The 2006 WNBA season was the 10th season for the Sacramento Monarchs. The Monarchs reached their second trip to the WNBA Finals, but was defeated in five games to the Detroit Shock. It was the final season in franchise history that Sacramento qualified for the WNBA Finals.
Chelsea Newton was picked up by the Chicago Sky in the 2006 WNBA Expansion Draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/School/Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | Kim Smith (F) | Utah | ||
| 1 | 14 | Scholanda Dorrell (G) | LSU | ||
| 3 | 41 | Lamisha Augustine (F) | San Jose State |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20 | 105-78 | Win | 1-0 | ||
| May 23 | 76-63 | Win | 2-0 | ||
| May 25 | 66-81 | Loss | 2-1 | ||
| May 31 | 87-66 | Win | 3-1 | ||
| June 2 | 71-74 | Loss | 3-2 | ||
| June 6 | 76-90 | Loss | 3-3 | ||
| June 10 | 80-70 | Win | 4-3 | ||
| June 14 | 66-73 (OT) | Loss | 4-4 | ||
| June 17 | 76-74 | Win | 5-4 | ||
| June 18 | 69-80 | Loss | 5-5 | ||
| June 21 | 75-69 | Win | 6-5 | ||
| June 23 | 63-77 | Loss | 6-6 | ||
| June 25 | 82-61 | Win | 7-6 | ||
| June 27 | 53-68 | Loss | 7-7 | ||
| June 29 | 87-78 | Win | 8-7 | ||
| July 1 | 65-57 | Win | 9-7 | ||
| July 2 | 62-77 | Loss | 9-8 | ||
| July 6 | 79-58 | Win | 10-8 | ||
| July 7 | 73-60 | Win | 11-8 | ||
| July 9 | 70-61 | Win | 12-8 | ||
| July 15 | 69-63 | Win | 13-8 | ||
| July 18 | 74-61 | Win | 14-8 | ||
| July 20 | 71-62 | Win | 15-8 | ||
| July 22 | 86-59 | Win | 16-8 | ||
| July 25 | 60-75 | Loss | 16-9 | ||
| July 26 | 71-91 | Loss | 16-10 | ||
| July 28 | 68-75 | Loss | 16-11 | ||
| July 30 | 94-61 | Win | 17-11 | ||
| August 1 | 74-62 | Win | 18-11 | ||
| August 3 | 87-69 | Win | 19-11 | ||
| August 5 | 99-95 (2OT) | Win | 20-11 | ||
| August 9 | 58-69 | Loss | 20-12 | ||
| August 10 | 74-66 | Win | 21-12 | ||
| August 13 | 71-81 | Loss | 21-13 | ||
| August 17 1st Round, G1 | 93-78 | Win | 1-0 | ||
| August 19 1st Round, G2 | 92-64 | Win | 2-0 | ||
| August 24 West Finals, G1 | 64-61 | Win | 3-0 | ||
| August 26 West Finals, G2 | 72-58 | Win | 4-0 | ||
| August 30 WNBA Finals, G1 | 95-71 | Win | 5-0 | ||
| September 1 WNBA Finals, G2 | 63-73 | Loss | 5-1 | ||
| September 3 WNBA Finals, G3 | 89-69 | Win | 6-1 | ||
| September 6 WNBA Finals, G4 | 52-72 | Loss | 6-2 | ||
| September 9 WNBA Finals, G5 | 75-80 | Loss | 6-3 |
| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yolanda Griffith | 34 | 219 | 56 | 44 | 16 | 407 | |
| Erin Buescher | 34 | 134 | 35 | 33 | 14 | 330 | |
| Nicole Powell | 34 | 131 | 61 | 42 | 15 | 327 | |
| Kara Lawson | 34 | 65 | 56 | 20 | 4 | 277 | |
| Rebekkah Brunson | 34 | 191 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 232 | |
| DeMya Walker | 23 | 92 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 213 | |
| Ticha Penicheiro | 34 | 91 | 116 | 58 | 2 | 183 | |
| Hamchetou Maiga-Ba | 34 | 73 | 30 | 32 | 9 | 177 | |
| Scholanda Robinson | 33 | 36 | 27 | 19 | 4 | 171 | |
| Kristin Haynie | 34 | 67 | 68 | 27 | 2 | 140 | |
| Kim Smith | 31 | 39 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 74 | |
| Brittany Wilkins | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |