2006 WNBA season

August 2023 March 2026 2006 WNBA season Women's National Basketball Association Basketball 75px The WNBA logo. May 20 – September 9, 2006 34 14 1,779,366 7,476 ABC, ESPN, NBA TV Draft 2006 WNBA Draft USA Seimone Augustus Minnesota Lynx Regular season Connecticut Sun USA Lisa Leslie (Los Angeles) Women's National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player Award ARG/USA Diana Taurasi (Phoenix) Playoffs Detroit Shock Sacramento Monarchs RUS/USA Deanna Nolan (Detroit) WNBA Finals MVP Award List of WNBA seasons WNBA 2005 WNBA season 2005 2007 WNBA season 2007 WNBA Career Scoring List of WNBA first overall draft choices The 2006 WNBA season was the Women's National Basketball Association's tenth season. The league added one team: the Chicago Sky. The Sky were the first expansion team since 2000 when the Indiana Fever, Miami Sol, Portland Fire, and the Seattle Storm came to the WNBA. A separate expansion draft for the took place on November 16, 2005.Chicago Sky chooses 13 players in expansion draft https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/chicago-sky-chooses-13-players-in-expansion-draft/n-3240931 Our Sports Central November 16, 2005 June 27, 2025 On April 5, the WNBA held their draft. Seimone Augustus of Louisiana State University was the number one overall pick. She was selected by the Minnesota Lynx. Cappie Pondexter of Rutgers University went number two. She was selected by the Phoenix Mercury. The season started on May 20 with a game between the Sacramento Monarchs and the Phoenix Mercury. The game was televised by ABC. The Monarchs won the game 105–78. On July 12, The All Star Game was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. The East All Stars defeated the West All Stars 98–82. Katie Douglas of the Connecticut Sun was named MVP in the game with 16 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists. The 2006 WNBA season concluded on August 13. Lisa Leslie of the Los Angeles Sparks won the league MVP. Mike Thibault of the Connecticut Sun was named Coach of The Year. Seimone Augustus of the Minnesota Lynx was named Rookie of the Year. The season ended with the Detroit Shock winning their second WNBA Championship. Regular season Standings Eastern Conference Western Conference Playoffs 2006 WNBA playoffs 2006 WNBA Finals Bracket Awards Reference:2006 WNBA Season Awards - WNBA https://www.wnba.com/awards2006 2025-05-28 www.wnba.com en Individual AwardWinnerTeam Most Valuable Player (MVP) Lisa Leslie Los Angeles Sparks Finals MVP Deanna Nolan Detroit Shock Defensive Player of the Year Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever Most Improved Player Erin Buescher Sacramento Monarchs Peak PerformersScoring Diana Taurasi Phoenix MercuryRebounding Cheryl Ford Detroit ShockAssistsNikki Teasley Washington Mystics Rookie of the Year Seimone Augustus Minnesota Lynx Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award Dawn Staley Houston Comets Coach of the Year Mike Thibault Connecticut Sun Team Award Player Team All-WNBA First Team Lisa Leslie Los Angeles Sparks Diana Taurasi Phoenix Mercury Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever Lauren Jackson Seattle Storm Katie Douglas Connecticut Sun Second Team Cheryl Ford Detroit Shock Alana Beard Washington Mystics Taj McWilliams-Franklin Connecticut Sun Seimone Augustus Minnesota Lynx Sheryl Swoopes Houston Comets All-Defensive First Team Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever Lisa Leslie Los Angeles Sparks Sheryl Swoopes Houston Comets Tully Bevilaqua Indiana Fever Katie Douglas Connecticut Sun Second Team Alana Beard Washington Mystics Margo Dydek Connecticut Sun Deanna Nolan Detroit Shock Cheryl Ford Detroit Shock Yolanda Griffith Sacramento Monarchs All-Rookie Team Seimone Augustus Minnesota Lynx Cappie Pondexter Phoenix Mercury Candice Dupree Chicago Sky Sophia Young San Antonio Silver Stars Monique Currie Charlotte Sting Players of the Week Week endingPlayerTeamMay 30Lisa LeslieLos Angeles SparksJune 5Seimone AugustusMinnesota LynxJune 12Cappie PondexterPhoenix MercuryJune 19Lisa Leslie (2)Los Angeles SparksJune 26Lisa Leslie (3)Los Angeles SparksJuly 3Lauren JacksonSeattle StormJuly 10Diana TaurasiPhoenix MercuryJuly 17Lisa Leslie (4)Los Angeles Sparks July 24Taj McWilliams-FranklinConnecticut SunJuly 31Tamika CatchingsIndiana FeverAugust 7Taj McWilliams-Franklin (2)Connecticut SunAugust 14Diana Taurasi (2)Phoenix Mercury Coaches Eastern Conference Charlotte Sting: Muggsy Bogues Chicago Sky: Dave Cowens Connecticut Sun: Mike Thibault Detroit Shock: Bill Laimbeer Indiana Fever: Brian Winters New York Liberty: Pat Coyle Washington Mystics: Richie Adubato Western Conference Houston Comets: Van Chancellor Los Angeles Sparks: Joe Bryant Minnesota Lynx: Suzie McConnell-Serio and Carolyn Jenkins Phoenix Mercury: Paul Westhead Sacramento Monarchs: John Whisenant San Antonio Silver Stars: Dan Hughes Seattle Storm: Anne Donovan References External links 2006 WNBA Final Standings 2006 WNBA Playoffs 2006 WNBA Draft Box Score of the First Game of the 2006 WNBA season Box Score of the 2006 WNBA All Star Game Category:2006 in American women's basketball Category:2006–07 in American basketball by league Category:2005–06 in American basketball by league 2006