2011 Connecticut Sun season
The 2011 WNBA season is the 13th season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association. It is their ninth in Connecticut.
Transactions
WNBA Draft
The following are the Sun's selections in the 2011 WNBA Draft.
Transaction log
- February 3: The Sun re-signed Tan White and Kerri Gardin.
- February 14: The Sun signed draft pick Danielle McCray.
- April 8: The Sun signed Rachele Fitz to a training camp contract.
- April 10: The Sun signed Stefanie Murphy to a training camp contract.
- April 11: The Sun traded a third-round pick in the 2012 Draft to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for draft rights to Tahnee Robinson.
- April 11: The Sun traded draft rights to Sydney Colson to the New York Liberty in exchange for Kalana Greene.
- May 25: The Sun waived Adrienne Johnson, Tahnee Robinson, and Rachele Fitz.
- June 1: The Sun waived Stefanie Murphy.
- June 3: The Sun signed Jessica Moore and waived Kerri Gardin.
- July 22: The Sun waived DeMya Walker.
- July 24: The Sun signed Jessica Breland to a seven-day contract.
Trades
Personnel changes
Roster
2011 Connecticut Sun roster |
Players | Coaches |
Pos. | # | Nat. | Name | Height | Weight | DOB | From |
4.0 !F |
51 |
USA ! |
Breland, Jessica |
7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
165 lb (75 kg) |
02-23-1988 |
North Carolina |
6.0 !C |
31 |
USA ! |
Charles, Tina |
7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
198 lb (90 kg) |
12-05-1988 |
Connecticut |
1.5 !G |
32 |
USA ! |
Greene, Kalana |
7000177800000000000♠5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
170 lb (77 kg) |
07-13-1987 |
Connecticut |
4.0 !F |
5 |
USA ! |
Griffin, Kelsey |
7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
179 lb (81 kg) |
07-02-1987 |
Nebraska |
1.5 !G |
23 |
USA ! |
Hightower, Allison |
7000177800000000000♠5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
139 lb (63 kg) |
04-06-1988 |
LSU |
4.0 !F |
15 |
USA ! |
Jones, Asjha |
7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
196 lb (89 kg) |
08-01-1980 |
Connecticut |
1.5 !G |
20 |
USA ! |
Lawson, Kara |
7000175260000000000♠5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
169 lb (77 kg) |
02-14-1981 |
Tennessee |
2.5 !G/F |
4 |
USA ! |
McCray, Danielle |
7000180340000000000♠5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
174 lb (79 kg) |
10-08-1987 |
Kansas |
1.5 !G |
21 |
USA ! |
Montgomery, Renee |
7000170180000000000♠5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
143 lb (65 kg) |
12-02-1986 |
Connecticut |
5.5 !F/C |
30 |
USA ! |
Moore, Jessica |
7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
175 lb (79 kg) |
07-09-1982 |
Connecticut |
2.5 !G/F |
14 |
USA ! |
White, Tan |
7000170180000000000♠5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
154 lb (70 kg) |
09-27-1982 |
Mississippi State |
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- Head coach
- Mike Thibault (St. Martin's)
- Assistant coaches
- Scott Hawk (Nebraska-Omaha)
Bernadette Mattox (Georgia)
- Athletic trainer
- Jeremy Norman (Keene State)
- Strength and conditioning coach
- Jodi Hopkins (Ohio)
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (FA) Free agent
- (IN) Inactive
- (S) Suspended
- Injured
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Depth
Season standings
Schedule
Preseason
Regular season
2011 Game Log: Regular Season |
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess or ESPN3.com |
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August
Game |
Date |
Time (ET) |
Opponent |
TV |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location/Attendance |
Record |
18 | August 3 | 3:00pm | @ Los Angeles | NBATV | 79–70 | Charles (20) | Charles (13) | Montgomery (6) | STAPLES Center 14,266 | 12–6 |
19 | August 5 | 10:00pm | @ Seattle | NBATV | 79–81 | Montgomery (19) | Charles (10) | White (4) | KeyArena 7,289 | 12–7 |
20 | August 7 | 6:00pm | @ Phoenix | NBATV FS-A | 96–95 (OT) | Montgomery (28) | Charles (17) | Greene (6) | US Airways Center 8,514 | 13–7 |
21 | August 9 | 7:30pm | Chicago | | 69–58 | Charles (16) | Charles (11) | Lawson White (4) | Mohegan Sun Arena 6,049 | 14–7 |
22 | August 11 | 7:30pm | San Antonio | FS-SW | 59–72 | Jones (16) | Jones (10) | McCray (2) | Mohegan Sun Arena 5,334 | 14–8 |
23 | August 13 | 7:00pm | Washington | | 82–75 | Charles Montgomery (16) | White (10) | Jones Lawson (5) | Mohegan Sun Arena 6,717 | 15–8 |
24 | August 16 | 7:30pm | Minnesota | CSN-NE | 108–79 | Montgomery (17) | Charles (18) | Montgomery (7) | Mohegan Sun Arena 9,323 | 16–8 |
25 | August 18 | 7:00pm | @ New York | NBATV MSG | 81–84 (OT) | Charles (29) | Charles (14) | Montgomery (5) | Prudential Center 7,245 | 16–9 |
26 | August 19 | 7:30pm | @ Atlanta | NBATV SSO | 88–94 (OT) | Jones (21) | Charles Griffin (11) | Montgomery (7) | Philips Arena 7,225 | 16–10 |
27 | August 21 | 5:00pm | Atlanta | | 96–87 | Montgomery (21) | Jones (10) | Montgomery (8) | Mohegan Sun Arena 6,636 | 17–10 |
28 | August 26 | 7:30pm | Phoenix | CSN-NE | 95–92 | Charles (17) | Jones (11) | Montgomery (6) | Mohegan Sun Arena 9,007 | 18–10 |
29 | August 28 | 4:00pm | @ Tulsa | | 72–83 | Charles (21) | Charles (10) | Charles Jones Montgomery (3) | BOK Center 4,813 | 18–11 |
30 | August 30 | 8:00pm | @ San Antonio | | 66–78 | Charles (16) | Jones (10) | Charles Montgomery (4) | AT&T Center 6,934 | 18–12 |
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Postseason
2011 Game Log: Postseason |
Eastern Conference Semifinals
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Statistics
Regular season
Player |
GP |
GS |
MPG |
FG% |
3P% |
FT% |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
PPG |
Breland, Jessica !Jessica Breland |
4 | 0 | 1.5 | .500 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.25 | 0.5 |
Charles, Tina !Tina Charles |
34 | 34 | 33.4 | .468 | .000 | .687 | 11.0 | 1.9 | 0.76 | 1.76 | 17.6 |
Greene, Kalana !Kalana Greene |
33 | 33 | 23.7 | .422 | .391 | .600 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 0.91 | 0.36 | 5.6 |
Griffin, Kelsey !Kelsey Griffin |
34 | 2 | 13.0 | .357 | .167 | .731 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 0.74 | 0.29 | 3.6 |
Hightower, Allison !Allison Hightower |
25 | 2 | 9.2 | .339 | .222 | .750 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.44 | 0.04 | 2.0 |
Jones, Asjha !Asjha Jones |
34 | 34 | 28.6 | .444 | .300 | .711 | 6.4 | 1.9 | 0.62 | 0.47 | 13.3 |
Lawson, Kara !Kara Lawson |
33 | 8 | 25.2 | .449 | .430 | .890 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 0.70 | 0.03 | 10.4 |
McCray, Danielle !Danielle McCray |
34 | 23 | 15.1 | .399 | .391 | .771 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.47 | 0.12 | 5.9 |
Montgomery, Renee !Renee Montgomery |
34 | 34 | 29.1 | .400 | .384 | .829 | 2.1 | 4.9 | 1.44 | 0.09 | 14.6 |
Moore, Jessica !Jessica Moore |
29 | 0 | 6.9 | .425 | .000 | .778 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.17 | 0.07 | 1.7 |
Walker, DeMya !DeMya Walker |
10 | 0 | 8.0 | .421 | .000 | .727 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 2.4 |
White, Tan !Tan White |
34 | 0 | 22.0 | .354 | .280 | .840 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.18 | 0.18 | 5.9 |
Postseason
Player |
GP |
GS |
MPG |
FG% |
3P% |
FT% |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
PPG |
Breland, Jessica !Jessica Breland |
0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Charles, Tina !Tina Charles |
2 | 2 | 36.0 | .313 | .000 | .625 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 12.5 |
Greene, Kalana !Kalana Greene |
2 | 2 | 22.0 | .389 | .600 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 9.5 |
Griffin, Kelsey !Kelsey Griffin |
2 | 0 | 8.0 | .200 | .000 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 1.5 |
Hightower, Allison !Allison Hightower |
2 | 0 | 14.5 | .571 | .667 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 6.0 |
Jones, Asjha !Asjha Jones |
2 | 2 | 32.0 | .366 | .000 | .500 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 15.5 |
Lawson, Kara !Kara Lawson |
2 | 0 | 18.5 | .400 | .571 | .750 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.5 |
McCray, Danielle !Danielle McCray |
2 | 2 | 15.0 | .250 | .000 | 1.000 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.5 |
Montgomery, Renee !Renee Montgomery |
2 | 2 | 28.5 | .471 | .333 | .875 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 13.0 |
Moore, Jessica !Jessica Moore |
2 | 0 | 4.0 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.0 |
White, Tan !Tan White |
2 | 0 | 21.5 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 0.00 | 4.0 |
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