2007 Phoenix Mercury season

Last updated
2007 Phoenix Mercury season
Coach Paul Westhead
Arena U.S. Airways Center
Attendance7,737 per game
Results
Record2311 (.676)
Place1st (Western)
Playoff finishWon WNBA Finals

The 2007 WNBA season was the 11th for the Phoenix Mercury. The Mercury won their first WNBA championship.

Contents

Offseason

WNBA draft

The following are the Mercury's selections in the 2007 WNBA draft.

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
11 Lindsey Harding Flag of the United States.svg  United States Duke
218 Tyresa Smith Flag of the United States.svg  United States Delaware
328 (from Minn.) Leah Rush Flag of the United States.svg  United States Oklahoma
331Chrissy GivensFlag of the United States.svg  United States Middle Tennessee
337 (from Det.)Emily WesterbergFlag of the United States.svg  United States Arizona State

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Transactions

[2]

DateTrade
April 4, 2007To Phoenix Mercury To Minnesota Lynx
Tangela Smith draft rights to Lindsey Harding

Free agents

Roster

2007 Phoenix Mercury Finals roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHt.Wt.From
PG 24 Flag of the United States.svg Derevjanik, Jennifer 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)140 lb (64 kg) George Mason
G 21 Flag of the United States.svg Lacy, Jennifer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) Pepperdine
SG 33 Flag of the United States.svg Mazzante, Kelly 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)155 lb (70 kg) Penn State
PG 2 Flag of the United States.svg Miller, Kelly 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)140 lb (64 kg) Georgia
C 5 Flag of the United States.svg Miller, Teana 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)220 lb (100 kg) Tulane
SG 23 Flag of the United States.svg Pondexter, Cappie 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)160 lb (73 kg) Rutgers
C 11 Flag of the United States.svg Schumacher, Kelly 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)183 lb (83 kg) Connecticut
C 0 Flag of the United States.svg Scott, Olympia 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) Stanford
C 50 Flag of the United States.svg Smith, Tangela 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)160 lb (73 kg) Iowa
G 12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Snell, Belinda 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)170 lb (77 kg) Australia
G/F 3 Flag of the United States.svg Taurasi, Diana 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)172 lb (78 kg) Connecticut
F 13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Taylor, Penny 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)168 lb (76 kg) Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Season standings

Western Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Phoenix Mercury x2311.67612–511–617–5
San Antonio Silver Stars x2014.5883.09–811–613–9
Sacramento Monarchs x1915.5594.012–57–1012–10
Seattle Storm x1717.5006.012–55–1211–11
Houston Comets o1321.38210.07–106–1110–12
Minnesota Lynx o1024.29413.07–103–148–14
Los Angeles Sparks o1024.29413.05–125–126–16

Schedule

Regular season

DateOpponentScoreResultRecord
May 19 San Antonio 81-72Win1-0
May 23@ Seattle 87-100Loss1-1
May 25 Houston 111-85Win2-1
May 29 Sacramento 76-75Win3-1
May 31@ San Antonio 97-85Win4-1
June 2@ Connecticut 67-76Loss4-2
June 3@ New York 82-83Loss4-3
June 5 Minnesota 85-90Loss4-4
June 7 Chicago 80-66Win5-4
June 9@ Sacramento 74-70Win6-4
June 13@ Washington 69-86Loss6-5
June 15@ Indiana 89-78Win7-5
June 20 Washington 101-106Loss7-6
June 22 Detroit 84-87Loss7-7
June 24 Houston 90-85Win8-7
June 30@ Houston 92-75Win9-7
July 3@ Minnesota 95-79Win10-7
July 6 Connecticut 111-109 (2OT)Win11-7
July 8@ Detroit 82-111Loss11-8
July 11 San Antonio 77-87Loss11-9
July 17 Seattle 89-79Win12-9
July 20 Los Angeles 77-87Loss12-10
July 22 Minnesota 106-93Win13-10
July 25@ Minnesota 103-79Win14-10
July 27@ Chicago 98-96Win15-10
July 29 Indiana 80-75Win16-10
July 31@ Houston 76-74Win17-10
August 2@ San Antonio 84-79Win18-10
August 4@ Seattle 101-111Loss18-11
August 7@ Los Angeles 96-93Win19-11
August 9 New York 97-86Win20-11
August 11 Los Angeles 100-83Win21-11
August 17@ Sacramento 101-91Win22-11
August 19 Sacramento 87-73Win23-11
August 24 (first round, game 1)@ Seattle 101-84Win1-0
August 26 (first round, game 2) Seattle 95-89Win2-0
August 30 (West finals, game 1)@ San Antonio 102-100Win3-0
September 1 (West finals, game 2) San Antonio 98-92Win4-0
September 5 (WNBA finals, game 1)@ Detroit 100-108Loss4-1
September 8 (WNBA finals, game 2)@ Detroit 98-70Win5-1
September 11 (WNBA finals, game 3) Detroit 83-88Loss5-2
September 13 (WNBA finals, game 4) Detroit 77-76Win6-2
September 15 (WNBA finals, game 5)@ Detroit 108-92Win7-2

Regular season statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage TO  Turnovers per game
 PF  Fouls per gameTeam leaderLeague leader
PlayerGPMINFGREBASTSTLBLKPTS
Diana Taurasi3210252061351374534613
Penny Taylor341010198214985122605
Cappie Pondexter31966193112123298532
Tangela Smith341072165220444056428
Kelly Miller341040115168156425321
Kelly Mazzante34488645638262182
Kelly Schumacher3454357147121725151
Belinda Snell30343374644204107
Jennifer Derevjanik232001323246136
Jennifer Lacy2094121923035
Olympia Scott832142318
Adriana Moises431273307
Teana Miller25010010

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References

  1. "Phoenix Mercury Draft History". WNBA.com. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
  2. WNBA.com: 2007 WNBA Transactions
  3. "2007 Phoenix Mercury Stats".