
2005 Phoenix Mercury Roster
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
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 |
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Kayte Christensen | F | November 16, 1980 | 6'2" | 171 | UC Santa Barbara | |
Anna DeForge | G | April 14, 1976 | 5'10" | 160 | Nebraska | |
Lisa Harrison | F | January 2, 1971 | 6'1" | 164 | Tennessee | |
Sandora Irvin | F | February 23, 1982 | 6'3" | 185 | Texas Christian | |
Niele Ivey | G | September 24, 1977 | 5'7" | 149 | Notre Dame | |
Gwen Jackson | F | October 23, 1980 | 6'3" | 182 | Tennessee | |
Plenette Pierson | F-C | August 30, 1981 | 6'2" | 181 | Texas Tech | |
Ashley Robinson | C | August 12, 1982 | 6'4" | 180 | Tennessee | |
Belinda Snell | G | October 1, 1981 | 5'9" | 170 | University of Sydney | Mirboo North, VIC AUS |
Maria Stepanova | C | February 23, 1979 | 6'8" | 187 | Mikhaylovsk, RUS USA | |
Diana Taurasi | F-G | June 11, 1982 | 6'0" | 172 | Connecticut | Chino, CA USA |
Penny Taylor | F | May 24, 1981 | 6'1" | 168 | Melbourne, VIC AUS | |
Kamila Vodichkova | F-C | December 19, 1972 | 6'4" | 190 | Litomerice, TCH | |
Angelina Williams | G | July 21, 1983 | 6'0" | 149 | Illinois | |
Shereka Wright | F | September 21, 1981 | 5'10" | 155 | Purdue |