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{{Short description|2005–2006 women's basketball team}}
{{Infobox sports team
| name = San Diego Siege
| sport = Basketball
| league = [[National Women's Basketball League]]
| city = [[San Diego]], [[California]]
| founded = 2005
| arena = Harry West Gymnasium
| folded = 2006
| colors =  red, white and blue
| owner = Patrick Alexander
| coach = [[Fred Williams (basketball, born 1957)|Fred Williams]]
| gm = David McElwee
| championships = 
}}
The '''San Diego Siege''' were a women's professional [[basketball]] team based in [[San Diego]], California, that competed in the now defunct [[National Women's Basketball League]] (NWBL). The team played only one season, during February and March 2006, finishing the regular season 14-4 and earning the number one playoff seed. They defeated the [[San Francisco Legacy]] in the semi-final and lost to the [[Colorado Chill]] in the NWBL Championship for a 15-5 record.

==2006 highlights==
* NWBL Most Improved Player: Tera Bjorklund (6'5"-F-82, college: Colorado)
* NWBL Rookie of the Year: [[Cathrine Kraayeveld]] (6'4"-F-81, college: Oregon)
* NWBL Coach of the Year: [[Fred Williams (basketball, born 1957)|Fred Williams]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://basketball.usbasket.com/NWBL/basketball_2005-2006.aspx?women=1|title=Colorado Chill is the Champion again!|website=Usbasket|date=April 1, 2006|access-date=January 25, 2024}}</ref>
* NWBL All-Star: Tera Bjoklund, Jessica Cheeks, Cathrine Kraayeveld, [[Tynesha Lewis]] and [[Loree Moore]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/five-siege-starters-named-to-2006-nwbl-all-star-game/n-3275784|title=Five Siege Starters Named To 2006 NWBL All-Star Game|website=Oursportscentral|date=March 3, 2006|access-date=January 25, 2024}}</ref>

==2006 roster==
{{Basketball roster header|team=San Diego Siege
| color1 = white | bg1 = #0048BA| color2 = white | bg2 = #B50000}}
<!-- list of players -->
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{{player3 | num = 2|nat = USA| first=Courtney|last=Young|dab=basketball| pos = G| ft = 5 | in = 11 |  year =1983| month =5| date =7}}
{{player3 | num = 7|nat = USA| first=Tynesha|last=Lewis| pos = G| ft = 5 | in = 10 |  year =1979| month =5| date =8}}
{{player3 | num = 10|nat = USA| first=Crystal|last=Harris|dab=basketball| pos = F| ft = 6 | in = 0 |  year =1982| month =10| date =14}}
{{player3 | num = 11|nat = USA| first=Osato|last=Edobor-Osula| pos = F/C| ft = 6 | in = 5 |  year =1981| month =10| date =15}}
{{player3 | num = 12|nat = USA| first=Jessica|last=Cheeks| pos = G| ft = 5 | in = 9 |  year =1981| month =8| date =1}}
{{player3 | num = 14|nat = USA| first=Latrice|last=Price| pos = G| ft = 5 | in = 6 |  year =1974| month = 1| date =1}}
{{player3 | num = 21|nat = USA| first=Loree|last=Moore| pos = G| ft = 5 | in = 9 |  year =1983| month =3| date =21}}
{{player3 | num = 22|nat = USA| first=Abby|last=Scharlow| pos = G| ft = 5 | in = 8 |  year =1983| month =1| date =1}}
{{player3 | num = 23|nat = DR| first=Jessica|last=Mercado| pos = G| ft = 5 | in = 11 |  year =1983| month =9| date =22}}
{{player3 | num = 33|nat = USA| first=Catherine|last=Kraayeveld| pos = F| ft = 6 | in = 4 |  year =1981| month =9| date =30}}
{{player3 | num = 50|nat = USA| first=Tera|last=Bjorklund| pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 5 | year =1982| month =6| date =29}} 
 
<!-- end list of players -->
{{Basketball roster footer
| head_coach = 
*{{player||USA|[[Fred Williams (basketball, born 1957)|Fred Williams]]}}
|asst_coach =

|Team Manager =
|roster_url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060510214427/http://www.nwbl.com/players.asp
| transaction_url = 
|accessdate = 
}}<section end=roster />

==Team Schedule==
{{CBB schedule start|time=yes|gamehighs=yes }}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|San Diego Siege}}| Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = February 11, 2006
| time         = 7:00 p.m.
| away         = yes
| opponent     = [[San Francisco Legacy|San Francisco]]
| site_stadium = [[San Francisco State University]]
| site_cityst  = [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco, CA]]
| score        = [https://web.archive.org/web/20070608161636/http://nwbl.thestatzone.com/stats.asp?game=216&printable=N 91–84]
| highscorer   = Cheeks
| points       = 19
| highrebounder = [[Catherine Kraayeveld|Kraayeveld]]	
| rebounds     = 10
| highassister = [[Tynesha Lewis|Lewis]]
| assists      = 4
| record       = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = February 12, 2006
| time         = 4:00 p.m.
| away         = yes
| opponent     = [[San Jose Spiders (NWBL)|San Jose ]]
| site_stadium = [[DeAnza College]]
| site_cityst  = [[Cupertino, California|Cupertino, CA]]
| score        = [https://web.archive.org/web/20070608163607/http://nwbl.thestatzone.com/stats.asp?game=214&printable=N 70–72]
| highscorer   = {{tooltip|''Tied''|Bjorklund & Kraayeveld}}
| points       = 17
| highrebounder = Bjorklund
| rebounds     = 9
| highassister = Cheeks
| assists      = 5
| record       = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = February 14, 2006
| time         = 7:00 p.m.
| away         = yes
| opponent     = [[Colorado Chill|Colorado]]
| site_stadium = [[Blue Arena|Budweiser Events Center]]
| site_cityst  = [[ Loveland, Colorado| Loveland, CO]]
| score        = [https://web.archive.org/web/20070608163711/http://nwbl.thestatzone.com/stats.asp?game=215&printable=N 81–70]
| highscorer   = Bjorklund
| points       = 26
| highrebounder = Kraayeveld		
| rebounds     = 15
| highassister = {{tooltip|''Tied''|Moore & Lewis}}
| assists      = 5
| attend       = 2,297
| record       = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = February 18, 2006
| time         = 7:00 p.m.
| away         = 
| opponent     = San Jose 
| site_stadium = [[San Diego City College|Harry West Gymnasium]]
| site_cityst  = [[San Diego, California| San Diego, CA]]
| score        = [https://web.archive.org/web/20070608163559/http://nwbl.thestatzone.com/stats.asp?game=217&printable=N 89–80]
| highscorer   = Lewis
| points       = 21
| highrebounder = Kraayeveld		
| rebounds     = 11
| highassister = {{tooltip|''Tied''|Bjorklund & Kraayeveld}}
| assists      = 3
| record       = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = February 21, 2006
| time         = 7:00 p.m.
| away         = yes
| opponent     = Colorado 
| site_stadium = Budweiser Events Center
| site_cityst  = Loevland, CO
| score        = [https://web.archive.org/web/20070608161456/http://nwbl.thestatzone.com/stats.asp?game=219&printable=N 79–70]
| highscorer   = Cheeks
| points       = 20
| highrebounder = Bjorklund		
| rebounds     = 6
| highassister = Cheeks
| assists      = 5
| attend       = 1,329
| record       = 4–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = February 25, 2006
| time         = 7:00 p.m.
| away         = 
| opponent     = San Francisco 
| site_stadium = Harry West Gymnasium
| site_cityst  = San Diego, CA
| score        = [https://web.archive.org/web/20070608162122/http://nwbl.thestatzone.com/stats.asp?game=220&printable=N 87–74]
| highscorer   = Kraayeveld	
| points       = 28
| highrebounder = {{tooltip|''Tied''|Bjorklund & Kraayeveld}}		
| rebounds     = 9
| highassister = Lewis
| assists      = 8
| record       = 5–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = February 26, 2006
| time         = 4:00 p.m.
| away         = 
| opponent     = Colorado 
| site_stadium = Harry West Gymnasium
| site_cityst  = San Diego, CA
| score        = [https://web.archive.org/web/20070608164154/http://nwbl.thestatzone.com/stats.asp?game=221&printable=N 76–73]
| highscorer   = Bjorklund	
| points       = 16
| highrebounder = Lewis		
| rebounds     = 11
| highassister = [[Loree Moore|Moore]]
| assists      = 6
| record       = 6–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = February 28, 2006
| time         = 7:00 p.m.
| away         = 
| opponent     = San Jose 
| site_stadium = Harry West Gymnasium
| site_cityst  = San Diego, CA
| score        = [https://web.archive.org/web/20070608163553/http://nwbl.thestatzone.com/stats.asp?game=223&printable=N 99–95]
| highscorer   = Kraayeveld		
| points       = 33
| highrebounder = Bjorklund	
| rebounds     = 7
| highassister = Scharlow
| assists      = 4
| record       = 7–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = March 3, 2006
| time         = 7:00 p.m.
| away         = yes
| opponent     = San Francisco 
| site_stadium = San Francisco State University
| site_cityst  = San Francisco, CA
| score        = [https://web.archive.org/web/20070608161103/http://nwbl.thestatzone.com/stats.asp?game=225&printable=N 85–54]
| highscorer   = Kraayeveld
| points       = 19
| highrebounder = Kraayeveld
| rebounds     = 8
| highassister = Moore
| assists      = 6
| record       = 8–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = March 4, 2006
| time         = 4:00 p.m.
| away         = yes
| opponent     = San Jose 
| site_stadium = DeAnza College
| site_cityst  = Cupertino, CA
| score        = [https://web.archive.org/web/20070608163725/http://nwbl.thestatzone.com/stats.asp?game=226&printable=N 69–67]
| highscorer   = {{tooltip|''Tied''|Bjorklund & Kraayeveld}}
| points       = 13
| highrebounder = Kraayeveld	
| rebounds     = 14
| highassister = Lewis
| assists      = 4
| record       = 9–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = March 7, 2006
| time         = 7:00 p.m.
| away         = 
| opponent     = San Jose 
| site_stadium = Harry West Gymnasium
| site_cityst  = San Diego, CA
| score        = [https://web.archive.org/web/20070608161738/http://nwbl.thestatzone.com/stats.asp?game=229&printable=N 101–72]
| highscorer   = Kraayeveld	
| points       = 26
| highrebounder = Kraayeveld		
| rebounds     = 13
| highassister = Kraayeveld	
| assists      = 7
| record       = 10–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = March 11, 2006
| time         = 7:00 p.m.
| away         = 
| opponent     = San Francisco 
| site_stadium = Harry West Gymnasium
| site_cityst  = San Diego, CA
| score        = [https://web.archive.org/web/20070608161932/http://nwbl.thestatzone.com/stats.asp?game=231&printable=N 84–55]
| highscorer   = Kraayeveld	
| points       = 24
| highrebounder = {{tooltip|''Tied''|Bjorklund & Kraayeveld}}		
| rebounds     = 9
| highassister = {{tooltip|''Tied''|Lewis & Nakase]]}}
| assists      = 6
| record       = 11–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = March 12, 2006
| time         = 4:00 p.m.
| away         = 
| opponent     = Colorado 
| site_stadium = Harry West Gymnasium
| site_cityst  = San Diego, CA
| score        = [https://web.archive.org/web/20070608161658/http://nwbl.thestatzone.com/stats.asp?game=233&printable=N 80–86]
| highscorer   = Bjorklund	
| points       = 24
| highrebounder = Kraayeveld			
| rebounds     = 9
| highassister = Lewis
| assists      = 4
| record       = 11–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = March 17, 2006
| time         = 4:00 p.m.
| away         = yes
| opponent     = San Jose 
| site_stadium = DeAnza College
| site_cityst  = Cupertino, CA
| score        = [https://web.archive.org/web/20070608161257/http://nwbl.thestatzone.com/stats.asp?game=237&printable=N 70–69]
| highscorer   = {{tooltip|''Tied''|Bjorklund & Cheeks}}
| points       = 19
| highrebounder = Moore	
| rebounds     = 13
| highassister = {{tooltip|''Tied''|Lewis, Moore & Nakase}}
| assists      = 3
| record       = 12–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = March 19, 2006
| time         = 4:00 p.m.
| away         = yes
| opponent     = San Francisco 
| site_stadium = Ira Jenkins Center
| site_cityst  = [[Oakland, California|Oakland, CA]]
| score        = [https://web.archive.org/web/20070608163622/http://nwbl.thestatzone.com/stats.asp?game=239&printable=N 83–76]
| highscorer   = Bjorklund
| points       = 26
| highrebounder = Bjorklund	
| rebounds     = 6
| highassister = {{tooltip|''Tied''|Cheeks, Lewis & Moore}}
| assists      = 2
| record       = 13–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = March 21, 2006
| time         = 7:00 p.m.
| away         = 
| opponent     = Colorado 
| site_stadium = Harry West Gymnasium
| site_cityst  = San Diego, CA
| score        = [https://web.archive.org/web/20070608164134/http://nwbl.thestatzone.com/stats.asp?game=240&printable=N 71–79]
| highscorer   = Lewis	
| points       = 27
| highrebounder = {{tooltip|''Tied''|Bjorklund, Kraayeveld & Lewis}}			
| rebounds     = 7
| highassister = Moore
| assists      = 4
| record       = 13–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = March 25, 2006
| time         = 7:00 p.m.
| away         = 
| opponent     = San Francisco 
| site_stadium = Harry West Gymnasium
| site_cityst  = San Diego, CA
| score        = [https://web.archive.org/web/20070608164054/http://nwbl.thestatzone.com/stats.asp?game=242&printable=N 81–62]
| highscorer   = {{tooltip|''Tied''|Kraayeveld & Lewis}}	
| points       = 18
| highrebounder = Kraayeveld			
| rebounds     = 12
| highassister = [[Natalie Nakase|Nakase]]
| assists      = 6
| record       = 14–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = March 26, 2006
| time         = 3:00 p.m.
| away         = yes
| opponent     = Colorado 
| site_stadium = Budweiser Events Center
| site_cityst  = Loveland, CO
| score        = [https://web.archive.org/web/20070608164059/http://nwbl.thestatzone.com/stats.asp?game=243&printable=N 91–96]
| highscorer   = Cheeks
| points       = 20
| highrebounder = Moore		
| rebounds     = 9
| highassister = Moore
| assists      = 5
| attend       = 1,851
| record       = 14–4
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|San Diego Siege}}| [[NWBL Playoffs|<span style={{NCAA color cell|San Diego Siege}}>NWBL Playoffs</span>]]
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = March 30, 2006
| time         = 5:00 p.m.
| neutral      = yes
| rank         = 1
| opprank      = 4
| opponent     = San Francisco 
| gamename     = Semi-final game
| site_stadium = Budweiser Events Center
| site_cityst  = Loveland, CO
| score        = [https://content-static.coloradoan.com/news/coloradoanpublishing/Chill2006/033106_title.html 75–63]
| highscorer   = Bjorklund
| points       = 26
| highrebounder = Bjorklund
| rebounds     = 8
| highassister = N/A
| assists      = 
| attend       = 
| record       = 15–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = March 31, 2006
| time         = 7:30 p.m.
| neutral      = yes
| rank         = 1
| opprank      = 2
| opponent     = Colorado 
| gamename     = Championship game
| site_stadium = Budweiser Events Center
| site_cityst  = Loveland, CO
| score        = [https://content-static.coloradoan.com/news/coloradoanpublishing/Chill2006/040106_title.html 71–78]
| highscorer   = Bjorklund
| points       = 20
| highrebounder = Bjorklund
| rebounds     = 11
| highassister = N/A
| assists      = 
| attend       = est. 2,000
| record       = 15–5
}}
{{CBB schedule end|timezone=[[Pacific Time Zone|Pacific Time]] |notes=<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nwbl.thestatzone.com/boxes.asp |title=NWBL 2006 Season Boxscores|publisher=nwblthestatzone.com|date=January 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070611180150/http://nwbl.thestatzone.com/boxes.asp |accessdate=January 25, 2024|archive-date=2007-06-11 }}</ref>}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.henrysphotos.com/siege.htm Siege Game Photos]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070611180150/http://nwbl.thestatzone.com/boxes.asp NWBL 2006 Season Schedule]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060510214344/http://www.nwbl.com/ NWBL website] (archive link)

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