2006 WNBA season

The 2006 WNBA Season was the Women's National Basketball Association's tenth season. The league added one team the Chicago Sky. 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 Sacramento Monarchs and 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 Western All Stars 98-82. Katie Douglas of the Connecticut Sun was named MVP in the game with her 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

Playoffs

External links

* [http://web.archive.org/web/20061113135528/http://www.wnba.com/standings/team_record_comparison/conferenceNew_Std_Cnf.html 2006 WNBA Final Standings]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20070615233452/http://www.wnba.com/playoffs2006/index.html 2006 WNBA Playoffs]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20060422010324/www.wnba.com/draft2006/draft_board.html 2006 WNBA Draft]
* [http://www.wnba.com/games/20060520/PHOSAC/boxscore.html Box Score of the First Game of the 2006 WNBA season]
* [http://www.wnba.com/games/20060712/WSTEST/boxscore.html Box Score of the 2006 WNBA All Star Game]
* [http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/wnba/allstar/2006-07-12-all-star-game_x.htm Katie Douglas MVP of the 2006 All Star Game]
* [http://www.wnba.com/history/awards_2006.html 2006 WNBA Award Winners]