Connecticut Sun

The Connecticut Sun are an American professional basketball team. They are based in Uncasville, Connecticut. The Sun play basketball in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). They are in the WNBA's Eastern Conference. When they play basketball in Connecticut, the Sun play at Mohegan Sun Arena. The team is owned by the Mohegan Indian tribe.

Connecticut Sun
Conference	Eastern
Leagues	WNBA
Founded	1999; 26 years ago (1999)
History	Orlando Miracle 1999–2002 Connecticut Sun 2003–present
Arena	Mohegan Sun Arena
Location	Uncasville, Connecticut
Team colors	Orange, navy blue, white[1][2][3]
Main sponsor	Frontier Communications
General manager	Darius Taylor
Head coach	Stephanie White
Assistant(s)	Abi Olajuwon Briann January
Ownership	Mohegan
Championships	0
Conference titles	3 (2004, 2005, 2022)
Website	sun.wnba.com

The team was made in 1999. It was first named the Orlando Miracle. It was in Orlando, Florida. It was related to the Orlando Magic, a basketball team in the NBA. In 2003, the Mohegan Indian tribe bought the team.^[4] They were the first Native American tribe to own a sports franchise. The team moved to Connecticut.^[5] The Sun are one of three WNBA teams that plays in a place with no NBA team. The other two are the Las Vegas Aces and the Seattle Storm.

As of 2022, the team is coached by Stephanie White. White was a player for the Indiana Fever before she started coaching. As of 2023, the Sun have been to the WNBA Playoffs eight times.