2007 Connecticut Sun season

2007 Connecticut Sun season
Head Coach Mike Thibault
Arena Mohegan Sun Arena
Attendance 7,970 per game
Results
Record 18–16
(.529)
Place 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff Finish Lost in Eastern Conference Semi-Finals
Team Leaders
Points Katie Douglas (17.0)
Rebounds Margo Dydek (6.5)
Assists Lindsay Whalen (5.0)
Connecticut Sun seasons
< 2006 2008 >

The 2007 WNBA season was their ninth season and their fifth in Connecticut. The Sun attempted to return to the postseason for the fifth consecutive season and were successful.

Offseason

Dispersal Draft

Based on the Sun's 2006 record, they would pick 13th (last) in the Charlotte Sting dispersal draft. The Sun waived their pick.

WNBA Draft

[1]

Transactions

[2]

Roster

Connecticut Sun roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From
G 10 United States Carey, Jamie 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 135 lb (61 kg) Texas
G 23 United States Chambers, Cori 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Georgia
C 7 France Gruda, Sandrine (DP) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) France
F/C 41 Brazil DeSouza, Erika 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Brazil
G/F 32 United States Douglas, Katie (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Purdue
C 12 Poland Dydek, Margo 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Poland
G/F 21 United States Hairston, Kamesha 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 146 lb (66 kg) Temple
F 15 United States Jones, Asjha 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Connecticut
G/F 24 United States Mahoney, Megan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Kansas State
G/F 9 Greece Maltsi, Evanthia 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Greece
G 31 Australia Phillips, Erin  5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 162 lb (73 kg) Australia
F 52 United States Rasmussen, Kristen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Michigan
G/F 42 United States Sales, Nykesha (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Connecticut
G 13 United States Whalen, Lindsay 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Minnesota
F 43 United States Willingham, Le'Coe 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Auburn
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Athletic trainer
Strength and conditioning coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Season standings

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

Schedule

Preseason

2007 Game Log: Preseason

Regular season

2007 Game Log: Regular Season

Playoffs

In the first round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs, the Sun had to face the Indiana Fever. Since the Fever had the better record, the series would be played with game 1 at Connecticut, game 2 at Indiana, and game 3 (if needed) at Indiana. The Sun won the first game at home in triple-overtime, but the Fever went on to win games two and three and take the series.

2007 Game Log: Postseason

Depth

Pos. Starter Bench Inactive
C Margo Dydek Erika DeSouza Sandrine Gruda
PF Asjha Jones Kristen Rasmussen -- Le'Coe Willingham
SF Nykesha Sales Evanthia Maltsi -- Megan Mahoney
SG Katie Douglas Kamesha Hairston Cori Chambers
PG Lindsay Whalen Jamie Carey Erin Phillips

Player stats

Awards and honors

References

  1. ↑ WNBA.com: 2008 WNBA Draft Board
  2. ↑ WNBA.com: 2007 WNBA Transactions

External links

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