2007 Minnesota Lynx season
| 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 |
The 2007 Minnesota Lynx season was the 9th season for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association, and the first season under head coach Don Zierden.
The Lynx tied their franchise-worst record from 2006 and missed the playoffs for the third consecutive season.
Offseason
Dispersal Draft
| Pick | Player | Nationality | Former team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Tangela Smith | United States | Charlotte Sting |
WNBA draft
| 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
Season standings
| 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
| 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
| Player | Games Played | Rebounds | Assists | Steals | Block | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |