AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Chicago Sky guard Armintie Price was named the WNBArookie of the year Saturday, and Dan Hughes of the San Antonio Silver Stars washonored as the league’s top coach.

Price, who was drafted third overall out of Mississippi, started all 34games and finished third among first-year players in scoring (7.9 points pergame) and assists (2.9 a game).

Thanks in part to Price’s play, the Sky improved from five wins during itsinaugural season in 2006 to 14 wins this year. Chicago was in the playoffpicture until the final week of the regular season.

Price received 30 votes. Minnesota Lynx guard Lindsey Harding was runner-upwith 12 votes and Los Angeles Sparks guard Sidney Spencer had 10.

Hughes, whose Silver Stars won seven more games in 2007 than the yearbefore, becomes the second coach in league history to be named coach of the yearaward more than once, joining former Houston Comets coach Van Chancellor, whowon from 1997-1999.

Hughes earned 20 votes, six better than Phoenix coach Paul Westhead, whoseMercury are competing in the WNBA finals against the defending champion DetroitShock. Their coach, Bill Laimbeer, finished third in the voting with six.