The 2007 WNBA season was the ninth season for the Minnesota Lynx. The Lynx tied their franchise-worst record from 2006 and never reached the playoff race.
| 2007 Minnesota Lynx season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Don Zierden |
| Arena | Target Center |
| Attendance | 7,119 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 10–24 (.294) |
| Place | 6th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Offseason
editDispersal Draft
edit| Pick | Player | Nationality | Former Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Tangela Smith |  United States |
Charlotte Sting |
WNBA draft
edit| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/School/Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Lindsey Harding | United States |
Duke |
| 1 | 4 | Noelle Quinn | United States |
UCLA |
| 2 | 15 | Eshaya Murphy | United States |
USC |
| 2 | 24 | Kathrin Ress |  Italy |
Boston College |
Regular season
editSeason standings
edit| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Mercury x | 23 | 11 | .676 | – | 12–5 | 11–6 | 17–5 |
| San Antonio Silver Stars x | 20 | 14 | .588 | 3.0 | 9–8 | 11–6 | 13–9 |
| Sacramento Monarchs x | 19 | 15 | .559 | 4.0 | 12–5 | 7–10 | 12–10 |
| Seattle Storm x | 17 | 17 | .500 | 6.0 | 12–5 | 5–12 | 11–11 |
| Houston Comets o | 13 | 21 | .382 | 10.0 | 7–10 | 6–11 | 10–12 |
| Minnesota Lynx o | 10 | 24 | .294 | 13.0 | 7–10 | 3–14 | 8–14 |
| Los Angeles Sparks o | 10 | 24 | .294 | 13.0 | 5–12 | 5–12 | 6–16 |
Season schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19 | @ Indiana | 64-83 | Loss | 0-1 |
| May 20 | Sacramento | 64-74 | Loss | 0-2 |
| May 22 | @ Detroit | 75-85 | Loss | 0-3 |
| May 25 | Chicago | 77-82 | Loss | 0-4 |
| May 29 | Indiana | 75-89 | Loss | 0-5 |
| June 1 | New York | 60-70 | Loss | 0-6 |
| June 3 | @ Chicago | 72-78 | Loss | 0-7 |
| June 5 | @ Phoenix | 90-85 | Win | 1-7 |
| June 8 | @ Los Angeles | 87-90 | Loss | 1-8 |
| June 9 | @ Seattle | 76-90 | Loss | 1-9 |
| June 13 | Connecticut | 77-73 (OT) | Win | 2-9 |
| June 16 | Los Angeles | 83-58 | Win | 3-9 |
| June 20 | @ San Antonio | 73-80 | Loss | 3-10 |
| June 22 | Seattle | 78-76 | Win | 4-10 |
| June 29 | @ San Antonio | 77-66 | Win | 5-10 |
| July 1 | @ Sacramento | 68-76 | Loss | 5-11 |
| July 3 | Phoenix | 79-95 | Loss | 5-12 |
| July 6* | Sacramento | 80-85 | Loss | 5-13 |
| July 8 | Houston | 67-79 | Loss | 5-14 |
| July 10 | @ Washington | 83-91 (OT) | Loss | 5-15 |
| July 12 | @ Houston | 77-87 | Loss | 5-16 |
| July 17 | @ Connecticut | 79-84 | Loss | 5-17 |
| July 20 | Washington | 87-91 (OT) | Loss | 5-18 |
| July 22 | @ Phoenix | 93-106 | Loss | 5-19 |
| July 25 | Phoenix | 79-103 | Loss | 5-20 |
| July 27 | Los Angeles | 85-76 | Win | 6-20 |
| July 29 | @ Sacramento | 78-73 | Win | 7-20 |
| August 2 | @ New York | 66-71 | Loss | 7-21 |
| August 4 | Houston | 77-80 | Loss | 7-22 |
| August 7 | Seattle | 95-74 | Win | 8-22 |
| August 12 | @ Los Angeles | 80-89 | Loss | 8-23 |
| August 14 | @ Seattle | 67-81 | Loss | 8-24 |
| August 16 | Detroit | 87-77 | Win | 9-24 |
| August 19 | San Antonio | 81-55 | Win | 10-24 |
* The July 6 game was played at Williams Arena due to a conflict at Target Center.[1]
Player stats
edit| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seimone Augustus | 34 | 136 | 79 | 41 | 21 | 769 |
| Nicole Ohlde | 34 | 208 | 56 | 17 | 20 | 392 |
| Svetlana Abrosimova | 34 | 150 | 85 | 44 | 4 | 345 |
| Kristen Mann | 34 | 122 | 43 | 31 | 7 | 258 |
| Lindsey Harding | 20 | 87 | 78 | 20 | 6 | 233 |
| Shay Murphy | 32 | 104 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 165 |
| Kiesha Brown | 33 | 49 | 52 | 14 | 5 | 153 |
| Tiffany Stansbury | 30 | 130 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 130 |
| Noelle Quinn | 34 | 89 | 148 | 29 | 13 | 96 |
| Amber Jacobs | 29 | 20 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 93 |
| Tamika Raymond | 21 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 31 |
| Navonda Moore | 19 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 21 |
| Megan Duffy | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7 |