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| 2011 Phoenix Mercury season | |
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| Coach | Corey Gaines |
| Arena | US Airways Center |
| Attendance | 9,167 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 19–15 (.559) |
| Place | 3rd (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Lost in Conference Finals |
| Team Leaders | |
| Points | Taurasi (21.6) |
| Rebounds | Dupree (8.2) |
| Assists | Taylor (4.7) |
| Media | |
| Television | FS-A ESPN2, NBATV |
The 2011 WNBA season was the 15th season for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association.
The following are the Mercury's selections in the 2011 WNBA draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/team/country |
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| 2 | 19 | Brittany Spears |  United States | Colorado |
| 3 | 31 | Tahnee Robinson | United States | Nevada |
| Date | Trade | |
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| April 11, 2011 | To Phoenix Mercury | To Connecticut Sun |
| third-round pick in 2012 draft | Tahnee Robinson | |
| August 4, 2011 | To Phoenix Mercury | To New York Liberty |
| Sidney Spencer | Kara Braxton | |
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| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
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| Minnesota Lynx x | 27 | 7 | .794 | – | 14–3 | 13–4 | 18–4 |
| Seattle Storm x | 21 | 13 | .618 | 6.0 | 15–2 | 6–11 | 15–7 |
| Phoenix Mercury x | 19 | 15 | .559 | 8.0 | 11–6 | 8–9 | 11–11 |
| San Antonio Silver Stars x | 18 | 16 | .529 | 9.0 | 9–8 | 9–8 | 11–11 |
| Los Angeles Sparks o | 15 | 19 | .441 | 12.0 | 10–7 | 5–12 | 10–12 |
| Tulsa Shock o | 3 | 31 | .088 | 24.0 | 2–15 | 1–16 | 1–21 |
2011 Game Log: Preseason
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| All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess or ESPN3.com |
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | TO | Turnovers per game |
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| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| DeWanna Bonner | 34 | 5 | 25.2 | .430 | .343 | .909 | 7.0 | 0.8 | 1.00 | 1.06 | 10.7 |
| Kara Braxton | 18 | 18 | 19.8 | .559 | .500 | .595 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 10.6 |
| Candice Dupree | 34 | 34 | 31.6 | .548 | .167 | .852 | 8.2 | 1.8 | 0.56 | 0.74 | 14.6 |
| Marie Ferdinand-Harris | 34 | 2 | 17.4 | .335 | .333 | .974 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.56 | 0.21 | 6.8 |
| Alexis Gray-Lawson | 27 | 0 | 11.4 | .398 | .349 | .821 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.22 | 0.00 | 3.9 |
| Temeka Johnson | 30 | 30 | 23.9 | .435 | .385 | .864 | 2.0 | 4.4 | 0.80 | 0.17 | 6.4 |
| Nakia Sanford | 33 | 16 | 14.4 | .484 | .000 | .750 | 4.2 | 0.4 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 4.2 |
| Olayinka Sanni | 14 | 0 | 5.2 | .667 | .000 | .333 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.21 | 0.07 | 1.6 |
| Sidney Spencer | 8 | 0 | 8.1 | .313 | .750 | 1.000 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.9 |
| Ketia Swanier | 29 | 4 | 14.8 | .342 | .286 | .688 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 0.79 | 0.03 | 2.7 |
| Diana Taurasi | 32 | 32 | 30.2 | .449 | .395 | .903 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 0.75 | 0.63 | 21.6 |
| Penny Taylor | 29 | 29 | 29.8 | .511 | .402 | .874 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 1.69 | 0.38 | 16.7 |
| Krystal Thomas | 8 | 0 | 12.3 | .563 | .000 | .500 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.00 | 0.63 | 2.6 |
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