 11 16.7 44.4% 35.4% 75.7% 2.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 7.0 Chelsea Gray 34 0 16.0 42.4% 34.8% 81.6% 2.3 2.7 0.6 0.1 6.9 Kayla Pedersen 33 1 15.5 43.3% — 82.6% 2.6 1.2 0.7 0.2 2.9 Kelly Faris 32 9 14.5 38.1% 31.0% 77.8% 1.7 1.0 0.4 0.1 2.9 Elizabeth Williams 21 0 11.7 52.8% — 56.0% 3.2 0.4 0.3 0.9 3.3 Nikki Greene 12 0 8.4 40.0% — 85.7% 2.0 0.2 0.3 0.4 1.2 Inga Orekhova 4 0 2.8 0.0% 0.0% — 0.3 — — — — Awards and honors Recipient Award Date awarded Ref. Kelsey Bone WNBA Most Improved Player October 1, 2015 Kelsey Bone Named 2015 WNBA Most Improved Player Presented By Samsung https://sun.wnba.com/news/kelsey-bone-named-2015-wnba-improved-player-presented-samsung/ WNBA October 1, 2015 September 26, 2024 References Category:Connecticut Sun seasons Connecticut Sun Connecticut Sun