PHOENIX MERCURY GAME NOTES Phoenix Mercury (2-2) vs. Seattle Storm (2-2) WNBA Semifinals Game 5, Road Game 3 Tuesday, September 4, 2018 KeyArena Seattle, Wash. 7:00 p.m. TV: ESPNews/NBATV Manager, Basketball Communications: Bryce Marsee bmarsee@phoenixmercury.com Cell: (765) 618-0897 @brycemarsee TONIGHT'S PROBABLE MERCURY STARTERS (2018 PLAYOFF AVERAGES) No. Name PPG RPG APG Notes 6 Yvonne Turner G 5-10 131 Nebraska '10 4.8 2.0 1.8 Has made two playoff starts this postseason...started in three regular season games in 2018...recorded a playoff and regular season career high 19 points vs. SEA on 8/31...set playoff career highs in rebounds (7), steals (3) and assists (6) on 8/31 vs. SEA as well 12 Briann January G 5-8 144 Arizona State '09 6.5 3.0 3.5 Acquired by Mercury in a trade with Indiana on March 6, 2018... only player in league to be on last six WNBA All-Defensive Teams (2013-17)...led WNBA in 3-point % (47.0%) this season 3 Diana Taurasi G 6-0 163 Connecticut '04 21.7 4.7 6.5 WNBA's all-time leader in scoring and three-point makes...recorded 1,000th-career 3-pointer on 5/18/18 vs. DAL..Passed Tina Thompson for 1st on WNBA's all-time FGM list on 7/5 vs. CON...became WNBA's all-time leading scorer in playoffs on 8/26 at SEA 24 DeWanna Bonner F 6-4 143 Auburn '09 25.7 11.7 2.3 Recorded 33rd career double-double on 8/19 vs. NY, the 2ndmost in franchise history (trails Brittney Griner - 37)...ranked in the top 25 this season in scoring, rebounding, assists, steals and FT%, one of only two players in the WNBA to do so...averaged 21.3 pts, 10.2 rebounds in final 9 games of season 42 Brittney Griner C 6-9 205 Baylor '13 21.7 7.8 2018 MERCURY SCHEDULE/RESULTS DATE OPPONENT RESULT/TIME (TV) 5/18 vs. Dallas W, 86-78 5/20 at Seattle W, 87-82 5/23 vs. Seattle L, 71-87 5/27 at Los Angeles L, 72-80 5/30 vs. Washington L, 95-103 6/1 at Minnesota W, 95-85 6/3 at Atlanta W, 78-71 6/5 at New York W, 80-74 6/8 vs. Chicago W, 96-79 6/10 vs. Las Vegas W, 72-66 6/12 at Dallas W, 75-72 6/16 vs. Connecticut W, 89-72 6/17 at Las Vegas W, 92-80 6/22 vs. Minnesota L, 72-83 6/24 at Chicago L, 88-97 6/26 at New York W, 83-69 6/29 at Indiana W, 95-77 6/30 at Washington W, 84-74 7/5 vs. Connecticut W, 84-77 7/8 at Atlanta L, 70-76 7/10 at Dallas L, 72-101 7/13 at Connecticut L, 87-91 7/15 at Indiana W, 101-82 7/19 vs. Las Vegas L, 82-85 7/21 vs. Minnesota L, 75-80 7/25 vs. Chicago L, 87-101 7/31 vs. Seattle L, 91-102 8/1 at Las Vegas W, 104-93 8/5 at Los Angeles L, 75-78 8/7 vs. Washington L, 98-103 8/10 vs. Indiana W, 94-74 8/12 vs. Los Angeles W, 86-78 8/17 vs. Atlanta W, 104-95 8/19 vs. New York W, 96-85 *All Times Phoenix Time 2.0 (blks) Recorded 37th career double-double vs. ATL on 8/17...became Mercury franchise leader for career double-doubles on 7/19...2017 WNBA scoring champion...recorded 500th career block at MIN on 6/1...ranked 6th in WNBA scoring (20.5 ppg) & 1st in blocks (2.6) MERCURY PLAYOFF RECORDS SEASON HOME ROAD OVERTIME OVERALL 4-2 3-0 1-2 0-0 WEST 3-2 3-0 0-2 0-0 EAST 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 STREAK W2 W3 L2 -- TONIGHT'S KEY STAT: Diana Taurasi is a perfect 13-0 in winner-takeall playoff games in her career (single elimination games, Game 3 of 13-0 best-of-three series or Game 5 of best-of-five series), inlcuding an 8-0 mark in road elimination games during the Playoffs, Additionally, this will mark the Mercury's third-ever Game 5 in franchise history. Phoenix is 2-0 in those games ('07 Finals and '09 Finals). PRONUNCIATION GUIDE: Sandy Brondello (braun-dell-oh); Marie Gülich (GOOlich); Briann (bree-on) January; Camille (ca-meal) Little; Leilani (lay-lon-ee) Mitchell; Stephanie Talbot (tal-bit); Devereaux (dev-roe) Peters; Yvonne (yuh-von) Turner INJURIES: Sancho Lyttle - OUT (knee); Stephanie Talbot - OUT (concussion) 2018 TRANSACTIONS: February 1: Signed F Sancho Lyttle; February 2: Acquired 26th overall pick of the 2018 WNBA Draft and a 2019 second round pick from Las Vegas for C Kelsey Bone; February 2: Acquired 21st overall pick of the 2018 WNBA Draft from Connecticut Sun for F Cayla George; February 2: Re-signed G Yvonne Turner and F Emma Cannon; Febraury 5: Re-signed F Camille Little; February 13: Re-signed F DeWanna Bonner; March 6: Acquired 12th overall pick of the 2018 WNBA Draft from Minnesota Lynx for G Danielle Robinson; March 6: Acquired G Briann January from Indiana Fever in exchange for 8th overall pick in 2018 WNBA Draft; April 12: Selected C Marie Gülich (12th overall), G Tyler Scaife (20th overall), F Raisa Musina (21st overall) and G Imani Wright (26th overall) in 2018 WNBA Draft; April 17: Signed G Tyler Scaife and G Imani Wright to training camp contracts; April 18: Signed F Chelsea Nelson to a training camp contract; April 19: Signed C Chatrice White to a training camp contract; April 26: Waived G Tyler Scaife and signed F Raisa Musina to a training camp contract; May 3: Signed G Leilani Mitchell to a contract extension; May 10: Waived C Chatrice White and F Chelsea Nelson; May 14: Waived F Emma Cannon and F Alexis Prince; May 16: Waived G Alex Harden; May 29: Waived G Imani Wright and signed F Angel Robinson; July 29: Signed F Devereaux Peters to seven-day contract; August 5: Signed F Devereaux Peters to a seven-day contract Phoenix Mercury at Seattle Storm Tuesday, September 4, 2018 KeyArena PhoenixMercury.com 1
PHOENIX MERCURY ROSTER No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate Exp From/Year 24 DeWanna Bonner F 6-4 143 08/21/1987 8 Auburn/2009 42 Brittney Griner C 6-9 205 10/18/1990 5 Baylor/2013 21 Marie Gülich C 6-5 199 05/28/1994 R Oregon State/2018 12 Briann January G 5-8 144 01/11/1987 9 Arizona State/2009 20 Camille Little F 6-2 180 01/18/1985 11 North Carolina/2007 31 Sancho Lyttle F 6-5 175 09/20/1983 13 Houston/2005 5 Leilani Mitchell G 5-5 138 06/15/1985 9 Utah/2008 14 Devereaux Peters F 6-2 174 10/08/1989 5 Notre Dame/2012 0 Angel Robinson F/C 6-6 193 04/20/1987 2 Georgia/2010 8 Stephanie Talbot G 6-2 192 06/15/1994 1 Australia 3 Diana Taurasi G 6-0 163 06/11/1982 13 Connecticut/2004 6 Yvonne Turner G 5-10 131 10/13/1987 1 Nebraska/2010 HEAD COACH: Sandy Brondello (Australia) ASSISTANT COACHES: Julie Hairgrove (Arizona), Todd Troxel (Doane College) HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER: Alicia Yamamoto (Indiana University) STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH: Jonathan Mak (Illinois State University) 0 Angel Robinson 3 Diana Taurasi 5 Leilani Mitchell 6 Yvonne Turner NUMERICAL ROSTER 8 Stephanie Talbot 12 Briann January 14 Devereaux Peters 20 Camille Little 21 Marie Gülich 24 DeWanna Bonner 31 Sancho Lyttle 42 Brittney Griner HOW THE TEAM WAS BUILT Through the Draft Diana Taurasi 1st overall pick, 2004 DeWanna Bonner 5th overall pick, 2009 Brittney Griner 1st overall pick, 2013 Stephanie Talbot 33rd overall pick, 2014 Marie Gülich 12th overall pick, 2018 Via Free Agency Yvonne Turner Signed February 8, 2017 Leilani Mitchell Signed February 14, 2017 Sancho Lyttle Signed February 1, 2018 Angel Robinson Signed May 29, 2018 Devereaux Peters Signed July 29, 2018 Via Trade Camille Little From Connecticut, February 21, 2017 Briann January From Indiana, March 6, 2018 2 Phoenix Mercury at Seattle Storm Tuesday, September 4, 2018 KeyArena PhoenixMercury.com
TONIGHT'S OPPONENT SEATTLE STORM (2-2) - Phoenix evened up the series, 2-2, with an 86-84 win over Seattle on Sunday. Brittney Griner scored a playoff career-high 29 points and tied her playoff career high in rebounds (12). DeWanna Bonner added 27 points in the win, as she's scored 20+ points in all six of the Mercury's Playoff games (has recorded nine consecutive 20+ point games including final three games of regular season). - The Mercury kept themselves in the series with an 86-66 win in Game 4 on 8/31. DeWanna Bonner posted her fourth double-double of the WNBA Playoffs with 27 points and 11 rebounds. Yvonne Turner, who earned her first start of the 2018 Playoffs scored a careerhigh 19 points and recroded playoff career highs in rebounds (7), assists (6) and steals (3) - Despeite a fourth quarter serge by Phoenix in Game 2 on 8/28, the Mercury fell to Seattle, 87-91. Diana Taurasi finished with game highs in points (28) and assists (9). The Storm were led by Breanna Stewart who finished wit 27 points. - Phoenix fell to Seattle in Game 1, 87-91, behing 28 points from Breanna Stewart...Diana Taurasi finished with 25 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, while DeWanna Bonner added 27 points and 13 rebounds. - In Game 1 on Sunday, Diana Taurasi became the WNBA's all-time leader in scoring and field goals made...taurasi also moved into 2nd on the league's all-time playoff assists list - DeWanna Bonner recorded her third double-double of the postseason on Sunday with her 27 points and 13 rebounds...she's averaging 26.3 points and 14.0 rebounds in three games this postseason - Phoenix and Seattle have squared off in the playoffs with one another nine times, with Phoenix holding a 5-4 advantage in those meetings...the Storm is 3-2 in games in Seattle - The Mercury and Storm met in Round 1 of the Playoffs a season ago with Phoenix pulling out a win at Wells Fargo Arena on the campus of Arizona State University. Four Mercury players scored 14 or more points in the win (Brittney Griner - 23, Leilani Mitchell - 17, Yvonne Turner - 15, Diana Taurasi - 14). - Phoenix dropped the regular season series this year to the Storm, 1-2, picking up its one win on May 20 in Seattle behind 29 points from Brittney Griner - Phoenix (Griner and Taurasi) and Seattle (Loyd, Bird and Stewart) combine to have five former No. 1 picks on their rosters. Mercury vs. Storm 2018 Date Site PHX-SEA PHX High Scorer PHX High Rebounds SEA High Scorer SEA High Rebounds May 20 SEA 87-82 Griner-29 Griner-10 Stewart-22 Stewart-15 May 23 PHX 71-87 Taurasi-23 Bonner-9 Loyd-29 Stewart-11 July 31 PHX 91-102 Griner-25 Griner-6 Loyd-29 Howard-10 PLAYOFFS August 26 SEA 87-91 Taurasi-25 Bonner-13 Stewart-28 Stewart-7 August 28 SEA 87-91 Taurasi-28 Griner-10 Stewart-27 Clark-7 August 31 PHX 86-66 Bonner-27 Bonner/Griner-11 Howard-19 Stewart-11 September 2 PHX 86-84 Griner-29 Griner-12 Stewart-22 Loyd-9 REGULAR SEASON TALE OF THE TAPE (2018 STATS/RANKS) All-Time Regular Season Results MERCURY CATEGORY STORM Mercury vs. Storm at Phoenix...17-19 85.8/4th Points Per Game 87.2/2nd Mercury vs. Storm at Seattle...12-22 83.2/7th Points Allowed Per Game 79.2/4th Mercury vs. Storm Overall...29-41 45.7/3rd Field Goal Pct. 46.8/1st 36.0/4th 3P Field Goal Pct. 37.6/1st All-Time Playoff Results 84.9/2nd Free Throw Pct. 80.7/5th Mercury vs. Storm at Phoenix... 4-1 32.6/10th Rebounds Per Game 35.4/5th Mercury vs. Storm at Seattle... 2-2 20.6/3rd Assists Per Game 21.2/T-1st Mercury vs. Storm Overall... 6-3 4.7/2nd Blocks Per Game 4.4/4th Phoenix Mercury at Seattle Storm Tuesday, September 4, 2018 KeyArena PhoenixMercury.com 3
PHOENIX MERCURY NEWS AND NOTES THE SECOND SEASON: The Phoenix Mercury enter the 2018 WNBA Playoffs with an all-time postseason record of 40-31 (.563)...the Mercury is one of five teams in WNBA history with 30 or more playoff wins and one-of-four teams in WNBA history with three or more championships (Houston, 4; Minnesota, 4; Detroit, 3; Los Angeles, 3)...Phoenix qualified for the postseson for the 13th time this season and is one of five WNBA franchises in history with 13 or more playoff appearances. All-Time Winningest Franchises, WNBA Playoff History Team (Championships) Record Los Angeles Sparks (3)... 46-39,.541 Minnesota Lynx (4)... 41-20,.672 Phoenix Mercury (3)... 40-31,.563 Indiana Fever (1)... 35-33,.515 Dallas Wings (3)... 30-23, 566 Playoff Appearances, WNBA Playoff History Team (Championships) Appearances Los Angeles Sparks (3)... 18 New York Liberty (0)... 15 Seattle Storm (2)... 14 Indiana Fever (1)... 13 Phoenix Mercury (3)... 13 MERC PLAYOFFS: The Mercury clinched its franchiserecord sixth consecutive playoff berth this season. It will be Phoenix s 10th playoff appearance in last 12 seasons and the 13th in the franchise s 22-year history. THE GOAT: In the Mercury's game in Seattle on August 26, Diana Taurasi became the WNBA's alltime leader in boh scoring and field goals made. She passed Tamika Catchings on the scoring list and Maya Moore on the field goals made chart. Taurasi also passed Catchings for 2nd on the league's alltime playoff assists list, and now trails only Lindsay Whalen. WNBA ALL-TIME PLAYOFF SCORING LEADERS: 1. Diana Taurasi...1,211 points 2. Tamika Catchings... 1,141 points 3. Maya Moore... 1,077 points WNBA ALL-TIME PLAYOFF ASSISTS LEADERS: 1. Lindsay Whalen... 341 assists 2. Diana Taurasi...244 assists 3. Tamika Catchings... 223 assists DT's ALL-TIME RANKS: Entering Tuesday's game in Seattle, Diana Taurasi ranks in the top three all-time in five statistical categories in WNBA Payoffs history. She's the all-time leader in 4 of those categories in the regular season, and ranks 4th in the other. STAT Scoring Assists Field Goals 3-PT Field Goals Free Throws TAURASI'S ALL-TIME RANKINGS: REGULAR SEASON 1st 4th 1st 1st 1st PLAYOFFS 1st 2nd 1st 1st 3rd BALLIN AT 36: Through 6 playoff games this season, Diana Taurasi is averaging 21.7 points and 6.5 assists per game. She is the only player in basketball history to average 21 points and 6 assists in the playoffs at age 36 or older. PLAYOFF DB: Through 6 playoff games this season, DeWanna Bonner is averaging a doubledouble with 25.7 points and 11.7 rebounds. She is one of only two WNBA playesr in history to average at least 25 points and 11 rebounds in the playoffs (Candace Parker averaged 28.8 ppg and 11.0 rpg in 4 playoff games in 2012). BG PLAYOFF BLOCKS: Already in the top-5 in alltime regular season blocks, Brittney Griner has been just as impressive defending the basket in the postseason. Griner currently ranks tied for 2nd on the WNBA's all-time playoff blocks list, having only played 32 career playoff games. With 1 block, she will pass Ruth Riley for sole possesion of 2nd on the all-time playoff blocks list. She is one of only two players in the top-10 that has played 35 or less games in the playoffs (Margo Dydek ranks tied for 9th with 59 blocks in 24 playoff games). WNBA ALL-TIME PLAYOFF BLOCKSEADERS: 1. Lisa Leslie...132 blocks (52 games) 2. Brittney Griner...77 blocks (32 games) 2. Ruth Riley...77 blocks (52 games) 4. Candace Parker...76 blocks (43 games) A DIFFERENT KIND OF ASSIST: Mercury assistant coach Julie Hairgrove has been on the bench for 62-of-71 Phoenix Mercury playoff games in her tenure with the team...she has also been on the bench for all three Phoenix Mercury WNBA Championship teams...only Diana Taurasi, Penny Taylor and former head athletic trainer Tamara Poole have been on the bench for all three Phoenix Mercury WNBA Championships. THE X-FACTOR: The Mercury finished in the top three in attendace for a fifth consecutive season in 2018. Phoenix led the WNBA in attendance three- 4 Phoenix Mercury at Seattle Storm Tuesday, September 4, 2018 KeyArena PhoenixMercury.com
straight years from 2014-16, and finished third in 2017 and 2018 Mercury Attendance Season... Total Attendance (Avg.) 1998...206,476 (13,765) 1999...195,508 (12,219) 1997...191,835 (13,703) 2016...175,965 (10,351) 2018...169,149 (9,950) DT 8K: Already the WNBA s all-time leader in scoring and three-point field goals, Diana Taurasi reached yet another scoring milestone on June 5, 2018 in New York, becoming the only player in WNBA history to reach 8,000 career points. LEAGUE OF HER OWN: In the Mercury s season opener against the Dallas Wings on Friday, May 18, 2018, Diana Taurasi became the first and only WNBA player in history to reach 1,000 career made three-pointers. Additionally, having done so in her 399th career game, Taurasi joined Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Damian Lillard as the only players in WNBA/NBA history to reach 1,000 career three-pointers in 400 games or less. Fastest NBA Players to 1,000 3-point makes 1. Steph Curry...369 games 2. Klay Thompson...372 games 3. Damian Lillard...385 games 4. Diana Taurasi... 399 games 5. Dennis Scott...457 games PHOENIX MERCURY NEWS AND NOTES players in NBA history has averaged more than 2.0 three-point makes in a season at 36 or older: Reggie Miller, Ray Allen, Dale Ellis, Jason Kidd, Kyle Korver, Vince Carter and Kobe Bryant. ALSO: Having already owned the top-5 spots on the WNBA s all-time three-point makes in a season list entering this year, Taurasi now claims the top 6 spots as she ranks 2nd for threes made in a season with 106 this summer. It marked just the second time in WNBA history a player has reached 100 made threepointers in a season, both times by her. MOST 3-POINT FIELD GOALS IN A SEASON 1. Diana Taurasi...121 (2006) 2. Diana Taurasi...106 (2018) 2. Diana Taurasi... 96 (2017) 4. Diana Taurasi... 95 (2007) 5. Diana Taurasi... 89 (2016) 5. Diana Taurasi... 89 (2008) 7. Katie Smith...88 (2000) WNBA 3-POINT RECORD TAURASI OWNS: 3-Pointers Made in a Career... 1,102, current 3-Pointers Made in a Season...121, 2006 3-Pointers Made in a Game... 8, (done 5 times, 3 by Taurasi)... 6/1/17 at CHI, 5/25/10 at TUL, /8/10/06 at HOU Seasons Leading WNBA in 3-Point Makes... 9...2006-2011, 2016-18 ANOTHA ONE: On July 5, 2018 against Connecticut Diana Taurasi added yet another record to her resume, passing Tina Thompson for first on the WNBA s alltime field goals made list. DEE FOR THREE: In Phoenix s 99-91 win on June 1, 2017 at Chicago, Diana Taurasi became the league s all-time leader in three-point makes, passing Katie Smith. Taurasi now continues to increase that lead in 2018, as she now sits over 1,000 in her career. WNBA ALL-TIME 3-POINT MAKES LEADERS: 1. Diana Taurasi... 1,102 (432 games) 2. Katie Smith...906 (482 games) 3. Becky Hammon...829 (450 games) *In Persepctive: Taurasi s current 1,102 made 3-pointers in 432 career games is 2.55 made threes per game for her career. Ray Allen, the NBA s alltime leader, made 2,973 in 1,300 career games, which is 2.29 threes per game. 3D: With 106 three-pointers in 33 games this season, Dee is averaged 3.2 makes per game from behind the arc this summer. NO player in NBA history has done that at age 36 or older. NO player has even averaged 2.5 makes per game. Only seven WNBA ALL-TIME FGM LEADERS: 1. Diana Taurasi...2,721 2. Tina Thompson... 2,630 3. Candice Dupree... 2,478 4. Cappie Pondexter... 2,446 5. Tamika Catchings... 2,385 MOST SEASONS LEADING YOUR LEAGUE IN 3 s MADE, BASKETBALL HISTORY: TOTAL 9 54 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 *Still Active PLAYER Diana Taurasi* Stephen Curry* Katie Smith Ray Allen Bill Keller Ivory Latta Michael Adams Larry Bird Cynthia Cooper Louie Dampier Darrell Griffith Dan Majerle Reggie Miller LEAGUE WNBA NBA WNBA NBA ABA WNBA NBA NBA WNBA ABA NBA NBA NBA Phoenix Mercury at Seattle Storm Tuesday, September 4, 2018 KeyArena PhoenixMercury.com 5
WHO NEEDS A 2?: On June 17 at Las Vegas, Diana Taurasi added yet another record to her resume. Taurasi scored 28 points while attempting no twopoint field goal attempts. It s the most points scored in a game by a player in NBA/WNBA history without a two-point field goal attempt. The previous WNBA record holder for this was Chicago s Stacey Dales, who scored 23 points against Phoenix on July 27, 2007. Robert Horry was the NBA record holder for this stat after scoring 27 points without a two-point field goal attempt on February 22, 1996. NBA/WNBA Single-Game Scoring Record Without 2-Point FGA: 1. Diana Taurasi... 28 points (6/17/18 at LV) 2. Robert Horry...27 points (2/22/96 at CLE) 3. Sam Perkins... 26 points (1/15/97 vs. TOR) 36 AND HOOPIN: At the age of 36 this season, Diana Taurasi finished tied for 3rd in the WNBA in scoring this season, averaging 20.7 points per game. Only four players in NBA history have averaged 20 or more points in a season at the age of 36 or older: Karl Malone (four times: 36-39 years old), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (three times: 36-38 years old), Michael Jordan (two times: 38-39 years old) and Kobe Bryant (once: 36 years old) 20-7-2 CLUB: In 34 games this season, Brittney Griner averaged 20.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game, making her the only player in the WNBA this year to average at least 20 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks per game this year. Anthony Davis is the only NBA player during the 2017-18 season to average at least 20-7-2, while the only NBA players to average at least 20 points and 7 rebounds per game in 2017-18 were Anthony Davis, Russel Westbrook, LeBron James, Karl-Anthony Towns, Demarcus Cousins, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Blake Griffin and LaMarcus Aldridge, Kristaps Porzingis, Kevin Durant, Joel Embid. 2017-18 NBA PLAYERS THAT AVERAGED: 20 pts & 7 rebs 20 pts, 7 rebs & 2 blks Anthony Davis Anthony Davis Russel Westbrook Lebron James Karl-Anthony Towns Demarcus Cousins Giannis Antetokounmpo Blake Griffin Lamarcus Aldridge Joel Embid PHOENIX MERCURY NEWS AND NOTES AIN T NOTHIN BUT A BG THANG: Mercury center Brittney Griner continues to prove that she may just be the greatest rim protector in league history, as she ranks tied for 4th on the WNBA s alltime blocks list with 574 blocks in only 181 career games (ranks tied for first among active players with Sylvia Fowles - 574 blocks in 306 career games)... After leading the league in total blocks during the 2016 season for a fourth-straight year with 107, she recorded her third consecutive year with 100+ blocks in a season, becoming just the second WNBA player (Margo Dydek) to do so...after finishing second in total blocks in 2017 with 65 (missed 8 games due to injury - Sylvia Fowles and Elizabeth Williams each finished with 67 blocks last season and appeared in all 34 games), Griner led the league in total blocks in 2018 with 87, 20 more than second place (Natash Howard - 67)...Griner averaged 3.1 blocks per game in 2016, making her the first WNBA player in history to average 3.0+ blocks per game in each of her first four seasons...the last player in the NBA to average 3.0 blocks per game in each of his first four seasons in the NBA was Shawn Bradley (1993-94 to 1996-97)... She also became the 11th player in WNBA history to record 400 career blocks on 9/2 at Connecticut...She did so in 115 career games, making her the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 400 career blocks. Manute Bol, David Robinson and Mark Eaton are the only NBA players to have ever recorded 400 career blocks in 115 games or less...griner led the league during the 2018 season with 2.6 bpg... she has led the league in blocks per game in all six of her WNBA seasons WNBA BLOCKS RECORD GRINER OWNS: Blocks In Single Game... 11, 6/29/14 at TUL Blocks In A Season... 129, 2014 Season Blocks Average... 4.04, 2015 Career Blocks Average...3.1, Current Blocks In A Playoff Game... 11, 9/17/15 vs. TUL WNBA All-Time Blocks Leaders: 1. Margo Dydek...877 (323 games) 2. Lisa Leslie...822 (363 games) 3. Lauren Jackson...586 (317 games) 4. Brittney Griner...574 (181 games) 4. Sylvia Fowles...574 (306 games) 6. Tangela Smith...557 (463 games) WNBA Single-Season Blocked Shots Leaders Player/Season... Blocked Shots Brittney Griner/2014...129 Margo Dydek/1998...114 Margo Dydek/2001...113 Brittney Griner/2016...107 Margo Dydek/2002...107 Brittney Griner/2015...105 Margo Dydek/2003...100 GRINER 500: In the Mercury s 95-85 win on June 1 in Minnesota, Brittney Griner became the 8th player in WNBA history to reach 500 career blocks. Having done so in her 153rd career game, Griner became 6 Phoenix Mercury at Seattle Storm Tuesday, September 4, 2018 KeyArena PhoenixMercury.com
the fastest WNBA player to reach the milestone, and tied Alonzo Mourning as the fourth fastest player in WNBA/NBA history to reach the 500 block mark. Fastest NBA/WNBA Players to 500 Career Blocks 1. Manute Bol...121 games 2. David Robinson...124 games 3. Mark Eaton...136 games 4. Brittney Griner... 153 games 4. Alonzo Mourning...153 games 5. Dikembe Mutombo...154 games 5. Margo Dydek (WNBA)...154 games * Provided by Elias Sports Bureau ** The NBA began tracking blocks in 1973-74 season WNBA JAM: Mercury center Brittney Griner has recorded 10 regular-season dunks over her 181-game career...dunked in 138th career game on July 12, 2017 vs. Atlanta, 133rd career game on June 23, 2017 at Seattle, 115th career game on September 2, 2016 at Connecticut, 86th career game on September 11, 2015 vs. Los Angeles, 82nd career game on August 28, 2015 at Washington, 64th career game on July 5, 2015 at Los Angeles, 47th career game on July 15, 2014 vs. Washington, her 43rd career game on July 6, 2014 at Los Angeles and twice in her May 27, 2013 WNBA debut vs. Chicago making her the first player in WNBA history to dunk twice in one game..the rest of the WNBA combined enters the 2017 season with a total of six dunks (Elias Sports Bureau)..Griner also dunked in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals at Los Angeles on August 24, 2014, at the WNBA All- Star Game on July 19, 2014 in Phoenix and at the WNBA All-Star Game on July 25, 2015 in Connecticut Regular Season Dunks in WNBA History Brittney Griner...10 Candace Parker... 2 Lisa Leslie... 1 PHOENIX MERCURY NEWS AND NOTES MERCURY BIG 3 : The Mercury s Big 3 can largely be thanked for the team s 20 wins this season, as the trio has stuffed the scoring column in those victories. Phoenix is 19-5 this season when DeWanna Bonner, Brittney Griner and Diana Taurasi each score 12 or more points in the game. Big 3 Scoring Regular Season Averages In/On The: WINS LOSSES SEASON DeWanna Bonner 16.9 17.1 17.3 Brittney Griner 20.9 20.0 20.5 Diana Taurasi 22.0 18.7 20.7 BIG 3 IN JUNE: With an 11-2 record in June, the Mercury tied a franchise record for most wins in a month in franchise history. The Mercury were led by the DeWanna Bonner, Brittney Griner and Diana Taurasi, who each scored over 200 points during the month. It s the first time since the 2000 season that three teammates each scored 200+ points in a month (Cynthia Cooper, Tina Thompson and Sheryl Swoopes did it in Houston) ROAD WARRIORS: With a 9-8 record at home this season, the Mercury found most of its success on the road this season, boasting an 11-6 record in away games. The Mercury s Big 3 stepped up on the road putting up impressive numbers outside of Phoenix. Big 3 Regular Season Road Averages: DeWanna Bonner Brittney Griner Diana Taurasi PPG 15.5 20.4 19.8 RPG 6.1 6.8 3.5 WIN STREAK: With a 20-14 record this season, the Mercury had won eight consecutive games from June 1 - June 22, the second-highest win streak in franchise history (trails 2014). It tied with Atlanta as the longest win streak in the WNBA this season Longest Win Streaks In Franchise History: 1. 2014... 16 straight wins 2. 2018...8 straight wins 3. 2006...7 straight wins DROPPIN DIMES: In 34 regular season games this season, the Mercury ranked 3rd in the WNBA in assists per game at 20.6. It marked the highest assists per game average the Mercury has held in a season in franchise history All-Time Mercury Team Assists Average In A Season: 1. 2018...20.6 apg 2. 2010... 20.2 apg 3. 2007... 20.1 apg Phoenix Record vs. Western Conference Foes Opponent 2012-13 2014-18 Los Angeles... 2-7 (.222) 8-9 (.471) Minnesota... 0-9 (.000) 6-12 (.333) San Antonio/Las Vegas... 4-5 (.444) 14-3 (.824) Seattle... 1-8 (.111) 13-5 (.733) Tulsa/Dallas... 6-2 (.750) 11-9 (.550) Totals...13-31 (.295) 46-26 (.639) 100 CLUB: With the Mercury s win in Minneosta on June 1, Mercury head coach Sandy Brondello recorded her 100th-career win as a WNBA head coach. Brondello became the 15th coach in league history to reach 100 career wins, and was the 7thfasted to the milestone. Fastest WNBA Coaches to 100 Career Wins 1. Michael Cooper...124 games 2. Van Chancellor...125 games Phoenix Mercury at Seattle Storm Tuesday, September 4, 2018 KeyArena PhoenixMercury.com APG 3.5 2.5 (blks) 5.2 7
3. Cheryl Reeve...143 games 4. Mike Thibault...159 games 5. John Whisenant...165 games 6. Bill Laimbeer...169 games 7. Sandy Brondello...176 games PHOENIX MERCURY NEWS AND NOTES COACHING STAFF: Mercury head coach Sandy Brondello returns for her fifth year with the Mercury... Brondello was signed to a multi-year contract following last season on October 13, 2016...Brondello is assisted by Julie Hairgrove (13th season) and Todd Troxel (4th season)...brondello has a career record of 116-87 as head coach in the WNBA and a 102-67 record with the Mercury as head coach. She holds the best win percentage (.604) among all Mercury coaches in franchise history who have coached for at least one full season (Russ Pennell coached for 13 games and had a.692 win percentage), and is tied for the most playoff wins by a coach in Mercury history with 11. MOMS IN THE DESERT: This season the Mercury feature four players on its roster who are moms, as well as two on the coaching staff. Diana Taurasi, Sancho Lyttle, Leilani Mitchell and DeWanna Bonner (had twins) are all recent moms, while assistant coach Julie Hairgrove and head coach Sandy Brondello have a bit more experience. As Diana put it during an interview, it ll be like kidchella this season. BACK IN THE DESERT: Returning to the desert this summer is Briann January, who the Mercury acquired from Indiana in a trade that sent the 8th overall pick in the 2018 WNBA Draft to the Fever. While this will be January s first season with the Mercury, it won t be her first rodeo in Phoenix, as the former WNBA Champion player her college basketball just up the road at Arizona State University. January recently served as an assistant coach on the women s basketball staff during the 2017-18 season. MOMS IN THE DESERT: This season the Mercury feature four players on its roster who are moms, as well as two on the coaching staff. Diana Taurasi, Sancho Lyttle, Leilani Mitchell and DeWanna Bonner (had twins) are all recent moms, while assistant coach Julie Hairgrove and head coach Sandy Brondello have a bit more experience. As Diana put it during an interview, "it'll be like kidchella this season." NEW TO THE MIGHTY MERCURY: Building off a roster that reached the WNBA Semifinals a season ago, the Mercury added new players to its already talented roster for 2018. In addition to the Mercury's draft picks and training camp signees, new to this year's team is Sancho Lyttle (free agent), Briann January (acquired from Indiana in a trade), and DeWanna Bonner (missed 2017 season due to pregnancy) 8 Phoenix Mercury at Seattle Storm Tuesday, September 4, 2018 KeyArena PhoenixMercury.com
2018 WNBA PLAYOFFS 8 5 7 6 5 4 6 3 5 1 2 3 First Round Schedule #5 Phoenix vs. #8 Dallas National Local EDT Broadcast Game 1 Phoenix 101, Dallas 83 Phoenix wins series, 1-0 #6 Los Angeles vs. #7 Minnesota Game 1 Los Angeles 75, Minnesota 68 Los Angeles wins series, 1-0 Second Round Schedule #3 Washington vs. #6 Los Angeles Game 1 Washington 96, Los Angeles 64 Washington wins series, 1-0 #4 Connecticut vs. #5 Phoenix Game 1 Connecticut 84, Phoenix 94 Phoenix wins series, 1-0 Semi-Finals #1 (#1 SEA vs. #5 PHX) Game 1 SEA 91, PHX 87 Game 2 SEA 91, PHX 87 Game 3 SEA 66, PHX 86 Game 4 SEA 84, PHX 86 Game 5 September 4 * - if necessary Semi-Finals #2 (#2 ATL vs. #3 WAS) Game 1 ATL 84, WAS 87 Game 2 ATL 78, WAS 75 Game 3 ATL 81, WAS 76 Game 4 ATL 76, WAS 97 Game 5 September 4 WNBA Finals Game 1 September 6 Game 2 September 9 Game 3 September 12 Game 4* September 14 Game 5* September 16 Phoenix Mercury at Seattle Storm Tuesday, September 4, 2018 KeyArena PhoenixMercury.com 9
Sandy Brondello FIFTH SEASON AS HEAD COACH OF PHOENIX HEAD COACH Veteran WNBA player, coach and former Australian Olympian Sandy Brondello (braun-dell-oh) was named the ninth head coach in franchise history on November 15, 2013. Brondello also serves as the team s vice president of player personnel. On October 13, 2016, the Mercury signed Brondello to a multi-year contract extension. Known for her intense preparation for each opponent, Brondello has compiled an overall regular season record of 103-67 in her fifth season with the Mercury, ranking her as the all-time leader in wins as a Mercury coach. Additionally, Brondello has compiled a 17-11 postseason record at the helm of the Mercury, ranking her as the winningest coach in franchise history in the postseason. She was named the 2014 WNBA Coach of the Year marking the first time a Mercury coach picked up the honor. She led the team to a WNBA regular season-record 29 wins and capped the season with a WNBA Championship. An 13-year veteran of the WNBA coaching ranks, Brondello has been affiliated with the league for 19 of the league s 22 seasons, including her time as a player. A proven winner internationally and in the WNBA, her 13 total years as an assistant coach and head coach have featured 10 playoff appearances, including seven semifinals round berths (formerly conference finals), the 2014 WNBA Championship and a spot in the 2008 WNBA Finals. Brondello joins the Mercury after serving as lead assistant coach for the Los Angeles Sparks (2011-13) under 2012 WNBA Coach of the Year Carol Ross. Brondello led the San Antonio Silver Stars to a 2010 playoff berth in her lone season at the helm following five seasons on the Silver Stars bench as an assistant under Dan Hughes (2005-09), the third-winningest coach in league history. A 2010 inductee into the Australian Basketball Hall of Fame, Brondello was named the 11th head coach for the Australian Women s National Basketball team on April 17, 2017. While she continues to serve in her role as head coach for the Mercury, Brondello will spend her off seasons preparing the Aussies for a trip to the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Most recently, Brondello led the Australian National Team to the gold medal in the 2018 Commonwealth Games, finishing with a perfect 5-0 in the games and winning by an average of 53 points per game. WNBA Head Coaching Record Year Team Record Pct. 2010 San Antonio 14-20.412 2014 Phoenix 29-5.853 2015 Phoenix 20-14.588 2016 Phoenix 16-18.471 2017 Phoenix 18-16.529 2018 Phoenix 20-14.588 Career Total 117-87.574 During the WNBA offseason, Brondello used to serve as an assistant coach with Russian League team UMMC Ekaterinburg. Now the Mercury s head of player personnel, Phoenix s pro scouting efforts are buoyed by Brondello s knowledge of and exposure to overseas talent. Brondello finished a stellar 17-year professional playing career with a five-year run in the WNBA in which she played for Detroit (1998-99), Miami (2001-02) and Seattle (2003), and was named a 1999 WNBA All-Star. She began her career with the Women s National Basketball League (WNBL) in Australia (1986-96), and was named the league MVP in 1995. The 5-7 guard was a 10-time German Cup champion while playing with BTV Wuppertal (1992-2002), a three-time European Cup All-Star selection (1994, 1996, 1997), and the 1996 European Cup MVP when she led her team to the title. An 18-year member of the Australian National Team, Brondello is a four-time Olympian, a two-time silver medalist (2000, 2004) and was named the 1992 Australian International Player of the Year. In her time with the national team, she was a teammate of former Mercury forward, and current Director of Player Performance for Phoenix, Penny Taylor. Brondello is married to Olaf Lange, who is the head coach of UMMC Ekaterinburg, and the couple has two children, Brody and Jayda. SANDY BRONDELLO CAREER WNBA REGULAR SEASON STATS FIELD GOALS 3-PT F.G. S FREE THROWS REBOUNDS MISCELLANEOUS POINTS Year-Team G MIN FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AST PF DQ STL TO BLK PTS PPG 1998/Detroit 30 993 157 367.428 16 44.364 96 104.923 18 69 87 98 58 0 38 64 1 426 14.2 1999/Detroit 32 1002 152 347.438 37 76.487 83 98.847 29 37 66 73 75 0 25 75 5 424 13.3 2001/Miami 29 850 142 344.413 26 66.394 57 70.814 10 40 50 63 36 0 28 36 4 367 12.7 2002/Miami 30 763 97 266.365 14 44.318 55 67.821 7 34 41 46 40 0 26 40 4 263 8.8 2003/Seattle 34 975 117 282.415 21 48.438 25 31.806 19 37 56 69 37 0 31 37 4 280 8.2 TOTALS 155 4583 665 1606.414 114 278.410 316 370.854 83 217 300 349 252 0 148 252 16 1760 11.4 10 Phoenix Mercury at Seattle Storm Tuesday, September 4, 2018 KeyArena PhoenixMercury.com
#24 DeWanna Bonner 6-4 143 Forward Auburn, 09 Fairfield, AL Ninth WNBA SEASON Selected with the 5th overall pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft 2018 PLAYOFFS - Leads the WNBA in playoff scoring with a 25.4 point per game average (minimum 3 games played)... a career playoff high - Her 11.7 rebounds per game is a career playoff high and ranks second for the 2018 postseason (minimum 3 games played)... her 70 total rebounds is the most in the playoffs by a 21-rebound margin - Scored 20-plus points in nine straight games dating back to the regular season - Has recorded double-doubles in four of the six Mercury playoff games and six of the last eight games dating back to the regular season... this includes a career-high five consecutive games with a double-double - Pulled down a career-high 18 rebounds in the team s win over the Sun... added 23 points to record her fourth career playoff doubledouble... has recorded double-doubles in five of last six games dating back to the regular season - Her 29-point outburst was the highest scoring game of the first round of the 2018 playoffs - Ranked 14th on WNBA s all-time playoff rebounding list with 296 boards... needs just nine rebounds to pass Tangela Smith (304) for the 13th spot on the list - With four rebounds she will become the first player in Phoenix franchise history to record 300 playoff rebounds 2018 WNBA Season - Was the only player in the WNBA to finish in the top 15 in the league in points, rebounds and steals (22nd in assists) on the season - Played the best all-around season of her career tying her career-high mark for rebounds per game (7.2) while adding her second best assists per game (3.2) and points per game marks of her career (17.1) - Bonner s only high scoring output (20.6 ppg in 2012) came with Diana Taurasi missing all but eight games of the season - Averaged 21.3 points and 10.2 rebounds in the final nine games of the season after sliding over to the power forward position - Her move to the four sparked the Mercury s strong finish to the season... averaging 22.3 points, 10.9 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game in the eight games she started at the four spot (Mercury was 5-3 in these games) - Bonner recorded five double-doubles in her eight starts at the four spot (out of two in the first 26 games of the season)... also recorded both her 30-point games starting at the four, as well as seven of her 13 20-point games of the season in this stretch - Scored a season-high 31 points in Phoenix s lone win over LA August 12 including hitting a 40-foot buzzer beater at the end of the third quarter - Is one-of-six players in franchise history to record two 30-point games in one season accomplishing the feat in both the 2016 and 2018 seasons - Recorded seven double-doubles on the season to give her 33 for her career, ranks second in franchise history behind Brittney Griner with 37 career double-doubles - One third of the highest scoring trio in a single season, as well as a single game pairing up with teammates Diana Taurasi and Brittney Griner... only trio in WNBA to all record 30-plus point games this season - Played in all 34 games this season after missing 2017 season to give birth to twins... has played in 32-plus games all nine years of her career - Scored her 4,000th career point against the Fever July 15th... second player in franchise history to record 4,000 points in a Mercury jersey (Taurasi) CAREER - Three-time WNBA Sixth Woman of the year (2009, 2010, 2011)... only player to win the award multiple times - Holds WNBA record for most points scored off the bench (38) - Ranks 29th on the WNBA s all-time rebound list with 1,802 boards - Two-time WNBA All-Star (2015 &2018) - Ranks in the top three in Phoenix franchise history in 12 different statistical categories - Has two WNBA Championship to her name winning the 2009 and 2014 titles as a member of the Mercury - Made the playoffs in all but one season of her career (2012) - Ranks second in Mercury history in playoff games played (46), first in rebounds (288) and third in steals (43) - Bonner, a career 84.6 percent free throw shooter, ranks seventh in WNBA history with an 87.5 percent average from the line in the postseason PERSONAL - Missed the 2017 season to give birth to twin daughters (Cali and Demi) 2018 PLAYOFFS GAME-BY-GAME 8/21 vs. DAL 37 12 19.632 4 7.574 1 2.500 2 9 11 4 3 1 2 0 29 Start W H 8/23 at CON 40 10 21.476 1 5.200 2 2 1.000 1 17 18 3 1 0 1 1 23 Start W R 8/26 at SEA 39 11 18.611 2 5.400 3 3 1.000 2 11 13 3 3 2 2 0 27 Start L R 8/28 at SEA 44 9 15.600 1 3.333 2 2 1.000 1 8 9 1 1 1 4 1 21 Start L R 8/31 vs. SEA 36 11 18.611 2 7.286 3 3 1.000 1 10 11 0 3 1 2 3 27 Start W H 9/2 vs. SEA 40 9 23.391 0 6.000 9 9 1.000 1 7 8 3 2 4 2 1 27 Start W H WNBA Playoff Record Year-Team G MIN FGM FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT RPG AST APG PF DQ STL BLK PTS PPG 2009-Phoenix 11 186 34 69.493 0 1.000 29 35.829 17 30 47 4.3 3 0.3 13 0 5 6 97 8.8 2010-Phoenix 4 91 11 24.458 3 4.750 5 6.833 3 10 13 3.3 2 0.5 14 0 3 7 30 7.5 2011-Phoenix 5 179 23 66.348 5 23.217 12 14.857 11 36 47 9.4 6 1.2 10 0 7 6 63 12.6 2013-Phoenix 5 179 21 63.333 4 30.133 6 7.857 5 21 26 5.2 17 3.4 4 0 6 2 52 10.4 2014-Phoenix 8 286 31 86.360 9 27.333 19 21.905 8 40 48 6.0 16 2.0 14 0 11 5 90 11.3 2015-Phoenix 4 127 23 51.451 9 20.450 14 15.933 2 22 24 6.0 10 2.5 10 1 1 3 69 17.3 2016-Phoenix 5 121 20 47.426 0 11.000 14 17.824 4 17 21 4.2 8 1.6 8 0 5 0 54 10.8 2018-Phoenix 6 236 62 114.544 10 33.303 20 21.952 8 62 70 11.7 14 2.3 13 0 9 6 154 25.7 Totals 48 1405 225 520.433 40 149.268 119 136.875 58 238 296 6.2 76 1.6 86 1 47 35 609 12.7 WNBA Finals Record Year-Team G MIN FGM FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT RPG AST APG PF DQ STL BLK PTS PPG 2009-Phoenix 5 75 11 25.440 0 0 --- 15 19.789 7 9 16 3.2 1 0.2 6 0 2 5 37 7.4 2014-Phoenix 3 104 12 30.400 2 6.333 7 8.875 5 15 20 6.7 5 1.7 6 0 2 2 33 11.0 TOTALS 8 179 23 55.418 2 6.333 22 27.815 12 24 36 4.5 6 0.8 12 0 4 7 70 8.8 11
CAREER HIGHS Minutes 48 7/7/12 PHO vs. ATL Field Goals 12 (3x), 8/21/18 PHO vs. DAL Field Goal Attempts 28, 7/7/12 PHO @ ATL Three-Point FGM 6, 9/7/12 PHO @ CON Three-Point FGA 11 (3x), 8/12/18 PHO vs. LA Free Throws 13, 7/3/21 PHO @. SA Free Throw Attempts 14, 6/12/16 PHO vs. CHI Offensive Rebounds 7, 7/7/12 PHO vs. ATL Defensive Rebounds 17, 8/23/18 PHO at CON Total Rebounds 18, 8/23/18 PHO at CON Assists 7 (4x), 5/20/18 PHO @ SEA Steals 6, 7/7/12 PHO vs. ATL Blocks 5, 8/20/11 PHO vs. SEA Points 38 (2x), 6/18/16 PHO vs. DAL PLAYOFF CAREER HIGHS Minutes 44, 8/28/18 PHO @ SEA Field Goals 12, 8/21/18 PHO vs. DAL Field Goal Attempts 23, 9/2/18 PHO vs. SEA Three-Point FGM 4 (3x), 8/21/18 PHO vs. DAL Three-Point FGA 9 (2x), 9/24/15 PHO vs.min Free Throws 9, 9/2/18 PHO vs. SEA Free Throw Attempts 9, 9/2/18 PHO vs. SEA Offensive Rebounds 4 (4x), 9/25/11 PHO vs. MIN Defensive Rebounds 17, 8/23/18 PHO at CON Total Rebounds 18 8/23/18 PHO at CON Assists 5 (2x), 9/24/15 PHO @ MIN Steals 4, 9/2/18 PHO vs. SEA Blocks 4, 8/26/10 PHO vs. SA Points 29, 8/21/18 PHO vs. DAL 12 DEWANNA BONNER STATS MIN FG FGA FG% 3FM 3FA 3FG% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS 2018 TOTAL 1120 208 460.452 55 176.313 117 135.867 47 199 246 108 43 15 55 62 588 2018 AVERAGE 33.1 6.1 13.6.449 1.6 5.2.308 3.3 3.8.857 1.3 5.8 7.2 3.2 1.2 0.5 1.7 1.9 17.1 CAREER TOTAL 8910 1400 3335.420 321 1050.306 1114 1315.847 450 1362 1812 613 352 216 458 501 4235 CAREER AVERAGE 29.6 4.7 11.1.420 1.1 3.5.306 3.7 4.4.847 1.5 4.5 6.0 2.0 1.2 0.7 1.5 1.7 14.1 2018 GAME-BY-GAME 5/18 vs. DAL 32 6 17.353 1 8.125 4 5.800 1 11 12 3 2 3 1 3 17 Start W H 5/20 at SEA 36 4 10.400 1 4.250 3 4.750 0 3 3 7 0 3 4 0 12 Start W R 5/23 vs. SEA 35 4 10.400 0 4.000 1 1 1.000 1 8 9 3 4 1 3 2 9 Start L H 5/27 at LA 30 2 8.250 0 3.000 4 4 1.000 2 3 5 2 5 0 5 0 10 Start L R 5/30 vs. WAS 33 9 14.643 3 7.429 4 4 1.000 0 2 2 4 1 2 0 1 25 Start L H 6/1 at MIN 34 11 19.579 1 6.167 1 1 1.000 0 5 5 2 1 2 2 0 24 Start W R 6/3 at ATL 28 6 12.500 2 6.333 6 8.750 1 6 7 6 0 2 2 0 20 Start W R 6/5 at NYL 33 5 10.500 3 6.500 5 6.833 0 3 3 3 1 2 2 0 18 Start W R 6/8 vs. CHI 29 6 10.600 0 3.000 1 1 1.000 1 3 4 5 1 1 2 0 13 Start W H 6/10 vs. LV 31 5 11.455 2 4.500 2 2 1.000 1 6 7 2 2 1 3 0 14 Start W H 6/12 at DAL 35 4 10.400 1 2.500 4 4 1.000 2 4 6 3 1 1 1 0 13 Start W R 6/16 vs. CON 32 6 13.462 1 4.250 2 2 1.000 1 8 9 3 1 1 3 0 15 Start W H 6/17 at LV 29 4 14.286 2 6.333 3 4.750 2 7 9 2 5 2 1 0 13 Start W R 6/22 vs. MIN 35 3 12.250 0 6.000 2 2 1.000 0 3 3 0 0 0 4 0 8 Start L H 6/24 at CHI 32 7 15.467 2 5.400 0 0-1 2 3 2 4 0 2 0 16 Start L R 6/26 at NYL 28 6 10.600 4 6.667 2 4.500 1 4 5 5 2 0 1 0 18 Start W R 6/29 at IND 27 6 7.857 2 2 1.000 1 1 1.000 0 9 9 3 1 0 1 1 15 Start W R 6/30 at WAS 37 7 14.500 2 5.400 7 8.875 1 7 8 3 0 1 1 0 23 Start W R 7/5 vs. CON 37 4 11.363 1 4.250 3 3 1.000 0 13 13 2 1 2 2 0 12 Start W H 7/8 at ATL 35 4 11.363 1 5.200 0 0-2 5 7 3 1 2 2 1 9 Start L R 7/10 at DAL 31 7 14.500 2 6.333 4 5.800 2 2 4 3 1 0 4 1 20 Start L R 7/13 at CON 37 5 10.500 1 3.333 5 6.833 1 4 5 6 0 2 1 0 16 Start L R 7/15 at IND 35 6 12.500 2 5.400 0 0-0 6 6 6 2 1 1 0 14 Start W R 7/19 vs. LV 33 6 13.462 1 4.250 0 0-2 3 5 2 2 0 1 3 13 Start L H 7/21 vs. MIN 33 8 21.381 4 11.364 9 9 1.000 2 3 5 2 3 2 1 0 29 Start L H 7/25 vs. CHI 38 9 25.360 2 5.400 10 13.769 4 9 13 3 1 2 2 0 30 Start L H 7/31 vs. SEA 26 5 14.357 1 5.200 3 3 1.000 2 3 5 0 3 0 1 1 14 Start L H 8/1 at LV 36 9 17.529 1 4.250 1 1 1.000 2 12 14 1 3 0 1 0 20 Start W R 8/5 at LA 35 6 18.333 1 7.143 7 7 1.000 4 5 9 3 3 0 0 0 20 Start L R 8/7 vs. WAS 38 7 12.583 2 5.400 4 4 1.000 1 6 7 5 3 1 0 1 20 Start L H 8/10 vs. IND 26 6 13.462 0 3.000 1 1 1.000 1 9 10 2 2 1 1 0 13 Start W H 8/12 vs. LA 38 10 21.476 5 11.455 6 9.667 0 8 8 2 2 2 1 0 31 Start W H 8/17 vs. ATL 39 8 21.381 2 7.286 3 4.750 6 10 16 7 4 3 0 0 21 Start W H 8/19 vs. NYL 29 6 10.600 2 4.500 9 9 1.000 3 7 10 2 0 3 0 0 23 Start W H PLAYOFF GAMES: 48 FINALS GAMES: 8 CHAMPIONSHIPS:
#42 Brittney Griner 6-9 205 Center Baylor, 13 Houston, TX Sixth WNBA SEASON SELECTED BY PHOENIX WITH THE FIRST OVERALL PICK IN THE 2013 WNBA DRAFT 2018 WNBA PLAYOFFS - Has recorded three consecutive double-doubles entering tonight s game... had only four career playoff double-doubles entering the semifinals - Averaging 21.5 points and 9.3 rebounds per game in the semifinals - Her 21.7 points per game and 7.8 rebounds per game for the playoffs are both career-high marks - Scored a playoff career-high 27 points in the Mercury s second round win over the Sun... averaging 22.0 points per game in the postseason - Her 77 career postsesaon blocks are the most of any active player and tied with Ruth Riley (77) for the second spot on the WNBA s all-time playoff blocks list... Griner reached this mark in 31 games, while it took Riley 52 - Her six blocks against the Sun were the most she has recorded in a playoff game since Sept. 17, 2015 when she set the WNBA record for blocks in a playoff game with 11 - Ranks third all-time in playoff field goal percentage, shooting 56.3 percent from the floor for her career 2018 WNBA SEASON - Griner became the first true center, and ninth total player, in WNBA history to average 20-plus points in back-to-back seasons after leading the league in scoring in 2017 (21.6 ppg) and putting up 20.5 ppg this season - Recorded a career-high 10 double-doubles on the season, surpassing her previous high of eight set in 2015... has the most double-doubles in Phoenix franchise history with 37 for her career - Scored 20-plus points in 17 of 34 games this season including three games with 30-plus points - Led the league in blocks for the fifth time in her career with 87 - Averaged 20-plus points, seven-plus rebounds and two-plus blocks for the second consecutive season... since 2010 only Anthony Davis (2014-18) has accomplished this feat - Became the fastest player in WNBA history to 500 career blocks doing so in just 153 games... only three NBA players have accomplished this feat in less than 150 games Manute Bol (121), David Robinson (124) and Mark Eaton (136) since NBA began recording blocks in the 1973-74 season - One third of the highest scoring trio in a single season, as well as a single game pairing up with teammates DeWanna Bonner and Diana Taurasi... only trio in WNBA to all record 30-plus point games this season - Along with teammate Diana Taurasi, became the second tandem in WNBA history to average 20-plus points per game in same season... other duo was Taurasi (24.1) and Cappie Pondexter (21.2) in 2008 - Recorded her 42nd career five-plus block game August 17th against the Dream... has recorded 25 career game with 6-plus blocks - Ended the season tied with Sylvia Fowles for the fourth spot on the WNBA s all-time blocks list with 574 career blocks... no active player has recorded more blocks - Averaged a career-high 2.1 assists during the regular season... dished out a career-high seven assists July 31st against Seattle - Recorded 17 20-point games on the year... second on the team behind Diana Taurasi with 20... now has 53 for her career - Was named Western Conference Player of the Week June 11... averaged 23.0 points, 9.7 rebounds and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 63.6 percent from the field on the week - Made the first three-pointer of her career June 26th against New York.. shot 1-for-4 from three on the season CAREER - Five-time WNBA All-Star - Four-time All-WNBA Defensive selection with two first teams (2015, 2014) and two second team (2017,2016) finishes - Started every game of her WNBA career - Became the first true center to lead the league in scoring during the 2017 season - Is the only player in Mercury history to win the WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award, winning it in 2014 and 2015... Tamika Catchings (2009-10) only other player in WNBA history to win the award in consecutive seasons - Recorded a Phoenix franchise record 37 career double-doubles - Owns the WNBA single-game record for blocked shots in a game with 11 on June 29, 2014 at Tulsa (prev. record was 10 set by Dydek and Lisa Leslie) - First player in WNBA history to average 3.00 blocks or more in each of her first four seasons - Became just the second player in league history with 100 or more blocks in three consecutive seasons (Margo Dydek) - Set a WNBA single-season record in 2014 with 129 blocked shots; passed Margo Dydek s record of 114 set in 1998 - Has thrown down 13 (10 regular season, 1 playoff, 2 all-star) of the 19 total dunks in WNBA history - Member of the 2014 WNBA Champion Phoenix Mercury - Led the Mercury in scoring during the 2017 playoffs averaging 20.2 points per game - Ranks third in Mercury history in playoff scoring average putting up 16.7 points per game - Tied for second on the WNBA s all-time postseason blocks list with Ruth Riley with 77 blocks apiece... most among active players - Advanced to the semifinals or later in each of her five seasons in the WNBA - Holds the WNBA Playoff record for highest field-goal percentage in a playoff game after going a perfect 9-for-9 from the field on Aug. 24, 2014 in Game 2 of the first round vs. Los Angeles - Holds WNBA records for blocks in a playoff game (11) and a WNBA Finals game swatting eight shots in Game 1 of the 2014 WNBA Finals vs. Chicago - Ranks second on the WNBA s all-time playoff blocks per game list with a 2.5 block per game average (minimum five games) PERSONAL - Loves extreme sports and longboarding, idolizes Tony Hawk 2018 PLAYOFFS GAME-BY-GAME 8/21 vs. DAL 36 8 12.750 0 0-1 4.250 1 4 5 3 4 1 0 1 17 Start W H 8/23 at CON 38 10 15.667 0 0-7 7 1.000 0 5 5 2 4 1 1 6 27 Start W R 8/26 at SEA 32 6 12.500 0 0-1 2.500 2 2 4 5 5 1 2 2 13 Start L R 8/28 at SEA 35 11 19.579 0 0-1 1 1.000 3 7 10 3 6 0 2 2 23 Start L R 8/31 vs. SEA 35 10 15.667 0 0-1 1 1.000 4 7 11 2 4 0 4 1 21 Start W H 9/2 vs. SEA 40 12 18.667 0 0-5 7.714 2 10 12 0 4 1 2 0 29 Start W H WNBA Playoff Record Year-Team G MIN FGM FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT RPG AST APG PF DQ STL BLK PTS PPG 2013-Phoenix 5 133 24 45.533 0 0 --- 5 9.556 13 19 32 6.4 1 0.2 18 0 1 4 53 10.6 2014-Phoenix 7 217 47 75.627 0 0 --- 23 25.920 7 35 42 6.0 11 1.6 26 0 3 24 117 16.7 2015-Phoenix 4 119 21 36.583 0 0 --- 23 26.885 3 29 32 8.0 5 1.3 16 0 3 18 65 16.3 2016-Phoenix 5 156 27 42.643 0 0 --- 13 16.813 8 22 30 6.0 8 1.6 17 0 3 11 67 13.4 2017-Phoenix 5 184 35 86.407 0 0 --- 31 39.795 6 29 35 7.0 10 2.0 19 1 3 8 101 20.2 2018-Phoenix 6 215 57 91.626 0 0 --- 16 22.727 12 35 47 7.8 16 2.7 27 1 4 12 130 21.7 TOTALS 32 1024 211 375.563 0 0 --- 111 137.810 49 169 218 6.8 51 1.6 123 2 17 77 533 16.7 WNBA Finals Record Year-Team G MIN FGM FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT RPG AST APG PF DQ STL BLK PTS PPG 2014-Phoenix 2 63 12 21.571 0 0 --- 7 9.778 1 12 13 6.5 2 1.0 7 0 1 12 31 15.5 TOTALS 2 63 12 21.571 0 0 --- 7 9.778 1 12 13 6.5 2 1.0 7 0 1 12 31 15.5 13
BRITTNEY GRINER STATS MIN FG FGA FG% 3FM 3FA 3FG% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS 2018 TOTAL 1108 266 489.544 1 4.250 164 205.800 63 199 262 70 17 87 80 110 697 2018 AVERAGE 32.6 7.8 14.4.544 0.0 0.1.250 4.8 6.0.800 1.9 5.9 7.7 2.1 0.5 2.5 2.3 3.2 20.5 CAREER TOTAL 5462 1156 2062.561 1 4.250 712 893.797 297 1037 1334 272 91 574 382 852 3025 CAREER AVERAGE 30.2 64 11.4.561 0.0 0.0.250 3.9 4.9.797 1.6 5.7 7.4 1.5 0.5 3.2 2.1 4.7 16.7 2018 GAME-BY-GAME 5/18 vs. DAL 30 4 12.333 0 0-5 5 1.000 1 6 7 0 5 0 1 2 13 Start W H 5/20 at SEA 37 10 17.588 0 0-9 10.900 1 9 10 4 1 0 2 3 29 Start W R 5/23 vs. SEA 35 8 15.533 0 0-2 3.667 0 4 4 0 3 0 1 3 18 Start L H 5/27 at LA 35 5 10.500 0 0-7 11.636 1 3 4 2 5 1 2 2 17 Start L R 5/30 vs. WAS 35 13 16.813 0 0-1 1 1.000 1 4 5 0 3 0 5 1 27 Start L H 6/1 at MIN 37 8 17.471 0 1.000 5 6.833 3 6 9 3 4 1 1 3 21 Start W R 6/3 at ATL 32 8 13.615 0 1.000 1 1 1.000 1 6 7 1 4 1 2 3 17 Start W R 6/5 at NYL 37 12 17.706 1 2.500 1 1 1.000 2 4 6 0 2 1 2 3 26 Start W R 6/8 vs. CHI 32 9 13.692 0 0-6 7.857 0 8 8 3 2 1 2 2 24 Start W H 6/10 vs. LV 33 7 14.500 0 0-5 6.833 3 12 15 2 0 1 0 7 19 Start W H 6/12 at DAL 27 8 15.533 0 0-2 4.500 0 5 5 1 6 1 4 3 18 Start W R 6/16 vs. CON 28 5 8.625 0 0-2 2 1.000 2 5 7 3 3 0 3 3 12 Start W H 6/17 at LV 37 9 14.643 0 0-6 8.750 1 7 8 2 2 1 2 6 24 Start W R 6/22 vs. MIN 36 6 14.429 0 0-6 8.750 3 10 13 1 3 0 0 2 18 Start L H 6/24 at CHI 24 7 16.438 0 0-5 6 833 6 4 10 2 4 0 4 4 19 Start L R 6/26 at NYL 35 4 10.400 0 0-4 4 1.000 0 9 9 3 2 1 3 6 12 Start W R 6/29 at IND 24 8 12.750 0 0-4 4-1 1 2 1 1 0 1 2 20 Start W R 6/30 at WAS 38 10 22.455 0 0-4 4 1.000 2 5 7 4 2 1 2 3 24 Start W R 7/5 vs. CON 30 6 13.462 0 0-11 13.846 5 1 6 0 5 1 5 3 23 Start W H 7/8 at ATL 36 7 18.389 0 0-4 4 1.000 1 5 6 2 4 1 3 2 18 Start L R 7/10 at DAL 29 8 17.471 0 0-5 6.833 1 2 3 2 4 0 3 2 21 Start L R 7/13 at CON 35 6 9.667 0 0-7 9.778 0 6 6 3 4 1 5 2 19 Start L R 7/15 at IND 36 14 21.667 0 0-8 13.615 6 6 12 2 5 1 2 0 36 Start W R 7/19 vs. LV 34 4 14.286 0 0-11 12.917 3 7 10 2 4 0 2 1 19 Start L H 7/21 vs. MIN 36 4 9.444 0 0-2 2 1.000 1 4 5 1 5 0 2 1 10 Start L H 7/25 vs. CHI 16 4 9.444 0 0-4 4 1.000 1 1 2 0 4 0 2 0 12 Start L H 7/31 vs. SEA 31 9 16.563 0 0-7 10.700 1 5 6 7 3 1 1 3 25 Start L H 8/1 at LV 36 8 13.615 0 0-9 14.643 2 9 11 4 4 0 4 2 25 Start W R 8/5 at LA 39 10 19.526 0 0-2 2 1.000 0 4 4 0 0 1 0 0 22 Start L R 8/7 vs. WAS 40 15 25.600 0 0-5 5 1.000 6 5 11 3 2 0 3 1 35 Start L H 8/10 vs. IND 22 4 8.500 0 0-4 4 1.000 1 8 9 4 2 0 1 1 12 Start W H 8/12 vs. LA 36 8 13.615 0 0-4 6.667 2 11 13 3 4 1 1 3 20 Start W H 8/17 vs. ATL 37 14 21.667 0 0-5 8.625 5 13 18 1 4 0 6 7 33 Start W H 8/19 vs. NYL 22 4 9.444 0 0-1 2.500 0 4 4 4 4 0 3 1 9 Start W H CAREER HIGHS Minutes 42, 6/18/16 PHO vs. DAL Field Goals 15 (2x), 8/7/17 PHO vs. WAS Field Goal Attempts 25, 8/7/18 PHO vs. WAS Three-Point FGM 1, 6/5/18 PHO @ NYL Three-Point FGA 2, 6/5/18 PHO @ NYL Free Throws 12, 6/4/17 PHO @ NYL Free Throw Attempts 14 (2x) 6/16/17 PHO vs. CHI Offensive Rebounds 6 (3x), 8/7/18 PHO vs. WAS Defensive Rebounds 17, 6/7/14 PHO @ SA Total Rebounds 18 (2x),6/18/14 PHO vs. MIN Assists 7, 7/31/18 PHO vs. SEA Steals 3 (2x), 5/23/17 PHO vs. NYL Blocks 11, 6/29/14 PHO @ TUL Points 38, 6/7/17 PHO vs. IND PLAYOFF CAREER HIGHS Minutes 40 (2x), 10/17/17 PHO vs. LA Field Goals 12, 9/2/18 PHO vs. SEA Field Goal Attempts 23, 10/17/17 PHO vs. LA Free Throws 10, 10/10/17 PHO @ CON Free Throw Attempts 12, 10/10/17 PHO @ TUL Offensive Rebounds 5, 9/24/16 PHO @ NYL Defensive Rebounds 11, 9/19/15 PHO @ TUL Total Rebounds 12 (2x), 9/2/18 PHO vs. SEA Assists 5 (2x), 8/26/18 PHO @ SEA Steals 2, 9/24/15 PHO@ MIN Blocks 11, 9/17/15 PHO vs. TUL Points 29, 9/2/18 PHO vs. SEA PLAYOFF GAMES: 32 FINALS GAMES: 3 CHAMPIONSHIPS: 14
#21 Marie Gulich 6-5 199 Center Oregon State, 18 Cologne, Germany First WNBA Season Selected by Phoenix with the 12th overall pick in the 2018 WNBA Draft 2018 WNBA SEASON - Selected by the Mercury with the 12th overall pick (first round) of the WNBA Draft - Appeared in 23 games off the bench for the Mercury - Scored a season-high 10 points, making a career-high three field goals August 10th in a win over the Fever - Shot 48.3 percent from the field on the season CAREER - Averaged 17.5 points and 9.1 rebounds in 34 games during her senior season at Oregon State... also named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year - Ranked third in the nation in field goal percentage (65.2) during the 2017-18 season at Oregon State - This will be Gulich s first postseason appearance PERSONAL - Daughter of Nelly and Johannes Gulich - Born and raised in Cologne, Germany before coming to United States to play collegiate basketball at Oregon State - Has two siblings Martin and Theresa - Favorite athlete as a kid was Dirk Nowitzki 2018 PLAYOFFS GAME-BY-GAME 8/21 vs. DAL ***DNP - Coach s Decision*** 8/23 at CON ***DNP - Coach s Decision*** 8/26 at SEA ***DNP - Coach s Decision*** 8/28 at SEA ***DNP - Coach s Decision*** WNBA Playoff Record Year-Team G MIN FGM FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT RPG AST APG PF DQ STL BLK PTS PPG 2018 Phoenix 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TOTALS 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 15
MARIE GULICH STATS MIN FG FGA FG% 3FM 3FA 3FG% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS 2018 TOTAL 115 14 29.483 0 0-6 8.750 9 13 22 2 1 5 13 18 34 2018 AVERAGE 5.0 0.6 1.3.483 0.0 0.0-0.3 0.3.750 0.4 0.6 1.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.8 1.5 CAREER TOTAL 115 14 29.483 0 0-6 8.750 9 13 22 2 1 5 13 18 34 CAREER AVERAGE 5.0 0.6 1.3.483 0.0 0.0-0.3 0.3.750 0.4 0.6 1.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.8 1.5 2018 GAME-BY-GAME 5/18 vs. DAL 10 0 3.000 0 0-2 2 1.000 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 Bench W H 5/20 at SEA 3 1 2.500 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 Bench W R 5/23 vs. SEA 5 1 2.500 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 Bench L H 5/27 at LA *** DNP - Coach's Decision*** 5/30 vs. WAS 5 1 3.333 0 0-0 0-3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 Bench L H 6/1 at MIN 3 0 0-0 0-1 2.500 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 Bench W R 6/3 at ATL 10 1 2.500 0 0-0 0-1 2 3 0 2 0 1 1 2 Bench W R 6/5 at NYL 1 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bench W R 6/8 vs. CHI 6 0 3.000 0 0-0 0-1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 Bench W H 6/10 vs. LV 4 0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 Bench W H 6/12 at DAL 2 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Bench W R 6/16 vs. CON 8 2 3.667 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 Bench W H 6/17 at LV *** DNP - Coach's Decision*** 6/22 vs. MIN 4 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Bench L H 6/24 at CHI 1 1 1 1.000 0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Bench L R 6/26 at NYL 1 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bench W R 6/29 at IND ***NWT - Personal*** 6/30 at WAS ***NWT - Personal*** 7/5 vs. CON ***NWT - Personal*** 7/8 at ATL ***DNP - Coach's Decision*** 7/10 at DAL 12 2 2 1.000 0 0-0 0-1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 Bench L R 7/13 at CON ***DNP - Coach's Decision*** 7/15 at IND 2 1 1 1.000 0 0-2 2 1.000 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 Bench W R 7/19 vs. LV 8 0 1.000 0 0-0 0-1 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 Bench L H 7/21 vs. MIN ***DNP - Coach's Decision*** 7/25 vs. CHI 11 1 1 1.000 0 0-0 0-1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 Bench L H 7/31 vs. SEA 4 0 0-0 0-1 2.500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Bench L H 8/1 at LV 1 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 Bench W R 8/5 at LA ***DNP - Coach's Decision*** 8/7 vs. WAS ***DNP - Coach's Decision*** 8/10 vs. IND 10 3 5.600 0 0-0 0-0 3 3 0 2 0 1 0 6 Bench W H 8/12 vs. LA ***DNP - Coach's Decision*** 8/17 vs. ATL 1 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bench W H 8/19 vs. NYL CAREER HIGHS Minutes 12, 7/10/18 PHO @ DAL Field Goals 3, 8/10/18 PHO vs. IND Field Goal Attempts 5, 8/10/18 PHO vs. IND Three-Point Field Goals - Three-Point Attempts - Free Throws 2 (2x), 7/15/18 PHO @ IND Free Throw Attempts 2 (4x) 7/31/18 PHO vs. SEA Offensive Rebounds 3, 5/30/18 PHO vs. WAS Defensive Rebounds 3, 8/10/18 PHO vs. WAS Total Rebounds 4, 5/30/18 PHO vs. WAS Assists 1, 6/10/18 PHO vs. LV Steals - Blocks 1 (6x), 7/19/18 PHO vs. LV Points 6, 8/10/18 PHO vs. IND PLAYOFF CAREER HIGHS None PLAYOFF GAMES: None FINALS GAMES: None CHAMPIONSHIPS: None 16
#12 briann january 5-8 144 Guard Arizona State, Spokane, WA Tenth WNBA SEASON Acquired by Phoenix in A Trade on Mar. 6, 2018 2018 WNBA PLAYOFFS - Her four assists in game two moved her past Teresa Weatherspoon and Vickie Johnson for the sixth spot on the WNBA s all-time playoff assist list... has dished out 194 assists over her 50 career playoff games - The WNBA regular season leader in three-point percentage had her streak of 12 consecutive games with a threepointer (five straight multi-make games) snapped in game two... it was the second longest streak of her career - Passed Angel McCoughtry (42) for the 19th spot on the WNBA s all-time playoff three-pointers list with 43 career postseason three s... two makes away from passing Lauren Jackson (44) for the 18th spot on the list - Matched her playoff career highs for rebounds (5) and defensive rebounds (4) in the Mercury s win over the Sun in the second round of the playoffs 2018 WNBA SEASON - Led the league in three-point percentage on the season shooting 47-for-100 (.470)... the second time her career she has led the league (2015) - Her 47.0 percent from deep on the season ranks 14th on the WNBA s all-time list... five spots behind head coach Sandy Brondello s 48.7 percent mark from the 1999 season - Ended the season with nine-straight games with at least one three-pointer (second longest streak of her career)... made a three-pointer in 27 of the 33 games she played (13 multi-make games) - Became the 26th player in WNBA history to record 1,000 career assists - Compiled 100 assists in a season for the fifth time in her career - Ranked 18th in the league in assists diming out 3.3 assists per game on the season - Acquired by the Mercury in an offseason trade with the Indiana Fever... played first nine seasons of career with the Fever leaving as the third leading scorer in franchise history and the franchise leader in assists per game (3.6 apg) CAREER - Ranks 26th on the WNBA s all-time assist list with 1,018 for her career - One of four active players who average at least 3.6 assists per game an shoot 36 percent or better from three for their career joining Diana Taurasi, Sue Bird and Maya Moore - Six-time WNBA All-Defensive Team (2012-2017) as a member of the Indiana Fever... only player to be named to last six All-WNBA Defensive Team - 2014 WNBA All-Star as member of Indiana Fever... game was held in Phoenix - One WNBA title (2012) to her name while making three appearances as a member of the Indiana Fever (2009, 2012 and 2015) - Seven previous career playoff appearance, played in 50 playoff games... second on team behind Diana Taurasi (58) - Sits in the sixth spot on the WNBA career postseason assist list with 194 playoff assists to her name - Holds the eighth best free-throw percentage in WNBA playoff history shooting 119-for-138 (.862) from the charity stripe when it matters most - Her 43 career playoff three s rank 19th on the league s all-time list PERSONAL - Full name is Briann Jolie January - Assistant coach of the women s basketball team at her alma mater Arizona State - Holds a black belt in karate 2018 PLAYOFFS GAME-BY-GAME 8/21 vs. DAL 31 2 6.333 2 3.667 0 0-1 1 2 4 1 1 1 0 6 Start W H 8/23 at CON 35 3 7.429 2 5.400 0 0-1 4 5 5 1 1 1 0 8 Start W R 8/26 at SEA 34 4 8.500 2 5.400 0 0-1 2 3 2 2 1 1 0 10 Start L R 8/28 at SEA 38 1 6.167 0 3.000 0 0-1 3 4 4 3 0 1 0 2 Start L R 8/31 vs. SEA 35 2 10.200 0 3.000 0 0-0 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 4 Start W H 9/2 vs. SEA 38 4 9.444 1 4.250 0 1.000 0 1 1 3 3 0 1 0 9 Start W H WNBA Playoff Record Year-Team G MIN FGM FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT RPG AST APG PF DQ STL BLK PTS PPG 2009 Indiana 10 228 30 78.385 12 29.414 34 40.850 7 17 24 2.4 30 3.0 23 0 4 0 106 10.6 2010 Indiana 3 59 5 16.313 1 5.200 9 10.900 1 3 4 1.3 6 2.0 6 0 1 0 20 6.7 2012 Indiana 10 341 46 108.426 5 22.227 18 20.900 6 17 23 2.3 38 3.8 32 1 16 3 115 11.5 2013 Indiana 4 119 10 27.370 4 9.444 6 7.857 2 9 11 2.8 14 3.5 12 0 2 0 30 7.5 2014 Indiana 5 176 19 59.322 6 17.353 20 24.833 2 12 14 2.8 21 4.2 12 0 6 4 64 12.8 2015 Indiana 11 354 44 108.407 8 28.286 28 30.933 4 21 25 2.3 55 5.0 27 1 15 3 124 11.3 2016 Indiana 1 33 4 13.308 0 1.000 4 6.667 0 0 0 0.0 9 9.0 5 0 3 0 12 12.0 2018 Phoenix 6 211 16 46.348 7 23.304 0 1.000 4 14 18 3.0 21 3.5 10 0 4 0 39 6.5 TOTALS 50 1521 174 455.382 43 134.321 119 138.862 26 93 119 2.4 194 3.9 127 2 51 10 510 10.2 WNBA Finals Record Year-Team G MIN FGM FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT RPG AST APG PF DQ STL BLK PTS PPG 2009 Indiana 5 120 18 41.439 9 19.474 15 19.789 3 6 9 1.8 16 3.2 13 0 1 0 60 12.0 2012 Indiana 4 146 15 44.341 3 12.250 7 8.875 3 7 10 2.5 15 3.8 12 0 6 2 40 10.0 2015 Indiana 5 176 26 63.413 6 16.375 19 20.950 3 8 11 2.2 27 5.4 15 1 5 2 77 15.4 TOTALS 14 442 59 148.399 18 47.383 41 47.872 9 21 30 2.1 58 4.1 40 1 12 4 177 12.6 17
BRIANN JANUARY STATS MIN FG FGA FG% 3FM 3FA 3FG% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS 2018 TOTAL 895 77 182.423 47 100.470 29 36.806 14 54 68 109 19 4 46 76 230 2018 AVERAGE 27.1 2.3 5.5.423 1.4 3.0.470 0.9 1.1.806 0.4 1.6 2.1 3.3 0.5 0.1 1.3 2.3 7.0 CAREER TOTAL 7499 798 2074.385 289 756.382 589 697.845 143 384 527 1018 304 43 597 712 2474 CAREER AVERAGE 26.5 2.8 7.3.385 1.0 2.7.382 2.1 2.5.845 0.5 1.4 1.9 3.6 1.1 0.2 2.1 2.5 8.7 2018 GAME-BY-GAME 5/18 vs. DAL 28 3 5.600 1 2.500 3 4.750 0 3 3 4 2 0 4 1 10 Start W H 5/20 at SEA 28 4 7.571 2 2 1.000 5 6.833 2 2 4 6 0 1 2 0 15 Start W R 5/23 vs. SEA 27 1 6.167 1 2.500 2 2 1.000 0 1 1 3 0 1 2 0 5 Start L H 5/27 at LA 33 3 5.600 2 3.667 0 0-0 2 2 7 4 0 1 0 8 Start L R 5/30 vs. WAS 25 3 8.375 3 5.600 2 2 1.000 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 11 Start L H 6/1 at MIN 27 0 1.000 0 0-5 6.833 0 2 2 4 5 2 1 0 5 Start W R 6/3 at ATL 33 2 4.500 2 3.667 0 0-1 2 3 5 2 1 2 0 6 Start W R 6/5 at NYL 31 0 1.000 0 1.000 0 0-1 1 2 4 0 0 3 0 0 Start W R 6/8 vs. CHI 24 4 6.667 3 3 1.000 0 0-0 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 11 Start W H 6/10 vs. LV 30 2 7.286 1 3.333 0 0-0 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 5 Start W H 6/12 at DAL 30 0 4.000 0 2.000 2 2 1.000 1 2 3 6 5 1 2 0 2 Start W R 6/16 vs. CON 23 1 7.143 1 4.250 0 0-1 1 2 8 0 1 0 0 3 Start W H 6/17 at LV 30 4 5.800 3 4.750 2 2 1.000 1 2 3 4 3 1 0 0 13 Start W R 6/22 vs. MIN 27 3 6.500 2 3.667 2 2 1.000 0 1 1 0 5 1 2 0 10 Start L H 6/24 at CHI 24 4 6.667 1 2.500 1 2.500 2 2 4 2 5 1 2 0 10 Start L R 6/26 at NYL 33 1 3.333 0 1.000 2 4.500 0 2 2 3 2 2 1 0 4 Start W R 6/29 at IND ***DND - Injury/Illness - Foot*** 6/30 at WAS 16 1 3.333 1 1 1.000 0 0-0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 3 Start W R 7/5 vs. CON 24 1 2.500 1 2.500 0 0-0 2 2 2 2 1 4 0 3 Start W H 7/8 at ATL 17 1 6.167 0 3.000 0 0-1 1 2 3 3 0 1 0 2 Start L R 7/10 at DAL 22 1 2.500 0 1.000 1 1 1.000 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 Start L R 7/13 at CON 28 1 6.167 1 4.250 0 0-0 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 3 Start L R 7/15 at IND 17 2 5.400 1 4.250 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 Start W R 7/19 vs. LV 19 1 6.167 1 4.250 0 0-0 2 2 0 4 1 1 0 3 Start L H 7/21 vs. MIN 35 1 8.125 0 3.000 0 0-0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 Start L H 7/25 vs. CHI 34 7 13.538 4 5.800 2 3.667 1 2 3 5 2 2 4 1 20 Start L H 7/31 vs. SEA 24 2 6.333 1 4.250 0 0-0 4 4 7 0 0 0 0 5 Start L H 8/1 at LV 26 3 5.600 3 5.600 0 0-0 3 3 1 2 0 1 0 9 Start W R 8/5 at LA 38 3 10.300 2 6.333 0 0-1 3 4 9 1 0 0 0 8 Start L R 8/7 vs. WAS 37 4 9..444 1 4.250 0 0-1 3 4 4 5 1 0 0 9 Start L H 8/10 vs. IND 16 3 4.750 2 3.667 0 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 8 Start W H 8/12 vs. LA 28 2 4.500 1 3.333 0 0-1 1 2 2 3 0 2 0 5 Start W H 8/17 vs. ATL 38 6 7.857 4 5.800 0 0-0 0 0 1 3 1 1 1 16 Start W H 8/19 vs. NYL 30 3 5.600 2 3.667 0 0-0 1 1 5 5 1 2 0 8 Start W H CAREER HIGHS Minutes 44, 6/5/13 IND vs. NYL Field Goals 8 (5x), 5/14/17 IND vs. SEA Field Goal Attempts 18, 9/10/13 IND vs. SEA Three-Point Field Goals 5, 9/6/13 IND vs. CHI Three-Point Attempts 8 (4x) 7/28/14 IND @ LA Free Throws 14, 7/24/10 IND @ WAS Free Throw Attempts 15, 7/24/10 IND @ WAS Offensive Rebounds 3 (2x), 7/30/10 IND vs. WAS Defensive Rebounds 6 (2x), 7/19/17 IND vs. PHO Total Rebounds 7 (2x), 7/19/17 IND vs. PHO Assists 10, 6/14/11 IND vs. TUL Steals 6, 7/8/16 IND vs. PHO Blocks 3, 6/25/14 IND vs. TUL Points 23 (2x), 5/14/17 IND vs. SEA PLAYOFF CAREER HIGHS Minutes 40, 10/17/12 IND @ MIN Field Goals 10, 9/30/12 IND @ ATL Field Goal Attempts 17, 9/30/12 IND @ ATL Three-Point Field Goals 3 (6x), 10/11/15 IND vs. MIN Three-Point Attempts 6 (3x), 10/11/15 IND vs. MIN Free Throws 8, 9/17/09 IND @ WAS Free Throws Attempts 8 (2x), 10/7/09 IND vs, PHO Offensive Rebounds 2 (3x), 10/4/15 IND @ MIN Defensive Rebounds 4 (5x), 8/23/18 PHO at CON Total Rebounds 5 (4x), 8/23/18 PHO at CON Assists 9, 9/21/16 IND vs. PHO Steals 6, 9/29/15 IND vs. NYL Blocks 2 (2x), 9/3/14 IND vs. CHI Points 24, 9/30/12 IND @ ATL PLAYOFF GAMES: 50 FINALS GAMES: 14 CHAMPIONSHIPS: 2012 18
#20 Camille Little 6-2 180 Forward North Carolina, 07 Winston-Salem, NC TWELFTH WNBA SEASON ACQUIRED By Phoenix in a Trade ON Feb. 21, 2017 2018 WNBA Playoffs - Played a playoff-high 19 minutes in game four, grabbing three offensive rebounds including the rebound that led to Brittney Griner s game winning basket - The Mercury has outscored the Storm by a 25-point margin when Little is on the floor (41 minutes) thru the first four games of the series 2018 WNBA SEASON - Started seven games at power forward following the season-ending injury to Sancho Lyttle - Became the 25th player in WNBA history to appear in 400 career games, joining teammate Diana Taurasi - Played 20-plus minutes in 11 games this season CAREER - Played in 402 career games, missing just six, over her entire 12 year career - Has 10 career double-doubles (three in 2009, three in 2013, last on Aug. 16, 2015, at Atlanta) - Ranks 28th on the league s all-time steals list with 426 pilfers to her name - Scored 20+ points 14 times and 10+ points 164 times in her career - Phoenix marks her fifth career WNBA team (San Antonio, Atlanta, Seattle and Connecticut) - Played four years at UNC, finishing with more than 1,700 points, 800 rebounds, 250 assists and 250 steals - Member of the 2010 WNBA Champion Seattle Storm - Made the playoffs in nine of her 12 seasons in the league... both seasons as a member of the Mercury - Averaged 14.0 points and 9.0 rebounds to help lead the Storm past the Atlanta Dream in three games in the 2010 WNBA Finals - Had her best game in Game 1 of the 2010 WNBA Finals, achieving a double-double with 18 points on 7-of- 10 shooting, 11 rebounds and two assists - Has played in 33 career playoff games, scoring 10+ points 13 times PERSONAL Full name is Marissa Camille Little - Daughter of Robert and Elaine Little - Has one older sister, Brandi - Father played for the Harlem Globetrotters - Named the AP North Carolina Player of the Year as a high school senior - Led her high school to a state championship and 30-0 record in 2001 2018 PLAYOFFS GAME-BY-GAME 8/21 vs. DAL 2 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bench W H 8/23 at CON ***DNP - Coach s Decision*** 8/26 at SEA ***DNP - Coach s Decision*** 8/28 at SEA 11 1 1 1.000 0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 Bench L R 8/31 vs. SEA 11 0 2.000 0 1.000 1 2.500 2 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 Bench W H 9/2 vs. SEA 19 1 4.250 0 1.000 0 0-3 1 4 2 4 1 1 0 2 Bench W H WNBA Playoff Record Year-Team G MIN FGM FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT RPG AST APG PF DQ STL BLK PTS PPG 2007-S.A. 5 87 6 14.429 0 0 --- 6 12.500 4 7 11 2.2 4 0.8 10 0 2 6 18 3.6 2008-Seattle 3 105 9 27.333 2 4.500 15 18.833 4 6 10 3.3 1 0.3 9 0 3 0 35 11.7 2009-Seattle 3 102 10 25.400 1 6.167 2 2 1.000 1 9 10 3.3 3 1.0 14 0 2 2 23 7.7 2010-Seattle 7 201 30 59.508 1 5.200 18 27.667 17 31 48 6.9 10 1.4 21 0 8 2 79 11.3 2011-Seattle 3 70 11 24.458 0 1.000 16 19.842 4 14 18 6.0 7 2.3 13 1 2 0 38 12.7 2012-Seattle 3 80 13 26.500 1 2.500 9 16.563 6 7 13 4.3 4 1.3 11 0 5 0 36 12.0 2013-Seattle 2 68 7 19.368 2 5.400 9 11.818 3 4 7 3.5 2 1.0 5 0 4 1 25 12.5 2017 Phoenix 5 158 12 21.571 2 4.500 4 5.800 10 24 34 6.8 7 1.4 16 1 3 2 30 6.0 2018 Phoenix 4 43 2 7.286 0 2.000 1 2.500 5 3 8 2.0 2 0.5 8 0 1 0 5 1.3 TOTALS 35 914 100 222.450 9 29.310 80 112.714 54 105 159 4.5 40 1.1 107 2 30 13 289 8.3 WNBA Finals Record Year-Team G MIN FGM FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT RPG AST APG PF DQ STL BLK PTS PPG 2010-Seattle 3 86 14 26.538 0 2.000 14 19.737 9 18 27 9.0 3 1.0 10 0 4 2 42 14.0 TOTALS 3 86 14 26.538 0 2.000 14 19.737 9 18 27 9.0 3 1.0 10 0 4 2 42 14.0 19
CAMILLE LITTLE STATS MIN FG FGA FG% 3FM 3FA 3FG% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS 2018 TOTAL 536 33 100.330 8 31.258 24 31.774 16 44 60 40 18 10 29 71 98 2018 AVERAGE 16.3 1.0 3.0.330 0.2 1.9.258 0.7 0.9.774 0.5 1.3 1.8 1.2 0.5 0.3 0.8 2.2 3.0 CAREER TOTAL 10266 1261 2841.444 172 559.308 745 1040.716 586 1147 1733 567 426 161 754 1108 3439 CAREER AVERAGE 25.5 3.1 7.1.444 0.4 1.4.308 1.9 2.6.716 1.5 2.9 4.3 1.4 1.1 0.4 1.9 2.8 8.6 2018 GAME-BY-GAME 5/18 vs. DAL 17 1 3.333 1 2.500 1 2.500 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 Bench W H 5/20 at SEA 21 2 7.286 0 0-0 0-1 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 4 Bench W R 5/23 vs. SEA 14 2 5.400 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 4 Bench L H 5/27 at LA 17 1 3.333 0 1.000 2 2 1.000 1 3 4 2 3 0 1 0 4 Bench L R 5/30 vs. WAS 16 1 2.500 0 1.000 1 1 1.000 0 2 2 2 4 0 2 0 3 Bench L H 6/1 at MIN 18 1 2.500 1 1 1.000 0 0-0 5 5 3 1 0 1 0 3 Bench W R 6/3 at ATL 15 2 5.400 0 2.000 0 0-0 3 3 1 2 1 0 2 4 Bench W R 6/5 at NYL 11 0 2.000 0 0.000 1 2.500 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 3 1 Bench W R 6/8 vs. CHI 14 2 4.500 0 1.000 2 2 1.000 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 Bench W H 6/10 vs. LV 22 1 6.167 0 3.000 2 2 1.000 3 2 5 1 3 1 2 2 4 Bench W H 6/12 at DAL 16 1 4.250 1 2.500 0 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 3 Bench W R 6/16 vs. CON 20 4 8.500 1 3.333 2 2 1.000 2 1 3 2 6 1 3 0 11 Bench W H 6/17 at LV 19 1 3.333 0 1.000 0 0-1 2 3 3 4 0 1 0 2 Bench W R 6/22 vs. MIN 14 1 2.500 1 1 1.000 2 2 1.000 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 5 Bench L H 6/24 at CHI 22 0 4.000 0 1.000 2 4.500 0 1 1 2 1 3 4 0 2 Bench L R 6/26 at NYL 16 0 2.000 0 0-1 2.500 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 Bench W R 6/29 at IND 23 2 5.400 1 3.333 2 2 1.000 0 1 1 1 1 0 3 1 7 Bench W R 6/30 at WAS 21 2 2 1.000 0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 4 Bench W R 7/5 vs. CON ***DND - Injury/Illness - Ankle*** 7/8 at ATL 21 2 4.500 1 2.500 0 0-1 1 2 2 4 1 0 2 5 Start L R 7/10 at DAL 27 0 0-0 0-0 0-1 3 4 4 5 4 1 0 0 Start L R 7/13 at CON 14 2 3.667 0 0-0 0-2 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 4 Start L R 7/15 at IND 28 2 5.400 1 2.500 1 3.333 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 0 6 Start W R 7/19 vs. LV 11 0 1.000 0 0-0 0-0 4 4 2 4 1 1 0 0 Start L H 7/21 vs. MIN 32 1 5.200 0 1.000 0 0-1 5 6 2 2 0 0 0 2 Start L H 7/25 vs. CHI 7 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 Bench L H 7/31 vs. SEA 20 1 4.250 0 1.000 0 0-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 Start L H 8/1 at LV 16 0 2.000 0 1.000 0 0-0 1 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 Bench W R 8/5 at LA 13 1 3.333 0 1.000 1 1 1.000 1 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 3 Bench L R 8/7 vs. WAS 5 0 1.000 0 1.000 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bench L H 8/10 vs. IND 8 0 1.000 0 0-2 2 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Bench W H 8/12 vs. LA 6 0 1.000 0 1.000 2 2 1.000 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 Bench W H 8/17 vs. ATL 5 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Bench W H 8/19 vs. NYL 7 0 1.000 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Bench W H CAREER HIGHS Minutes 51, 7/22/09 SEA @ ATL Field Goals 12, 9/8/12 SEA @ TUL Field Goal Attempts 19, 7/24/14 SEA vs. NYL Three-Point Field Goals 3 (11x) 9/16/16 CON @ DAL Three-Point Attempts 8, 7/24/14 SEA vs. NY Free Throws 12, 6/22/14 SEA vs. WAS Free Throw Attempts 14, 6/22/14 SEA vs. WAS Offensive Rebounds 8, 8/16/15 CT @ ATL Defensive Rebounds 12, 8/7/14 SEA @ ATL Total Rebounds 15, 8/29/09 SEA @ ATL Assists 7 (2x), 8/30/16 Con vs. SA Steals 5, 6/11/10 LA @ SEA Blocks 4, 7/3/11 SEA @ WAS Points 31, 6/27/14 SEA vs. MIN PLAYOFF CAREER HIGHS Minutes 38 (3x), 9/22/13 SEA @ MIN Field Goals 8, 10/2/12 PHO vs. LA Field Goal Attempts 13 (2x),9/20/09 SEA vs. LA Three-Point Field Goals 2, 10/17/17 PHO vs. LA Three-Point Attempts 5, 9/20/09 SEA vs. LA Free Throws 9, 9/16/10 SEA @ ATL Free Throw Attempts 12, 9/16/10 SEA @ ATL Offensive Rebounds 4 (3x), 10/17/17 PHO vs.la Defensive Rebounds 10, 10/12/17 PHO @ LA Total Rebounds 11 (3x), 10/12/17 PHO @ LA Assists 4 (2x), 10/17/17 PHO vs. LA Steals 3 (2x), 9/28/12 SEA @ MIN Blocks 2 (3x)),9/12/10 SEA vs. ATL Points 18 (2x), 10/17/10 PHO vs. LA PLAYOFF GAMES: 35 FINALS GAMES: 3 CHAMPIONSHIPS: 2010 20
#31 Sancho Lyttle 6-5 175 Forward Houston, 05 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Furteenth WNBA SEASON Signed as Free Agent on Feb 1. 2018 2018 WNBA SEASON - Suffered a torn ACL in the Mercury s June 30th win over the Mystics - Started the first 18 games of the season at power forward for the Mercury... the team posted a league best 13-5 record before her injury - The Mercury were 7-9 in the final 16 games of the season without Lyttle, including losing seven of the first nine games following her injury - Lyttle was averaging the second-highest field goal percentage of her career (54.0 percent) prior to her injury CAREER - Ranks 10th on the WNBA s all-time rebounds list with 2,543 rebounds over her 14 year career - Ranks eighth on the WNBA s all-time steals list with 619 career steals - Six appearances on All-WNBA defensive teams... two first team appearances (2014 and 2012) and four second team appearances (2015,2011, 2010 and 2009) - Selected to WNBA All-Star Team in 2009 - Made three WNBA finals appearances out of seven total playoff appearances in her career PERSONAL - Grew up in Saint Vincent in the West Indies - Standout sprinter in her youth, representing her country in the 400 meter dash and 300 meter hurdles - Didn t start playing basketball until senior year of high school WNBA Playoff Record Year-Team G MIN FGM FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT RPG AST APG PF DQ STL BLK PTS PPG 2005 Houston 5 34 3 5.600 0 0 --- 4 6.667 2 10 12 2.4 0 0.0 5 0 2 0 10 2.0 2006 Houston 2 31 4 5.800 0 0 --- 3 4.750 0 10 10 5.0 0 0.0 4 0 1 0 11 5.5 2009 Atlanta 2 51 7 17.412 0 1.000 3 7.429 3 7 10 5.0 4 2.0 8 0 4 0 17 8.5 2010 Atlanta 7 178 25 50.500 0 0 --- 24 27.889 19 48 67 9.6 12 1.7 28 0 14 8 74 10.6 2011 Atlanta 8 234 34 87.391 0 2.000 12 16.750 22 38 60 7.5 8 1.0 19 1 18 5 80 10.0 2012 Atlanta 3 103 17 47.362 0 5.000 3 4.750 7 14 21 7.0 2 0.7 11 0 9 2 37 12.3 2014 Atlanta 3 109 13 33.394 0 2.000 2 3.667 6 28 34 11.3 10 3.3 7 0 3 3 28 9.3 TOTALS 30 739 103 244.422 0 10.000 51 67.761 59 155 214 7.1 36 1.2 82 1 51 18 257 8.6 WNBA Finals Record Year-Team G MIN FGM FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT RPG AST APG PF DQ STL BLK PTS PPG 2010 Atlanta 3 79 8 20.400 0 0 --- 4 4 1.000 9 21 30 10.0 6 2.0 14 0 10 3 20 6.7 2011 Atlanta 3 81 9 25.360 0 1.000 3 3 1.000 5 15 20 6.7 1 0.3 8 1 2 0 21 7.0 TOTALS 6 160 17 45.378 0 1.000 7 7 1.000 14 36 50 8.3 7 1.2 22 1 12 3 41 6.8 21
SANCHO LYTTLE STATS MIN FG FGA FG% 3FM 3FA 3FG% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS 2018 TOTAL 420 61 113.540 0 1.000 21 24.875 25 71 96 26 16 7 17 41 143 2018 AVERAGE 23.3 3.4 6.3.540 0.0 0.1.000 1.2 1.3.875 1.4 3.9 5.3 1.4 0.9 0.4 0.9 2.3 7.9 CAREER TOTAL 9124 1427 3011.474 40 157.255 530 752.705 732 1811 2543 588 622 217 548 923 3424 CAREER AVERAGE 24.5 3.8 8.1.474 0.1 0.4.255 1.4 2.0.705 2.0 4.9 6.8 1.6 1.7 0.6 1.5 2.5 9.2 2018 GAME-BY-GAME 5/18 vs. DAL 23 2 2 1.000 0 0-0 0-0 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 4 Start W H 5/20 at SEA 19 3 6.500 0 1.000 2 2 1.000 1 1 2 0 5 2 0 0 8 Start W R 5/23 vs. SEA 26 3 5.600 0 0-0 0-1 4 5 4 1 1 0 0 6 Start L H 5/27 at LA 28 10 13.770 0 0-0 0-2 3 5 1 5 2 1 1 20 Start L R 5/30 vs. WAS 24 3 8.375 0 0-1 1 1.000 2 5 7 4 1 1 1 1 7 Start L H 6/1 at MIN 22 1 3.333 0 0-1 2.500 2 6 8 1 2 0 1 0 3 Start W R 6/3 at ATL 21 3 5.600 0 0-1 1 1.000 1 2 3 0 5 3 2 0 7 Start W R 6/5 at NYL 31 3 6.500 0 0-0 0-0 5 5 3 0 3 0 1 6 Start W R 6/8 vs. CHI 25 5 9.556 0 0-2 2 1.000 2 3 5 1 2 0 2 1 12 Start W H 6/10 vs. LV 17 1 4.250 0 0-0 0-2 3 5 3 2 0 0 0 2 Start W H 6/12 at DAL 28 5 9.556 0 0-2 2-1 9 10 2 5 0 1 1 12 Start W R 6/16 vs. CON 18 6 6 1.000 0 0-2 2 1.000 3 6 9 1 1 1 1 1 14 Start W H 6/17 at LV 21 2 8.250 0 0-0 0-1 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 4 Start W R 6/22 vs. MIN 26 1 3.333 0 0-1 1 1.000 2 4 6 2 2 0 2 0 3 Start L H 6/24 at CHI 27 4 5.800 0 0-3 5.600 1 3 4 0 0 2 1 0 11 Start L R 6/26 at NYL 26 4 11.364 0 0-4 4 1.000 1 4 5 1 3 0 1 0 12 Start W R 6/29 at IND 19 2 5.400 0 0-0 0-1 3 4 1 0 0 2 0 4 Start W R 6/30 at WAS 20 3 4.750 0 0-2 2 1.000 3 5 8 1 3 1 3 0 8 Start W R 7/5 vs. CON ***DND - Injury/Illness - Knee*** 7/8 at ATL ***NWT - Injury/Illness - Knee*** 7/10 at DAL ***NWT - Injury/Illness - Knee*** 7/13 at CON ***NWT - Injury/Illness - Knee*** 7/15 at IND ***NWT - Injury/Illness - Knee*** 7/19 vs. LV ***NWT - Injury/Illness - Knee*** 7/21 vs. MIN ***NWT - Injury/Illness - Knee*** 7/25 vs. CHI ***NWT - Injury/Illness - Knee*** 7/31 vs. SEA ***NWT - Injury/Illness - Knee*** 8/1 at LV ***NWT - Injury/Illness - Knee*** 8/5 at LA ***NWT - Injury/Illness - Knee*** 8/7 vs. WAS ***NWT - Injury/Illness - Knee*** 8/10 vs. IND ***NWT - Injury/Illness - Knee*** 8/12 vs. LA ***NWT - Injury/Illness - Knee*** 8/17 vs. ATL ***NWT - Injury/Illness - Knee*** 8/19 vs. NYL ***NWT - Injury/Illness - Knee*** CAREER HIGHS Minutes 47, 7/22/14 ATL vs. MIN Field Goals 13, 7/22/14 ATL vs. MIN Field Goal Attempts 27, 7/7/12 ATL vs. PHO Three-Point Field Goals 3 (3x), 8/25/12 ATL vs. MIN Three-Point Attempts 10, 8/25/12 ATL vs. MIN Free Throws 10, 6/19/10 ATL @ IND Free Throw Attempts 12, 6/19/09 ATL vs. WAS Offensive Rebounds 12, 8/10/10 ATL vs. SEA Defensive Rebounds 16, 6/19/10 ATL vs. IND Total Rebounds 21, 5/17/14 ATL vs. IND Assists 8, 8/8/14 ATL vs. LA Steals 8, 6/22/16 ATL vs. LA Blocks 5, 6/19/15 ATL vs. CHI Points 31, 7/7/12 ATL vs. PHO PLAYOFF CAREER HIGHS Minutes 37 (2x), 8/26/14 ATL vs. CHI Field Goals 7 (2x), 9/22/11 ATL @ IND Field Goal Attempts 19, 9/28/12 ATL vs. IND Three-Point Field Goals - Three-Point Attempts 2 (2x), 10/2/12 ATL @. IND Free Throws 10, 8/27/10 ATL vs. WAS Free Throw Attempts 12, 8/27/10 ATL vs. WAS Offensive Rebounds 5, 9/5/10 ATL @ NYL Defensive Rebounds 11 (2x), 8/22/14 ATL vs. CHI Total Rebounds 14 (2x), 8/22/14 ATL vs. CHI Assists 4 (3x), 8/26/14 ATL vs. CHI Steals 5 (3x) 9/28/12 ATL @ IND Blocks 3 (2x), 8/22/14 ATL vs. CHI Points 20, 8/27/10 ATL vs. WAS PLAYOFF GAMES: 30 FINALS GAMES: 6 CHAMPIONSHIPS: None 22
#5 Leilani Mitchell 5-5 138 Guard Utah, 08 Richland, WA Tenth WNBA SEASON SIGNED BY PHOENIX AS A FREE AGENT ON FEBRUARY 14,2017 2018 WNBA PLAYOFFS - Played a playoff-high 14 minutes in the first game against the Storm... dished out a playoff-high three assists - Scored four points and added two assists in 10 minutes off the bench against the Wings in round one - Scored a 2018 playoff-high six points on a perfect 3-for-3 from the field in just eight minutes off the bench in game three of the WNBA Semifinals 2018 WNBA SEASON - Appeared in 31 games off the bench for the Mercury... missed two games for the birth of her child - Led the Mercury bench unit in scoring and assists averaging 4.4 points per game and 2.3 assists on the season - Recorded five games with five-plus assists off the bench on the season - Compiled 10 games with multiple three-point makes on the season -.Ranks 10th in Mercury franchise history with 282 assists in a Mercury jersey... passed Anna DeForge (259) for the 10th spot this season CAREER - Ranks 24th on the WNBA s all-time three-point field goals list with 355 career three-pointers - Career 38.9 percent three-point shooter, which is the ninth best three-point percentage among active players and 23rd best all-time; led league in three-point shooting percentage in 2010 (.486) - Named WNBA Most Improved Player for her 2010 breakout season that saw her average 9.3 points on 44.1 percent shooting, including a league-high 48.6 percent from distance, and 3.8 assists per game - Played the first six seasons of her career with the Liberty (2008-2013)...did not play in the WNBA in 2014 and only appeared in 10 games in 2016 with Washington after missing majority of season due to Olympics - Appeared in all 34 games in each of her first eight of her 10 seasons in the league (2008-2015) - Has made seven playoff appearances in her career (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015,2017 and 2018) - Has appeared in the playoffs every year as a member of the Mercury - Third leading scorer for the Mercury during the 2017 playoffs averaging 15.0 points per game - Tied Diana Taurasi with a team-high 12 three-pointers during the 2017 playoffs - A career 37.0 percent three-point shooter in the playoffs - Fourth in Mercury history in playoff three-point percentage, shooting 15-for-36 (.417) in her 10 playoff games as a member of the Mercury - Mercury all-time leader in playoff free throw percentage shooting 22-of-24 (.917) over 10 games PERSONAL - Leilani Stamah Mitchell was born in Richland, Wash. to Dennis Mitchell and the late Ellie Majid - Sister to Travis, Reggie, Tyler, Troy and Robbie - Born in the United States, but holds dual citizenship with Australia, which is the native country of her mother - Following her playing days, hopes to coach or teach 2018 PLAYOFFS GAME-BY-GAME 8/21 vs. DAL 10 2 5.400 0 2.000 0 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 Bench W H 8/23 at CON 4 0 2.000 0 1.000 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Bench W R 8/26 at SEA 14 1 3.333 0 2.000 0 0-0 1 1 3 1 0 2 0 2 Bench L R 8/28 at SEA 8 0 1.000 0 0-0 0-1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bench L R 8/31 vs. SEA 8 3 3 1.000 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 Bench W H 9/2 vs. SEA 3 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Bench W H WNBA Playoff Record Year-Team G MIN FGM FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT RPG AST APG PF DQ STL BLK PTS PPG 2008-New York 6 62 9 21.429 5 10.500 6 6 1.000 0 2 2 0.3 8 1.3 5 0 0 0 29 4.8 2010-New York 5 145 5 22.227 4 16.250 2 2 1.000 4 12 16 3.2 18 3.6 11 0 4 0 16 3.2 2011-New York 3 78 6 17.353 5 14.357 0 0 --- 3 2 5 1.7 5 1.7 9 0 1 1 17 5.7 2012-New York 2 31 2 8.250 1 5.200 0 0 --- 2 1 3 1.5 1 0.5 5 0 0 0 5 2.5 2015-Phoenix 4 19 6 14.429 3 6.500 1 2.500 0 7 7 1.8 14 3.5 4 0 6 1 16 4.0 2017 -Phoenix 5 165 21 45.467 12 25.480 21 22.955 1 13 14 2.8 19 3.8 15 0 6 2 75 15.0 2018-Phoenix 6 47 6 14.429 0 5.000 0 0 --- 1 1 2 0.3 6 1.0 1 0 1 1 12 2.0 TOTALS 31 547 55 141.390 30 81.370 30 32.938 11 38 49 1.6 71 2.3 50 0 18 5 170 5.5 23
LEILANI MITCHELL STATS MIN FG FGA FG% 3FM 3FA 3FG% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS 2018 TOTAL 461 46 131.351 31 91.341 12 14.857 10 33 43 70 14 6 36 40 135 2018 AVERAGE 14.9 1.5 4.2.351 1.0 2.9.341 0.4 0.5.857 0.3 1.1 1.4 2.3 0.4 0.1 1.1 1.3 4.4 CAREER TOTAL 6467 603 1552.389 355 912.389 241 290.831 141 485 626 873 268 43 396 514 1802 CAREER AVERAGE 20.7 1.9 5.0.389 1.1 2.9.389 0.8 0.9.831 0.5 1.5 2.0 2.8 0.9 0.1 1.3 1.6 5.8 2018 GAME-BY-GAME 5/18 vs. DAL 18 3 6.500 2 4.500 2 2 1.000 1 2 3 5 3 0 1 1 10 Bench W H 5/20 at SEA 15 0 2.000 0 2.000 0 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 Bench W R 5/23 vs. SEA 13 0 1.000 0 0-2 2 1.000 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 Bench L H 5/27 at LA 13 0 5.000 0 4.000 0 0-2 0 2 3 2 0 3 0 0 Bench L R 5/30 vs. WAS 16 1 5.200 1 4.250 2 2 1.000 0 3 3 6 2 0 0 0 5 Bench L H 6/1 at MIN 13 1 1 1000 1 1 1.000 0 0-1 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 3 Bench W R 6/3 at ATL 12 1 4.250 0 2.000 0 0-1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 Bench W R 6/5 at NYL 15 3 5.600 2 4.500 0 0-0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 8 Bench W R 6/8 vs. CHI 17 1 3.333 0 2.000 0 0-0 2 2 3 0 1 1 0 2 Bench W H 6/10 vs. LV 14 0 4.000 0 2.000 1 2.500 1 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 Bench W H 6/12 at DAL 12 1 3.333 1 2.500 0 0-1 1 2 1 0 2 3 0 3 Bench W R 6/16 vs. CON 14 1 4.250 0 3.000 0 0-0 0 0 1 1 1 4 0 2 Bench W H 6/17 at LV 11 2 3.667 2 3.667 0 0-0 1 1 1 2 3 1 0 6 Bench W R 6/22 vs. MIN 10 0 4.000 0 3.000 2 2 1.000 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 Bench L H 6/24 at CHI 21 2 8.250 1 5.200 0 0-0 0 0 7 3 0 1 0 5 Bench L R 6/26 at NYL 23 3 6.500 3 5.600 0 0-1 2 3 0 2 0 3 0 9 Bench W R 6/29 at IND 21 2 5.400 1 4.250 0 0-0 2 2 5 1 1 2 1 5 Bench W R 6/30 at WAS 9 1 4.250 1 2.500 0 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 Bench W R 7/5 vs. CON 23 2 5.400 2 4.500 2 2 1.000 0 2 2 2 3 0 0 0 8 Bench W H 7/8 at ATL 18 4 8.500 2 6.333 0 0-0 3 3 2 1 0 1 0 10 Bench L R 7/10 at DAL 24 3 8.375 1 3.333 0 0-0 2 2 8 1 1 3 0 7 Bench L R 7/13 at CON 11 0 1.000 0 1.000 0 0-0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 Bench L R 7/15 at IND 13 2 4.500 2 4.500 0 0-0 0 0 3 3 0 1 1 6 Bench W R 7/19 vs. LV 17 2 5.400 2 4.500 0 0-0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 6 Bench L H 7/21 vs. MIN ***NWT - Personal *** 7/25 vs. CHI ***NWT - Personal *** 7/31 vs. SEA 16 2 3.667 2 3.667 0 0-1 2 3 2 0 1 0 0 6 Bench L H 8/1 at LV 14 1 3.333 1 2.500 0 0-0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 3 Bench W R 8/5 at LA 5 1 2.500 1 2.500 0 0-0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 3 Bench L R 8/7 vs. WAS ***DNP - Coach's Decision*** 8/10 vs. IND 23 3 7.429 3 6.500 0 0-1 0 1 2 2 1 1 1 9 Bench W H 8/12 vs. LA 6 0 2.000 0 2.000 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Bench W H 8/17 vs. ATL 1 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bench W H 8/19 vs. NYL 18 3 7.429 2 4.500 0 0-1 1 2 2 2 0 1 0 8 Bench W H CAREER HIGHS Minutes 39 (2x),6/5/12 NYL vs. ATL Field Goals 9, 9/2/11 NYL @ MIN Field Goal Attempts 14 (2x), 6/12/15 PHO @ IND Three-Point Field Goals 7, 6/12/15 PHO @ IND Three-Point Attempts 10, 6/12/15 PHO @ IND Free Throws 9, 7/1/08 NYL @ LA Free Throw Attempts 10, 7/1/08 NYL @ LA Offensive Rebounds 5, 6/18/17 PHO @ LA Defensive Rebounds 7, 7/20/10 NYL @ CON Total Rebounds 9, 6/14/13 NYL vs. CON Assists 9, 5/16/10 NYL vs. CHI Steals 7, 7/15/10 NY vs, WAS Blocks 2 (3x), 7/12/17 PHO vs. ATL Points 25, 6/12/15 PHO @ IND PLAYOFF CAREER HIGHS Minutes 36, 9/14/17 PHO @ LA Field Goals 5 (2x), 9/14/17 PHO @ LA Field Goal Attempts 10 (2x), 9/14/17 PHO @ LA Three-Point Field Goals 5, 9/12/17 PHO @ LA Three-Point Attempts 7, 9/12/17 PHO @ LA Free Throws 5, 9/12/17 PHO @ LA Free Throw Attempts 7, 9/12/17 PHO @ LA Offensive Rebounds 2 (3x), 9/27/12 NYL @ CON Defensive Rebounds 6, 9/14/17 PHO @ LA Total Rebounds 6 (2x),9/14/17 PHO @ LA Assists 6 (2x), 9/17/15 PHO vs. TUL Steals 2 (4), 9/24/15 PHO @ LA Blocks 1 (5x), 8/31/18 PHO vs. SEA Points 19, 9/12/17 PHO @ LA PLAYOFF GAMES: 31 FINALS GAMES: None CHAMPIONSHIPS: None 24
#14 Devereaux Peters 6-2 174 Forward Notre Dame, 12 Chicago, IL SIXTH WNBA SEASON Signed to remainder of season Contract August 11, 2018 2018 WNBA PLAYOFFS - Got her first action of the WNBA Semifinals in game two... played four minutes of the bench in overtime - Played her first minutes in a playoff game since the 2015 season when she was a member of the WNBA Champion Minnesota Lynx in round one against the Dallas Wings - Tasked with guarding Liz Cambage, Peters recorded two points, one block and a steal 2018 WNBA SEASON - Signed by the Mercury after starting power forward Sancho Lyttle was lost for the season with a torn ACL - Played on two seven-day contracts for the Mercury before signing for remainder of season - Appeared in five games for the Mercury averaging 1.6 points, and1.6 rebounds per game - Made her first field goal as a member of the Mercury August 10th against the Fever - Won the 2013 WNBA Championship as a member of the Minnesota Lynx - Appeared in 31 career playoff games (all as a member of the Lynx) averaging 2.9 points and 2.4 rebounds per game - Played in three WNBA Finals... averaging 3.1 points and 2.6 rebounds over 12 games CAREER - Selected by the Minnesota Lynx with the third overall pick in the 2012 WNBA draft - Played for the four seasons for the Lynx and one season with the Fever before signing with the Mercury PERSONAL - Daughter of Denise Gladden-Peters and R. Delacy Peters Jr. - Graduated from Notre Dame with a degree in film, television and theater - Uncle Tom Seaborn was a defensive end/linebacker who played at the University of Michigan (1975-78) and was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the 1979 NFL draft 2018 PLAYOFFS GAME-BY-GAME 8/21 vs. DAL 9 1 2.500 0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 Bench W H 8/23 at CON ***DNP - Coach s Decision*** 8/26 at SEA ***DNP - Coach s Decision*** 8/28 at SEA 4 0 2.000 0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Bench L R 8/31 vs. SEA ***DNP - Coach s Decision*** 9/2 vs. SEA ***DNP - Coach s Decision*** WNBA Playoff Record Year-Team G MIN FGM FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT RPG AST APG PF DQ STL BLK PTS PPG 2012-Minnesota 9 62 5 12.417 0 1.000 2 3.667 5 11 16 1.8 3 0.3 11 0 4 5 12 1.3 2013-Minnesota 7 115 13 24.542 0 0 --- 1 2.500 7 17 24 3.4 7 1.0 17 0 8 8 27 3.9 2014-Minnesota 5 57 5 11.455 0 0 --- 0 0-5 6 11 2.2 1 0.2 6 0 3 1 10 2.0 2015-Minnesota 10 139 17 32.531 0 0 --- 6 6 1.000 12 10 22 2.2 9 0.9 23 0 5 8 40 4.0 2018-Phoenix 2 13 1 4.250 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 0 2 2 1.0 0 0.0 1 0 1 1 2 1.0 TOTALS 33 386 41 83.494 0 1 0 9 11.818 29 46 75 2.3 20 0.6 58 0 21 23 91 2.8 WNBA Finals Record Year-Team G MIN FGM FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT RPG AST APG PF DQ STL BLK PTS PPG 2012-Minnesota 4 36 4 9.444 0 1.000 2 3.667 3 9 12 3.0 2 0.7 7 0 3 4 10 2.5 2013-Minnesota 3 51 5 8.625 0 0 --- 1 2.500 5 7 12 4.0 4 1.3 11 0 5 4 11 3.7 2015-Minnesota 5 65 7 13.538 0 0 --- 2 2 1.000 6 1 7 1.4 5 1.0 10 0 1 4 16 3.2 TOTALS 12 152 16 30.533 0 1.000 5 7.714 14 17 31 2.6 11 0.9 28 0 9 12 37 3.1 25
DEVEREAUX PETERS STATS MIN FG FGA FG% 3FM 3FA 3FG% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS 2018 TOTAL 38 4 12.333 0 2.000 0 0-2 6 8 2 0 0 2 5 8 2018 AVERAGE 7.6 0.8 2.4.333 0.0 0.4.000 0.0 0.0-0.4 1.2 1.6 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.0 1.6 CAREER TOTAL 2517 295 623.474 4 13.308 96 130.738 179 404 583 170 79 133 149 301 690 CAREER AVERAGE 15.7 1.8 3.9.474 0.0 0.1.308 0.6 0.8.738 1.1 2.5 3.6 1.1 0.5 0.8 0.9 1.9 4.3 2018 GAME-BY-GAME 7/31 vs. SEA 14 0 2.000 0 1.000 0 0-0 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 Bench L H 8/1 at LV 1 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bench W R 8/5 at LA *** DNP - Coach's Decision*** 8/7 vs. WAS ***DNP - Coach's Decision*** 8/10 vs. IND 10 2 5.400 0 0-0 0-1 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 Bench W H 8/12 vs. LA 4 0 1.000 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Bench W H 8/17 vs. ATL ***DNP - Coach's Decision*** 8/19 vs. NYL 9 2 4.500 0 1.000 0 0-1 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 4 Bench W H CAREER HIGHS Minutes 45, 8/11/13 MIN vs. CHI Field Goals 6 (7x), 7/10/16 IND @ LA Field Goal Attempts 11 (3x), 7/16/14 MIN vs. TUL Three-Poin field goals 2, 9/4/15 MIN vs. IND Three-Point Attempts 2 (3x), 5/20/16 IND vs. ATL Free Throws 4 (2x), 5/18/16 IND vs. PHO Free Throw Attempts 4 (4x), 5/18/16 IND vs. PHO Offensive Rebounds 6 (2x), 6/28/13 MIN vs. LA Defensive Rebounds 8 (3x), 7/13/14 MIN vs. SEA Total Rebounds 13, 6/21/12 MIN vs. NYL Assists 6 (3x), 7/10/14 MIN @ TUL Steals 5, 7/3/14 MIN vs. SA Blocks 5, 6/25/15 MIN vs. SEA Points 18, 6/21/12 MIN vs. NYL PLAYOFF GAMES: 33 FINALS GAMES: 12 CHAMPIONSHIPS: 2013 PLAYOFF CAREER HIGHS Minutes 25, 10/6/13 MIN vs. ATL Field Goals 4, 9/20/13 MIN vs. SEA Field Goal Attempts 6, 9/20/13 MIN. vs. SEA Three-Point Field Goals - Three-Point Attempts - Free Throws 2 (2x), 10/6/15 MIN vs. IND Free Throw Attempts 2 (3x), 10/6/15 MIN vs. IND Offensive Rebounds 4, 10/11/15 MIN @ IND Defensive Rebounds 5, 9/26/13 MIN vs. PHO Total Rebounds 7, 10/6/13 MIN vs. ATL Assists 3, 10/6/13 MIN vs. ATL Steals 4, 10/6/13 MIN vs. ATL Blocks 3, 10/11/15 MIN @ IND Points 8, 9/20/13 MIN vs. SEA 26
#0 ANGEL ROBINSON 6-6 193 Center Georgia, 10 Marietta, GA Third WNBA SEASON Resigned with Team May 29, 2018 2018 WNBA PLAYOFFS - Played her most minutes of the playoffs in game two of the semifinals... posted a playoff-high three rebounds - Mde the first three-pointer of her playoff career in game one of the WNBA Semifinals - Attempted and made the first free throws of her playoff career, going 2-for-2 from the charity stripe against the Wings in the first round of the playoffs - Went a perfect 2-for-2 from the field while grabbing two rebounds in only four minutes off the bench against the Sun in the Mercury s second round win 2018 WNBA SEASON - Missed training camp to begin season, joined team four games into the season - Appeared in 24 games off the bench for the Mercury - Leading rebounder off the bench for the Mercury pulling down 3.0 rebounds per game - Recorded one double-digit scoring game and one double-digit rebounding game on the season - Played in three games off the bench for the Mercury in during the 2017 playoffs... averaged 0.7 points and 1.7 rebounds per game CAREER - Averaged 2.2 points on 57.5 percent shooting and 1.4 rebounds per game in 25 contests for the Seattle Storm in 2014 - Drafted by Los Angeles with the 20th overall pick in the 2010 WNBA Draft; also in the Mystics training camp in 2011 - Phoenix acquired her rights in trade with Seattle June 25, 2016 - Spent the 2017-18 offseason playing in Spain for Avenida... led the team in scoring at 12.2 points per game, and rebounding with 7.4 rebounds per game - With the Montenegro national team in 2017 FIBA, she averaged 16.7 points and 13.7 rebounds in three games - Played with DeWanna Bonner on the Nadezhda Orenburg team in the Russian Women s Basketball Premier League in 2015-16; averaged 8.3 points on 52.6 percent shooting and 6.8 rebounds per game in 30 games; with the same team in the Euroleague she averaged 8.8 points on 55.5 percent shooting and 8.4 rebounds per game in 18 games - Besides Montenegro and Russia, has also played professionally in France, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Spain and Ecuador PERSONAL - Daughter of Charlie and Evelyn Mobley - Named the Georgia Player of the Year by Gatorade her senior year of high school; inducted into the Marietta Athletic Hall of Fame in September of 2015 2018 PLAYOFFS GAME-BY-GAME 8/21 vs. DAL 2 0 0-0 0-2 2 1.000 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 Bench W H 8/23 at CON 5 2 2 1.000 0 0-0 0-1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 Bench W R 8/26 at SEA 10 3 4.750 1 1 1.000 0 0-0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 7 Bench L R 8/28 at SEA 15 2 5.400 0 0-0 0-1 2 3 0 5 0 2 1 4 Bench L R 8/31 vs. SEA ***DNP - Coach s Decision*** 9/2 vs. SEA ***DNP - Coach s Decision*** WNBA Playoff Record Year-Team G MIN FGM FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT RPG AST APG PF DQ STL BLK PTS PPG 2017-Phoenix 3 17 1 2.500 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 1 4 5 1.7 1 0.3 0 0 0 0 2 0.7 2018-Phoenix 4 32 7 11.636 1 1 1.000 2 2 1.000 2 4 6 1.5 1 0.3 8 0 0 3 17 4.3 TOTALS 7 49 8 13.615 1 1 1.000 2 2 1.000 3 8 11 1.6 2 0.3 8 0 0 3 19 2.7 27
ANGEL ROBINSON STATS MIN FG FGA FG% 3FM 3FA 3FG% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS 2018 TOTAL 238 19 42.452 0 1.000 17 20.865 23 49 82 13 5 6 21 31 55 2018 AVERAGE 10.2 0.8 1.8.452 0.0 0.0.000 0.7 0.8.865 1.0 2.0 3.0 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.8 1.3 2.3 CAREER TOTAL 653 67 126.532 1 2.500 32 37.865 50 116 166 28 12 25 56 99 167 CAREER AVERAGE 10.2 1.0 2.0.532 0.0 0.0.500 0.5 0.6.865 0.8 1.8 2.6 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.9 1.5 2.6 2018 GAME-BY-GAME 5/30 vs. WAS *** DNP - Coach's Decision*** 6/1 at MIN *** DNP - Coach's Decision*** 6/3 at ATL 2 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Bench W R 6/5 at NYL *** DNP - Coach's Decision*** 6/8 vs. CHI 3 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 Bench W H 6/10 vs. LV 4 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 Bench W H 6/12 at DAL 8 0 1.000 0 0-0 0-1 2 3 0 2 0 3 0 0 Bench W R 6/16 vs. CON 1 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Bench W H 6/17 at LV 4 1 2.500 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Bench W R 6/22 vs. MIN 1 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bench L H 6/24 at CHI 6 0 0-0 0-3 4.750 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 Bench L R 6/26 at NYL 1 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bench W R 6/29 at IND 14 1 5.200 0 0-3 3 1.000 2 1 3 2 3 0 2 0 5 Bench W R 6/30 at WAS ***DNP - Coach's Decision*** 7/5 vs. CON 22 2 3.667 0 1.000 0 0-4 4 8 0 4 0 2 1 4 Bench W H 7/8 at ATL 20 2 7.286 0 0-0 1.000 4 6 10 2 1 1 2 0 4 Bench L R 7/10 at DAL 12 0 0-0 0-0 0-1 2 3 0 4 0 3 0 0 Bench L R 7/13 at CON 25 5 7.714 0 0-0 0-0 7 7 2 1 0 0 2 10 Bench L R 7/15 at IND 14 2 3.667 0 0-2 2 1.000 2 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 6 Bench W R 7/19 vs. LV 27 1 5.200 0 0-0 0-3 8 11 3 3 1 3 1 2 Bench L H 7/21 vs. MIN 10 0 1.000 0 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 Bench L H 7/25 vs. CHI 23 1 2.500 0 0-4 4 1.000 3 3 6 0 1 0 0 1 6 Bench L H 7/31 vs. SEA 12 3 3 1.000 0 0-1 2.500 1 2 3 1 2 0 1 0 7 Bench L H 8/1 at LV 3 0 0-0 0-2 2 1.000 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 Bench W R 8/5 at LA 3 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 Bench L R 8/7 vs. WAS ***DNP - Coach's Decision*** 8/10 vs. IND 8 1 2.500 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 Bench W H 8/12 vs. LA ***DNP - Coach's Decision*** 8/17 vs. ATL ***DNP - Coach's Decision*** 8/19 vs. NYL 14 0 1.000 0 0-2 2 1.000 1 3 4 0 2 2 1 0 2 Bench W H CAREER HIGHS Minutes 34, 7/25/17 PHO vs. ATL Field Goals 5 (2x), 7/13/18 PHO @ CON Field Goal Attempts 7 (3x), 7/13/18 PHO @ CON Three-Point Field Goals 1, 8/6/17 PHO @ WAS Three-Point Attempts 1(2x), 7/5/18 PHO vs.con Free Throws 4, 77/25/18 PHO vs. CHI Free Throw Attempts 4 (2x) 05/25/18 PHO @ CHI Offensive Rebounds 4 (3x), 7/8/18 PHO vs. ATL Defensive Rebounds 8 (2x), 7/19/18 PHO vs. LV Total Rebounds 11, 7/19/18 PHO vs. LV Assists 4, 7/25/17 PHO vs. ATL Steals 1 (4x), 8/10/18 PHO vs. IND Blocks 2 (4x), 7/13/18 PHO @ CON Points 14, 8/6/17 PHO vs. WAS PLAYOFF GAMES: 7 FINALS GAMES: None CHAMPIONSHIPS: None PLAYOFF CAREER HIGHS Minutes 15, 8/28/18 PHO @ SEA Field Goals 3, 8/26/18 PHO @ SEA Field Goal Attempts 5, 8/28/18 PHO @ SEA Three-Point Field Goals 1, 8/26/18 PHO @ SEA Three-Point Attempts 1, 8/26/18 PHO @ SEA Free Throws 2, 8/21/18 PHO vs. DAL Free Throw Attempts 2, 8/21/18 PHO vs. DAL Offensive Rebounds 1 (2x), 8/28/18 PHO @ SEA Defensive Rebounds 2 (3x), 8/28/18 PHO @ SEA Total Rebounds 3 (2x), 8/28/18 PHO @ SEA Assists 1, 9/14/17 PHO @ LA Steals - Blocks 2, 8/26/18 PHO @ SEA Points 7, 8/26/18 PHO @ SEA 28
#8 Stephanie Talbot 6-2 192 Forward Australia Second WNBA SEASON SELECTED BY PHOENIX WITH THE 33RD OVERALL PICK IN THE 2014 WNBA DRAFT 2018 PLAYOFFS - Missed games three and four of the semifinals with a concussion after starting first four games of the playoffs - Snatched a career-high three steals in the first game of the semifinals against the Storm - Recorded her first career double-double, scoring 11 points and pulling down a career-high 11 rebounds, in the Mercury s round one win over Dallas - Has already recorded more points, rebounds and assist thru one game of the 2018 Playoffs than she did in four games as a rookie in the 2017 Playoffs - Set playoff career highs for minutes played (33), three-pointers (2) and assists (5) in the Mercury s second round matchup with the Connecticut Sun - Second on the team in rebounding during the playoffs grabbing 6.3 boards per game 2018 WNBA SEASON - Started eight of the last nine games of the season for Phoenix... averaging 7.4 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.9 assists - Talbot recorded five games on the season with multiple three-point makes - Suffered a broken nose in the opening minutes of the last game of the regular season... went on to score a career-high 18 points, and make a career-high six field goals - Recorded a three-pointer in nine games on the season... five of which were multi-make games - Shot 38.6 percent from behind the arc during the regular season... second on the team behind Briann January who led the WNBA in three-point percentage - Talbot hits the offensive glass hard posting the third highest offensive rebounding rate (7.0%) on the team behind only Angel Robinson (12.2%) and Brittney Griner (7.5%)... snagged 25 offensive rebounds on the year - Talbot appeared in four of the Mercury s five playoff games as a rookie in 2017, averaging 2.0 points, 0.5 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game CAREER - Drafted by the Mercury in the 2014 WNBA Draft when she was just 19 years old, but stayed overseas for three years before starting her WNBA career - Played in all 34 regular season games for the Mercury in 2017, starting in 24 of them - Just the 11th rookie in Mercury franchise history to record 20-plus starts - One-of-two rookies to start in their team s first 21 games in 2017 joining Dallas Allisha Gray - Played for USO Mondeville during the 2017-18 offseason ranking fourth on the team in scoring (11.6 ppg), third on the team in rebounds (4.0 rpg) and second in assists (4.1 apg) - Member of the Australian team during the 2016 Rio Olympics PERSONAL - Plays for head coach Sandy Brondello on the Australian national team - Named the 2013 Betty Watson Rookie of the Year in the WNBL, Australia s women s professional basketball league - Began her professional playing career at the age of 17 as a member of the Adelaide Lightning in 2011 2018 PLAYOFFS GAME-BY-GAME 8/21 vs. DAL 32 4 9.444 1 4.250 2 3.667 4 7 11 3 3 1 2 0 11 Start W H 8/23 at CON 33 2 5.400 2 5.400 1 2.500 3 3 6 5 3 0 4 0 7 Start W R 8/26 at SEA 37 1 1 1.000 1 1 1.000 0 0-1 1 2 2 2 3 3 0 3 Start L R 8/28 at SEA 17 2 4.500 0 2.000 0 0-1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 Start L R 8/31 vs. SEA ***DND - Injury/Ilness - Concussion*** 9/2 vs. SEA ***DND- Injury illness - Concussion*** WNBA Playoff Record Year-Team G MIN FGM FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT RPG AST APG PF DQ STL BLK PTS PPG 2017- Phoenix 4 23 3 4.750 1 2.500 1 1 1.000 1 1 2 0.5 1 0.3 3 0 0 0 8 2.0 2018-Phoenix 4 108 9 19.474 4 12.333 3 5.600 9 12 21 5.3 11 2.8 9 0 4 0 25 6.3 TOTALS 8 131 12 23.522 5 14.357 4 6.667 10 13 23 2.9 12 1.5 12 0 4 0 33 4.1 29
CAREER HIGHS Minutes 37, 7/21/18 PHO vs. MIN Field Goals 6, 8/19/18 PHO vs. NYL Field Goal Attempts 11, 7/25/18 PHO vs. CHI Three-Point Field Goals 3 (3x), 8/19/18 PHO vs. NYL Three-Point Attempts 6, 7/25/18 PHO vs. CHI Free Throws 6, 7/21/18 PHO vs. MIN Free Throw Attempts 6 (3x), 7/21/18 PHO vs. MIN Offensive Rebounds 4 (4x), 8/21/18 PHO vs. DAL Defensive Rebounds 7, 8/21/18 PHO vs. DAL Total Rebounds 11, 8/21/18 PHO vs. DAL Assists 6, 8/7/18 PHO vs. WAS Steals 3, 9/26/18 PHO @ SEA Blocks 3, 8/12/18 PHO vs. LA Points 18, 8/19/18 PHO vs. NYL PLAYOFF CAREER HIGHS Minutes 33, 8/23/18 PHO @ CON Field Goals 4, 8/21/18 PHO vs. DAL Field Goal Attempts 9, 8/21/18 PHO vs. DAL Three-Point Field Goals 2, 8/23/18 PHO @ CON Three-Point Attempts 5, 8/23/18 PHO @ CON Free Throws 2, 8/21/18 PHO vs. DAL Free Throw Attempts 3, 8/21/18 PHO vs. DAL Offensive Rebounds 4, 8/21/18 PHO vs. DAL Defensive Rebounds 7, 8/21/18 PHO vs. DAL Total Rebounds 11, 8/21/18 PHO vs. DAL Assists 5, 8/23/18 PHO @ CON Steals 3, 8/26/18 PHO @ SEA Blocks - Points 11, 8/21/18 PHO vs. DAL 30 STEPHANIE TALBOT STATS MIN FG FGA FG% 3FM 3FA 3FG% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS 2018 TOTAL 453 39 84.464 17 44.386 19 21.905 25 35 60 41 14 10 27 51 114 2018 AVERAGE 14.6 1.3 2.7.464 0.5 1.4.386 0.6 0.7.905 0.8 1.1 1.9 1.3 0.4 0.3 0.8 1.6 3.7 CAREER TOTAL 1062 90 207.435 33 86.384 49 67.731 54 97 151 96 38 19 57 117 262 CAREER AVERAGE 16.3 1.4 3.2.435 0.5 1.3.384 0.8 1.0.731 0.8 1.5 2.3 1.5 0.6 0.3 0.9 1.8 4.0 2018 GAME-BY-GAME 5/18 vs. DAL 9 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 Bench W H 5/20 at SEA 11 1 1 1.000 1 1 1.000 2 2 1.000 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 5 Bench W R 5/23 vs. SEA 8 1 2.500 0 1.000 0 0-0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 Bench L H 5/27 at LA ***DNP - Coach's Decision*** 5/30 vs. WAS 5 2 2 1.000 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 Bench L H 6/1 at MIN 9 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 Bench W R 6/3 at ATL 10 0 0-0 0-0 0-1 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 Bench W R 6/5 at NYL 3 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bench W R 6/8 vs. CHI 11 3 3 1.000 2 2 1.000 0 0-1 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 8 Bench W H 6/10 vs. LV 7 1 1 1.000 0 0-0 2.000 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 Bench W H 6/12 at DAL 5 0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 Bench W R 6/16 vs. CON 6 0 1.000 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Bench W H 6/17 at LV 13 0 3.000 0 2.000 0 0-1 2 3 2 6 1 0 0 0 Bench W R 6/22 vs. MIN 8 0 1.000 0 0-0 0-0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 Bench L H 6/24 at CHI 6 0 1.000 0 1.000 2 2 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Bench L R 6/26 at NYL 1 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Bench W R 6/29 at IND 18 3 5.600 1 1 1.000 0 0-0 0 0 0 3 0 3 1 7 Bench W R 6/30 at WAS ***DNP - Coach's Decision*** 7/5 vs. CON 6 0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 Bench W H 7/8 at ATL 8 0 1.000 0 1.000 0 0-0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 Bench L R 7/10 at DAL 15 1 6.167 0 3.000 0 0-0 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 Bench L R 7/13 at CON ***DNP - Coach's Decision*** 7/15 at IND 2 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Bench W R 7/19 vs. LV 5 0 2.000 0 1.000 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Bench L H 7/21 vs. MIN 20 4 5.800 1 1 1.000 6 6 1.000 2 1 3 3 1 1 2 0 15 Bench L H 7/25 vs. CHI 37 3 11.273 1 6.167 2 2 1.000 2 1 3 3 2 2 3 0 9 Start L H 7/31 vs. SEA 16 2 3.667 2 3.667 0 0-1 2 3 2 0 1 0 0 6 Bench L H 8/1 at LV 31 3 5.600 2 3.667 0 0-4 0 4 2 4 1 1 1 8 Start W R 8/5 at LA 34 2 5.400 2 4.500 2 2 1.000 2 4 6 2 3 1 0 0 8 Start L R 8/7 vs. WAS 32 1 4.250 0 2.000 0 0-2 2 4 6 4 2 2 1 2 Start L H 8/10 vs. IND 30 5 9.556 2 5.400 2 2 1.000 2 2 4 3 2 0 1 0 14 Start W H 8/12 vs. LA 31 0 1.000 0 1.000 0 0-0 2 2 2 2 1 3 3 0 Start W H 8/17 vs. ATL 27 1 3.333 0 2.000 0 0-1 2 3 3 5 1 1 0 2 Start W H 8/19 vs. NYL 27 6 9.667 3 4.750 3 3 1.000 3 3 6 3 3 0 2 1 18 Start W H PLAYOFF GAMES: 8 FINALS GAMES: None CHAMPIONSHIPS: None
#3 Diana Taurasi 6-0 163 Guard Connecticut, 04 Chino, CA FOURTEENTH WNBA SEASON SELECTED BY PHOENIX WITH THE 1ST OVERALL PICK IN THE 2004 WNBA DRAFT 2018 PLAYOFFS - Became the WNBA s all-time leader in playoff scoring (1,211 career points) and made field goals (403) in game one of the series - Her six assist performance in game one against the Storm moved her past Tamika Catchings (223) for the number two spot on the WNBA s all-time playoff assists list... Taurasi has 244 career postseason assists - Averaging a playoff career-high 6.5 assists and 3.8 three-pointers per game at the age of 36 - Recorded the first 20-plus point, 10-plus assist game of her playoff career in her round one matchup with Dallas - Became the first player in WNBA history to record 20-plus points, 10-plus rebounds and five-plus three s in a playoff game 2018 WNBA SEASON - Showed no signs of slowing down at age 36, posting her highest scoring average since 2011 (20.6 ppg) and recorded the second 100 three-point season in WNBA history (106)... her 121 make 2006 was the first - Ranked in the top five in the league in both scoring (3rd) and assists (4th)... only player in the league to do so - Averaged 20-plus points in a season for a WNBA-record ninth times... no other player has more than five seasons of 20-plus points - Led the WNBA in made three-pointers for the ninth time in her career... no NBA player has ever led the league in made three-pointers more than five times (Stephen Curry) - The second player in WNBA history to average 20-plus points at age 36 or older joining Cynthia Cooper... the only NBA players to accomplish this feat are Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Karl Malone and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - Only player in WNBA/NBA history to average 3 or more three-pointers per game at age 36 or older... no other player has averaged even 2.5 three s per game... only three NBA players have averaged 3.0 or more three pointers in a season after age 30 (Kyle Lowry, Ray Allen and Peja Stojakovic) - Recorded her 12th 100-plus assist season of her career... only Sue Bird (16), Ticha Penicheiro (14) and Lindsay Whalen (13) have recorded more - Hit her first seven three-pointers in a row in a game against the New York Liberty to become the first player in WNBA history to start a game 7-for-7 from three-point range - Taurasi (399 games) joined Steph Curry (369), Klay Thompson (372) and Damian Lillard (385) as only players in WNBA/NBA history to make 1,000 three-pointers in less than 400 career games - Posted five 20-plus point, eight-plus assist outings this season giving her 16 such games for her career... Taurasi has the most 20 and eight games since entering the league in 2004, five ahead of Lindsey Whalen - One third of the highest scoring trio in a single season, as well as a single game pairing up with teammates DeWanna Bonner and Brittney Griner... only trio in WNBA to all record 30-plus point games this season - Won WNBA Player of the month twice on the year (June, August) fourth time in her career she has been named Player of the Month (most in Mercury history) - Averaged 21.8 points and 7.1 assists over the final eight games of the season... leading Mercury... including back-to-back 20-plus point, 14 assist games... the first 20-point 15-assist game in WNBA history was recorded just a week before by Courtney Vandersloot - Ended her season overseas early... was in training camp for the first time since her rookie season - Three time WNBA champion... one of 13 players in WNBA history to win three WNBA Championships with the same team - Two time finals MVP (2009 and 2014)... just the third player in league history to win the WNBA Finals MVP more than once (Cynthia Cooper, 4; Lisa Leslie, 2) - Holds a career record of 13-0 in deciding Game 3 s in best-of-three series, Game 5 s in best-of-five series and single elimination games in the WNBA Playoffs -19-5 career record in elimination games in WNBA playoffs including an 8-0 mark on the road... holds a 49-6 record in elimination games for her entire playing career (NCAA, WNBA, Olympics) - WNBA playoff leader in three-pointers made with 163 makes in 58 career postseason games - First in WNBA playoff history in scoring (1,211) and field goals made (403), second in assists (244) and third in free throws made (242) - Fourth in WNBA playoff history in per game scoring average at 20.9 points per game (minimum five games played) CAREER - WNBA all-time leader in points (8,549), three-pointers (1,102), made field goals(2,721) and made free throws (2.005) - Nine-time All-WNBA First Team (2014, 2013, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2004)...All-WNBA Second Team in 2005 - Nine-time WNBA All-Star - Has scored 20+ points 222 times and 30+ points 47 times in her career, both WNBA records - The only player to lead the league in both scoring and assist in their career... assists in 2014 and scoring (five times) 2006, 2008-2011 - Taurasi is one of four players remaining in the league from the 2004 WNBA Draft joining Alana Beard (11.6 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 2.6 apg in 403 career games), Rebekkah Brunson (9.2 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 1.1 apg in 453 career games) and Lindsay Whalen (11.5 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 4.9 apg in 480 career games) - Was one half of the only two duos in WNBA history to average 20-plus points per game in the same season doing so this season with Brittney Griner and in the 2008 season with backcourt mate Cappie Pondexter 2018 PLAYOFFS GAME-BY-GAME 8/21 vs. DAL 30 8 15.533 6 12.500 4 4 1.000 0 0 0 12 2 2 0 0 26 Start W H 8/23 at CON 33 10 16.625 5 10.500 2 2 1.000 0 2 2 5 3 0 2 0 27 Start W R 8/26 at SEA 33 8 17.471 4 10.400 5 5 1.000 2 6 8 6 3 0 6 0 25 Start L R 8/28 at SEA 39 9 19.474 4 9.444 6 8.750 0 6 6 8 5 0 2 0 28 Start L R 8/31 vs. SEA 37 3 11.273 2 6.333 0 0-0 7 7 3 3 1 4 3 8 Start W H 9/2 vs. SEA 39 6 14.429 2 6.333 2 3.667 1 4 5 4 2 1 2 1 16 Start W H WNBA Playoff Record Year-Team G MIN FGM FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT RPG AST APG PF DQ STL BLK PTS PPG 2007 Phoenix 9 299 64 127.504 32 82.390 19 26.731 6 33 39 4.3 27 3.0 31 1 13 7 179 19.9 2009 Phoenix 11 362 82 182.451 31 85.365 50 56.893 9 56 65 5.9 42 3.8 41 2 8 14 245 22.3 2010 Phoenix 4 125 26 55.473 13 24.542 9 11.818 3 18 21 5.3 15 3.8 14 1 7 3 74 18.5 2011 Phoenix 5 156 33 83.398 8 28.286 26 28.929 1 15 16 3.2 12 2.4 21 1 1 1 100 20.0 2013 Phoenix 5 186 30 90.333 6 34.176 38 40.950 5 21 26 5.2 30 6.0 19 0 8 1 104 20.8 2014 Phoenix 8 259 62 126.492 22 57.386 29 34.853 5 29 34 4.3 46 5.8 21 0 8 4 175 21.9 2016 Phoenix 5 154 35 68.515 16 37.432 32 33.970 1 12 13 2.6 14 2.8 15 0 1 3 118 23.6 2017 Phoenix 5 159 27 66.409 12 34.353 20 26.769 1 13 14 2.8 19 3.8 17 0 3 0 86 17.2 2018 Phoenix 6 213 44 92.478 23 53.434 19 22.864 3 25 28 4.7 39 6.5 18 0 4 4 130 21.7 TOTALS 58 1913 403 889.453 163 434.376 242 276.877 34 222 256 4.4 244 4.2 197 5 53 37 1211 20.9 WNBA Finals Record Year-Team G MIN FGM FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT RPG AST APG PF DQ STL BLK PTS PPG 2007 Phoenix 5 163 35 71.493 18 46.391 11 16.688 5 25 30 6.0 12 2.4 21 1 7 6 99 19.8 2009 Phoenix 5 175 32 86.372 12 41.293 26 31.839 4 30 34 6.8 14 2.8 20 0 3 8 102 20.4 2014 Phoenix 3 91 24 45.533 10 21.476 3 3 1.000 2 8 10 3.3 19 6.3 9 0 4 2 61 20.3 TOTALS 13 429 91 202.450 40 108.370 40 50.800 11 63 74 5.7 45 3.5 50 1 14 16 262 20.2 31
32 DIANA TAURASI STATS MIN FG FGA FG% 3FM 3FA 3FG% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS 2018 TOTAL 989 202 453.446 106 277.383 172 186.925 4 111 115 176 30 8 85 100 682 2018 AVERAGE 30.0 6.1 13.7.446 3.2 8.4.383 5.2 5.6.925 0.1 3.4 3.5 5.3 0.9 0.2 2.5 3.0 20.7 CAREER TOTAL 13489 2721 6253.435 1102 2984.369 2005 2310.868 211 1494 1705 1835 437 293 1186 1382 8549 CAREER AVERAGE 31.3 6.3 14.5.435 2.6 6.9.369 4.7 5.4.868 0.5 3.5 4.0 4.3 1.0 0.7 2.8 3.2 19.8 2018 GAME-BY-GAME 5/18 vs. DAL 33 7 16.434 5 8.625 7 7 1.000 0 2 2 1 4 1 1 1 26 Start W H 5/20 at SEA 31 3 8.375 2 5.400 4 4 1.000 0 5 5 1 4 0 2 0 12 Start W R 5/23 vs. SEA 28 8 15.533 4 8.500 3 3 1.000 0 2 2 2 3 0 0 0 23 Start L H 5/27 at LA 33 4 9.444 2 4.500 1 1 1.000 0 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 11 Start L R 5/30 vs. WAS 26 3 10.300 1 8.125 2 2 1.000 0 0 0 7 6 1 3 1 9 Start L H 6/1 at MIN 33 11 19.579 5 13.385 2 3.667 0 4 4 6 3 1 3 1 29 Start W R 6/3 at ATL 36 5 15.333 2 10.200 8 8 1.000 0 4 4 8 3 1 4 0 20 Start W R 6/5 at NYL 35 5 14.357 1 9.111 10 10 1.000 0 3 3 8 2 1 3 0 21 Start W R 6/8 vs. CHI 28 6 11.545 4 8.500 2 2 1.000 1 2 3 7 1 2 2 0 18 Start W H 6/10 vs. LV 32 8 23.347 3 13.231 6 7.857 0 4 4 3 2 1 1 0 25 Start W H 6/12 at DAL 32 4 12.333 3 7.429 10 10 1.000 0 2 2 3 2 0 2 0 21 Start W R 6/16 vs. CON 29 5 11.455 4 7.571 5 5 1.000 0 4 4 4 4 1 4 0 19 Start W H 6/17 at LV 31 6 15.400 6 15.400 10 10 1.000 0 4 4 7 2 2 2 0 28 Start W R 6/22 vs. MIN 34 9 17.529 2 7.286 3 5.600 0 2 2 6 3 3 4 2 23 Start L H 6/24 at CHI 33 6 13.461 4 7.571 2 2 1.000 0 2 2 8 5 1 1 0 18 Start L R 6/26 at NYL 33 8 12.750 7 11.636 4 4 1.000 0 3 3 7 3 1 2 0 27 Start W R 6/29 at IND 23 5 8.625 4 7.571 11 11 1.000 0 4 4 2 1 0 2 0 25 Start W R 6/30 at WAS 34 2 13.154 1 8.125 2 2 1.000 0 6 6 9 3 0 0 1 7 Start W R 7/5 vs. CON 34 8 18.444 3 9.333 6 6 1.000 0 5 5 4 1 3 1 0 25 Start W H 7/8 at ATL 29 6 14.429 5 11.455 2 4.500 0 1 1 3 4 1 5 0 19 Start L R 7/10 at DAL 4 2 3.667 1 1 1.000 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 Start L R 7/13 at CON 32 8 17.471 5 9.556 7 8.875 2 5 7 6 5 1 2 0 28 Start L R 7/15 at IND 31 8 15.533 5 9.556 1 1 1.000 0 8 8 7 4 0 4 0 22 Start W R 7/19 vs. LV 34 11 24.458 4 14.286 7 7 1.000 0 5 5 6 5 0 5 0 33 Start L H 7/21 vs. MIN 13 5 9.556 1 3.333 3 4.750 0 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 14 Start L H 7/25 vs. CHI ***DND - Suspension*** 7/31 vs. SEA 29 7 15.467 2 6.333 4 5.800 1 3 4 5 2 2 3 0 20 Start L H 8/1 at LV 34 8 17.471 4 10.400 17 18.944 0 4 4 9 3 0 4 0 37 Start W R 8/5 at LA 29 3 8.375 2 6.333 3 4.750 0 4 4 2 6 2 3 0 11 Start L R 8/7 vs. WAS 35 9 21.429 3 12.250 8 9.889 0 7 7 5 2 0 4 1 29 Start L H 8/10 vs. IND 23 5 11.455 1 5.200 3 4.750 0 3 3 3 1 0 1 0 14 Start W H 8/12 vs. LA 38 6 9.667 2 5.400 6 6 1.000 0 5 5 14 4 2 5 0 20 Start W H 8/17 vs. ATL 34 6 18.333 4 13.308 11 12.917 0 4 4 14 4 2 5 0 27 Start W H 8/19 vs. NYL 24 5 13.385 4 9.444 2 2 1.000 0 4 4 5 2 0 1 1 16 Start W H CAREER HIGHS Minutes 49, 7/14/10 PHO vs. SEA Field Goals 17, 8/10/06 PHO @ HOU Field Goal Attempts 33 (2x)7/14/10 PHO vs. SEA Three-Point Field Goals 8 (2x), 6/1/17 PHO @ CHI Three-Point Attempts 17, 6/23/17 PHO @ SEA Free Throws 17 (2x), 8/1/18 PHO @ LV Free Throw Attempts 18 (2x), 8/1/18 PHO @ LV Offensive Rebounds 4 (2x), 6/6/13 PHO @ MIN Defensive Rebounds 11, 7/26/09 PHO @ NYL Total Rebounds 13, 7/26/09 PHO @ NYL Assists 14, 8/12/18 PHO vs. LA Steals 7, 8/8/06 PHO vs. MIN Blocks 5 (3x),8/31/13 PHO vs. CON Points 49, 7/14/10 PHO vs. SEA PLAYOFF CAREER HIGHS Minutes 40 (2x), 9/23/13 PHO @ LA Field Goals 12 9/2/14 PHO vs. MIN Field Goal Attempts 23 (2x), 8/31/14 PHO @ MIN Three-Point Field Goals 7 (2x), 9/5/10 PHO vs. SEA Three-Point Attempts 14, 9/8/07 PHO @ DET Free Throws 11 (2x),9/30/16 PHO @ MIN Free Throw Attempts 13, 9/19/13 PHO @ LA Offensive Rebounds 2 (11x), 8/26/18 PHO at SEA Defensive Rebounds 7 (5x), 8/31/18 PHO vs. SEA Total Rebounds 9 (2x), 9/29/13 PHO vs. MIN Assists 12 (2x), 8/21/18 PHO vs. DAL Steals 4, 9/5/07 PHO @ DET Blocks 4, 10/1/09 PHO vs. IND Points 34, 8/22/14 PHO vs. LA PLAYOFF GAMES: 58 FINALS GAMES: 13 CHAMPIONSHIPS: