2015 Phoenix Mercury season

2015 Phoenix Mercury season
Head coach	Sandy Brondello
Arena	US Airways Center
Results
Record	20–14 (.588)
Place	2nd (Western)
Playoff finish	Lost in Conference Finals to Minnesota Lynx, 2–0
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The Phoenix Mercury women's basketball team played in the 2015 season of the WNBA.

Transactions

WNBA draft

Main article: 2015 WNBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/Team/Country
1	12	Isabelle Harrison	United States	Tennessee Lady Volunteers
2	18	Alex Harden	United States	Wichita State Shockers
2	24	Žofia Hruščáková	Slovakia	Good Angels Košice
3	36	Promise Amukamara	Nigeria	Good Angels Košice

Trades

Date	Trade
TBD	To Phoenix Mercury	To TBD
	TBD	TBD

Roster

2015 Phoenix Mercury roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs F 8 Bass, Mistie 6' 3" (1.91m) 189 lb (86kg) 1983-12-02 Duke 8 G 23 Bias, Tiffany 5' 7" (1.7m) 135 lb (61kg) 1992-05-22 Oklahoma State 1 G/F 24 Bonner, DeWanna 6' 4" (1.93m) 140 lb (64kg) 1987-08-21 Auburn 6 G 20 Christon, Shameka 6' 3" (1.91m) 192 lb (87kg) 1982-02-15 Arkansas 10 F 25 Currie, Monique 6' 0" (1.83m) 175 lb (79kg) 1983-02-25 Duke 9 F 4 Dupree, Candice 6' 2" (1.88m) 178 lb (81kg) 1984-08-16 Temple 9 F/C 22 George, Cayla 6' 4" (1.93m) 192 lb (87kg) 1989-05-01 R C 42 Griner, Brittney 6' 9" (2.06m) 205 lb (93kg) 1990-10-18 Baylor 2 G 12 Harden, Alex 6' 0" (1.83m) 173 lb (78kg) 1993-03-27 Wichita State R G 9 Madgen, Tess 6' 0" (1.83m) 169 lb (77kg) 1990-08-12 R G 5 Mitchell, Leilani 5' 5" (1.65m) 138 lb (63kg) 1985-06-15 Utah 6 G 45 Quinn, Noelle 6' 0" (1.83m) 178 lb (81kg) 1985-01-03 UCLA 8 G 10 Xargay, Marta 5' 11" (1.8m) 160 lb (73kg) 1990-12-20 R	Head coach Sandy Brondello (Western Sydney) Assistant coaches Julie Hairgrove (Arizona) Todd Troxel (Doane) Athletic trainer Tamara Poole (Cal State Dominguez Hills) Strength and conditioning coach Kristine Foltz (Iowa State) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Schedule

• MERCURY: Mercury Schedule 2015

Preseason

2015 pre-season game log
May: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 May 26 @ Seattle L 59–73 Brittney Griner (16) Brittney Griner (11) Tiffany Bias (3) KeyArena 3,693 0–1 2 May 28 Seattle W 79–73 DeWanna Bonner (21) Brittney Griner (8) Leilani Mitchell (5) Talking Stick Resort Arena 5,578 1–1
2015 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2015 game log Total: 20–14 (Home: 13–4; Road: 7–10)
June: 4–5 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 June 5 San Antonio W 76–71 DeWanna Bonner (21) Candice Dupree (9) Bonner, Mitchell (3) US Airways Center 11,789 1–0 2 June 11 @ New York L 57–68 DeWanna Bonner (22) DeWanna Bonner (6) Bonner, Mitchell (3) Madison Square Garden 5,817 1–1 3 June 12 @ Indiana L 74–77 Leilani Mitchell (25) Cayla George (8) DeWanna Bonner (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 6,987 1–2 4 June 14 Minnesota W 81–66 DeWanna Bonner (22) Cayla George (10) Leilani Mitchell (10) US Airways Center 9,294 2–2 5 June 19 Connecticut L 78–90 (2OT) DeWanna Bonner (21) DeWanna Bonner (9) DeWanna Bonner (4) US Airways Center 8,964 2–3 6 June 21 @ Seattle W 84–72 DeWanna Bonner (23) Bonner, Dupree (9) Cayla George (3) KeyArena 5,947 3–3 7 June 25 @ San Antonio L 71–76 DeWanna Bonner (17) DeWanna Bonner (9) DeWanna Bonner (6) Freeman Coliseum 3,102 3–4 8 June 27 @ Minnesota L 56–71 DeWanna Bonner (18) Brittney Griner (11) DeWanna Bonner (4) Target Center 9,113 3–5 9 June 30 San Antonio W 85–78 Brittney Griner (23) Brittney Griner (8) DeWanna Bonner (7) US Airways Center 8,319 4–5
July : 7–2 (Home: 4–1; Road: 3–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 10 July 2 Tulsa W 86–55 Candice Dupree (16) Brittney Griner (8) DeWanna Bonner (4) US Airways Arena 8,996 5–5 11 July 5 @ Los Angeles W 94–91 DeWanna Bonner (22) Brittney Griner (10) Candice Dupree (6) Staples Center 9,069 6–5 12 July 10 @ Seattle W 94–79 Candice Dupree (16) DeWanna Bonner (7) Candice Dupree (5) KeyArena 9,686 7–5 13 July 12 Seattle W 70–60 Brittney Griner (26) Brittney Griner (7) Bonner, Mitchell (5) US Airways Arena 9,916 8–5 14 July 14 Atlanta W 80–71 Dupree, Griner (22) DeWanna Bonner (8) DeWanna Bonner (3) US Airways Arena 10,472 9–5 15 July 18 New York L 73–75 Brittney Griner (15) Brittney Griner (8) Leilani Mitchell (6) US Airways Arena 10,096 9–6 16 July 21 @ Los Angeles L 65–70 DeWanna Bonner (15) Brittney Griner (7) Dupree, George (3) Staples Center 10,707 9–7 17 July 28 Chicago W 89–87 (OT) DeWanna Bonner (34) Bonner, Griner (8) Bonner, Mitchell (3) US Airways Arena 10,707 10–7 18 July 30 @ Tulsa W 78–66 DeWanna Bonner (24) Brittney Griner (10) Leilani Mitchell (5) BOK Center 4,673 11–7
August : 6–6 (Home: 4–2; Road: 2–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 19 August 2 @ Atlanta W 71–68 Candice Dupree (27) DeWanna Bonner (10) DeWanna Bonner (5) Philips Arena 7,352 12–7 20 August 4 Tulsa W 87–84 (OT) DeWanna Bonner (25) Brittney Griner (13) Mitchell, Quinn (4) US Airways Arena 8,824 13–7 21 August 7 Minnesota W 73–66 Bonner, Xargay (15) Brittney Griner (12) Dupree, Bonner (4) US Airways Arena 10,120 14–7 22 August 9 @ Chicago L 64–74 Brittney Griner (21) Brittney Griner (14) DeWanna Bonner (5) Allstate Arena 7,181 14–8 23 August 12 Seattle W 83–66 Noelle Quinn (13) Mistie Bass (10) Noelle Quinn (5) US Airways Arena 8,906 15–8 24 August 16 Indiana L 63–75 Dupree, Griner (12) Candice Dupree (7) DeWanna Bonner (3) US Airways Arena 11,336 15–9 25 August 18 @ Tulsa L 59–74 Candice Dupree (18) Brittney Griner (7) Noelle Quinn (3) BOK Center 4,566 15–10 26 August 21 Los Angeles L 68–78 Brittney Griner (20) Dupree, Griner (6) Marta Xargay (7) US Airways Arena 11,237 15–11 27 August 23 Minnesota W 79–67 DeWanna Bonner (21) Brittney Griner (11) Marta Xargay (4) US Airways Arena 9,492 16–11 28 August 27 @ Connecticut W 81–80 DeWanna Bonner (26) Brittney Griner (13) Bonner, Mitchell (3) Mohegan Sun Arena 5,171 17–11 29 August 28 @ Washington L 63–71 Leilani Mitchell (16) Brittney Griner (9) DeWanna Bonner (7) Capital One Arena 7,400 17–12 30 August 30 @ Minnesota L 61–71 DeWanna Bonner (15) Candice Dupree (8) Noelle Quinn (5) Target Center 9,123 17–13
September : 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 31 September 2 Washington W 73–53 Candice Dupree (18) Dupree, George, Bass (6) Marta Xargay (4) US Airways Center 8,370 18–13 32 September 5 @ San Antonio W 82–52 Brittney Griner (22) Candice Dupree (8) Noelle Quinn (7) Freeman Coliseum 6,076 19–13 33 September 11 Los Angeles W 70–65 Monique Currie (22) Candice Dupree (9) Marta Xargay (5) US Airways Center 12,296 20–13 34 September 13 @ Tulsa L 87–91 Monique Currie (26) Bass, George (12) Marta Xargay (5) BOK Center 6,064 20–14
2015 season schedule

Playoffs

2015 playoff game log
First Round vs. Indiana Fever Won Series 2–0 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 September 17 Tulsa W 88–55 Brittney Griner (18) Brittney Griner (8) Leilani Mitchell (6) US Airways Center 8,509 1–0 2 September 19 @ Tulsa W 91–67 Brittney Griner (23) Brittney Griner (12) Xargay, Mitchell (3) BOK Center 3,261 2–0
Semifinals vs. Minnesota Lynx Lost Series 0–2 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 September 24 @ Minnesota L 60–67 DeWanna Bonner (21) Candice Dupree (12) DeWanna Bonner (5) Target Center 8,732 0–1 2 September 27 @ Minnesota L 71–72 Candice Dupree (16) Monique Currie (7) Monique Currie (6) US Airway Center 9,871 0–2
2015 playoff schedule

Standings

Western Conference	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Conf.
z - Minnesota Lynx	22	12	.647	–	13–4	9–8	16–6
x - Phoenix Mercury	20	14	.588	2	13–4	7–10	15–7
x - Tulsa Shock	18	16	.529	4	12–5	6–11	11–11
x - Los Angeles Sparks	14	20	.412	8	9–8	5–12	10–12
e - Seattle Storm	10	24	.294	12	8–9	2–15	8–14
e - San Antonio Stars	8	26	.235	14	7–10	1–16	6–16

Playoffs

Conference semifinals Best-of-3

Conference finals Best-of-3

WNBA Finals Best-of-5

E1

New York

2

E4

Washington

1

E1

New York

1

Eastern Conference

E3

Indiana

2

E2

Chicago

1

E3

Indiana

2

E3

Indiana

2

W1

Minnesota

3

W1

Minnesota

2

W4

Los Angeles

1

W1

Minnesota

2

Western Conference

W2

Phoenix

0

W2

Phoenix

2

W3

Tulsa

0

• Bold – Series winner
• Italics – Team with home-court advantage

Statistics

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

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
DeWanna Bonner	33	33	33.3	37.8%	25.4%	86.6%	5.7	3.3	1.3	0.8	15.8
Candice Dupree	33	33	31.2	51.2%	—	80.2%	5.1	1.7	1.0	0.4	14.1
Brittney Griner	26	26	30.7	56.5%	—	77.3%	8.1	1.3	0.3	4.0	15.1
Leilani Mitchell	34	26	23.0	37.4%	39.6%	88.9%	2.1	2.7	1.0	0.1	6.7
Monique Currie	34	34	21.3	41.1%	36.4%	86.4%	3.2	1.5	0.9	0.4	8.4
Noelle Quinn	34	1	18.6	42.2%	32.4%	79.2%	2.6	1.9	0.4	0.3	4.1
Marta Xargay	20	8	17.5	39.2%	37.5%	73.3%	1.8	2.4	0.5	0.2	3.9
Mistie Bass	33	7	13.9	51.4%	—	54.5%	3.0	0.7	0.8	0.7	4.1
Cayla George	34	2	12.7	42.7%	28.3%	86.4%	3.1	0.7	0.4	0.6	5.0
Alex Harden	32	0	12.2	27.0%	26.1%	92.3%	1.4	0.9	0.7	0.4	2.1
Tess Madgen	8	0	7.4	37.5%	60.0%	50.0%	0.8	0.3	0.8	0.3	1.3
Shameka Christon	12	0	6.3	42.9%	25.0%	100%	0.4	0.6	0.2	—	2.8
Tiffany Bias	15	0	6.3	34.5%	33.3%	66.7%	0.1	0.7	0.1	—	1.9

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
DeWanna Bonner	4	4	31.8	45.1%	45.0%	93.3%	6.0	2.5	0.3	0.8	17.3
Candice Dupree	4	4	30.3	45.2%	—	75.0%	5.3	1.5	1.3	—	11.0
Brittney Griner	4	4	29.8	58.3%	—	88.5%	8.0	1.3	0.8	4.5	16.3
Monique Currie	4	4	24.0	38.1%	25.0%	63.6%	3.0	2.5	0.8	0.8	10.3
Marta Xargay	4	4	23.3	40.0%	40.0%	100%	3.8	2.3	0.3	—	6.0
Noelle Quinn	4	0	20.3	77.8%	100%	—	2.8	0.8	0.5	0.3	4.3
Leilani Mitchell	4	26	14.8	42.9%	50.0%	50.0%	1.8	3.5	1.5	0.3	4.0
Mistie Bass	4	0	13.5	46.2%	—	25.0%	1.5	0.3	0.3	0.3	3.3
Cayla George	3	0	9.0	37.5%	50.0%	—	2.7	1.0	1.7	1.7	2.7
Shameka Christon	2	0	5.0	100%	100%	100%	0.5	1.0	—	—	4.0
Tiffany Bias	2	0	3.5	50.0%	—	50.0%	0.5	0.5	0.5	—	2.5
Alex Harden	2	0	3.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.5	—

Awards and honors

Recipient	Award	Date Awarded
DeWanna Bonner	All-WNBA First Team	October 8, 2015
	WNBA All-Defensive Second Team	September 27, 2015
	Western Conference Player of the Week	June 14, 2015
Brittney Griner	All-WNBA Second Team	October 8, 2015
	WNBA Defensive Player of the Year	September 17, 2015
	WNBA All-Defensive First Team	September 27, 2015
	Western Conference Player of the Week	August 10, 2015

External links

• The Official Site of the Phoenix Mercury