Saniya Rivers
#22 · G·
Connecticut Sun
- Height
- 6-1
- Weight
- 159 lb
- College
- North Carolina State
- Country
- USA
- Draft
- 2025 · Rd 1, Pick 8
- Seasons
- 2025–2026
Injury status
Reported Sep 23
OutAnkleEst. return May 1
Rivers (ankle) is out for Thursday's game against the Tempo.
Rivers is missing the regular-season finale with an ankle injury. She's under contract for next year after averaging 6.9 points, 3.1 assists and 1.1 steals per game over 38 appearances in 2026.
Season averages
Rest and travel splits
40 final games
Situation table7 situations
| Situation | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SeasonEvery final box score | 40 | 22.6 | 6.8 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 39.0% | −7.2 |
| Back-to-backs0 full local rest days | 1Small sample (< 5 games) | 21.0−1.6 | 7.0+0.3 | 0.0−2.5 | 1.0−2.1 | 60.8%+21.7 | −22.0−14.8 |
| Long travel1,500+ miles since the prior scheduled game | 5 | 25.0+2.4 | 7.8+1.0 | 2.8+0.3 | 4.4+1.3 | 43.7%+4.7 | +2.2+9.4 |
| Body-clock shift2+ hours from home time | 8 | 21.6−1.0 | 6.3−0.5 | 2.9+0.4 | 2.8−0.3 | 37.9%−1.2 | −3.9+3.3 |
| Dense windowEnds a 3-in-4, 4-in-6, or 5-in-7 | 2Small sample (< 5 games) | 28.5+5.9 | 8.5+1.8 | 2.50.0 | 4.5+1.4 | 37.2%−1.9 | −24.5−17.3 |
| Extended rest3+ full rest days | 9 | 21.4−1.2 | 5.6−1.2 | 2.40.0 | 2.6−0.5 | 34.3%−4.7 | −11.1−3.9 |
| High-fatigue spotsFatigue Index 7+ of 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Road gamesAway from home; neutral floors excluded | 21 | 23.9+1.3 | 7.2+0.5 | 2.8+0.3 | 3.2+0.1 | 39.5%+0.5 | −9.0−1.8 |
True shooting climbs 4.7 points after a long travel leg — 5 games.
How it's counted
Each situation shows this player's numbers in those games, with the difference from their full-season line in parentheses. The definition sits under each situation name. Situations overlap: one game can count in several.
True shooting is one shooting number that folds in threes and free throws; its differences are in points of TS%. Every final box score counts — there is no minutes cutoff. Fewer than 5 games reads as a small sample. These splits describe what happened. They do not prove the schedule caused it.
Game log
46 games
| Date | Opp | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | vs TOR | W95-81 | DNP — coach's decision | |||||||||||
| Sep 22 | @ WAS | L69-79 | DNP — coach's decision | |||||||||||
| Sep 20 | vs MINGS | L89-101 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -7 |
| Sep 17 | @ ATLGS | L59-103 | 34 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3-14 | 0-4 | 3-4 | -30 |
| Aug 30 | @ DALGS | L71-97 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-11 | 0-2 | 0-2 | -19 |
| Aug 28 | @ INDGS | L91-111 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-11 | 1-5 | 0-0 | -30 |
| Aug 26 | vs GSVGS | L64-89 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2-4 | -22 |
| Aug 25 | vs CHIGS | W87-81 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +10 |
| Aug 22 | @ LAS | L68-77 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 3-6 | -2 |
| Aug 20 | @ LVA | L78-101 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | -9 |
| Aug 18 | vsLAS | W85-77 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5-13 | 0-2 | 1-2 | -3 |
| Aug 15 | vs NYL | L75-82 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 | -2 |
| Aug 13 | vsATL | L69-104 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-8 | 0-2 | 1-4 | -15 |
| Aug 7 | vs PHX | W75-72 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Aug 2 | @DAL | L63-83 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0-6 | 0-2 | 1-2 | -13 |
| Jul 30 | @CHI | L88-94 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Jul 28 | @WAS | L84-92 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 3-6 | -4 |
| Jul 22 | @IND | L88-123 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-14 | 0-2 | 1-2 | -19 |
| Jul 19 | @PHX | L63-72 | DNP — coach's decision | |||||||||||
| Jul 17 | @PHX | W96-83 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +4 |
| Jul 14 | vs PDX | W90-87 | DNP — injury/illness | |||||||||||
| Jul 10 | vsGSV | L64-79 | DNP — injury/illness | |||||||||||
| Jul 8 | vsMIN | L80-86 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 1-2 | +5 |
| Jul 6 | @MIN | W90-89 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | -8 |
| Jul 2 | vsDAL | L83-86 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Jun 26 | vsWAS | W68-57 | DNP — injury/illness | |||||||||||
| Jun 22 | vsCHI | W92-63 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4-4 | +17 |
| Jun 19 | vsTORGS | L97-101 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -11 |
| Jun 17 | vsWASGS | L81-88 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -8 |
| Jun 13 | vsINDGS | L75-85 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Jun 10 | @TORGS | L102-106 | 35 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3-11 | 2-5 | 4-4 | +4 |
| Jun 8 | vsNYLGS | L80-89 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6-15 | 0-2 | 0-4 | -12 |
| Jun 5 | @CHIGS | L80-85 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6-9 | 1-2 | 1-2 | -3 |
| Jun 2 | @ATLGS | L75-91 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 2-2 | -5 |
| May 30 | vsLASGS | W84-81 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 1-2 | +6 |
| May 27 | @PDXGS | L61-71 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3-11 | 0-3 | 1-2 | -10 |
| May 25 | @GSV | L70-97 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0-8 | 0-3 | 2-2 | -16 |
| May 22 | @ SEA | L59-77 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0-2 | -17 |
| May 20 | @SEA | W80-78 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +19 |
| May 18 | @PDX | L82-83 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4-8 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 0 |
| May 15 | vsLVA | L94-101 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5-12 | 2-6 | 2-2 | -2 |
| May 13 | vsLVAGS | L69-98 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2-11 | 0-1 | 4-4 | -19 |
| May 10 | vsSEAGS | L82-89 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -22 |
| May 8 | @NYLGS | L75-106 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 1-2 | -27 |
| May 3 | vsNYLGS | L67-79 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | -2 |
| Apr 29 | @TORGS | W83-78 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -3 |