Sun host Fever to begin 2024 campaign on May 14 in Uncasville.
Uncasville, CT (December 18, 2023) – The 2024 WNBA regular season schedule is finalized, the league announced today. The Connecticut Sun will tip off the franchise’s 22nd season at home on Tuesday, May 14 at 8:00 PM ET against the Indiana Fever at Mohegan Sun Arena. The Sun will play 40 games during the 2024 regular season, which spans from mid-May through mid-September, with a month-long break from July 17 to August 15 accounting for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
The Sun will play each Eastern Conference opponent (the Atlanta Dream, Chicago Sky, Indiana Fever and New York Liberty) as well as the Phoenix Mercury and Los Angeles Sparks four times apiece, while taking on the Dallas Wings, Las Vegas Aces, Minnesota Lynx and Seattle Storm three times each throughout the 2024 regular season.
The Connecticut Sun’s 2024 schedule highlights include a 2023 WNBA Semifinals rematch against the reigning WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart and the New York Liberty on Saturday, June 8 at 1:00 PM ET at Mohegan Sun Arena and a road challenge against the two-time defending WNBA Champion Las Vegas Aces on Friday, June 21 at 10:00 PM ET at Michelob Ultra Arena.
The Sun play at home for three straight games, three times this season and take their longest road trip from September 8-15 where they play two games in Los Angeles, one in Phoenix and one in Las Vegas. Connecticut closes their 2024 regular season with a two-game homestand against Minnesota on September 17 and Chicago on September 19.
Connecticut Sun at TD Garden
For the first time in league history, Boston, Massachusetts will be the location of a WNBA regular season contest, as the Connecticut Sun host the Los Angeles Sparks at TD Garden, home of the Boston Celtics and Boston Bruins, on August 20 at 7:00 PM ET. The game in Boston comes from the organization’s desire to give access to the Connecticut Sun brand to a larger swath of New England, giving an in-person experience to the loyal and passionate New England fans that live closer to the Boston area and generating more excitement around the WNBA in an area well-known for its sports fanaticism.
“The Sun is New England’s professional women’s basketball team with passionate fans across the region. Hosting our game in Boston, a place full of such a rich, winning tradition for New England sports, just made sense. Our vision is to provide access and exposure to the Connecticut Sun brand to thousands of sports fans, children and their families, and for young girls to see first-hand that they can play at Boston’s hallowed TD Garden someday. This all would not be possible without the support of our partners at TD Garden and the Boston Celtics family, sharing their world class fan experience playbook with us. We are proud to be New England’s WNBA team, and we can’t wait to shine in Boston.” – Jen Rizzotti, Connecticut Sun President
Presale for the Sun’s game at TD Garden will begin on Tuesday, December 19 at 10:00 AM ET on Ticketmaster. Tickets for all regular season games will be available at 10:00 AM ET on Wednesday, December 20. Visit sun.wnba.com or call 1-877-SUN-TIXX for more information.
WNBA Commissioner’s Cup presented by Coinbase.
The WNBA’s in-season tournament will see each team play a total of five Commissioner’s Cup games, one against each of its in-conference rivals. All games played during the two-week period from June 1-13 will be Commissioner’s Cup qualifying games. All Commissioner’s Cup games will be a part of the team’s 40-game schedule and will count toward the team’s regular-season win-loss record. The team from each conference with the top record in Commissioner’s Cup games will compete for a $500,000 prize pool in the Commissioner’s Cup Championship presented by Coinbase, which will be played on Tuesday, June 25 at the arena of the team with the best record in Cup play. The Commissioner’s Cup presented by Coinbase will continue to feature a platform through which the league makes charitable contributions to non-profit organizations aligned to the players’ social justice work. The accumulating donation dollars will be presented to each organization at the conclusion of the Commissioner’s Cup Championship.
Connecticut Sun Commissioner’s Cup Schedule:
- June 2 at Atlanta Dream at 3:00 PM ET
- June 4 vs. Washington Mystics at 7:00 PM ET
- June 8 vs. New York Liberty at 1:00 PM ET
- June 10 vs. Indiana Fever at 7:00 PM ET
- June 12 at Chicago Sky at 8:00 PM ET
Additional Schedule Information:
- The Sun will play seven of their first ten games of the season at home (May 14 vs. IND, May 17 vs. WAS, May 23 vs. MIN, May 28 vs. PHO, May 30 vs. DAL, June 4 vs. WAS and June 8 vs. NYL).
- Connecticut opens their season against Indiana and closes their season against Chicago for the second straight year. They also began their 2023 regular season with games against Indiana, then Washington, as they do this season.
- By month, the Sun play seven games in May (five home, two away), 11 games in June (five home, six away), six games in July (five home, one away), seven games in August (two home, five away) and nine games in September (five home, four away).
- On two occasions, Connecticut will face the same opponent in consecutive games: Seattle (September 1 and 3) and Los Angeles (September 8 and 10).
- On three occasions, the Sun will have back-to-back contests: Thursday, June 27 at Washington then Friday, June 28 vs. Atlanta; Friday, August 23 vs. Chicago, then Saturday, August 24 at New York; and Saturday, August 31 at Washington, then Sunday, September 1 vs. Seattle.
- The Sun will host their annual Camp Day on Wednesday, July 10 at 11:00 AM ET against the New York Liberty.
- Connecticut will travel to New York for their final game prior to the Olympic Break on Tuesday, July 16 and resume regular season play with a trip to Dallas on Friday, August 16.
- The latest the Sun will see an opponent for the first time is on Sunday, June 23 at 6:00 PM ET, 16 games into the season, when they face the Seattle Storm in Seattle.
Sun 2023 Opponent Breakdown:
- Atlanta Dream: Home: June 28, July 7; Away: June 2, August 18
- Chicago Sky: Home: August 23, September 19; Away: May 25, June 12
- Dallas Wings: Home: May 31; Away: June 15, August 16
- Indiana Fever: Home: May 14, June 10; Away: May 20, August 28
- Las Vegas Aces: Home: September 6; Away: June 21, September 15
- Los Angeles Sparks: Home: June 18, August 20*; Away: September 8, September 10
- Minnesota Lynx: Home: May 23, September 17; Away: July 4
- New York Liberty: Home: June 8, July 10; Away: July 16, August 24
- Phoenix Mercury: Home: May 28, July 14; Away: July 1, September 13
- Seattle Storm: Home: September 1, September 3; Away: June 23
- Washington Mystics: Home: May 17, June 4; Away: June 27, August 31
*Game to be played at TD Garden.
Click HERE to download the 2024 schedule.
Established in 2003, the Connecticut Sun is a professional women’s basketball team in the Women’s National Basketball Association that takes residence at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT. For additional information or to purchase season tickets, visit www.connectictsun.com.
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