2006 WNBA All-Star Game#Three-Point Shootout
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{{Infobox NBA All-Star Game | wnba = y
| name = 2006 WNBA All-Star Game
| image = WNBAAllStarGame2006.jpg
| visitor = West
| home = East
| visitor_total = 82
| home_total = 98
| visitor_qtr1 = 28
| visitor_qtr2 = 12
| visitor_qtr3 = 16
| visitor_qtr4 = 26
| home_qtr1 = 27
| home_qtr2 = 22
| home_qtr3 = 30
| home_qtr4 = 19
| date = July 12, 2006
| arena = Madison Square Garden
| city = New York, New York
| attendance = 12,998
| MVP = Katie Douglas
| prev_year = 2005
| next_year = 2007
}}
The 2006 WNBA All-Star Game was played on July 12, 2006 at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, home of the New York Liberty. The game was the 7th annual WNBA All-Star Game. This was the third time New York has hosted the basketball showcase, after previously hosting the 1999 and 2003 games.
The All-Star Game
=Rosters=
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| class="wikitable"
|+Western Conference All-Stars | |||
| Pos. | Player | Team | Selection # |
|---|---|---|---|
| colspan="5" | Starters | |||
| PG
| {{flagicon|USA}} Dawn Staley || Houston Comets || 5th | |||
| PG
| {{flagicon|USA}} Sue Bird || Seattle Storm || 4th | |||
| SF
| {{flagicon|USA}} Sheryl Swoopes || Houston Comets || 6th | |||
| PF
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Lauren Jackson || Seattle Storm || 5th | |||
| C
| {{flagicon|USA}} Yolanda Griffith || Sacramento Monarchs || 6th | |||
| colspan="5" | Reserves | |||
| SG
| {{flagicon|USA}} Cappie Pondexter || Phoenix Mercury || 1st | |||
| SG/SF
| {{flagicon|USA}} Diana Taurasi || Phoenix Mercury || 2nd | |||
| SF
| {{flagicon|USA}} Seimone Augustus || Minnesota Lynx || 1st | |||
| SF
| {{flagicon|USA}} Tina Thompson1 || Houston Comets || 6th | |||
| SF
| {{flagicon|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}} Sophia Young || San Antonio Silver Stars || 1st | |||
| C
| {{flagicon|USA}} Lisa Leslie || Los Angeles Sparks || 7th | |||
| C
| {{flagicon|USA}} Michelle Snow2 || Houston Comets || 2nd |
{{col-break}}
| class="wikitable"
|+Eastern Conference All Stars | |||
| Pos. | Player | Team | Selection # |
|---|---|---|---|
| colspan="5" | Starters | |||
| PG
| {{flagicon|USA}} Lindsay Whalen || Connecticut Sun || 1st | |||
| PG
| {{flagicon|USA}} Becky Hammon1 || New York Liberty || 3rd | |||
| SF
| {{flagicon|USA}} Nykesha Sales1 || Connecticut Sun || 7th | |||
| SF
| {{flagicon|USA}} Tamika Catchings1 || Indiana Fever || 4th | |||
| C
| {{flagicon|POL}} Margo Dydek || Connecticut Sun || 2nd | |||
| colspan="5" | Reserves | |||
| SG
| {{flagicon|USA}} Alana Beard3 || Washington Mystics || 2nd | |||
| SG
| {{flagicon|USA}} Deanna Nolan || Detroit Shock || 3rd | |||
| SG
| {{flagicon|USA}} Katie Smith || Detroit Shock || 6th | |||
| SG/SF
| {{flagicon|USA}} Katie Douglas3 || Connecticut Sun || 1st | |||
| PF
| {{flagicon|USA}} Cheryl Ford3 || Detroit Shock || 3rd | |||
| PF
| {{flagicon|USA}} Tamika Whitmore || Indiana Fever || 1st | |||
| PF
| {{flagicon|USA}} Candice Dupree2 || Chicago Sky || 1st | |||
| PF/C
| {{flagicon|USA}} Taj McWilliams-Franklin2 || Connecticut Sun || 5th | |||
| C
| {{flagicon|USA}} Tangela Smith2 || Charlotte Sting || 1st |
{{Col-end}}
- 1 Injured{{cite news |title=Four replacements for WNBA All-Stars |url=https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2006/07/10/Four-replacements-for-WNBA-All-Stars/66761152584922/ |work=UPI |date=July 10, 2006 |access-date=July 5, 2025}}
- 2 Injury replacement
- 3 Starting in place of injured player
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=July 12 |time=7:30 p.m. |place=Madison Square Garden, New York, New York |referee=#10 Bob Trammel, #22 June Corteau, #30 Lisa Mattingsly |attendance=12,998 |TV=ESPN
|team1=Western Conference |score1=82
|team2=Eastern Conference |score2=98
|Q1= |Q2= |Q3= |Q4=
|points1=Seimone Augustus 16 |points2=Katie Douglas 16
|rebounds1=Michelle Snow 11 |rebounds2=Margo Dydek 9
|assist1=Staley, Swoopes, Pondexter 4 |assist2=Deanna Nolan 7
}}
=Coaches=
The coach for the Western Conference was Sacramento Monarchs coach John Whisenant. The coach for the Eastern Conference was Connecticut Sun coach Mike Thibault.
Other events
=Three-Point Shootout=
The inaugural Three-Point Shootout was held before the All-Star Game. Contestants shot 25 balls from 5 locations around the three-point line, with each shot counting for one point except for one "money ball" on each rack counting for two points.{{Cite web|title=WNBA.com: WNBA Names Skills Challenge and 3-Point Shootout Participants for All-Star Tuesday|url=https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/allstar2006/skills3participants_release_060708.html|access-date=2021-07-16|website=www.wnba.com}}
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|+Contestants !width=50|Pos. !width=150|Player !width=175|Team !width=50|Made !width=50|Att. !width=50|Pct. !width=50|1st !width=50|2nd |
| PG
| {{flagicon|USA}} Dawn Staley || Houston Comets || 53 || 124 || .427 || 19 || 17 |
|---|
| SF
| {{flagicon|USA}} Katie Douglas || Connecticut Sun || 73 || 173 || .422 || 14 || 16 |
| SF
| {{flagicon|USA}} Katie Smith || Detroit Shock || 59 || 161 || .366 || 13 || |
| SF
| {{flagicon|USA}} Diana Taurasi || Phoenix Mercury || 121 || 305 || .397 || 9 || |
=Skills Challenge=
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|+Contestants !width=50|Pos. !width=150|Player !width=175|Team !width=50|Ht. !width=50|Wt. !width=50|1st !width=50|2nd |
| SF
| {{flagicon|USA}} Seimone Augustus || Minnesota Lynx || 6–0 || 179 || 38.1 || 28.5 |
|---|
| PG
| {{flagicon|USA}} Sue Bird || Seattle Storm || 5–9 || 150 || 29.2 || 33.2 |
| SG
| {{flagicon|USA}} Cappie Pondexter || Phoenix Mercury || 5–9 || 160 || 39.0 || |
| SG
| {{flagicon|USA}} Deanna Nolan || Detroit Shock || 5-11 || 144 || 40.8 || |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{WNBA All-Star Games}}
{{2006 WNBA season by team}}
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{{WNBA on ESPN}}
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