2007 Chicago Sky season
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monique Currie | Script error: No such module "flag". | Duke | Charlotte Sting |
WNBA draft
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| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Armintie Price | Script error: No such module "flag". | Ole Miss |
| 1 | 10 | Carla Thomas | Script error: No such module "flag". | Vanderbilt |
| 2 | 20 | Stephanie Raymond | Script error: No such module "flag". | Northern Illinois |
| 2 | 21 | Jessica Dickson | Script error: No such module "flag". | South Florida |
| 3 | 27 | Jenna Rubino | Script error: No such module "flag". | DePaul |
Trades and Roster Changes
| Date | Transaction | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Depth
Schedule
Regular Season
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| 1
| May 20
| @ New York
| 71-83
| Monique Currie (20)
| Dupree
Curre (10)
| Armintie Price (8)
| Madison Square Garden
11,341
| 0-1
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 2
| May 22
| Los Angeles
| 64-81
| Dominique Canty (18)
| Kayte Christensen (8)
| Dominique Canty (4)
| UIC Pavilion
5,140
| 0-2
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 3
| May 25
| @ Minnesota
| 82-77
| Candice Dupree (25)
| Kayte Christensen (7)
| Stacey Dales (6)
| Target Center
4,891
| 1-2
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 4
| May 31
| Connecticut
| 97-102 OT
| Candice Dupree (29)
| Dupree
Wyckoff (7)
| Brooke Wyckoff (10)
| UIC Pavilion
2,634
| 1-3
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|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 5
| June 1
| @ Washington
| 75-70
| Dupree
Perkins (19)
| Chasity Melvin (15)
| Dominique Canty (7)
| Verizon Center
6,391
| 2-3
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 6
| June 3
| Minnesota
| 78-72
| Candice Dupree (20)
| Candice Dupree (11)
| Dominique Canty (5)
| UIC Pavilion
3,477
| 3-3
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 7
| June 7
| @ Phoenix
| 66-80
| Chasity Melvin (15)
| Chasity Melvin (11)
| Canty
Melvin (3)
| US Airways Center
6,161
| 3-4
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 8
| June 9
| @ San Antonio
| 70-60
| Candice Dupree (22)
| Chasity Melvin (12)
| Stacey Dales (5)
| AT&T Center
9,899
| 4-4
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 9
| June 12
| Seattle
| 69-81
| Candice Dupree (18)
| Armintie Price (12)
| Stacey Dales (7)
| UIC Pavilion
2,645
| 4-5
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 10
| June 15
| New York
| 73-66
| Candice Dupree (24)
| Candice Dupree (13)
| Armintie Price (6)
| UIC Pavilion
3,236
| 5-5
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 11
| June 17
| @ Connecticut
| 87-74
| Candice Dupree (28)
| Dupree
Melvin (8)
| Dominique Canty (6)
| Mohegan Sun Arena
7,614
| 6-5
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 12
| June 19
| Sacramento
| 52-54
| Candice Dupree (21)
| Candice Dupree (14)
| Dominique Canty (7)
| UIC Pavilion
2,505
| 6-6
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 13
| June 23
| Washington
| 86-99
| Candice Dupree (26)
| Melvin
Price (9)
| Armintie Price (6)
| UIC Pavilion
3,617
| 6-7
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 14
| June 26
| @ Seattle
| 76-94
| Jia Perkins (19)
| Dupree
Price
Perkins (7)
| Price
Dupree
Raymond (4)
| KeyArena
6,752
| 6-8
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 15
| June 29
| @ Sacramento
| 92-84 2OT
| Jia Perkins (39)
| Armintie Price (9)
| Jia Perkins (10)
| ARCO Arena
6,862
| 7-8
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| 16
| July 1
| @ Los Angeles
| 74-71 OT
| Candice Dupree (24)
| Candice Dupree (11)
| Armintie Price (6)
| Staples Center
7,522
| 8-8
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 17
| July 7
| Washington
| 73-77
| Candice Dupree (24)
| Candice Dupree (11)
| Stacey Dales (6)
| UIC Pavilion
3,161
| 8-9
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 18
| July 8
| @ Indiana
| 70-86
| Catherine Joens (16)
| Candice Dupree (9)
| Jia Perkins (4)
| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8,247
| 8-10
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 19
| July 10
| @ Detroit
| 84-92
| Jia Perkins (22)
| Candice Dupree (10)
| Jia Perkins (4)
| Palace of Auburn Hills
8,975
| 8-11
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 20
| July 12
| Detroit
| 65-78
| Jia Perkins (17)
| Candice Dupree (6)
| Catherine Joens (5)
| UIC Pavilion
3,085
| 8-12
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 21
| July 18
| @ Indiana
| 74-75
| Jia Perkins (24)
| Armintie Price (7)
| Price
Canty (3)
| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
10,542
| 8-13
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 22
| July 21
| Indiana
| 68-65
| Jia Perkins (17)
| Armintie Price (8)
| Dominique Canty (5)
| UIC Pavilion
3,383
| 9-13
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 23
| July 22
| San Antonio
| 84-82 OT
| Jia Perkins (27)
| Armintie Price (7)
| Stacey Dales (4)
| UIC Pavilion
3,286
| 10-13
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 24
| July 26
| @ Detroit
| 83-73
| Candice Dupree (24)
| Candice Dupree (12)
| Dominique Canty (5)
| Palace of Auburn Hills
9,238
| 11-13
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 25
| July 27
| Phoenix
| 96-98
| Stacey Dales (23)
| Melvin
Price (8)
| Dominique Canty (8)
| UIC Pavilion
4,053
| 11-14
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 26
| July 29
| Houston
| 88-70
| Stacey Dales (18)
| Chasity Melvin (5)
| Dominique Canty (8)
| UIC Pavilion
3,469
| 12-14
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 27
| July 31
| @ Connecticut
| 56-74
| Jia Perkins (17)
| Dupree
Perkins (7)
| Canty
Joens (3)
| Mohegan Sun Arena
8,048
| 12-15
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|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 28
| August 3
| Detroit
| 60-66
| Jia Perkins (19)
| Jia Perkins (7)
| Price
Canty
Perkins (3)
| UIC Pavilion
4,635
| 12-16
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 29
| August 5
| @ Washington
| 66-71
| Candice Dupree (18)
| Chasity Melvin (12)
| Dominique Canty (5)
| Verizon Center
8,395
| 12-17
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 30
| August 7
| Indiana
| 70-75 2OT
| Chasity Melvin (26)
| Candice Dupree (20)
| Canty
Dales
Perkins (4)
| UIC Pavilion
5,029
| 12-18
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 31
| August 11
| Connecticut
| 66-88
| Candice Dupree (18)
| Candice Dupree (6)
| Melvin
Perkins (4)
| UIC Pavilion
4,261
| 12-19
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 32
| August 14
| New York
| 77-65
| Jia Perkins (24)
| Brooke Wyckoff (10)
| Dominique Canty (9)
| UIC Pavilion
5,443
| 13-19
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 33
| August 16
| @ Houston
| 81-70
| Stacey Dales (17)
| Candice Dupree (9)
| Dominique Canty (7)
| Toyota Center
6,814
| 14-19
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 34
| August 19
| @ New York
| 52-58
| Dominique Canty (14)
| Brooke Wyckoff (9)
| Dominique Canty (2)
| Madison Square Garden
9,520
| 14-20
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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 |
Statistics
| Legend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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] |
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