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Connecticut Sun Colors, Facts and History

The Connecticut Sun colors are orange, navy blue and white.

City
Uncasville, Connecticut
Home
Mohegan Sun Arena (9,323 seats)
Founded
1999
WNBA championships
0
Head coach
Rachid Meziane (Oct 2026)
Colors
Orange, navy blue, white

Connecticut Sun history

This franchise started life in Florida. It was the Orlando Miracle in 1999, a sister club to the NBA's Magic, created when the league grew from ten teams to twelve. By 2003 money problems had the team close to folding, and the Mohegan tribe stepped in, bought it, and moved it to Mohegan Sun in Uncasville. No Native American tribe had owned a pro sports team before that, and the casino gave the club its name.

The state's love of UConn basketball helped fill seats. For years the Sun were the only WNBA team without an NBA club in their market. They reached the playoffs in 15 of 21 seasons in Connecticut, yet no title followed, leaving them as the oldest franchise still without one. On March 27, 2026, reports said the Fertitta family had agreed to buy the team.

Did you know?

  • Mohegan Sun Arena seats 9,323 for basketball.
  • The team was Connecticut's only major league pro sports club.
  • The Sun's original name was the Orlando Miracle.

Colors are shown as plain swatches with their hex codes. This site is not affiliated with the Connecticut Sun or the Women's National Basketball Association; team names are used only to identify the teams.

Questions about the Connecticut Sun

Where do the Connecticut Sun play?

At Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.

Have the Connecticut Sun ever won a WNBA championship?

No. They are the oldest WNBA franchise without a title.

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