2007 Houston Comets season
| 2007 Houston Comets season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Karleen Thompson |
| Arena | Toyota Center |
| Attendance | 8,166 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 13–21 (.382) |
| Place | 5th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 2007 WNBA season was the 11th season for the Houston Comets. The team started the season 0-10, finishing 13-11 in the remainder part of the season, and missing the playoffs for the first time in four years. It was also their last year playing at the Toyota Center.
Offseason
Dispersal Draft
With the folding of the Charlotte Sting, the league held a dispersal draft prior to the 2007 WNBA draft. The order of teams picking players was based on their 2006 records. The Comets would be selecting 8th.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Yelena Leuchanka |  Belarus
|
West Virginia Charlotte Sting |
WNBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Ashley Shields |  United States
|
Southwest Tennessee CC |
| 2 | 14 | Dee Davis | United States
|
Vanderbilt |
| 3 | 34 | Kristen Newlin | United States
|
Stanford |
Trades and Roster Changes
| Date | Trade | |
|---|---|---|
| January 11, 2007 | Waived Tamecka Dixon | |
| March 5, 2007 | Signed Tasha Butts | |
| March 7, 2007 | Signed Hamchétou Maïga-Ba | |
| April 5, 2007 | Signed Latasha Byears | |
| April 24, 2007 | Waived Lauren Neaves, Ashely Awkward, and Fatima Maddox | |
| April 26, 2007 | Signed Jae Kingi-Cross | |
| Waived Monica Roberts | ||
| April 27, 2007 | Waived Desire Wheeler | |
| May 1, 2007 | Waived Coretta Brown, LaTasha Butts, Alisha Gladden, and Giuliana Mendiola | |
| May 5, 2007 | Waived Edna Campbell | |
| May 13, 2007 | Waived Amber Metoyer, Kristen Newlin, and Amber Obaze | |
| May 16, 2007 | Waived Jae Kingi-Cross | |
| May 18, 2007 | Signed Jessica Dickson | |
| Waived Jillian Robbins and Yelena Leuchanka | ||
| May 23, 2007 | Waived Jessica Dickson and Erin Grant | |
| May 24, 2007 | Signed Tamara Moore | |
| May 30, 2007 | Signed Barbara Turner | |
| June 11, 2007 | Waived Dee Davis | |
| June 13, 2007 | Signed Crystal Smith | |
| July 1, 2007 | Waived Tamara Moore and Tari Phillips | |
| July 2, 2007 | Signed Tamecka Dixon | |
| July 4, 2007 | Signed Erin Grant | |
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 | @ Seattle | 69-82 | Loss | 0-1 |
| May 25 | @ Phoenix | 85-111 | Loss | 0-2 |
| May 29 | San Antonio | 71-82 | Loss | 0-3 |
| June 2 | Detroit | 71-77 | Loss | 0-4 |
| June 6 | @ Indiana | 59-84 | Loss | 0-5 |
| June 8 | Connecticut | 77-88 | Loss | 0-6 |
| June 11 | Sacramento | 67-82 | Loss | 0-7 |
| June 13 | @ Los Angeles | 71-74 | Loss | 0-8 |
| June 15 | @ Seattle | 71-84 | Loss | 0-9 |
| June 16 | @ Sacramento | 63-75 | Loss | 0-10 |
| June 20 | Los Angeles | 74-64 | Win | 1-10 |
| June 22 | Washington | 95-85 | Win | 2-10 |
| June 24 | @ Phoenix | 85-90 | Loss | 2-11 |
| June 26 | San Antonio | 75-67 | Win | 3-11 |
| June 28 | Seattle | 81-76 | Win | 4-11 |
| June 30 | Phoenix | 75-92 | Loss | 4-12 |
| July 6 | Seattle | 55-71 | Loss | 4-13 |
| July 8 | @ Minnesota | 79-67 | Win | 5-13 |
| July 10 | Indiana | 77-79 | Loss | 5-14 |
| July 12 | Minnesota | 87-77 | Win | 6-14 |
| July 18 | @ Washington | 58-65 | Loss | 6-15 |
| July 20 | @ New York | 80-74 | Win | 7-15 |
| July 22 | @ Connecticut | 79-81 | Loss | 7-16 |
| July 27 | @ San Antonio | 69-63 | Win | 8-16 |
| July 29 | @ Chicago | 70-88 | Loss | 8-17 |
| July 31 | Phoenix | 74-76 | Loss | 8-18 |
| August 3 | Los Angeles | 66-56 | Win | 9-18 |
| August 4 | @ Minnesota | 80-77 | Win | 10-18 |
| August 7 | New York | 71-77 | Loss | 10-19 |
| August 10 | Sacramento | 83-75 | Win | 11-19 |
| August 11 | @ San Antonio | 60-63 | Loss | 11-20 |
| August 14 | @ Detroit | 81-73 | Win | 12-20 |
| August 16 | Chicago | 70-81 | Loss | 12-21 |
| August 19 | @ Los Angeles | 82-72 | Win | 13-21 |
Player stats
| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| Tina Thompson | 34 | 229 | 94 | 29 | 23 | 639 |
| Michelle Snow | 34 | 230 | 47 | 18 | 35 | 366 |
| Hamchetou Maiga-Ba | 34 | 137 | 77 | 57 | 3 | 310 |
| Tamecka Dixon | 18 | 57 | 57 | 24 | 6 | 216 |
| Sancho Lyttle | 31 | 164 | 30 | 37 | 20 | 183 |
| Crystal Smith | 27 | 53 | 72 | 34 | 3 | 170 |
| Latasha Byears | 30 | 75 | 16 | 23 | 5 | 151 |
| Ashley Shields | 26 | 33 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 137 |
| Roneeka Hodges | 29 | 30 | 27 | 13 | 0 | 102 |
| Barbara Turner | 22 | 42 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 92 |
| Tamara Moore | 15 | 25 | 44 | 16 | 2 | 58 |
| Erin Grant | 17 | 19 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 25 |
| Sheryl Swoopes | 3 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 23 |
| Mistie Williams | 19 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 |
| Tari Phillips | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Dee Davis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
References
- ^ "2007 WNBA Transactions". WNBA.com. WNBA.com. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ "2007 Houston Comets Stats".