Even as questions swirl about the team’s future in the Nutmeg State, the Connecticut Sun continued its streak of rising attendance in 2025 — averaging 8,653 fans per home game, up 2.4% from last season.
The Sun played 22 home games this season, all but one at the 10,000-seat Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville. The exception was a sold-out matchup in July against the Indiana Fever at Boston’s TD Garden, which drew more than 19,000 fans.
That game was included in the home attendance average. The Sun also played a Boston home game in 2024.
Home average attendance has climbed steadily in recent years, from 5,712 in 2022 to 6,244 in 2023 and 8,451 in 2024. In 2019, before the pandemic, home games averaged 6,841 fans.
The Sun missed the playoffs this season after finishing with an 11-33 record. The team played its last game in September.
The increase in fan turnout came as uncertainty surrounds the franchise’s future. The Mohegan Tribal Nation, which has owned the team since 2003, announced in May it was exploring a sale of the team. That prompted interest from both a Boston investment group reportedly offering more than $300 million, and a Hartford-based consortium led by billionaire Marc Lasry, who wants to move the team to PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford.
In the meantime, Connecticut officials have voiced support for keeping the team in the state. Gov. Ned Lamont has proposed using more than $100 million from the state’s pension funds to buy a minority stake in the Sun — a controversial idea that’s drawn both praise and criticism.
