2018 Phoenix Mercury season

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2018 Phoenix Mercury season
Head Coach Sandy Brondello
Arena Talking Stick Resort Arena
Attendance 9,950 per game
Results
Record 20–14
(.588)
Place 2nd (Western)
Playoff Finish 5th seed; lost in Semifinals to Seattle
Team Leaders
Points Diana Taurasi – 20.7 ppg
Rebounds Brittney Griner – 7.7 rpg
Assists Diana Taurasi – 5.3 apg
Media
Television Fox Sports Arizona (FS-A)
Phoenix Mercury seasons
< 2017 2019 >

The 2018 WNBA season was the 22nd season for the Phoenix Mercury franchise of the WNBA. The season tipped off on May 14th.[1]

The Mercury started the season slowly, going 2–3 in May. They won the first two games, but lost the next three. All five games were against eventual playoff teams. However, the Mercury caught fire in June, posting an 11–2 record which included an 8 game winning streak. The June high turned into a July low. The team was 2–7 in July with their only wins coming against Connecticut, and league-worst Indiana. The Mercury managed to turn it around and end the season on a high, going 5–2 in August. Their regular season ended on a three game winning streak, with all games coming against playoff teams. The Mercury finished the season 20–14, with the 5th seed in the 2018 WNBA Playoffs.

As the fifth seed, the Mercury had to play an opening round game against the Dallas Wings at home. The Mercury won by 18 points, 101–83. This win saw them advance to the second round where they played the fourth seeded Connecticut Sun in Connecticut. Again, the Mercury won, this time by 10 points. With the win, the Mercury advanced to the Semifinals to face the first seeded Seattle Storm. The home team won each game in the five game series. However, the Mercury did not have home court advantage, due to being the lower seed, and lost the series 2–3.

Transactions

WNBA Draft

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See also: 2018 WNBA Draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 12 Marie Gülich  Germany Oregon State
2 20 Tyler Scaife  United States Rutgers
2 21 Raisa Musina  Russia UMMC Ekaterinburg (Russia)
3 26 Imani Wright  United States Florida State

Trades/Roster Changes

Date Details
February 1, 2018 Sign F Sancho Lyttle[2]
February 2, 2018 Acquired 21st pick in the 2018 WNBA Draft in exchange for C Cayla George.[3]
February 2, 2018 Acquired 26th pick in the 2018 WNBA Draft and a 3nd round pick in the 2019 WNBA Draft in exchange for C Kelsey Bone.[4]
February 2, 2018 Re-signed G Yvonne Turner and G Emma Cannon[5]
February 5, 2018 Re-signed F Camille Little[6]
February 13, 2018 Re-signed G/F DeWanna Bonner[7]
March 6, 2018 Acquired G Briann January in exchange for the 8th pick in the 2018 WNBA Draft.[8]
March 6, 2018 Acquired the 12th pick in the 2018 WNBA draft in exchange for G Danielle Robinson and a second round pick in the 2019 WNBA Draft.[9]

Current roster

Phoenix Mercury roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs
F 24 United States Bonner, DeWanna 6' 4" (1.93m) 143 lb (65kg) 08-21-1987 Auburn 8
C 42 United States Griner, Brittney 6' 9" (2.06m) 205 lb (93kg) 10-18-1990 Baylor 5
C 21 Germany Gülich, Marie 6' 5" (1.96m) 199 lb (90kg) 05-28-1994 Oregon State R
G 12 United States January, Briann 5' 8" (1.73m) 144 lb (65kg) 01-11-1987 Arizona State 9
F 20 United States Little, Camille 6' 2" (1.88m) 180 lb (82kg) 01-18-1985 North Carolina 11
F 31 Spain Lyttle, Sancho Injured 6' 5" (1.96m) 175 lb (79kg) 09-20-1983 Houston 13
G 5 United States Mitchell, Leilani 5' 5" (1.65m) 138 lb (63kg) 06-15-1985 Utah 9
F 14 United States Peters, Devereaux 6' 2" (1.88m) 174 lb (79kg) 10-08-1989 Notre Dame 5
C 0 United States Robinson, Angel 6' 6" (1.98m) 193 lb (88kg) 04-20-1987 Georgia 2
G 8 Australia Talbot, Stephanie 6' 2" (1.88m) 192 lb (87kg) 12-20-1990 Australia 1
G/F 3 United States Taurasi, Diana 6' 0" (1.83m) 163 lb (74kg) 06-11-1982 Connecticut 13
G 6 United States Turner, Yvonne 5' 10" (1.78m) 131 lb (59kg) 10-13-1987 Nebraska 2



East: ATL • CHI • CON • IND • NY • WAS | West: DAL • LA • MIN • PHO • SA • SEA
Head coach
Australia Sandy Brondello (Western Sydney)
Assistant coaches
United States Julie Hairgrove (Arizona)
United States Todd Troxel (Doane)


Strength and conditioning coach
United States Jonathan Mak (Illinois State)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

WNBA roster page

Game log

Pre-Season

2018 pre-season game log
2018 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2018 game log
2018 season schedule

Playoffs

2018 playoff game log
Second Round: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 August 23 @ Connecticut W 96–86 Tied (27) Bonner (18) 3 Tied (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,858		 1–0
WNBA Semifinals: 2–3 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 August 26 @ Seattle L 87–91 Bonner (27) Bonner (13) Taurasi (6) KeyArena
9,686		 0–1
2 August 28 @ Seattle L 87–91 (OT) Taurasi (28) Griner (10) Taurasi (8) KeyArena
9,686		 0–2
3 August 31 Seattle W 86–66 Bonner (27) Bonner (11) Turner (6) Talking Stick Resort Arena
15,185		 1–2
4 September 2 Seattle W 86–84 Griner (29) Griner (12) Taurasi (4) Talking Stick Resort Arena
8,137		 2–2
5 September 4 @ Seattle 84–94 Griner (21) Griner (9) Griner (6) KeyArena
8,992		 2–3
2018 playoff schedule

Standings

Template:2018 WNBA Western Conference standings

Template:2018 WNBA Playoffs

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
Diana Taurasi 33 33 30.0 .446 .383 .925 3.5 5.3 0.9 0.2 20.7
Brittney Griner 34 34 32.6 .544 .250 .800 7.7 2.1 0.5 2.6 20.5
DeWanna Bonner 34 34 32.9 .452 .313 .867 7.2 3.2 1.3 0.4 17.3
Sancho Lyttle 18 18 23.3 .540 .000 .875 5.3 1.4 0.9 0.4 7.9
Briann January 33 33 27.1 .423 .470 .806 2.1 3.3 0.6 0.1 7.0
Leilani Mitchell 31 0 14.9 .351 .341 .857 1.4 2.3 0.5 0.2 4.4
Yvonne Turner 32 3 13.3 .376 .324 .682 1.8 1.3 0.7 0.1 4.1
Stephanie Talbot 31 8 14.6 .464 .386 .905 1.9 1.3 0.5 0.3 3.7
Camille Little 33 7 16.2 .330 .258 .774 1.8 1.2 0.5 0.3 3.0
Angel Robinson 24 0 9.9 .452 .000 .850 3.0 0.5 0.2 0.3 2.3
Devereaux Peters 5 0 7.6 .333 .000 .000 1.6 0.4 0.0 0.0 1.6
Marie Gülich 23 0 5.0 .483 .000 .750 1.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 1.5

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Brittney Griner WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week June 11, 2018 [10]
Diana Taurasi WNBA Cares Community Assist Award – May June 20, 2018 [11]
WNBA Western Conference Player of the Month – June July 3, 2018 [12]
Sandy Brondello WNBA Coach of the Month Award – June July 2, 2018 [13]
Diana Taurasi WNBA All-Star Selection July 17, 2018 [14]
DeWanna Bonner
Brittney Griner
DeWanna Bonner WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week August 20, 2018 [15]
Diana Taurasi WNBA Western Conference Player of the Month – August August 20, 2018 [16]

References

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