2006 WNBA All-Star Game

Exhibition basketball game August 2023 y 2006 WNBA All-Star Game WNBAAllStarGame2006.jpg West East 82 98 28 12 16 26 27 22 30 19 July 12, 2006 Madison Square Garden New York, New York 12,998 Katie Douglas 2005 2007 The 2006 WNBA All-Star Game was played on July 12, 2006, at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, home of the New York Liberty. The game was the 7th annual WNBA All-Star Game. This was the third time New York has hosted the basketball showcase, after previously hosting the 1999 and 2003 games. The All-Star Game Rosters 50% +Western Conference All-Stars Pos. Player Team Selection # Starters PG USA Dawn Staley Houston Comets 5th PG USA Sue Bird Seattle Storm 4th SF USA Sheryl Swoopes Houston Comets 6th PF AUS Lauren Jackson Seattle Storm 5th C USA Yolanda Griffith Sacramento Monarchs 6th Reserves SG USA Cappie Pondexter Phoenix Mercury 1st SG/SF USA Diana Taurasi Phoenix Mercury 2nd SF USA Seimone Augustus Minnesota Lynx 1st SF USA Tina Thompson1 Houston Comets 6th SF Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sophia Young San Antonio Silver Stars 1st C USA Lisa Leslie Los Angeles Sparks 7th C USA Michelle Snow2 Houston Comets 2nd +Eastern Conference All Stars Pos. Player Team Selection # Starters PG USA Lindsay Whalen Connecticut Sun 1st PG USA Becky Hammon1 New York Liberty 3rd SF USA Nykesha Sales1 Connecticut Sun 7th SF USA Tamika Catchings1 Indiana Fever 4th C POL Margo Dydek Connecticut Sun 2nd Reserves SG USA Alana Beard3 Washington Mystics 2nd SG USA Deanna Nolan Detroit Shock 3rd SG USA Katie Smith Detroit Shock 6th SG/SF USA Katie Douglas3 Connecticut Sun 1st PF USA Cheryl Ford3 Detroit Shock 3rd PF USA Tamika Whitmore Indiana Fever 1st PF USA Candice Dupree2 Chicago Sky 1st PF/C USA Taj McWilliams-Franklin2 Connecticut Sun 5th C USA Tangela Smith2 Charlotte Sting 1st 1 InjuredFour replacements for WNBA All-Stars https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2006/07/10/Four-replacements-for-WNBA-All-Stars/66761152584922/ UPI July 10, 2006 July 5, 2025 2 Injury replacement 3 Starting in place of injured player #eee July 12 7:30 p.m. Madison Square Garden, New York, New York #10 Bob Trammel, #22 June Corteau, #30 Lisa Mattingsly 12,998 ESPN Western Conference 82 Eastern Conference 98 Seimone Augustus 16 Katie Douglas 16 Michelle Snow 11 Margo Dydek 9 Staley, Swoopes, Pondexter 4 Deanna Nolan 7 Coaches The coach for the Western Conference was Sacramento Monarchs coach John Whisenant. The coach for the Eastern Conference was Connecticut Sun coach Mike Thibault. Other events Three-Point Shootout The inaugural Three-Point Shootout was held before the All-Star Game. Contestants shot 25 balls from 5 locations around the three-point line, with each shot counting for one point except for one "money ball" on each rack counting for two points.WNBA.com: WNBA Names Skills Challenge and 3-Point Shootout Participants for All-Star Tuesday https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/allstar2006/skills3participants_release_060708.html 2021-07-16 www.wnba.com +ContestantsPos.PlayerTeamMadeAtt.Pct.1st2nd PG USA Dawn Staley Houston Comets 53 124 .427 19 17 SF USA Katie Douglas Connecticut Sun 73 173 .422 14 16 SF USA Katie Smith Detroit Shock 59 161 .366 13 SF USA Diana Taurasi Phoenix Mercury 121 305 .397 9 Skills Challenge +ContestantsPos.PlayerTeamHt.Wt.1st2nd SF USA Seimone Augustus Minnesota Lynx 6–0 179 38.1 28.5 PG USA Sue Bird Seattle Storm 5–9 150 29.2 33.2 SG USA Cappie Pondexter Phoenix Mercury 5–9 160 39.0 SG USA Deanna Nolan Detroit Shock 5-11 144 40.8 References All-Star Game WNBA All-Star Game Category:Basketball competitions in New York City Category:WNBA All-Star Game WNBA All-Star Game Category:Women's sports in New York City Category:Events at Madison Square Garden