2006 WNBA season

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Sports season

2006 WNBA season

League| Women's National Basketball Association
Sport| Basketball
Duration| May 20 – September 9, 2006
Number of games| 34
Number of teams| 14
Total attendance| 1,779,366
Average attendance| 7,476
TV partner(s)| ABC, ESPN, NBA TV
2006 WNBA Draft
Top draft pick|  Seimone Augustus
Picked by| Minnesota Lynx
Regular season
Season MVP|  Lisa Leslie (Los Angeles)
Playoffs
Eastern champions| Detroit Shock
Eastern runners-up| Connecticut Sun
Western champions| Sacramento Monarchs
Western runners-up| Los Angeles Sparks
Finals
Champions| Detroit Shock
Runners-up| Sacramento Monarchs
Finals MVP|  Deanna Nolan (Detroit)
WNBA seasons

← 2005

2007 →

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. On April 5, the WNBA held their draft. Seimone Augustus, guard out of Louisiana State University was the number one overall pick. She was selected by the Minnesota Lynx. Cappie Pondexter, guard out 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

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Eastern Conference

Eastern Conference

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|  W  |  L  |  PCT  |  GB  |  Home  |  Road  |  Conf.

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z  \- Connecticut Sun | 26 | 8 | .765 | – | 14–3 | 12–5 | 15–5
x  \- Detroit Shock | 23 | 11 | .676 | 3.0 | 14–3 | 9–8 | 14–6
x  \- Indiana Fever | 21 | 13 | .618 | 5.0 | 12–5 | 9–8 | 12–8
x  \- Washington Mystics | 18 | 16 | .529 | 8.0 | 13–4 | 5–12 | 12–8
e  \- New York Liberty | 11 | 23 | .324 | 15.0 | 7–10 | 4–13 | 7–13
e  \- Charlotte Sting | 11 | 23 | .324 | 15.0 | 7–10 | 4–3 | 6–14
e  \- Chicago Sky | 5 | 29 | .147 | 21.0 | 3–14 | 2–15 | 4–16

Western Conference

Western Conference |  W  |  L  |  PCT  |  GB  |  Home  |  Road  |  Conf.

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Los Angeles Sparks x | 25 | 9 | .735 | – | 15–2 | 10–7 | 15–5
Sacramento Monarchs x | 21 | 13 | .618 | 4.0 | 14–3 | 7–10 | 10–10
Houston Comets x | 18 | 16 | .529 | 7.0 | 12–5 | 6–11 | 11–9
Seattle Storm x | 18 | 16 | .529 | 7.0 | 9–8 | 9–8 | 10–10
Phoenix Mercury o | 18 | 16 | .529 | 7.0 | 10–7 | 8–9 | 8–12
San Antonio Silver Stars o | 13 | 21 | .382 | 12.0 | 6–11 | 7–10 | 10–10
Minnesota Lynx o | 10 | 24 | .294 | 15.0 | 8–9 | 2–15 | 6–14

## Season award winners

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Award  | Winner  | Team

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WNBA Finals MVP Award | Deanna Nolan | Detroit Shock
WNBA Most Valuable Player Award | Lisa Leslie | Los Angeles Sparks
WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award | Tamika Catchings | Indiana Fever
WNBA Most Improved Player Award | Erin Buescher | Sacramento Monarchs
WNBA Peak Performer | Diana Taurasi | Phoenix Mercury
WNBA Peak Performer | Cheryl Ford | Detroit Shock
WNBA Rookie of the Year Award | Seimone Augustus | Minnesota Lynx
Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award | Dawn Staley | Houston Comets
WNBA Coach of the Year Award | Mike Thibault | Connecticut Sun

## Playoffs

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Main article: 2006 WNBA Playoffs

Main article: 2006 WNBA Finals

| First Round
Best of 3 | | | Conference Finals
Best of 3 | | | WNBA Finals
Best of 5 |

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| E1 | Connecticut | 2 | | |
| E4 | Washington | 0 |
| | E1 | Connecticut | 1 |
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| | | E2 | Detroit | 2 |
| E2 | Detroit | 2 |

| E3 | Indiana | 0 |
| | E2 | Detroit | 3 |
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| | | W2 | Sacramento | 2 |
| W1 | Los Angeles | 2 | |

| W4 | Seattle | 1 |
| | W1 | Los Angeles | 0 |
| Western Conference |
| | | W2 | Sacramento | 2 |
| W2 | Sacramento | 2 |

| W3 | Houston | 0 |

## Coaches

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### Eastern Conference

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* 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

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* 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

## External links

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* 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
* Katie Douglas MVP of the 2006 All Star Game
* 2006 WNBA Award Winners

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2006 WNBA season by team

* Draft
* All-Star Game
* Playoffs
* Finals

Eastern|

* Charlotte Sting
* Chicago Sky
* Connecticut Sun
* Detroit Shock
* Indiana Fever
* New York Liberty
* Washington Mystics

Western|

* Houston Comets
* Los Angeles Sparks
* Minnesota Lynx
* Phoenix Mercury
* Sacramento Monarchs
* San Antonio Silver Stars
* Seattle Storm

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* WNBA season
* 2007 →

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*[ W ]: Games won
*[ L ]: Games lost
*[ PCT ]: Winning percentage
*[ GB ]: Games behind
*[ Home ]: Home record
*[ Road ]: Road record
*[ Conf. ]: Conference record
*[ z ]: Clinched Conference
*[ x ]: Clinched Playoff Berth
*[ e ]: Eliminated From Playoffs