2013 Phoenix Mercury season

2013 Phoenix Mercury season

Head Coach

Arena

Attendance

8,557 per game

Results
Record	19–15 (.559)
Place	3rd (Western)
Playoff Finish	Lost Conference Finals (2-0 to Minnesota Lynx)
Team Leaders
Points	Taurasi 25.0
Rebounds	Bonner and Griner 6.0
Assists	Taurasi 6.0
Media
Television	FS-A ESPN2, NBATV
Phoenix Mercury seasons
< 2012	2014 >

The 2013 WNBA season is the 17th season for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association.

There were high hopes for the Mercury after they drafted Brittney Griner first overall in the 2013 WNBA Draft. However, the Mercury got off to a slow start, and ultimately fired coach Corey Gaines on August 8, 2013, replacing him with Russ Pennell. Amber Cox, the Mercury President and CEO, took over Gaines' GM duties.^[1] Pennell helped turn things around, securing the third seed in the 2013 WNBA Playoffs. The Mercury earned a spot in the Western Conference finals against the Minnesota Lynx.

Transactions

WNBA Draft

The following are the Mercury's selections in the 2013 WNBA Draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/Team/Country
1	1	Brittney Griner	United States	Baylor
3	26	Nikki Greene	United States	Penn State

Transaction log

February 8: re-signed Krystal Thomas and Lynetta Kizer.
March 7: signed Ify Ibekwe and Jalana Childs.
April 11: re-signed DeWanna Bonner.

Trades

Date	Trade
TBD	To Phoenix Mercury	To TBD
TBD	TBD	TBD

Personnel changes

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Brittney Griner	April 15, 2013	draft pick
Jasmine James	July 21, 2013	free agent

Subtractions

Player	Left	New team
Eddie Garner	Preseason	released
Samantha Prahalis	July 18, 2013^[2]	released

Roster

2013 Phoenix Mercury roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Nat.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
2.5 !G/F	24	USA !	Bonner, DeWanna	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	137 lb (62 kg)	08-21-1987	Auburn
4.0 !F	4	USA !	Dupree, Candice	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	08-16-1984	Temple
1.5 !G	15	USA !	Gilbreath, Briana	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	08-16-1990	Southern California
6.0 !C	42	USA !	Griner, Brittney	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	10-18-1990	Baylor
1.5 !G	14	USA !	Hornbuckle, Alexis	7000177800000000000♠5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	10-16-1985	Tennessee
4.0 !F	22	USA !	Houston, Charde	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	04-10-1986	Connecticut
6.0 !C	12	USA !	Kizer, Lynetta	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	04-04-1990	Maryland
1.5 !G	10	USA !	James, Jasmine	7000175260000000000♠5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)		05-29-1991	Georgia
1.5 !G	3	USA !	Taurasi, Diana	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	163 lb (74 kg)	06-11-1982	Connecticut
4.0 !F	13	AUS !	Taylor, Penny	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	05-24-1981	Australia
5.5 !F/C	34	USA !	Thomas, Krystal	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	06-10-1989	Duke

Head coach: Russ Pennell (Pittsburg State)
Assistant coaches: Julie Hairgrove (Arizona)
Anthony Boone (Mississippi)

Athletic trainer: Tamara Poole (Cal State-DH)

Strength and conditioning coach: Pro Advantage Training

Legend

(C) Team captain
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended
Injured

Depth

Pos.	Starter	Bench
C	Brittney Griner	Lynetta Kizer Krystal Thomas
PF	Candice Dupree	Charde Houston
SF	Penny Taylor	Jasmine James
SG	DeWanna Bonner	Briana Gilbreath
PG	Diana Taurasi	Alexis Hornbuckle

Season standings

#	Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	z-Minnesota Lynx	26	8	.765	-	34
2	x-Los Angeles Sparks	24	10	.706	2	34
3	x-Phoenix Mercury	19	15	.559	7	34
4	x-Seattle Storm	17	17	.500	9	34

5	e-San Antonio Silver Stars	12	22	.353	14	34
6	e-Tulsa Shock	11	23	.324	15	34

Schedule

Preseason

2013 pre-season game log
Total: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)

Pre-season: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	May 19	Japan	W 87–64	Brittney Griner (18)	Dupree & Kizer (9)	Samantha Prahalis (8)	US Airways Center 4021	1–0

2013 season schedule

Regular season

2013 game log
Total: 19–15 (Home: 10–7; Road: 9–8)

May: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	May 27	Chicago	L 80–102	Diana Taurasi (18)	Brittney Griner (8)	Samantha Prahalis (5)	US Airways Center 10200	0–1

June : 7–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 5–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
2	June 2	@ Seattle	L 72–75	Candice Dupree (18)	Brittney Griner (7)	Charde Houston (6)	Key Arena 9686	0–2
3	June 6	@ Minnesota	L 79–99	Diana Taurasi (21)	DeWanna Bonner (7)	Samantha Prahalis (5)	Target Center 8511	0–3
4	June 8	@ Indiana	W 82–67	Diana Taurasi (26)	DeWanna Bonner (11)	Bonner, Dupree, & Taurasi (5)	Bankers Life Fieldhouse 8672	1–3
5	June 14	Los Angeles	W 97–81	Diana Taurasi (34)	DeWanna Bonner (12)	Diana Taurasi (7)	US Airways Center 13065	2–3
6	June 16	@ Tulsa	W 108–103 (OT)	Diana Taurasi (29)	Candice Dupree (10)	Diana Taurasi (9)	BOK Center 4206	3–3
7	June 19	Minnesota	L 69–80	Diana Taurasi (28)	Brittney Griner (7)	DeWanna Bonner (5)	US Airways Center 8464	3–4
8	June 21	Washington	W 90–82	Diana Taurasi (31)	DeWanna Bonner (9)	Diana Taurasi (5)	US Airways Center 9636	4–4
9	June 25	@ San Antonio	W 83–77	Brittney Griner (26)	Candice Dupree (12)	Diana Taurasi (8)	AT&T Center 9007	5–4
10	June 27	@ Washington	W 101–97	Diana Taurasi (26)	Candice Dupree (11)	Diana Taurasi (8)	Verizon Center 7950	6–4
11	June 29	@ Connecticut	W 89–70	Bonner & Taurasi (19)	DeWanna Bonner (8)	Diana Taurasi (5)	Mohegan Sun Arena 9110	7–4

July : 2–5 (Home: 1–3; Road: 1–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
12	July 2	NY Liberty	W 94–87	Bonner & Dupree (20)	Bonner & Dupree (7)	Diana Taurasi (10)	US Airways Center 7636	8–4
13	July 7	@ Minnesota	L 59–91	Candice Dupree (12)	Brittney Griner (11)	Diana Taurasi (7)	Target Center 9104	8–5
14	July 10	San Antonio	L 80–88	Candice Dupree (22)	Krystal Thomas (6)	Diana Taurasi (5)	US Airways Center 8707	8–6
15	July 14	Los Angeles	L 76–88	Diana Taurasi (23)	Candice Dupree (8)	Diana Taurasi (5)	US Airways Center 8233	8–7
16	July 18	@ Los Angeles	W 90–84	Diana Taurasi (32)	DeWanna Bonner (11)	Diana Taurasi (6)	Staples Center 11105	9–7
17	July 21	Minnesota	L 77–82	Diana Taurasi (26)	DeWanna Bonner (10)	Diana Taurasi (6)	US Airways Center 9806	9–8
18	July 24	@ Minnesota	L 69–81	Candice Dupree (17)	Krystal Thomas (10)	Alexis Hornbuckle (4)	Target Center 16404	9–9

August : 6–4 (Home: 5–2; Road: 1–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
All-Star Break
19	August 1	@ Seattle	L 79–88	DeWanna Bonner (19)	Candice Dupree (10)	DeWanna Bonner (7)	Key Arena 6457	9–10
20	August 3	Atlanta	W 82–76	Diana Taurasi (28)	DeWanna Bonner (6)	Bonner, Dupree, & Taurasi (4)	US Airways Center 8138	10–10
21	August 6	Seattle	L 65–80	Candice Dupree (18)	Candice Dupree (8)	Diana Taurasi (5)	US Airways Center 6877	10–11
22	August 9	Tulsa	W 70–67	Diana Taurasi (23)	Candice Dupree (9)	Taurasi & Hornbuckle (4)	US Airways Center 8547	11–11
23	August 11	Tulsa	W 77–56	DeWanna Bonner (21)	Candice Dupree (7)	Diana Taurasi (7)	US Airways Center 5972	12–11
24	August 14	Indiana	W 75–58	Candice Dupree (16)	Brittney Griner (8)	Diana Taurasi (11)	US Airways Center 6135	13–11
25	August 17	@ San Antonio	L 82–88	Diana Taurasi (23)	Briana Gilbreath (6)	Diana Taurasi (7)	AT&T Center 10906	13–12
26	August 20	@ Tulsa	W 89–86	Diana Taurasi (28)	Dupree & Griner (10)	Diana Taurasi (10)	BOK Center 4261	14–12
27	August 23	Seattle	L 73–81	DeWanna Bonner (20)	Bonner & Griner (5)	Diana Taurasi (7)	US Airways Center 8026	14–13
28	August 31	Connecticut	W 76–68	Bonner & Dupree (22)	Candice Dupree (9)	Diana Taurasi (8)	US Airways Center 8119	15–13

September : 4–2 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
29	September 6	San Antonio	W 83–80	Diana Taurasi (21)	Brittney Griner (14)	Diana Taurasi (7)	US Airways Center 9006	16–13
30	September 8	@ Atlanta	W 79–71	Diana Taurasi (25)	Brittney Griner (11)	Diana Taurasi (6)	Philips Arena 9740	17–13
31	September 10	@ NY Liberty	W 80–76	Bonner & Dupree (18)	Dupree & Taurasi (6)	Diana Taurasi (9)	Prudential Center 8127	18–13
32	September 11	@ Chicago	L 68–70	Candice Dupree (15)	Dupree & Gilbreath (6)	Jasmine James (5)	Allstate Arena 6409	18–14
33	September 13	San Antonio	W 82–61	Diana Taurasi (20)	Krystal Thomas (8)	Diana Taurasi (10)	US Airways Center 8899	19–14
34	September 15	@ Los Angeles	L 55–89	Griner & James (9)	Krystal Thomas (8)	Jasmine James (4)	Staples Center 12311	19–15

2013 season schedule

Playoffs

2013 playoff game log
Total: 2–3 (Home: 0–2; Road: 2–1)

Conference Semifinals: 2–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 2–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	September 19	@ Los Angeles	W 86–75	Diana Taurasi (30)	Candice Dupree (7)	Diana Taurasi (7)	Staples Center 8500	1–0
2	September 21	Los Angeles	L 73–82	Diana Taurasi (20)	Candice Dupree (9)	Diana Taurasi (5)	US Airways Center 11110	1–1
3	September 23	@ Los Angeles	W 78–77	Candice Dupree (22)	Bonner & Gilbreath (6)	Diana Taurasi (10)	Staples Center 9321	2–1

Conference Finals: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	September 26	@ Minnesota	L 62–85	Diana Taurasi (15)	Brittney Griner (6)	Bonner & Dupree (3)	Target Center 9013	0–1
2	September 29	Minnesota	L 65–72	Diana Taurasi (21)	Brittney Griner (10)	Diana Taurasi (6)	US Airways Center 8020	0–2

2013 season schedule

Statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage	TO	Turnovers per game
PF	Fouls per game		Team leader

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG

References

↑ "Mercury fire Corey Gaines". http://espn.go.com/. Associated Press. August 9, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2015. External link in |website= (help)
↑ "Mercury Waive Samantha Prahalis". wnba.com. WNBA. July 18, 2013. Retrieved January 5, 2015.

External links

Phoenix Mercury

Founded in 1997 Based in Phoenix, Arizona

The Franchise	Franchise Current season

Arenas	Talking Stick Resort Arena

Head Coaches	Cheryl Miller Cynthia Cooper Linda Sharp John Shumate Carrie Graf Paul Westhead Corey Gaines Russ Pennell Sandy Brondello

Administration	Owner: Jerry Colangelo Robert Sarver General Manager: Cheryl Miller Seth Sulka Ann Meyers-Drysdale Corey Gaines Amber Cox Jason Rowley

All-Stars	DeWanna Bonner Anna DeForge Candice Dupree Brittney Griner Brandy Reed Cappie Pondexter Diana Taurasi Penny Taylor Michelle Timms Adrian Williams

Seasons	1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Playoff Appearances	1997 1998 2000 2007 2009 2010 2011 2013 2014

Conference Titles	1998 2007 2009 2014

WNBA Titles	2007 2009 2014

Rivals	Houston Comets Los Angeles Sparks Minnesota Lynx Seattle Storm

Media	TV: FS Arizona (FS-A) Announcers: Kayte Christensen, Tom Leander

2013 WNBA season by team

Draft All-Star Game Playoffs Finals

Eastern	Atlanta Dream Chicago Sky Connecticut Sun Indiana Fever New York Liberty Washington Mystics

Western	Los Angeles Sparks Minnesota Lynx Phoenix Mercury San Antonio Silver Stars Seattle Storm Tulsa Shock

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