2006 Chicago Sky season

WNBA team season
2006 Chicago Sky season
CoachDave Cowens
ArenaUIC Pavilion
Attendance3,390 per game
Results
Record5–29 (.147)
Place7th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Team Leaders
PointsCandice Dupree – 13.7
ReboundsBernadette Ngoyisa – 5.7
AssistsJia Perkins – 3.2

The 2006 WNBA season was the first for the Chicago Sky. On February 8, 2005, the David Stern announced that the WNBA would be expanding to Chicago beginning with the 2006 season. Chicago became the second team in league history to be owned and operated outside of the NBA entity.[1][2] On September 20, 2005, the Chicago franchise announced their team name to be the Sky.[3]

Dave Cowens was named the first head coach of the Sky.[4] The year was much of a struggle for the Sky, as they went 5–29 in their first season. Rookie Candice Dupree was named to the All-Rookie Team following the season for her solid rookie season.[5] Cowens left the team following the year.

Transactions

Expansion draft

Chicago had the right to acquire one player from each of the 13 WNBA teams. Each team had designated a maximum of six players who would not be available for selection in the expansion draft.[6]

PlayerNationalityNationality
Jia Perkins United StatesCharlotte Sting
Brooke Wyckoff United StatesConnecticut Sun
Elaine Powell United StatesDetroit Shock
Kiesha Brown United StatesHouston Comets
Deanna Jackson United StatesIndiana Fever
Laura Macchi ItalyLos Angeles Sparks
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert United StatesMinnesota Lynx
DeTrina White United StatesNew York Liberty
Ashley Robinson United StatesPhoenix Mercury
Chelsea Newton United StatesSacramento Monarchs
Bernadette Ngoyisa Republic of the CongoSan Antonio Silver Stars
Francesca Zara ItalySeattle Storm
Stacey Dales-Schuman CanadaWashington Mystics

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalityCollege
16Candice Dupree United StatesTemple
220Jennifer Harris United StatesWashburn
334Kerri Gardin United StatesVirginia Tech

Trades and roster changes

DateTransaction
April 7, 2006Signed Candice Dupree, Jennifer Harris, and Kerri Gardin to rookie-scale contracts
April 13, 2006Signed Mfon Udoka
April 18, 2006Signed Missy Traversi to a training-camp contract
April 19, 2006Signed Steffanie Blackmon to a training-camp contract
April 30, 2006Waived Missy Traversi and Mfon Udoka[7]
May 1, 2006Signed Holly Tyler and Julie McBride[8]
Waived Steffanie Blackmon
May 4, 2006Waived Holly Tyler
May 8, 2006Signed Tera Bjorklund
May 12, 2006Claimed Rita Williams off of waivers
Traded the 14th pick in the 2007 WNBA draft to the Houston Comets in exchange for Liz Moeggenberg and the 21st pick in the 2007 WNBA draft
May 13, 2006Waived Julie McBride
May 16, 2006Waived Jennifer Harris and Kerri Gardin
Full-season suspend Francesca Zara due to overseas commitments
May 18, 2006Waived Rita Williams
June 28, 2006Nikki McCray announces her retirement from the WNBA[9]
June 29, 2006Traded Ashley Robinson to the Seattle Storm in exchange for Cisti Greenwalt and the 20th pick in the 2007 WNBA draft[10]
Waived Cisti Greenwalt
July 5, 2006Signed Katie Cronin to a 7-day contract
July 24, 2006Signed Katie Cronin and Coretta Brown
September 13, 2006Dave Cowens resigns as head coach[11]

Roster

2006 Chicago Sky roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightFrom
G14United StatesBrown, Coretta5' 9" (1.75m)150 lb (68kg)North Carolina
G/F33United StatesCronin, Katie6' 0" (1.83m)155 lb (70kg)Colorado State
G12CanadaDales, Stacy6' 0" (1.83m)155 lb (70kg)Oklahoma
F4United StatesDupree, Candice6' 2" (1.88m)178 lb (81kg)Temple
F23United StatesJackson, Deanna6' 2" (1.88m)155 lb (70kg)UAB
F24United StatesLassiter, Amanda6' 1" (1.85m)160 lb (73kg)Missouri
C32United StatesLovelace, Stacey6' 4" (1.93m)170 lb (77kg)Purdue
F52United StatesMoeggenberg, Liz6' 1" (1.85m)195 lb (88kg)Michigan State
G2United StatesNewton, Chelsea5' 11" (1.8m)154 lb (70kg)Rutgers
C50Democratic Republic of the CongoNgoyisa, Bernadette6' 4" (1.93m)195 lb (88kg)Republic of the Congo
G11United StatesPerkins, Jia5' 8" (1.73m)165 lb (75kg)Texas Tech
G5United StatesPowell, Elaine5' 8" (1.73m)150 lb (68kg)LSU
F21United StatesWyckoff, Brooke6' 1" (1.85m)183 lb (83kg)Florida State
Head coach
United States Dave Cowens (Florida State)
Assistant coaches
United States Steven Key (Boston University)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Depth

Pos.StarterBench
CBernadette NgoyisaStacey Lovelace
PFCandice DupreeLiz Moeggenberg
Deanna Jackson
SFAmanda LassiterBrooke Wyckoff
Katie Cronin
SGStacey DalesChelsea Newton
Elaine Powell
PGJia PerkinsCoretta Brown

Schedule

Regular season

2006 Regular Season Schedule
Total: 5–29 (Home: 3–14; Road: 2–15)
May: 1–3 (Home: 0–3; Road: 1–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1May 20@ Charlotte83-82Candice Dupree (19)Candice Dupree (6)Elaine Powell (3)Time Warner Cable Arena
6,010		1-0
2May 23Sacramento63-76Stacey Lovelace (11)Ashley Robinson (8)Elaine Powell (7)UIC Pavilion
5,112		1-1
3May 26Indiana60-75Jia Perkins (16)Ashley Robinson (7)Powell
Newton
Perkins (3)		UIC Pavilion
3,151		1-2
4May 30Los Angeles55-64Jia Perkins (12)Stacey Lovelace (11)Brooke Wyckoff (4)UIC Pavilion
3,086		1-3
June: 1–10 (Home: 1–4; Road: 0–6)
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
5June 2@ Houston60-71Amanda Lassiter (14)Deanna Jackson (7)Perkins
Lassiter
Jackson (3)		Toyota Center
5,397		1-4
6June 4Detroit66-81Amanda Lassiter (20)Candice Dupree (7)Candice Dupree (4)UIC Pavilion
3,135		1-5
7June 7@ Seattle73-86Dupree
Ngoyisa (16)		Bernadette Ngoyisa (8)Amanda Lassiter (6)KeyArena
5,741		1-6
8June 9@ Los Angeles65-73Jia Perkins (19)Jia Perkins (9)Jia Perkins (4)Staples Center
7,282		1-7
9June 10@ Sacramento70-80Perkins
Dupree (17)		Bernadette Ngoyisa (10)Jia Perkins (7)ARCO Arena
10,416		1-8
10June 15Seattle61-74Stacey Lovelace (15)Candice Dupree (12)Jia Perkins (7)UIC Pavilion
2,956		1-9
11June 17San Antonio65-69Jia Perkins (21)Jia Perkins (10)Brooke Wyckoff (4)UIC Pavilion
2,806		1-10
12June 21@ Indiana55-77Stacey Lovelace (13)Deanna Jackson (8)Ashley Robinson (3)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,310		1-11
13June 23Connecticut79-84Jia Perkins (13)Candice Dupree (7)Perkins
Wyckoff (4)		UIC Pavilion
2,818		1-12
14June 25@ Phoenix77-90Candice Dupree (15)Dupree
Perkins
Jackson (5)		Newton
Powell (2)		US Airways Center
6,124		1-13
15June 29Charlotte75-69Candice Dupree (15)Candice Dupree (7)Chelsea Newton (4)UIC Pavilion
2,570		2-13
July: 2–9 (Home: 2–4; Road: 0–5)
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
16July 1@ San Antonio57-69Candice Dupree (16)Candice Dupree (9)Dupree
Newton (4)		AT&T Center
6,060		2-14
17July 7New York78-73Candice Dupree (20)Candice Dupree (6)Dupree
Newton (3)		UIC Pavilion
3,375		3-14
18July 9@ Washington83-89Lassiter
Ngoyisa (17)		Amanda Lassiter (7)Amanda Lassiter (5)Verizon Center
7,618		3-15
19July 14Houston77-82Bernadette Ngoyisa (16)Dupree
Lovelace (5)		Jia Perkins (6)UIC Pavilion
3,626		3-16
20July 16Washington75-83Stacey Dales (15)Bernadette Ngoyisa (6)Jia Perkins (4)UIC Pavilion
2,983		3-17
21July 19@ Minnesota82-90Candice Dupree (14)Bernadette Ngoyisa (11)Jia Perkins (6)Target Center
14,793		3-18
22July 20@ Connecticut72-86Jia Perkins (21)Bernadette Ngoyisa (6)Jia Perkins (6)Mohegan Sun Arena
6,740		3-19
23July 22@ Detroit70-89Perkins
Dales (12)		Candice Dupree (7)Dupree
Newton
Dales (3)		Palace of Auburn Hills
10,456		3-20
24July 25New York72-79Candice Dupree (22)Amanda Lassiter (8)Candice Dupree (5)UIC Pavilion
3,435		3-21
25July 27@ Washington74-92Ngoyisa
Dales (18)		Bernadette Ngoyisa (5)Jia Perkins (10)Verizon Center
9,290		3-22
26July 28Minnesota79-65Stacey Dales (20)Ngoyisa
Perkins (7)		Dales
Ngoyisa (4)		UIC Pavilion
2,967		4-22
27July 30Indiana64-69Candice Dupree (25)Bernadette Ngoyisa (6)Perkins
Lassiter (6)		UIC Pavilion
3,430		4-23
August: 1–6 (Home: 0–3; Road: 1–3)
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
28August 1Phoenix70-90Stacey Lovelace (14)Bernadette Ngoyisa (9)Liz Moeggenberg (4)UIC Pavilion
5,219		4-24
29August 4Detroit49-76Stacey Lovelace (10)Bernadette Ngoyisa (8)Liz Moeggenberg (3)UIC Pavilion
3,455		4-25
30August 5@ New York69-80Candice Dupree (24)Candice Dupree (6)Chelsea Newton (5)Madison Square Garden
8,872		4-26
31August 8Connecticut59-85Bernadette Ngoyisa (11)Candice Dupree (10)Brown
Dales (4)		UIC Pavilion
3,520		4-27
32August 10@ Detroit48-82Candice Dupree (12)Stacey Lovelace (7)Amanda Lassiter (3)Palace of Auburn Hills
11,226		4-28
33August 12@ Charlotte57-84Bernadette Ngoyisa (23)Dupree
Ngoyisa (10)		Coretta Brown (4)Time Warner Cable Arena
8,339		4-29
34August 13@ Indiana80-73Candice Dupree (24)Chelsea Newton (9)Amanda Lassiter (5)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8,381		5-29

Standings

Eastern Conference
W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
z - Connecticut Sun268.765–14–312–515–5
x - Detroit Shock2311.6763.014–39–814–6
x - Indiana Fever2113.6185.012–59–812–8
x - Washington Mystics1816.5298.013–45–1212–8
e - New York Liberty1123.32415.07–104–137–13
e - Charlotte Sting1123.32415.07–104–36–14
e - Chicago Sky529.14721.03–142–154–16

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 Dupree343130.445.70.077.95.51.81.30.713.7
Bernadette Ngoyisa302320.952.80.059.25.70.90.50.210.1
Jia Perkins302728.035.127.780.63.63.21.40.49.4
Amanda Lassiter322924.436.632.971.02.82.01.30.58.0
Stacey Lovelace34618.541.530.278.64.00.60.60.67.4
Stacey Dales231619.735.430.969.61.21.70.40.07.0
Chelsea Newton271124.033.526.573.82.62.11.30.36.5
Deanna Jackson22115.039.533.364.73.00.60.40.16.0
Elaine Powell14318.143.30.070.81.82.60.90.24.9
Brooke Wyckoff151322.924.223.380.02.72.20.90.83.3
Coretta Brown15216.827.127.350.01.51.70.70.03.2
Katie Cronin11012.130.030.828.61.10.20.50.22.2
Liz Moeggenberg27110.131.733.346.71.70.60.40.22.1
Nikki McCray1127.536.420.071.40.50.50.60.12.0
Ashley Robinson12510.431.0100.033.32.80.50.20.71.8

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.
Candice DupreeWNBA All-Star SelectionJuly 11[12]
WNBA All-Rookie TeamAugust 20[5]

References

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  3. ^ "Chicago Sky is ready to soar". oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  4. ^ "Chicago WNBA Team Hires NBA Hall-of-Famer Dave Cowens as Head Coach". oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "WNBA Names 2006 WNBA All-Rookie Team". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  6. ^ "Chicago Sky Announces Expansion Draft Selections". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  7. ^ "Traversi's WNBA quest ends". thesunchronicle.com. The Sun Chronicle. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  8. ^ "MCBRIDE INKS DEAL WITH WNBA'S CHICAGO SKY". cuse.com. CUSE.COM. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  9. ^ "Chicago Sky guard Nikki McCray retires after eight years with the WNBA". oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  10. ^ "Seattle Storm acquire center Ashley Robinson". oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
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  • Chicago Sky on Basketball Reference
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