Uncasville, CT (April 28, 2023) – Today, Connecticut Sun General Manager, Darius Taylor, and Head Coach, Stephanie White, finalized the 2023 training camp roster. The team will begin training camp on Sunday, April 30 in Uncasville, CT at Mohegan Sun Arena.
The Sun’s training camp roster returns six players from the Sun’s 2022 WNBA Finals team, led by three-time WNBA All-Star and 2022 All-WNBA Second Team member Alyssa Thomas, 2022 WNBA Sixth Player of the Year Brionna Jones and four-time WNBA All Star Dewanna Bonner. Natisha Hiedeman, DiJonai Carrington and Nia Clouden also headline the returners from the 2022 Connecticut Sun team appearing at camp.
Rebecca Allen, Tyasha Harris, Tiffany Hayes and Olivia Nelson-Ododa will attend their first Sun training camp this season. Allen and Harris were acquired by Connecticut in January in a three-team trade with New York and Dallas. Nelson-Ododa was acquired in January in a trade with Los Angeles. Connecticut received the rights to Hayes in a trade with Atlanta in February. Shortly after the trade, the WNBA All-Star guard signed a one-year deal with the Sun.
Alexis Morris and Ashten Prechtel, the Sun’s two 2023 draftees, along with Kiara Smith, the Sun’s third round selection (No. 36) from the 2022 draft will also be in attendance. Smith missed the team’s 2022 training camp and season due to injury. Additionally, Caitlin Bickle, Lauren Cox, Jayla Everett, Mikiah Herbert Harrigan, Khaalia Hillsman, Victoria Macaulay and Lasha Petree will compete for a spot on the Connecticut Sun’s 2023 roster. Cox will be late to camp due to overseas commitments.
Connecticut’s preseason schedule includes exhibition games against the New York Liberty on May 10 in Uncasville, CT and against the Atlanta Dream on May 14 in Atlanta, GA.
Connecticut Sun 2023 Training Camp Roster
| No. | Player | Position | Date of Birth | From | Experience |
| 9 | Rebecca Allen | G | 11/6/92 | Australia | 7yrs |
| 51 | Caitlin Bickle | F | 5/5/00 | Baylor | R |
| 24 | DeWanna Bonner | F-G | 8/21/87 | Auburn | 13yrs |
| 21 | DiJonai Carrington | G-F | 1/8/98 | Baylor | 2yrs |
| 11 | Nia Clouden | G | 5/17/00 | Michigan State | 1yr |
| 13 | Lauren Cox* | F | 4/20/98 | Baylor | 2yrs |
| 4 | Jayla Everett | G | 9/19/99 | St. John’s | R |
| 52 | Tyasha Harris | G | 5/1/98 | South Carolina | 3yrs |
| 15 | Tiffany Hayes | G | 9/20/89 | Connecticut | 10yrs |
| 1 | Mikiah Herbert Harrigan | F | 8/21/98 | South Carolina | 2yrs |
| 2 | Natisha Hiedeman | G | 2/10/97 | Marquette | 4yrs |
| 12 | Khaalia Hillsman | C | 8/1/96 | Texas A&M | R |
| 42 | Brionna Jones | F | 12/18/95 | Maryland | 6yrs |
| 20 | Victoria Macaulay | C | 8/7/90 | Temple | 2yrs |
| 8 | Alexis Morris | G | 6/8/99 | LSU | R |
| 10 | Olivia Nelson-Ododa | C | 8/17/00 | Connecticut | 1yr |
| 23 | Lasha Petree | G | 4/9/00 | Purdue | R |
| 34 | Ashten Prechtel | F | 5/11/01 | Stanford | R |
| 0 | Kiara Smith | G | 2/14/98 | Florida | R |
| 25 | Alyssa Thomas | F | 4/12/92 | Maryland | 9yrs |
*Will arrive late to camp.
General Manager: Darius Taylor
Assistant General Manager: Morgan Tuck
Head Coach: Stephanie White
Assistant Coaches: Briann January, Austin Kelly, Abi Olajuwon
Player Development Coach: Keith Porter
Director of Basketball Operations and Player Personnel: Peter Feeney
Connecticut will tip off the 2023 regular season on Friday, May 19 at the Indiana Fever at 7:00 PM EST. The Sun will return to Mohegan Sun Arena on Sunday, May 21 for its Home Opener against the Washington Mystics at 1:00 P.M. EST.
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.connecticutsun.com.
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