2006 WNBA season

2006 WNBA season
League	Women's National Basketball Association
Sport	Basketball
Duration	May 20 – September 9
Number of games	34
Number of teams	14
Total attendance	1,779,366
Average attendance	7,476
TV partner(s)	ABC, ESPN, NBA TV
2006 WNBA Draft
Top draft pick	Seimone Augustus
Picked by	Minnesota Lynx
Regular season
Season MVP	Lisa Leslie (Los Angeles)
Playoffs
Eastern champions	Detroit Shock
Eastern runners-up	Connecticut Sun
Western champions	Sacramento Monarchs
Western runners-up	Los Angeles Sparks
Finals
Champions	Detroit Shock
Runners-up	Sacramento Monarchs
Finals MVP	Deanna Nolan (Detroit)
WNBA seasons
← 2005 2007 →

The 2006 WNBA Season was the Women's National Basketball Association's tenth season. The league added one team the Chicago Sky. The Sky was the first expansion team since 2000 when the Indiana Fever, Miami Sol, Portland Fire, and the Seattle Storm came to the WNBA. On April 5 the WNBA held their draft. Seimone Augustus, guard out of Louisiana State University was the number one overall pick. She was selected by the Minnesota Lynx. Cappie Pondexter, guard out of Rutgers University went number two. She was selected by the Phoenix Mercury. The season started on May 20 with a game between Sacramento Monarchs and Phoenix Mercury. The game was televised by ABC. The Monarchs won the game 105–78. On July 12, The All Star Game was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. The East All Stars defeated the Western All Stars 98–82. Katie Douglas of the Connecticut Sun was named MVP in the game with her 16 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists. The 2006 WNBA season concluded on August 13. Lisa Leslie of the Los Angeles Sparks won the league MVP. Mike Thibault of the Connecticut Sun was named Coach of The Year. Seimone Augustus of the Minnesota Lynx was named Rookie of the Year. The season ended with the Detroit Shock winning their second WNBA Championship.