2017 Phoenix Mercury season

The 2017 WNBA season will be the 21st season for the Phoenix Mercury franchise of the WNBA. The season tips off on May 14.[1]

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)

Transactions

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

Current roster
Phoenix Mercury roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
C 23 George, Cayla 6' 4" (1.93m) 192 lb (87kg) 04-20-1987 Georgia 1
F/C 0 Robinson, Angel 6' 6" (1.98m) 193 lb (88kg) 08-30-1995 Arizona State 1
C 42 Griner, Brittney 6' 9" (2.06m) 205 lb (93kg) 10-18-1990 Baylor 5
F 20 Little, Camille 6' 2" (1.88m) 180 lb (82kg) 01-18-1985 North Carolina 11
G 11 Robinson, Danielle 5' 9" (1.75m) 125 lb (57kg) 05-10-1989 Oklahoma 7
G 5 Mitchell, Leilani 5' 5" (1.65m) 128 lb (58kg) 06-15-1985 Utah 9
G 3 Taurasi, Diana 6' 0" (1.83m) 163 lb (74kg) 06-11-1982 Connecticut 13
G 8 Talbot, Stephanie 6' 1" (1.85m) 191 lb (87kg) 12-20-1990 Australia R
G 6 Turner, Yvonne 5' 9" (1.75m) 131 lb (59kg) 10-13-1987 Nebraska 2
F 10 Cannon, Emma 6' 2" (1.88m) 190 lb (86kg) 06-01-1989 Central Florida R
G/F 25 Currie, Monique 6' 0" (1.83m) 176 lb (80kg) 02-25-1983 Duke 11



East: ATL • CHI • CON • IND • NY • WAS | West: DAL • LV • LA • MIN • PHO • SEA
Head coach
Sandy Brondello (Western Sydney)
Assistant coaches
Julie Hairgrove (Arizona)
Todd Troxel (Doane)
Athletic trainer
Tamara Poole (Cal State-DH)
Strength and conditioning coach
Kristine Foltz (Iowa State)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

WNBA roster page

Game log

Preseason
2017 pre-season game log
May: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
2017 pre-season schedule

Regular season
2017 game log
Total: 18–16 (Home: 9–8; Road: 9–8)
May: 3–2 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–0)
June : 4–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 3–2)
July : 6–4 (Home: 4–2; Road: 2–2)
August : 3–6 (Home: 0–2; Road: 3–4)
September : 2–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–0)
2017 season schedule

Playoffs
2017 playoff game log
Total: 2–3(Home: 1–1; Road: 1–2)
First Round: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
Second Round: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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
# Western Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
1 Minnesota Lynx - (1)277.794–15–212–513–3
2 Los Angeles Sparks - (2)268.765116–110–712–4
3 Phoenix Mercury - (5)1816.52999–89–87–9
4 Dallas Wings - (7)1618.4711110–76–117–9
5 Seattle Storm - (8)1519.4411210–75–128–8
6 San Antonio Stars - e826.235196–112–151–15

Playoffs
 
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)
 
              
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2
Los Angeles Sparks		3
 
 
5
Phoenix Mercury		0
 
 
 
 
 
4
Connecticut Sun		83
 
 
 
5
Phoenix Mercury		88
 
5
Phoenix Mercury		79
 
 
 
8
Seattle Storm		69
 
1
Minnesota Lynx		3
 
 
 
2
Los Angeles Sparks		2
 
6
Washington Mystics		86
 
 
 
7
Dallas Wings		76
 
3
New York Liberty		68
 
 
6
Washington Mystics		82
 
 
 
 
 
1
Minnesota Lynx		3
 
 
6
Washington Mystics		0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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

Semifinals
Team123
1
Minnesota Lynx		1019381
6
Washington Mystics		818370
Team123
2
Los Angeles Sparks		798689
5
Phoenix Mercury		667287
WNBA Finals
Team12345
1
Minnesota Lynx		8470648085
2
Los Angeles Sparks		8568756976

Awards and honors
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]


References
  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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