2006 Minnesota Lynx season
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The 2006 Minnesota Lynx season was the 8th season for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association, and the fourth and final season under head coach Suzie McConnell-Serio.
Head coachSuzie McConnell-Serio (until July 23)
Carolyn Jenkins (after July 23)
Carolyn Jenkins (after July 23)
ArenaTarget Center
Record10–24 (.294)
Place7th (Western)
| 2006 Minnesota Lynx season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Suzie McConnell-Serio (until July 23) Carolyn Jenkins (after July 23) |
| Arena | Target Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 10–24 (.294) |
| Place | 7th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The season tipped-off on Friday, May 23, 2006, at home against the Connecticut Sun. After the departure of Katie Smith, The Lynx failed to improve on their 14–20 record from the 2005 season, finishing with a franchise worst record of 10 wins and 24 losses and finished in last place in the division for the first time since 2002.
Offseason
Expansion draft
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert was selected by the Chicago Sky in the draft.
Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Club | Outcome | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Seimone Augustus | G |  United States |
LSU | Signed rookie contract | |
| 1 | 7 | Shona Thorburn | G |  England |
Utah | Signed rookie contract | |
| 3 | 31 | Megan Duffy | G | United States |
Notre Dame | Signed rookie contract |
Trades
| April | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| April 5 | To Minnesota Lynx Ambrosia Anderson and 2007 2nd round pick |
To Detroit Shock Jacqueline Batteast and 2007 3rd round pick |
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Regular season
Season standings
| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Sparks x | 25 | 9 | .735 | – | 15–2 | 10–7 | 15–5 |
| Sacramento Monarchs x | 21 | 13 | .618 | 4.0 | 14–3 | 7–10 | 10–10 |
| Houston Comets x | 18 | 16 | .529 | 7.0 | 12–5 | 6–11 | 11–9 |
| Seattle Storm x | 18 | 16 | .529 | 7.0 | 9–8 | 9–8 | 10–10 |
| Phoenix Mercury o | 18 | 16 | .529 | 7.0 | 10–7 | 8–9 | 8–12 |
| San Antonio Silver Stars o | 13 | 21 | .382 | 12.0 | 6–11 | 7–10 | 10–10 |
| Minnesota Lynx o | 10 | 24 | .294 | 15.0 | 8–9 | 2–15 | 6–14 |
Season schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23 | Connecticut | 69-81 | Loss | 0-1 |
| May 24 | @ Detroit | 69-78 | Loss | 0-2 |
| May 27 | @ Washington | 75-90 | Loss | 0-3 |
| May 31 | Los Angeles | 114-71 | Win | 1-3 |
| June 2 | Indiana | 92-87 | Win | 2-3 |
| June 4 | @ Houston | 62-85 | Loss | 2-4 |
| June 9 | @ San Antonio | 86-79 | Win | 3-4 |
| June 11 | Houston | 75-62 | Win | 4-4 |
| June 14 | Seattle | 66-74 | Loss | 4-5 |
| June 16 | @ San Antonio | 60-90 | Loss | 4-6 |
| June 18 | Phoenix | 94-82 | Win | 5-6 |
| June 22 | @ Connecticut | 62-79 | Loss | 5-7 |
| June 24 | New York | 83-93 | Loss | 5-8 |
| June 28 | @ Phoenix | 78-81 | Loss | 5-9 |
| June 29 | @ Sacramento | 78-87 | Loss | 5-10 |
| July 1 | @ Seattle | 75-92 | Loss | 5-11 |
| July 5 | Washington | 84-74 | Win | 6-11 |
| July 7 | Detroit | 80-92 | Loss | 6-12 |
| July 9 | San Antonio | 85-80 | Win | 7-12 |
| July 16 | Los Angeles | 78-90 | Loss | 7-13 |
| July 19 | Chicago | 90-82 | Win | 8-13 |
| July 20 | @ Houston | 55-78 | Loss | 8-14 |
| July 22 | Sacramento | 59-86 | Loss | 8-15 |
| July 25 | @ Charlotte | 70-62 | Win | 9-15 |
| July 27 | Charlotte | 68-81 | Loss | 9-16 |
| July 28 | @ Chicago | 65-79 | Loss | 9-17 |
| July 30 | @ New York | 69-78 | Loss | 9-18 |
| August 1 | Seattle | 75-77 | Loss | 9-19 |
| August 3 | @ Indiana | 59-69 | Loss | 9-20 |
| August 4 | Houston | 73-77 (OT) | Loss | 9-21 |
| August 6 | San Antonio | 82-68 | Win | 10-21 |
| August 8 | @ Phoenix | 68-99 | Loss | 10-22 |
| August 10 | @ Sacramento | 66-74 | Loss | 10-23 |
| August 13 | @ Los Angeles | 59-78 | Loss | 10-24 |
Statistics
| Legend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games 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 game | Team leader | League leader | ||||
Player stats
| Player | Games played | Rebounds | Assists | Steals | Block | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seimone Augustus | 34 | 128 | 50 | 21 | 18 | 744 |
| Nicole Ohlde | 34 | 190 | 54 | 20 | 25 | 327 |
| Amber Jacobs | 34 | 90 | 115 | 26 | 2 | 279 |
| Svetlana Abrosimova | 34 | 106 | 54 | 34 | 1 | 263 |
| Kristen Mann | 33 | 113 | 94 | 19 | 7 | 245 |
| Vanessa Hayden | 33 | 115 | 19 | 6 | 44 | 177 |
| Adrian Williams | 32 | 149 | 8 | 25 | 8 | 157 |
| Tamika Williams | 31 | 174 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 147 |
| Megan Duffy | 31 | 29 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 105 |
| Tynesha Lewis | 19 | 27 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 46 |
| Chandi Jones | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Shona Thorburn | 22 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 16 |