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

Head coachSandy Brondello
ArenaTalking Stick Resort Arena
Record18–16 (.529)
Place3rd (Western)
Quick facts Phoenix Mercury season, Head coach ...
2017 Phoenix Mercury season
Head coachSandy Brondello
ArenaTalking Stick Resort Arena
Results
Record18–16 (.529)
Place3rd (Western)
Playoff finishLost in Semifinals to Los Angeles
Media
TelevisionFS Arizona (FS-A)
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Transactions

WNBA draft

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

More information Phoenix Mercury roster, Players ...
2017 Phoenix Mercury roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
C23AustraliaGeorge, Cayla6' 4" (1.93m)192 lb (87kg)1987-04-20Australia1
F/C0United StatesRobinson, Angel6' 6" (1.98m)193 lb (88kg)1987-04-20Georgia1
C42United StatesGriner, Brittney6' 9" (2.06m)205 lb (93kg)1990-10-18Baylor5
F20United StatesLittle, Camille6' 2" (1.88m)180 lb (82kg)1985-01-18North Carolina11
G11United StatesRobinson, Danielle5' 9" (1.75m)125 lb (57kg)1989-05-10Oklahoma7
G5United StatesMitchell, Leilani5' 5" (1.65m)128 lb (58kg)1985-06-15Utah9
G3United StatesTaurasi, Diana6' 0" (1.83m)163 lb (74kg)1982-06-11Connecticut13
G8AustraliaTalbot, Stephanie6' 1" (1.85m)191 lb (87kg)1990-12-20AustraliaR
G6United StatesTurner, Yvonne5' 9" (1.75m)131 lb (59kg)1987-10-13Nebraska2
F10United StatesCannon, Emma6' 2" (1.88m)190 lb (86kg)1989-06-01Central FloridaR
G/F25United StatesCurrie, Monique6' 0" (1.83m)176 lb (80kg)1983-02-25Duke11
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
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured
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Game log

Preseason

More information Game, Date ...
2017 pre-season game log
May: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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
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Regular season

More information 2017 game log Total: 18–16 (Home: 9–8; Road: 9–8), Game ...
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
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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
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Playoffs

More information 2017 playoff game log Total: 2–3(Home: 1–1; Road: 1–2), Game ...
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
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)
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
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Standings

More information #, W ...
# 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
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Playoffs

First round
Single elimination
(Sept. 6)		Second round
Single elimination
(Sept. 10)		Semifinals
Best-of-5
(Sept. 12 – Sept. 17)		WNBA Finals
Best-of-5
(Sept. 24 – Oct. 4)
2Los Angeles Sparks3
4Connecticut Sun835Phoenix Mercury0
5Phoenix Mercury795Phoenix Mercury881Minnesota Lynx3
8Seattle Storm692Los Angeles Sparks2
1Minnesota Lynx3
3New York Liberty686Washington Mystics0
6Washington Mystics866Washington Mystics82
7Dallas Wings76

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

  • Bold – Game or series winner
  • Italic – Team with home-court advantage

Awards and honors

More information Recipient, Award ...
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]
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Statistics

More information Legend ...
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
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Regular season

More information Player, GP ...
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
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