2011 Phoenix Mercury season

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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
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
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

Roster

2011 Phoenix Mercury roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs
G/F 24 United States Bonner, DeWanna 6' 4" (1.93m) 137 lb (62kg) 08-21-1987 Auburn 2
F
 		4 United States Dupree, Candice 6' 2" (1.88m) 175 lb (79kg) 08-16-1984 Temple 5
G
 		9 United States Ferdinand-Harris, Marie 5' 9" (1.75m) 162 lb (73kg) 10-13-1978 LSU 9
G
 		21 United States Gray-Lawson, Alexis 5' 8" (1.73m) 176 lb (80kg) 04-21-1987 California R
G
 		2 United States Johnson, Temeka 5' 3" (1.6m) 142 lb (64kg) 09-06-1982 LSU 6
F/C 43 United States Sanford, Nakia 6' 4" (1.93m) 195 lb (88kg) 05-10-1976 Kansas 8
G/F 6 United States Spencer, Sidney 6' 3" (1.91m) 183 lb (83kg) 03-07-1985 Tennessee 4
G
 		11 United States Swanier, Ketia 5' 7" (1.7m) 150 lb (68kg) 08-10-1986 Connecticut 3
G
 		3 United States Taurasi, Diana 6' 0" (1.83m) 163 lb (74kg) 06-11-1982 Connecticut 7
F
 		13 Australia Taylor, Penny 6' 1" (1.85m) 165 lb (75kg) 05-24-1981 Australia 9
F/C 32 United States Thomas, Krystal 6' 5" (1.96m) 195 lb (88kg) 06-10-1989 Duke R
Head coach
United States Corey Gaines (Loyola Marymount)
Assistant coaches
United States Julie Hairgrove (Arizona)
United States Bridget Pettis (Florida)
Athletic trainer
United States Tamara Poole (Cal State-DH)
Strength and conditioning coach
United States Ben Hadley (Arizona State)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Depth

Pos. Starter Bench
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.
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
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1 May 24 10:00pm Japan 96–52 Gray-Lawson (16) Dupree (8) Gray Lawson (6)
US Airways Center

2,969		 1–0
2 May 28 10:00pm @ Los Angeles 72–83 3 players (12) Braxton (6) 5 players (2) The Pit
N/A		 1–1

Regular season

2011 Game Log: Regular Season
June
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1 June 4 3:00pm @ Seattle ABC 71–78 Taurasi (31) Dupree
Braxton (9)		 Taylor (5)
KeyArena

11,548		 0–1
2 June 10 10:30pm @ Los Angeles 85–98 Taylor (18) Dupree (11) Johnson (6)
Staples Center

10,616		 0–2
3 June 17 10:00pm
San Antonio
FS-A
 99–101 Taurasi (20) Dupree (12) Taylor (10)
US Airways Center

12,274		 0–3
4 June 19 6:00pm Indiana 93–89 (OT) Taurasi (32) Dupree (18) Taylor (6)
US Airways Center

7,701		 1–3
5 June 21 8:00pm @
San Antonio
 ESPN2 105–98 Taylor (30) Dupree (13) Johnson (6)
AT&T Center

7,072		 2–3
6 June 24 7:30pm @ Atlanta
FS-S
 92–83 Taurasi (20) Taylor (10) Taylor (8)
Philips Arena

5,492		 3–3
7 June 25 8:00pm @ Chicago CN100 86–78 Tauarsi (23) Braxton
Taylor (9)		 Taylor (7) Allstate Arena
5,547		 4–3
8 June 28 7:00pm @ Indiana 86–91 Bonner
Taurasi (15)		 Braxton (7) Gray-Lawson
Taylor (5)
Conseco Fieldhouse

6,625		 4–4
July
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
9 July 1 10:00pm Chicago
NBATV
CN100
 97–84 Taurasi (24) Dupree (9) Taurasi (6)
US Airways Center

9,517		 5–4
10 July 5 9:00pm Los Angeles ESPN2 101–82 Dupree
Taurasi (20)		 Braxton (5) Taurasi (7)
US Airways Center

9,826		 6–4
11 July 8 8:00pm @ Tulsa 86–78 Taurasi (17) Bonner (13) Taylor (7) BOK Center
4,081		 7–4
12 July 10 6:00pm Tulsa
COX
 102–63 Taylor (18) Sanford (7) Taurasi (6)
US Airways Center

7,696		 8–4
13 July 13 1:00pm @ Minnesota
FS-N
 112–105 Taurasi (27) Dupree
Taylor (8)		 Johnson
Taurasi
Taylor (8)		 Target Center
11,820		 9–4
14 July 15 10:00pm Washington
FS-A
 78–64 Dupree (20) Taylor (8) Taylor (7)
US Airways Center

9,075		 10–4
15 July 20 3:30pm Minnesota
FS-A
 98–106 Taurasi (24) Bonner
Dupree (7)		 Taurasi (6)
US Airways Center

12,118		 10–5
All-Star break
16 July 26 9:00pm Seattle
NBATV
 77–83 Taurasi (26) Bonner
Braxton (7)		 Johnson (5)
US Airways Center

6,108		 10–6
17 July 28 12:30pm @
San Antonio
FS-SW
 91–102 Taurasi (27) Dupree (14) Johnson
Taylor (5)
AT&T Center

14,797		 10–7
18 July 30 7:00pm @ New York
MSG+
 91–84 Taylor (29) Bonner (9) Swanier (7) Prudential Center
7,214		 11–7
August
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
19 August 2 8:00pm @ Minnesota ESPN2 73–90 Taurasi (20) Bonner (8) Johnson (4) Target Center
7,126		 11–8
20 August 7 6:00pm Connecticut
FS-A
 95–96 (OT) Taurasi (29) Dupree (12) Taurasi (6)
US Airways Center

8,514		 11–9
21 August 9 10:00pm Minnesota 85–80 Taurasi (26) Dupree (11) Johnson (5)
US Airways Center

6,726		 12–9
22 August 11 10:00pm Atlanta 109–95 Bonner (25) Bonner (13) Taylor (6)
US Airways Center

7,940		 13–9
23 August 12 10:30pm @ Los Angeles 90–93 (OT) Taylor (29) Bonner (10) Johnson (12)
Staples Center

10,512		 13–10
24 August 16 10:00pm Seattle 81–79 Taurasi (24) Bonner
Sanford
Taurasi (5)		 Johnson
Taurasi (4)
US Airways Center

8,870		 14–10
25 August 20 10:00pm
San Antonio
FS-SW
 87–81 Taylor (28) Bonner (11) Taylor (5)
US Airways Center

10,134		 15–10
26 August 23 10:00pm New York ESPN2 70–74 Dupree (17) Taylor (9) Johnson
Taylor (4)
US Airways Center

8,871		 15–11
27 August 26 7:30pm @ Connecticut
CSN-NE
 92–95 Taurasi
Taylor (26)		 Dupree
Sanford (11)		 Johnson (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
9,007		 15–12
28 August 28 4:00pm @ Washington
CSN-MA
 86–79 Dupree (27) Sanford (9) Johnson (8) Verizon Center
11,614		 16–12
29 August 30 8:00pm @ Tulsa 96–74 Bonner (25) Bonner
Sanford (9)		 Bonner
Taurasi (3)		 BOK Center
3,590		 17–12
September
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
30 September 1 8:00pm @
San Antonio
 68–86 Bonner (23) Dupree (13) Swanier
Taurasi (3)
AT&T Center

6,502		 17–13
31 September 3 10:00pm Los Angeles
NBATV
 93–77 Taurasi (24) Dupree (19) Johnson (9)
US Airways Center

9,620		 18–13
32 September 8 10:00pm Tulsa
COX
 91–76 Taurasi (21) Bonner (10) Swanier (9)
US Airways Center

8,189		 19–13
33 September 9 10:00pm @ Seattle KONG 70–85 Taurasi (36) Bonner (14) Johnson (3)
KeyArena

9,686		 19–14
34 September 11 6:00pm Minnesota
FS-A
 90–96 Taurasi (19) Dupree (6) Swanier (4)
US Airways Center

12,666		 19–15
All games are viewable on
ESPN3.com

Postseason

2011 Game Log: Postseason
Western Conference Semifinals
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series
1 September 15 10:00pm @ Seattle ESPN2 61–80 Taylor (13) Bonner (8) Johnson
Swanier
Taylor (3)
KeyArena

7,279		 0–1
2 September 17 10:00pm Seattle
NBATV
 92–83 Dupree (29) Dupree (13) Johnson (9)
US Airways Center

9,356		 1–1
3 September 19 10:00pm @ Seattle ESPN2 77–75 Dupree (20) Taylor (17) Johnson
Taurasi (3)
KeyArena

8,589		 2–1
Western Conference Finals
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series
1 September 22 9:00pm @ Minnesota ESPN2 67–95 Taurasi (22) Bonner (8) Johnson (4) Target Center
8,912		 0–1
2 September 25 5:00pm Minnesota ESPN2 86–103 Bonner
Taurasi (22)		 Dupree (11) Johnson (6)
US Airways Center

8,617		 0–2

Statistics

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

Regular season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
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

References

  1. ^ "Libery acquire Kara Braxton from Mercury". NJ.com. August 5, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2024.

External links

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