2008 Phoenix Mercury Statistics
Team Record: 16-18
Finishing 6th in the WNBA's Western Conference
Coach: Corey Gaines (16-18)
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 144,867, Avg. 8,522 in 17 home dates
The Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association ended the 2008 season with a record of 16 wins and 18 losses, finishing sixth in the WNBA's Western Conference.
The Mercury scored 3,010 points, best in the league. Phoenix gave up 3,009 points, most in the circuit. Diana Taurasi tossed in a team-best 820 points for the team, while Cappie Pondexter netted 14 or more per game also. Le'coe Willingham racked up 202 boards. Kelly Miller and Cappie Pondexter apiece dished out 135 assists for the squad.
On the defensive side of the ball, Diana Taurasi added 46 steals.
Corey Gaines coached the team.
Click on column headings to sort.
Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Diana Taurasi | F-G | 34 | 34 | 1083 | 579 | 258 | 247 | 89 | 247 | 215 | 26 | 146 | 172 | 121 | 46 | 46 | 83 | 125 | 820 |
Cappie Pondexter | G | 32 | 32 | 1002 | 567 | 234 | 131 | 41 | 201 | 170 | 26 | 93 | 119 | 135 | 38 | 5 | 93 | 82 | 679 |
Le'coe Willingham | F | 34 | 27 | 834 | 244 | 139 | 27 | 5 | 81 | 60 | 86 | 116 | 202 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 46 | 116 | 343 |
Kelly Miller | G | 34 | 34 | 945 | 262 | 107 | 52 | 20 | 58 | 49 | 50 | 98 | 148 | 135 | 22 | 4 | 84 | 66 | 283 |
Tangela Smith | F-C | 25 | 25 | 722 | 266 | 111 | 46 | 16 | 45 | 39 | 50 | 126 | 176 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 41 | 98 | 277 |
Kelly Mazzante | G | 34 | 2 | 641 | 205 | 68 | 169 | 56 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 51 | 66 | 38 | 24 | 2 | 18 | 44 | 197 |
LaToya Sanders | F-C | 29 | 7 | 377 | 96 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 42 | 52 | 50 | 102 | 9 | 10 | 44 | 27 | 71 | 128 |
Barbara Farris | C-F | 34 | 8 | 553 | 93 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 30 | 38 | 92 | 130 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 35 | 87 | 118 |
Yuko Oga | G | 23 | 0 | 180 | 57 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 56 |
Brooke Smith | F-C | 10 | 0 | 134 | 28 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 41 |
Allie Quigley | G | 14 | 0 | 100 | 39 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 29 |
Olympia Scott | C | 6 | 0 | 69 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 16 |
Jennifer Derevjanik | G | 17 | 0 | 145 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 14 |
Willnett Crockett | F | 5 | 1 | 41 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 |
Totals | 331 | 170 | 6826 | 2485 | 1069 | 701 | 230 | 773 | 642 | 375 | 851 | 1226 | 560 | 232 | 156 | 481 | 794 | 3010 |
Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Diana Taurasi | F-G | 34 | 34 | 31.9 | 44.6 | 36.0 | 87.0 | 0.8 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 24.1 |
Cappie Pondexter | G | 32 | 32 | 31.3 | 41.3 | 31.3 | 84.6 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 21.2 |
Le'coe Willingham | F | 34 | 27 | 24.5 | 57.0 | 18.5 | 74.1 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 5.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 10.1 |
Kelly Miller | G | 34 | 34 | 27.8 | 40.8 | 38.5 | 84.5 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 8.3 |
Tangela Smith | F-C | 25 | 25 | 28.9 | 41.7 | 34.8 | 86.7 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 11.1 |
Kelly Mazzante | G | 34 | 2 | 18.9 | 33.2 | 33.1 | 83.3 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 5.8 |
LaToya Sanders | F-C | 29 | 7 | 13.0 | 44.8 | 82.4 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 4.4 | |
Barbara Farris | C-F | 34 | 8 | 16.3 | 47.3 | 69.8 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 3.5 | |
Yuko Oga | G | 23 | 0 | 7.8 | 35.1 | 0.0 | 94.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.4 |
Brooke Smith | F-C | 10 | 0 | 13.4 | 57.1 | 69.2 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 4.1 | |
Allie Quigley | G | 14 | 0 | 7.1 | 33.3 | 18.2 | 50.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.1 |
Olympia Scott | C | 6 | 0 | 11.5 | 36.4 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 2.7 | ||
Jennifer Derevjanik | G | 17 | 0 | 8.5 | 26.3 | 12.5 | 75.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
Willnett Crockett | F | 5 | 1 | 8.2 | 37.5 | 60.0 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 1.8 | |
Averages | 331 | 170 | 20.6 | 43.0 | 32.8 | 83.1 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 9.1 |