2007 WNBA season

August 2023 March 2026 2007 WNBA season Women's National Basketball Association Basketball 75px The WNBA logo. May 19 – September 16, 2007 34 13 1,727,939 7,819 ABC, ESPN, NBA TV Draft 2007 WNBA Draft USA Lindsey Harding Minnesota Lynx Regular season Detroit Shock AUS Lauren Jackson (Seattle) WNBA Most Valuable Player AUS Lauren Jackson (Seattle) Playoffs Phoenix Mercury Detroit Shock USA Cappie Pondexter (Phoenix) WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player List of WNBA seasons WNBA 2006 WNBA season 2006 2008 WNBA season 2008 List of WNBA career scoring leaders List of first overall WNBA draft picks 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 2007 WNBA dispersal draft On January 8, 2007, the Charlotte Sting dispersal draft was held after the team folded in December 2006.http://www.wnba.com/news/dispersaldraft_070104.html Charlotte Sting Dispersal Draft To Be Held on January 8 WNBA January 4, 2007 January 6, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070110083614/http://www.wnba.com/news/dispersaldraft_070104.html January 10, 2007 live The remaining thirteen active teams in the WNBA each selected one player from the 2006 Sting roster in the one-round draft.http://www.wnba.com/news/dispersaldraft2007.html Chicago Sky Selects Monique Currie in Dispersal Draft WNBA January 8, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070127093713/http://www.wnba.com/news/dispersaldraft2007.html January 27, 2007 live Teams drafted in inverse order of their 2006 regular season finish.WNBA Holds Dispersal Draft for Former Members of the Charlotte Sting https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/wnba-holds-dispersal-draft-for-former-members-of-the-charlotte-sting/n-3413286 Our Sports Central January 8, 2007 May 25, 2025 All Sting players were available except for unrestricted free agents, Allison Feaster and Tammy Sutton-Brown. Two players from the Sting, Tasha Butts and Summer Erb, were not selected in the dispersal draft and became free agents on January 15.2007 Charlotte Sting Dispersal Draft Analysis https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/features/dispersalanalysis.html WNBA May 25, 2025 The top four picks were: PickPlayerNationalityNew Team Ref. Reference(s) 1 Monique Currie Chicago Sky 2007 WNBA Draft Overview https://www.thebestsportsblog.com/2007-wnba-draft-overview.html The Best Sports Blog May 25, 2025 2 Tangela Smith Minnesota Lynx 3 Janel McCarville New York Liberty 4 Helen Darling San Antonio Silver Stars Regular season Standings Eastern Conference Western Conference Playoffs 2007 WNBA playoffs 2007 WNBA Finals Bracket Awards Reference:2007 WNBA Season Awards - WNBA https://www.wnba.com/awards2007 2025-05-28 www.wnba.com en Individual Award Winner Team Most Valuable Player (MVP) Lauren JacksonSeattle Storm Lauren Jackson Wins Second WNBA MVP Award https://www.wnba.com/news/storm-star-jackson-wins-her-second-wnba-most-valuable-player-award WNBA September 5, 2007 September 22, 2024 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 PerformersScoring Lauren Jackson Seattle StormRebounding Lauren JacksonSeattle StormAssists 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 TeamAll-WNBAFirst Team Lauren Jackson Seattle Storm Becky Hammon San Antonio Silver Stars Diana Taurasi Phoenix Mercury Deanna Nolan Detroit Shock Penny Taylor Phoenix MercurySecond Team Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever Katie Douglas Connecticut Sun Tina Thompson Houston Comets Seimone Augustus Minnesota Lynx Sophia Young San Antonio Silver StarsAll-DefensiveFirst Team Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever Lauren Jackson Seattle Storm Katie Douglas Connecticut Sun Alana Beard Washington Mystics Deanna Nolan Detroit ShockSecond Team Tully Bevilaqua Indiana Fever Rebekkah Brunson Sacramento Monarchs Margo Dydek Connecticut Sun Loree Moore New York Liberty Chelsea Newton Sacramento MonarchsAll-Rookie Team Armintie Price Chicago Sky Sidney Spencer Los Angeles Sparks Lindsey Harding Minnesota Lynx Camille Little San Antonio Silver Stars Marta Fernandez Los Angeles Sparks Players of the Week Week endingEastern ConferenceWestern ConferencePlayerTeamPlayerTeamMay 27Erin ThornNew York LibertyDiana TaurasiPhoenix MercuryJune 3Asjha JonesConnecticut SunBecky Hammon San Antonio Silver StarsJune 10Tamika CatchingsIndiana FeverRebekkah BrunsonSacramento MonarchsJune 17Candice DupreeChicago SkyLauren JacksonSeattle StormJune 25Katie SmithDetroit ShockBecky Hammon (2)San Antonio Silver StarsJuly 2Jia PerkinsChicago SkyLauren Jackson (2)Seattle StormJuly 9Tamika Catchings (2)Indiana FeverErin BuescherSan Antonio Silver StarsJuly 23Lindsay WhalenConnecticut SunLauren Jackson (3)Seattle StormJuly 30Katie DouglasConnecticut SunLauren Jackson (4)Seattle StormAugust 6Alana BeardWashington MysticsDiana Taurasi (2)Phoenix MercuryAugust 13Deanna NolanDetroit ShockPenny TaylorPhoenix MercuryAugust 20Alana Beard (2)Washington MysticsLauren Jackson (5)Seattle Storm Coaches Eastern Conference Chicago Sky: Bo Overton Connecticut Sun: Mike Thibault Detroit Shock: Bill Laimbeer Indiana Fever: Brian Winters New York Liberty: Pat Coyle Washington Mystics: Richie Adubato and Tree Rollins Western Conference Houston Comets: Karleen Thompson Los Angeles Sparks: Michael Cooper Minnesota Lynx: Don Zierden Phoenix Mercury: Paul Westhead Sacramento Monarchs: Jenny Boucek San Antonio Silver Stars: Dan Hughes Seattle Storm: Anne Donovan References External links WNBA Statistics at Basketball-Reference.com 2007 WNBA Final Standings 2007 WNBA Draft Charlotte Sting Folding First Game of the 2007 season Category:2007 in American women's basketball Category:2006–07 in American basketball by league Category:2007–08 in American basketball by league 2007