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.
May 11: The Sun waive Vanessa Gidden and Brooke Smith.
May 8: The Sun waive Adrienne Davie.
April 29: The Sun sign Brooke Smith.
April 25: The Sun waive Monique Martin.
March 5: The Sun re-sign Laura Summerton.
February 22: The Sun re-sign Jamie Carey.
February 21: The Sun trade Taj McWilliams-Franklin to the Los Angeles Sparks for the rights to Érika de Souza and the Sparks’ first pick (12th overall) in the 2007 draft.
February 21: The Sun sign free agent Kristen Rasmussen.
February 7: The Sun re-sign Katie Douglas and Le'Coe Willingham.
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.
For the fifth consecutive season, the Sun qualify for the Eastern Conference Playoffs.
For the first time in franchise history, the Sun lose in the first round of the playoffs and do not advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.
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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 2007 Connecticut Sun seasonCoachMike ThibaultArenaMohegan Sun ArenaAttendance7 970 per gameResultsRecord18 16 529 Place3rd Eastern Playoff finishLost in Eastern Conference Semi FinalsTeam LeadersPointsKatie Douglas 17 0 ReboundsMargo Dydek 6 5 AssistsLindsay Whalen 5 0 2006 season 2008 season Contents 1 Offseason 1 1 Dispersal Draft 1 2 WNBA draft 1 3 Transactions 2 Roster 3 Season standings 4 Schedule 4 1 Preseason 4 2 Regular season 4 3 Playoffs 5 Depth 6 Player stats 7 Awards and honors 8 References 9 External linksOffseason editDispersal Draft edit 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 edit Pick Player Nationality School12 Kamesha Hairston nbsp United States Temple13 Sandrine Gruda nbsp France France26 Cori Chambers nbsp United States Georgia39 Kiera Hardy nbsp United States Nebraska 1 Transactions edit June 8 The Sun sign Evanthia Maltsi May 18 The Sun waive Laura Summerton May 13 The Sun waive Kiera Hardy May 11 The Sun waive Vanessa Gidden and Brooke Smith May 8 The Sun waive Adrienne Davie April 29 The Sun sign Brooke Smith April 25 The Sun waive Monique Martin March 5 The Sun re sign Laura Summerton February 22 The Sun re sign Jamie Carey February 21 The Sun trade Taj McWilliams Franklin to the Los Angeles Sparks for the rights to Erika de Souza and the Sparks first pick 12th overall in the 2007 draft February 21 The Sun sign free agent Kristen Rasmussen February 7 The Sun re sign Katie Douglas and Le Coe Willingham 2 Roster editConnecticut Sun rosterPlayers CoachesPos Nat Name Height Weight DOB From YrsG 10 nbsp Carey Jamie 5 6 1 68m 135 lb 61kg TexasG 23 nbsp Chambers Cori 5 9 1 75m 155 lb 70kg GeorgiaC 7 nbsp Gruda Sandrine DP 6 4 1 93m FranceF C 41 nbsp DeSouza Erika 6 4 1 93m 190 lb 86kg BrazilG F 32 nbsp Douglas Katie C 6 0 1 83m 165 lb 75kg PurdueC 12 nbsp Dydek Margo 7 2 2 18m 223 lb 101kg PolandG F 21 nbsp Hairston Kamesha 6 0 1 83m 146 lb 66kg TempleF 15 nbsp Jones Asjha 6 2 1 88m 196 lb 89kg ConnecticutG F 24 nbsp Mahoney Megan 6 0 1 83m 160 lb 73kg Kansas StateG F 9 nbsp Maltsi Evanthia 5 11 1 8m 165 lb 75kg GreeceG 31 nbsp Phillips Erin nbsp 5 7 1 7m 162 lb 73kg AustraliaF 52 nbsp Rasmussen Kristen 6 4 1 93m 172 lb 78kg MichiganG F 42 nbsp Sales Nykesha C 6 0 1 83m 175 lb 79kg ConnecticutG 13 nbsp Whalen Lindsay 5 8 1 73m 150 lb 68kg MinnesotaF 43 nbsp Willingham Le Coe 6 0 1 83m 200 lb 91kg Auburn Head coach nbsp Mike Thibault St Martin s University Assistant coaches nbsp Scott Hawk Nebraska Omaha nbsp Bernadette Mattox Georgia Athletic trainer nbsp Jeremy Norman Keene State College Strength and conditioning coach nbsp Jodi Hopkins Ohio State Legend C Team captain FA Free agent IN Inactive S Suspended nbsp InjuredSeason standings editEastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf Detroit Shock x 24 10 706 12 5 12 5 14 6Indiana Fever x 21 13 618 3 0 12 5 9 8 12 8Connecticut Sun x 18 16 529 6 0 8 9 10 7 10 10New York Liberty x 16 18 471 8 0 10 7 6 11 10 10Washington Mystics o 16 18 471 8 0 8 9 8 9 8 12Chicago Sky o 14 20 412 10 0 6 11 8 9 6 14Schedule editPreseason edit 2007 Game Log Preseason Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record1 May 5 New York W 61 60 Hardy 12 Rasmussen 7 Rasmussen 4 Arena at Harbor Yard N A 1 02 May 8 Seattle L 55 63 Douglas 16 Willingham 9 Carey 4 Mohegan Sun Arena 5 607 1 13 May 15 San Antonio L 53 86 Whalen 14 Jones 5 Jones Carey 2 AT amp T Center 3 296 1 2Regular season edit 2007 Game Log Regular SeasonMay Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record1 May 19 Washington W 89 80 Sales 20 Jones Dydek 6 Douglas Jones 4 Verizon Center 8 042 1 02 May 23 San Antonio L 71 74 Douglas 21 Jones 9 Douglas 8 AT amp T Center 8 574 1 13 May 26 Los Angeles L 68 88 Sales 17 de Souza 9 Whalen 5 Mohegan Sun Arena 8 003 1 24 May 31 Chicago W 102 97 OT Jones 31 Jones 9 Douglas 7 UIC Pavilion 2 634 2 2June Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record5 June 2 Phoenix W 76 67 Jones 24 Douglas 9 Whalen 6 Mohegan Sun Arena 8 881 3 26 June 8 Houston W 88 77 Sales 26 Dydek 11 Douglas 6 Toyota Center 7 339 4 27 June 10 Detroit L 74 79 Jones 20 Dydek 9 Jones 5 Mohegan Sun Arena 7 724 4 38 June 13 Minnesota L 73 77 OT Jones 22 Jones 10 Douglas 6 Target Center 9 382 4 49 June 15 Detroit L 72 75 Sales 18 Dydek 8 Whalen 5 Palace of Auburn Hills 8 484 4 510 June 17 Chicago L 74 87 Jones 22 Jones 12 Douglas 5 Mohegan Sun Arena 7 614 4 611 June 20 New York L 73 76 Douglas Sales 17 Whalen 8 Whalen 10 Mohegan Sun Arena 6 154 4 712 June 22 Indiana W 78 74 Douglas 30 Dydek 10 Whalen 7 Conseco Fieldhouse 7 240 5 713 June 23 San Antonio L 58 71 Douglas Whalen 15 Dydek 8 Douglas 3 Mohegan Sun Arena 6 887 5 814 June 26 Washington L 75 91 Douglas 19 Dydek 10 Whalen 6 Mohegan Sun Arena 6 353 5 915 June 27 Detroit L 74 77 Jones 16 Jones 9 Douglas Whalen 4 Palace of Auburn Hills 8 521 5 1016 June 29 Indiana W 72 67 Douglas 22 Dydek 13 Whalen 7 Mohegan Sun Arena 7 617 6 10July Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record17 July 6 Phoenix L 109 111 2 OT Jones Sales 22 Rasmussen 13 Jones 6 US Airways Center 7 131 6 1118 July 7 Los Angeles W 110 89 Douglas 28 Dydek 7 Whalen 8 STAPLES Center 8 769 7 1119 July 11 Seattle W 76 63 Douglas 17 Jones 9 Whalen Douglas 4 KeyArena 10 891 8 1120 July 12 Sacramento W 82 78 OT Sales 23 Dydek 9 Whalen 8 ARCO Arena 6 498 9 1121 July 17 Minnesota W 84 79 Douglas 22 Sales Dydek Willingham 5 Whalen Sales 4 Mohegan Sun Arena 8 253 10 1122 July 20 Seattle W 76 58 Whalen 19 Jones 10 Douglas 6 Mohegan Sun Arena 9 003 11 1123 July 22 Houston W 81 79 Douglas 25 Douglas Whalen Dydek 6 Whalen 6 Mohegan Sun Arena 7 869 12 1124 July 24 Detroit L 88 92 Whalen 33 de Souza 9 Whalen 7 Mohegan Sun Arena 8 192 13 1125 July 26 New York W 79 75 Whalen 20 Whalen de Souza 9 Whalen 8 Mohegan Sun Arena N A 14 1126 July 29 New York L 67 61 Douglas 26 Maltsi 8 Jones 4 Madison Square Garden 8 303 14 1227 July 31 Chicago W 74 56 Douglas 18 Jones 9 Sales 5 Mohegan Sun Arena 8 048 15 12August Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record28 August 4 Indiana W 84 59 Douglas 19 Dydek 9 Douglas 5 Mohegan Sun Arena 9 493 16 1229 August 7 Sacramento L 79 81 Whalen Jones 17 Jones 6 Whalen 7 Mohegan Sun Arena 8 930 16 1330 August 11 Chicago W 88 66 Dydek 18 Dydek 6 Whalen 7 UIC Pavilion 4 261 17 1331 August 14 Washington L 64 65 Dydek 17 Dydek 11 Whalen 5 Verizon Center N A 17 1432 August 15 Indiana W 77 74 Sales 32 de Souza 6 Rasmussen 3 Conseco Fieldhouse 6 433 18 1433 August 17 New York L 66 74 Douglas 22 Whalen Rasmussen Willingham 5 Whalen 4 Madison Square Garden 8 622 18 1534 August 19 Washington L 74 76 Douglas 21 Douglas 9 Whalen 7 Mohegan Sun Arena 9 518 sellout 18 16Playoffs edit 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 For the fifth consecutive season the Sun qualify for the Eastern Conference Playoffs For the first time in franchise history the Sun lose in the first round of the playoffs and do not advance to the Eastern Conference Finals 2007 Game Log PostseasonEastern Conference Semifinals Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series1 August 23 Indiana W 93 88 3 OT Sales 25 Dydek 11 Whalen 10 Mohegan Sun Arena 7 271 1 02 August 25 Indiana L 59 78 Douglas 11 Sales 6 Carey 4 Conseco Fieldhouse 7 298 1 13 August 27 Indiana L 88 93 OT Douglas 27 Whalen 10 Douglas Jones 5 Conseco Fieldhouse 6 012 1 2Depth editPos Starter Bench InactiveC Margo Dydek Erika de Souza Sandrine GrudaPF Asjha Jones Kristen Rasmussen Le Coe WillinghamSF Nykesha Sales Evanthia Maltsi Megan MahoneySG Katie Douglas Kamesha Hairston Cori ChambersPG Lindsay Whalen Jamie Carey Erin PhillipsPlayer stats edithttp www wnba com sun stats 2007 Awards and honors editKatie Douglas and Asjha Jones were named reserves for the 2007 Eastern Conference All Star Team Katie Douglas was named to the WNBA All Defensive First Team for the third consecutive year Margo Dydek was named to the WNBA All Defensive Second Team for the second consecutive year Katie Douglas was named to the All WNBA Second Team Asjha Jones was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of June 4 2007 Lindsay Whalen was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of July 23 2007 Katie Douglas was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of July 30 2007 References edit WNBA com 2008 WNBA Draft Board Archived 2013 10 04 at the Wayback Machine WNBA com 2007 WNBA TransactionsExternal links edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2007 Connecticut Sun season amp oldid 1179542935, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
