2008 Phoenix Mercury Roster

Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Team Record: 16-18
Finishing 6th in the WNBA's Western Conference
Coach: Corey Gaines (16-18)
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 144,867, Avg. 8,522 in 17 home dates
2008 Phoenix Mercury Statistics

The Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association ended the 2008 season with a record of 16 wins and 18 losses, finishing sixth in the WNBA's Western Conference.

Phoenix scored 3,010 points, best in the league. The team gave up 3,009 points, most in the circuit. Diana Taurasi tossed in a team-best 820 points for the Mercury, while Cappie Pondexter netted 14 or more per game also. Le'coe Willingham racked up 202 boards. Kelly Miller and Cappie Pondexter apiece dished out 135 assists for the squad.

On the defensive side of the ball, Diana Taurasi added 46 steals.

Corey Gaines coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Willnett CrockettFJuly 5, 19846'2"215ConnecticutLos Angeles, CA USA
Jennifer DerevjanikGMarch 29, 19825'10"140George Mason
Barbara FarrisC-FSeptember 10, 19766'3"200Tulane
Kelly MazzanteGFebruary 2, 19826'0"155Penn State
Kelly MillerGSeptember 6, 19785'10"140Georgia
Yuko OgaGOctober 17, 19825'6"140Yamagata City, JPN
Cappie PondexterGJanuary 7, 19835'9"160RutgersOceanside, CA USA
Allie QuigleyGJune 20, 19865'10"140DePaul
LaToya SandersF-CSeptember 11, 19866'3"162North Carolina
Olympia ScottCAugust 5, 19766'2"175Stanford
Brooke SmithF-CApril 30, 19846'3"195Stanford
Tangela SmithF-CApril 1, 19776'4"160Iowa
Diana TaurasiF-GJune 11, 19826'0"172ConnecticutChino, CA USA
Le'coe WillinghamFFebruary 10, 19816'0"200Auburn



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