2007 WNBA season
| 2007 WNBA season | ||
|---|---|---|
| League | MVP  Cappie Pondexter (Phoenix) | |
The 2007 WNBA Season was 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 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.
Regular season standings
Eastern Conference
| Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Shock x | 24 | 10 | .706 | – | 12–5 | 12–5 | 14–6 |
| Indiana Fever x | 21 | 13 | .618 | 3.0 | 12–5 | 9–8 | 12–8 |
| Connecticut Sun x | 18 | 16 | .529 | 6.0 | 8–9 | 10–7 | 10–10 |
| New York Liberty x | 16 | 18 | .471 | 8.0 | 10–7 | 6–11 | 10–10 |
| Washington Mystics o | 16 | 18 | .471 | 8.0 | 8–9 | 8–9 | 8–12 |
| Chicago Sky o | 14 | 20 | .412 | 10.0 | 6–11 | 8–9 | 6–14 |
Western Conference
| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Mercury x | 23 | 11 | .676 | – | 12–5 | 11–6 | 17–5 |
San Antonio Silver Stars x |
20 | 14 | .588 | 3.0 | 9–8 | 11–6 | 13–9 |
| Sacramento Monarchs x | 19 | 15 | .559 | 4.0 | 12–5 | 7–10 | 12–10 |
| Seattle Storm x | 17 | 17 | .500 | 6.0 | 12–5 | 5–12 | 11–11 |
| Houston Comets o | 13 | 21 | .382 | 10.0 | 7–10 | 6–11 | 10–12 |
| Minnesota Lynx o | 10 | 24 | .294 | 13.0 | 7–10 | 3–14 | 8–14 |
| Los Angeles Sparks o | 10 | 24 | .294 | 13.0 | 5–12 | 5–12 | 6–16 |
Season award winners
| Award | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|
WNBA Finals MVP Award
|
Cappie Pondexter | Phoenix Mercury |
| WNBA Most Valuable Player Award | Lauren Jackson | Seattle Storm |
| WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award | Lauren Jackson | Seattle Storm |
| WNBA Most Improved Player Award | Janel McCarville | New York Liberty |
| WNBA Peak Performer (Points) | Lauren Jackson | Seattle Storm |
| WNBA Peak Performer (Rebounds) | Lauren Jackson | Seattle Storm |
| WNBA Peak Performer (Assists) | Becky Hammon | San Antonio Silver Stars
|
WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year Award
|
Plenette Pierson | Detroit Shock |
| WNBA Rookie of the Year Award | Armintie Price | Chicago Sky |
| Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award | Tully Bevilaqua | Indiana Fever |
| WNBA Coach of the Year Award | Dan Hughes
|
San Antonio Silver Stars
|
Playoffs
| First Round Best of 3 | Conference Finals Best of 3 | WNBA Finals Best of 5 | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Detroit | 2 | ||||||||||||
| E4 | New York | 1 | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Detroit | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | ||||||||||||||
| E2 | Indiana | 1 | ||||||||||||
| E2 | Indiana | 2 | ||||||||||||
| E3 | Connecticut | 1 | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Detroit | 2 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Phoenix | 3 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Phoenix | 2 | ||||||||||||
| W4 | Seattle | 0 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Phoenix | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Western Conference | ||||||||||||||
| W2 | San Antonio
| 0 | ||||||||||||
| W2 | San Antonio
| 2 | ||||||||||||
| W3 | Sacramento | 1 | ||||||||||||
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