2022 Connecticut Sun season

2022 Connecticut Sun season
CoachCurt Miller
ArenaMohegan Sun Arena
Attendance5,712 per game
Results
Record25–11 (.694)
Place2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish3rd seed; Lost in WNBA Finals to Las Vegas Aces
Team Leaders
PointsJonquel Jones – 14.6 ppg
ReboundsJonquel Jones – 8.6 rpg
AssistsAlyssa Thomas – 6.1 apg

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.

Transactions

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WNBA draft

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See also: 2022 WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/team/country
1 12 Nia Clouden  United States Michigan State
2 24 Jordan Lewis  United States Baylor
3 36 Kiara Smith  United States Florida

Trades and Roster Changes

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Date Details
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]

Roster

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2022 Connecticut Sun roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs
G/F 24 North Macedonia Bonner, DeWanna 6' 4" (1.93m) 143 lb (65kg) 1987-08-21 Auburn 12
G/F 21 United States Carrington, DiJonai 5' 11" (1.8m) 175 lb (79kg) 1998-01-08 Baylor 1
G 11 United States Clouden, Nia 5' 9" (1.75m) 142 lb (64kg) 05-17-2000 Michigan State R
G 14 United States Hartley, Bria Injured 5' 9" (1.75m) 148 lb (67kg) 09-30-1992 Connecticut 8
G 2 United States Hiedeman, Natisha 5' 8" (1.73m) 135 lb (61kg) 1997-02-10 Marquette 3
F 8 United States Holmes, Joyner 6' 3" (1.91m) 210 lb (95kg) 1998-02-22 Texas 2
F 42 United States Jones, Brionna 6' 3" (1.91m) 230 lb (104kg) 1995-12-18 Maryland 5
F 35 Bosnia and Herzegovina Jones, Jonquel 6' 6" (1.98m) 190 lb (86kg) 1994-01-05 George Washington 5
G 1 United States Sims, Odyssey 5' 8" (1.73m) 155 lb (70kg) 07-13-1992 Baylor 8
F 25 United States Thomas, Alyssa 6' 2" (1.88m) 185 lb (84kg) 1992-04-12 Maryland 8
G 5 United States Thomas, Jasmine Injured 5' 9" (1.75m) 143 lb (65kg) 1989-09-30 Duke 11
G 10 United States Williams, Courtney 5' 8" (1.73m) 133 lb (60kg) 1994-05-11 South Florida 6
Head coach
United States Curt Miller (Baldwin Wallace)
Assistant coaches
United States Brandi Poole (Sewanee)
United States Chris Koclanes
Athletic trainer
United States Nicole Alexander
Strength and conditioning coach
United States Analisse Rios
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Depth Chart

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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

Schedule

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Preseason

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2022 pre-season game log
May: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 1 Atlanta W 94–78 Jonquel Jones (15) Carrington
B. Jones (6) 		Jasmine Thomas (5) Mohegan Sun
3,244 		1–0
2022 pre-season schedule

Regular Season

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2022 game log
Total: 25–11 (Home: 13–5; Road: 12–6)
May: 6–3 (Home: 4–1; Road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
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
2 May 14 Los Angeles W 77–60 Alyssa Thomas (23) Jonquel Jones (12) Alyssa Thomas (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,624 		1–1
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
4 May 20 Indiana W 94–85 Jonquel Jones (19) Jonquel Jones (8) Bonner
Hiedeman (4) 		Mohegan Sun Arena
4,428 		3–1
5 May 22 @ Indiana W 92–70 B. Jones
A. Thomas (18) 		Jonquel Jones (9) Alyssa Thomas (6) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
2,612 		4–1
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
7 May 26 Dallas W 99–68 DeWanna Bonner (18) Brionna Jones (7) Natisha Hiedeman (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
4,308 		5–2
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
9 May 31 @ Las Vegas L 81–89 DeWanna Bonner (14) Jonquel Jones (13) Alyssa Thomas (6) Michelob Ultra Arena
4,693 		6–3
June : 7–4 (Home: 3–2; Road: 4–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
10 June 2 @ Las Vegas W 97–90 Jonquel Jones (20) Alyssa Thomas (12) Williams
Hiedeman (6) 		Michelob Ultra Arena
3,801 		7–3
11 June 3 @ Phoenix W 92–88 Jonquel Jones (24) Alyssa Thomas (10) Alyssa Thomas (7) Footprint Center
7,180 		8–3
12 June 5 @ Seattle W 93–86 Jonquel Jones (25) Alyssa Thomas (11) Alyssa Thomas (12) Climate Pledge Arena
11,330 		9–3
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
14 June 10 Chicago L 79–83 Brionna Jones (20) Jonquel Jones (14) Alyssa Thomas (8) Mohegan Sun Arena
4,816 		10–4
15 June 15 Atlanta W 105–92 Courtney Williams (20) Jonquel Jones (9) Alyssa Thomas (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
4,014 		11–4
16 June 17 Seattle W 82–71 DeWanna Bonner (20) Jonquel Jones (13) Alyssa Thomas (8) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,088 		12–4
17 June 19 @ Washington L 63–71 Jonquel Jones (15) Jonquel Jones (16) Alyssa Thomas (3) Entertainment and Sports Arena
3,959 		12–5
18 June 22 New York L 77–81 Courtney Williams (16) Jonquel Jones (11) Alyssa Thomas (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
4,652 		12–6
19 June 26 @ Atlanta W 72–61 Courtney Williams (17) Alyssa Thomas (11) Alyssa Thomas (8) Gateway Center Arena
2,722 		13–6
20 June 29 @ Chicago L 83–91 Jonquel Jones (24) Jonquel Jones (11) Natisha Hiedeman (7) Wintrust Arena
6,709 		13–7
July : 7–3 (Home: 3–2; Road: 4–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
21 July 3 Washington W 74–72 (OT) Alyssa Thomas (23) Alyssa Thomas (9) Natisha Hiedeman (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,814 		14–7
22 July 5 @ Dallas L 71–82 Courtney Williams (25) Jonquel Jones (7) Alyssa Thomas (6) College Park Center
3,445 		14–8
23 July 13 @ Indiana W 89–81 Jonquel Jones (20) Jonquel Jones (14) Alyssa Thomas (7) Indiana Farmers Coliseum
3,212 		15–8
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
25 July 17 Las Vegas L 83–91 DeWanna Bonner (19) Alyssa Thomas (14) Alyssa Thomas (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,814 		16–9
26 July 19 New York W 82–63 Brionna Jones (21) Alyssa Thomas (13) Courtney Williams (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,288 		17–9
27 July 22 @ Minnesota W 94–84 DeWanna Bonner (20) Alyssa Thomas (10) Alyssa Thomas (12) Target Center
8,321 		18–9
28 July 24 @ Minnesota W 86–79 Natisha Hiedeman (19) Alyssa Thomas (10) DeWanna Bonner (8) Target Center
7,231 		19–9
29 July 28 Seattle W 88–83 Alyssa Thomas (19) DeWanna Bonner (10) Alyssa Thomas (11) Mohegan Sun Arena
9,137 		20–9
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
August : 5–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
31 August 2 Phoenix W 87–63 Natisha Hiedeman (16) Alyssa Thomas (12) Alyssa Thomas (10) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,130 		21–10
32 August 4 Phoenix W 77–64 Jonquel Jones (14) Alyssa Thomas (13) Alyssa Thomas (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,215 		22–10
33 August 7 @ Chicago L 91–94 DeWanna Bonner (18) Jonquel Jones (10) DeWanna Bonner (6) Wintrust Arena
8,224 		22–11
34 August 9 @ Los Angeles W 97–71 Jonquel Jones (21) Jonquel Jones (10) Alyssa Thomas (7) Crypto.com Arena
5,789 		23–11
35 August 11 @ Los Angeles W 93–69 Alyssa Thomas (18) Alyssa Thomas (9) DeWanna Bonner (7) Crypto.com Arena
4,987 		24–11
36 August 14 Minnesota W 90–83 Alyssa Thomas (16) Alyssa Thomas (7) Hiedeman
A. Thomas (5) 		Mohegan Sun Arena
7,489 		25–11
2022 season schedule

Playoffs

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2022 playoff game log
First Round vs. Dallas Wings
Won Series: 2–1
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 August 18 Dallas W 93–68 Jonquel Jones (19) Alyssa Thomas (10) Alyssa Thomas (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
4,797 		1–0
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
3 August 24 @ Dallas W 73–58 DeWanna Bonner (21) Jonquel Jones (10) DeWanna Bonner (5) College Park Center
5,016 		2–1
Semifinals vs. Chicago Sky
Won Series: 3–2
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 August 28 @ Chicago W 68–63 DeWanna Bonner (15) Alyssa Thomas (10) Alyssa Thomas (7) Wintrust Arena
8,955 		1–0
2 August 31 @ Chicago L 77–85 Jonquel Jones (23) Alyssa Thomas (10) Alyssa Thomas (4) Wintrust Arena
8,311 		1–1
3 September 4 Chicago L 72–76 DeWanna Bonner (18) Alyssa Thomas (13) Alyssa Thomas (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
9,142 		1–2
4 September 6 Chicago W 104–80 Bonner
Williams (19) 		Alyssa Thomas (8) Jonquel Jones (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,868 		2–2
5 September 8 @ Chicago W 72–63 Bonner
J. Jones (15) 		Thomas
J. Jones (10) 		Alyssa Thomas (8) Wintrust Arena
8,014 		3–2
Finals vs. Las Vegas Aces
Lost Series: 1–3
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
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
2 September 13 @ Las Vegas L 71–85 Courtney Williams (18) Jonquel Jones (11) Courtney Williams (5) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,211 		0–2
3 September 15 Las Vegas W 105–76 Jonquel Jones (20) Alyssa Thomas (15) Alyssa Thomas (11) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,745 		1–2
4 September 18 Las Vegas L 71–78 Courtney Williams (17) Alyssa Thomas (10) Alyssa Thomas (11) Mohegan Sun Arena
9,652 		1–3
2022 playoff schedule

Standings

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#
Team
 W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 x – Las Vegas Aces 26 10 .722 – 15–3 13–5 13–5 9–1
2 x – Chicago Sky 26 10 .722 – 15–3 14–4 12–6 9–1
3 x – Connecticut Sun 25 11 .694 1.0 11–7 13–5 12–6 5–5
4 x – Seattle Storm 22 14 .611 4.0 10–8 13–5 9–9 6–4
5 x – Washington Mystics 22 14 .611 4.0 11–7 12–6 10–8 5–5
6 x – Dallas Wings 18 18 .500 8.0 8–10 8–10 10–8 5–5
7 x – New York Liberty 16 20 .444 10.0 10–8 9–9 7–11 6–4
8 x – Phoenix Mercury 15 21 .417 11.0 7–11 11–7 4–14 3–7
9 e – Minnesota Lynx 14 22 .389 12.0 8–10 7–11 7–11 4–6
10 e – Atlanta Dream 14 22 .389 12.0 5–13 8–10 6–12 3–7
11 e – Los Angeles Sparks 13 23 .361 13.0 6–12 7–11 6–12 3–7
12 e – Indiana Fever 5 31 .139 21.0 2–16 3–15 2–16 2–8

Notes

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

Playoffs

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See also: 2022 WNBA Playoffs
Round One:
Best-of-3 		Semifinals:
Best-of-5 		Finals:
Best-of-5
         
1 Las Vegas Aces 2
8 Phoenix Mercury 0
1 Las Vegas Aces 3
4 Seattle Storm 1
4 Seattle Storm 2
5 Washington Mystics 0
1 Las Vegas Aces 3
3 Connecticut Sun 1
2 Chicago Sky 2
7 New York Liberty 1
2 Chicago Sky 2
3 Connecticut Sun 3
3 Connecticut Sun 2
6 Dallas Wings 1

Bold Series winner

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 PPG
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


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

Playoffs

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

Awards and honors

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Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
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 [37]
All-WNBA Second Team September 15 [38]
Brionna Jones WNBA All-Star Selection June 28 [36]
Sixth Player of the Year September 1 [41]

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