2006 WNBA season

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The 2006 WNBA season was the league’s 10th year of play, notable for expansion and the debut of new franchises and talent.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf WNBA season
sports season
allStarGame WNBA All-Star Game
surface form: 2006 WNBA All-Star Game
allStarGameDate 2006-07-12
allStarGameHostArena Madison Square Garden
allStarGameHostCity New York City
allStarGameMVP Katie Douglas
chronologicalPosition 10
coachOfTheYear John Whisenant
conference Eastern Conference
Western Conference
country United States of America
surface form: United States
defensivePlayerOfTheYear Tamika Catchings
draft WNBA Draft
surface form: 2006 WNBA draft
draftFirstOverallPick Seimone Augustus
draftFirstOverallTeam Minnesota Lynx
easternConferenceChampion Detroit Shock
endTime 2006
expansionDraft 2006 WNBA Expansion Draft
expansionTeam Chicago Sky
finals 2006 WNBA Finals
finalsChampion Detroit Shock
finalsFormat best-of-five series
finalsMVP Deanna Nolan
finalsRunnerUp Sacramento Monarchs
followedBy 2007 WNBA season
follows 2005 WNBA season
league Women’s National Basketball Association
mostImprovedPlayer Erin Buescher
mostValuablePlayer Lisa Leslie
notableFor debut of new franchises and talent
expansion with Chicago Sky
league’s 10th anniversary
numberOfConferences 2
numberOfTeams 14
playoffFormat best-of-three early rounds
regularSeasonFormat 34-game schedule per team
rookieOfTheYear Seimone Augustus
sixthWomanOfTheYear Erin Buescher
sport basketball
sportsmanshipAward Ticha Penicheiro
startTime 2006
televisionBroadcaster ABC
ESPN2
NBA TV
westernConferenceChampion Sacramento Monarchs

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Chicago Sky inauguralSeason 2006 WNBA season