The2008 WNBA season was their tenth season and their sixth in Connecticut. The Sun successfully advanced to theWNBA Playoffs for the sixth consecutive season. Lindsay Whalen was a key contributor to the club, averaging 14.0 points per game, 5.6 rebounds per game, and 5.4 assists per game.^[1]

The following player was lost in theAtlanta Dreamexpansion draft:

• Erika DeSouza

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Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/Team/Country
1	9	Amber Holt	United States	Middle Tennessee
1	12 (fromIndiana)	Ketia Swanier	United States	Connecticut
2	23	Jolene Anderson	United States	Wisconsin
3	37	Lauren Ervin	United States	Arkansas

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• August 27: The Sun signed Svetlana Abrosimova and waived Jolene Anderson.
• June 27: The Sun waived Kamesha Hairston.
• May 15: The Sun waived Cori Chambers.
• May 7: The Sun waivedJessica Foley, Tracy Gahan and Christina Quaye.
• May 6: The Sun waived Meredith Alexis and Natalie Berglin.
• April 28: The Sun waived Crystal Erwin, Laura Hall and Jessica Richter.
• April 23: The Sun waived Antoinette Upshaw.
• March 20: The Sun signed Tracy Gahan to a training camp contract.
• March 7: The Sun signed Sandrine Gruda.
• March 5: The Sun signed Jessica Foley to a training camp contract.
• March 3: The Sun signed Natalie Berglin and Kerri Gardin to training camp contracts.
• February 19: The Sun re-signed free agents Lindsay Whalen and Jamie Carey.

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2008Connecticut Sun roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Weight From SF 25 Abrosimova, Svetlana 6' 2" (1.88m) 172 lb (78kg) Connecticut PG 10 Carey, Jamie 5' 6" (1.68m) 135 lb (61kg) Texas PF Ervin, Lauren  (DP) 6' 3" (1.91m) Arkansas SF 41 Gardin, Kerri 6' 1" (1.85m) 165 lb (75kg) Virginia Tech C 7 Gruda, Sandrine 6' 4" (1.93m) 185 lb (84kg) France G/F 1 Holt, Amber 6' 0" (1.83m) 167 lb (76kg) Middle Tennessee State PF 15 Jones, Asjha (C) 6' 2" (1.88m) 198 lb (90kg) Connecticut PF 52 Page, Danielle 6' 2" (1.88m) 179 lb (81kg) Nebraska PG 31 Phillips, Erin 5' 7" (1.7m) 162 lb (73kg) Australia PF 34 Raymond, Tamika 6' 2" (1.88m) 199 lb (90kg) Connecticut G/F 42 Sales, Nykesha  6' 0" (1.83m) 175 lb (79kg) Connecticut PG 11 Swanier, Ketia 5' 7" (1.7m) 144 lb (65kg) Connecticut G/F 22 Turner, Barbara 6' 0" (1.83m) 182 lb (83kg) Connecticut PG 13 Whalen, Lindsay (C) 5' 9" (1.75m) 150 lb (68kg) Minnesota PF 00 Whitmore, Tamika 6' 2" (1.88m) 190 lb (86kg) Memphis	Head coach Mike Thibault (Saint Martin's) Assistant coaches Scott Hawk (Omaha) Bernadette Mattox (Georgia) Athletic trainer Jeremy Norman (Keene State) Strength and conditioning coach Jodi Hopkins (Ohio) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

In the first round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs, the Sun had to face theNew York Liberty. Since the Sun had the better record, the series would be played with game 1 at New York, game 2 at Connecticut, and game 3 (if needed) at Connecticut. The Liberty won the first game, but the Sun won the second to force a game three. The Sun were upset on their home floor by the Liberty and were eliminated from the playoffs.

• For the sixth consecutive season, the Sun advance to the playoffs.
• For the second consecutive season, the Sun do not advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.

This table shows how the Sun rank compared to the other teams in the league (14 total teams):

• Head coachMike Thibault was named2008 WNBA Coach of the Year.
• Lindsay Whalen was named to theAll-WNBA First Team.
• Asjha Jones was named to theAll-WNBA Second Team.
• Amber Holt was named to theAll-Rookie Team.
• Lindsay Whalen was given thePeak Performer award (for assists) for leading the league in assists per game (5.4).
• Lindsay Whalen was the second player in WNBA history to average at least 10 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists per game for the season. OnlyNikki Teasley has previously accomplished this feat.
• Lindsay Whalen was namedWNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of May 27, 2008.
• Asjha Jones was namedWNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of June 30, 2008.
• Lindsay Whalen was namedWNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of July 14, 2008.
• Asjha Jones was namedWNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of July 28, 2008.

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• A sellout for a basketball game atMohegan Sun Arena is 9,518.

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