2007 Chicago Sky season | |
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Coach | Bo Overton |
Arena | UIC Pavilion |
Attendance | 3,915 per game |
Results | |
Record | 14–20 (.412) |
Place | 6th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Team Leaders | |
Points | Candice Dupree – 16.5 |
Rebounds | Candice Dupree – 7.7 |
Assists | Dominique Canty – 4.1 |
The 2007 Chicago Sky season was the 2nd season in the WNBA for the Chicago Sky. Bo Overton was hired to be the new head coach and general manager after Dave Cowens resigned following the 2006 season.[1]
Armintie Price became the first player in Sky history to be named WNBA Rookie of the Year.[2]
With the Charlotte Sting ceasing operation and based on the 2006 records of teams, the Sky selected 1st in the Dispersal Draft.[3]
Pick | Player | Nationality | College | Previous Team |
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1 | Monique Currie | United States | Duke | Charlotte Sting |
See also: 2007 WNBA draft |
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College |
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1 | 3 | Armintie Price | United States | Ole Miss |
1 | 10 | Carla Thomas | United States | Vanderbilt |
2 | 20 | Stephanie Raymond | United States | Northern Illinois |
2 | 21 | Jessica Dickson | United States | South Florida |
3 | 27 | Jenna Rubino | United States | DePaul |
Date | Transaction | |
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February 12, 2007 | Signed Dominique Canty | |
March 1, 2007 | Signed Kayte Christensen[4] | |
March 20, 2007 | Signed Cisti Greenwalt to a Training Camp Contract | |
March 23, 2007 | Traded Chelsea Newton and the 21st Pick in the 2007 WNBA draft to the Sacramento Monarchs in exchange for the 10th Pick in the 2007 Draft[5] | |
April 6, 2007 | Signed Elisha Turek to a Training Camp Contract [6] | |
April 9, 2007 | Signed Chelsi Welch to a Training Camp Contract[7] | |
April 10, 2007 | Signed Armintie Price, Stephanie Raymond, Carla Thomas, and Jenna Rubino to Rookie Scale Contracts | |
Signed Christina Quaye to a Training Camp Contract | ||
April 16, 2007 | Renounced the rights to Francesca Zara | |
April 20, 2007 | Signed Claire Coggins and Dionnah Jackson to Training Camp Contracts | |
May 1, 2007 | Waived Elisha Turek | |
May 7, 2007 | Waived Chelsi Welch, Christina Quaye, and Cisti Greenwalt | |
May 8, 2007 | Signed Catherine Joens to a Training Camp Contract | |
May 14, 2007 | Waived Dionnah Jackson | |
May 18, 2007 | Waived Amanda Lassiter, Deanna Jackson, and Jenna Rubino[8] | |
May 24, 2007 | Waived Catherine Joens | |
Traded Monique Currie to the Washington Mystics in exchange for Chasity Melvin[9] | ||
July 5, 2007 | Signed Catherine Joens |
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Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
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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 |
Legend | |||||||
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | TO | Turnovers per game |
PF | Fouls per game | Team leader | League leader |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Candice Dupree | 33 | 33 | 32.7 | 44.6 | 0.0 | 77.5 | 7.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 16.5 |
Monique Currie | 2 | 2 | 30.5 | 29.6 | 18.2 | 73.3 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 14.5 |
Jia Perkins | 33 | 5 | 23.1 | 46.4 | 43.3 | 77.4 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 11.7 |
Stacey Dales | 31 | 30 | 27.3 | 34.7 | 33.8 | 84.6 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 10.3 |
Chasity Melvin | 29 | 25 | 29.4 | 46.8 | 20.0 | 62.7 | 6.7 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 9.9 |
Dominique Canty | 30 | 27 | 25.9 | 36.1 | 25.0 | 70.4 | 2.1 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 8.6 |
Armintie Price | 34 | 34 | 26.3 | 40.9 | 33.3 | 51.7 | 6.0 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 7.9 |
Catherine Joens | 19 | 0 | 14.3 | 39.2 | 48.9 | 84.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 5.0 |
Stephanie Raymond | 20 | 0 | 9.0 | 32.8 | 31.8 | 53.8 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3.1 |
Brooke Wyckoff | 34 | 7 | 15.3 | 37.6 | 35.8 | 76.9 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 2.9 |
Claire Coggins | 20 | 1 | 9.8 | 24.7 | 20.0 | 25.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
Carla Thomas | 17 | 0 | 7.2 | 39.5 | 0.0 | 92.9 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
Kayte Christensen | 23 | 7 | 9.2 | 41.7 | 0.0 | 44.4 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
Liz Moeggenberg | 23 | 0 | 9.0 | 41.5 | 16.7 | 40.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
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Armintie Price | WNBA Rookie of the Year | September 8 | [10] |
WNBA All-Rookie Team | September 8 | [11] | |
Candice Dupree | Eastern Conference Player of the Week | June 20 | [12] |
WNBA All-Star Selection | July 8 | [13] | |
Jia Perkins | Eastern Conference Player of the Week | July 2 | [14] |