2014 Connecticut Sun 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

Roster

Connecticut Sun roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs 1.5 !G 20 USA ! Bentley, Alex style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 67 !5' 7" (1.7m) 152 lb (69kg) 10-27-1990 Penn State 1.5 !2 5.5 !F/C 14 USA ! Bone, Kelsey style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 76 !6' 4" (1.93m) 215 lb (98kg) 12-31-1991 Texas A&M 1.5 !2 4.0 !F – USA ! Brewer, Alyssia style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 75 !6' 3" (1.91m) 195 lb (88kg) 07-02-1990 UCLA 0.5 !R 2.5 !G/F 23 USA ! Douglas, Katie style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 72 !6' 0" (1.83m) 165 lb (75kg) 05-07-1979 Purdue 7.5 !14 1.5 !G 34 USA ! Faris, Kelly style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 71 !5' 11" (1.8m) 154 lb (70kg) 01-16-1991 Connecticut 1.5 !2 1.5 !G – USA ! Gray, Chelsea style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 71 !5' 11" (1.8m) – 10-08-1992 Duke 0.5 !R 4.0 !F 5 USA ! Griffin, Kelsey style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 74 !6' 2" (1.88m) 179 lb (81kg) 07-02-1987 Nebraska 3 !5 1.5 !G 3 USA ! Hightower, Allison style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 70 !5' 10" (1.78m) 139 lb (63kg) 04-06-1988 LSU 3 !5 4.0 !F 16 USA ! Hoffman, Ebony style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 74 !6' 2" (1.88m) 215 lb (98kg) 08-27-1982 Southern California 6 !11 4.0 !F – USA ! Little, Camille style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 74 !6' 2" (1.88m) 180 lb (82kg) 01-18-1985 North Carolina 4.5 !8 2.5 !G/F 4 USA ! McCray, Danielle style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 71 !5' 11" (1.8m) 170 lb (77kg) 10-08-1987 Kansas 2 !3 4.0 !F 13 USA ! Ogwumike, Chiney  style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 76 !6' 4" (1.93m) 173 lb (78kg) 03-21-1992 Stanford 1 !1 4.0 !F 7 USA ! Pedersen, Kayla style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 76 !6' 4" (1.93m) 190 lb (86kg) 04-14-1989 Stanford 2.5 !4 2.5 !G/F – USA ! Stricklen, Shekinna style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 74 !6' 2" (1.88m) 178 lb (81kg) 07-30-1990 Tennessee 2 !3 4.0 !F 25 USA ! Thomas, Alyssa style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 74 !6' 2" (1.88m) 185 lb (84kg) 04-12-1992 Maryland 1 !1 East: ATL • CHI • CON • IND • NY • WAS | West: LA • MIN • PHO • SA • SEA • TUL	Head coach Anne Donovan (Old Dominion) Assistant coaches Jennifer Gillom (Mississippi) Steven Key (Boston University) Athletic trainer Jeremy Norman(Keene State College) Strength and conditioning coach Lisa White (Stony Brook) Legend (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive Injured WNBA roster page Transactions

Depth

Season standings

Statistics

References

External links