The 2007 WNBA Season was the

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's 11th season. On January 3, 2007 The

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folded. Three months later on April 4, the WNBA held their annual draft in Cleveland, Ohio. Lindsey Harding of Duke University was selected number one by the Phoenix Mercury. The

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point guard was traded later to the Minnesota Lynx for

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. The San Antonio Silver Stars selected

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center, Jessica Davenport. Davenport was traded to the New York Liberty for

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. The season kicked off on May 19, with a rematch of the 2006

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between the

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and the Detroit Shock. The Shock defeated the Monarchs 75-68. On July 15 The All Star Game was played at the Verizon Center in

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The Eastern All Stars defeated the Western All Stars 103-99. Detroit Shock center, Cheryl Ford won the MVP of the game. Playing 27 minutes contributing 16 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 assists for the Eastern All Stars victory. The 2007 WNBA regular season ended on August 19. Lauren Jackson of the Seattle Storm was named league MVP. Dan Hughes of the San Antonio Silver Stars was named Coach of the Year.

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of the

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was named Rookie of The Year. The 2007 WNBA season officially ended on September 16 when the Phoenix Mercury won the season WNBA Championship. The Mercury defeated the Detroit Shock 3 games to 2. Mercury guard Cappie Pondexter was named Finals MVP.

Regular season standings

Eastern Conference Western Conference

Season award winners

Playoffs

Coaches

Eastern Conference

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* Detroit Shock: Bill Laimbeer * Indiana Fever:

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* New York Liberty: Pat Coyle *

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and Tree Rollins

Western Conference

* Houston Comets: Karleen Thompson *

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Michael Cooper Michael Jerome Cooper (born April 15, 1956) is an American basketball coach and former player who is the boys varsity coach at Culver City High School. He played for the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA), winning ...

* Minnesota Lynx:

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* Phoenix Mercury:

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Jenny Boucek Jennifer Dawn Boucek (born December 20, 1973) is an assistant basketball coach for the Indiana Pacers, a former basketball player, and former head coach of the Seattle Storm. She was hired by the Storm on January 20, 2015, but terminated on August ...

* San Antonio Silver Stars: Dan Hughes * Seattle Storm:

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External links

WNBA Statistics at Basketball-Reference.com

Charlotte Sting Folding

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