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
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The 2016 WNBA season was the 20th season for the Phoenix Mercury 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

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 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 May 14 2016 Minnesota Lynx 2 May 18 Indiana Fever 3 May 20 Seattle Storm 4 May 25 Minnesota Lynx 5 May 29 Washington Mystics 6 May 31
June : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 12 13
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.

See also: 2016 WNBA Finals

	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		113	96	82
						3	New York Liberty	94			8	Phoenix Mercury		95	86	67
	5	Indiana Fever	78			8	Phoenix Mercury	101											1	Minnesota Lynx	76	79	75	85	76
	8	Phoenix Mercury	89																2	Los Angeles Sparks	78	60	92	79	77
											2	Los Angeles Sparks	95	99	66	95
						4	Chicago Sky	108			4	Chicago Sky	75	84	70	75
	6	Atlanta Dream	94			6	Atlanta Dream	98
	7	Seattle Storm	85

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

Transactions

Re-signed

Player	Signed	Former Team
Penny Taylor		Shanxi Flame

Additions

Player	Signed	Former Team
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

External links

• The Official Site of the Phoenix Mercury