2020 Phoenix Mercury season

The 2020 WNBA season will be the 23rd season for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association. The season will tip off on May 17, 2020, at home versus the Seattle Storm.[1]

2020 Phoenix Mercury season
CoachSandy Brondello
ArenaArizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Attendanceper game
Results
Record0–0
Place0th (Western)
2021 season →

During the off-season, it was announced that Talking Stick Resort Arena would be undergoing renovations and the Mercury would be forced to play their home games at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum for the 2020 season.[2]

This WNBA season will feature an all-time high 36 regular-season games.[3] However, the plan for expanded games was put on hold on April 3, when the WNBA postponed its season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] Under a plan approved on June 15, the league is scheduled to hold a shortened 22-game regular season at IMG Academy, without fans present, starting on July 24.[5][6]

Transactions

WNBA Draft
See also: 2020 WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 10 Jocelyn Willoughby  United States Virginia
2 18 Te'a Cooper  United States Baylor
3 29 Stella Johnson  United States Rider

Trades/Roster Changes
Date Details
February 11, 2020 Traded F DeWanna Bonner to Connecticut in exchange for the 7th and 10th pick in the 2020 WNBA draft in addition to a first round pick in the 2021 WNBA draft.[7]
February 12, 2020 Traded the 5th and 7th pick in the 2020 WNBA draft in addition to a first round pick in the 2021 WNBA draft to Dallas in exchange for Skylar Diggins-Smith.[8]
February 13, 2020 Re-signed C Brittney Griner[9]
Signed G Bria Hartley[10]
February 19, 2020 Acquired F Jessica Breland and F Nia Coffey in exchange for G Briann January, the 17th pick in the 2020 WNBA draft, and the team's second round pick in the 2021 WNBA draft[11]
February 24, 2020 Signed C Kia Vaughn[12]
April 17, 2020 Acquired G Shatori Walker-Kimbrough from New York in exchange for the draft rights to G/F Jocelyn Willoughby.[13]

Roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
F51Breland, Jessica6' 2" (1.88m)166 lb (75kg)02-23-1988North Carolina8
F10Coffey, Nia6' 1" (1.85m)182 lb (83kg)06-11-1995Northwestern3
G9Cunningham, Sophie6' 1" (1.85m)170 lb (77kg)08-16-1996Missouri1
G4Diggins-Smith, Skylar5' 9" (1.75m)145 lb (66kg)08-16-1996Notre Dame6
C42Griner, Brittney6' 9" (2.06m)205 lb (93kg)10-18-1990Baylor7
G14Hartley, Bria5' 8" (1.73m)148 lb (67kg)09-30-1992Connecticut6
F11Smith, Alanna6' 4" (1.93m)180 lb (82kg)09-10-1996Stanford1
G/F3Taurasi, Diana6' 0" (1.83m)163 lb (74kg)06-11-1982Connecticut15
F21Turner, Brianna6' 3" (1.91m)170 lb (77kg)07-05-1996Notre Dame1
C1Vaughn, Kia6' 4" (1.93m)205 lb (93kg)01-24-1987Rutgers10
GWalker-Kimbrough, Shatori5' 9" (1.75m)140 lb (64kg)05-18-1995Maryland3
Head coach
Sandy Brondello (Western Sydney)
Assistant coaches
Julie Hairgrove (Arizona)
Penny Taylor (Australia)
Athletic trainer
Hannah Breck (Boston University)
Strength and conditioning coach
Derrick Nillissen (Iowa Wesleyan)
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

Game log

Preseason
2020 pre-season game log
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
2020 pre-season schedule

Regular season
2020 game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
June : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
July : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
August : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
September : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
2020 season schedule

Standings
# Team W L PCT GB Home Road Conf. Cup
1 Atlanta Dream00.00000–00–00–00–0
2 Connecticut Sun00.00000–00–00–00–0
3 Chicago Sky00.00000–00–00–00–0
4 Dallas Wings00.00000–00–00–00–0
5 Indiana Fever00.00000–00–00–00–0
6 Las Vegas Aces00.00000–00–00–00–0
7 Los Angeles Sparks00.00000–00–00–00–0
8 Minnesota Lynx00.00000–00–00–00–0
9 New York Liberty00.00000–00–00–00–0
10 Phoenix Mercury00.00000–00–00–00–0
11 Seattle Storm00.00000–00–00–00–0
12 Washington Mystics00.00000–00–00–00–0


References
  1. "2020 Phoenix Mercury Schedule". mercury.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  2. "Phoenix Mercury Change In Home Court For 2020 Season". All About Arizona News. July 25, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  3. "Atlanta Dream Announce 2020 Schedule - Atlanta Dream". dream.wnba.com. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  4. "WNBA Statement Regarding the Start of the 2020 Regular Season". 2020-04-03. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  5. "WNBA Announces Plan To Tip Off 2020 Season". WNBA. 2020-06-15. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  6. "WNBA announces plans for 2020 season to start late July in Florida". NBC Sports Washington. 2020-06-15. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  7. "MERCURY ACQUIRES THREE FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICKS FROM CONNECTICUT". mercury.wnba.com. WNBA. February 11, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  8. "Mercury Welcomes Skylar Diggins-Smith to The Valley". mercury.wnba.com. WNBA. February 12, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  9. "Brittney Griner Will Continue to Call The Valley home". mercury.wnba.com. WNBA. February 13, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  10. Metcalfe, Jeff (February 13, 2020). "Phoenix Mercury continue roster remake, signing guard Bria Hartley". USA Today. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  11. "Breland, Coffey acquired from Atlanta in exchange for Briann January". mercury.wnba.com. WNBA. February 19, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  12. "Kia Vaughn Chooses Phoenix in Free Agency". mercury.wnba.com. WNBA. February 24, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  13. Metcalfe, Jeff (April 17, 2020). "Phoenix Mercury trade WNBA first-round draft pick for veteran Walker-Kimbrough". USA Today. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
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