Head coach Stephanie White is excited by the prospect of running it back for a second season with the Connecticut Sun.
White, who was named Coach of the Year in her first year in Connecticut, said that the team is eager to build upon last year’s 27-13 season. Last year, the Sun’s season ended at the hands of the star-studded New York Liberty, falling 3-1 in the semifinals, after elite campaigns by MVP candidate Alyssa Thomas (15.5 points, 9.9 rebounds, 7.9 assists per game) and DeWanna Bonner (17.4 points).
In the offseason, the team re-signed 36-year-old Bonner, who was a free agent coming off of a career season, as well as Brionna Jones, who also was having an excellent year before she ruptured her Achilles 13 games into the year. Jones was putting up 15.9 points and 8.2 rebounds per night; she is expected to return to the court once she makes a full recovery.
The advantage in keeping Connecticut’s veteran core together is that White and her staff can build off of last year’s success, rather than start from scratch…
