2017 Phoenix Mercury season

2017 Phoenix Mercury season
CoachSandy Brondello
ArenaTalking Stick Resort Arena
Attendance9,912 per game per game
Results
Record18–16 (.529)
Place3rd (Western)
Playoff finishLost in Semifinals to Los Angeles
Team Leaders
PointsBrittney Griner 20.2 ppg
ReboundsGriner 7.0 rpg
AssistsDiana Taurasi & Leilani Mitchell 3.8 apg
Media
TelevisionFS Arizona (FS-A)

The 2017 WNBA season was the 21st season for the Phoenix Mercury franchise of the WNBA. The season began on May 14.[1]

Transactions

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WNBA draft

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See also: 2017 WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
3 29 Alexis Prince  United States Baylor

Roster

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2017 Phoenix Mercury roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs
C 23 Australia George, Cayla 6' 4" (1.93m) 192 lb (87kg) 04-20-1987 Georgia 1
F/C 0 United States Robinson, Angel 6' 6" (1.98m) 193 lb (88kg) 08-30-1995 Arizona State 1
C 42 United States Griner, Brittney 6' 9" (2.06m) 205 lb (93kg) 10-18-1990 Baylor 5
F 20 United States Little, Camille 6' 2" (1.88m) 180 lb (82kg) 01-18-1985 North Carolina 11
G 11 United States Robinson, Danielle 5' 9" (1.75m) 125 lb (57kg) 05-10-1989 Oklahoma 7
G 5 United States Mitchell, Leilani 5' 5" (1.65m) 128 lb (58kg) 06-15-1985 Utah 9
G 3 United States Taurasi, Diana 6' 0" (1.83m) 163 lb (74kg) 06-11-1982 Connecticut 13
G 8 Australia Talbot, Stephanie 6' 1" (1.85m) 191 lb (87kg) 12-20-1990 Australia R
G 6 United States Turner, Yvonne 5' 9" (1.75m) 131 lb (59kg) 10-13-1987 Nebraska 2
F 10 United States Cannon, Emma 6' 2" (1.88m) 190 lb (86kg) 06-01-1989 Central Florida R
G/F 25 United States Currie, Monique 6' 0" (1.83m) 176 lb (80kg) 02-25-1983 Duke 11
Head coach
Australia Sandy Brondello (Western Sydney)
Assistant coaches
United States Julie Hairgrove (Arizona)
United States Todd Troxel (Doane)
Athletic trainer
United States Tamara Poole (Cal State Dominguez Hills)
Strength and conditioning coach
United States Kristine Foltz (Iowa State)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Game log

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Preseason

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2017 pre-season game log
May: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 3 Seattle L 64–86 Prince (12) Cannon (6) Spencer (5) KeyArena
4,128 		0–1
2 May 7 Seattle W 72–55 2 Tied (16) George (6) Mitchell (5) Talking Stick Resort Arena
4,088 		1–1
2017 pre-season schedule

Regular season

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2017 game log
Total: 18–16 (Home: 9–8; Road: 9–8)
May: 3–2 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 14 Dallas L 58–68 Griner (18) 2 Tied (5) D. Robinson (9) Talking Stick Resort Arena
9,640 		0–1
2 May 17 Indiana W 85–62 Griner (32) Griner (10) Mitchell (7) Talking Stick Resort Arena
8,896 		1–1
3 May 19 San Antonio W 78–72 Griner (20) Griner (13) D. Robinson (5) AT&T Center
6,400 		2–1
4 May 23 New York L 67–69 Griner (19) Griner (6) 2 Tied (5) Talking Stick Resort Arena
7,886 		2–2
5 May 27 Dallas W 107–65 Taurasi (18) Cannon (8) D. Robinson (7) Talking Stick Resort Arena
9,245 		3–2
June : 4–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 3–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
6 June 1 Chicago W 99–91 Taurasi (37) Griner (13) D. Robinson (6) Allstate Arena
4,634 		4–2
7 June 4 New York L 72–88 Griner (26) George (5) Griner (4) Madison Square Garden
7,831 		4–3
8 June 7 Indiana W 98–90 Griner (38) Griner (9) Mitchell (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
5,702 		5–3
9 June 10 Los Angeles L 87–89 Taurasi (27) Griner (9) Griner (5) Talking Stick Resort Arena
10,223 		5–4
10 June 16 Chicago W 86–78 Griner (27) Griner (9) Taurasi (5) Talking Stick Resort Arena
10,249 		6–4
11 June 18 Los Angeles L 59–90 Taurasi (19) Mitchell (7) Mitchell (5) Staples Center
9,916 		6–5
12 June 23 Seattle W 85–82 2 Tied (25) Griner (9) Taurasi (4) KeyArena
7,796 		7–5
13 June 30 Minnesota L 83–91 Little (16) A. Robinson (8) D. Robinson (3) Talking Stick Resort Arena
11,330 		7–6
July : 6–4 (Home: 4–2; Road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
14 July 5 Washington W 88–80 Griner (30) Griner (14) Taurasi (4) Talking Stick Resort Arena
7,440 		8–6
15 July 7 San Antonio W 92–77 Taurasi (17) Griner (8) 3 Tied (5) AT&T Center
8,232 		9–6
16 July 9 New York W 81–69 Griner (31) Griner (13) D. Robinson (6) Talking Stick Resort Arena
9,413 		10–6
17 July 12 Atlanta W 89–84 Griner (28) Little (12) Little (6) Talking Stick Resort Arena
9,342 		11–6
18 July 14 Minnesota L 71–88 Griner (15) Mitchell (5) Talbot (4) Talking Stick Resort Arena
10,493 		11–7
19 July 16 Minnesota L 66–81 Turner (18) 3 Tied (6) Mitchell (4) Xcel Energy Center
10,022 		11–8
20 July 19 Indiana L 77–84 Taurasi (34) A. Robinson (8) Little (5) Talking Stick Resort Arena
11,371 		11–9
21 July 25 Atlanta L 91–99 Taurasi (31) A. Robinson (9) D. Robinson (8) McCamish Pavilion
4,053 		11–10
22 July 28 Chicago W 86–80 Little (19) George (14) Mitchell (5) Allstate Arena
6,088 		12–10
23 July 30 San Antonio W 81–64 Currie (20) 2 Tied (6) D. Robinson (4) Talking Stick Resort Arena
10,108 		13–10
August : 3–6 (Home: 0–2; Road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
24 August 4 Connecticut L 92–93 Taurasi (33) 3 Tied (5) Mitchell (8) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,331 		13–11
25 August 6 Washington L80–85 Taurasi (16) Currie (8) 2 Tied (5) Verizon Center
7,414 		13–12
26 August 10 Dallas W 101–100 Currie (29) Cannon (9) 2 Tied (7) College Park Center
4,165 		14–12
27 August 12 Seattle L 89–98 Taurasi (20) Cannon (9) Taurasi (4) Talking Stick Resort Arena
11,797 		14–13
28 August 18 Washington W 89–79 Taurasi (25) Griner (10) 3 Tied (4) Capital One Arena
7,208 		15–13
29 August 20 Connecticut L 66–94 Griner (18) Griner (6) Mitchell (3) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,353 		15–14
30 August 22 Minnesota L 69–105 Currie (14) Little (5) Turner (4) Xcel Energy Center
10,723 		15–15
31 August 24 Los Angeles L 67–82 Griner (18) Griner (6) Mitchell (6) Talking Stick Resort Arena
9,890 		15–16
32 August 27 Seattle W 75–71 Griner (29) 2 Tied (8) Currie (7) Key Arena
13,882 		16–16
September : 2–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
33 September 1 Connecticut W 86–66 Griner (31) 2 Tied (8) Griner (5) Talking Stick Resort Arena
9,971 		17–16
34 September 3 Atlanta W 84–70 Griner (30) Cannon (10) 3 Tied (3) Talking Stick Resort Arena
11,222 		18–16
2017 season schedule

Playoffs

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2017 playoff game log
Total: 2–3(Home: 1–1; Road: 1–2)
First Round: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 September 6 Seattle W 79–69 Griner (23) Griner (11) 3 Tied (3) Wells Fargo Arena
5,764 		1–0
Second Round: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 September 10 Connecticut W 88–83 Griner (26) Griner (9) Mitchell (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,420 		1–0
WNBA Semifinals: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 September 12 Los Angeles L 66–79 Mitchell (19) Little (11) Mitchell (4) Staples Center
7,963 		0–1
2 September 14 Los Angeles L 72–86 Taurasi (32) Mitchell (6) Taurasi (4) Walter Pyramid
4,023 		0–2
3 September 17 Los Angeles L 87–89 Taurasi (22) 2 Tied (8) 2 Tied (5) Talking Stick Resort Arena
12,043 		0–3
2017 playoff schedule

Standings

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# Western Conference
W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
1 Minnesota Lynx - (1) 27 7 .794 – 15–2 12–5 13–3
2 Los Angeles Sparks - (2) 26 8 .765 1 16–1 10–7 12–4
3 Phoenix Mercury - (5) 18 16 .529 9 9–8 9–8 7–9
4 Dallas Wings - (7) 16 18 .471 11 10–7 6–11 7–9
5 Seattle Storm - (8) 15 19 .441 12 10–7 5–12 8–8
6 San Antonio Stars - e 8 26 .235 19 6–11 2–15 1–15

Playoffs

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First round:
Single elimination
(Sept. 6)		Second round:
Single elimination
(Sept. 10)		Semifinals:
Best-of-five
(Sept. 12 – Sept. 17)		WNBA Finals:
Best-of-five
(Sept. 24 – Oct. 4)
2Los Angeles Sparks798689
4Connecticut Sun835Phoenix Mercury667287
5Phoenix Mercury795Phoenix Mercury881Minnesota Lynx8470648085
8Seattle Storm692Los Angeles Sparks8568756976
1Minnesota Lynx1019381
3New York Liberty686Washington Mystics818370
6Washington Mystics866Washington Mystics82
7Dallas Wings76

Note: Teams re-seeded after second round and semi-finals.

Awards and honors

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Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Diana Taurasi Player of the Week June 4, 2017 [2]
Brittney Griner Player of the Week July 10, 2017 [3]
Player of the Week September 5, 2017 [4]

Statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage  TO  Turnovers per game
 PF  Fouls per game Team leader League leader

Regular season

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Brittney Griner 26 26 31.5 57.7% — 81.2% 7.6 1.9 0.7 2.5 21.9
Diana Taurasi 31 31 28.5 40.0% 38.4% 91.2% 3.0 2.7 0.5 0.3 17.9
Monique Currie 22 7 20.9 42.4% 42.4% 82.4% 3.0 2.2 0.8 0.3 10.2
Leilani Mitchell 34 7 21.4 38.9% 36.0% 82.4% 2.4 3.6 0.9 0.3 8.0
Camille Little 34 34 25.4 41.9% 22.4% 60.7% 3.8 1.4 0.9 0.4 7.1
Danielle Robinson 32 29 23.5 43.2% 0.0% 84.6% 2.9 3.4 1.1 0.2 6.9
Yvonne Turner 34 4 12.8 41.0% 24.1% 76.3% 1.0 1.1 0.6 0.0 5.1
Stephanie Talbot 34 24 17.9 41.5% 38.1% 65.2% 2.7 1.6 0.7 0.3 4.4
Emma Cannon 34 0 12.9 49.1% 0.0% 58.7% 3.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 4.4
Angel Robinson 15 8 15.8 56.8% 100% 100% 3.9 0.5 0.1 0.7 3.9
Cayla George 32 0 11.9 37.6% 28.3% 64.3% 2.7 0.5 0.3 0.4 3.3
Shay Murphy 9 0 14.1 33.3% 18.8% 66.7% 2.4 0.8 0.7 0.0 3.2
Alexis Prince 18 0 7.2 34.1% 31.3% 100% 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.2 1.9
Sophie Brunner 3 0 4.3 0.0% — — 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

References

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  1. ^ "2017 Phoenix Mercury Schedule". Women's National Basketball Association. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  2. ^ "Connecticut's Alyssa Thomas and Phoenix's Brittney Griner Named WNBA Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. July 10, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  3. ^ "New York's Charles and Phoenix's Taurasi Named WNBA Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. June 5, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  4. ^ "New York's Charles, Phoenix's Griner Named WNBA Players Of The Week". wnba.com. WNBA. September 5, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
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