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2025 Connecticut Sun season
CoachRachid Meziane
ArenaMohegan Sun Arena
TD Garden
Attendanceper game
Results
Record0–0
Place0th (Eastern)

The 2025 Connecticut Sun season will be the 27th season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association and the first under head coach, Rachid Meziane.

Draft

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See also: 2025 WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Club Outcome
1 8
2 25

Transactions

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Main article: List of 2025 WNBA season transactions

Front office and coaching

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Date Details Ref.
November 6, 2024 Head coach, Stephanie White, left Sun organization [1]
December 3, 2024 Morgan Tuck hired as general manager [2]
December 4, 2024 Hired Rachid Meziane as head coach [3]
January 10, 2025 Hired Roneeka Hodges as an assistant coach [4]
February 10, 2025 Hired Pascal Angillis and Ashlee McGee as assistant coaches [5]

Trades

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February 2, 2025[6][7]
(Four-team trade) 		To Connecticut Sun
Rebecca Allen and Natasha Cloud (from Phoenix Mercury)
Jacy Sheldon (from Dallas Wings)
2025 No. 8 draft pick (from Indiana Fever) 		To Dallas Wings
DiJonai Carrington and Tyasha Harris (from Connecticut Sun)
NaLyssa Smith and right to swap third round picks in 2027 draft (from Indiana Fever)
Mikiah Herbert Harrigan and the 2025 No. 12 pick (from Phoenix Mercury)
To Indiana Fever
Sophie Cunningham and the 2025 No. 19 pick (from Phoenix Mercury)
Jaelyn Brown (from Dallas Wings) 		To Phoenix Mercury
Alyssa Thomas (from Connecticut Sun)
Satou Sabally, Kalani Brown, and Sevgi Uzun (from Dallas Wings)
February 4, 2025[8] To Connecticut Sun
Lindsay Allen
Rights to Nikolina Milić 		To Chicago Sky
Rebecca Allen

Free agency

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Core designation

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Player Date Notes Ref.
Alyssa Thomas January 17, 2025 Traded to Phoenix Mercury on February 2 [9][6]

Re-signed

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Player Date Notes Ref.
Caitlin Bickle January 22, 2025 Training camp contract [10]

Additions

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Player Date Notes Former Team Ref.
Tina Charles February 2, 2025 One-year deal Atlanta Dream [11]
Diamond DeShields February 3, 2025 Chicago Sky [12]
Mya Hollingshed February 4, 2025 Training camp contract Bodrum Basketbol [13]
Robyn Parks Emlak Konut
Yvonne Anderson February 6, 2025 Two-year deal CBK Mersin [14]
Leïla Lacan February 8, 2025 Rookie contract
(2024 draft pick – No. 10) 		Basket Landes [15]
Kariata Diaby February 13, 2025 Rookie contract
(Undrafted) 		Tango Bourges Basket [16]
Amy Okonkwo Training camp contract

Subtractions / Unsigned

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Player Date Reason New Team Ref.
Veronica Burton December 6, 2024 Expansion draft Golden State Valkyries [17]
Brionna Jones February 1, 2025 Free agency – uncoreable unrestricted Atlanta Dream [18]
DeWanna Bonner February 5, 2025 Indiana Fever [19]
Tiffany Mitchell February 8, 2025 Free agency – unrestricted Las Vegas Aces [20]
Astou Ndour-Fall — TBA

Roster

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Connecticut Sun roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G15United StatesAllen, Lindsay5' 8" (1.73m)145 lb (66kg)1995-03-20Notre Dame7
G–United StatesAnderson, Yvonne5' 7" (1.7m)148 lb (67kg)1990-03-08Texas1
F51United StatesBickle, Caitlin6' 1" (1.85m)2000-05-05Baylor1
C31United StatesCharles, Tina6' 4" (1.93m)192 lb (87kg)1988-12-05Connecticut13
G–United StatesCloud, Natasha5' 9" (1.75m)160 lb (73kg)1992-02-22Saint Joseph's9
G–United StatesDeShields, Diamond6' 1" (1.85m)172 lb (78kg)1995-03-05Tennessee6
C–Ivory CoastDiaby, Kariata6' 4" (1.93m)1995-06-29Ivory CoastR
F8United StatesHollingshed, Mya6' 3" (1.91m)160 lb (73kg)1999-10-29ColoradoR
G–FranceLacan, Leïla5' 11" (1.8m)2004-06-02FranceR
G4United StatesMabrey, Marina Injured5' 11" (1.8m)170 lb (77kg)1996-09-14Notre Dame6
C10United StatesNelson-Ododa, Olivia6' 5" (1.96m)173 lb (78kg)2000-08-17Connecticut3
F–NigeriaOkonkwo, Amy6' 2" (1.88m)146 lb (66kg)1996-08-26TCUR
F21United StatesParks, Robyn6' 1" (1.85m)170 lb (77kg)1992-07-19VCU1
G–United StatesSheldon, Jacy5' 10" (1.78m)140 lb (64kg)2000-08-23Ohio State1
G–United StatesHsu, Abbey (DP)5' 11" (1.8m)2001-03-22Columbia–
Head coach
France Rachid Meziane
Assistant coaches
Belgium Pascal Angillis
United States Roneeka Hodges (Florida State)
United States Ashlee McGee (Austin Peay)
Athletic trainer
United States Nicole Alexander
Strength and conditioning coach
United States Analisse Rios
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured
  WNBA roster page
East
ATL
CHI
CON
IND
NY
WAS
West
DAL
GS
LV
LA
MIN
PHO
SEA

Depth chart

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Pos. Starter Bench
PG Natasha Cloud Lindsay Allen
Yvonne Anderson
Jacy Sheldon
SG Marina Mabrey Diamond DeShields
Leïla Lacan
SF Caitlin Bickle
Robyn Parks
PF Olivia Nelson-Ododa
C Tina Charles Mya Hollingshed

Schedule

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Pre-season

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2025 pre-season game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
2025 pre-season schedule

Regular season

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2025 game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 18 Washington Mohegan Sun Arena
2 May 20 Las Vegas Mohegan Sun Arena
3 May 23 @ Minnesota Target Center
4 May 25 @ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
5 May 27 Dallas Mohegan Sun Arena
6 May 30 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
June : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 June 1 @ New York Barclays Center
8 June 6 Atlanta Mohegan Sun Arena
9 June 8 @ Washington CareFirst Arena
10 June 15 Chicago Mohegan Sun Arena
11 June 17 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
12 June 18 Phoenix Mohegan Sun Arena
13 June 20 Dallas Mohegan Sun Arena
14 June 22 @ Golden State Chase Center
15 June 25 @ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena
16 June 27 @ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
17 June 29 @ Minnesota Target Center
July : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
18 July 6 Las Vegas Mohegan Sun Arena
19 July 9 Seattle Mohegan Sun Arena
20 July 11 @ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
21 July 13 @ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
22 July 15 Indiana TD Garden
23 July 24 Los Angeles Mohegan Sun Arena
24 July 27 Golden State Mohegan Sun Arena
25 July 28 Seattle Mohegan Sun Arena
August : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
26 August 1 New York Mohegan Sun Arena
27 August 3 New York Mohegan Sun Arena
28 August 5 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
29 August 7 @ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
30 August 10 @ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena
31 August 11 @ Golden State Chase Center
32 August 13 Chicago Mohegan Sun Arena
33 August 17 Indiana Mohegan Sun Arena
34 August 19 @ Washington CareFirst Arena
35 August 21 Washington Mohegan Sun Arena
36 August 23 @ Chicago Wintrust Arena
37 August 25 @ New York Barclays Center
38 August 27 @ Dallas College Park Center
39 August 30 Minnesota Mohegan Sun Arena
September : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
40 September 1 Atlanta Mohegan Sun Arena
41 September 3 @ Chicago Wintrust Arena
42 September 6 Phoenix Mohegan Sun Arena
43 September 8 @ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
44 September 10 Atlanta Mohegan Sun Arena
2025 season schedule

Standings

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#
Team
 W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 Atlanta Dream 0 0 .000 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
2 Chicago Sky 0 0 .000 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
3 Connecticut Sun 0 0 .000 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
4 Dallas Wings 0 0 .000 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
5 Golden State Valkyries 0 0 .000 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
6 Indiana Fever 0 0 .000 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
7 Las Vegas Aces 0 0 .000 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
8 Los Angeles Sparks 0 0 .000 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
9 Minnesota Lynx 0 0 .000 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
10 New York Liberty 0 0 .000 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
11 Phoenix Mercury 0 0 .000 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
12 Seattle Storm 0 0 .000 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
13 Washington Mystics 0 0 .000 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0

Notes

(#) – League Standing
x – Clinched playoff berth
e – Eliminated from playoff contention
Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings

Statistics

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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

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG


‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season

Awards and honors

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Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.

References

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  1. ^ "Indiana Fever Hire Stephanie White as Head Coach". fever.wnba.com. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  2. ^ "Morgan Tuck Named Connecticut Sun General Manager". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. December 3, 2024. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  3. ^ Voepel, Michael (December 4, 2024). "Sun hire coach Meziane of Belgian national team". ESPN. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  4. ^ "Connecticut Sun Welcomes Roneeka Hodges as Assistant Coach". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. January 10, 2025. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  5. ^ "Connecticut Sun Welcomes Pascal Angillis and Ashlee McGee to Coaching Staff". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. February 10, 2025. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Connecticut Sun Acquire Rebecca Allen, Natasha Cloud, Jacy Sheldon and the No. 8 Overall Pick". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. February 2, 2025. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  7. ^ "Indiana Fever Acquire Guard Sophie Cunningham". Indiana Fever. February 2, 2025. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  8. ^ "Connecticut Sun Acquire Lindsay Allen and rights to Nikolina Milić". Connecticut Sun. February 4, 2025. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  9. ^ Doyle, Paul (January 17, 2025). "CT Sun place core player designation on free agent Alyssa Thomas". CT Insider. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  10. ^ "Caitlin Bickle Accepts Qualifying Offer from Connecticut Sun". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. January 22, 2025. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  11. ^ "WNBA's All-Time Rebounds Leader and League Legend Tina Charles Signs with the Connecticut Sun". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. February 2, 2025. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  12. ^ Dayton, Kels (February 3, 2025). "Connecticut Sun sign former All-Star guard Diamond DeShields to one-year deal". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  13. ^ "Mya Hollingshed and Robyn Parks Sign Training Camp Contracts with Connecticut Sun". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. February 4, 2025. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  14. ^ "Connecticut Sun Signs Two-Time Olympian Yvonne Anderson". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. February 6, 2025. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  15. ^ "Connecticut Sun Signs Leïla Lacan". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. February 8, 2025. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  16. ^ "Connecticut Sun Adds Kariata Diaby and Amy Okonkwo to Training Camp Roster". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. February 13, 2025. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
  17. ^ "Golden State Valkyries begin constructing inaugural roster with 11 selections in 2024 WNBA Expansion Draft". nba.com. NBA. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  18. ^ "Atlanta Dream Sign Three-Time All-Star Brionna Jones". Atlanta Dream. WNBA. February 1, 2025. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  19. ^ "Six-Time WNBA All-Star DeWanna Bonner Joins Indiana Fever". Indiana Fever. February 5, 2025. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  20. ^ "Las Vegas Aces Sign WNBA Veteran Tiffany Mitchell". Las Vegas Aces. WNBA. February 8, 2025. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
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