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.

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/Team/Country
2	16	Sydney Colson	United States	Texas A&M
3	28	Adrienne Johnson	United States	Louisiana Tech

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	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

Depth

Season standings

Schedule

Preseason

Regular season

Postseason

Statistics

Regular season

Postseason

Awards and honors

• Tina Charles was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of June 13, 2011.
• Tina Charles was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of June 27, 2011.
• Tina Charles was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of July 18, 2011.
• Tina Charles was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of August 29, 2011.
• Tina Charles was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Month for the month of June.
• Tina Charles was named to the 2011 WNBA All-Star Team as a starter.
• Renee Montgomery was named to the 2011 WNBA All-Star Team as a reserve.
• Tina Charles finished as a Peak Performer, averaging 11.0 rebounds per game.
• Tina Charles was named to the All-Defensive Second Team.
• Tina Charles was named to the All-WNBA First Team.

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