2010 Connecticut Sun season
CoachMike Thibault
ArenaMohegan Sun Arena
Attendance7,490 per game
Results
Record17–17 (.500)
Place5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Team Leaders
PointsCharles (15.5)
ReboundsCharles (11.7)
AssistsMontgomery (4.1)
Media
TelevisionCSN-NE
NBATV, ESPN2

The 2010 WNBA season is the 12th season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association. It is their eighth in Connecticut.

Transactions

Dispersal draft

Based on the Sun's 2009 record, they would pick 3rd in the Sacramento Monarchs dispersal draft. The Sun picked DeMya Walker.

WNBA draft

The following are the Sun's selections in the 2010 WNBA draft.

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 1 (from N.Y, via L.A., via Minn.) Tina Charles  United States Connecticut
1 7 (from Tul.) Danielle McCray  United States Kansas
2 15 Allison Hightower  United States LSU
3 27 Johannah Leedham  United Kingdom Franklin Pierce

Transaction log

  • January 12: The Sun traded Lindsay Whalen and the second overall pick in the 2010 Draft to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Renee Montgomery and the first overall pick in the 2010 Draft.
  • February 2: The Sun signed free agent Kara Lawson and re-signed Anete Jekabsone-Zogota to multi-year contracts.
  • February 10: The Sun signed Kerri Gardin to a training camp contract.
  • February 23: The Sun re-signed Tan White.
  • April 7: The Sun traded Amber Holt and Chante Black to the Tulsa Shock in exchange for the seventh pick in the 2010 Draft and a second-round pick in the 2011 Draft.
  • April 8: The Sun announced that Erin Phillips would sit out the season.
  • April 8: The Sun traded their first-round and a second-round pick in the 2011 Draft to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for the draft rights to Kelsey Griffin.
  • April 15: The Sun waived Tamika Whitmore.
  • April 23: The Sun signed Sha Brooks, Alicia Gladden, May Kotsopoulos, Judie Lomax, Pauline Love and Kaitlin Sowinski to training camp contracts.
  • April 26: The Sun signed Kailey Klein to a training camp contract.
  • May 5: The Sun waived Sha Brooks.
  • May 6: The Sun waived Kaitlin Sowinski, Pauline Love and Kailey Klein.
  • May 14: The Sun waived May Kotsopoulos and Judie Lomax.

Trades

Date Trade
January 12, 2010 To Connecticut Sun To Minnesota Lynx
Renee Montgomery and first overall pick in 2010 Draft Lindsay Whalen and second overall pick in 2010 Draft
April 7, 2010 To Connecticut Sun To Tulsa Shock
Seventh overall pick in 2010 Draft and second-round pick in 2011 Draft Amber Holt and Chante Black
April 8, 2010 To Connecticut Sun To Minnesota Lynx
Rights to Kelsey Griffin First-round and second-round pick in 2011 Draft

Free agents

Roster

Connecticut Sun roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
C 31 United States Charles, Tina 6' 4" (1.93m) 198 lb (90kg) Connecticut
SF 41 United States Gardin, Kerri 6' 1" (1.85m) 168 lb (76kg) Virginia Tech
F 5 United States Griffin, Kelsey 6' 2" (1.88m) 179 lb (81kg) Nebraska
C 7 France Gruda, Sandrine 6' 4" (1.93m) 185 lb (84kg) France
G 23 United States Hightower, Allison 5' 10" (1.78m) 139 lb (63kg) LSU
SG 10 Latvia Jēkabsone-Žogota, Anete 5' 9" (1.75m) 180 lb (82kg) Latvia
PF 15 United States Jones, Asjha 6' 2" (1.88m) 196 lb (89kg) Connecticut
G 20 United States Lawson, Kara 5' 8" (1.73m) 169 lb (77kg) Tennessee
G 21 United States Montgomery, Renee 5' 7" (1.7m) 143 lb (65kg) Connecticut
F 22 United States Walker, DeMya 6' 3" (1.91m) 200 lb (91kg) Virginia
SG 14 United States White, Tan 5' 7" (1.7m) 154 lb (70kg) Mississippi State
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Athletic trainer
Strength and conditioning coach
  • United States Jodi Hopkins (Ohio)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Depth

Pos. Starter Bench
C Tina Charles Sandrine Gruda
PF Asjha Jones DeMya Walker / Kerri Gardin
SF Kelsey Griffin Anete Jekabsone-Zogota
SG Kara Lawson Tan White
PG Renee Montgomery Allison Hightower

Season standings

Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Washington Mystics x2212.647–13–49–813–9
New York Liberty x2212.647–13–49–814–8
Indiana Fever x2113.6181.013–48–913–9
Atlanta Dream x1915.5593.010–79–810–12
Connecticut Sun o1717.5005.012–55–129–13
Chicago Sky o1420.4128.07–107–107–15

Schedule

Preseason

2010 Game Log: Preseason
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1May 411:00amAtlanta86-79Charles (21)Charles (9)Montgomery (4)Mohegan Sun Arena
3,779		1-0
2May 77:30pmPoland National Team89-46Charles, Kotsopoulos (15)Charles (9)Montgomery (5)Mohegan Sun Arena
5,059		2-0
3May 1110:30am@ New York84-89 (3OT)Charles (22)Charles, Walker (13)Lawson, Walker (4)Madison Square Garden
19,763		2-1

Regular season

2010 Game Log: Regular Season
May
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1May 153:30pmChicagoCN10074-61Jekabsone-Zogota (18)Charles, Griffin (10)Griffin, Lawson (3)Mohegan Sun Arena
8,072		1-0
2May 217:00pm@ AtlantaNBATV
CSN-NE
FS-S		82-97Charles (22)Charles (11)Montgomery (5)Philips Arena
4,092		1-1
3May 233:00pmWashington80-65White (15)Charles (8)Gardin (4)Mohegan Sun Arena
7,614		2-1
4May 277:30pmMinnesota105-79Montgomery (23)Charles (10)Lawson, Montgomery (6)Mohegan Sun Arena
6,401		3-1
5May 304:00pm@ Washington65-69Charles (13)Charles (9)Montgomery (4)Verizon Center
8,602		3-2
June
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
6June 47:30pmNew York75-68White (18)Charles (15)Lawson (6)Mohegan Sun Arena
6,493		4-2
7June 61:00pmSan Antonio81-68Charles (19)Charles (11)Lawson, White (6)Mohegan Sun Arena
6,292		5-2
8June 117:30pmIndianaCSN-NE86-77Montgomery (29)Charles (12)Jekabsone-Zogota (5)Mohegan Sun Arena
7,603		6-2
9June 136:00pm@ Indiana67-77Montgomery (17)Gruda (5)Jekabsone-Zogota (3)Conseco Fieldhouse
7,302		6-3
10June 1810:30pm@ Los Angeles78-75Charles (26)Charles (19)Jekabsone-Zogota, Jones, White (3)STAPLES Center
8,852		7-3
11June 206:00pm@ PhoenixNBATV
FS-A		96-94Charles (24)Charles (12)Lawson (5)US Airways Center
6,068		8-3
12June 227:30pmChicagoCN10077-86Charles (14)Charles (16)Montgomery (6)Mohegan Sun Arena
6,981		8-4
13June 257:30pmPhoenixCSN-NE82-79Charles (19)Charles (23)Montgomery (6)Mohegan Sun Arena
9,518		9-4
14June 274:00pm@ New YorkCSN-NE68-77Lawson, Montgomery (13)Charles (16)Montgomery (5)Madison Square Garden
15,293		9-5
15June 298:00pm@ TulsaCOX101-89Gruda, Lawson (17)Charles (12)Montgomery (5)BOK Center
3,649		10-5
July
GameDateTimeOpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
16July 18:00pm@ ChicagoCN10080-92Gruda (17)Gruda (7)Montgomery (5)Allstate Arena
3,061		10-6
17July 68:00pm@ San AntonioESPN266-79White (17)Charles (13)Lawson (4)AT&T Center
7,264		10-7
18July 77:00pm@ AtlantaSSO103-108 (OT)Charles (27)Charles (20)Lawson (8)Philips Arena
5,305		10-8
19July 141:00pm@ Indiana77-68Gruda (21)Griffin (8)Lawson (5)Conseco Fieldhouse
10,076		11-8
20July 177:00pmAtlanta96-80Charles (22)Charles (14)White (7)Mohegan Sun Arena
7,378		12-8
21July 208:00pmNew YorkESPN274-82 (OT)Montgomery (23)Griffin (9)White (4)Mohegan Sun Arena
6,478		12-9
22July 247:00pmLos AngelesCSN-NE80-89Montgomery (14)Charles, Jones (9)Lawson (4)Mohegan Sun Arena
8,097		12-10
23July 277:30pmWashington88-78Jones (23)Charles (9)Lawson (7)Mohegan Sun Arena
6,322		13-10
24July 307:30pmAtlanta62-94Jones (16)Charles (12)Lawson (5)Mohegan Sun Arena
7,003		13-11
August
GameDateTimeOpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
25August 14:00pm@ New YorkMSG67-71Jones (18)Charles (10)Montgomery (5)Madison Square Garden
9,341		13-12
26August 38:00pm@ MinnesotaCSN-NE103-111 (OT)Montgomery (33)Charles (21)Charles, Montgomery (4)Target Center
5,954		13-13
27August 510:30pm@ SeattleESPN282-83Charles (23)Jones (9)Montgomery (10)KeyArena
7,539		13-14
28August 85:00pmWashington76-67Charles, Jones (17)Charles (14)Montgomery (7)Mohegan Sun Arena
7,076		14-14
29August 107:00pm@ WashingtonNBATV
CSN-MA		74-84Montgomery (17)Charles (15)Lawson, Montgomery, White (4)Verizon Center
8,180		14-15
30August 137:30pmSeattle88-68Jones (19)Gruda (9)Charles, Lawson, Montgomery (5)Mohegan Sun Arena
9,197		15-15
31August 155:00pmIndiana66-79Charles (18)Charles (13)Montgomery (8)Mohegan Sun Arena
7,915		15-16
32August 177:30pmTulsaCSN-NE90-62Montgomery (22)Charles (10)Charles (4)Mohegan Sun Arena
8,828		16-16
33August 208:30pm@ ChicagoNBATV
CN100		78-71Montgomery (20)Griffin (11)Lawson (6)Allstate Arena
5,598		17-16
34August 224:00pm@ New YorkMSG87-88 (OT)Charles (21)Charles (13)Jones, Montgomery (4)Madison Square Garden
15,989		17-17
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess

Statistics

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

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Tina Charles 343431.0.487.000.76311.71.50.741.6815.5
Kerri Gardin 2508.2.270.091.6671.20.60.360.121.2
Kelsey Griffin 341920.0.350.271.7744.71.10.680.504.4
Sandrine Gruda 28622.7.491.182.7604.51.20.680.7511.5
Allison Hightower 20110.4.317.167.8131.30.50.700.102.7
Anete Jekabsone-Zogota 201417.6.389.3511.0002.01.70.450.257.2
Asjha Jones 302925.8.448.300.8484.92.20.430.4310.8
Kara Lawson 343225.1.409.359.8952.63.50.410.008.3
Renee Montgomery 342327.6.401.349.8552.24.11.380.0913.3
DeMya Walker 31211.0.419.000.8262.10.80.450.164.1
Tan White 341025.2.420.366.8002.72.31.590.1210.1

Awards and honors

References

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