WNBA team season
The 2014 WNBA season is the 16th season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association . It is their 12th in Connecticut. Following one of the worst seasons in team history, the Sun look to bounce back with a brand new team - filled with youth.
The Sun's offseason included trading disgruntled stars Tina Charles to the New York Liberty and Kara Lawson to the Washington Mystics . They also traded Sandrine Gruda to the Los Angeles Sparks for a 1st Round pick in the 2014 WNBA draft . They brought back Katie Douglas , after she spent several season with the Indiana Fever . The Sun re-signed a few key players as well, pairing them with their high draft picks, setting up a potential exciting season.
Transactions
WNBA draft
The following are the Sun's selections in the 2014 WNBA draft .[ 1]
Trades
Personnel changes
Additions
Player
Signed
Former team
Alex Bentley
March 12, 2014
Atlanta Dream
Katie Douglas
March 24, 2014
Free Agent Signee
Kelley Cain
March 25, 2014
Free Agent Signee
Keisha Hampton
April 1, 2014
Free Agent Signee
Kelsey Bone
April 14, 2014
New York Liberty
Alyssa Thomas
April 14, 2014
New York Liberty /Draft Pick
DeNesha Stallworth
April 23, 2014
Draft Pick
Shenneika Smith
April 23, 2014
Free Agent Signee
Yelena Leuchanka
April 24, 2014
Free Agent Signee
Chiney Ogwumike
April 24, 2014
Draft Pick
Alyssa Thomas
April 28, 2014
Draft Pick
Subtractions
Player
Left
New team
Kara Lawson
March 12, 2014
Washington Mystics
Mistie Bass
March 20, 2014
Phoenix Mercury
Sandrine Gruda
March 31, 2014
Los Angeles Sparks
Tina Charles
April 14, 2014
New York Liberty
Tan White
April 16, 2014
Minnesota Lynx
Shenneika Smith
April 30, 2014
Waived
Keisha Hampton
April 30, 2014
Waived
DeNesha Stallworth
May 7, 2014
Waived
Sydney Carter
May 8, 2014
Indiana Fever
Kalana Greene
May 12, 2014
Waived
Yelena Leuchanka
May 15, 2014
Waived
Roster
2014 Connecticut Sun roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs G 20 Bentley, Alex 5' 7" (1.7m) 152 lb (69kg) 1990-10-27 Penn State 1 F/C 14 Bone, Kelsey 6' 4" (1.93m) 215 lb (98kg) 1991-12-31 Texas A&M 1 C 52 Cain, Kelley 6' 6" (1.98m) 220 lb (100kg) 1989-05-16 Tennessee 1 G/F 23 Douglas, Katie 6' 0" (1.83m) 165 lb (75kg) 1979-05-07 Purdue 13 G 34 Faris, Kelly 5' 11" (1.8m) 154 lb (70kg) 1991-01-16 Connecticut 1 G 15 Gilbreath, Briana 6' 0" (1.83m) 150 lb (68kg) 1990-08-16 USC 2 F 5 Griffin, Kelsey 6' 2" (1.88m) 179 lb (81kg) 1987-07-02 Nebraska 4 G 3 Hightower, Allison 5' 10" (1.78m) 139 lb (63kg) 1988-04-06 LSU 4 F 16 Hoffman, Ebony 6' 2" (1.88m) 215 lb (98kg) 1982-08-27 USC 10 G/F 4 McCray, Danielle 5' 11" (1.8m) 170 lb (77kg) 1987-10-08 Kansas 2 G 21 Montgomery, Renee 5' 7" (1.7m) 143 lb (65kg) 1986-12-02 Connecticut 5 F 13 Ogwumike, Chiney 6' 4" (1.93m) 173 lb (78kg) 1992-03-21 Stanford R F 7 Pedersen, Kayla 6' 4" (1.93m) 190 lb (86kg) 1989-04-14 Stanford 3 F 25 Thomas, Alyssa 6' 2" (1.88m) 185 lb (84kg) 1992-04-12 Maryland R
Head coach
Anne Donovan (Old Dominion )
Assistant coaches
Jennifer Gillom (Mississippi )
Steven Key (Boston University )
Athletic trainer
Jeremy Norman (Keene State )
Strength and conditioning coach
Lisa White (Stony Brook )
Legend
(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured
Depth
Season standings
Statistics
Awards and honors
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(March 2013 )
References
External links
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