# 2006 WNBA All-Star Game

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

Western Conference All-Stars :
| Pos. | Player | Team | Selection # |
| Starters ||||
| PG | Dawn Staley | Houston Comets | 5th |
| PG | Sue Bird | Seattle Storm | 4th |
| SF | Sheryl Swoopes | Houston Comets | 6th |
| PF | Lauren Jackson | Seattle Storm | 5th |
| C | Yolanda Griffith | Sacramento Monarchs | 6th |
| Reserves ||||
| SG | Cappie Pondexter | Phoenix Mercury | 1st |
| SG/SF | Diana Taurasi | Phoenix Mercury | 2nd |
| SF | Seimone Augustus | Minnesota Lynx | 1st |
| SF | Tina Thompson$^1$ | Houston Comets | 6th |
| SF | Sophia Young | San Antonio Silver Stars | 1st |
| C | Lisa Leslie | Los Angeles Sparks | 7th |
| C | Michelle Snow$^2$ | Houston Comets | 2nd |
Eastern Conference All Stars :
| Pos. | Player | Team | Selection # |
| Starters ||||
| PG | Lindsay Whalen | Connecticut Sun | 1st |
| PG | Becky Hammon$^1$ | New York Liberty | 3rd |
| SF | Nykesha Sales$^1$ | Connecticut Sun | 7th |
| SF | Tamika Catchings$^1$ | Indiana Fever | 4th |
| C | Margo Dydek | Connecticut Sun | 2nd |
| Reserves ||||
| SG | Alana Beard$^3$ | Washington Mystics | 2nd |
| SG | Deanna Nolan | Detroit Shock | 3rd |
| SG | Katie Smith | Detroit Shock | 6th |
| SG/SF | Katie Douglas$^3$ | Connecticut Sun | 1st |
| PF | Cheryl Ford$^3$ | Detroit Shock | 3rd |
| PF | Tamika Whitmore | Indiana Fever | 1st |
| PF | Candice Dupree$^2$ | Chicago Sky | 1st |
| PF/C | Taj McWilliams-Franklin$^2$ | Connecticut Sun | 5th |
| C | Tangela Smith$^2$ | Charlotte Sting | 1st |
* $^1$ Injured
* $^2$ Injury replacement
* $^3$ Starting in place of injured player
* ESPN
* July 12 7:30 p.m.
Western Conference 82, Eastern Conference 98 :
| Pts: Seimone Augustus 16 Rebs: Michelle Snow 11 Asts: Staley, Swoopes, Pondexter 4 | Pts: Katie Douglas 16 Rebs: Margo Dydek 9 Asts: Deanna Nolan 7 |
* Madison Square Garden, New York, New York Attendance: 12,998 Referees:
* 10 Bob Trammel, #22 June Corteau, #30 Lisa Mattingsly

### 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.
Contestants :
| Pos. | Player | Team | Made | Att. | Pct. | 1st | 2nd |
| PG | Dawn Staley | Houston Comets | 53 | 124 | .427 | 19 | 17 |
| SF | Katie Douglas | Connecticut Sun | 73 | 173 | .422 | 14 | 16 |
| SF | Katie Smith | Detroit Shock | 59 | 161 | .366 | 13 | |
| SF | Diana Taurasi | Phoenix Mercury | 121 | 305 | .397 | 9 | |

### Skills Challenge

Contestants :
| Pos. | Player | Team | Ht. | Wt. | 1st | 2nd |
| SF | Seimone Augustus | Minnesota Lynx | 6–0 | 179 | 38.1 | 28.5 |
| PG | Sue Bird | Seattle Storm | 5–9 | 150 | 29.2 | 33.2 |
| SG | Cappie Pondexter | Phoenix Mercury | 5–9 | 160 | 39.0 | |
| SG | Deanna Nolan | Detroit Shock | 5-11 | 144 | 40.8 | |