The 2022 WNBA season was the 24th season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association. It also was the 20th season for the franchise in Connecticut after relocating from Orlando. The season began on May 7, 2022, at the New York Liberty.[1]
Despite losing their first game of the season, the Sun won their next four games in a row. They then went 2–2 to finish out the month of May with a 6–3 record. They started June with a four-game winning streak and won six of their first seven games. However, they lost three of their last four in the month to finish with a 7–4 record. In July, the Sun won 3 of its first five, but then went on a four-game winning streak. The streak Chicago on the final day of the month. They finished 7–3 in the month and secured a spot in the post season on July 28. The Sun went on a tear in August, only losing one game, to eventual #2 seed Chicago, and finished the month with a 5–1 record. Their overall regular season record of 25–11 was one shy of tying a franchise record for wins. They were the third seed in the playoffs, finishiLas Vegas and Chicago. Brionna Jones was named the Sixth Player of the Year.
As the third seed they hosted a first round matchup against the sixth seeded Dallas. The Sun won the first game in commanding fashion, 93–68. However, they lost Game Two by ten points, forcing a Game Three in Dallas. The Sun controlled the game and won by 15 points to advance to the Semifinals. There they faced off against the second seeded Chicago Sky. Connecticut won the first game by five points in Chicago. They went on to lose games two and three and faced elimination in Game Four. The Sun won game four by 24 points to force a Game Five in Chicago. The Sun won by nine points and advanced to the 2022 WNBA Finals. They faced off against the first seeded, Las Veagas Aces. Las Vegas one the first two games in Connecticut, Game One by three points, and Game Two by fourteen. The Sun won game three in Las Vegas by 29 points, but couldn't carry the momentum into Game Four losing by seven points. The Aces won the series 3–1.
See also: 2022 WNBA draft.
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/team/country |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 12 | Nia Clouden | Michigan State | |
2 | 24 | Jordan Lewis | Baylor | |
3 | 36 | Kiara Smith | Florida | |
Date | Details | |
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January 1, 2022 | Extended Qualifying Offers to Natisha Hiedeman, Stephanie Jones, and Beatrice Mompremier[2] | |
January 3, 2022 | Signed Natisha Hiedeman to a Qualifying Offer [3] | |
January 4, 2022 | Signed Beatrice Mompremier to a Qualifying Offer [4] | |
January 10, 2022 | Extended Jonquel Jones a Core Qualifying Offer [5] | |
January 3, 2022 | Signed Stephanie Jones to a Qualifying Offer [6] | |
February 1, 2022 | Signed Jonquel Jones to a Two-Year Deal [7] [8] | |
February 2, 2022 | Signed Courtney Williams to a Two-Year Deal [9] [10] | |
Signed Taj Cole and Joyner Holmes to training-camp contracts[11] | ||
February 22, 2022 | Signed Yvonne Anderson to a training-camp contract[12] | |
April 12, 2022 | Signed Alexus Dye, Delicia Washington and Aleksa Gulbe to training-camp contracts[13] | |
April 14, 2022 | Signed Nia Clouden and Jordan Lewis to rookie-scale contracts[14] | |
April 20, 2022 | Waived Alexus Dye, Delicia Washington, and Keyona Hayes[15] | |
April 27, 2022 | Waived Jordan Lewis[16] | |
May 2, 2022 | Waived Kaila Charles, Taj Cole, and Aleksa Gulbe[17] [18] | |
May 4, 2022 | Waived Stephanie Jones and Beatrice Mompremier[19] | |
May 5, 2022 | Temporarily Suspend DeWanna Bonner due to Overseas Commitments | |
May 14, 2022 | Activated DeWanna Bonner from the Temporary Suspension List | |
May 31, 2022 | Signed Stephanie Jones to a Hardship Contract [20] | |
June 4, 2022 | Released Stephanie Jones from her Hardship Contract[21] | |
June 11, 2022 | Waived Yvonne Anderson[22] | |
June 15, 2022 | Signed Jazmine Jones[23] | |
June 24, 2022 | Waived Joyner Holmes and Jazmine Jones[24] | |
June 26, 2022 | Signed Joyner Holmes and Jazmine Jones to 7-day contracts[25] | |
July 3, 2022 | Signed Joyner Holmes and Jazmine Jones to their 2nd 7-day contracts[26] | |
July 13, 2022 | Signed Joyner Holmes and Jazmine Jones to their 3rd 7-day contracts | |
July 18, 2022 | Signed Bria Hartley[27] | |
July 21, 2022 | Signed Joyner Holmes[28] | |
July 27, 2022 | Signed Kiana Williams to a 7-day contract[29] | |
August 3, 2022 | Signed Odyssey Sims to a 7-day contract[30] | |
August 10, 2022 | Signed Odyssey Sims to a Hardship Contract[31] |
Pos. | Starter | Bench | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
C | Jonquel Jones | Brionna Jones | ||
PF | Alyssa Thomas | Joyner Holmes | ||
SF | DeWanna Bonner | DiJonai Carrington | ||
SG | Courtney Williams | Nia Clouden Bria Hartley | ||
PG | Natisha Hiedeman | Odyssey Sims Jasmine Thomas |
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 1| May 1| Atlanta| W 94–78| Jonquel Jones (15)| Carrington
B. Jones (6)| Jasmine Thomas (5)| Mohegan Sun
3,244| 1–0
|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1| May 7| @ New York| L 79–81| Alyssa Thomas (25)| A. Thomas
J. Jones (7)| Natisha Hiedeman (6)| Barclays Center
6,829| 0–1|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 2| May 14| Los Angeles| W 77–60| Alyssa Thomas (23)| Jonquel Jones (12)| Alyssa Thomas (5)| Mohegan Sun Arena
5,624| 1–1|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 3| May 17| @ New York| W 92–65| DeWanna Bonner (16)| J. Jones
A. Thomas (6)| Bonner
Hiedeman
A. Thomas
J. Thomas (3)| Barclays Center
3,054| 2–1|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 4| May 20| Indiana| W 94–85| Jonquel Jones (19)| Jonquel Jones (8)| Bonner
Hiedeman (4)| Mohegan Sun Arena
4,428| 3–1|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 5| May 22| @ Indiana| W 92–70| B. Jones
A. Thomas (18)| Jonquel Jones (9)| Alyssa Thomas (6)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
2,612| 4–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 6| May 24| Dallas| L 77–85| B. Jones
J. Jones
A. Thomas (13)| Jonquel Jones (12)| Alyssa Thomas (9)| Mohegan Sun Arena
4,180| 4–2|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 7| May 26| Dallas| W 99–68| DeWanna Bonner (18)| Brionna Jones (7)| Natisha Hiedeman (6)| Mohegan Sun Arena
4,308| 5–2|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 8| May 28| Washington| W 79–71| Bonner
A. Thomas
Williams (14)| Alyssa Thomas (10)| Courtney Williams (7)| Mohegan Sun Arena
5,482| 6–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 9| May 31| @ Las Vegas| L 81–89| DeWanna Bonner (14)| Jonquel Jones (13)| Alyssa Thomas (6)| Michelob Ultra Arena
4,693| 6–3|-|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 10| June 2| @ Las Vegas| W 97–90| Jonquel Jones (20)| Alyssa Thomas (12)| Williams
Hiedeman (6)| Michelob Ultra Arena
3,801| 7–3|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 11| June 3| @ Phoenix| W 92–88| Jonquel Jones (24)| Alyssa Thomas (10)| Alyssa Thomas (7)| Footprint Center
7,180| 8–3|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 12| June 5| @ Seattle| W 93–86| Jonquel Jones (25)| Alyssa Thomas (11)| Alyssa Thomas (12)| Climate Pledge Arena
11,330| 9–3|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 13| June 8| Indiana| W 88–69| Brionna Jones (18)| B. Jones
J. Jones
A. Thomas (9)| Alyssa Thomas (5)| Mohegan Sun Arena
4,088| 10–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| 14| June 10| Chicago| L 79–83| Brionna Jones (20)| Jonquel Jones (14)| Alyssa Thomas (8)| Mohegan Sun Arena
4,816| 10–4|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 15| June 15| Atlanta| W 105–92| Courtney Williams (20)| Jonquel Jones (9)| Alyssa Thomas (6)| Mohegan Sun Arena
4,014| 11–4|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 16| June 17| Seattle| W 82–71| DeWanna Bonner (20)| Jonquel Jones (13)| Alyssa Thomas (8)| Mohegan Sun Arena
7,088| 12–4|- style="background:#fcc;"| 17| June 19| @ Washington| L 63–71| Jonquel Jones (15)| Jonquel Jones (16)| Alyssa Thomas (3)| Entertainment and Sports Arena
3,959| 12–5|- style="background:#fcc;"| 18| June 22| New York| L 77–81| Courtney Williams (16)| Jonquel Jones (11)| Alyssa Thomas (5)| Mohegan Sun Arena
4,652| 12–6|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 19| June 26| @ Atlanta| W 72–61| Courtney Williams (17)| Alyssa Thomas (11)| Alyssa Thomas (8)| Gateway Center Arena
2,722| 13–6|- style="background:#fcc;"| 20| June 29| @ Chicago| L 83–91| Jonquel Jones (24)| Jonquel Jones (11)| Natisha Hiedeman (7)| Wintrust Arena
6,709| 13–7|-|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 21| July 3| Washington| W 74–72 (OT)| Alyssa Thomas (23)| Alyssa Thomas (9)| Natisha Hiedeman (5)| Mohegan Sun Arena
5,814| 14–7|- style="background:#fcc;"| 22| July 5| @ Dallas| L 71–82| Courtney Williams (25)| Jonquel Jones (7)| Alyssa Thomas (6)| College Park Center
3,445| 14–8|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 23| July 13| @ Indiana| W 89–81| Jonquel Jones (20)| Jonquel Jones (14)| Alyssa Thomas (7)| Indiana Farmers Coliseum
3,212| 15–8|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 24| July 15| @ Atlanta| W 93–68| Jonquel Jones (21)| B. Jones
J. Jones
A. Thomas (6)| Alyssa Thomas (5)| Gateway Center Arena
2,962| 16–8|- style="background:#fcc;"| 25| July 17| Las Vegas| L 83–91| DeWanna Bonner (19)| Alyssa Thomas (14)| Alyssa Thomas (6)| Mohegan Sun Arena
6,814| 16–9|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 26| July 19| New York| W 82–63| Brionna Jones (21)| Alyssa Thomas (13)| Courtney Williams (6)| Mohegan Sun Arena
6,288| 17–9|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 27| July 22| @ Minnesota| W 94–84| DeWanna Bonner (20)| Alyssa Thomas (10)| Alyssa Thomas (12)| Target Center
8,321| 18–9|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 28| July 24| @ Minnesota| W 86–79| Natisha Hiedeman (19)| Alyssa Thomas (10)| DeWanna Bonner (8)| Target Center
7,231| 19–9|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 29| July 28| Seattle| W 88–83| Alyssa Thomas (19)| DeWanna Bonner (10)| Alyssa Thomas (11)| Mohegan Sun Arena
9,137| 20–9|- style="background:#fcc;"| 30| July 31| Chicago| L 92–95 (OT)| DeWanna Bonner (23)| Bonner
B. Jones (9)| Alyssa Thomas (8)| Mohegan Sun Arena
6,254| 20–10|-|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 31| August 2| Phoenix| W 87–63| Natisha Hiedeman (16)| Alyssa Thomas (12)| Alyssa Thomas (10)| Mohegan Sun Arena
6,130| 21–10|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 32| August 4| Phoenix| W 77–64| Jonquel Jones (14)| Alyssa Thomas (13)| Alyssa Thomas (6)| Mohegan Sun Arena
6,215| 22–10|- style="background:#fcc;"| 33| August 7| @ Chicago| L 91–94| DeWanna Bonner (18)| Jonquel Jones (10)| DeWanna Bonner (6)| Wintrust Arena
8,224| 22–11|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 34| August 9| @ Los Angeles| W 97–71| Jonquel Jones (21)| Jonquel Jones (10)| Alyssa Thomas (7)| Crypto.com Arena
5,789| 23–11|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 35| August 11| @ Los Angeles| W 93–69| Alyssa Thomas (18)| Alyssa Thomas (9)| DeWanna Bonner (7)| Crypto.com Arena
4,987| 24–11|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 36| August 14| Minnesota| W 90–83| Alyssa Thomas (16)| Alyssa Thomas (7)| Hiedeman
A. Thomas (5)| Mohegan Sun Arena
7,489| 25–11|-
|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1| August 18| Dallas| W 93–68| Jonquel Jones (19)| Alyssa Thomas (10)| Alyssa Thomas (7)| Mohegan Sun Arena
4,797| 1–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2| August 24| Dallas| L 79–89| B. Jones
J. Jones (20)| Jonquel Jones (9)| Alyssa Thomas (5)| Mohegan Sun Arena
6,788| 1–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3| August 24| @ Dallas| W 73–58| DeWanna Bonner (21)| Jonquel Jones (10)| DeWanna Bonner (5)| College Park Center
5,016| 2–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1| August 28| @ Chicago| W 68–63| DeWanna Bonner (15)| Alyssa Thomas (10)| Alyssa Thomas (7)| Wintrust Arena
8,955| 1–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2| August 31| @ Chicago| L 77–85| Jonquel Jones (23)| Alyssa Thomas (10)| Alyssa Thomas (4)| Wintrust Arena
8,311| 1–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 3| September 4| Chicago| L 72–76| DeWanna Bonner (18)| Alyssa Thomas (13)| Alyssa Thomas (7)| Mohegan Sun Arena
9,142| 1–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 4| September 6| Chicago| W 104–80| Bonner
Williams (19)| Alyssa Thomas (8)| Jonquel Jones (5)| Mohegan Sun Arena
5,868| 2–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 5| September 8| @ Chicago| W 72–63| Bonner
J. Jones (15)| Thomas
J. Jones (10)| Alyssa Thomas (8)| Wintrust Arena
8,014| 3–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1| September 11| @ Las Vegas| L 64–67| Alyssa Thomas (19)| Alyssa Thomas (11)| Bonner
A. Thomas (5)| Michelob Ultra Arena
10,135| 0–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2| September 13| @ Las Vegas| L 71–85| Courtney Williams (18)| Jonquel Jones (11)| Courtney Williams (5)| Michelob Ultra Arena
10,211| 0–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3| September 15| Las Vegas| W 105–76| Jonquel Jones (20)| Alyssa Thomas (15)| Alyssa Thomas (11)| Mohegan Sun Arena
8,745| 1–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 4| September 18| Las Vegas| L 71–78| Courtney Williams (17)| Alyssa Thomas (10)| Alyssa Thomas (11)| Mohegan Sun Arena
9,652| 1–3|-
See also: 2022 WNBA Playoffs.
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | |
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Jonquel Jones | 33 | 32 | 26.4 | .513 | .369 | .802 | 8.6 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 14.6 | |
Brionna Jones | 36 | 7 | 25.1 | .571 | .000 | .844 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 13.8 | |
DeWanna Bonner | 33 | 33 | 30.0 | .439 | .329 | .827 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 13.5 | |
Alyssa Thomas | 36 | 36 | 32.1 | .500 | .000 | .730 | 8.2 | 6.1 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 13.4 | |
Courtney Williams | 34 | 34 | 27.9 | .426 | .338 | .750 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 11.1 | |
Natisha Hiedeman | 36 | 31 | 25.0 | .431 | .411 | .800 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 9.1 | |
DiJonai Carrington | 36 | 2 | 17.5 | .414 | .306 | .750 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 6.8 | |
Jasmine Thomas | 5 | 5 | 21.8 | .267 | .385 | .923 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 6.6 | |
Odyssey Sims≠ | 5 | 0 | 18.2 | .333 | .273 | 1.000 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 5.8 | |
Bria Hartley≠ | 3 | 0 | 12.0 | .455 | .500 | .000 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | |
Yvonne Anderson‡ | 11 | 0 | 9.2 | .462 | .400 | 1.000 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.2 | |
Nia Clouden | 28 | 0 | 8.9 | .340 | .414 | .588 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.1 | |
Joyner Holmes | 26 | 0 | 7.9 | .311 | .227 | .769 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.0 | |
Stephanie Jones‡ | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | .000 | .000 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | |
Jazmine Jones‡ | 7 | 0 | 6.3 | .286 | .000 | .400 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.9 | |
Kiana Williams‡ | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | |
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Jonquel Jones | 12 | 12 | 27.0 | .507 | .414 | .829 | 8.4 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 14.9 | |
Alyssa Thomas | 12 | 12 | 33.5 | .474 | .000 | .576 | 9.5 | 6.3 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 12.3 | |
DeWanna Bonner | 12 | 12 | 31.5 | .341 | .294 | .886 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 12.2 | |
Courtney Williams | 12 | 12 | 27.1 | .415 | .318 | .667 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 10.3 | |
Brionna Jones | 12 | 0 | 21.3 | .522 | .000 | .711 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 10.6 | |
Natisha Hiedeman | 12 | 12 | 26.2 | .419 | .444 | .769 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 8.2 | |
DiJonai Carrington | 12 | 0 | 14.6 | .450 | .231 | .700 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 5.9 | |
Odyssey Sims | 12 | 0 | 13.8 | .436 | .286 | .875 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 3.6 | |
Nia Clouden | 7 | 0 | 4.6 | .444 | .500 | 1.000 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.9 | |
Joyner Holmes | 7 | 0 | 4.1 | .500 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 4.1 |
Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
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Alyssa Thomas | Eastern Conference Player of the Week | May 23 | [32] |
July 25 | [33] | ||
Eastern Conference Player of the Month - May | June 1 | [34] | |
Eastern Conference Player of the Month - July | August 2 | [35] | |
WNBA All-Star Selection | June 28 | [36] | |
All-Defensive Second Team | August 30 | [37] | |
All-WNBA Second Team | September 15 | [38] | |
Jonquel Jones | Eastern Conference Player of the Week | June 6 | [39] |
WNBA All-Star Starter | June 22 | [40] | |
All-Defensive Second Team | August 30 | ||
All-WNBA Second Team | September 15 | ||
Brionna Jones | WNBA All-Star Selection | June 28 | |
Sixth Player of the Year | September 1 | [41] |