| 2009 Connecticut Sun season | |
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| Coach | Mike Thibault |
| Arena | Mohegan Sun Arena |
| Attendance | 6,794 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 16–18 (.471) |
| Place | 6th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Team Leaders | |
| Points | Jones (16.7) |
| Rebounds | Gruda (6.3) |
| Assists | Whalen (4.6) |
| Media | |
| Television | WCTX |
The 2009 WNBA season is the 11th season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association. It is their seventh in Connecticut. The Sun attempted to advance to the WNBA Playoffs for the seventh consecutive season, but did not qualify for the postseason.
Based on the Sun's 2008 record, they would pick 10th in the Houston Comets dispersal draft. The Sun waived their pick.
The following are the Sun's selections in the 2009 WNBA draft.
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| 1 | 10 | Chante Black |  United States | Duke |
| 2 | 17 (from Minn.) | Lyndra Littles | United States | Virginia |
| 3 | 36 | Alba Torrens |  Spain | Spain |
| Date | Trade | |
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| March 14, 2008 | To Connecticut Sun | To Minnesota Lynx |
| Minnesota's second-round 2009 Draft pick and Tamika Raymond | Connecticut's second-round 2009 Draft pick and Kristen Rasmussen | |
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| Indiana Fever x | 22 | 12 | .647 | – | 14–3 | 8–9 | 17–5 |
| Atlanta Dream x | 18 | 16 | .529 | 4.0 | 12–5 | 6–11 | 10–12 |
| Detroit Shock x | 18 | 16 | .529 | 4.0 | 11–6 | 7–10 | 11–11 |
| Washington Mystics x | 16 | 18 | .471 | 6.0 | 11–6 | 5–12 | 10–12 |
| Chicago Sky o | 16 | 18 | .471 | 6.0 | 12–5 | 4–13 | 10–12 |
| Connecticut Sun o | 16 | 18 | .471 | 6.0 | 12–5 | 4–13 | 9–12 |
| New York Liberty o | 13 | 21 | .382 | 9.0 | 8–9 | 5–12 | 8–13 |
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| Pos. | Starter | Bench |
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| C | Sandrine Gruda | Chante Black |
| PF | Asjha Jones | Tamika Whitmore |
| SF | Tan White | Amber Holt / Kerri Gardin |
| SG | Anete Jekabsone-Zogota | Erin Phillips |
| PG | Lindsay Whalen | Kiesha Brown |
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | TO | Turnovers per game |
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| Player | GP | GS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Chante Black | 33 | 8 | 13.0 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.39 | 0.82 | 2.9 |
| Kiesha Brown | 34 | 0 | 11.6 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.38 | 0.09 | 3.8 |
| Kristi Cirone | 4 | 0 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 1.8 |
| Lauren Ervin | 8 | 0 | 7.0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.13 | 0.00 | 2.0 |
| Kerri Gardin | 33 | 23 | 18.1 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 0.76 | 0.73 | 5.5 |
| Sandrine Gruda | 26 | 25 | 31.2 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 0.88 | 1.58 | 13.5 |
| Amber Holt | 23 | 7 | 16.5 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 0.39 | 0.09 | 6.0 |
| Anete Jēkabsone-Žogota | 27 | 16 | 23.9 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 0.33 | 0.00 | 9.4 |
| Asjha Jones | 23 | 23 | 31.6 | 5.9 | 2.4 | 0.87 | 0.57 | 16.7 |
| Erin Phillips | 32 | 18 | 23.1 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 1.34 | 0.09 | 8.1 |
| Barbara Turner | 7 | 0 | 20.6 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 0.71 | 0.00 | 4.0 |
| Lindsay Whalen | 34 | 34 | 29.4 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 1.26 | 0.15 | 12.3 |
| Tan White | 30 | 15 | 22.0 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.17 | 0.30 | 9.5 |
| Tamika Whitmore | 24 | 1 | 15.7 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.38 | 0.13 | 4.4 |
| Team | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PF | PPG |
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| Connecticut Sun | .406 | .316 | .747 | 34.8 | 17.9 | 7.4 | 3.8 | 13.3 | 19.9 | 78.0 |
| Opponents | .426 | .322 | .792 | 37.5 | 15.4 | 7.3 | 3.7 | 16.2 | 20.1 | 78.1 |
| Year | Average: Home | Average: Away | High | Low | Sellouts | Total for Year | WNBA Game Average |
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| 2009 | 6,794 (12th) | 7,761 (10th) | 9,047 | 5,675 | 0 | 115,496 | 8,039 |
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