WNBA
2006 Season
Champions: Detroit Shock (3-2)
The 2006 WNBA season featured 14 teams across 257 recorded games. Connecticut Sun posted the league's best record at 26-8. Detroit Shock won the championship, defeating Sacramento Monarchs 3-2 in the Finals. Deanna Nolan was named Finals MVP.
Final Standings
Eastern Conference
- Connecticut Sun 26-8 0.765
- Indiana Fever 21-13 0.618
- Chicago Sky 5-29 0.147
WNBA
- Los Angeles Sparks 25-9 0.735
- Detroit Shock 🏆 23-11 0.676
- Sacramento Monarchs 21-13 0.618
- Phoenix Mercury 18-16 0.529
- Houston Comets 18-16 0.529
- Washington Mystics 18-16 0.529
- San Antonio Silver Stars 13-21 0.382
- Charlotte Sting 11-23 0.324
- New York Liberty 11-23 0.324
Western Conference
- Seattle Storm 18-16 0.529
- Minnesota Lynx 10-24 0.294
Season Leaders
Scoring
- 1 Diana Taurasi PHO 25.6 PPG
- 2 Seimone Augustus MIN 21.9 PPG
- 3 Lisa Leslie LOS 20.0 PPG
- 4 Cappie Pondexter PHO 19.3 PPG
- 5 Lauren Jackson SEA 19.2 PPG
Rebounding
- 1 Cheryl Ford TUL 11.3 RPG
- 2 Taj McWilliams-Franklin CON 9.6 RPG
- 3 Lisa Leslie LOS 9.5 RPG
- 4 Michelle Snow HOU 7.8 RPG
- 5 Lauren Jackson SEA 7.6 RPG
Assists
- 1 Nikki Teasley WAS 5.4 APG
- 2 Temeka Johnson LOS 5.0 APG
- 3 Sue Bird SEA 4.8 APG
- 4 Lindsay Whalen CON 4.6 APG
- 5 Diana Taurasi PHO 4.0 APG
Steals
- 1 Tamika Catchings IND 2.9 SPG
- 2 Tully Bevilaqua IND 2.1 SPG
- 3 Sheryl Swoopes HOU 2.0 SPG
- 4 Katie Douglas CON 1.9 SPG
- 5 Shannon Johnson SAS 1.9 SPG
Blocks
- 1 Margo Dydek CON 2.5 BPG
- 2 Tammy Sutton-Brown CHA 1.8 BPG
- 3 Lauren Jackson SEA 1.7 BPG
- 4 Lisa Leslie LOS 1.7 BPG
- 5 Ruth Riley TUL 1.4 BPG
Awards
- Finals MVP Deanna Nolan
- Defensive Player of the Year Tamika Catchings
- Most Improved Player Erin Perperoglou