Women's National Basketball Association season
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 [ edit ] Charlotte Sting Dispersal Draft [ edit ] With the Charlotte Sting ceasing operation and based on the 2006 records of teams, the Sky selected 1st in the Dispersal Draft .[3]
WNBA draft [ edit ] Trades and Roster Changes [ edit ] 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
2007 Chicago Sky Roster Players Coaches Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. From G 3 Canty, Dominique 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 166 lb (75 kg) Alabama F 20 Christensen, Kayte 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 171 lb (78 kg) UC Santa Barbara G 14 Coggins, Claire 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Kansas State G 12 Dales, Stacy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Oklahoma F 4 Dupree, Candice 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Temple G/F 9 Joens, Catherine 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) George Washington C 44 Melvin, Chasity 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) NC State F 52 Moeggenberg, Liz 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Michigan State G 11 Perkins, Jia 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Texas Tech G 22 Price, Armintie 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 132 lb (60 kg) Mississippi G 33 Raymond, Stephanie 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) 139 lb (63 kg) Northern Illinois F 42 Thomas, Carla 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Vanderbilt F 21 Wyckoff, Brooke 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Florida State
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Schedule [ edit ] Regular Season [ edit ] 2007 Regular Season Schedule Total: 14–20 (Home: 6–11; Road: 8–9) May: 1–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–1)
June: 6–5 (Home: 2–4; Road: 4–1)
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 5 June 1 @ Washington 75-70 Dupree Perkins (19) Chasity Melvin (15) Dominique Canty (7) Verizon Center 6,391 2-3 6 June 3 Minnesota 78-72 Candice Dupree (20) Candice Dupree (11) Dominique Canty (5) UIC Pavilion 3,477 3-3 7 June 7 @ Phoenix 66-80 Chasity Melvin (15) Chasity Melvin (11) Canty Melvin (3) US Airways Center 6,161 3-4 8 June 9 @ San Antonio 70-60 Candice Dupree (22) Chasity Melvin (12) Stacey Dales (5) AT&T Center 9,899 4-4 9 June 12 Seattle 69-81 Candice Dupree (18) Armintie Price (12) Stacey Dales (7) UIC Pavilion 2,645 4-5 10 June 15 New York 73-66 Candice Dupree (24) Candice Dupree (13) Armintie Price (6) UIC Pavilion 3,236 5-5 11 June 17 @ Connecticut 87-74 Candice Dupree (28) Dupree Melvin (8) Dominique Canty (6) Mohegan Sun Arena 7,614 6-5 12 June 19 Sacramento 52-54 Candice Dupree (21) Candice Dupree (14) Dominique Canty (7) UIC Pavilion 2,505 6-6 13 June 23 Washington 86-99 Candice Dupree (26) Melvin Price (9) Armintie Price (6) UIC Pavilion 3,617 6-7 14 June 26 @ Seattle 76-94 Jia Perkins (19) Dupree Price Perkins (7) Price Dupree Raymond (4) KeyArena 6,752 6-8 15 June 29 @ Sacramento 92-84 2OT Jia Perkins (39) Armintie Price (9) Jia Perkins (10) ARCO Arena 6,862 7-8
July: 5–6 (Home: 3–3; Road: 2–3)
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 16 July 1 @ Los Angeles 74-71 OT Candice Dupree (24) Candice Dupree (11) Armintie Price (6) Staples Center 7,522 8-8 17 July 7 Washington 73-77 Candice Dupree (24) Candice Dupree (11) Stacey Dales (6) UIC Pavilion 3,161 8-9 18 July 8 @ Indiana 70-86 Catherine Joens (16) Candice Dupree (9) Jia Perkins (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 8,247 8-10 19 July 10 @ Detroit 84-92 Jia Perkins (22) Candice Dupree (10) Jia Perkins (4) Palace of Auburn Hills 8,975 8-11 20 July 12 Detroit 65-78 Jia Perkins (17) Candice Dupree (6) Catherine Joens (5) UIC Pavilion 3,085 8-12 21 July 18 @ Indiana 74-75 Jia Perkins (24) Armintie Price (7) Price Canty (3) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 10,542 8-13 22 July 21 Indiana 68-65 Jia Perkins (17) Armintie Price (8) Dominique Canty (5) UIC Pavilion 3,383 9-13 23 July 22 San Antonio 84-82 OT Jia Perkins (27) Armintie Price (7) Stacey Dales (4) UIC Pavilion 3,286 10-13 24 July 26 @ Detroit 83-73 Candice Dupree (24) Candice Dupree (12) Dominique Canty (5) Palace of Auburn Hills 9,238 11-13 25 July 27 Phoenix 96-98 Stacey Dales (23) Melvin Price (8) Dominique Canty (8) UIC Pavilion 4,053 11-14 26 July 29 Houston 88-70 Stacey Dales (18) Chasity Melvin (5) Dominique Canty (8) UIC Pavilion 3,469 12-14 27 July 31 @ Connecticut 56-74 Jia Perkins (17) Dupree Perkins (7) Canty Joens (3) Mohegan Sun Arena 8,048 12-15
August: 2–5 (Home: 1–3; Road: 1–2)
Standings [ edit ] Statistics [ edit ] Regular Season [ edit ] Awards and honors [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ "Bo Overton named GM/Head Coach" . wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved July 8, 2022 . ^ "Chicago�s Armintie Price Named 2007 WNBA Rookie of the Year" . wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved July 8, 2022 . ^ "WNBA Holds Dispersal Draft for Former Members of the Charlotte Sting" . oursportscentral.com . Our Sports Central. Retrieved July 8, 2022 . ^ "Sky Signs Kayte Christensen" . wnba.com . Women's National Basketball Association . Retrieved March 6, 2015 . ^ "CHELSEA NEWTON RETURNS TO SACRAMENTO MONARCHS THROUGH TRADE DEAL WITH CHICAGO SKY" . wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved July 8, 2022 . ^ "Turek signs with WNBA's Chicago Sky" . nonpareilonline.com . The Daily Nonpareil. Retrieved July 8, 2022 . ^ "Former Sooner Invited To WNBA Camp" . newson6.com . News on 6. Retrieved July 9, 2022 . ^ "Chicago Sky Releases Lassiter and Rubino" . oursportscentral.com . Our Sports Central. Retrieved July 8, 2022 . ^ "Sky Trades Monique Curry to Mystics for Chasity Melvin" . oursportscentral.com . Our Sports Central. Retrieved July 8, 2022 . ^ "Former Ole Miss All-American Armintie Price Named WNBA Rookie Of The Year" . olemisssports.com . Ole Miss Athletics. Retrieved July 8, 2022 . ^ "WNBA Names 2007 All-Rookie Team" . wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved July 8, 2022 . ^ "FORMER OWL DUPREE NAMED WNBA'S EASTERN CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK" . owlsports.com . Temple Athletics. Retrieved July 8, 2022 . ^ "Chicago Sky Top 10 – Candice Dupree" . sky.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved July 8, 2022 . ^ "Lauren Jackson and Jia Perkins Named Western and Eastern Conference Players of the Week" . wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved July 8, 2022 .
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