Uncasville, CT (August 8, 2023) – Connecticut Sun forward Alyssa Thomas was named the WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week, the league announced today. This marks the ninth time in Thomas’s ten-year professional career that she takes home Eastern Conference Player of the Week honors and the third time this season.
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During the week of July 31-August 6, Thomas averaged a triple-double with 16.0 ppg, 13.5 rpg and 10.0 apg as the Sun went 2-0 in regular season action. In the Sun’s 79-89 victory over the Lynx on August 1, Thomas became the first player in WNBA history to record 20+ points, 15+ rebounds and 10+ assists in a single game, when she tallied 21 points, 20 rebounds and 12 assists. The triple-double marked her fifth of the 2023 regular season and ninth in her WNBA career (regular season and postseason play). In the Sun’s 88-72 win over the Fever on Augusts 4, Thomas continued to fill the stat sheet, notching 11 points, eight rebounds, seven assists, two steals and one block.
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Thomas and the Sun return to action today against the Seattle Storm at 3:00 PM EST at Climate Pledge Arena.
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Alyssa Thomas Eastern Conference Player of the Week Honors:
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- 6/25/17
- 7/10/17
- 5/27/18
- 8/31/20
- 5/23/22
- 7/25/22
- 6/6/23
- 6/27/23
- 8/8/23
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Established in 2003, the Connecticut Sun is a professional women’s basketball team in the Women’s National Basketball Association that takes residence at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT. For additional information or to purchase season tickets, visit www.connecticutsun.com.
