WNBA team season
The 2008 WNBA season was their tenth season and their sixth in Connecticut. The Sun successfully advanced to the WNBA Playoffs for the sixth consecutive season. Lindsay Whalen was a key contributor to the club, averaging 14.0 points per game, 5.6 rebounds per game, and 5.4 assists per game.[1]
Offseason
Expansion draft
The following player was lost in the Atlanta Dream expansion draft:
[2]
WNBA draft
[3]
Transactions
- August 27: The Sun signed Svetlana Abrosimova and waived Jolene Anderson.
- June 27: The Sun waived Kamesha Hairston.
- May 15: The Sun waived Cori Chambers.
- May 7: The Sun waived Jessica Foley, Tracy Gahan and Christina Quaye.
- May 6: The Sun waived Meredith Alexis and Natalie Berglin.
- April 28: The Sun waived Crystal Erwin, Laura Hall and Jessica Richter.
- April 23: The Sun waived Antoinette Upshaw.
- March 20: The Sun signed Tracy Gahan to a training camp contract.
- March 7: The Sun signed Sandrine Gruda.
- March 5: The Sun signed Jessica Foley to a training camp contract.
- March 3: The Sun signed Natalie Berglin and Kerri Gardin to training camp contracts.
- February 19: The Sun re-signed free agents Lindsay Whalen and Jamie Carey.
[4]
Free agents
Schedule
Preseason
Regular season
2008 Game Log: Regular Season
|
|
Game |
Date |
Opponent |
TV |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location/Attendance |
Record
|
6 |
June 1 |
@ Chicago |
|
W 75-73 |
Whalen, Whitmore (19) |
Whalen (7) |
Whalen (7) |
UIC Pavilion 2,276 |
5-1
|
7 |
June 6 |
Minnesota |
|
W 78-77 |
Jones (25) |
Whalen (9) |
Anderson, Gardin (5) |
Mohegan Sun Arena 6,327 |
6-1
|
8 |
June 8 |
Washington |
WCTX NBA TV |
W 87-79 |
Jones (16) |
Whalen (7) |
Whalen (7) |
Mohegan Sun Arena 7,174 |
7-1
|
9 |
June 10 |
@ Minnesota |
ESPN2 |
W 75-66 |
Jones (18) |
Whitmore (12) |
Whalen (6) |
Target Center 7,186 |
8-1
|
10 |
June 13 |
@ Los Angeles |
|
L 93-98 (OT) |
Whalen (20) |
Whalen (7) |
Jones (3) |
STAPLES Center 8,702 |
8-2
|
11 |
June 16 |
@ Seattle |
WCTX NBA TV |
W 74-67 |
Jones (15) |
Raymond (9) |
Whitmore (4) |
KeyArena 6,872 |
9-2
|
12 |
June 18 |
@ Phoenix |
|
L 81-102 |
Jones (18) |
Turner (5) |
Whalen (5) |
US Airways Center 4,478 |
9-3
|
13 |
June 20 |
@ Sacramento |
|
W 72-56 |
Jones (14) |
Whalen, Anderson (6) |
Whalen (5) |
ARCO Arena 5,895 |
10-3
|
14 |
June 24 |
Detroit |
WCTX NBA TV |
W 85-68 |
Jones (20) |
Holt (8) |
Whalen (6) |
Mohegan Sun Arena 7,501 |
11-3
|
15 |
June 26 |
@ Detroit |
FSN-D |
L 61-70 |
Jones (14) |
Jones (7) |
Whalen (4) |
Mohegan Sun Arena 7,501 |
11-4
|
16 |
June 27 |
Atlanta |
|
W 109-101 (OT) |
Jones (30) |
Jones, Whalen (10) |
Holt (8) |
Mohegan Sun Arena 7,612 |
12-4
|
17 |
June 29 |
Phoenix |
|
L 80-87 |
Jones (16) |
Jones (9) |
Whalen (8) |
Mohegan Sun Arena 9,518 (sellout) |
12-5
|
|
Game |
Date |
Opponent |
TV |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location/Attendance |
Record
|
18 |
July 1 |
Houston |
|
W 78-68 |
Jones (15) |
Turner (9) |
Whalen (9) |
Mohegan Sun Arena 6,357 |
13-5
|
19 |
July 5 |
@ Indiana |
FSN-I NBA TV |
L 74-81 |
Jones (20) |
Gardin (9) |
Jones, Whalen (3) |
Conseco Fieldhouse 6,329 |
13-6
|
20 |
July 8 |
@ Detroit |
FSN-D |
L 82-88 |
Jones (21) |
Whalen (7) |
Jones, Whalen (8) |
Palace of Auburn Hills 7,623 |
13-7
|
21 |
July 13 |
@ Washington |
ABC |
L 64-69 |
Whalen (33) |
Whalen (8) |
Jones, Whalen (6) |
Verizon Center 9,610 |
13-8
|
22 |
July 15 |
New York |
ESPN2 |
L 71-77 |
Whalen (19) |
Jones (9) |
Jones (5) |
Mohegan Sun Arena 8,244 |
13-9
|
23 |
July 18 |
@ Chicago |
WCTX NBA TV |
L 65-73 |
Jones (18) |
Gruda (11) |
Jones, Swanier (3) |
UIC Pavilion 3,379 |
13-10
|
24 |
July 20 |
Chicago |
|
W 74-67 |
Jones (23) |
Jones (10) |
Whalen (6) |
Mohegan Sun Arena 7,367 |
14-10
|
25 |
July 24 |
Los Angeles |
WCTX NBA TV |
W 87-61 |
Whalen (22) |
Jones (8) |
Whalen (4) |
Mohegan Sun Arena 9,518 (sellout) |
15-10
|
26 |
July 27 |
@ Washington |
CSN-MA NBA TV |
W 82-60 |
Jones (27) |
Whalen (8) |
Whalen (7) |
Verizon Center 9,357 |
16-10
|
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|
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Playoffs
In the first round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs, the Sun had to face the New York Liberty. Since the Sun had the better record, the series would be played with game 1 at New York, game 2 at Connecticut, and game 3 (if needed) at Connecticut. The Liberty won the first game, but the Sun won the second to force a game three. The Sun were upset on their home floor by the Liberty and were eliminated from the playoffs.
- For the sixth consecutive season, the Sun advance to the playoffs.
- For the second consecutive season, the Sun do not advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.
2008 Game Log: Postseason
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Eastern Conference Semifinals
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Regular Season statistics
Player statistics
Team statistics
Team
|
FG%
|
3P%
|
FT%
|
RPG
|
APG
|
SPG
|
BPG
|
TO
|
PF
|
PPG
|
Connecticut Sun
|
.422 |
.330 |
.746 |
36.4 |
17.9 |
6.2 |
2.8 |
14.3 |
18.5 |
79.1
|
Opponents
|
.418 |
.321 |
.740 |
35.3 |
16.3 |
7.4 |
3.1 |
14.7 |
20.7 |
74.7
|
Team Ranking
This table shows how the Sun rank compared to the other teams in the league (14 total teams):
FG%
|
3P%
|
FT%
|
RPG
|
APG
|
SPG
|
BPG
|
TO
|
PF
|
PPG
|
8th |
8th |
12th |
3rd |
2nd |
14th |
12th |
13th |
13th |
3rd
|