UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) It’s been 15 years since the Connecticut Sun joined the WNBA, and right from the start, Mitchell Etess knew the team could be prosperous on and off the court.
With the backing of the Mohegan Sun Casino, the team has flourished and been a model for independently owned franchises.
”We were the first non-NBA-owned team and we were the first to make money,” said Etess, who is the team’s president and CEO, in a phone interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday. ”We knew it would be successful. We didn’t go into it with any questions in our mind.