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The 2014 WNBA season is the 16th season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association . It is their 12th in Connecticut. Following one of the worst seasons in team history, the Sun look to bounce back with a brand new team - filled with youth.
The Sun's offseason included trading disgruntled stars Tina Charles to the New York Liberty and Kara Lawson to the Washington Mystics . They also traded Sandrine Gruda to the Los Angeles Sparks for a 1st Round pick in the 2014 WNBA draft . They brought back Katie Douglas , after she spent several season with the Indiana Fever . The Sun re-signed a few key players as well, pairing them with their high draft picks, setting up a potential exciting season.
The following are the Sun's selections in the 2014 WNBA draft .[ 1]
Player
Signed
Former team
Alex Bentley March 12, 2014
Atlanta Dream
Katie Douglas March 24, 2014
Free Agent Signee
Kelley Cain March 25, 2014
Free Agent Signee
Keisha Hampton April 1, 2014
Free Agent Signee
Kelsey Bone April 14, 2014
New York Liberty
Alyssa Thomas April 14, 2014
New York Liberty /Draft Pick
DeNesha Stallworth April 23, 2014
Draft Pick
Shenneika Smith April 23, 2014
Free Agent Signee
Yelena Leuchanka April 24, 2014
Free Agent Signee
Chiney Ogwumike April 24, 2014
Draft Pick
Alyssa Thomas April 28, 2014
Draft Pick
Player
Left
New team
Kara Lawson March 12, 2014
Washington Mystics
Mistie Bass March 20, 2014
Phoenix Mercury
Sandrine Gruda March 31, 2014
Los Angeles Sparks
Tina Charles April 14, 2014
New York Liberty
Tan White April 16, 2014
Minnesota Lynx
Shenneika Smith April 30, 2014
Waived
Keisha Hampton April 30, 2014
Waived
DeNesha Stallworth May 7, 2014
Waived
Sydney Carter May 8, 2014
Indiana Fever
Kalana Greene May 12, 2014
Waived
Yelena Leuchanka May 15, 2014
Waived
2014 Connecticut Sun roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Nat.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB From
Yrs
G 20
Bentley, Alex
5' 7" (1.7m)
152 lb (69kg)
10-27-1990
Penn State
1
F/C 14
Bone, Kelsey
6' 4" (1.93m)
215 lb (98kg)
12-31-1991
Texas A&M
1
C 52
Cain, Kelley
6' 6" (1.98m)
220 lb (100kg)
05-16-1989
Tennessee
1
G/F 23
Douglas, Katie
6' 0" (1.83m)
165 lb (75kg)
05-07-1979
Purdue
13
G 34
Faris, Kelly
5' 11" (1.8m)
154 lb (70kg)
01-16-1991
Connecticut
1
G 15
Gilbreath, Briana
6' 0" (1.83m)
150 lb (68kg)
08-16-1990
USC
2
F 5
Griffin, Kelsey
6' 2" (1.88m)
179 lb (81kg)
07-02-1987
Nebraska
4
G 3
Hightower, Allison
5' 10" (1.78m)
139 lb (63kg)
04-06-1988
LSU
4
F 16
Hoffman, Ebony
6' 2" (1.88m)
215 lb (98kg)
08-27-1982
USC
10
G/F 4
McCray, Danielle
5' 11" (1.8m)
170 lb (77kg)
10-08-1987
Kansas
2
G 21
Montgomery, Renee
5' 7" (1.7m)
143 lb (65kg)
12-02-1986
Connecticut
5
F 13
Ogwumike, Chiney
6' 4" (1.93m)
173 lb (78kg)
03-21-1992
Stanford
R
F 7
Pedersen, Kayla
6' 4" (1.93m)
190 lb (86kg)
04-14-1989
Stanford
3
F 25
Thomas, Alyssa
6' 2" (1.88m)
185 lb (84kg)
04-12-1992
Maryland
R
Head coach
Anne Donovan (Old Dominion )Assistant coaches
Jennifer Gillom (Mississippi )Steven Key (Boston University )Athletic trainer
Keene State College )Strength and conditioning coach
Stony Brook )Legend (C) Team captain(FA) Free agent(IN) Inactive(S) Suspended
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