2007 WNBA season

2007 WNBA season
LeagueWomen's National Basketball Association
SportBasketball
DurationMay 19 – September 16, 2007
Games34
Teams13
Total attendance1,727,939
Average attendance7,819
TV partner(s)ABC, ESPN, NBA TV
Draft
Top draft pickUnited States Lindsey Harding
Picked byMinnesota Lynx
Regular season
Top seedDetroit Shock
Season MVPAustralia Lauren Jackson (Seattle)
Top scorerAustralia Lauren Jackson (Seattle)
Playoffs
Finals championsPhoenix Mercury
  Runners-upDetroit Shock
Finals MVPUnited States Cappie Pondexter (Phoenix)

The 2007 WNBA season was the Women's National Basketball Association's 11th season. On January 3, 2007 The Charlotte Sting folded. Three months later on April 4, the WNBA held their annual draft in Cleveland, Ohio. Lindsey Harding of Duke University was selected number one by the Phoenix Mercury. The Duke point guard was traded later to the Minnesota Lynx for Tangela Smith. The San Antonio Silver Stars selected Ohio State University center, Jessica Davenport. Davenport was traded to the New York Liberty for Becky Hammon. The season kicked off on May 19, with a rematch of the 2006 WNBA Finals between the Sacramento Monarchs and the Detroit Shock. The Shock defeated the Monarchs 75-68. On July 15 The All Star Game was played at the Verizon Center in Washington D.C. The Eastern All Stars defeated the Western All Stars 103-99. Detroit Shock center, Cheryl Ford won the MVP of the game. Playing 27 minutes contributing 16 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 assists for the Eastern All Stars victory. The 2007 WNBA regular season ended on August 19. Lauren Jackson of the Seattle Storm was named league MVP. Dan Hughes of the San Antonio Silver Stars was named Coach of the Year. Armintie Price of the Chicago Sky was named Rookie of The Year. The 2007 WNBA season officially ended on September 16 when the Phoenix Mercury won the season WNBA Championship. The Mercury defeated the Detroit Shock 3 games to 2. Mercury guard Cappie Pondexter was named Finals MVP.

Charlotte Sting dispersal draft

On January 8, 2007, the Charlotte Sting dispersal draft was held after the team folded in December 2006.[1] The remaining thirteen active teams in the WNBA each selected one player from the 2006 Sting roster in the one-round draft.[2] Teams drafted in inverse order of their 2006 regular season finish.[1][3] All Sting players were available except for unrestricted free agents, Allison Feaster and Tammy Sutton-Brown.[1] Two players from the Sting, Tasha Butts and Summer Erb, were not selected in the dispersal draft and became free agents on January 15.[4]

The top four picks were:

Pick Player Nationality New Team Ref.
1 Monique Currie  United States Chicago Sky [5]
2 Tangela Smith Minnesota Lynx
3 Janel McCarville New York Liberty
4 Helen Darling San Antonio Silver Stars

Regular season

Standings

Eastern Conference

Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Detroit Shock x2410.706–12–512–514–6
Indiana Fever x2113.6183.012–59–812–8
Connecticut Sun x1816.5296.08–910–710–10
New York Liberty x1618.4718.010–76–1110–10
Washington Mystics o1618.4718.08–98–98–12
Chicago Sky o1420.41210.06–118–96–14

Western Conference

Western Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Phoenix Mercury x2311.676–12–511–617–5
San Antonio Silver Stars x2014.5883.09–811–613–9
Sacramento Monarchs x1915.5594.012–57–1012–10
Seattle Storm x1717.5006.012–55–1211–11
Houston Comets o1321.38210.07–106–1110–12
Minnesota Lynx o1024.29413.07–103–148–14
Los Angeles Sparks o1024.29413.05–125–126–16

Playoffs

This was the outlook for the 2007 WNBA playoffs. Teams in italics had home court advantage. Teams in bold advanced to the next round. Numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's original playoffs seeding in their respective conferences. Numbers to the right of each team indicate the number of games the team won in that round.

First Round
Best-of-3 		Conference Finals
Best-of-3 		WNBA Finals
Best-of-5
         
1 Detroit 2
4 New York 1
1 Detroit 2
Eastern Conference
2 Indiana 1
2 Indiana 2
3 Connecticut 1
1 Detroit 2
1 Phoenix 3
1 Phoenix 2
4 Seattle 0
1 Phoenix 2
Western Conference
2 San Antonio 0
2 San Antonio 2
3 Sacramento 1
  • Bold – series winner
  • Italic – team with home court advantage

Awards

Reference:[6]

Individual

Award Winner Team
Most Valuable Player (MVP) Lauren Jackson[7] Seattle Storm
Finals MVP Cappie Pondexter Phoenix Mercury
Defensive Player of the Year Lauren Jackson Seattle Storm
Most Improved Player Janel McCarville New York Liberty
Peak Performers Scoring Lauren Jackson Seattle Storm
Rebounding Lauren Jackson Seattle Storm
Assists Becky Hammon San Antonio Silver Stars
Sixth Woman of the Year Plenette Pierson Detroit Shock
Rookie of the Year Armintie Price Chicago Sky
Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award Tully Bevilaqua Indiana Fever
Coach of the Year Dan Hughes San Antonio Silver Stars

Team

Award Player Team
All-WNBA First Team Lauren JacksonSeattle Storm
Becky HammonSan Antonio Silver Stars
Diana TaurasiPhoenix Mercury
Deanna NolanDetroit Shock
Penny TaylorPhoenix Mercury
Second Team Tamika CatchingsIndiana Fever
Katie DouglasConnecticut Sun
Tina ThompsonHouston Comets
Seimone AugustusMinnesota Lynx
Sophia YoungSan Antonio Silver Stars
All-Defensive First Team Tamika CatchingsIndiana Fever
Lauren JacksonSeattle Storm
Katie DouglasConnecticut Sun
Alana BeardWashington Mystics
Deanna NolanDetroit Shock
Second Team Tully BevilaquaIndiana Fever
Rebekkah BrunsonSacramento Monarchs
Margo DydekConnecticut Sun
Loree MooreNew York Liberty
Chelsea NewtonSacramento Monarchs
All-Rookie Team Armintie PriceChicago Sky
Sidney SpencerLos Angeles Sparks
Lindsey HardingMinnesota Lynx
Camille LittleSan Antonio Silver Stars
Marta FernandezLos Angeles Sparks

Players of the Week

Week ending Eastern Conference Western Conference
Player Team Player Team
May 27 Erin Thorn New York Liberty Diana Taurasi Phoenix Mercury
June 3 Asjha Jones Connecticut Sun Becky Hammon San Antonio Silver Stars
June 10 Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever Rebekkah Brunson Sacramento Monarchs
June 17 Candice Dupree Chicago Sky Lauren Jackson Seattle Storm
June 25 Katie Smith Detroit Shock Becky Hammon (2) San Antonio Silver Stars
July 2 Jia Perkins Chicago Sky Lauren Jackson (2) Seattle Storm
July 9 Tamika Catchings (2) Indiana Fever Erin Buescher San Antonio Silver Stars
July 23 Lindsay Whalen Connecticut Sun Lauren Jackson (3) Seattle Storm
July 30 Katie Douglas Connecticut Sun Lauren Jackson (4) Seattle Storm
August 6 Alana Beard Washington Mystics Diana Taurasi (2) Phoenix Mercury
August 13 Deanna Nolan Detroit Shock Penny Taylor Phoenix Mercury
August 20 Alana Beard (2) Washington Mystics Lauren Jackson (5) Seattle Storm

Coaches

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Charlotte Sting Dispersal Draft To Be Held on January 8". WNBA. January 4, 2007. Archived from the original on January 10, 2007. Retrieved January 6, 2007.
  2. ↑ "Chicago Sky Selects Monique Currie in Dispersal Draft". WNBA. January 8, 2007. Archived from the original on January 27, 2007.
  3. ↑ "WNBA Holds Dispersal Draft for Former Members of the Charlotte Sting". Our Sports Central. January 8, 2007. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  4. ↑ "2007 Charlotte Sting Dispersal Draft Analysis". WNBA. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  5. ↑ "2007 WNBA Draft Overview". The Best Sports Blog. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  6. ↑ "2007 WNBA Season Awards - WNBA". www.wnba.com. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Seattle Storm Lauren Jackson Wins Second WNBA MVP Award". WNBA. September 5, 2007. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
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