2011 Phoenix Mercury Roster

Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Team Record: 19-15
Finishing 3rd in the WNBA's Western Conference
Postseason: 2-3 Lost semifinals

First Round - Defeated Seattle Storm 2-1
Conference Finals - Lost to Minnesota Lynx 2-0
Coach: Corey Gaines (19-15)
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 155,845, Avg. 9,167 in 17 home dates
2011 Phoenix Mercury Statistics

The Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association ended the 2011 season with a record of 19 wins and 15 losses, finishing third in the WNBA's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-3.

Phoenix paced the league with 3,025 points. The team surrendered 2,923 points, most in the circuit. Diana Taurasi tossed in a team-best 692 points for the Mercury, while Candice Dupree and Penny Taylor scored 14 or more per game, too. Candice Dupree accounted for 279 boards. Penny Taylor dished out 135 assists for the squad.

On defense, Penny Taylor added 49 steals.

Corey Gaines coached the team. The 2011 Phoenix Mercury lost in the semifinals of the playoffs.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
DeWanna BonnerGAugust 21, 19876'4"136Auburn
Kara BraxtonF-CFebruary 18, 19836'6"210Georgia
Candice DupreeFAugust 16, 19846'2"162Temple
Marie Ferdinand-HarrisGOctober 13, 19785'9"153Louisiana State
Alexis Gray-LawsonGApril 21, 19875'8"176CaliforniaOakland, CA USA
Temeka JohnsonGSeptember 6, 19825'3"132Louisiana State
Nakia SanfordF-CMay 10, 19766'4"200Kansas
Olayinka SanniCAugust 21, 19866'2"0West Virginia
Sidney SpencerGMarch 7, 19856'3"183Tennessee
Ketia SwanierGAugust 10, 19865'7"144Connecticut
Diana TaurasiF-GJune 11, 19826'0"172ConnecticutChino, CA USA
Penny TaylorFMay 24, 19816'1"168Melbourne, VIC AUS
Krystal ThomasCJune 10, 19896'5"195DukeOrlando, FL USA



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