The 2006 WNBA season was their eighth season and their fourth in Connecticut. The Sun attempted to return to the postseason for the fourth consecutive season and were successful. Before the season started, many thought the Sun would make their third consecutive trip to the WNBA Finals, but lost to the eventual champion Detroit Shock in 3 games.
[ 1]
July 24: The Sun signed Jessica Brungo.
July 13: The Sun signed Brooke Queenan.
June 29: The Sun waived Ambrosia Anderson.
May 19: The Sun waived Donna Loffhagen and Jennifer Derevjanik.
May 16: The Sun waived Brooke Queenan.
May 15: The Sun waived Monique Coker.
May 13: The Sun waived Katie Cronin and Jessica Brungo.
May 12: The Sun signed Brooke Queenan.
May 11: The Sun signed Ambrosia Anderson.
April 6: The Sun signed Katie Cronin.
March 27: The Sun have agreed to terms with Erin Phillips.
March 15: The Sun signed Monique Coker.
March 1: The Sun resigned Jennifer Derevjanik.
February 28: The Sun resigned Jamie Carey.
February 27: The Sun resigned Laura Summerton and Le'Coe Willingham and signed Donna Loffhagen.
February 10: The Sun resigned Asjha Jones.
February 7: The Sun resigned Nykesha Sales.
February 1: The Sun announced the signings of Megan Mahoney and Candace Futrell. [ 2]
Connecticut Sun roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Nat.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB From
Yrs
G 10
Carey, Jamie
5' 6" (1.68m)
135 lb (61kg)
Texas
F 22
Brungo, Jessica
6' 1" (1.85m)
165 lb (75kg)
Penn State
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
F/C 11
McWilliams-Franklin, Taj
6' 2" (1.88m)
184 lb (83kg)
St. Edward's College
G 31
Phillips, Erin
5' 7" (1.7m)
162 lb (73kg)
Australia
F 2
Queenan, Brooke
6' 2" (1.88m)
185 lb (84kg)
Boston University
G/F 42
Sales, Nykesha (C)
6' 0" (1.83m)
175 lb (79kg)
Connecticut
C 14
Summerton, Laura
6' 2" (1.88m)
167 lb (76kg)
Australia
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
2006 Game Log: Regular Season
Game
Date
Opponent
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location/Attendance
Record
4
June 1
@ Charlotte
W 89-65
Sales (18)
Dydek (15)
Douglas (5)
Charlotte Bobcats Arena 3-1
5
June 3
Charlotte
W 89-71
Dydek (17)
McWilliams-Franklin (15)
Sales (5)
Mohegan Sun Arena 4-1
6
June 7
@ New York
W 75-60
Douglas (17)
McWilliams-Franklin (7)
Sales , Phillips (4)
Madison Square Garden 5-1
7
June 9
Seattle
W 85-81
Douglas (18)
Dydek (12)
Whalen (9)
Mohegan Sun Arena 6-1
8
June 13
Washington
W 85-71
Douglas (26)
Douglas (7)
Whalen , Jones (4)
Mohegan Sun Arena 7-1
9
June 16
@ Phoenix
L 86-91
Douglas (27)
McWilliams-Franklin (17)
Whalen (4)
US Airways Center 7-2
10
June 17
@ Los Angeles
L 70-82
Jones (16)
Sales , Dydek , Jones (5)
Whalen (5)
STAPLES Center 7-3
11
June 20
@ Charlotte
W 90-66
Sales (15)
McWilliams-Franklin (9)
Whalen (6)
Charlotte Bobcats Arena 8-3
12
June 22
Minnesota
W 79-62
Whalen , Dydek (16)
Jones (11)
Sales (4)
Mohegan Sun Arena 9-3
13
June 23
@ Chicago
W 84-79
Sales (23)
McWilliams-Franklin (14)
Whalen (6)
UIC Pavilion 10-3
14
June 25
@ Washington
L 80-87
McWilliams-Franklin , Sales , Jones (15)
McWilliams-Franklin (11)
Whalen (6)
MCI Center 10-4
15
June 27
Houston
W 73-57
Sales (19)
Dydek (13)
Whalen (6)
Mohegan Sun Arena 11-4
16
June 30
Detroit
L 64-70
Jones (16)
McWilliams-Franklin (10)
Whalen (5)
Mohegan Sun Arena 11-5
Game
Date
Opponent
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location/Attendance
Record
17
July 1
@ Indiana
W 76-66
Douglas (22)
Whalen (10)
Whalen , Sales (3)
Conseco Fieldhouse 12-5
18
July 6
Charlotte
W 76-71
Whalen (20)
Dydek (9)
Whalen (5)
Mohegan Sun Arena 13-5
19
July 8
Phoenix
W 82-77
Douglas (22)
McWilliams-Franklin (12)
McWilliams-Franklin (5)
Mohegan Sun Arena 14-5
20
July 15
@ Sacramento
L 63-69
McWilliams-Franklin (13)
McWilliams-Franklin (10)
Phillips (4)
ARCO Arena 14-6
21
July 16
@ Seattle
W 92-83
Douglas (26)
Dydek (14)
McWilliams-Franklin (7)
KeyArena 15-6
22
July 20
Chicago
W 86-72
Douglas (19)
McWilliams-Franklin (8)
Phillips (6)
Mohegan Sun Arena 16-6
23
July 22
@ San Antonio
W 79-61
Dydek (18)
McWilliams-Franklin (10)
McWilliams-Franklin , Whalen (7)
AT&T Center 17-6
24
July 24
@ New York
W 89-71
McWilliams-Franklin (22)
Dydek (10)
Douglas (6)
Madison Square Garden 18-6
25
July 25
Washington
W 73-86
Douglas (28)
McWilliams-Franklin (12)
McWilliams-Franklin (6)
Mohegan Sun Arena 19-6
26
July 28
Sacramento
W 75-68
Douglas (19)
McWilliams-Franklin (14)
Douglas (6)
Mohegan Sun Arena 20-6
27
July 30
San Antonio
W 72-65
Jones (22)
Jones , Dydek (8)
Carey (4)
Mohegan Sun Arena 21-6
Game
Date
Opponent
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location/Attendance
Record
28
August 1
New York
W 66-52
Jones (22)
McWilliams-Franklin , Dydek (10)
Phillips (5)
Mohegan Sun Arena 22-6
29
August 3
Los Angeles
W 72-63
McWilliams-Franklin (22)
Jones (10)
Phillips (5)
Mohegan Sun Arena 23-6
30
August 6
@ Houston
W 86-67
McWilliams-Franklin (21)
McWilliams-Franklin (13)
Whalen (9)
Toyota Center 24-6
31
August 8
@ Chicago
W 85-59
Douglas (19)
McWilliams-Franklin (12)
Whalen , Jones (5)
UIC Pavilion 25-6
32
August 9
@ Indiana
W 71-63
Jones (21)
McWilliams-Franklin (14)
Sales (4)
Conseco Fieldhouse 26-6
33
August 11
Indiana
L 68-87
Whalen (16)
McWilliams-Franklin (5)
Phillips (4)
Mohegan Sun Arena 26-7
34
August 13
@ Detroit
L 65-88
McWilliams-Franklin (13)
McWilliams-Franklin , Sales (5)
Phillips , Dydek (3)
Palace of Auburn Hills 26-8
In the first round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs, the Sun had to face the Washington Mystics. Since the Sun had the better record, the series would be played with game 1 at Washington, game 2 at Connecticut, and game 3 (if needed) at Connecticut. The Sun swept the Mystics and game 3 was not needed.
In the second round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs, the Sun had to face rival Detroit Shock. Again, the Sun had the better record and the series would be played with game 1 at Detroit and games 2 and 3 (if needed) at Connecticut. Even though the Sun had a better record in the regular season, Detroit had managed to beat Connecticut in all four of the season meetings. Surprisingly, the Sun won game two of the series but went on to lose game three on their home court. Detroit advanced to the WNBA Finals. Had Connecticut advanced, it would have been the third consecutive season the Sun had made it to the WNBA Finals.
For the fourth consecutive season, the Sun qualify for the Eastern Conference Playoffs.
For the fourth consecutive season, the Sun advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.
2006 Game Log: Postseason
Eastern Conference Semifinals
Eastern Conference Finals
Katie Douglas , Margo Dydek , Taj McWilliams-Franklin , Nykesha Sales , and Lindsay Whalen were named to the All-Star Team.Katie Douglas was named the All-Star Game MVP.
Head coach Mike Thibault was named Coach of the Year.
Katie Douglas was named to the All-WNBA First Team.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin was named to the All-WNBA Second Team.
Katie Douglas was named to the WNBA All-Defensive First Team for the second consecutive year.
Margo Dydek was named to the WNBA All-Defensive Second Team.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of July 24, 2006.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of August 7, 2006. 
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