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2011 Phoenix Mercury season

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Coach
  
Corey Gaines

Attendance
  
9,167 per game

Place
  
3rd (Western)

Arena
  
US Airways Center

Record
  
19–15 (.559)

Playoff finish
  
Lost in Conference Finals

The 2011 WNBA season is the 15th season for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association.

Contents

WNBA Draft

The following are the Mercury's selections in the 2011 WNBA Draft.

Transaction log

  • February 9: The Mercury signed Brooke Smith, Sequoia Holmes, and Taylor Lilley to training camp contracts.
  • February 22: The Mercury signed Lauren Ervin to a training camp contract.
  • February 24: The Mercury signed Marie Ferdinand-Harris and Nakia Sanford.
  • February 25: The Mercury signed Alexis Gray-Lawson and Amanda Thompson.
  • March 14: The Mercury waived Sequoia Holmes and Brooke Smith.
  • April 10: The Mercury signed Erlana Larkins to a training camp contract.
  • April 11: The Mercury traded draft rights to Tahnee Robinson to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2012 Draft.
  • April 15: The Mercury waived Amanda Thompson.
  • April 22: The Mercury signed Yuko Oga and Olayinka Sanni to training camp contracts.
  • April 28: The Mercury waived Lauren Ervin.
  • May 19: The Mercury waived Erlana Larkins.
  • May 30: The Mercury waived Taylor Lilley and Brittany Spears.
  • June 2: The Mercury waived Yuko Oga.
  • August 4: The Mercury traded Kara Braxton to the New York Liberty in exchange for Sidney Spencer.
  • August 12: The Mercury signed Krystal Thomas and waived Olayinka Sanni.

    • Awards and honors

  • Candice Dupree was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of June 13, 2011.
  • Penny Taylor was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of June 20, 2011.
  • Diana Taurasi was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of August 8, 2011.
  • DeWanna Bonner was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of August 29, 2011.
  • Diana Taurasi was named to the 2011 WNBA All-Star Team as a starter.
  • Penny Taylor was named to the 2011 WNBA All-Star Team as a reserve.
  • Diana Taurasi finished as a Peak Performer, averaging 21.6 points per game.
  • DeWanna Bonner was named Sixth Woman of the Year.
  • Diana Taurasi was named to the All-WNBA First Team.
  • Penny Taylor was named to the All-WNBA Second Team.

    • References

    2011 Phoenix Mercury season Wikipedia
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