2016 Phoenix Mercury season

2016 Phoenix Mercury season
Coach Sandy Brondello
Arena Talking Stick Resort Arena
Attendance per game
Results
Record 16–18 (.471)
Place 4th (Western)
Playoff finish Lost Semifinal to Minnesota Lynx, 3–0
2017 season →

The 2016 WNBA season was the season for the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA.

Transactions

WNBA Draft

Standings

Western Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
1 - Minnesota Lynx 28 6 .824 - 15–2 13–4 15–1
2 - Los Angeles Sparks 26 8 .765 2 14–3 12–5 11–5
7 - Seattle Storm 16 18 .471 12 10–7 6–11 7–9
8 - Phoenix Mercury 16 18 .471 12 11–6 5–12 6–10
e - Dallas Wings 11 23 .324 17 6–11 5–12 8–8
e - San Antonio Stars 7 27 .206 21 4–13 3–14 1–15

Regular season

2017 game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
May
June : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
2018 season schedule

Playoffs

The Phoenix Mercury finished eighth in the WNBA (with a record of 16–18), grabbing the final playoff spot. The Mercury advanced to the semifinal after dispatching the Indiana Fever in round one and the New York Liberty in round two. The Minnesota Lynx then swept the Mercury in the semifinal round, three games to none.

 
First round:
Single elimination
(Sept. 21)		Second round:
Single elimination
(Sept. 24 and 25)		Semifinals:
Best-of-five
(Sept. 28 – Oct. 6)		WNBA Finals:
Best-of-five
(Oct. 9 – 20)
 
              
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
Minnesota Lynx		3
 
 
8
Phoenix Mercury		0
 
 
 
 
 
3
New York Liberty		94
 
 
 
8
Phoenix Mercury		101
 
5
Indiana Fever		78
 
 
 
8
Phoenix Mercury		89
 
1
Minnesota Lynx		2
 
 
 
2
Los Angeles Sparks		3
 
6
Atlanta Dream		94
 
 
 
7
Seattle Storm		85
 
4
Chicago Sky		108
 
 
6
Atlanta Dream		98
 
 
 
 
 
2
Los Angeles Sparks		3
 
 
4
Chicago Sky		1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Note: Teams re-seeded after second round and semi-finals.

Semifinals
Team 1 2 3
1
Minnesota Lynx 		113 96 82
8
Phoenix Mercury 		95 86 67
Team 1 2 3 4
2
Los Angeles Sparks 		95 99 66 95
4
Chicago Sky 		75 84 70 75
WNBA Finals
Team 1 2 3 4 5
1
Minnesota Lynx 		76 79 75 85 76
2
Los Angeles Sparks 		78 60 92 79 77

Transactions

Re-signed

Player Signed Former Team
Penny Taylor Shanxi Flame

Additions

Player Signed Former Teamam
Noelle Quinn Seattle Storm
Kelsey Bone Connecticut Sun
Courtney M. Williams

Awards

Reciptant Award Date Awarded
Diana Taurasi Western Conference Player of the Week June 27, 2016

References

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