2007 Chicago Sky season
Women's National Basketball Association season
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 |
← 2006 season 2008 season → |
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]
Transactions
Charlotte Sting Dispersal Draft
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 | ![]() | Duke | Charlotte Sting |
WNBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College |
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1 | 3 | Armintie Price | ![]() | Ole Miss |
1 | 10 | Carla Thomas | ![]() | Vanderbilt |
2 | 20 | Stephanie Raymond | ![]() | Northern Illinois |
2 | 21 | Jessica Dickson | ![]() | South Florida |
3 | 27 | Jenna Rubino | ![]() | DePaul |
Trades and Roster Changes
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 |
Roster
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Depth
Pos. | Starter | Bench |
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C | Chasity Melvin | Kayte Christensen |
PF | Candice Dupree | Liz Moeggenberg Carla Thomas |
SF | Armintie Price | Brooke Wyckoff Katie Cronin |
SG | Stacey Dales | Claire Coggins |
PG | Dominique Canty | Jia Perkins Stephanie Raymond |
Schedule
Regular Season
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May: 1–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–1)
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June: 6–5 (Home: 2–4; Road: 4–1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
July: 5–6 (Home: 3–3; Road: 2–3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
August: 2–5 (Home: 1–3; Road: 1–2)
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Standings
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 |
Statistics
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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 |
Regular Season
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 |
Awards and honors
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] |
References
- ^ "Bo Overton named GM/Head Coach". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
- ^ "Chicago�s Armintie Price Named 2007 WNBA Rookie of the Year". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
- ^ "WNBA Holds Dispersal Draft for Former Members of the Charlotte Sting". oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
- ^ "Sky Signs Kayte Christensen". wnba.com. Women's National Basketball Association. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
- ^ "CHELSEA NEWTON RETURNS TO SACRAMENTO MONARCHS THROUGH TRADE DEAL WITH CHICAGO SKY". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
- ^ "Turek signs with WNBA's Chicago Sky". nonpareilonline.com. The Daily Nonpareil. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
- ^ "Former Sooner Invited To WNBA Camp". newson6.com. News on 6. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
- ^ "Chicago Sky Releases Lassiter and Rubino". oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
- ^ "Sky Trades Monique Curry to Mystics for Chasity Melvin". oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
- ^ "Former Ole Miss All-American Armintie Price Named WNBA Rookie Of The Year". olemisssports.com. Ole Miss Athletics. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
- ^ "WNBA Names 2007 All-Rookie Team". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
- ^ "FORMER OWL DUPREE NAMED WNBA'S EASTERN CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK". owlsports.com. Temple Athletics. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
- ^ "Chicago Sky Top 10 – Candice Dupree". sky.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
- ^ "Lauren Jackson and Jia Perkins Named Western and Eastern Conference Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
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