2008 Connecticut Sun Statistics
Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Team Record: 21-13
Finishing 2nd in the WNBA's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 1-2 Lost first round
First Round - Lost to New York Liberty 2-1
Coach: Mike Thibault (21-13)
Location: Uncasville, Connecticut
Attendance: 129,951, Avg. 7,644 in 17 home dates
2008 Connecticut Sun RosterTeam Record: 21-13
Finishing 2nd in the WNBA's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 1-2 Lost first round
First Round - Lost to New York Liberty 2-1
Coach: Mike Thibault (21-13)
Location: Uncasville, Connecticut
Attendance: 129,951, Avg. 7,644 in 17 home dates
The Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association ended the 2008 season with a record of 21 wins and 13 losses, finishing second in the WNBA's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.
The Sun scored 2,690 points and allowed 2,541. Asjha Jones tossed in a team-high 561 points for Connecticut, while Lindsay Whalen netted 13 or more per game also. Asjha Jones contributed 201 boards. Lindsay Whalen dished out 166 assists for the squad.
On the defensive side of the ball, Lindsay Whalen added 45 steals.
Mike Thibault coached the team. The 2008 Connecticut Sun lost in the first round of the playoffs.
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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asjha Jones | F | 33 | 33 | 963 | 461 | 223 | 23 | 5 | 139 | 110 | 73 | 128 | 201 | 81 | 20 | 26 | 74 | 85 | 561 |
| Lindsay Whalen | G | 31 | 31 | 908 | 306 | 141 | 80 | 27 | 157 | 126 | 33 | 141 | 174 | 166 | 45 | 1 | 58 | 87 | 435 |
| Tamika Whitmore | F | 34 | 33 | 911 | 392 | 160 | 108 | 34 | 96 | 75 | 40 | 121 | 161 | 47 | 20 | 13 | 68 | 95 | 429 |
| Barbara Turner | G-F | 34 | 6 | 663 | 192 | 80 | 118 | 44 | 89 | 69 | 23 | 85 | 108 | 52 | 12 | 14 | 40 | 62 | 273 |
| Amber Holt | F | 34 | 34 | 714 | 199 | 81 | 76 | 25 | 45 | 35 | 37 | 68 | 105 | 65 | 15 | 5 | 31 | 67 | 222 |
| Sandrine Gruda | F-C | 31 | 1 | 476 | 178 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 31 | 44 | 66 | 110 | 28 | 19 | 26 | 41 | 56 | 193 |
| Kerri Gardin | F | 34 | 15 | 540 | 133 | 47 | 56 | 21 | 41 | 22 | 38 | 73 | 111 | 41 | 29 | 7 | 45 | 56 | 137 |
| Jamie Carey | G | 33 | 3 | 499 | 111 | 47 | 83 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 36 | 40 | 47 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 24 | 137 |
| Jolene Anderson | G | 24 | 7 | 367 | 126 | 35 | 69 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 47 | 58 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 97 |
| Tamika Williams Raymond | F | 34 | 1 | 374 | 72 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 24 | 48 | 51 | 99 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 26 | 40 | 84 |
| Ketia Swanier | G | 25 | 6 | 231 | 47 | 13 | 30 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 41 |
| Erin Phillips | G | 8 | 0 | 86 | 28 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 41 |
| Svetlana Abrosimova | F | 6 | 0 | 107 | 36 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 34 |
| Danielle Page | F | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Totals | 364 | 170 | 6851 | 2286 | 965 | 669 | 221 | 723 | 539 | 370 | 869 | 1239 | 607 | 211 | 97 | 460 | 629 | 2690 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asjha Jones | F | 33 | 33 | 29.2 | 48.4 | 21.7 | 79.1 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 6.1 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 17.0 |
| Lindsay Whalen | G | 31 | 31 | 29.3 | 46.1 | 33.8 | 80.3 | 1.1 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 14.0 |
| Tamika Whitmore | F | 34 | 33 | 26.8 | 40.8 | 31.5 | 78.1 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 12.6 |
| Barbara Turner | G-F | 34 | 6 | 19.5 | 41.7 | 37.3 | 77.5 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 8.0 |
| Amber Holt | F | 34 | 34 | 21.0 | 40.7 | 32.9 | 77.8 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 6.5 |
| Sandrine Gruda | F-C | 31 | 1 | 15.4 | 45.5 | 54.4 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 6.2 | |
| Kerri Gardin | F | 34 | 15 | 15.9 | 35.3 | 37.5 | 53.7 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 4.0 |
| Jamie Carey | G | 33 | 3 | 15.1 | 42.3 | 41.0 | 90.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 4.2 |
| Jolene Anderson | G | 24 | 7 | 15.3 | 27.8 | 23.2 | 73.3 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| Tamika Williams Raymond | F | 34 | 1 | 11.0 | 41.7 | 0.0 | 58.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.5 |
| Ketia Swanier | G | 25 | 6 | 9.2 | 27.7 | 23.3 | 80.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Erin Phillips | G | 8 | 0 | 10.8 | 46.4 | 50.0 | 81.8 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 5.1 |
| Svetlana Abrosimova | F | 6 | 0 | 17.8 | 30.6 | 16.7 | 83.3 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 5.7 |
| Danielle Page | F | 3 | 0 | 4.0 | 60.0 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Averages | 364 | 170 | 18.8 | 42.2 | 33.0 | 74.6 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 7.4 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asjha Jones | F | 3 | 3 | 98 | 47 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 45 |
| Lindsay Whalen | G | 3 | 3 | 90 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 40 |
| Tamika Whitmore | F | 3 | 3 | 87 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 30 |
| Svetlana Abrosimova | F | 3 | 2 | 63 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 24 |
| Barbara Turner | G-F | 3 | 0 | 57 | 22 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| Amber Holt | F | 3 | 1 | 55 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| Kerri Gardin | F | 3 | 3 | 57 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| Erin Phillips | G | 3 | 0 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Sandrine Gruda | F-C | 3 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Tamika Williams Raymond | F | 3 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Jamie Carey | G | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 15 | 600 | 203 | 73 | 55 | 12 | 50 | 40 | 35 | 68 | 103 | 41 | 22 | 5 | 37 | 47 | 198 |
Postseason Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asjha Jones | F | 3 | 3 | 32.7 | 36.2 | 0.0 | 91.7 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 7.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 15.0 |
| Lindsay Whalen | G | 3 | 3 | 30.0 | 40.0 | 25.0 | 86.7 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 13.3 |
| Tamika Whitmore | F | 3 | 3 | 29.0 | 37.5 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 10.0 |
| Svetlana Abrosimova | F | 3 | 2 | 21.0 | 45.8 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 8.0 |
| Barbara Turner | G-F | 3 | 0 | 19.0 | 22.7 | 28.6 | 100.0 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 5.3 |
| Amber Holt | F | 3 | 1 | 18.3 | 18.8 | 16.7 | 100.0 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 3.7 |
| Kerri Gardin | F | 3 | 3 | 19.0 | 40.0 | 33.3 | 50.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 3.7 |
| Erin Phillips | G | 3 | 0 | 12.0 | 27.3 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 3.0 | |
| Sandrine Gruda | F-C | 3 | 0 | 9.0 | 57.1 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2.7 | ||
| Tamika Williams Raymond | F | 3 | 0 | 9.3 | 50.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.3 | ||
| Jamie Carey | G | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Averages | 364 | 15 | 19.4 | 36.0 | 21.8 | 80.0 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 6.4 |
