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2019 Phoenix Mercury season

The 2019 WNBA season was the 23rd season for the Phoenix Mercury franchise of the WNBA. The season tipped off on May 25, 2019 versus the Seattle Storm.[1]

2019 Phoenix Mercury season
CoachSandy Brondello
ArenaTalking Stick Resort Arena
Attendance10,193 per game
Results
Record15–19 (.441)
Place5th (Western)
Playoff finish8th seed; Lost in 1st Round to Chicago
Team Leaders
PointsBrittney Griner – 20.7 ppg
ReboundsDeWanna Bonner – 6.5 rpg
AssistsDiana Taurasi – 5.3 apg
Media
TelevisionFox Sports Arizona (FS-A)

The Mercury's season started with the news that star Diana Taurasi would miss a significant part of the season due to a back procedure.[2] The team started out the season 5–5 by the end of June. This record included a three game losing streak immediately followed by a three game winning streak. July proved more of the same as the team posted a 5–4 record. A two game losing streak split five wins. In August, the team went 5–6, but did secure a playoff spot. Taurasi returned for six games during the season. However, the team finished on a four game losing streak to end the season 15–19. This record earned them the eighth seed in the playoffs.

As the eight seed, the Mercury traveled to the Chicago Sky in the first round. The Mercury are the only eighth seed to win since the WNBA switched to its current playoff format in 2016. However, they could not repeat the feat this season when they lost by 29 points.

The Mercury did well at the end of season awards with Brittney Griner leading the WNBA in scoring, Brianna Turner making the WNBA All-Rookie Team, and Leilani Mitchell winning the WNBA Most Improved Player Award.

Transactions

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
18Alanna Smith  AustraliaStanford
213Sophie Cunningham  United StatesMissouri
332Arica Carter  United StatesLouisville

Trades/Roster Changes

DateDetails
February 1, 2019Re-Signed G Briann January[3][4]
Re-Signed G Yvonne Turner[5][6]
February 6, 2019Signed G/F Essence Carson[7][4]
March 21, 2019Re-Signed F Sancho Lyttle[8]
March 22, 2019Re-Signed G/F DeWanna Bonner[9]
April 10, 2019Traded C Marie Gülich to Atlanta for F Brianna Turner[10]
May 21, 2019Traded G Stephanie Talbot to Minnesota in exchange for Minnesota's second round pick in the 2020 WNBA draft[11]

Roster

2019 Phoenix Mercury roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
F24 Bonner, DeWanna6' 4" (1.93m)143 lb (65kg)08-21-1987Auburn9
G17 Carson, Essence6' 0" (1.83m)163 lb (74kg)07-28-1986Rutgers11
G9 Cunningham, Sophie6' 1" (1.85m)170 lb (77kg)08-16-1996MissouriR
C42 Griner, Brittney6' 9" (2.06m)205 lb (93kg)10-18-1990Baylor6
G12 January, Briann5' 8" (1.73m)144 lb (65kg)01-11-1987Arizona State10
F20 Little, Camille6' 2" (1.88m)180 lb (82kg)01-18-1985North Carolina12
F31 Lyttle, Sancho6' 5" (1.96m)175 lb (79kg)09-20-1983Houston14
G5 Mitchell, Leilani5' 5" (1.65m)138 lb (63kg)06-15-1985Utah11
F11 Smith, Alanna6' 4" (1.93m)180 lb (82kg)11-10-1996StanfordR
G/F3 Taurasi, Diana  6' 0" (1.83m)163 lb (74kg)06-11-1982Connecticut14
F21 Turner, Brianna6' 3" (1.91m)170 lb (77kg)07-05-1996Notre DameR
G6 Turner, Yvonne5' 10" (1.78m)131 lb (59kg)10-13-1987Nebraska2
Head coach
Sandy Brondello (Western Sydney)
Assistant coaches
Julie Hairgrove (Arizona)
Penny Taylor
Athletic trainer

Alicia Yamamoto Indiana

Strength and conditioning coach
Jonathan Mak (Illinois State)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Game log

Preseason

2019 pre-season game log
May: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 11Los Angeles SparksW 82–75Bonner (20)Bonner (8)Smith (5)Talking Stick Resort Arena
3,751		1–0
2May 15@ Seattle StormW 87–84Tied (15)Griner (6)Tied (3)Angel of the Winds Arena
3,076		2–0
2019 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2019 game log
Total: 15–19 (Home: 9–8; Road: 6–11)
May: 1–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 25@ Seattle StormL 68–77Bonner (31)Tied (8)Tied (4)Angel of the Winds Arena
8,500		0–1
2May 31Las Vegas AcesW 86–84Carson (20)Bonner (12)Y. Turner (10)Talking Stick Resort Arena
14,090		1–1
June: 4–3 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
3June 6@ Minnesota LynxL 56–58Bonner (25)Bonner (8)3 tied (2)Target Center
8,001		1–2
4June 9@ Indiana FeverW 94–87Griner (26)Bonner (7)Mitchell (6)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
3,336		2–2
5June 11@ Chicago SkyL 75–82Bonner (28)Bonner (12)Bonner (6)Wintrust Arena
4,212		2–3
6June 14Los Angeles SparksL 68–85Griner (24)Griner (13)January (5)Talking Stick Resort Arena
10,381		2–4
7June 20@ Dallas WingsL 54–69Mitchell (12)Bonner (8)January (3)College Park Center
4,626		2–5
8June 23Los Angeles SparksW 82–72Mitchell (22)Griner (9)Mitchell (6)Talking Stick Resort Arena
10,132		3–5
9June 28Indiana FeverW 91–69Griner (23)3 tied (5)Mitchell (11)Talking Stick Resort Arena
9,435		4–5
10June 30@ Seattle StormW 69–67Tied (20)Tied (7)Mitchell (4)Alaska Airlines Arena
8,002		5–5
July: 5–4 (Home: 3–1; Road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
11July 5New York LibertyL 76–80Griner (30)Griner (8)Mitchell (4)Talking Stick Resort Arena
9,560		5–6
12July 7Atlanta DreamW 65–63Griner (31)Bonner (14)Mitchell (4)Talking Stick Resort Arena
9,850		6–6
13July 10@ Washington MysticsW 91–68Griner (25)Griner (8)January (6)Capital One Arena
15,377		7–6
14July 12@ Connecticut SunL 64–79Bonner (20)Bonner (8)January (5)Mohegan Sun Arena
6,864		7–7
15July 14@ Minnesota LynxL 62–75Bonner (27)Bonner (7)Mitchell (5)Target Center
8,801		7–8
16July 17Dallas WingsW 69–64Griner (23)Bonner (8)January (5)Talking Stick Resort Arena
10,143		8–8
17July 20@ Dallas WingsW 70–66Griner (17)Griner (8)January (4)College Park Center
5,471		9–8
18July 23Indiana FeverW 95–77Tied (22)Griner (7)January (7)Talking Stick Resort Arena
8,528		10–8
19July 30@ Washington MysticsL 93–99Griner (30)Griner (9)Mitchell (8)St. Elizabeth's East Arena
3,819		10–9
August: 5–6 (Home: 3–3; Road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
20August 1@ Connecticut SunL 62–68Bonner (20)Bonner (10)Bonner (4)Mohegan Sun Arena
6,014		10–10
21August 4Washington MysticsW 103–82Griner (26)Griner (9)Griner (8)Talking Stick Resort Arena
9,025		11–10
22August 8@ Los Angeles SparksL 74–84Griner (27)B. Turner (14)Tied (5)Staples Center
10,345		11–11
23August 10Dallas WingsL 77–80Mitchell (23)B. Turner (11)Tied (3)Talking Stick Resort Arena
9,717		11–12
24August 14Connecticut SunL 71–78Bonner (17)B. Turner (8)Y. Turner (4)Talking Stick Resort Arena
8,734		11–13
25August 16Atlanta DreamW 77–68Bonner (27)Bonner (14)Mitchell (5)Talking Stick Resort Arena
8,480		12–13
26August 18New York LibertyW 78–72Bonner (30)Bonner (10)January (3)Talking Stick Resort Arena
9,145		13–13
27August 20@ Las Vegas AcesL 79–84 (OT)Tied (24)B. Turner (11)January (6)Mandalay Bay Events Center
5,032		13–14
28August 25Chicago SkyL 86–94Griner (34)Bonner (11)Bonner (5)Talking Stick Resort Arena
12,054		13–15
29August 27@ New York LibertyW 95–82Tied (29)Griner (10)Taurasi (10)Westchester County Center
1,693		14–15
30August 29@ Atlanta DreamW 65–58Griner (21)Tied (8)Taurasi (8)State Farm Arena
3,727		15–15
September: 0–4 (Home: 0–3; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
31September 1@ Chicago SkyL 78–105Griner (26)Bonner (12)Mitchell (6)Wintrust Arena
8,845		15–16
32September 3Seattle StormL 70–82Griner (22)Griner (7)Tied (4)Talking Stick Resort Arena
8,724		15–17
33September 6Minnesota LynxL 69–83Griner (16)Griner (7)Mitchell (4)Talking Stick Resort Arena
12,140		15–18
34September 8Las Vegas AcesL 89–98Griner (24)Bonner (8)3 tied (3)Talking Stick Resort Arena
13,135		15–19
2019 season schedule

Playoffs

2019 playoff game log
Total: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
First Round: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1September 11@ Chicago SkyL 76–105Bonner (21)Bonner (6)3 tied (3)Wintrust Arena
6,042		0–1
2019 playoff schedule

Standings

#Western Conference
W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
1Los Angeles Sparks (3)2212.647–15–27–1010–6
2Las Vegas Aces (4)2113.618113–48–911–5
3Seattle Storm (6)1816.529411–67–1010–6
4Minnesota Lynx (7)1816.529411–67–107–9
5Phoenix Mercury (8)1519.44179–86–115–11
6e – Dallas Wings1024.294128–92–155–11

Playoffs

First round:
Single elimination
(Sept. 11)		Second round:
Single elimination
(Sept. 15)		Semifinals:
Best-of-five
(Sept. 17 – Sept. 24)		WNBA Finals:
Best-of-five
(Sept. 29 – Oct. 10)
1Washington Mystics971037594
4Las Vegas Aces934Las Vegas Aces95919290
5Chicago Sky1055Chicago Sky921Washington Mystics9587948689
8Phoenix Mercury762Connecticut Sun8699819078
2Connecticut Sun849478
3Los Angeles Sparks923Los Angeles Sparks756856
6Seattle Storm846Seattle Storm69
7Minnesota Lynx74

Note: Teams re-seeded after each round.

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 Griner313132.846.433.380.87.22.40.72.020.7
DeWanna Bonner343432.937.727.291.67.62.71.30.617.2
Leilani Mitchell322730.344.143.082.93.04.00.90.312.8
Briann January322626.639.037.883.71.33.30.80.16.5
Yvonne Turner291420.534.332.987.82.82.30.60.16.4
Essence Carson231318.535.234.178.42.21.50.50.35.8
Diana Taurasi6621.510.34.294.43.25.30.30.24.3
Brianna Turner291215.953.8073.14.10.50.20.74.0
Camille Little29014.743.533.380.62.40.80.40.33.9
Sophie Cunningham32512.235.430.488.21.40.80.30.13.1
Sancho Lyttle20212.541.925.062.52.90.30.60.32.9
Alanna Smith1807.419.511.150.01.90.20.30.31.1

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.
DeWanna BonnerWNBA Western Conference Player of the WeekJune 10, 2019[12]
Briann JanuaryWNBA Community Assist Award - MayJune 27, 2019[13]
Brittney GrinerWNBA Western Conference Player of the WeekJuly 8, 2019[14]
DeWanna BonnerWNBA All-Star SelectionJuly 15, 2019[15]
Brittney Griner
Brittney GrinerWNBA Western Conference Player of the WeekSeptember 3, 2019[16]
WNBA Western Conference Player of the Month - AugustSeptember 4, 2019[17]
Peak Performer: PointsSeptember 9, 2019[18]
Brianna TurnerWNBA All-Rookie TeamSeptember 16, 2019[19]
Leilani MitchellMost Improved Player AwardSeptember 18, 2019[20]

References

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