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2006 WNBA All-Star Game
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 2006 WNBA All-Star Game |
| image | WNBAAllStarGame2006.jpg |
| visitor | West |
| home | **East** |
| visitor_total | 82 |
| home_total | 98 |
| visitor_qtr1 | 28 |
| visitor_qtr2 | 12 |
| visitor_qtr3 | 16 |
| visitor_qtr4 | 26 |
| home_qtr1 | 27 |
| home_qtr2 | 22 |
| home_qtr3 | 30 |
| home_qtr4 | 19 |
| date | July 12, 2006 |
| arena | Madison Square Garden |
| city | New York, New York |
| attendance | 12,998 |
| MVP | Katie Douglas |
| prev_year | [2005](2005-wnba-all-star-game) |
| next_year | [2007](2007-wnba-all-star-game) |
The 2006 WNBA All-Star Game was played on July 12, 2006 at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, home of the New York Liberty. The game was the 7th annual WNBA All-Star Game. This was the third time New York has hosted the basketball showcase, after previously hosting the 1999 and 2003 games.
The All-Star Game
Rosters
| Pos. | Player | Team | Selection # | Starters | PG | PG | SF | PF | C | Reserves | SG | SG/SF | SF | SF | SF | C | C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Dawn Staley | Houston Comets | 5th | |||||||||||||||
| USA Sue Bird | Seattle Storm | 4th | |||||||||||||||
| USA Sheryl Swoopes | Houston Comets | 6th | |||||||||||||||
| AUS Lauren Jackson | Seattle Storm | 5th | |||||||||||||||
| USA Yolanda Griffith | Sacramento Monarchs | 6th | |||||||||||||||
| USA Cappie Pondexter | Phoenix Mercury | 1st | |||||||||||||||
| USA Diana Taurasi | Phoenix Mercury | 2nd | |||||||||||||||
| USA Seimone Augustus | Minnesota Lynx | 1st | |||||||||||||||
| USA Tina Thompson1 | Houston Comets | 6th | |||||||||||||||
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sophia Young | San Antonio Silver Stars | 1st | |||||||||||||||
| USA Lisa Leslie | Los Angeles Sparks | 7th | |||||||||||||||
| USA Michelle Snow2 | Houston Comets | 2nd |
| Pos. | Player | Team | Selection # | Starters | PG | PG | SF | SF | C | Reserves | SG | SG | SG | SG/SF | PF | PF | PF | PF/C | C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Lindsay Whalen | Connecticut Sun | 1st | |||||||||||||||||
| USA Becky Hammon1 | New York Liberty | 3rd | |||||||||||||||||
| USA Nykesha Sales1 | Connecticut Sun | 7th | |||||||||||||||||
| USA Tamika Catchings1 | Indiana Fever | 4th | |||||||||||||||||
| POL Margo Dydek | Connecticut Sun | 2nd | |||||||||||||||||
| USA Alana Beard3 | Washington Mystics | 2nd | |||||||||||||||||
| USA Deanna Nolan | Detroit Shock | 3rd | |||||||||||||||||
| USA Katie Smith | Detroit Shock | 6th | |||||||||||||||||
| USA Katie Douglas3 | Connecticut Sun | 1st | |||||||||||||||||
| USA Cheryl Ford3 | Detroit Shock | 3rd | |||||||||||||||||
| USA Tamika Whitmore | Indiana Fever | 1st | |||||||||||||||||
| USA Candice Dupree2 | Chicago Sky | 1st | |||||||||||||||||
| USA Taj McWilliams-Franklin2 | Connecticut Sun | 5th | |||||||||||||||||
| USA Tangela Smith2 | Charlotte Sting | 1st |
- 1 Injured
- 2 Injury replacement
- 3 Starting in place of injured player
Coaches
The coach for the Western Conference was Sacramento Monarchs coach John Whisenant. The coach for the Eastern Conference was Connecticut Sun coach Mike Thibault.
Other events
Three-Point Shootout
The inaugural Three-Point Shootout was held before the All-Star Game. Contestants shot 25 balls from 5 locations around the three-point line, with each shot counting for one point except for one "money ball" on each rack counting for two points.
| Pos. | Player | Team | Made | Att. | Pct. | 1st | 2nd | PG | SF | SF | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA **Dawn Staley** | **Houston Comets** | **53** | **124** | **.427** | **19** | **17** | |||||
| USA Katie Douglas | Connecticut Sun | 73 | 173 | .422 | 14 | 16 | |||||
| USA Katie Smith | Detroit Shock | 59 | 161 | .366 | 13 | ||||||
| USA Diana Taurasi | Phoenix Mercury | 121 | 305 | .397 | 9 |
Skills Challenge
| Pos. | Player | Team | Ht. | Wt. | 1st | 2nd | SF | PG | SG | SG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA **Seimone Augustus** | **Minnesota Lynx** | **6–0** | **179** | **38.1** | **28.5** | |||||
| USA Sue Bird | Seattle Storm | 5–9 | 150 | 29.2 | 33.2 | |||||
| USA Cappie Pondexter | Phoenix Mercury | 5–9 | 160 | 39.0 | ||||||
| USA Deanna Nolan | Detroit Shock | 5-11 | 144 | 40.8 |
References
References
- (July 10, 2006). "Four replacements for WNBA All-Stars". UPI.
- "WNBA.com: WNBA Names Skills Challenge and 3-Point Shootout Participants for All-Star Tuesday".
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