| 2007 Sacramento Monarchs season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Jenny Boucek |
| Arena | ARCO Arena |
| Attendance | 8,387 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 19–15 (.559) |
| Place | 3rd (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Lost First Round (2-1) to San Antonio Silver Stars |
The 2007 WNBA season was the 11th for the Sacramento Monarchs. The Monarchs qualified for the playoffs, but later fell to the San Antonio Silver Stars in three games.
Based on the Monarchs' 2006 record, they would pick 10th in the Charlotte Sting dispersal draft. The Monarchs picked LaToya Bond.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Club Team |
| 2 | 23 | Brooke Smith |  United States | Stanford |
| 3 | 36 | Meg Bulger | United States | West Virginia |
| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Mercury x | 23 | 11 | .676 | – | 12–5 | 11–6 | 17–5 |
| San Antonio Silver Stars x | 20 | 14 | .588 | 3.0 | 9–8 | 11–6 | 13–9 |
| Sacramento Monarchs x | 19 | 15 | .559 | 4.0 | 12–5 | 7–10 | 12–10 |
| Seattle Storm x | 17 | 17 | .500 | 6.0 | 12–5 | 5–12 | 11–11 |
| Houston Comets o | 13 | 21 | .382 | 10.0 | 7–10 | 6–11 | 10–12 |
| Minnesota Lynx o | 10 | 24 | .294 | 13.0 | 7–10 | 3–14 | 8–14 |
| Los Angeles Sparks o | 10 | 24 | .294 | 13.0 | 5–12 | 5–12 | 6–16 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| May 19 | @ Detroit | 68-75 | Loss | 0-1 |
| May 20 | @ Minnesota | 74-64 | Win | 1-1 |
| May 22 | @ Washington | 70-52 | Win | 2-1 |
| May 29 | @ Phoenix | 75-76 | Loss | 2-2 |
| June 2 | Los Angeles | 88-85 | Win | 3-2 |
| June 5 | San Antonio | 74-57 | Win | 4-2 |
| June 7 | Seattle | 81-72 | Win | 5-2 |
| June 9 | Phoenix | 70-74 | Loss | 5-3 |
| June 11 | @ Houston | 82-67 | Win | 6-3 |
| June 16 | Houston | 75-63 | Win | 7-3 |
| June 19 | @ Chicago | 54-52 | Win | 8-3 |
| June 22 | @ Los Angeles | 88-96 (OT) | Loss | 8-4 |
| June 23 | Detroit | 85-75 | Win | 9-4 |
| June 26 | New York | 59-46 | Win | 10-4 |
| June 27 | @ Los Angeles | 66-74 | Loss | 10-5 |
| June 29 | Chicago | 84-92 (OT) | Loss | 10-6 |
| July 1 | Minnesota | 76-68 | Win | 11-6 |
| July 6 | @ Minnesota | 85-80 | Win | 12-6 |
| July 8 | @ New York | 61-71 | Loss | 12-7 |
| July 12 | Connecticut | 78-82 (OT) | Loss | 12-8 |
| July 20 | @ San Antonio | 71-81 | Loss | 12-9 |
| July 24 | Los Angeles | 67-59 | Win | 13-9 |
| July 26 | Indiana | 60-50 | Win | 14-9 |
| July 29 | Minnesota | 73-78 | Loss | 14-10 |
| July 31 | @ Seattle | 78-74 | Win | 15-10 |
| August 3 | Seattle | 82-76 | Win | 16-10 |
| August 5 | @ Indiana | 55-63 | Loss | 16-11 |
| August 7 | @ Connecticut | 81-79 | Win | 17-11 |
| August 9 | @ San Antonio | 61-72 | Loss | 17-12 |
| August 10 | @ Houston | 75-83 | Loss | 17-13 |
| August 12 | Washington | 86-82 (OT) | Win | 18-13 |
| August 15 | San Antonio | 81-74 | Win | 19-13 |
| August 17 | Phoenix | 91-101 | Loss | 19-14 |
| August 19 | @ Phoenix | 73-87 | Loss | 19-15 |
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| Western Conference Semifinals | |||||
| 1 | August 23 | San Antonio | 86-65 | Win | 1-0 |
| 2 | August 25 | @ San Antonio | 61-86 | Loss | 1-1 |
| 3 | August 27 | @ San Antonio | 78-80 | Loss | 1-2 |
| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| Nicole Powell | 34 | 191 | 58 | 48 | 12 | 436 |
| Rebekkah Brunson | 33 | 295 | 24 | 44 | 31 | 378 |
| Kara Lawson | 34 | 80 | 67 | 29 | 8 | 375 |
| Yolanda Griffith | 32 | 147 | 47 | 33 | 12 | 289 |
| Chelsea Newton | 34 | 62 | 46 | 31 | 6 | 219 |
| Adrian Williams | 34 | 152 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 211 |
| Scholanda Robinson | 34 | 48 | 30 | 37 | 10 | 196 |
| Ticha Penicheiro | 32 | 83 | 144 | 49 | 1 | 181 |
| Kristin Haynie | 34 | 37 | 70 | 18 | 6 | 126 |
| La'Tangela Atkinson | 28 | 44 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 58 |
| DeMya Walker | 5 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 44 |
| Linda Frohlich | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Kim Smith | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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