2006 Minnesota Lynx season
The 2006 WNBA season was the eighth season for the Minnesota Lynx. The Lynx played horribly all season, leading them to dead last in the West and a franchise-worst of 10-24.
| 2006 Minnesota Lynx season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Suzie McConnell-Serio Carolyn Jenkins (interim) |
| Arena | Target Center |
| Attendance | 6,442 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 10–24 (.294) |
| Place | 7th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Did Not Qualify |
Offseason
Expansion Draft
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert was selected by the Chicago Sky in the draft.
WNBA Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/School/Team |
| 1 | 1 | Seimone Augustus (G) |  | LSU |
| 1 | 7 | Shona Thorburn (G) |  | Utah |
| 3 | 31 | Megan Duffy (G) | | Notre Dame |
- The Detroit Shock traded Ambrosia Anderson to the Lynx during the draft.
Regular season
Season standings
| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Sparks x | 25 | 9 | .735 | – | 15–2 | 10–7 | 15–5 |
| Sacramento Monarchs x | 21 | 13 | .618 | 4.0 | 14–3 | 7–10 | 10–10 |
| Houston Comets x | 18 | 16 | .529 | 7.0 | 12–5 | 6–11 | 11–9 |
| Seattle Storm x | 18 | 16 | .529 | 7.0 | 9–8 | 9–8 | 10–10 |
| Phoenix Mercury o | 18 | 16 | .529 | 7.0 | 10–7 | 8–9 | 8–12 |
| San Antonio Silver Stars o | 13 | 21 | .382 | 12.0 | 6–11 | 7–10 | 10–10 |
| Minnesota Lynx o | 10 | 24 | .294 | 15.0 | 8–9 | 2–15 | 6–14 |
Season schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| May 23 | Connecticut | 69-81 | Loss | 0-1 |
| May 24 | @ Detroit | 69-78 | Loss | 0-2 |
| May 27 | @ Washington | 75-90 | Loss | 0-3 |
| May 31 | Los Angeles | 114-71 | Win | 1-3 |
| June 2 | Indiana | 92-87 | Win | 2-3 |
| June 4 | @ Houston | 62-85 | Loss | 2-4 |
| June 9 | @ San Antonio | 86-79 | Win | 3-4 |
| June 11 | Houston | 75-62 | Win | 4-4 |
| June 14 | Seattle | 66-74 | Loss | 4-5 |
| June 16 | @ San Antonio | 60-90 | Loss | 4-6 |
| June 18 | Phoenix | 94-82 | Win | 5-6 |
| June 22 | @ Connecticut | 62-79 | Loss | 5-7 |
| June 24 | New York | 83-93 | Loss | 5-8 |
| June 28 | @ Phoenix | 78-81 | Loss | 5-9 |
| June 29 | @ Sacramento | 78-87 | Loss | 5-10 |
| July 1 | @ Seattle | 75-92 | Loss | 5-11 |
| July 5 | Washington | 84-74 | Win | 6-11 |
| July 7 | Detroit | 80-92 | Loss | 6-12 |
| July 9 | San Antonio | 85-80 | Win | 7-12 |
| July 16 | Los Angeles | 78-90 | Loss | 7-13 |
| July 19 | Chicago | 90-82 | Win | 8-13 |
| July 20 | @ Houston | 55-78 | Loss | 8-14 |
| July 22 | Sacramento | 59-86 | Loss | 8-15 |
| July 25 | @ Charlotte | 70-62 | Win | 9-15 |
| July 27 | Charlotte | 68-81 | Loss | 9-16 |
| July 28 | @ Chicago | 65-79 | Loss | 9-17 |
| July 30 | @ New York | 69-78 | Loss | 9-18 |
| August 1 | Seattle | 75-77 | Loss | 9-19 |
| August 3 | @ Indiana | 59-69 | Loss | 9-20 |
| August 4 | Houston | 73-77 (OT) | Loss | 9-21 |
| August 6 | San Antonio | 82-68 | Win | 10-21 |
| August 8 | @ Phoenix | 68-99 | Loss | 10-22 |
| August 10 | @ Sacramento | 66-74 | Loss | 10-23 |
| August 13 | @ Los Angeles | 59-78 | Loss | 10-24 |
Player stats
| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| Seimone Augustus | 34 | 128 | 50 | 21 | 18 | 744 |
| Nicole Ohlde | 34 | 190 | 54 | 20 | 25 | 327 |
| Amber Jacobs | 34 | 90 | 115 | 26 | 2 | 279 |
| Svetlana Abrosimova | 34 | 106 | 54 | 34 | 1 | 263 |
| Kristen Mann | 33 | 113 | 94 | 19 | 7 | 245 |
| Vanessa Hayden | 33 | 115 | 19 | 6 | 44 | 177 |
| Adrian Williams | 32 | 149 | 8 | 25 | 8 | 157 |
| Tamika Williams | 31 | 174 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 147 |
| Megan Duffy | 31 | 29 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 105 |
| Tynesha Lewis | 19 | 27 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 46 |
| Chandi Jones | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Shona Thorburn | 22 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 16 |
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