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2017 Phoenix Mercury season

The 2017 WNBA season was the 21st season for the Phoenix Mercury franchise of the WNBA. The season began 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

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
329Alexis Prince  United StatesBaylor

Roster

2017 Phoenix Mercury roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
C23 George, Cayla6' 4" (1.93m)192 lb (87kg)04-20-1987Georgia1
F/C0 Robinson, Angel6' 6" (1.98m)193 lb (88kg)08-30-1995Arizona State1
C42 Griner, Brittney6' 9" (2.06m)205 lb (93kg)10-18-1990Baylor5
F20 Little, Camille6' 2" (1.88m)180 lb (82kg)01-18-1985North Carolina11
G11 Robinson, Danielle5' 9" (1.75m)125 lb (57kg)05-10-1989Oklahoma7
G5 Mitchell, Leilani5' 5" (1.65m)128 lb (58kg)06-15-1985Utah9
G3 Taurasi, Diana6' 0" (1.83m)163 lb (74kg)06-11-1982Connecticut13
G8 Talbot, Stephanie6' 1" (1.85m)191 lb (87kg)12-20-1990AustraliaR
G6 Turner, Yvonne5' 9" (1.75m)131 lb (59kg)10-13-1987Nebraska2
F10 Cannon, Emma6' 2" (1.88m)190 lb (86kg)06-01-1989Central FloridaR
G/F25 Currie, Monique6' 0" (1.83m)176 lb (80kg)02-25-1983Duke11
Head coach
Sandy Brondello (Western Sydney)
Assistant coaches
Julie Hairgrove (Arizona)
Todd Troxel (Doane)
Athletic trainer
Tamara Poole (Cal State Dominguez Hills)
Strength and conditioning coach
Kristine Foltz (Iowa State)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Game log

Preseason

2017 pre-season game log
May: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 3SeattleL 64–86Prince (12)Cannon (6)Spencer (5)KeyArena
4,128		0–1
2May 7SeattleW 72–552 Tied (16)George (6)Mitchell (5)Talking Stick Resort Arena
4,088		1–1
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 14DallasL 58–68Griner (18)2 Tied (5)D. Robinson (9)Talking Stick Resort Arena
9,640		0–1
2May 17IndianaW 85–62Griner (32)Griner (10)Mitchell (7)Talking Stick Resort Arena
8,896		1–1
3May 19San AntonioW 78–72Griner (20)Griner (13)D. Robinson (5)AT&T Center
6,400		2–1
4May 23New YorkL 67–69Griner (19)Griner (6)2 Tied (5)Talking Stick Resort Arena
7,886		2–2
5May 27DallasW 107–65Taurasi (18)Cannon (8)D. Robinson (7)Talking Stick Resort Arena
9,245		3–2
June: 4–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 3–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
6June 1ChicagoW 99–91Taurasi (37)Griner (13)D. Robinson (6)Allstate Arena
4,634		4–2
7June 4New YorkL 72–88Griner (26)George (5)Griner (4)Madison Square Garden
7,831		4–3
8June 7IndianaW 98–90Griner (38)Griner (9)Mitchell (7)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
5,702		5–3
9June 10Los AngelesL 87–89Taurasi (27)Griner (9)Griner (5)Talking Stick Resort Arena
10,223		5–4
10June 16ChicagoW 86–78Griner (27)Griner (9)Taurasi (5)Talking Stick Resort Arena
10,249		6–4
11June 18Los AngelesL 59–90Taurasi (19)Mitchell (7)Mitchell (5)Staples Center
9,916		6–5
12June 23SeattleW 85–822 Tied (25)Griner (9)Taurasi (4)KeyArena
7,796		7–5
13June 30MinnesotaL 83–91Little (16)A. Robinson (8)D. Robinson (3)Talking Stick Resort Arena
11,330		7–6
July: 6–4 (Home: 4–2; Road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
14July 5WashingtonW 88–80Griner (30)Griner (14)Taurasi (4)Talking Stick Resort Arena
7,440		8–6
15July 7San AntonioW 92–77Taurasi (17)Griner (8)3 Tied (5)AT&T Center
8,232		9–6
16July 9New YorkW 81–69Griner (31)Griner (13)D. Robinson (6)Talking Stick Resort Arena
9,413		10–6
17July 12AtlantaW 89–84Griner (28)Little (12)Little (6)Talking Stick Resort Arena
9,342		11–6
18July 14MinnesotaL 71–88Griner (15)Mitchell (5)Talbot (4)Talking Stick Resort Arena
10,493		11–7
19July 16MinnesotaL 66–81Turner (18)3 Tied (6)Mitchell (4)Xcel Energy Center
10,022		11–8
20July 19IndianaL 77–84Taurasi (34)A. Robinson (8)Little (5)Talking Stick Resort Arena
11,371		11–9
21July 25AtlantaL 91–99Taurasi (31)A. Robinson (9)D. Robinson (8)McCamish Pavilion
4,053		11–10
22July 28ChicagoW 86–80Little (19)George (14)Mitchell (5)Allstate Arena
6,088		12–10
23July 30San AntonioW 81–64Currie (20)2 Tied (6)D. Robinson (4)Talking Stick Resort Arena
10,108		13–10
August: 3–6 (Home: 0–2; Road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
24August 4ConnecticutL 92–93Taurasi (33)3 Tied (5)Mitchell (8)Mohegan Sun Arena
7,331		13–11
25August 6WashingtonL80–85Taurasi (16)Currie (8)2 Tied (5)Verizon Center
7,414		13–12
26August 10DallasW 101–100Currie (29)Cannon (9)2 Tied (7)College Park Center
4,165		14–12
27August 12SeattleL 89–98Taurasi (20)Cannon (9)Taurasi (4)Talking Stick Resort Arena
11,797		14–13
28August 18WashingtonW 89–79Taurasi (25)Griner (10)3 Tied (4)Capital One Arena
7,208		15–13
29August 20ConnecticutL 66–94Griner (18)Griner (6)Mitchell (3)Mohegan Sun Arena
8,353		15–14
30August 22MinnesotaL 69–105Currie (14)Little (5)Turner (4)Xcel Energy Center
10,723		15–15
31August 24Los AngelesL 67–82Griner (18)Griner (6)Mitchell (6)Talking Stick Resort Arena
9,890		15–16
32August 27SeattleW 75–71Griner (29)2 Tied (8)Currie (7)Key Arena
13,882		16–16
September: 2–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
33September 1ConnecticutW 86–66Griner (31)2 Tied (8)Griner (5)Talking Stick Resort Arena
9,971		17–16
34September 3AtlantaW 84–70Griner (30)Cannon (10)3 Tied (3)Talking Stick Resort Arena
11,222		18–16
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1September 6SeattleW 79–69Griner (23)Griner (11)3 Tied (3)Wells Fargo Arena
5,764		1–0
Second Round: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1September 10ConnecticutW 88–83Griner (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
1September 12Los AngelesL 66–79Mitchell (19)Little (11)Mitchell (4)Staples Center
7,963		0–1
2September 14Los AngelesL 72–86Taurasi (32)Mitchell (6)Taurasi (4)Walter Pyramid
4,023		0–2
3September 17Los AngelesL 87–89Taurasi (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.
1Minnesota Lynx - (1)277.794–15–212–513–3
2Los Angeles Sparks - (2)268.765116–110–712–4
3Phoenix Mercury - (5)1816.52999–89–87–9
4Dallas Wings - (7)1618.4711110–76–117–9
5Seattle Storm - (8)1519.4411210–75–128–8
6San 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)
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

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.
Diana TaurasiPlayer of the WeekJune 4, 2017[2]
Brittney GrinerPlayer of the WeekJuly 10, 2017[3]
Player of the WeekSeptember 5, 2017[4]

Statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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 gameTeam leaderLeague leader

Regular season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Brittney Griner262631.557.7%—81.2%7.61.90.72.521.9
Diana Taurasi313128.540.0%38.4%91.2%3.02.70.50.317.9
Monique Currie22720.942.4%42.4%82.4%3.02.20.80.310.2
Leilani Mitchell34721.438.9%36.0%82.4%2.43.60.90.38.0
Camille Little343425.441.9%22.4%60.7%3.81.40.90.47.1
Danielle Robinson322923.543.2%0.0%84.6%2.93.41.10.26.9
Yvonne Turner34412.841.0%24.1%76.3%1.01.10.60.05.1
Stephanie Talbot342417.941.5%38.1%65.2%2.71.60.70.34.4
Emma Cannon34012.949.1%0.0%58.7%3.60.30.10.14.4
Angel Robinson15815.856.8%100%100%3.90.50.10.73.9
Cayla George32011.937.6%28.3%64.3%2.70.50.30.43.3
Shay Murphy9014.133.3%18.8%66.7%2.40.80.70.03.2
Alexis Prince1807.234.1%31.3%100%1.00.40.20.21.9
Sophie Brunner304.30.0%——1.30.00.00.00.0

References

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