2024 Phoenix Mercury season

2024 Phoenix Mercury season
2024 Phoenix Mercury season
Coach	Nate Tibbetts
Arena	Footprint Center
Attendance	per game
Results
Record	0–0
Place	0th (Western)
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The 2024 Phoenix Mercury season will be the 27th season for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association, and the first season under new general manager Nick U'Ren and head coach Nate Tibbetts. Prior to the season, interim coach Nikki Blue's contract was not renewed, and Tibbets was hired on October 18, 2023.^[1]

The season will tip off on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, against the Las Vegas Aces in Las Vegas.^[2]

Transactions[edit]

WNBA draft[edit]

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/Team/Country
3	25	Charisma Osborne	United States	UCLA
3	29	Jaz Shelley	Australia	Nebraska

Transactions[edit]

Date	Transaction
October 28, 2023	Hired Nate Tibbets as Head Coach.^[1]
January 17, 2024	Extended a Qualifying Offer to Sug Sutton^[3]
January 27, 2024	Signed Sug Sutton to a Training Camp Contract^[3]
February 1, 2024	Signed Natasha Cloud^[4]
February 3, 2024	Acquired Rebecca Allen in exchange for Moriah Jefferson^[5]
February 3, 2024	Signed Christyn Williams to a Training Camp Contract^[3]
February 6, 2024	Acquired Kahleah Copper and the rights to Morgan Bertsch in exchange for Michaela Onyenwere, Brianna Turner, the third pick in the 2024 draft, Chicago's second round pick in the 2025 draft, Phoenix's 2026 first round pick, and the right to swap 2026 second round picks.^[6]
February 8, 2024	Signed Mikiah Herbert Harrigan to a Training Camp Contract^[3]
February 9, 2024	Signed Natasha Mack to a Training Camp Contract^[3]
February 13, 2024	Signed Amy Atwell to a Training Camp Contract^[3]
March 7, 2024	Signed Mya Hollingshed to a Training Camp Contract^[3]
March 15, 2024	Waived Kadi Sissoko^[3]
March 30, 2024	Re-Signed Brittney Griner^[7]
April 16, 2024	Signed Charisma Osborne, Jaz Shelley, Bella Murekatete, and Desi-Rae Young to Rookie Contracts^[3]

Roster Changes[edit]

Additions[edit]

Personnel	Signed/Trade	Former Team
Rebecca Allen	Trade	Connecticut Sun
Morgan Bertsch	Trade	Chicago Sky
Natasha Cloud	Signed	Washington Mystics
Kahleah Copper	Trade	Chicago Sky

Subtractions[edit]

Personnel	Reason	New Team
Skylar Diggins-Smith	Free Agency	Seattle Storm
Liz Dixon	Free Agency	Minnesota Lynx
Megan Gustafson	Free Agency	Las Vegas Aces
Moriah Jefferson	Trade	Connecticut Sun
Michaela Onyenwere	Trade	Chicago Sky
Kadi Sissoko	Waived	—
Brianna Turner	Trade	Chicago Sky

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From	Yrs
G/F	11	Allen, Rebecca	6' 2" (1.88m)	162 lb (73kg)	1992-11-06	Australia	8
G	12	Atwell, Amy	6' 0" (1.83m)	165 lb (75kg)	1998-06-30	Hawaiʻi	1
F	25	Bertsch, Morgan	6' 4" (1.93m)	173 lb (78kg)	1997-04-20	UC Davis	1
G	0	Cloud, Natasha	5' 9" (1.75m)	160 lb (73kg)	1992-02-22	Saint Joseph's	8
G/F	2	Copper, Kahleah	6' 1" (1.85m)	165 lb (75kg)	1994-08-28	Rutgers	8
G	9	Cunningham, Sophie	6' 1" (1.85m)	170 lb (77kg)	1996-08-16	Missouri	5
C	42	Griner, Brittney	6' 9" (2.06m)	205 lb (93kg)	1990-10-18	Baylor	10
G	33	Hearn, Ariel	5' 8" (1.73m)		1994-04-01	Memphis	R
F	21	Herbert Harrigan, Mikiah	6' 2" (1.88m)	152 lb (69kg)	1998-08-21	South Carolina	2
F	8	Hollingshed, Mya	6' 3" (1.91m)	160 lb (73kg)	1999-10-29	Colorado	R
F	4	Mack, Natasha	6' 3" (1.91m)	182 lb (83kg)	1997-11-03	Oklahoma State	1
C	35	Murekatete, Bella	6' 3" (1.91m)		2000-04-04	Washington State	R
G	20	Osborne, Charisma	5' 9" (1.75m)		2001-04-03	UCLA	R
G	14	Shelley, Jaz	5' 9" (1.75m)		2000-05-13	Nebraska	R
G	1	Sutton, Sug	5' 8" (1.73m)	140 lb (64kg)	1998-12-17	Texas	2
G/F	3	Taurasi, Diana	6' 0" (1.83m)	163 lb (74kg)	1982-06-11	Connecticut	19
F	31	Williams, Christyn	5' 11" (1.8m)	166 lb (75kg)	2000-05-20	Connecticut	R
C	23	Young, Desi-Rae	6' 1" (1.85m)		2002-01-08	UNLV	R

Head coach: Nate Tibbetts (South Dakota)
Assistant coaches: Kristi Toliver (Maryland); Megan Vogel (South Dakota State); Michael Joiner (Florida State)
Athletic trainer: Hannah Wengertsman (Boston University)
Strength and conditioning coach: Annalise Pickrel (Michigan State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

WNBA roster page

East: ATL; CHI; CON; IND; NY; WAS
West: DAL; LV; LA; MIN; PHO; SEA

Depth[edit]

Pos.	Starter	Bench
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

Schedule[edit]

Preseason[edit]

2024 pre-season game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)

May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	May 7	@ Seattle	0–0				Climate Pledge Arena
2	May 10	vs. Los Angeles	0-0				Footprint Center

2024 pre-season schedule

Regular Season[edit]

2024 game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)

May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Location Attendance
1	May 14	@ Las Vegas	Michelob Ultra Arena
2	May 18	Atlanta	Footprint Center
3	May 21	@ Las Vegas	Michelob Ultra Arena
4	May 23	Washington	Footprint Center
5	May 25	Dallas	Footprint Center
6	May 28	@ Connecticut	Footprint Center
7	May 29	@ New York	Barclays Center
8	May 31	@ Minnesota	Target Center

June : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Location Attendance
9	June 2	Los Angeles	Footprint Center
10	June 4	@ Seattle	Climate Pledge Arena
11	June 7	Minnesota	Footprint Center
12	June 9	@ Dallas	College Park Center
13	June 13	Las Vegas	Footprint Center
14	June 15	Seattle	Footprint Center
15	June 18	New York	Footprint Center
16	June 22	@ Minnesota	Target Center
17	June 28	Los Angeles	Footprint Center
18	June 30	Indiana	Footprint Center

July : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Location Attendance
19	July 1	Connecticut	Footprint Center
20	July 3	@ Dallas	College Park Center
21	July 7	@ Los Angeles	Crypto.com Arena
22	July 10	Dallas	Footprint Center
23	July 12	@ Indiana	Gainbridge Fieldhouse
24	July 14	@ Connecticut	Mohegan Sun Arena
25	July 16	@ Washington	Capital One Arena

August : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Location Attendance
26	August 15	@ Chicago	Wintrust Arena
27	August 16	@ Indiana	Gainbridge Fieldhouse
28	August 18	Chicago	Footprint Center
29	August 21	@ Atlanta	Gateway Center Arena
30	August 23	@ Atlanta	Gateway Center Arena
31	August 26	New York	Footprint Center
32	August 28	Minnesota	Footprint Center

September : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Location Attendance
33	September 1	Las Vegas	Footprint Center
34	September 3	Atlanta	Footprint Center
35	September 5	Washington	Footprint Center
36	September 7	@ Seattle	Climate Pledge Arena
37	September 13	Connecticut	Footprint Center
38	September 15	@ Chicago	Wintrust Arena
39	September 17	@ Los Angeles	Crypto.com Arena
40	September 19	Seattle	Footprint Center

2024 season schedule

Standings[edit]

#	Team	PCT	GB	Conf.	Home	Road	Cup
1	Atlanta Dream	.000	-	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
2	Chicago Sky	.000	-	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
3	Connecticut Sun	.000	-	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
4	Dallas Wings	.000	-	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
5	Indiana Fever	.000	-	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
6	Las Vegas Aces	.000	-	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
7	Los Angeles Sparks	.000	-	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
8	Minnesota Lynx	.000	-	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
9	New York Liberty	.000	-	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
10	Phoenix Mercury	.000	-	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
11	Seattle Storm	.000	-	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
12	Washington Mystics	.000	-	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0

Notes

(#) – League Standing

x – Clinched playoff berth

e – Eliminated from playoff contention

Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings

Statistics[edit]

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[edit]

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG

^‡Waived/Released during the season
^†Traded during the season
^≠Acquired during the season

Awards and honors[edit]

Recipient	Award/Milestone	Date awarded	Ref.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "PHOENIX MERCURY NAME NATE TIBBETTS HEAD COACH". mercury.wnba.com. October 18, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
^ "2024 Schedule - Phoenix Mercury". mercury.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "WNBA Transactions". acrossthetimeline.com. Across the Timeline. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
^ "PHOENIX MERCURY SIGNS WNBA CHAMPION NATASHA CLOUD". mercury.wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2024. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
^ "PHOENIX MERCURY ACQUIRES REBECCA ALLEN IN SIGN-AND-TRADE WITH CONNECTICUT SUN FOR GUARD MORIAH JEFFERSON". mercury.wnba.com. WNBA. February 3, 2024. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
^ "Chicago Sky Trade Copper, Bertsch to Phoenix, Acquire Onyenwere, Turner, Draft Picks". sky.wnba.com. WNBA. February 6, 2024. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
^ Weinfuss, Josh (2024-03-30). "Free agent Brittney Griner returning to Mercury, league says". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-03-30.

External links[edit]

Official website

[Tibbets-1] "PHOENIX MERCURY NAME NATE TIBBETTS HEAD COACH". mercury.wnba.com. October 18, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2024.

[2] "2024 Schedule - Phoenix Mercury". mercury.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved March 3, 2024.

[ATT-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "WNBA Transactions". acrossthetimeline.com. Across the Timeline. Retrieved 20 April 2024.

[4] "PHOENIX MERCURY SIGNS WNBA CHAMPION NATASHA CLOUD". mercury.wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2024. Retrieved March 3, 2024.

[5] "PHOENIX MERCURY ACQUIRES REBECCA ALLEN IN SIGN-AND-TRADE WITH CONNECTICUT SUN FOR GUARD MORIAH JEFFERSON". mercury.wnba.com. WNBA. February 3, 2024. Retrieved March 3, 2024.

[6] "Chicago Sky Trade Copper, Bertsch to Phoenix, Acquire Onyenwere, Turner, Draft Picks". sky.wnba.com. WNBA. February 6, 2024. Retrieved February 7, 2024.

[7] Weinfuss, Josh (2024-03-30). "Free agent Brittney Griner returning to Mercury, league says". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-03-30.

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v t e Phoenix Mercury
Founded in 1997 Based in Phoenix, Arizona
Franchise	Franchise Current season
Arenas	Footprint Center
Head Coaches	Cheryl Miller Cynthia Cooper Linda Sharp John Shumate Carrie Graf Paul Westhead Corey Gaines Russ Pennell Sandy Brondello Vanessa Nygaard Nikki Blue Nate Tibbetts
Administration	Owner(s): Jerry Colangelo Robert Sarver Mat Ishbia & Justin Ishbia CEO: Josh Bartelstein General Manager: Cheryl Miller Seth Sulka Ann Meyers-Drysdale Corey Gaines Amber Cox Jason Rowley Jim Pitman Nick U'Ren
All-Stars	DeWanna Bonner Anna DeForge Skylar Diggins-Smith Candice Dupree Brittney Griner Brandy Reed Cappie Pondexter Diana Taurasi Penny Taylor Michele Timms Adrian Williams
Seasons	1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Playoff appearances	1997 1998 2000 2007 2009 2010 2011 2013 2014 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Conference Championships	1998 2007 2009 2014 2021
WNBA Championships	2007 2009 2014
Rivals	Houston Comets Los Angeles Sparks Minnesota Lynx Seattle Storm Chicago Sky
Media	TV: Bally Sports Arizona Announcers: Kayte Christensen, Tom Leander

v t e 2024 WNBA season by team
Draft Transactions All-Star Game Commissioner's Cup Playoffs Finals
Eastern	Atlanta Dream Chicago Sky Connecticut Sun Indiana Fever New York Liberty Washington Mystics
Western	Dallas Wings Las Vegas Aces Los Angeles Sparks Minnesota Lynx Phoenix Mercury Seattle Storm
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