2026 Connecticut Sun season

2026 Connecticut Sun season
2026 Connecticut Sun season
Head coach	Rachid Meziane
Arena	Mohegan Sun Arena; PeoplesBank Arena; TD Garden
Results
Record	11–33 (.250)
Place	7th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
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The 2026 Connecticut Sun season was the 28th season for the franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association that was established in 1999 as the Orlando Miracle, their 24th as the Connecticut Sun, and the second under head coach Rachid Meziane. This also was the final season for the franchise in Connecticut, as in following the season, the team relocated to Houston to revive the Houston Comets.^[1]

Draft

The draft was held on April 13, 2026, at 7:30 pm EDT, and was broadcast on ESPN.^[2]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Club	Outcome	Ref.
1	12	Nell Angloma	Forward	France	Basket Lattes	Signed four-year rookie contract	^[3]
1	15	Gianna Kneepkens	Guard	United States	UCLA Bruins	Signed four-year rookie contract	^[4]
2	18	Charlisse Leger-Walker	Guard	New Zealand	UCLA Bruins	Signed four-year rookie contract	^[5]
3	33	Serah Williams	Center	United States	UConn Huskies	Rights traded to Portland Fire	^[6]

Transactions

Front office and coaching

Date	Details	Ref.

Trades

April
April 13	To Connecticut Sun Taylor Bigby 2027 third-round draft pick	To Portland Fire Serah Williams	^[7]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From	Yrs
F	33	Angloma, Nell	6' 1" (1.85m)		2006-06-12	France	R
F	15	Beers, Raegan	6' 4" (1.93m)	244 lb (111kg)	2004-07-23	Oklahoma	R
G/F	25	Burke, Kennedy	6' 1" (1.85m)	199 lb (90kg)	1997-02-14	UCLA	6
F	8	Edwards, Aaliyah	6' 3" (1.91m)	206 lb (93kg)	2002-07-09	Connecticut	2
C	42	Griner, Brittney	6' 9" (2.06m)	219 lb (99kg)	1990-10-18	Baylor	11
G	3	Jackson, Ashlon	6' 0" (1.83m)	170 lb (77kg)	2004-01-06	Duke	R
G	5	Kneepkens, Gianna	5' 11" (1.8m)	174 lb (79kg)	2003-03-04	UCLA	R
G	47	Lacan, Leïla	5' 11" (1.8m)		2004-06-02	France	1
G	4	Leger-Walker, Charlisse	5' 10" (1.78m)	190 lb (86kg)	2001-09-15	UCLA	R
F	1	Miller, Diamond	6' 1" (1.85m)	178 lb (81kg)	2001-02-11	Maryland	3
C	10	Nelson-Ododa, Olivia	6' 5" (1.96m)	179 lb (81kg)	2000-08-17	Connecticut	3
G	22	Rivers, Saniya	6' 1" (1.85m)	159 lb (72kg)	2003-03-04	NC State	1
G	2	Van Lith, Hailey	5' 9" (1.75m)	157 lb (71kg)	2001-09-09	TCU	1

Head coach: Rachid Meziane
Assistant coaches: Pascal Angillis; Roneeka Hodges (Florida State); Ashlee McGee (Austin Peay)
Player development: Kevin Owens (Trinity University); Bak Sawi (Allegany College of Maryland)
Athletic trainer: Terri Acosta (North Texas)
Assistant trainer: Brianna Robinson (FIU)
Strength and conditioning coach: Analisse Rios (Connecticut College)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

WNBA roster page

East: ATL; CHI; CON; IND; NY; TOR; WAS
West: DAL; GS; LV; LA; MIN; PHO; POR; SEA

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench
PG	Leïla Lacan	Charlisse Leger-Walker Hailey Van Lith
SG	Saniya Rivers	Ashlon Jackson Gianna Kneepkens
SF	Kennedy Burke	Nell Angloma Diamond Miller
PF	Aneesah Morrow	Raegan Beers Aaliyah Edwards
C	Brittney Griner	Olivia Nelson-Ododa

Schedule

Preseason

2026 pre-season game log
Total: 1–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–0)

April / May: 1–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	April 29	@ Toronto	W 83–78	Aneesah Morrow (21)	Aneesah Morrow (7)	Charlisse Leger-Walker (4)	Coca-Cola Coliseum 8,210	1–0
2	May 3	New York	L 67–79	Brittney Griner (16)	Aneesah Morrow (8)	Burke, Rivers (4)	Mohegan Sun Arena 5.218	1–1

2026 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2026 game log
Total: 11–33 (Home: 8–14; Road: 3–19)

May: 2–8 (Home: 1–3; Road: 1–5)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	May 8	@ New York	L 75–106	Diamond Miller (16)	Griner, Morrow (6)	Saniya Rivers (6)	Barclays Center 17,615	0–1
2	May 10	Seattle	L 82–89	Aneesah Morrow (17)	Aneesah Morrow (16)	Kennedy Burke (5)	Mohegan Sun Arena 7,374	0–2
3	May 13	Las Vegas	L 69–98	Aneesah Morrow (16)	Aneesah Morrow (11)	Kennedy Burke (5)	Mohegan Sun Arena 5,452	0–3
4	May 15	Las Vegas	L 94–101	Hailey Van Lith (17)	Aneesah Morrow (10)	Saniya Rivers (7)	Mohegan Sun Arena 7,265	0–4
5	May 18	@ Portland	82–83	Brittney Griner (16)	Aneesah Morrow (12)	Saniya Rivers (6)	Moda Center 12,010	0–5
6	May 20	@ Seattle	W 80–78	Charlisse Leger-Walker (16)	Raegan Beers (8)	Edwards, Leger-Walker, Rivers (3)	Climate Pledge Arena 9,024	1–5
7	May 22	@ Seattle	L 59–77	Diamond Miller (13)	Aaliyah Edwards (7)	Charlisse Leger-Walker (5)	Climate Pledge Arena 9,741	1–6
8	May 25	@ Golden State	L 70–97	Aneesah Morrow (11)	Aneesah Morrow (10)	Olivia Nelson-Ododa (5)	Chase Center 18,064	1–7
9	May 27	@ Portland	L 61–71	Aneesah Morrow (13)	Aneesah Morrow (13)	Olivia Nelson-Ododa (4)	Moda Center 11,945	1–8
10	May 30	Los Angeles	W 84–81	Aneesah Morrow (17)	Aneesah Morrow (14)	Saniya Rivers (4)	PeoplesBank Arena 10,478	2–8

June : 2–7 (Home: 2–4; Road: 0–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
11	June 2	@ Atlanta	L 75–91	Aneesah Morrow (20)	Aneesah Morrow (13)	Leïla Lacan (5)	Gateway Center Arena 3,575	2–9
12	June 5	@ Chicago	L 80–85	Griner, Miller (16)	Aneesah Morrow (17)	Brittney Griner (5)	Wintrust Arena 6,594	2–10
13	June 8	New York	L 80–89	Edwards, Nelson-Ododa (15)	Olivia Nelson-Ododa (8)	Leïla Lacan (7)	Mohegan Sun Arena	2–11
14	June 10	@ Toronto	L 102–106 (OT)	Edwards, Lacan (24)	Olivia Nelson-Ododa (13)	Lacan, Rivers (7)	Coca-Cola Coliseum 8,210	2–12
15	June 13	Indiana	L 75–85	Olivia Nelson-Ododa (12)	Olivia Nelson-Ododa (7)	Leïla Lacan (7)	Mohegan Sun Arena 8,910	2–13
16	June 17	Washington	L 81–88	Lacan, Morrow (11)	Aneesah Morrow (10)	Lacan, Leger-Walker (4)	Mohegan Sun Arena 6,943	2–14
17	June 19	Toronto	L 97–101	Kennedy Burke (18)	Aneesah Morrow (10)	Morrow, Rivers (4)	Gateway Center Arena 7,078	2–15
18	June 22	Chicago	W 92–63	Brittney Griner (14)	Olivia Nelson-Ododa (15)	Charlisse Leger-Walker (5)	Mohegan Sun Arena 7,036	3–15
19	June 26	Washington	W 68–57	Lacan, Nelson-Ododa (12)	Olivia Nelson-Ododa (9)	Lacan, Leger-Walker (5)	Mohegan Sun Arena 7,789	4–15

July : 3–7 (Home: 1–3; Road: 2–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
20	July 2	Dallas	L 83–86	Leïla Lacan (18)	Brittney Griner (11)	Leïla Lacan (5)	PeoplesBank Arena 14,578	4–16
21	July 6	@ Minnesota	W 90–89	Brittney Griner (29)	Brittney Griner (10)	Charlisse Leger-Walker (5)	Target Center 10,810	5–16
22	July 8	Minnesota	L 80–86	Leïla Lacan (15)	Nell Angloma (7)	Leïla Lacan (6)	Mohegan Sun Arena 8,187	5–17
23	July 10	Golden State	L 64–79	Diamond Miller (14)	Olivia Nelson-Ododa (8)	Leïla Lacan (6)	Mohegan Sun Arena 8,546	5–18
24	July 14	Portland	W 90–87	Aaliyah Edwards (21)	Aaliyah Edwards (8)	Charlisse Leger-Walker (7)	Mohegan Sun Arena 8,917	6–18
25	July 17	@ Phoenix	W 96–83	Leïla Lacan (26)	Aaliyah Edwards (7)	Charlisse Leger-Walker (7)	Mortgage Matchup Center 10,321	7–18
26	July 19	@ Phoenix	L 63–72	Brittney Griner (19)	Olivia Nelson-Ododa (12)	Charlisse Leger-Walker (5)	Mortgage Matchup Center 13,481	7–19
27	July 22	@ Indiana	L 88–123	Diamond Miller (15)	Aneesah Morrow (8)	Saniya Rivers (6)	Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274	7–20
All-Star Game
28	July 28	@ Washington	L 84–92	Aneesah Morrow (21)	Olivia Nelson-Ododa (6)	Charlisse Leger-Walker (8)	CareFirst Arena 4,200	7–21
29	July 30	@ Chicago	L 88–94	Aneesah Morrow (21)	Olivia Nelson-Ododa (11)	Leïla Lacan (6)	Wintrust Arena 7,297	7–22

August : 3–8 (Home: 3–3; Road: 0–5)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
30	August 2	@ Dallas	L 63–83	Diamond Miller (22)	Olivia Nelson-Ododa (11)	Raegan Beers (3)	College Park Center 6,251	7–23
31	August 7	Phoenix	W 75–72	Kennedy Burke (15)	Aaliyah Edwards (8)	Charlisse Leger-Walker (5)	Mohegan Sun Arena 8,910	8–23
32	August 13	Atlanta	L 69–104	Aaliyah Edwards (15)	Brittney Griner (8)	Leïla Lacan (4)	Mohegan Sun Arena 8,911	8–24
33	August 15	New York	L 75–82	Olivia Nelson-Ododa (21)	Olivia Nelson-Ododa (10)	Leïla Lacan (6)	Mohegan Sun Arena 8,911	8–25
34	August 18	Los Angeles	W 85–77	Olivia Nelson-Ododa (18)	Olivia Nelson-Ododa (11)	Leïla Lacan (10)	TD Garden 16,378	9–25
35	August 20	@ Las Vegas	L 78–101	Olivia Nelson-Ododa (14)	Saniya Rivers (7)	Saniya Rivers (5)	Michelob Ultra Arena 10,207	9–26
36	August 22	@ Los Angeles	L 68–77	Saniya Rivers (14)	Raegan Beers (7)	Lacan, Leger-Walker (4)	Crypto.com Arena 10,878	9–27
37	August 25	Chicago	W 87–81	Aaliyah Edwards (26)	Aaliyah Edwards (10)	Charlisse Leger-Walker (7)	Mohegan Sun Arena 8,048	10–27
38	August 26	Golden State	L 64–89	Charlisse Leger-Walker (17)	Edwards, Van Lith (5)	Charlisse Leger-Walker (4)	Mohegan Sun Arena 7,739	10–28
39	August 28	@ Indiana	L 91–111	Diamond Miller (19)	Nell Angloma (7)	Leger-Walker, Rivers (5)	Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274	10–29
40	August 30	@ Dallas	L 71–97	Aaliyah Edwards (26)	Angloma, Edwards (6)	Charlisse Leger-Walker (5)	College Park Center 6,251	10–30

September : 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
41	September 17	@ Atlanta	L 59–103	Olivia Nelson-Ododa (13)	Saniya Rivers (9)	Charlisse Leger-Walker (3)	Gateway Center Arena 3,575	10–31
42	September 20	Minnesota	L 89–101	Kneepkens, Lacan, Miller (15)	Edwards, Leger-Walker (5)	Charlisse Leger-Walker (8)	Mohegan Sun Arena 8,911	10–32
43	September 22	@ Washington	L 69–79	Diamond Miller (19)	Aaliyah Edwards (13)	Angloma, Kneepkens, Lacan, Leger-Walker, Marshall (3)	CareFirst Arena 4,200	10–33
44	September 24	Toronto	W 95–81	Ashlon Jackson (18)	Hailey Van Lith (9)	Hailey Van Lith (8)	Mohegan Sun Arena 8,911	11–33

2026 season schedule

Notes:

Games highlighted in represent Commissioner's Cup games.

Standings

#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Conf.	Home	Road	Cup
1	y — Minnesota Lynx	33	11	.750	–	20–3	15–7	18–4	6–1
2	x — Golden State Valkyries	32	12	.727	1	15–8	17–5	15–7	5–2
3	x — Las Vegas Aces	31	13	.705	2	17–6	15–7	16–6	6–1
4	x — Atlanta Dream	30	14	.682	3	15–5	15–7	15–7	4–2
5	x — Washington Mystics	28	16	.636	5	15–5	15–7	13–9	3–3
6	x — Indiana Fever	28	16	.636	5	14–6	15–7	13–9	5–1
7	x — Dallas Wings	27	17	.614	6	13–10	16–6	11–11	4–3
8	cx – New York Liberty	26	18	.591	7	13–7	14–8	12–10	6–0
9	e — Portland Fire	17	27	.386	16	7–16	9–13	8–14	2–5
10	e — Phoenix Mercury	16	28	.364	17	10–13	7–15	9–13	2–5
11	e — Chicago Sky	16	28	.364	17	4–16	11–11	5–17	1–5
12	e — Los Angeles Sparks	16	28	.364	17	9–14	8–14	8–14	3–4
13	e — Toronto Tempo	11	33	.250	22	5–15	7–15	4–18	2–4
14	e — Connecticut Sun	11	33	.250	22	4–16	8–14	3–19	0–6
15	e — Seattle Storm	8	36	.182	25	1–22	6–16	2–20	0–7

Notes

(#) – League Standing

c – Commissioner's Cup winner

y – Regular season champion

x – Clinched playoff berth

e – Eliminated from playoff contention

Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings

References

↑ "Sun reach deal with Rockets owner, moving to Houston in 2027". ESPN. Associated Press. March 30, 2026. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
↑ "2026 WNBA Schedule Release: Key Dates and What to Know". WNBA. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
↑ "Nell Angloma Contract, Salary & Cap Hit 2026". Spotrac. April 16, 2026. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
↑ "Gianna Kneepkens Contract, Salary & Cap Hit 2026". Spotrac. April 16, 2026. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
↑ "Charlisse Leger-Walker Contract, Salary & Cap Hit 2026". April 16, 2026. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
↑ Connolly, Daniel (April 13, 2026). "UConn's Serah Williams drafted 33rd overall, traded to the Portland Fire". The UConn Blog. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
↑ Adams, Emily (April 13, 2026). "UConn center Serah Williams drafted No. 33 in WNBA Draft by Connecticut Sun, traded to Portland Fire". Hartford Courant. Retrieved April 14, 2026.

External links

Official website of the Connecticut Sun

[1] "Sun reach deal with Rockets owner, moving to Houston in 2027". ESPN. Associated Press. March 30, 2026. Retrieved April 6, 2026.

[2] "2026 WNBA Schedule Release: Key Dates and What to Know". WNBA. Retrieved February 4, 2026.

[3] "Nell Angloma Contract, Salary & Cap Hit 2026". Spotrac. April 16, 2026. Retrieved July 9, 2026.

[4] "Gianna Kneepkens Contract, Salary & Cap Hit 2026". Spotrac. April 16, 2026. Retrieved July 9, 2026.

[5] "Charlisse Leger-Walker Contract, Salary & Cap Hit 2026". April 16, 2026. Retrieved July 9, 2026.

[6] Connolly, Daniel (April 13, 2026). "UConn's Serah Williams drafted 33rd overall, traded to the Portland Fire". The UConn Blog. Retrieved July 9, 2026.

[7] Adams, Emily (April 13, 2026). "UConn center Serah Williams drafted No. 33 in WNBA Draft by Connecticut Sun, traded to Portland Fire". Hartford Courant. Retrieved April 14, 2026.

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v t e Connecticut Sun
Formerly the Orlando Miracle Founded in 1999 Based in Uncasville, Connecticut Relocated to become the Houston Comets in 2027
Franchise	Expansion draft All-time roster Orlando Miracle years Move to Connecticut Houston Comets
Arenas	TD Waterhouse Centre Mohegan Sun Arena
Head coaches	Carolyn Peck Dee Brown Mike Thibault Anne Donovan Curt Miller Stephanie White Rachid Meziane
Administration	Owner: RDV Sports, Inc. Mohegan Sun General Manager: Carolyn Peck Dee Brown Chris Sienko Curt Miller Darius Taylor Morgan Tuck
All-Stars	Alex Bentley Kelsey Bone DeWanna Bonner Tina Charles Katie Douglas Margo Dydek Allison Hightower Shannon Johnson Asjha Jones Brionna Jones Jonquel Jones Taj McWilliams Renee Montgomery Chiney Ogwumike Nykesha Sales Alyssa Thomas Jasmine Thomas Lindsay Whalen
Seasons	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Playoff appearances	2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2011 2012 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Conference Championships	2004 2005
Rivals	Atlanta Dream Detroit Shock Indiana Fever New York Liberty
Media	TV: CPTV Sports (CPTV-S) Announcers: Bob Heussler Rebecca Lobo Jennifer Rizzotti Kara Wolters

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Expansion draft Draft Transactions Commissioner's Cup All-Star Game Playoffs Finals
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