2005 Connecticut Sun season
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 was their 7th season and their 3rd in Connecticut. The Sun attempted to return to the postseason for the third consecutive season and were successful. They also attempted to return to the WNBA Finals for the second consecutive year and were successful.

WNBA Draft


Transactions

  • May 16: The Sun waived Maria Conlon and Anna Montanana.
  • May 11: The Sun waived Jess Strom.
  • May 9: The Sun waived Jennifer Lacy.
  • May 5: The Sun signed Taj McWilliams-Franklin to a contract extension.
  • May 5: The Sun waived Erika Valek.
  • May 3: The Sun waived Candace Futrell.
  • April 29: The Sun waived Katie Endress, Beth Swink, Dena Williams, Petra Glaeser, and Shannon Howell.
  • April 27: The Sun signed Beth Swink and Jennifery Lacy.
  • April 22: The Sun signed Jess Strom.
  • April 21: The Sun signed Katie Endress.
  • April 19: The Sun signed Anna Montanana.
  • April 18: The Sun signed Dena Williams and Maria Conlon.
  • April 13: The Sun signed Erika Valek.


Roster

Preseason

2005 Game Log: Preseason
7,427 7-1
9 June 20 @ Los Angeles
Los Angeles Sparks
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Nykesha Sales
Nykesha Simone Sales is a former professional basketball player in the WNBA, most recently for the Connecticut Sun. Her primary position is the small forward. Her second position is shooting guard. In 1999 Sales was added to the roster of the USA FIBA Senior National Team team...

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Dydek
Margo Dydek
Małgorzata Dydek , known as Margo Dydek in the United States, was a Polish international professional basketball player. Standing tall, she was famous for being the tallest active professional female basketball player in the world...

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Douglas
Katie Douglas
Kathryn Elizabeth “Katie” Douglas is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Fever in the WNBA...

, Whalen
Lindsay Whalen
Lindsay Marie Whalen is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA. She began her pro career as a point guard for the Connecticut Sun...

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STAPLES Center
Staples Center
Staples Center is a multi-purpose sports arena in Downtown Los Angeles. Adjacent to the L.A. Live development, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex along Figueroa Street. Opening on October 17, 1999, it is one of the major sporting facilities in the Greater Los Angeles...


7,246
8-1
10 June 22 @ Seattle
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...

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Margo Dydek
Małgorzata Dydek , known as Margo Dydek in the United States, was a Polish international professional basketball player. Standing tall, she was famous for being the tallest active professional female basketball player in the world...

, McWilliams-Franklin, Whalen
Lindsay Whalen
Lindsay Marie Whalen is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA. She began her pro career as a point guard for the Connecticut Sun...

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Whalen
Lindsay Whalen
Lindsay Marie Whalen is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA. She began her pro career as a point guard for the Connecticut Sun...

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KeyArena
KeyArena
KeyArena at Seattle Center , is a multipurpose arena, in Seattle, Washington. It is located north of downtown in the entertainment complex known as Seattle Center, the site of the 1962 World's Fair, the Century 21 Exposition...


8,120
8-2
11 June 24 @ Sacramento
Sacramento Monarchs
The Sacramento Monarchs were a basketball team based in Sacramento, California. They played in the Women's National Basketball Association from 1997 until folding on November 20, 2009...

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Lindsay Whalen
Lindsay Marie Whalen is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA. She began her pro career as a point guard for the Connecticut Sun...

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ARCO Arena
ARCO Arena
Power Balance Pavilion is an indoor arena, located in the Natomas area of Sacramento, California. It is the home of the NBA's Sacramento Kings.-Background:...


10,067
9-2
12 June 25 @ Phoenix
Phoenix Mercury
The Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises...

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Nykesha Sales
Nykesha Simone Sales is a former professional basketball player in the WNBA, most recently for the Connecticut Sun. Her primary position is the small forward. Her second position is shooting guard. In 1999 Sales was added to the roster of the USA FIBA Senior National Team team...

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Wyckoff
Brooke Wyckoff
Brooke Wyckoff is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'1" forward from Florida State University, Wyckoff played in the WNBA from 2001 to 2009, competing for the Orlando Miracle, the Connecticut Sun, and the Chicago Sky...

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Sales
Nykesha Sales
Nykesha Simone Sales is a former professional basketball player in the WNBA, most recently for the Connecticut Sun. Her primary position is the small forward. Her second position is shooting guard. In 1999 Sales was added to the roster of the USA FIBA Senior National Team team...

, Wyckoff
Brooke Wyckoff
Brooke Wyckoff is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'1" forward from Florida State University, Wyckoff played in the WNBA from 2001 to 2009, competing for the Orlando Miracle, the Connecticut Sun, and the Chicago Sky...

 (3)
US Airways Center
US Airways Center
US Airways Center is a sports and entertainment arena located in downtown Phoenix, Arizona. It opened in 1992, and is the home of the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association, the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association, and the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena...


8,091
10-2
13 June 28 Sacramento
Sacramento Monarchs
The Sacramento Monarchs were a basketball team based in Sacramento, California. They played in the Women's National Basketball Association from 1997 until folding on November 20, 2009...

W 70-66 Sales
Nykesha Sales
Nykesha Simone Sales is a former professional basketball player in the WNBA, most recently for the Connecticut Sun. Her primary position is the small forward. Her second position is shooting guard. In 1999 Sales was added to the roster of the USA FIBA Senior National Team team...

 (19)
McWilliams-Franklin (7) Whalen
Lindsay Whalen
Lindsay Marie Whalen is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA. She began her pro career as a point guard for the Connecticut Sun...

 (5)
Mohegan Sun Arena
Mohegan Sun Arena
The Mohegan Sun Arena is a 10,000 seat multi-purpose arena in Uncasville, Connecticut located inside Mohegan Sun. The arena facility features of configurable exhibition space and a clear span...


6,789
11-2
14 June 30 Minnesota
Minnesota Lynx
The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1999 season...

W 71-56 Sales
Nykesha Sales
Nykesha Simone Sales is a former professional basketball player in the WNBA, most recently for the Connecticut Sun. Her primary position is the small forward. Her second position is shooting guard. In 1999 Sales was added to the roster of the USA FIBA Senior National Team team...

 (18)
McWilliams-Franklin (9) Whalen
Lindsay Whalen
Lindsay Marie Whalen is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA. She began her pro career as a point guard for the Connecticut Sun...

 (6)
Mohegan Sun Arena
Mohegan Sun Arena
The Mohegan Sun Arena is a 10,000 seat multi-purpose arena in Uncasville, Connecticut located inside Mohegan Sun. The arena facility features of configurable exhibition space and a clear span...


6,869
12-2
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The 2005 WNBA season
2005 WNBA season
-External links:***...

 was their 7th season and their 3rd in Connecticut. The Sun attempted to return to the postseason for the third consecutive season and were successful. They also attempted to return to the WNBA Finals for the second consecutive year and were successful.

WNBA Draft


Transactions

  • May 16: The Sun waived Maria Conlon and Anna Montanana.
  • May 11: The Sun waived Jess Strom.
  • May 9: The Sun waived Jennifer Lacy.
  • May 5: The Sun signed Taj McWilliams-Franklin to a contract extension.
  • May 5: The Sun waived Erika Valek.
  • May 3: The Sun waived Candace Futrell.
  • April 29: The Sun waived Katie Endress, Beth Swink, Dena Williams, Petra Glaeser, and Shannon Howell.
  • April 27: The Sun signed Beth Swink and Jennifery Lacy.
  • April 22: The Sun signed Jess Strom.
  • April 21: The Sun signed Katie Endress.
  • April 19: The Sun signed Anna Montanana.
  • April 18: The Sun signed Dena Williams and Maria Conlon.
  • April 13: The Sun signed Erika Valek.


Roster

Preseason

2005 Game Log: Preseason

Regular season

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The 2005 WNBA season
2005 WNBA season
-External links:***...

 was their 7th season and their 3rd in Connecticut. The Sun attempted to return to the postseason for the third consecutive season and were successful. They also attempted to return to the WNBA Finals for the second consecutive year and were successful.

WNBA Draft

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Liberty University
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| Erin Phillips
Erin Phillips
Erin Victoria Phillips is an Australian professional women's basketball player. In the United States, she currently plays for the Indiana Fever in the Women's National Basketball Association and for Adelaide Lightning in the Women's National Basketball League .-Personal:Phillips is the daughter...


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Australia
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| Megan Mahoney
Megan Mahoney
Megan Marie Mahoney is an American professional basketball player and a former member of the WNBA's Connecticut Sun and Houston Comets.-High School & College:Mahoney attended Sturgis Brown High School in Sturgis, South Dakota...


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Kansas State Wildcats
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Transactions

  • May 16: The Sun waived Maria Conlon and Anna Montanana.
  • May 11: The Sun waived Jess Strom.
  • May 9: The Sun waived Jennifer Lacy.
  • May 5: The Sun signed Taj McWilliams-Franklin to a contract extension.
  • May 5: The Sun waived Erika Valek.
  • May 3: The Sun waived Candace Futrell.
  • April 29: The Sun waived Katie Endress, Beth Swink, Dena Williams, Petra Glaeser, and Shannon Howell.
  • April 27: The Sun signed Beth Swink and Jennifery Lacy.
  • April 22: The Sun signed Jess Strom.
  • April 21: The Sun signed Katie Endress.
  • April 19: The Sun signed Anna Montanana.
  • April 18: The Sun signed Dena Williams and Maria Conlon.
  • April 13: The Sun signed Erika Valek.


Roster

Preseason

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