The 2011 WNBA season was the 15th season for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association .
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Into the Action: Phoenix Mercury
Transactions
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.[1]
August 12: The Mercury signed Krystal Thomas and waived Olayinka Sanni.
Trades
Personnel changes
Roster
2011 Phoenix Mercury roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Nat.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
Yrs
G/F
24
Bonner, DeWanna
6' 4" (1.93m)
137 lb (62kg)
08-21-1987
Auburn
2
F
4
Dupree, Candice
6' 2" (1.88m)
175 lb (79kg)
08-16-1984
Temple
5
G
9
Ferdinand-Harris, Marie
5' 9" (1.75m)
162 lb (73kg)
10-13-1978
LSU
9
G
21
Gray-Lawson, Alexis
5' 8" (1.73m)
176 lb (80kg)
04-21-1987
California
R
G
2
Johnson, Temeka
5' 3" (1.6m)
142 lb (64kg)
09-06-1982
LSU
6
F/C
43
Sanford, Nakia
6' 4" (1.93m)
195 lb (88kg)
05-10-1976
Kansas
8
G/F
6
Spencer, Sidney
6' 3" (1.91m)
183 lb (83kg)
03-07-1985
Tennessee
4
G
11
Swanier, Ketia
5' 7" (1.7m)
150 lb (68kg)
08-10-1986
Connecticut
3
G
3
Taurasi, Diana
6' 0" (1.83m)
163 lb (74kg)
06-11-1982
Connecticut
7
F
13
Taylor, Penny
6' 1" (1.85m)
165 lb (75kg)
05-24-1981
Australia
9
F/C
32
Thomas, Krystal
6' 5" (1.96m)
195 lb (88kg)
06-10-1989
Duke
R
Head coach
Corey Gaines (Loyola Marymount )
Assistant coaches
Julie Hairgrove (Arizona ) Bridget Pettis (Florida )
Athletic trainer
Tamara Poole (Cal State-DH )
Strength and conditioning coach
Ben Hadley (Arizona State )
Legend
(C) Team captain
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended
Injured
Depth
Season standings
Schedule
Preseason
Regular season
2011 Game Log: Regular Season
Game
Date
Time (ET)
Opponent
TV
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location/Attendance
Record
9
July 1
10:00pm
Chicago
NBATV CN100
97–84
Taurasi (24)
Dupree (9)
Taurasi (6)
US Airways Center 9,517
5–4
10
July 5
9:00pm
Los Angeles
ESPN2
101–82
Dupree Taurasi (20)
Braxton (5)
Taurasi (7)
US Airways Center 9,826
6–4
11
July 8
8:00pm
@ Tulsa
86–78
Taurasi (17)
Bonner (13)
Taylor (7)
BOK Center 4,081
7–4
12
July 10
6:00pm
Tulsa
NBATV COX
102–63
Taylor (18)
Sanford (7)
Taurasi (6)
US Airways Center 7,696
8–4
13
July 13
1:00pm
@ Minnesota
NBATV FS-A FS-N
112–105
Taurasi (27)
Dupree Taylor (8)
Johnson Taurasi Taylor (8)
Target Center 11,820
9–4
14
July 15
10:00pm
Washington
NBATV FS-A
78–64
Dupree (20)
Taylor (8)
Taylor (7)
US Airways Center 9,075
10–4
15
July 20
3:30pm
Minnesota
NBATV FS-A
98–106
Taurasi (24)
Bonner Dupree (7)
Taurasi (6)
US Airways Center 12,118
10–5
All-Star break
16
July 26
9:00pm
Seattle
NBATV
77–83
Taurasi (26)
Bonner Braxton (7)
Johnson (5)
US Airways Center 6,108
10–6
17
July 28
12:30pm
@ San Antonio
NBATV FS-A FS-SW
91–102
Taurasi (27)
Dupree (14)
Johnson Taylor (5)
AT&T Center 14,797
10–7
18
July 30
7:00pm
@ New York
NBATV MSG+
91–84
Taylor (29)
Bonner (9)
Swanier (7)
Prudential Center 7,214
11–7
Game
Date
Time (ET)
Opponent
TV
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location/Attendance
Record
19
August 2
8:00pm
@ Minnesota
ESPN2
73–90
Taurasi (20)
Bonner (8)
Johnson (4)
Target Center 7,126
11–8
20
August 7
6:00pm
Connecticut
NBATV FS-A
95–96 (OT)
Taurasi (29)
Dupree (12)
Taurasi (6)
US Airways Center 8,514
11–9
21
August 9
10:00pm
Minnesota
85–80
Taurasi (26)
Dupree (11)
Johnson (5)
US Airways Center 6,726
12–9
22
August 11
10:00pm
Atlanta
109–95
Bonner (25)
Bonner (13)
Taylor (6)
US Airways Center 7,940
13–9
23
August 12
10:30pm
@ Los Angeles
90–93 (OT)
Taylor (29)
Bonner (10)
Johnson (12)
Staples Center 10,512
13–10
24
August 16
10:00pm
Seattle
81–79
Taurasi (24)
Bonner Sanford Taurasi (5)
Johnson Taurasi (4)
US Airways Center 8,870
14–10
25
August 20
10:00pm
San Antonio
NBATV FS-A FS-SW
87–81
Taylor (28)
Bonner (11)
Taylor (5)
US Airways Center 10,134
15–10
26
August 23
10:00pm
New York
ESPN2
70–74
Dupree (17)
Taylor (9)
Johnson Taylor (4)
US Airways Center 8,871
15–11
27
August 26
7:30pm
@ Connecticut
CSN-NE
92–95
Taurasi Taylor (26)
Dupree Sanford (11)
Johnson (7)
Mohegan Sun Arena 9,007
15–12
28
August 28
4:00pm
@ Washington
NBATV CSN-MA
86–79
Dupree (27)
Sanford (9)
Johnson (8)
Verizon Center 11,614
16–12
29
August 30
8:00pm
@ Tulsa
96–74
Bonner (25)
Bonner Sanford (9)
Bonner Taurasi (3)
BOK Center 3,590
17–12
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess or ESPN3.com
Postseason
2011 Game Log: Postseason
Western Conference Semifinals
Western Conference Finals
Statistics
Regular season
Awards and honors
References
External links
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