2016 Phoenix Mercury season

2016 Phoenix Mercury season
Coach	Sandy Brondello
Arena	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Attendance	per game
Results
Record	16–18 (.471)
Place	4th (Western)
Playoff finish	Lost Semifinal to Minnesota Lynx, 3–0
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The 2016 WNBA season was the season for the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA.

Transactions[]

WNBA Draft[]

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/Team/Country
1	12	Isabelle Harrison		Tennessee Lady Volunteers
2	18	Alex Harden
2	24		Slovakia	Good Angels Košice
3	36	Promise Amukamara	Nigeria	Good Angels Košice

Standings[]

Western Conference v t	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Conf.
1 - Minnesota Lynx	28	6	.824	-	15–2	13–4	15–1
2 - Los Angeles Sparks	26	8	.765	2	14–3	12–5	11–5
7 - Seattle Storm	16	18	.471	12	10–7	6–11	7–9
8 - Phoenix Mercury	16	18	.471	12	11–6	5–12	6–10
e - Dallas Wings	11	23	.324	17	6–11	5–12	8–8
e - San Antonio Stars	7	27	.206	21	4–13	3–14	1–15

Regular season[]

2017 game log Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
May Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 May 14 2016 Minnesota Lynx 2 May 18 Indiana Fever 3 May 20 Seattle Storm 4 May 25 Minnesota Lynx 5 May 29 Washington Mystics 6 May 31
June : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 12 13
2018 season schedule

Playoffs[]

The Phoenix Mercury finished eighth in the WNBA (with a record of 16–18), grabbing the final playoff spot. The Mercury advanced to the semifinal after dispatching the Indiana Fever in round one and the New York Liberty in round two. The Minnesota Lynx then swept the Mercury in the semifinal round, three games to none.

	First round: Single elimination (Sept. 21)				Second round: Single elimination (Sept. 24 and 25)				Semifinals: Best-of-five (Sept. 28 – Oct. 6)				WNBA Finals: Best-of-five (Oct. 9 – 20)
									1 Minnesota Lynx	3
									8 Phoenix Mercury	0
					3 New York Liberty	94
					8 Phoenix Mercury	101
	5 Indiana Fever	78
	8 Phoenix Mercury	89
													1 Minnesota Lynx	2
													2 Los Angeles Sparks	3
	6 Atlanta Dream	94
	7 Seattle Storm	85
					4 Chicago Sky	108
					6 Atlanta Dream	98
									2 Los Angeles Sparks	3
									4 Chicago Sky	1

Note: Teams re-seeded after second round and semi-finals.

Semifinals

Team	1	2	3
1 Minnesota Lynx	113	96	82
8 Phoenix Mercury	95	86	67

Team	1	2	3	4
2 Los Angeles Sparks	95	99	66	95
4 Chicago Sky	75	84	70	75

WNBA Finals

Team	1	2	3	4	5
1 Minnesota Lynx	76	79	75	85	76
2 Los Angeles Sparks	78	60	92	79	77

Transactions[]

Re-signed[]

Player	Signed	Former Team
Penny Taylor		Shanxi Flame

Additions[]

Player	Signed	Former Teamam
Noelle Quinn		Seattle Storm
Kelsey Bone		Connecticut Sun
Courtney M. Williams

Awards[]

Reciptant	Award	Date Awarded
Diana Taurasi	Western Conference Player of the Week	June 27, 2016

References[]

External links[]

• The Official Site of the Phoenix Mercury