Sun players are making a big impact with their overseas teams this offseason. Nykesha Sales’ Czech team is sitting at the top of the Group B division. Katie Douglas is the leading scorer in the EuroLeague with 19.8 points per game. Le’Coe Willingham and Erin Phillips have picked up several awards for their performances and Asjha Jones leads her Russian team in nearly every statistical category. Visit the FIBA EuroLeague website to vote your favorite Sun players in the EuroLeague Women All Star Game!
Players In Europe
Katie Douglas has tipped off the season with impressive numbers for Lietuvos Telekomas Vilnius of Lithuania. Her team, which includes Sun guard Jenn Derevjanik and the Fever’s Jurgita Streimkyte, lost recently for the second time in eight matches. Douglas had a game-high 26 points and six steals. She leads the league in scoring (19.8 ppg) and leads the team in steals (3.6 spg). Derevjanik is averaging 2.9 points, 1.4 rebounds, 1.3 assists and one steal in seven games.
Upcoming Games
| Date | Team | Opposing Players | Score |
| Dec. 15 | Phard Napoli | Alicia Thompson, Francesca Zara | L 81-69 |
| Jan. 12 | Wisla Can-Pack | Anna DeForge, Kara Braxton |
Playing overseas as a professional for the first time in her career, Nykesha Sales is finding success with Gambrinus BRNO in the Czech Republic. Sales, who is playing in limited action, is averaging 9.6 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists and 1.1 steals in 20.6 minutes per game.
Upcoming Games
| Date | Team | Opposing Players |
| Jan. 11 | UMMC | Lindsay Whalen, Margo Dydek, Yolanda Griffith, Suzy Batkovic |
Playing for the Israeli team, Hapoel Haifa Motzkin, Le’Coe Willingham has twice been awarded with the Europe Cup’s Round MVP and most recently was named to the Round 8 First Team. In seven games, Willingham is averaging 19.7 points (58.2 percent shooting), 9.1 rebounds, 2.1 steals, 1.9 assists and 0.4 blocked shots per game.
Upcoming Games
| Date | Team | Opposing Players |
| Dec. 19 | Maccabi Ashdod | Stacey Lovelace |
| Jan. 9 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Nakia Sanford, Ayana Walker, Dominique Canty |
Asjha Jones is playing for Dynamo-Energiya of the Russian Basketball Federation. Jones leads the team in scoring (19.8 ppg ), rebounds (11.7 rpg) and blocked shots (0.4 bpg) in a team-high 35.3 minutes per game. (in the Russian website Asjha is listed as Aziya Dzhons).
Upcoming Games
| Date | Team | Opposing Players |
| Dec. 21 | Spartak | Tamika Catchings, Ticha Penicheiro, Natalie Williams |
Margo Dydek and Lindsay Whalen will join the Sacramento Monarchs’ Yolanda Griffth and the Seattle Storm’s Suzy Batkovic on the Russian team, UMMC Ekaterinburg, next month. With a record of 4-3, UMMC Ekaterinburg is in third place in Group B of the Euroleague.
Upcoming Games
| Date | Team | Opposing Players |
| Jan. 11 | Gambrinus | Nykesha Sales, DeLisha Milton-Jones |
Taj McWilliams-Franklin will play for the Shinhan Bank S-Birds of the Women’s Korea Basketball League when their season kicks off on December 20th in Seoul.
Upcoming Games
| Date | Team |
| Dec. 20 | Kumho Falcons |
Sun Players in the Australian Women’s Basketball League
Laura Summerton and Erin Phillips have led the Adelaide Fellas to an 8-7 record. With five rounds to go, the Fellas are hanging on to the fourth and final playoff spot. Both players are in the WNBL’s Top 10 of nearly every statistical category.
Sun draft pick Erin Phillips was awarded WNBL Player of the Month honors for her play during the month of October, when she averaged 14 points, 5.6 assists, 7.8 rebounds and 2.1 steals in eight games. The five-foot-seven guard was honored with the Price attack Player of the Week award during the second round of the season, after totaling 45 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists in two games.
Upcoming Games
| Date | Team |
| Dec. 18 | Townsville Fire |
