Alyssa Thomas: Sun Season Recap

Thu, Dec 1, 2022, 6:58 PM

Alyssa Thomas #25:  

Position: Forward 

Height: 6-2 

Experience: 9 seasons 

College: Maryland ‘14 

Drafted: Selected by the New York Liberty with the fourth overall pick in the 2014 WNBA Draft… Traded to the Sun after being selected along with Kelsey Bone and New York’s first round pick in the 2015 WNBA Draft for Tina Charles.  

2022 Season Averages:  

Season  PPG  RPG  APG  SPG  BPG  FG% 
Regular Season  13.4  8.2  6.1  1.7  0.2  50.0% 
Postseason  14.7  9.5  6.3  1.5  0.7  47.4% 

 

Season Highlights: 

The 2022 WNBA season was a comeback for the ages for Sun forward Alyssa Thomas. The league veteran returned to Connecticut after recovering from a torn Achilles tendon during the 2021 season. Thomas averaged a career-high 6.1 assists per game during the 2022 campaign, which landed at fourth in the WNBA. She also recorded two regular-season triple-doubles, making her the first player to record a triple-double in Sun history, as well as one of three players to record multiple triple-doubles in a single-season in WNBA history (C. Parker and S. Ionescu).  

Thomas picked up Eastern Conference Player of the Week honors twice (5/23, 7/25) and Eastern Conference Player of the Month twice (May and July) this season. The 6-2 forward was named the 2022 AP Comeback Player of the Year, AP and All-WNBA Second Team and WNBA All-Defensive Second Team. Thomas ended the Sun’s playoff run in historic fashion, notching back-to-back triple-doubles in Games 3 and 4 of the WNBA Finals making her the first player to ever record a triple-double in a Finals contest. 

Most Notable Performances: 

  • May 7: In the 2022 season opener against the New York Liberty, Thomas tallied a season-high 25 points, along with seven rebounds, two assists and four steals.  
  • June 5: Thomas tied a career-high when she dished out 12 assists in a 93-86 win over Seattle on the road.  
  • July 22: In a 94-84 victory over Minnesota, Thomas recorded her first career triple-double and the first triple-double in Connecticut Sun history with 15 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists.  
  • September 15: Thomas filled the stat sheet in the Sun’s Game 3 win of the Las Vegas Aces in the WNBA Finals, notching the first-ever triple-double in Finals history with 16 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists.  

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