The Phoenix Mercury defeated the Detroit Shock in five games (3 games to 2) to win the 2007 WNBA Finals. Phoenix point guard Cappie Pondexter was named the Finals MVP and this was the Mercury's first WNBA Championship.
Tamika catchings
Tamika Catchings Named 2011 WNBA Most Valuable Playersee wnba.com
4x olympic gold medalist(1996,2000,2004,2008),First player to dunk in a WNBA game,First WNBA player to reach 3,000 point plateau,MVP of both WNBA finals and All-Star game at the same season(2002),Led WNBA in rebounds in 1997 and 1998,First player to win both WNBA finals MVP and All-Star game MVP,3x WNBA MVP (2001,2004,2006),First player to dunk in a WNBA game,7x WNBA All-Star (1999-2003,2005,2006)2x Defensive Player Of The Year (2004,2008),All-Decade Team,All-WNBA First Team(1997,2000-2004,2006),All-WNBA Second Team(1998,1999,2005),All-Defensive First Team(2006),All-Defensive Second Team(2005)
1997-2000: Cynthia Cooper 2001-2002: Lisa Leslie 2003: Ruth Riley 2004: Betty Lennox 2005: Yolanda Griffith 2006: Deanna Nolan 2007: Cappie Pondexter 2008: Katie Smith
Lauren Jackson of the Seattle Storm won her third Most Valuable Player (MVP) award in 2010.
Don't know for sure, but last year's, (2012), WNBA MVP, made a paltry $105,000!
The WNBA player Diana Vines played college basketball at DePaul. She was the St. Louis MVP in 1996 along with Petra Jackson.
2007 AL MVPThe 2007 American League MVP was Alex Rodriguez
The Detroit Shock swept the San Antonio Silver Stars in three games to win the 2008 WNBA Finals. Detroit shooting guard Katie Smith was named the Finals MVP and this was the Shock's third WNBA Championship.
In 2007, Chris Galippo was the MVP.
WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year Award was created in 2007.