ConnecticutSun.com 877-SUN-TIXX 1 Mohegan Sun Boulevard, Uncasville, CT 06382 2010 SCHEDULE 2010 CONNECTICUT SUN MEDIA GUIDE MAY PRESEASON HOME SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT AWAY ALL STAR BREAK 1 JULY SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 11:00 AM 7:30 PM 8:00 PM vs. ATL vs. POLAND @ CHI 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11:00 AM 3:30 PM 8:00 PM 7:00 PM 3:30 PM @ NY vs. CHI @ SAN @ ATL ALL STAR 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 7:00 PM 1:00 PM 7:00 PM @ ATL @ IND vs. ATL 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 3:00 PM 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 7:00 PM vs. WAS vs. MIN vs. NY vs. LA 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 4:00 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM @ WAS vs. WAS vs. ATL JUNE AUGUST SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7:30 PM 4:00 PM 8:00 PM 10:30 PM vs. NY @ NY @ MIN @ SEA 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1:00 PM 7:30 PM 5:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM vs. SAN vs. IND vs. WAS @ WAS vs. SEA 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 6:00 PM 10:30 PM 5:00 PM 7:30 PM 8:30 PM @ IND @ LA vs. IND vs. TUL @ CHI 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 6:00 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 4:00 PM @ PHO vs. CHI vs. PHO @ NY 27 28 29 30 29 30 31 4:00 PM 8:00 PM @ NY @ TUL Game times are Eastern Daylight Time. ConnecticutSun.com 2010 Media Guide | 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2010 CONNECTICUT SUN ROSTER 2010 CONNECTICUT SUN MEDIA GUIDE Connecticut Sun Roster ........... 3 Playoff Records ............... 84 No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthday School/Country WNBA Career Leaders .................... 85 Media Information ............... 4 3 Sha Brooks G 5-7 145 11/10/86 Florida R Sun Records ..................... 85 31 Tina Charles C 6-4 198 12/5/88 Connecticut R Front Office ................... 7 Opponent Records ................. 87 Staff Directory ..................... 8 All Time Playoff Results ............. 91 41 Kerri Gardin F 6-1 168 5/19/84 Virginia Tech 2 Mitchell Etess ...................... 9 Year-by-Year Playoff Statistics ........ 92 5 Kelsey Griffin F 6-2 179 7/2/87 Nebraska R Jeffrey Hartmann ................... 9 7 Sandrine Gruda F-C 6-4 185 6/25/87 France 2 Chris Sienko ....................... 9 Opponents .................. 105 23 Allison Hightower G 5-10 139 4/6/88 Louisiana State R Mike Thibault ..................... 10 Atlanta Dream ................... 106 Scott Hawk ....................... 11 Chicago Sky ..................... 106 10 Anete Jekabsone-Zogota G 5-9 167 8/12/83 Latvia 1 Bernadette Mattox ................. 11 Indiana Fever .................... 107 15 Asjha Jones F 6-3 196 8/1/80 Connecticut 8 Los Angeles Sparks ............... 107 Jeremy Norman ................... 12 1 Kailey Klein G 5-11 5/29/88 Cleveland State R Minnesota Lynx .................. 108 Joanna (Jodi) Hopkins .............. 12 25 May Kotsopoulos G 5-10 162 8/23/88 Vermont R Sun Business Operations Staff .... 13-14 New York Liberty ................. 108 Phoenix Mercury ................. 109 20 Kara Lawson G 5-9 169 2/14/81 Tennessee 7 Sun Players .................. 14 San Antonio Silver Stars ........... 109 13 Johannah Leedham G-F 5-11 12/5/87 Franklin Pierce College R Sun History .................. 32 Seattle Storm .................... 110 88 Judie Lomax F 5-11 8/11/88 Columbia R Tulsa Shock ..................... 110 Notable Dates ..................... 33 55 Pauline Love F 6-1 158 4/5/87 Southern Mississippi R All-Time Rosters .................. 38 Washington Mystics .............. 111 4 Danielle McCray G-F 5-11 10/8/87 Kansas R All-Time College/Country Roster ...... 44 WNBA History ................ 112 Sun By The Numbers ............... 44 21 Renee Montgomery G 5-7 143 12/2/86 Connecticut 1 Community Relations .......... 122 All-Time Coaching Records, 00 Kaitlin Sowinski C 6-4 185 1/21/86 Sacred Heart R Assistant Coaches ................. 45 Information ................. 125 22 DeMya Walker F 6-3 200 11/28/77 Virginia 10 All-Time Awards and Recognitions ...... 45 Mohegan Sun .................... 126 14 Tan White G 5-7 154 9/27/82 Mississippi State 5 All-Time Draft Picks ................ 46 Arena Seating Chart ............... 126 All-Time Trades ................... 47 Dance Team and Mascot ........... 127 2009 Results ..................... 48 WNBA Court Diagram ............. 127 Head Coach.....................................................Mike Thibault (St. Martin’s ’79) 2008 Results ..................... 50 Assistant Coaches .......................................... Scott Hawk (Nebraska-Omaha) 2007 Results ..................... 52 CONTACT INFORMATION Bernadette Mattox (Georgia) 2006 Results ..................... 54 1 Mohegan Sun Boulevard Athletic Trainer ...............................................Jeremy Norman 2005 Results ..................... 56 Uncasville, CT 06382 Phone: (860) 862-4000 2004 Results ..................... 58 Strength & Conditioning Coach .....................Jodi Hopkins Fax: (860) 862-4010 2003 Results ..................... 60 www.connecticutsun.com Equipment Manager .......................................Abby Gordon 2002 Results ..................... 62 Ticket Information: 1-877-SUN-TIXX Video Coordinator...........................................Jon Whitkin 2001 Results ..................... 64 Media Relations Manager, Bill Tavares: 2000 Results ..................... 66 Office (860) 862-4073 1999 Results ..................... 68 Cell (860) 961-0240 Pronunciation Guide Records ......................... 70 [email protected] Sha Brooks .......................................................Shay Regular Season Records ......... 71 Kerri Gardin .....................................................Garden Career Leaders .................... 72 Asjha Jones ......................................................Asia Sun Records ..................... 73 Anete Jekabsone-Zogota................................Ah-net-uh Yake-ab-sone Zuh-go-tuh Opponent Records ................. 77 Sandrine Gruda ...............................................San-dreen Grooda Mohegan Sun Arena Records ........ 79 Miscellaneous Records ............. 82 May Kotsopoulos.............................................Kot-SOP-O-Lus High Scorers vs. Opponents ......... 82 Kaitlin Sowinski ..............................................SO-Win-Ski DeMya Walker .................................................de-My-a Mike Thibault ...................................................TEE-bo ConnecticutSun.com 2010 Media Guide | 3 ConnecticutSun.com DIRECTIONS TO MOHEGAN SUN ARENA WNBA MEDIA ACCESS POLICIES MEDIA INFORMATION From New York ________________________________________________________________ DAY OF GAME ____________________________________________________________ From I-95 North to Exit 76/I-395 North. Take Exit 79A (Route 2A) East and follow to Mohegan Shootarounds: All shootarounds will be closed to the media, but all players and the head coach Sun Boulevard. will be available for a 15-minute interview session in a designated interview area. For home From Boston __________________________________________________________________ games, the Sun usually shoot at 10:00 a.m. at Mohegan Sun Arena. There will be a 15-minute Take I-90 (Mass. Pike) West to I-395 South. Take Exit 79A (Route 2A) East and follow to media access period following shootaround. As with all home games, interviews will take place Mohegan Sun Boulevard. in the gym area. There is no locker room access at the practice facility. For road games, media From Hartford _________________________________________________________________ should contact the Sun Media Relations Department to verify shootaround times and media Take I-84 East to Route 2 East to I-395 South. Take Exit 79A (Route 2A) East and follow to access periods. Should the team not have a shootaround, it is not required to have a media Mohegan Sun Boulevard. “shootaround” interview session. From Providence _______________________________________________________________ Pre-Game: The league will retain the policy of a 30-minute open locker room beginning 90 minutes From I-95 South to Exit 84N (Route 32 North). Take Route 32 North to I-395 North. Take Exit before the game. All head coaches must make themselves available for a minimum of 15 minutes 79A (Route 2A) East and follow to Mohegan Sun Boulevard. beginning anywhere from 15 minutes prior to the open locker room period through the end of the open locker room period. Unless otherwise specified, the Sun will practice at the Charles B. Luce Field House at Connecticut College. Post-Game: No later than 10 minutes following the game, all coaches must make themselves Charles B. Luce Field House, Connecticut College available to the media. Following a five-minute window for coaches, all locker rooms will be open to 270 Mohegan Ave., New London, Ct., 06320-4196 the media. Main switchboard: 860-447-1911 OFF DAY ACCESS _________________________________________________________ Practice: The Sun will follow WNBA guidelines regarding coach and player availability. Please DIRECTIONS TO THE CHARLES B. LUCE FIELD HOUSE check with the media relations department regarding open practice times for that day. No From New York ________________________________________________________________ interviews will take place prior to practice without advance arrangements being made through From I-95 North take exit 83. Make a left at the light at the end of the exit. Go to the next light, the media relations department. All interviews will take place on the court at the Sun’s practice and turn right past the entrance to the Coast Guard Academy onto Route 32 North. Turn right at facility