2005 Phoenix Mercury Roster

Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Team Record: 16-18
Finishing 5th in the WNBA's Western Conference
Coach: Carrie Graf (16-18)
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 124,146, Avg. 7,303 in 17 home dates
2005 Phoenix Mercury Statistics

The Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association ended the 2005 season with a record of 16 wins and 18 losses, finishing fifth in the WNBA's Western Conference.

Phoenix scored 2,361 points and surrendered 2,354. Diana Taurasi tossed in a team-best 527 points for the Mercury, while Anna DeForge and Penny Taylor contributed 11 or more per game as well. Kamila Vodichkova racked up 196 boards. Diana Taurasi dished out 150 assists for the squad.

Defensively, Anna DeForge added 41 steals.

Carrie Graf coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Kayte ChristensenFNovember 16, 19806'2"171UC Santa Barbara
Anna DeForgeGApril 14, 19765'10"160Nebraska
Lisa HarrisonFJanuary 2, 19716'1"164Tennessee
Sandora IrvinFFebruary 23, 19826'3"185Texas Christian
Niele IveyGSeptember 24, 19775'7"149Notre Dame
Gwen JacksonFOctober 23, 19806'3"182Tennessee
Plenette PiersonF-CAugust 30, 19816'2"181Texas Tech
Ashley RobinsonCAugust 12, 19826'4"180Tennessee
Belinda SnellGOctober 1, 19815'9"170University of SydneyMirboo North, VIC AUS
Maria StepanovaCFebruary 23, 19796'8"187Mikhaylovsk, RUS USA
Diana TaurasiF-GJune 11, 19826'0"172ConnecticutChino, CA USA
Penny TaylorFMay 24, 19816'1"168Melbourne, VIC AUS
Kamila VodichkovaF-CDecember 19, 19726'4"190Litomerice, TCH
Angelina WilliamsGJuly 21, 19836'0"149Illinois
Shereka WrightFSeptember 21, 19815'10"155Purdue



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