The 2009 WNBA season is the 11th season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association . It is their seventh in Connecticut. The Sun attempted to advance to the WNBA Playoffs for the seventh consecutive season, but did not qualify for the postseason.
Offseason [ ]
Dispersal Draft [ ]
Based on the Sun's 2008 record, they would pick 10th in the Houston Comets dispersal draft . The Sun waived their pick.
WNBA Draft [ ]
The following are the Sun's selections in the 2009 WNBA Draft .
[1]
Transactions [ ]
July 4: The Sun waived Lauren Ervin due to the arrival of Sandrine Gruda.
June 28: The Sun waived Barbara Turner due to the arrival of Anete Jēkabsone-Žogota.
June 19: The Sun signed Tan White and waived Kristi Cirone .
June 5: The Sun waived Lyndra Littles, Danielle Page and Carrem Gay.
June 3: The Sun claimed Kiesha Brown off waivers.
June 1: The Sun waived Ketia Swanier and Ashley Hayes.
April 20: The Sun signed Carrem Gay to a training camp contract.
April 20: The Sun announced that Tamika Raymond would sit out the 2009 season.
April 13: The Sun announced Jamie Carey's retirement.
April 13: The Sun signed Ashley Hayes to a training camp contract.
April 10: The Sun signed Kristi Cirone to a training camp contract.
February 13: The Sun signed Anete Jēkabsone-Žogota to a training camp contract.
January 23: The Sun signed Lauren Ervin to a rookie-scale contract.
January 21: The Sun signed Barbara Turner, Kerri Gardin, and Danielle Page for the 2009 season.
January 7: The Sun signed Kerri Gardin and Danielle Page to training camp contracts.
[2]
Free agents [ ]
Additions [ ]
Subtractions [ ]
Roster [ ]
Connecticut Sun roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Nat.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
C
33
Black, Chante
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
188 lb (85 kg)
Duke
PG
4
Brown, Kiesha
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
134 lb (61 kg)
Georgia
SF
41
Gardin, Kerri
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Virginia Tech
C
7
Gruda, Sandrine
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
France
G/F
1
Holt, Amber
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
167 lb (76 kg)
Middle Tennessee State
SG
10
Jēkabsone-Žogota, Anete
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Latvia
PF
15
Jones, Asjha
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
198 lb (90 kg)
Connecticut
PG
31
Phillips, Erin
5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
162 lb (73 kg)
Australia
PG
13
Whalen, Lindsay
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
150 lb (68 kg)
Minnesota
SG
20
White, Tan
5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
154 lb (70 kg)
Mississippi State
PF
00
Whitmore, Tamika
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Memphis
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Scott Hawk (Nebraska-Omaha )
Bernadette Mattox (Georgia )
Athletic trainer
Strength and conditioning coach
Legend
(C) Team captain
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended
Injured
Season standings [ ]
Schedule [ ]
Preseason [ ]
Regular season [ ]
2009 Game Log: Regular Season
Game
Date
Time (ET)
Opponent
TV
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location/Attendance
Record
1
June 6
4:00pm
Washington
70-82
Jones (22)
Whalen (6)
Whalen (4)
Mohegan Sun Arena 7,191
0-1
2
June 7
4:00pm
@ New York
WCTX
66-57
Whalen (14)
Whalen (12)
Brown , Cirone , Whalen , Whitmore (2)
Madison Square Garden 13,397
1-1
3
June 14
3:00pm
Atlanta
62-67
Whalen (16)
Black (9)
Whalen (5)
Mohegan Sun Arena 6,429
1-2
4
June 16
8:00pm
@ Chicago
75-78
Jones , Whitmore (16)
Jones (5)
Whalen (8)
UIC Pavilion 2,396
1-3
5
June 19
7:00pm
Chicago
91-61
Jones (17)
Gardin (11)
Gardin (7)
Mohegan Sun Arena 5,892
2-3
6
June 21
3:00pm
San Antonio
NBA TV WCTX
71-58
Jones (19)
Black (8)
Jones , Turner , Whalen (3)
Mohegan Sun Arena 6,928
3-3
7
June 27
7:00pm
Atlanta
82-68
Jones (24)
Jones (12)
Whalen (5)
Mohegan Sun Arena 6,264
4-3
Game
Date
Time (ET)
Opponent
TV
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location/Attendance
Record
8
July 2
7:00pm
@ Indiana
NBA TV FSI
53-67
Whalen (11)
Black (8)
Brown , Whalen , White (3)
Conseco Fieldhouse 6,468
4-4
9
July 5
6:00pm
@ Detroit
95-92 (OT)
Gruda (23)
Gardin , Gruda (6)
Jones (5)
Palace of Auburn Hills 6,981
5-4
10
July 7
7:30pm
@ Atlanta
67-72
Jones , White (14)
Gruda , Jones , White (6)
Brown (4)
Philips Arena 6,225
5-5
11
July 11
7:00pm
Detroit
NBA TV WCTX
77-79 (OT)
Jones (23)
Jones (10)
Whalen (3)
Mohegan Sun Arena 6,342
5-6
12
July 14
7:00pm
Los Angeles
ESPN2
82-71
Jones (24)
Gruda (6)
Jones , Whalen (5)
Mohegan Sun Arena 6,612
6-6
13
July 17
8:00pm
@ San Antonio
72-64
Jones (17)
Gruda , Whalen (7)
Jones , Whalen (5)
AT&T Center 9,524
7-6
14
July 19
3:00pm
Indiana
67-61
Whalen (15)
Gruda (9)
Whalen (6)
Mohegan Sun Arena 6,517
8-6
15
July 22
7:00pm
Sacramento
83-75
Jones (28)
Jones (10)
Phillips (7)
Mohegan Sun Arena 5,675
9-6
16
July 28
7:30pm
Phoenix
ESPN2
80-95
Jekabsone-Zogota (15)
Whalen (8)
Holt , Whalen (4)
Mohegan Sun Arena 7,739
9-7
17
July 30
8:00pm
@ Indiana
FSI
85-94 (OT)
Jones (21)
Gruda (10)
5 players (3)
Conseco Fieldhouse 6,538
9-8
Game
Date
Time (ET)
Opponent
TV
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location/Attendance
Record
18
August 1
7:00pm
@ Chicago
NBA TV WCTX
72-84
White (16)
White (6)
Jekabsone-Zogota (6)
UIC Pavilion 3,071
9-9
19
August 2
6:00pm
@ Detroit
83-65
Whalen (22)
Gruda (8)
Whalen (4)
Palace of Auburn Hills 7,814
10-9
20
August 7
8:00pm
@ Minnesota
NBA TV FSN-N
88-95
Gruda (21)
Gruda , Jones (6)
Jekabsone-Zogota (7)
Target Center 8,134
10-10
21
August 9
3:00pm
Washington
96-67
Whalen (16)
Holt (8)
Whalen (5)
Mohegan Sun Arena 6,528
11-10
22
August 13
7:00pm
Seattle
64-53
Gruda (14)
Jones (10)
Whalen (7)
Mohegan Sun Arena 6,983
12-10
23
August 14
7:00pm
@ Washington
89-91 (2OT)
Jones (23)
Gruda (10)
Whalen (5)
Verizon Center 9,738
12-11
24
August 19
7:00pm
New York
74-69
Whalen (20)
Whalen (10)
White (6)
Mohegan Sun Arena 6,050
13-11
25
August 21
7:30pm
@ New York
NBA TV MSG
83-85 (OT)
Gruda (24)
Gruda (12)
Whalen (7)
Madison Square Garden 9,355
13-12
26
August 22
7:00pm
Minnesota
98-94
Gruda , Whalen (21)
Gruda (9)
Whalen (8)
Mohegan Sun Arena 7,803
14-12
27
August 25
7:00pm
Detroit
70-90
Gruda (19)
Gardin (7)
Whalen (8)
Mohegan Sun Arena 6,811
14-13
28
August 27
10:00pm
@ Seattle
74-86
Whalen (18)
Gardin (8)
Whalen (5)
KeyArena 6,588
14-14
29
August 29
10:00pm
@ Phoenix
NBA TV WCTX
84-95
Jekabsone-Zogota (23)
Gardin (13)
Brown , Gardin , Whalen (3)
US Airways Center 9,977
14-15
30
August 30
9:30pm
@ Los Angeles
NBA TV FSNW
81-91
Jekabsone-Zogota (21)
Gruda (7)
Whalen (9)
STAPLES Center 11,072
14-16
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess
Depth [ ]
Regular Season Statistics [ ]
Player Statistics [ ]
Team Statistics [ ]
Team
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
TO
PF
PPG
Connecticut Sun
.406
.316
.747
34.8
17.9
7.4
3.8
13.3
19.9
78.0
Opponents
.426
.322
.792
37.5
15.4
7.3
3.7
16.2
20.1
78.1
Awards and honors [ ]
Attendance [ ]
Regular Season Attendance
Year
Average: Home
Average: Away
High
Low
Sellouts
Total for Year
WNBA Game Average
2009
6,794 (12th)
7,761 (10th)
9,047
5,675
0
115,496
8,039
References [ ]
External links [ ]
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