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2004 Connecticut Sun season
Head Coach Mike Thibault
Arena Mohegan Sun Arena
Attendance 6,707 per game
Results
Record 18–16
(.529)
Place 1st (Eastern)
Playoff Finish Lost in WNBA Finals
Team Leaders
Points Nykesha Sales (15.2)
Rebounds Taj McW.-Franklin (7.2)
Assists Lindsay Whalen (4.8)
Connecticut Sun seasons
< 2003 2005 >

The 2004 WNBA season was their 6th season and their 2nd in Connecticut. The Sun attempted to return to the postseason for the second consecutive season and were successful.

Contents

Offseason

Dispersal Draft

Based on the Sun's 2003 record, they would pick 8th in the Cleveland Rockers dispersal draft. However, the Sun traded the pick to the Houston Comets.

WNBA Draft

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 4 Lindsay Whalen  United States Minnesota
2 16 Jessica Brungo  United States Penn State
2 24 Ugo Oha  United States George Washington University
3 29 Candace Futrell  United States Duquesne

[1]

Transactions

  • May 19: The Sun waived Courtney Colman.
  • May 18: The Sun waived Anna Zimerle, Ugo Oha, and Anastasia Kostaki.
  • May 12: The Sun waived Courtney Mix and Katie MacFarlane.
  • May 10: The Sun waived Brina Chaney and Brianne Stepherson.
  • May 4: The Sun waived Texlin Quinney, Jamila Wideman, and Isabel Stubbs.
  • April 26: The Sun signed Brina Chaney, Katie MacFarlane, Le'Coe Willingham, Jennifer Derevjanik, Courtney Mix, and Texlin Quinney.
  • April 20: The Sun waived Adrienne Johnson.
  • April 19: The Sun waived Jamila Wideman.
  • April 16: The Sun signed Isabel Stubbs.
  • April 9: The Sun signed Wendy Palmer-Daniel, Brianne Stepherson, Anna Zimerle, and Anastasia Kostaki.
  • March 25: The Sun acquired Asjha Jones from the Washington Mystics. The Washington Mystics acquired Tamicha Jackson from the Phoenix Mercury. The Phoenix Mercury acquired the 8th pick in the 2004 WNBA Draft from the Sun.
  • January 28: The Sun traded Shannon Johnson and their 21st and 34th picks in the 2004 WNBA Draft to the Silver Stars in exchange for San Antonio's 4th, 16th, 29th picks in the 2004 WNBA Draft.
  • January 5: The Sun traded the eighth pick in the 2004 WNBA Dispersal Draft to the Houston Comets in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2004 collegiate draft.

[2]

Roster

Connecticut Sun rosterv · d · e
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight From
G 24 United States Black, Debbie 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) 124 lb (56 kg) Saint Joseph's
F 22 United States Brungo, Jessica 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Penn State
G 34 United States Derevjanik, Jennifer 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 140 lb (64 kg) George Mason
G/F 32 United States Douglas, Katie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Purdue
G 12 United States Futrell, Candace 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 154 lb (70 kg) Duquesne
F 15 United States Jones, Asjha 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Connecticut
F/C 11 United States McWilliams-Franklin, Taj (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 184 lb (83 kg) St. Edward's College
F 3 United States Palmer-Daniel, Wendy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Virginia
G/F 42 United States Sales, Nykesha (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Connecticut
G 13 United States Whalen, Lindsay 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Minnesota
F 43 United States Willingham, Le'Coe 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Auburn
F 21 United States Wyckoff, Brooke Injured 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Florida State
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Athletic trainer
  • United States Jen Brodeur
Strength and conditioning coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Season standings

Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Connecticut Sun x 18 16 .529 – 10–7 8–9 14–6
New York Liberty x 18 16 .529 – 11–6 7–10 10–10
Detroit Shock x 17 17 .500 1.0 8–9 9–8 11–9
Washington Mystics x 17 17 .500 1.0 11–6 6–11 9–11
Charlotte Sting o 16 18 .471 2.0 10–7 6–11 8–12
Indiana Fever o 15 19 .441 3.0 10–7 5–12 8–12

Schedule

Preseason

2004 Game Log: Preseason
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record
1 May 8 Chinese National Team L 85-87 Derevjanik (13) Coleman (9) () Mohegan Sun Arena 0-1
2 May 11 @ Houston L 71-84 Douglas, Sales (13) Coleman (6) () Toyota Center 0-2
3 May 13 Los Angeles L 51-77 Sales (12) McWilliams-Franklin (7) () Mohegan Sun Arena 0-3

Regular season

2004 Game Log: Regular Season
May
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record
1 May 22 Phoenix L 58-65 () () () Mohegan Sun Arena 0-1
2 May 25 Houston L 57-68 () () () Mohegan Sun Arena 0-2
3 May 27 Los Angeles W 82-73 () () () Mohegan Sun Arena 1-2
June
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record
4 June 3 Charlotte W 71-62 () () () Mohegan Sun Arena 2-2
5 June 4 @ Washington W 72-63 () () () MCI Center 3-2
6 June 6 Detroit L 73-74 () () () Mohegan Sun Arena 3-3
7 June 9 @ Phoenix L 59-75 () () () America West Arena 3-4
8 June 11 @ Seattle L 63-68 () () () KeyArena 3-5
9 June 12 @ Sacramento W 83-76 () () () ARCO Arena 4-5
10 June 14 @ Los Angeles L 74-76 (OT) () () () Staples Center 4-6
11 June 18 Charlotte L 58-63 (OT) () () () Mohegan Sun Arena 4-7
12 June 20 Washington W 75-65 () () () Mohegan Sun Arena 5-7
13 June 22 @ Indiana W 63-58 () () () Conseco Fieldhouse 6-7
14 June 25 Detroit W 71-67 (OT) () () () Mohegan Sun Arena 7-7
15 June 27 @ Detroit W 74-72 () () () Palace of Auburn Hills 8-7
16 June 30 Washington W 78-69 () () () Mohegan Sun Arena 9-7
July
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record
17 July 6 Indiana W 79-67 () () () Mohegan Sun Arena 10-7
18 July 9 Sacramento L 70-85 () () () Mohegan Sun Arena 10-8
19 July 11 @ Indiana W 65-61 () () () Conseco Fieldhouse 11-8
20 July 14 @ Minnesota L 63-66 () () () Target Center 11-9
21 July 15 @ San Antonio L 67-78 () () () SBC Center 11-10
22 July 17 @ Houston L 56-72 () () () Toyota Center 11-11
23 July 21 @ Detroit W 78-68 () () () Palace of Auburn Hills 12-11
24 July 22 Minnesota L 52-68 () () () Mohegan Sun Arena 12-12
25 July 24 San Antonio W 69-55 () () () Mohegan Sun Arena 13-12
26 July 30 @ Washington L 68-69 () () () MCI Center 13-13
27 July 31 @ New York L 66-80 () () () Madison Square Garden 13-14
September
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record
Summer Olympic break
28 September 1 @ Charlotte L 55-62 () () () Charlotte Coliseum 13-15
29 September 3 New York W 61-43 () () () Mohegan Sun Arena 14-15
30 September 10 @ New York W 77-66 () () () Madison Square Garden 15-15
31 September 12 Seattle W 71-64 () () () Mohegan Sun Arena 16-15
32 September 15 @ Charlotte W 81-67 () () () Charlotte Coliseum 17-15
33 September 17 New York L 66-69 () () () Mohegan Sun Arena 17-16
34 September 19 Indiana W 80-60 () () () Mohegan Sun Arena 18-16

Playoffs

See also: 2004 WNBA Finals

In the first round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs, the Sun had to face the Washington Mystics. Since the Sun had the better record, the series would be played with game 1 at Washington, game 2 at Connecticut, and game 3 (if needed) at Connecticut. The Sun lost the first game, but won the next two to advance to the next round. In the second round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs, the Sun had to face the New York Liberty. The Sun and the Liberty had identical records and each team had won two of the four meetings against each other in the regular season. The Sun attained home-court advantage however, because they beat the Liberty by more than the Liberty beat them. The series would be played with game 1 at New York and games 2 and 3 (if needed) at Connecticut. The Sun swept the Liberty and game 3 was not needed. The Sun advanced to the WNBA Finals. The team would be facing off against the Seattle Storm. The Storm had the better record so the series would be played with game 1 at Connecticut, and games 2 and 3 (if needed) at Seattle. This was the last year the league played the finals in a best-of-three setup. The Storm beat the Sun 2 games to 1 to win the WNBA Finals.

2004 Game Log: Postseason
Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series
1 September 25 @ Washington L 59-67 Whalen (16) McWilliams-Franklin (9) Douglas (4) MCI Center
13,263		 0-1
2 September 27 Washington W 80-70 Whalen (21) Sales (7) Whalen (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,760		 1-1
3 September 29 Washington W 76-56 Sales (18) McWilliams-Franklin (11) Douglas, Whalen (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,514		 2-1
Eastern Conference Finals
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series
1 October 1 @ New York W 61-51 Sales (15) McWilliams-Franklin, Palmer-Daniel (10) Whalen (5) Madison Square Garden
12,146		 1-0
2 October 3 New York W 60-57 McWilliams-Franklin (18) McWilliams-Franklin (9) Douglas (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,734		 2-0
WNBA Finals
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series
1 October 8 Seattle W 68-64 Douglas (18) Sales (9) Whalen (9) Mohegan Sun Arena
9,518 (sellout)		 1-0
2 October 10 @ Seattle L 65-67 Sales (32) McWilliams-Franklin (7) Whalen (7) KeyArena
17,072 (sellout)		 1-1
3 October 12 @ Seattle L 60-74 Sales (18) Douglas (6) Douglas, Whalen, McWilliams-Franklin (2) KeyArena
17,072 (sellout)		 1-2

Depth

Pos. Starter Bench Inactive
C Taj McWilliams-Franklin Le'Coe Willingham Brooke Wyckoff
PF Wendy Palmer-Daniel Asjha Jones -- Le'Coe Willingham
SF Nykesha Sales Jessica Brungo -- Candace Futrell
SG Katie Douglas Jennifer Derevjanik
PG Lindsay Whalen Debbie Black

Player stats

Awards and honors

  • Taj McWilliams-Franklin, Nykesha Sales, and Lindsay Whalen were named to the WNBA All-Star team.
  • Nykesha Sales was named to the All-WNBA Second Team.
  • Wendy Palmer-Daniel was named the Most Improved Player.
  • Nykesha Sales was given the Off Season Community Assist Award.
  • Nykesha Sales was named the WNBA Player of the Week for the week of June 27, 2004.

References

  1. ^ WNBA.com: 2004 WNBA Draft Board
  2. ^ WNBA.com: 2004 WNBA Transactions

External links

v · d · eConnecticut Sun seasons
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WNBA titles
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v · d · e2004 WNBA season by team
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Eastern Charlotte Sting Connecticut Sun Detroit Shock Indiana Fever New York Liberty Washington Mystics
Western Houston Comets Los Angeles Sparks Minnesota Lynx Phoenix Mercury Sacramento Monarchs San Antonio Silver Stars Seattle Storm
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