2007 Chicago Sky season

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2007 Chicago Sky season
Coach Bo Overton
Arena UIC Pavilion
Attendance3,915 per game
Results
Record14–20 (.412)
Place6th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Team Leaders
Points Candice Dupree – 16.5
Rebounds Candice Dupree – 7.7
Assists Dominique Canty – 4.1

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]

Contents

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]

PickPlayerNationalityCollegePrevious Team
1 Monique Currie Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Duke Charlotte Sting

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalityCollege
13 Armintie Price Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Ole Miss
110 Carla Thomas Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Vanderbilt
220 Stephanie Raymond Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Northern Illinois
221 Jessica Dickson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States South Florida
327Jenna RubinoFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States DePaul

Trades and Roster Changes

DateTransaction
February 12, 2007Signed Dominique Canty
March 1, 2007Signed Kayte Christensen [4]
March 20, 2007Signed Cisti Greenwalt to a Training Camp Contract
March 23, 2007Traded 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, 2007Signed Elisha Turek to a Training Camp Contract [6]
April 9, 2007Signed Chelsi Welch to a Training Camp Contract [7]
April 10, 2007Signed Armintie Price, Stephanie Raymond, Carla Thomas, and Jenna Rubino to Rookie Scale Contracts
Signed Christina Quaye to a Training Camp Contract
April 16, 2007Renounced the rights to Francesca Zara
April 20, 2007Signed Claire Coggins and Dionnah Jackson to Training Camp Contracts
May 1, 2007Waived Elisha Turek
May 7, 2007Waived Chelsi Welch, Christina Quaye, and Cisti Greenwalt
May 8, 2007Signed Catherine Joens to a Training Camp Contract
May 14, 2007Waived Dionnah Jackson
May 18, 2007Waived Amanda Lassiter, Deanna Jackson, and Jenna Rubino [8]
May 24, 2007Waived Catherine Joens
Traded Monique Currie to the Washington Mystics in exchange for Chasity Melvin [9]
July 5, 2007Signed Catherine Joens

Roster

2007 Chicago Sky Roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHt.Wt.From
G 3 Flag of the United States.svg Canty, Dominique 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)166 lb (75 kg) Alabama
F 20 Flag of the United States.svg Christensen, Kayte 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)171 lb (78 kg) UC Santa Barbara
G 14 Flag of the United States.svg Coggins, Claire 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)170 lb (77 kg) Kansas State
G 12 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dales, Stacy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)155 lb (70 kg) Oklahoma
F 4 Flag of the United States.svg Dupree, Candice 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)178 lb (81 kg) Temple
G/F 9 Flag of the United States.svg Joens, Catherine 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)165 lb (75 kg) George Washington
C 44 Flag of the United States.svg Melvin, Chasity 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) NC State
F 52 Flag of the United States.svg Moeggenberg, Liz 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg) Michigan State
G 11 Flag of the United States.svg Perkins, Jia 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)165 lb (75 kg) Texas Tech
G 22 Flag of the United States.svg Price, Armintie 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)132 lb (60 kg) Mississippi
G 33 Flag of the United States.svg Raymond, Stephanie 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)139 lb (63 kg) Northern Illinois
F 42 Flag of the United States.svg Thomas, Carla 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) Vanderbilt
F 21 Flag of the United States.svg Wyckoff, Brooke 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)183 lb (83 kg) Florida State
Head coach
Assistant coaches



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Depth

Pos.StarterBench
C Chasity Melvin Kayte Christensen
PF Candice Dupree Liz Moeggenberg
Carla Thomas
SF Armintie Price Brooke Wyckoff
Katie Cronin
SG Stacey Dales Claire Coggins
PG Dominique Canty Jia Perkins
Stephanie Raymond

Schedule

Regular Season

2007 Regular Season Schedule
Total: 14–20 (Home: 6–11; Road: 8–9)
May: 1–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1May 20@ New York 71-83 Monique Currie (20) Dupree
Curre (10)		 Armintie Price (8) Madison Square Garden
11,341		0-1
2May 22 Los Angeles 64-81 Dominique Canty (18) Kayte Christensen (8) Dominique Canty (4) UIC Pavilion
5,140		0-2
3May 25@ Minnesota 82-77 Candice Dupree (25) Kayte Christensen (7) Stacey Dales (6) Target Center
4,891		1-2
4May 31 Connecticut 97-102 OT Candice Dupree (29) Dupree
Wyckoff (7)		 Brooke Wyckoff (10) UIC Pavilion
2,634		1-3
June: 6–5 (Home: 2–4; Road: 4–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
5June 1@ Washington 75-70 Dupree
Perkins (19)		 Chasity Melvin (15) Dominique Canty (7) Verizon Center
6,391		2-3
6June 3 Minnesota 78-72 Candice Dupree (20) Candice Dupree (11) Dominique Canty (5) UIC Pavilion
3,477		3-3
7June 7@ Phoenix 66-80 Chasity Melvin (15) Chasity Melvin (11) Canty
Melvin (3)		 US Airways Center
6,161		3-4
8June 9@ San Antonio 70-60 Candice Dupree (22) Chasity Melvin (12) Stacey Dales (5) AT&T Center
9,899		4-4
9June 12 Seattle 69-81 Candice Dupree (18) Armintie Price (12) Stacey Dales (7) UIC Pavilion
2,645		4-5
10June 15 New York 73-66 Candice Dupree (24) Candice Dupree (13) Armintie Price (6) UIC Pavilion
3,236		5-5
11June 17@ Connecticut 87-74 Candice Dupree (28) Dupree
Melvin (8)		 Dominique Canty (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,614		6-5
12June 19 Sacramento 52-54 Candice Dupree (21) Candice Dupree (14) Dominique Canty (7) UIC Pavilion
2,505		6-6
13June 23 Washington 86-99 Candice Dupree (26) Melvin
Price (9)		 Armintie Price (6) UIC Pavilion
3,617		6-7
14June 26@ Seattle 76-94 Jia Perkins (19) Dupree
Price
Perkins (7)		 Price
Dupree
Raymond (4)		 KeyArena
6,752		6-8
15June 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)
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
16July 1@ Los Angeles 74-71 OT Candice Dupree (24) Candice Dupree (11) Armintie Price (6) Staples Center
7,522		8-8
17July 7 Washington 73-77 Candice Dupree (24) Candice Dupree (11) Stacey Dales (6) UIC Pavilion
3,161		8-9
18July 8@ Indiana 70-86 Catherine Joens (16) Candice Dupree (9) Jia Perkins (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8,247		8-10
19July 10@ Detroit 84-92 Jia Perkins (22) Candice Dupree (10) Jia Perkins (4) Palace of Auburn Hills
8,975		8-11
20July 12 Detroit 65-78 Jia Perkins (17) Candice Dupree (6) Catherine Joens (5) UIC Pavilion
3,085		8-12
21July 18@ Indiana 74-75 Jia Perkins (24) Armintie Price (7) Price
Canty (3)		 Bankers Life Fieldhouse
10,542		8-13
22July 21 Indiana 68-65 Jia Perkins (17) Armintie Price (8) Dominique Canty (5) UIC Pavilion
3,383		9-13
23July 22 San Antonio 84-82 OT Jia Perkins (27) Armintie Price (7) Stacey Dales (4) UIC Pavilion
3,286		10-13
24July 26@ Detroit 83-73 Candice Dupree (24) Candice Dupree (12) Dominique Canty (5) Palace of Auburn Hills
9,238		11-13
25July 27 Phoenix 96-98 Stacey Dales (23) Melvin
Price (8)		 Dominique Canty (8) UIC Pavilion
4,053		11-14
26July 29 Houston 88-70 Stacey Dales (18) Chasity Melvin (5) Dominique Canty (8) UIC Pavilion
3,469		12-14
27July 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)
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
28August 3 Detroit 60-66 Jia Perkins (19) Jia Perkins (7) Price
Canty
Perkins (3)		 UIC Pavilion
4,635		12-16
29August 5@ Washington 66-71 Candice Dupree (18) Chasity Melvin (12) Dominique Canty (5) Verizon Center
8,395		12-17
30August 7 Indiana 70-75 2OT Chasity Melvin (26) Candice Dupree (20) Canty
Dales
Perkins (4)		 UIC Pavilion
5,029		12-18
31August 11 Connecticut 66-88 Candice Dupree (18) Candice Dupree (6) Melvin
Perkins (4)		 UIC Pavilion
4,261		12-19
32August 14 New York 77-65 Jia Perkins (24) Brooke Wyckoff (10) Dominique Canty (9) UIC Pavilion
5,443		13-19
33August 16@ Houston 81-70 Stacey Dales (17) Candice Dupree (9) Dominique Canty (7) Toyota Center
6,814		14-19
34August 19@ New York 52-58 Dominique Canty (14) Brooke Wyckoff (9) Dominique Canty (2) Madison Square Garden
9,520		14-20

Standings

Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Detroit Shock x2410.706–12–512–514–6
Indiana Fever x2113.6183.012–59–812–8
Connecticut Sun x1816.5296.08–910–710–10
New York Liberty x1618.4718.010–76–1110–10
Washington Mystics o1618.4718.08–98–98–12
Chicago Sky o1420.41210.06–118–96–14

Statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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 gameTeam leaderLeague leader

Regular Season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Candice Dupree 333332.744.60.077.57.71.40.91.216.5
Monique Currie 2230.529.618.273.36.02.00.50.014.5
Jia Perkins 33523.146.443.377.43.32.31.50.211.7
Stacey Dales 313027.334.733.884.61.82.70.60.010.3
Chasity Melvin 292529.446.820.062.76.71.31.10.89.9
Dominique Canty 302725.936.125.070.42.14.11.00.18.6
Armintie Price 343426.340.933.351.76.02.91.20.27.9
Catherine Joens 19014.339.248.984.61.71.70.90.15.0
Stephanie Raymond 2009.032.831.853.80.71.40.20.03.1
Brooke Wyckoff 34715.337.635.876.93.21.40.60.52.9
Claire Coggins2019.824.720.025.00.80.40.30.12.5
Carla Thomas 1707.239.50.092.91.60.20.10.22.5
Kayte Christensen 2379.241.70.044.41.90.30.40.22.1
Liz Moeggenberg 2309.041.516.740.01.30.30.10.11.6

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.
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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