2011 Phoenix Mercury season
2011 Phoenix Mercury season | |
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Coach | Corey Gaines |
Arena | US Airways Center |
Attendance | 9,167 per game |
Results | |
Record | 19–15 (.559) |
Place | 3rd (Western) |
Playoff finish | Lost in Conference Finals |
Team Leaders | |
Points | Taurasi (21.6) |
Rebounds | Dupree (8.2) |
Assists | Taylor (4.7) |
Media | |
Television | FS-A ESPN2, NBATV |
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The 2011 WNBA season was the 15th season for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association.
Transactions
WNBA draft
The following are the Mercury's selections in the 2011 WNBA draft.
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/team/country |
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2 | 19 | Brittany Spears | United States | Colorado |
3 | 31 | Tahnee Robinson | United States | Nevada |
Transaction log
- February 9: The Mercury signed Brooke Smith, Sequoia Holmes, and Taylor Lilley to training camp contracts.
- February 22: The Mercury signed Lauren Ervin to a training camp contract.
- February 24: The Mercury signed Marie Ferdinand-Harris and Nakia Sanford.
- February 25: The Mercury signed Alexis Gray-Lawson and Amanda Thompson.
- March 14: The Mercury waived Sequoia Holmes and Brooke Smith.
- April 10: The Mercury signed Erlana Larkins to a training camp contract.
- April 11: The Mercury traded draft rights to Tahnee Robinson to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2012 draft.
- April 15: The Mercury waived Amanda Thompson.
- April 22: The Mercury signed Yuko Oga and Olayinka Sanni to training camp contracts.
- April 28: The Mercury waived Lauren Ervin.
- May 19: The Mercury waived Erlana Larkins.
- May 30: The Mercury waived Taylor Lilley and Brittany Spears.
- June 2: The Mercury waived Yuko Oga.
- August 4: The Mercury traded Kara Braxton to the New York Liberty in exchange for Sidney Spencer.[1]
- August 12: The Mercury signed Krystal Thomas and waived Olayinka Sanni.
Trades
Date | Trade | |
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April 11, 2011 | To Phoenix Mercury | To Connecticut Sun |
third-round pick in 2012 draft | Tahnee Robinson | |
August 4, 2011 | To Phoenix Mercury | To New York Liberty |
Sidney Spencer | Kara Braxton |
Personnel changes
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Roster
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Depth
Pos. | Starter | Bench |
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C | Nakia Sanford | Krystal Thomas |
PF | Candice Dupree | DeWanna Bonner |
SF | Penny Taylor | Marie Ferdinand-Harris Sidney Spencer |
SG | Diana Taurasi | Alexis Gray-Lawson |
PG | Temeka Johnson | Ketia Swanier |
Season standings
Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
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Minnesota Lynx x | 27 | 7 | .794 | – | 14–3 | 13–4 | 18–4 |
Seattle Storm x | 21 | 13 | .618 | 6.0 | 15–2 | 6–11 | 15–7 |
Phoenix Mercury x | 19 | 15 | .559 | 8.0 | 11–6 | 8–9 | 11–11 |
San Antonio Silver Stars x | 18 | 16 | .529 | 9.0 | 9–8 | 9–8 | 11–11 |
Los Angeles Sparks o | 15 | 19 | .441 | 12.0 | 10–7 | 5–12 | 10–12 |
Tulsa Shock o | 3 | 31 | .088 | 24.0 | 2–15 | 1–16 | 1–21 |
Schedule
Preseason
2011 Game Log: Preseason
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Regular season
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Postseason
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Statistics
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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
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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DeWanna Bonner | 34 | 5 | 25.2 | .430 | .343 | .909 | 7.0 | 0.8 | 1.00 | 1.06 | 10.7 |
Kara Braxton | 18 | 18 | 19.8 | .559 | .500 | .595 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 10.6 |
Candice Dupree | 34 | 34 | 31.6 | .548 | .167 | .852 | 8.2 | 1.8 | 0.56 | 0.74 | 14.6 |
Marie Ferdinand-Harris | 34 | 2 | 17.4 | .335 | .333 | .974 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.56 | 0.21 | 6.8 |
Alexis Gray-Lawson | 27 | 0 | 11.4 | .398 | .349 | .821 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.22 | 0.00 | 3.9 |
Temeka Johnson | 30 | 30 | 23.9 | .435 | .385 | .864 | 2.0 | 4.4 | 0.80 | 0.17 | 6.4 |
Nakia Sanford | 33 | 16 | 14.4 | .484 | .000 | .750 | 4.2 | 0.4 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 4.2 |
Olayinka Sanni | 14 | 0 | 5.2 | .667 | .000 | .333 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.21 | 0.07 | 1.6 |
Sidney Spencer | 8 | 0 | 8.1 | .313 | .750 | 1.000 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.9 |
Ketia Swanier | 29 | 4 | 14.8 | .342 | .286 | .688 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 0.79 | 0.03 | 2.7 |
Diana Taurasi | 32 | 32 | 30.2 | .449 | .395 | .903 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 0.75 | 0.63 | 21.6 |
Penny Taylor | 29 | 29 | 29.8 | .511 | .402 | .874 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 1.69 | 0.38 | 16.7 |
Krystal Thomas | 8 | 0 | 12.3 | .563 | .000 | .500 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.00 | 0.63 | 2.6 |
Awards and honors
- Candice Dupree was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of June 13, 2011.
- Penny Taylor was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of June 20, 2011.
- Diana Taurasi was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of August 8, 2011.
- DeWanna Bonner was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of August 29, 2011.
- Diana Taurasi was named to the 2011 WNBA All-Star Team as a starter.
- Penny Taylor was named to the 2011 WNBA All-Star Team as a reserve.
- Diana Taurasi finished as a Peak Performer, averaging 21.6 points per game.
- DeWanna Bonner was named Sixth Woman of the Year.
- Diana Taurasi was named to the All-WNBA First Team.
- Penny Taylor was named to the All-WNBA Second Team.
References
External links
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Phoenix Mercury
- Founded in 1997
- Based in Phoenix, Arizona
- Owner(s): Jerry Colangelo
- Robert Sarver
- Mat Ishbia & Justin Ishbia
- CEO: Josh Bartelstein
- General Manager: Cheryl Miller
- Seth Sulka
- Ann Meyers-Drysdale
- Corey Gaines
- Amber Cox
- Jason Rowley
- Jim Pitman
- Nick U'Ren
- TV: Bally Sports Arizona
- Announcers: Kayte Christensen, Tom Leander