About Brionna
CAREER TRANSACTIONS:
- Selected No. 8 overall by the Connecticut Sun in the 2017 WNBA Draft.
- Re-signed with the team as a free agent on a one-year deal in February 2024.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- 2022 WNBA Sixth Player of the Year
- 2022 AP Sixth Player of the Year (unanimous)
- 2x WNBA All-Star (2021, 2022)
- 2021 WNBA Most Improved Player
- 2021 AP Most Improved Player
2023 SEASON WITH CONNECTICUT:
- Appeared and started in 13 contests for the Sun before suffering a season-ending Achilles injury on 6/18.
- Prior to the injury, averaged a career-best 15.9 points, 8.2 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.9 steals per game.
- Tallied a season-high 28 points against Atlanta on 6/15.
- Tied her career-high with seven offensive rebounds against Atlanta on 6/15.
- Finished in double-figures in all 13 games, recording seven games with 15+ points and two games with 20+ points.
- Reached 1,500 career-points against Indiana on 5/30.
2022 SESASON WITH CONNECTICUT:
- Appeared in all 36 regular season contests, starting seven.
- Ended with 496 points, 185 rebounds, 44 assists, 44 steals and 13 blocks.
- Named a WNBA All-Star for the second time in her career (2021, 2022) and was the only 2022 All-Star that consistently came off the bench for their respective team.
- Named WNBA Sixth Player of the Year
- Named AP Sixth Player of the Year (by unanimous decision)
- Tallied her 1,000th career-point in the win over Indiana on 5/22.
- Grabbed her 600th career-rebound in the loss against Chicago on 6/29.
- Dished out her 100th career-assist in the loss against Dallas on 5/24.
- Ranked 20th in the WNBA in scoring, fourth in field goal percentage (56.9), and second in offensive rebounds (2.6) per game.
- Tallied a career-high nine free-throws made in the win over Seattle on 6/5.
2021 SEASON WITH CONNECTICUT:
- Started in all 32 regular season games for the Connecticut Sun.
- Finished with 470 points, 234 rebounds, 56 assists, 44 steals and 980 minutes played.
- Two-time Player of the Week.
- First-ever all-star appearance.
- Earned her 100th career steal in the win over New York on 9/15.
- Career first double-double on 8/28 against Los Angeles and ended the season with four total (8/31, 9/7, 9/19).
- Collected her 500th career rebound in the win over Atlanta on 9/19.
- Tallied her 800th career point against Minnesota 8/19.
- Became the 16th player in Sun history to record 30+ points in a game in the game against Indiana (7/1), finished with a career high 34. She shot a career 14-19 from the field.
- Earned a new career high 15 rebounds in the win over Los Angeles (8/28).
- Part of the first pair of teammates to each have 20+ PTS / 10+ REB on 70% or better from the field in the same WNBA game (8/31 vs Washington).
2020 SEASON WITH CONNECTICUT:
- Competed in 21 of 22 games and started in all 21 contests including the first of her four-year career with the Sun. Missed one game due to an ankle injury.
- Started in all seven of the team’s playoff competitions.
- Scored a career high 235 points on 98-of-162 field goals. Led the team with a career-high 60.5% field goal percentage and averaged 9.4 points.
- Grabbed 118 rebounds, 59 offensive boards and 59 defensive boards. Averaged 5.6 per game for the season.
- Recorded 35 steals and finished third on the team in both regular season steals (35) and the postseason steals (11).
- Tallied a career high 20 points two times this season as well as grabbed a regular season career-high 11 rebounds (8/16) and a postseason high 12 rebounds (9/29).
- Finished the season with her first two career double-doubles and one playoff career double-double.
2019 SEASON WITH CONNECTICUT:
- Competed in 27 regular season games and all eight playoff games
- Scored 94 points, grabbed 59 rebounds and added nine steals and nine assists
- Averaged a career-high 3.5 points per game and 2.2 rebounds per game
- Tallied a season-high 14 points and 10 rebounds against Indiana (9/8/19)
- Scored double figures in two contests
2018 SEASON WITH CONNECTICUT:
- Competed in 27 regular season games
- Scored 84 points, 53 rebounds and tallied six assists, six steals and six blocks
- Tallied a career-high 18 points against Indiana (6/24/18)
- Made a career-high eight field goals against Indiana (6/24/18)
- Recorded a career-high 3 blocks against Phoenix (6/16/18)
- Scored double figures in two contests
2017 SEASON WITH CONNECTICUT:
- Appeared in 23 games with no starts
- Had a career-high 13 points at Phoenix (9/1)
- Made a career-high five field goals on six attempts in that same game
- Had nine points and six rebounds against Chicago (8/25)
- Had a career-best seven rebounds against Atlanta (6/10)
- Was an efficient 23 of 40 (57.5 percent) from the field
- Made 9 of 14 shots in her last three games, averaging 7.3 points and 3.6 rebounds
WNBA POSTSEASON CAREER:
2022 (Connecticut):
- Appeared all 12 2022 playoff contests.
- Finished the 2022 postseason with 123 points, 48 rebounds, 16 assists and 11 steals and three.
- Moved into third all-time in postseason games played in Connecticut Sun history (31).
2021 (Connecticut):
- Started and played in all four playoff games against Chicago Sky
- Recorded 47 points, 17 rebounds, two assists, six steals and three blocks.
- Averaged 11.8 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 1.5 steals per game.
- Tallied a double-double in the first game of the series (9/28) with 22 points and 10 rebounds. Also had four steals in this game
- Shot 59.3% from the floor going 19-32 and 64.3% from the free throw line, knocking down 9 of 14 attempts.
- Totaled 103 minutes across four games, averaging 25.6 minutes per game.
- Tied teammate Alyssa Thomas for highest field goal percentage over playoff career with .509.
- Totaled 35 playoff career offensive rebounds, tying for 5th all-time in Sun playoff history.
2020 (Connecticut):
- Appeared and started in seven playoff contests for the Sun.
- Averaged 9.4 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.6 steals per game.
- Posted a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds against Las Vegas on 9/24.
2019 (Connecticut):
- Appeared in eight playoff contests for the Sun.
- Finished the postseason with 12 points, seven rebounds, two assists and three steals.
OVERSEAS COMPETITION:
- 2019-2023: USK Prague (Czech Republic)
- 2017-2019: Nadezhda (Russia)