2015 Connecticut Sun season
The 2015 WNBA season was the seventeenth season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association. The Sun started the season with a loss against the Washington Mystics 73–68 on June 5. After the opening night loss, the Sun went on a seven game winning streak. They defeated [2015 2015 Atlanta Dream season|Atlanta Dream season|Atlanta] and Los Angeles twice over this stretch and the run included four away wins. Their largest win of the stretch was a twenty-one point victory in [2015 2015 Seattle Storm season|Seattle Storm season|Seattle]. They lost to [2015 2015 Indiana Fever season|Indiana Fever season|Indiana] to finish the month 7–2. Their losing streak extended into June and lasted a total of six games. They lost to [2015 2015 Chicago Sky season|Chicago Sky season|Chicago] twice to open July and their July 12 96–76 loss was their largest of the streak. The streak ended on July 22 with a 78–77 overtime victory in Minnesota. They lost their next game against Indiana but defeated Seattle by one point to finish the month 2–6. They lost their opening game of August against Indiana, but won three of their next four games. The Sun defeated [2015 2015 San Antonio Stars season|San Antonio Stars season|San Antonio], split a back-to-back with Washington and defeated [2015 2015 Tulsa Shock season|Tulsa Shock season|Tulsa]. The team then went on a seven-game losing streak where they lost to Atlanta three times, [2015 2015 New York Liberty season|New York Liberty season|New York] twice, Tulsa, and Phoenix. They ended the streak on August 30, with a 72–68 defeat of Chicago. The Sun finished August 4–9. They went 2–2 in September, losing to Indiana and New York while defeating San Antonio and Chicago in the final game of the season. Their final record of 15–19 saw them finish tied for fifth in the Eastern Conference. They did not qualify for the playoffs. After the season, head coach Anne Donovan resigned.
Transactions
WNBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
| 1 | 4 | Elizabeth Williams | Duke | |
| 2 | 19 | Brittany Hrynko | DePaul |
Roster
Source:Statistics
Regular season
Source:| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Alex Bentley | 25 | 25 | 30.0 | 40.9% | 33.6% | 83.0% | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 14.7 |
| Kelsey Bone | 34 | 33 | 28.3 | 50.8% | 0.0% | 62.2% | 6.1 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 15.0 |
| Camille Little | 34 | 34 | 27.0 | 40.6% | 34.5% | 87.9% | 3.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 8.2 |
| Jasmine Thomas | 34 | 34 | 26.7 | 32.8% | 29.8% | 78.3% | 3.7 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 8.2 |
| Alyssa Thomas | 24 | 23 | 26.0 | 41.1% | — | 69.2% | 5.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 8.8 |
| Shekinna Stricklen | 34 | 0 | 17.6 | 41.1% | 35.9% | 78.6% | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 7.7 |
| Jennifer Lacy | 19 | 11 | 16.7 | 44.4% | 35.4% | 75.7% | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 7.0 |
| Chelsea Gray | 34 | 0 | 16.0 | 42.4% | 34.8% | 81.6% | 2.3 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 6.9 |
| Kayla Pedersen | 33 | 1 | 15.5 | 43.3% | — | 82.6% | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Kelly Faris | 32 | 9 | 14.5 | 38.1% | 31.0% | 77.8% | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.9 |
| Elizabeth Williams | 21 | 0 | 11.7 | 52.8% | — | 56.0% | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 3.3 |
| Nikki Greene | 12 | 0 | 8.4 | 40.0% | — | 85.7% | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
| Inga Orekhova | 4 | 0 | 2.8 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 0.3 | — | — | — | — |
Awards and honors
| Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
| Kelsey Bone | WNBA Most Improved Player | October 1, 2015 |