2007 Houston Comets season
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.
| 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 |
Offseason
Dispersal Draft
Based on the Comets' 2006 record, they would pick 8th in the Charlotte Sting dispersal draft. The Comets picked Yelena Leuchanka.
WNBA Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/School/Team |
| 1 | 8 | Ashley Shields |  United States |
Southwest Tennessee CC |
| 2 | 14 | Dee Davis | United States |
Vanderbilt |
| 3 | 34 | Kristen Newlin | United States |
Stanford |
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 |
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