The 2007 WNBA season was their ninth season and their fifth in Connecticut. The Sun attempted to return to the postseason for the fifth consecutive season and were successful.
Based on the Sun's 2006 record, they would pick 13th (last) in the Charlotte Sting dispersal draft. The Sun waived their pick.
[1]
- June 8: The Sun sign Evanthia Maltsi.
- May 18: The Sun waive Laura Summerton.
- May 13: The Sun waive Kiera Hardy.
- May 11: The Sun waive Vanessa Gidden and Brooke Smith.
- May 8: The Sun waive Adrienne Davie.
- April 29: The Sun sign Brooke Smith.
- April 25: The Sun waive Monique Martin.
- March 5: The Sun re-sign Laura Summerton.
- February 22: The Sun re-sign Jamie Carey.
- February 21: The Sun trade Taj McWilliams-Franklin to the Los Angeles Sparks for the rights to Érika de Souza and the Sparks’ first pick (12th overall) in the 2007 draft.
- February 21: The Sun sign free agent Kristen Rasmussen.
- February 7: The Sun re-sign Katie Douglas and Le'Coe Willingham.
[2]
| Connecticut Sun roster
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| Players |
Coaches
|
| Pos. |
# |
Nat. |
Name |
|
|
Height |
|
Weight |
|
|
DOB |
|
|
From |
Yrs
|
| G
|
10
|
|
Carey, Jamie
|
|
|
5' 6" (1.68m)
|
|
135 lb (61kg)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Texas
|
|
| G
|
23
|
|
Chambers, Cori
|
|
|
5' 9" (1.75m)
|
|
155 lb (70kg)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Georgia
|
|
| C
|
7
|
|
Gruda, Sandrine (DP)
|
|
|
6' 4" (1.93m)
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
|
|
France
|
|
| F/C
|
41
|
|
DeSouza, Erika
|
|
|
6' 4" (1.93m)
|
|
190 lb (86kg)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brazil
|
|
| G/F
|
32
|
|
Douglas, Katie (C)
|
|
|
6' 0" (1.83m)
|
|
165 lb (75kg)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purdue
|
|
| C
|
12
|
|
Dydek, Margo
|
|
|
7' 2" (2.18m)
|
|
223 lb (101kg)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Poland
|
|
| G/F
|
21
|
|
Hairston, Kamesha
|
|
|
6' 0" (1.83m)
|
|
146 lb (66kg)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Temple
|
|
| F
|
15
|
|
Jones, Asjha
|
|
|
6' 2" (1.88m)
|
|
196 lb (89kg)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Connecticut
|
|
| G/F
|
24
|
|
Mahoney, Megan
|
|
|
6' 0" (1.83m)
|
|
160 lb (73kg)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kansas State
|
|
| G/F
|
9
|
|
Maltsi, Evanthia
|
|
|
5' 11" (1.8m)
|
|
165 lb (75kg)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Greece
|
|
| G
|
31
|
|
Phillips, Erin
|
|
|
5' 7" (1.7m)
|
|
162 lb (73kg)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Australia
|
|
| F
|
52
|
|
Rasmussen, Kristen
|
|
|
6' 4" (1.93m)
|
|
172 lb (78kg)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Michigan
|
|
| G/F
|
42
|
|
Sales, Nykesha (C)
|
|
|
6' 0" (1.83m)
|
|
175 lb (79kg)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Connecticut
|
|
| G
|
13
|
|
Whalen, Lindsay
|
|
|
5' 8" (1.73m)
|
|
150 lb (68kg)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minnesota
|
|
| F
|
43
|
|
Willingham, Le'Coe
|
|
|
6' 0" (1.83m)
|
|
200 lb (91kg)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Auburn
|
|
|
- Head coach
- Assistant coaches
- Athletic trainer
- Strength and conditioning coach
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (FA) Free agent
- (IN) Inactive
- (S) Suspended
- Injured
|
| 2007 Game Log: Regular Season
|
|
|
| Game |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location/Attendance |
Record
|
| 5
|
June 2
|
Phoenix
|
W 76-67
|
Jones (24)
|
Douglas (9)
|
Whalen (6)
|
Mohegan Sun Arena
8,881
|
3-2
|
| 6
|
June 8
|
@ Houston
|
W 88-77
|
Sales (26)
|
Dydek (11)
|
Douglas (6)
|
Toyota Center
7,339
|
4-2
|
| 7
|
June 10
|
Detroit
|
L 74-79
|
Jones (20)
|
Dydek (9)
|
Jones (5)
|
Mohegan Sun Arena
7,724
|
4-3
|
| 8
|
June 13
|
@ Minnesota
|
L 73-77 (OT)
|
Jones (22)
|
Jones (10)
|
Douglas (6)
|
Target Center
9,382
|
4-4
|
| 9
|
June 15
|
@ Detroit
|
L 72-75
|
Sales (18)
|
Dydek (8)
|
Whalen (5)
|
Palace of Auburn Hills
8,484
|
4-5
|
| 10
|
June 17
|
Chicago
|
L 74-87
|
Jones (22)
|
Jones (12)
|
Douglas (5)
|
Mohegan Sun Arena
7,614
|
4-6
|
| 11
|
June 20
|
New York
|
L 73-76
|
Douglas, Sales (17)
|
Whalen (8)
|
Whalen (10)
|
Mohegan Sun Arena
6,154
|
4-7
|
| 12
|
June 22
|
@ Indiana
|
W 78-74
|
Douglas (30)
|
Dydek (10)
|
Whalen (7)
|
Conseco Fieldhouse
7,240
|
5-7
|
| 13
|
June 23
|
San Antonio
|
L 58-71
|
Douglas, Whalen (15)
|
Dydek (8)
|
Douglas (3)
|
Mohegan Sun Arena
6,887
|
5-8
|
| 14
|
June 26
|
Washington
|
L 75-91
|
Douglas (19)
|
Dydek (10)
|
Whalen (6)
|
Mohegan Sun Arena
6,353
|
5-9
|
| 15
|
June 27
|
@ Detroit
|
L 74-77
|
Jones (16)
|
Jones (9)
|
Douglas, Whalen (4)
|
Palace of Auburn Hills
8,521
|
5-10
|
| 16
|
June 29
|
Indiana
|
W 72-67
|
Douglas (22)
|
Dydek (13)
|
Whalen (7)
|
Mohegan Sun Arena
7,617
|
6-10
|
|
| Game |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location/Attendance |
Record
|
| 17
|
July 6
|
@ Phoenix
|
L 109-111 (2 OT)
|
Jones, Sales (22)
|
Rasmussen (13)
|
Jones (6)
|
US Airways Center
7,131
|
6-11
|
| 18
|
July 7
|
@ Los Angeles
|
W 110-89
|
Douglas (28)
|
Dydek (7)
|
Whalen (8)
|
STAPLES Center
8,769
|
7-11
|
| 19
|
July 11
|
@ Seattle
|
W 76-63
|
Douglas (17)
|
Jones (9)
|
Whalen, Douglas (4)
|
KeyArena
10,891
|
8-11
|
| 20
|
July 12
|
@ Sacramento
|
W 82-78 (OT)
|
Sales (23)
|
Dydek (9)
|
Whalen (8)
|
ARCO Arena
6,498
|
9-11
|
| 21
|
July 17
|
Minnesota
|
W 84-79
|
Douglas (22)
|
Sales, Dydek,
Willingham (5)
|
Whalen, Sales (4)
|
Mohegan Sun Arena
8,253
|
10-11
|
| 22
|
July 20
|
Seattle
|
W 76-58
|
Whalen (19)
|
Jones (10)
|
Douglas (6)
|
Mohegan Sun Arena
9,003
|
11-11
|
| 23
|
July 22
|
Houston
|
W 81-79
|
Douglas (25)
|
Douglas, Whalen,
Dydek (6)
|
Whalen (6)
|
Mohegan Sun Arena
7,869
|
12-11
|
| 24
|
July 24
|
Detroit
|
L 88-92
|
Whalen (33)
|
de Souza (9)
|
Whalen (7)
|
Mohegan Sun Arena
8,192
|
13-11
|
| 25
|
July 26
|
New York
|
W 79-75
|
Whalen (20)
|
Whalen, de Souza (9)
|
Whalen (8)
|
Mohegan Sun Arena
N/A
|
14-11
|
| 26
|
July 29
|
@ New York
|
L 67-61
|
Douglas (26)
|
Maltsi (8)
|
Jones (4)
|
Madison Square Garden
8,303
|
14-12
|
| 27
|
July 31
|
Chicago
|
W 74-56
|
Douglas (18)
|
Jones (9)
|
Sales (5)
|
Mohegan Sun Arena
8,048
|
15-12
|
|
|
|
In the first round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs, the Sun had to face the Indiana Fever. Since the Fever had the better record, the series would be played with game 1 at Connecticut, game 2 at Indiana, and game 3 (if needed) at Indiana. The Sun won the first game at home in triple-overtime, but the Fever went on to win games two and three and take the series.
- For the fifth consecutive season, the Sun qualify for the Eastern Conference Playoffs.
- For the first time in franchise history, the Sun lose in the first round of the playoffs and do not advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.
| 2007 Game Log: Postseason
|
Eastern Conference Semifinals
|
- Katie Douglas and Asjha Jones were named reserves for the 2007 Eastern Conference All-Star Team.
- Katie Douglas was named to the WNBA All-Defensive First Team for the third consecutive year.
- Margo Dydek was named to the WNBA All-Defensive Second Team for the second consecutive year.
- Katie Douglas was named to the All-WNBA Second Team.
- Asjha Jones was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of June 4, 2007.
- Lindsay Whalen was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of July 23, 2007.
- Katie Douglas was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of July 30, 2007.
