2011 Connecticut Sun season
Encyclopedia
The 2011 WNBA season is the 13th season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association
Women's National Basketball Association
The Women's National Basketball Association is a women's professional basketball league in the United States. It currently is composed of twelve teams. The league was founded on April 24, 1996 as the women's counterpart to the National Basketball Association...

. It is their 9th in Connecticut.

WNBA Draft

The following are the Sun's selections in the 2011 WNBA Draft
2011 WNBA Draft
The 2011 WNBA Draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 11, 2011 at the ESPN studios in Bristol, Connecticut...

.

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


Additions

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|- style="height:40px"
| Danielle McCray
Danielle McCray
Danielle McCray is a forward for the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA. McCray was born November 8, 1987 in Boynton Beach, Florida. McCray was selected 7th overall in the 2010 WNBA Draft. She played collegiately for the Kansas Jayhawks where she was named a second-team All-American during her senior season...

|| February 14, 2011 || unsigned 2010 draft pick
Connecticut Sun
The Connecticut Sun is a professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Orlando, Florida before the 1999 season began; the team moved to Connecticut before the 2003 season...


|- style="height:40px"
| Kalana Greene
Kalana Greene
Kalana Lanette Greene , is a basketball guard, currently for the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA, and CCC Polkowice in Poland. She played her college career at the University of Connecticut, where the Huskies were the 2009 and 2010 NCAA national Champions.-Early life:Greene grew up in St...

|| April 11, 2011 || New York Liberty
New York Liberty
The New York Liberty is a professional basketball team based in New York City, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was one of the eight original franchises of the league...


|- style="height:40px"
| Jessica Moore
Jessica Moore (basketball)
Jessica Moore is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, most recently playing for the Connecticut Sun. Jessica was a Center for the UConn Huskies from 2000–2005.-High school:...

|| June 3, 2011 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....


|- style="height:40px"
| Jessica Breland
Jessica Breland
Jessica Breland is a basketball player who most recently played for the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association.-WNBA:...

|| July 24, 2011 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....


|}

Subtractions

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|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| style="background:#092C57;color:#FFC322; width:140px"|Player
| style="background:#092C57;color:#FFC322; width:100px"|Left
| style="background:#092C57;color:#FFC322; width:210px"|New team
|- style="height:40px"
| Anete Jekabsone-Zogota || February 3, 2011 || hiatus
|- style="height:40px"
| Sandrine Gruda
Sandrine Gruda
Sandrine Gruda is a French professional basketball player. She currently plays the center position for the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA.-Before the WNBA:...

|| May 15, 2011 || hiatus
|- style="height:40px"
| Kerri Gardin
Kerri Gardin
Kerri Gardin is an American professional basketball player. She most recently played the forward position for the Washington Mystics in the WNBA.-College career:...

|| June 3, 2011 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....


|- style="height:40px"
| DeMya Walker
DeMya Walker
DeMya Chakheia Walker is a professional basketball player from the United States.-High school:...

|| July 22, 2011 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....


|}

Depth

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!width="50"|Pos.
!width="250"|Starter
!width="250"|Bench
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#FFCC00"
! style="background:#B22222" | C
Center (basketball)
The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...


| Tina Charles
Tina Charles (basketball)
Tina Charles is an American women's basketball player with the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association and the Galatasaray Medical Park of the TWBL. Originally from Jamaica, New York, Charles was drafted 1st overall in the 2010 WNBA Draft...


| Jessica Moore
Jessica Moore (basketball)
Jessica Moore is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, most recently playing for the Connecticut Sun. Jessica was a Center for the UConn Huskies from 2000–2005.-High school:...


|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#FFCC00"
! style="background:#B22222" | PF
Power forward (basketball)
Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...


| Asjha Jones
Asjha Jones
Asjha Takera Jones is a professional basketball player. She plays the power forward position for the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA.-Early years:...


| Kelsey Griffin
Kelsey Griffin
Kelsey Griffin is a professional basketball player currently playing for the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA. She was drafted 3rd overall in the 2010 WNBA Draft. Griffin played college ball for Nebraska, leading the Cornhuskers to their best ever season...


Jessica Breland
Jessica Breland
Jessica Breland is a basketball player who most recently played for the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association.-WNBA:...


|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#FFCC00"
! style="background:#B22222" | SF
Small forward
The small forward, or colloquially known as three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall...


| Kalana Greene
Kalana Greene
Kalana Lanette Greene , is a basketball guard, currently for the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA, and CCC Polkowice in Poland. She played her college career at the University of Connecticut, where the Huskies were the 2009 and 2010 NCAA national Champions.-Early life:Greene grew up in St...


| Tan White
Tan White
LaTanya "Tan" Chantella White, born September 27, 1982 in Tupelo, Mississippi is a professional basketball player of the WNBA, playing for the Connecticut Sun. White is 5'7" tall and weighs 154 lb...


|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#FFCC00"
! style="background:#B22222" | SG
Shooting guard
The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team...


| Danielle McCray
Danielle McCray
Danielle McCray is a forward for the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA. McCray was born November 8, 1987 in Boynton Beach, Florida. McCray was selected 7th overall in the 2010 WNBA Draft. She played collegiately for the Kansas Jayhawks where she was named a second-team All-American during her senior season...


| Kara Lawson
Kara Lawson
-External links:**...


|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#FFCC00"
! style="background:#B22222" | PG
Point guard
Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...


| Renee Montgomery
Renee Montgomery
Renee Danielle Montgomery is an American basketball player who won a national championship with the UConn Huskies in 2009. She currently plays for the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA.-High school:...


| Allison Hightower
Allison Hightower
Allison Hightower is a professional basketball player currently playing for the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA. She was drafted 15th overall in the 2010 WNBA Draft.-High school:...


|}

Preseason

{| class="toccolours" width=90% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan=2 style="background:#092C57; color:#FFC322" | 2011 Game Log: Preseason
|- valign="top"
|
The 2011 WNBA season is the 13th season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association
Women's National Basketball Association
The Women's National Basketball Association is a women's professional basketball league in the United States. It currently is composed of twelve teams. The league was founded on April 24, 1996 as the women's counterpart to the National Basketball Association...

. It is their 9th in Connecticut.

WNBA Draft

The following are the Sun's selections in the 2011 WNBA Draft
2011 WNBA Draft
The 2011 WNBA Draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 11, 2011 at the ESPN studios in Bristol, Connecticut...

.
{| class="navbox wikitable"
! style="background:#092C57; color:#FFC322;" width="2%"| Round
! style="background:#092C57; color:#FFC322;" width="5%"| Pick
! style="background:#092C57; color:#FFC322;" width="10%"| Player
! style="background:#092C57; color:#FFC322;" width="10%"| Nationality
! style="background:#092C57; color:#FFC322;" width="10%"| School/Team/Country
|-
| 2
| 16
| Sydney Colson
Sydney Colson
Sydney Colson is a basketball player who most recently played for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association. She played college basketball at Texas A&M University, where she helped the Aggies win the NCAA title during her senior year....


|
| Texas A&M
|-
| 3
| 28
| Adrienne Johnson
|
| 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

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! style="background:#092C57;color:#FFC322; width=125"|Date
! style="background:#092C57;color:#FFC322;" colspan=2|Trade
|-
| rowspan=2|April 11, 2011
| width=375|To Connecticut Sun
Connecticut Sun
The Connecticut Sun is a professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Orlando, Florida before the 1999 season began; the team moved to Connecticut before the 2003 season...


| width=375|To Phoenix Mercury
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...


|-
| Tahnee Robinson
| third-round pick in 2012 Draft
|-
| rowspan=2|April 11, 2011
| width=375|To Connecticut Sun
Connecticut Sun
The Connecticut Sun is a professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Orlando, Florida before the 1999 season began; the team moved to Connecticut before the 2003 season...


| width=375|To New York Liberty
New York Liberty
The New York Liberty is a professional basketball team based in New York City, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was one of the eight original franchises of the league...


|-
| Kalana Greene
Kalana Greene
Kalana Lanette Greene , is a basketball guard, currently for the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA, and CCC Polkowice in Poland. She played her college career at the University of Connecticut, where the Huskies were the 2009 and 2010 NCAA national Champions.-Early life:Greene grew up in St...


| Sydney Colson
Sydney Colson
Sydney Colson is a basketball player who most recently played for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association. She played college basketball at Texas A&M University, where she helped the Aggies win the NCAA title during her senior year....


|}

Additions

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|- style="height:40px"
| Danielle McCray
Danielle McCray
Danielle McCray is a forward for the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA. McCray was born November 8, 1987 in Boynton Beach, Florida. McCray was selected 7th overall in the 2010 WNBA Draft. She played collegiately for the Kansas Jayhawks where she was named a second-team All-American during her senior season...

|| February 14, 2011 || unsigned 2010 draft pick
Connecticut Sun
The Connecticut Sun is a professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Orlando, Florida before the 1999 season began; the team moved to Connecticut before the 2003 season...


|- style="height:40px"
| Kalana Greene
Kalana Greene
Kalana Lanette Greene , is a basketball guard, currently for the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA, and CCC Polkowice in Poland. She played her college career at the University of Connecticut, where the Huskies were the 2009 and 2010 NCAA national Champions.-Early life:Greene grew up in St...

|| April 11, 2011 || New York Liberty
New York Liberty
The New York Liberty is a professional basketball team based in New York City, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was one of the eight original franchises of the league...


|- style="height:40px"
| Jessica Moore
Jessica Moore (basketball)
Jessica Moore is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, most recently playing for the Connecticut Sun. Jessica was a Center for the UConn Huskies from 2000–2005.-High school:...

|| June 3, 2011 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....


|- style="height:40px"
| Jessica Breland
Jessica Breland
Jessica Breland is a basketball player who most recently played for the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association.-WNBA:...

|| July 24, 2011 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....


|}

Subtractions

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|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| style="background:#092C57;color:#FFC322; width:140px"|Player
| style="background:#092C57;color:#FFC322; width:100px"|Left
| style="background:#092C57;color:#FFC322; width:210px"|New team
|- style="height:40px"
| Anete Jekabsone-Zogota || February 3, 2011 || hiatus
|- style="height:40px"
| Sandrine Gruda
Sandrine Gruda
Sandrine Gruda is a French professional basketball player. She currently plays the center position for the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA.-Before the WNBA:...

|| May 15, 2011 || hiatus
|- style="height:40px"
| Kerri Gardin
Kerri Gardin
Kerri Gardin is an American professional basketball player. She most recently played the forward position for the Washington Mystics in the WNBA.-College career:...

|| June 3, 2011 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....


|- style="height:40px"
| DeMya Walker
DeMya Walker
DeMya Chakheia Walker is a professional basketball player from the United States.-High school:...

|| July 22, 2011 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....


|}

Depth

{| style="text-align: center; background:#000066; color:#FFCC00"
!width="50"|Pos.
!width="250"|Starter
!width="250"|Bench
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#FFCC00"
! style="background:#B22222" | C
Center (basketball)
The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...


| Tina Charles
Tina Charles (basketball)
Tina Charles is an American women's basketball player with the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association and the Galatasaray Medical Park of the TWBL. Originally from Jamaica, New York, Charles was drafted 1st overall in the 2010 WNBA Draft...


| Jessica Moore
Jessica Moore (basketball)
Jessica Moore is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, most recently playing for the Connecticut Sun. Jessica was a Center for the UConn Huskies from 2000–2005.-High school:...


|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#FFCC00"
! style="background:#B22222" | PF
Power forward (basketball)
Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...


| Asjha Jones
Asjha Jones
Asjha Takera Jones is a professional basketball player. She plays the power forward position for the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA.-Early years:...


| Kelsey Griffin
Kelsey Griffin
Kelsey Griffin is a professional basketball player currently playing for the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA. She was drafted 3rd overall in the 2010 WNBA Draft. Griffin played college ball for Nebraska, leading the Cornhuskers to their best ever season...


Jessica Breland
Jessica Breland
Jessica Breland is a basketball player who most recently played for the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association.-WNBA:...


|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#FFCC00"
! style="background:#B22222" | SF
Small forward
The small forward, or colloquially known as three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall...


| Kalana Greene
Kalana Greene
Kalana Lanette Greene , is a basketball guard, currently for the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA, and CCC Polkowice in Poland. She played her college career at the University of Connecticut, where the Huskies were the 2009 and 2010 NCAA national Champions.-Early life:Greene grew up in St...


| Tan White
Tan White
LaTanya "Tan" Chantella White, born September 27, 1982 in Tupelo, Mississippi is a professional basketball player of the WNBA, playing for the Connecticut Sun. White is 5'7" tall and weighs 154 lb...


|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#FFCC00"
! style="background:#B22222" | SG
Shooting guard
The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team...


| Danielle McCray
Danielle McCray
Danielle McCray is a forward for the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA. McCray was born November 8, 1987 in Boynton Beach, Florida. McCray was selected 7th overall in the 2010 WNBA Draft. She played collegiately for the Kansas Jayhawks where she was named a second-team All-American during her senior season...


| Kara Lawson
Kara Lawson
-External links:**...


|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#FFCC00"
! style="background:#B22222" | PG
Point guard
Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...


| Renee Montgomery
Renee Montgomery
Renee Danielle Montgomery is an American basketball player who won a national championship with the UConn Huskies in 2009. She currently plays for the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA.-High school:...


| Allison Hightower
Allison Hightower
Allison Hightower is a professional basketball player currently playing for the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA. She was drafted 15th overall in the 2010 WNBA Draft.-High school:...


|}

Preseason

{| class="toccolours" width=90% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan=2 style="background:#092C57; color:#FFC322" | 2011 Game Log: Preseason
|- valign="top"
|
The 2011 WNBA season is the 13th season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association
Women's National Basketball Association
The Women's National Basketball Association is a women's professional basketball league in the United States. It currently is composed of twelve teams. The league was founded on April 24, 1996 as the women's counterpart to the National Basketball Association...

. It is their 9th in Connecticut.

WNBA Draft

The following are the Sun's selections in the 2011 WNBA Draft
2011 WNBA Draft
The 2011 WNBA Draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 11, 2011 at the ESPN studios in Bristol, Connecticut...

.
{| class="navbox wikitable"
! style="background:#092C57; color:#FFC322;" width="2%"| Round
! style="background:#092C57; color:#FFC322;" width="5%"| Pick
! style="background:#092C57; color:#FFC322;" width="10%"| Player
! style="background:#092C57; color:#FFC322;" width="10%"| Nationality
! style="background:#092C57; color:#FFC322;" width="10%"| School/Team/Country
|-
| 2
| 16
| Sydney Colson
Sydney Colson
Sydney Colson is a basketball player who most recently played for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association. She played college basketball at Texas A&M University, where she helped the Aggies win the NCAA title during her senior year....


|
| Texas A&M
|-
| 3
| 28
| Adrienne Johnson
|
| 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

{| class="navbox wikitable" style="width:80%"
! style="background:#092C57;color:#FFC322; width=125"|Date
! style="background:#092C57;color:#FFC322;" colspan=2|Trade
|-
| rowspan=2|April 11, 2011
| width=375|To Connecticut Sun
Connecticut Sun
The Connecticut Sun is a professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Orlando, Florida before the 1999 season began; the team moved to Connecticut before the 2003 season...


| width=375|To Phoenix Mercury
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...


|-
| Tahnee Robinson
| third-round pick in 2012 Draft
|-
| rowspan=2|April 11, 2011
| width=375|To Connecticut Sun
Connecticut Sun
The Connecticut Sun is a professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Orlando, Florida before the 1999 season began; the team moved to Connecticut before the 2003 season...


| width=375|To New York Liberty
New York Liberty
The New York Liberty is a professional basketball team based in New York City, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was one of the eight original franchises of the league...


|-
| Kalana Greene
Kalana Greene
Kalana Lanette Greene , is a basketball guard, currently for the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA, and CCC Polkowice in Poland. She played her college career at the University of Connecticut, where the Huskies were the 2009 and 2010 NCAA national Champions.-Early life:Greene grew up in St...


| Sydney Colson
Sydney Colson
Sydney Colson is a basketball player who most recently played for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association. She played college basketball at Texas A&M University, where she helped the Aggies win the NCAA title during her senior year....


|}

Additions

{| cellspacing="0"
| valign="top" |
{|class="navbox wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| style="background:#092C57;color:#FFC322; width:140px"|Player
| style="background:#092C57;color:#FFC322; width:100px"|Signed
| style="background:#092C57;color:#FFC322; width:210px"|Former team
|- style="height:40px"
| Danielle McCray
Danielle McCray
Danielle McCray is a forward for the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA. McCray was born November 8, 1987 in Boynton Beach, Florida. McCray was selected 7th overall in the 2010 WNBA Draft. She played collegiately for the Kansas Jayhawks where she was named a second-team All-American during her senior season...

|| February 14, 2011 || unsigned 2010 draft pick
Connecticut Sun
The Connecticut Sun is a professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Orlando, Florida before the 1999 season began; the team moved to Connecticut before the 2003 season...


|- style="height:40px"
| Kalana Greene
Kalana Greene
Kalana Lanette Greene , is a basketball guard, currently for the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA, and CCC Polkowice in Poland. She played her college career at the University of Connecticut, where the Huskies were the 2009 and 2010 NCAA national Champions.-Early life:Greene grew up in St...

|| April 11, 2011 || New York Liberty
New York Liberty
The New York Liberty is a professional basketball team based in New York City, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was one of the eight original franchises of the league...


|- style="height:40px"
| Jessica Moore
Jessica Moore (basketball)
Jessica Moore is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, most recently playing for the Connecticut Sun. Jessica was a Center for the UConn Huskies from 2000–2005.-High school:...

|| June 3, 2011 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....


|- style="height:40px"
| Jessica Breland
Jessica Breland
Jessica Breland is a basketball player who most recently played for the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association.-WNBA:...

|| July 24, 2011 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....


|}

Subtractions

{|class="navbox wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| style="background:#092C57;color:#FFC322; width:140px"|Player
| style="background:#092C57;color:#FFC322; width:100px"|Left
| style="background:#092C57;color:#FFC322; width:210px"|New team
|- style="height:40px"
| Anete Jekabsone-Zogota || February 3, 2011 || hiatus
|- style="height:40px"
| Sandrine Gruda
Sandrine Gruda
Sandrine Gruda is a French professional basketball player. She currently plays the center position for the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA.-Before the WNBA:...

|| May 15, 2011 || hiatus
|- style="height:40px"
| Kerri Gardin
Kerri Gardin
Kerri Gardin is an American professional basketball player. She most recently played the forward position for the Washington Mystics in the WNBA.-College career:...

|| June 3, 2011 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....


|- style="height:40px"
| DeMya Walker
DeMya Walker
DeMya Chakheia Walker is a professional basketball player from the United States.-High school:...

|| July 22, 2011 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....


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Depth

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!width="50"|Pos.
!width="250"|Starter
!width="250"|Bench
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#FFCC00"
! style="background:#B22222" | C
Center (basketball)
The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...


| Tina Charles
Tina Charles (basketball)
Tina Charles is an American women's basketball player with the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association and the Galatasaray Medical Park of the TWBL. Originally from Jamaica, New York, Charles was drafted 1st overall in the 2010 WNBA Draft...


| Jessica Moore
Jessica Moore (basketball)
Jessica Moore is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, most recently playing for the Connecticut Sun. Jessica was a Center for the UConn Huskies from 2000–2005.-High school:...


|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#FFCC00"
! style="background:#B22222" | PF
Power forward (basketball)
Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...


| Asjha Jones
Asjha Jones
Asjha Takera Jones is a professional basketball player. She plays the power forward position for the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA.-Early years:...


| Kelsey Griffin
Kelsey Griffin
Kelsey Griffin is a professional basketball player currently playing for the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA. She was drafted 3rd overall in the 2010 WNBA Draft. Griffin played college ball for Nebraska, leading the Cornhuskers to their best ever season...


Jessica Breland
Jessica Breland
Jessica Breland is a basketball player who most recently played for the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association.-WNBA:...


|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#FFCC00"
! style="background:#B22222" | SF
Small forward
The small forward, or colloquially known as three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall...


| Kalana Greene
Kalana Greene
Kalana Lanette Greene , is a basketball guard, currently for the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA, and CCC Polkowice in Poland. She played her college career at the University of Connecticut, where the Huskies were the 2009 and 2010 NCAA national Champions.-Early life:Greene grew up in St...


| Tan White
Tan White
LaTanya "Tan" Chantella White, born September 27, 1982 in Tupelo, Mississippi is a professional basketball player of the WNBA, playing for the Connecticut Sun. White is 5'7" tall and weighs 154 lb...


|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#FFCC00"
! style="background:#B22222" | SG
Shooting guard
The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team...


| Danielle McCray
Danielle McCray
Danielle McCray is a forward for the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA. McCray was born November 8, 1987 in Boynton Beach, Florida. McCray was selected 7th overall in the 2010 WNBA Draft. She played collegiately for the Kansas Jayhawks where she was named a second-team All-American during her senior season...


| Kara Lawson
Kara Lawson
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|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#FFCC00"
! style="background:#B22222" | PG
Point guard
Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...


| Renee Montgomery
Renee Montgomery
Renee Danielle Montgomery is an American basketball player who won a national championship with the UConn Huskies in 2009. She currently plays for the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA.-High school:...


| Allison Hightower
Allison Hightower
Allison Hightower is a professional basketball player currently playing for the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA. She was drafted 15th overall in the 2010 WNBA Draft.-High school:...


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Preseason

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! colspan=2 style="background:#092C57; color:#FFC322" | 2011 Game Log: Preseason
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