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2024 Phoenix Mercury Season
The 2024 Phoenix Mercury season is 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. The season tipped off on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, against the 2024 Las Vegas Aces season, Las Vegas Aces in Las Vegas. Transactions WNBA draft Transactions Roster changes Additions Subtractions Roster Depth Schedule Pre-season , - style="background:#fcc;" , 1 , May 7 , @ 2024 Seattle Storm season, Seattle L 59–85, Diana Taurasi (10) , Natasha Mack (7) , Brittney Griner (3) , Climate Pledge Arena , 0–1 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 2 , May 10 , vs. 2024 Los Angeles Sparks season, Los Angeles L 85–98, Kahleah Copper (16) , Natasha Mack (4) , Sug Sutton (5) , Footprint Center4,598 , 0–2 Regular season , - style="ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WNBA Western Conference
The Western Conference of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) is made up of six teams. From the league's second season in 1998 through 2015, the WNBA operated separate playoff brackets for its Eastern and Western Conferences. Each conference's playoff was divided into two playoff rounds, the Conference Semi-Finals and the Conference Finals, with the Conference Finals winners receiving Conference Championships and advancing to the WNBA Finals to determine the WNBA champion. In the final years of this playoff scheme, all in-conference playoff series were best-of-three. Since 2016, the league has abandoned separate conference playoffs in favor of a single league-wide playoff bracket. The top eight teams in the regular season, without regard to conference affiliation, advance to the playoffs, which are seeded based strictly on regular-season record (with tiebreakers as needed). The bottom four playoff teams play single-elimination games (5 vs. 8, 6 vs. 7) in the first r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kahleah Copper
Kahleah Copper (born August 28, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was drafted by the Washington Mystics in 2016, and was traded to the Chicago Sky the next year. In the 2016 WNBA draft, Copper was drafted with the seventh overall pick by the Washington Mystics. After playing one season for the Mystics, she was traded to the Chicago Sky. After three years as a bench player, she was elevated to a starting role in 2020. She emerged as a star player in 2021, being named a WNBA All-Star for the first time. Copper led the Chicago Sky during the 2021 playoffs, being named WNBA Finals MVP as the team won their first title in franchise history. Early life and playing career Copper is a native of North Philadelphia. She attended and played for the Preparatory Charter High School in Philadelphia. As a high school player, she was named to the All-Public League team in Philadelphia, the All-Stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liz Dixon
Elizabeth "Liz" Dixon (born September 29, 2000) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She previously also played for the Connecticut Sun. She played college basketball at Louisville and Georgia Tech. College career Dixon came out of high school as the 19th overall ranked player according to ESPN HoopGurlz's rankings. She was named to the McDonald's All-American Game in 2018. Dixon committed to play for Georgia Tech in March 2017. Georgia Tech During her freshman season at Tech, Dixon started every game for the Yellow Jackets and was the third leading scorer on the team at 11.0 points per game. She was the named the Freshman of the Week three times during her tenure at Georgia Tech - November 19, January 14, and February 11th. She was also named to the ACC All-Freshman team for her freshman season. Following her freshman season and the firing of head coach MaChelle Joseph, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desi-Rae Young
Desi-Rae Yvonne Young (born January 8, 2002) is an American professional basketball player who is a free agent. Young attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), where she played center on the UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team and studies Social Work. Personal and early life Young, born in Inglewood, California is the daughter of Beverly Williams and has two siblings – older brother, Omar Paul, and younger sister, Rashida Young. At age 3, Young and her family moved from Inglewood to Las Vegas, Nevada. At age 12, at the encouragement of her uncle, Young began playing basketball. As a child, Young and her AAU basketball team attended camps hosted by the UNLV Lady Rebels basketball program. High school career Young attended Desert Oasis High School (Diamondbacks), where she played on the girls basketball team, in Las Vegas. In 24 games as a sophomore on the 2017-2018 Diamondbacks girls basketball team, Young, a 6’0”, 131-lb power forward and center, led the team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bella Murekatete
Bella Murekatete (born 4 July 2000) is a Rwandan college basketball player for the Washington State Cougars and the Rwanda national team. She is believed to be the first Rwandan-born player in NCAA Division I women's basketball history. She was named the 2022 Pac-12 Conference co-Most Improved Player of the Year after averaging 10.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 1.7 blocks per game. Early years Murekatete grew up playing football and volleyball in her native Rwanda before discovering basketball. She moved to Post Falls, Idaho on an F-1 visa at the age of 14 to play the sport at Genesis Prep Academy. Murekatete was a three-time first-team all-state selection. She also played with North Idaho Elite on the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) circuit. In November 2018, Murekatete signed a letter of intent to play at Washington State. National team career Murekatete represented Rwanda at the 2015 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship for Women, where she averaged 14.3 points and a tournament-best ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ESPN
ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). The company was founded in 1979 by Bill Rasmussen along with his son Scott Rasmussen and Ed Eagan. ESPN broadcasts primarily from studio facilities located in Bristol, Connecticut. The network also operates offices and auxiliary studios in Miami, New York City, Las Vegas, Seattle, Charlotte, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles. James Pitaro currently serves as chairman of ESPN, a position he has held since March 5, 2018, following the resignation of John Skipper on December 18, 2017. While ESPN is one of the most successful sports networks, there has been criticism of ESPN. This includes accusations of biased coverage, conflict of interest, and controversies with individual broadcasters and analysts. , ESPN reaches approximately 76 million te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brittney Griner
Brittney Yevette Griner (; born October 18, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She is a two-time Olympic gold medalist with the U.S. women's national basketball team"Brittney Griner" United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Retrieved December 12, 2022 and a six-time WNBA All-Star. In 2009, Griner was named the nation's No. 1 high school women's basketball player by .Jeff Fedotin [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kadi Sissoko
Kadi Sissoko (born January 25, 1999) is a French professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA. She was selected in the Third Round of the 2023 WNBA draft by the Mercury. She played college basketball at Syracuse, Minnesota, and USC. College career Sissoko committed to play for Syracuse in 2018. She played with her Orange teammates — Marie-Paule Foppossi and Maeva Djaldi-Tabdi — while over in France during high school and when she was on the French National Teams. Sissoko struggled with a knee injury during her freshman season with the Orange, causing her to have a meniscus surgery. She averaged 2.9 points and 2.1 rebounds per game during the year and following the season announced that she would be transferring. Sissoko transferred to Minnesota following her freshman season and had to sit out due to the NCAA transfer rules. When she signed with the Gophers and played, Sissoko became the highest ranked recruit to play for Minnesota since Rache ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mya Hollingshed
Mya Hollingshed is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. She was drafted by the Las Vegas Aces of the WNBA in 2022. She played college basketball at the University of Colorado. High school Hollingshed was a four-year letterwinner at Bellaire High School. She was a team captain and earned all-state honors. Hollingshed was a McDonald's All-American nominee and competed with the Texas Elite Phenoms AAU. Hollingshed was an Adidas and Under Armor All-American. College career Hollingshed was a reserve player her freshman year, averaging 6.8 points and 3.9 rebounds over 29 games. She led the team with a 42.7% 3-point shooting accuracy, and she shot 45.5% from the floor. Hollingshed started every game as a sophomore and had career-high numbers in points per game and minutes, and she led the team with a .439 field goal percentage. Hollingshed recorded her first double double as a sophomore. As a junior, Hollingshed posted career-high points, rebounds, and assists totals and h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy Atwell
Amy Atwell (born 30 June 1998) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Perth Lynx of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). She played college basketball for the Hawaii Rainbow Wahine, where she won the Big West Conference Player of the Year in 2022. Early life Atwell was born in Perth, Western Australia. She attended Penrhos College and played basketball for the Willetton Tigers as a junior. She also played softball growing up. College career Atwell moved to the United States in 2016 to play college basketball for the Hawaii Rainbow Wahine. After redshirting the 2016–17 season due to injury, she debuted in the 2017–18 season. In 2019–20, she was named Big West Conference Best Sixth Player and Big West Conference Honorable Mention. In 2020–21, she was named second-team All-Big West. In 2021–22, she was named Big West Player of the Year and first-team All-Big West. She became the 23rd member of the 1,000 point club for the Rainbow Wahine and f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natasha Mack
Natasha Mack (born November 3, 1997) is an American basketball player who is currently a free agent. She played for Oklahoma State University and Angelina College in her native Lufkin, Texas before being drafted by the Sky in the 2021 WNBA draft. Early life Mack was born in Lufkin, Texas. She played for Lufkin High School's basketball team. She was ranked as a four-star prospect after high school and was recruited to play at the University of Houston. However, she left the university shortly afterwards, after feeling burnout, a lack of fit with the team, and tensions at home. She returned to Lufkin and worked at a poultry plant, "shearing the wings off of chicken." College career A year after graduating from high school and leaving Houston, Mack was recruited by Randy McKelvey, an assistant basketball coach at Angelina College, a local community college in Lufkin. She was initially reluctant to return to basketball, but agreed to do so a few days later. She was selected to a j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikiah Herbert Harrigan
Mikiah "Kiki" Herbert Harrigan (born August 21, 1998) is a British basketball player who is currently a player for the Galatasaray. She played college basketball for the South Carolina Gamecocks. College career Herbert Harrigan finished her career second in blocked shots in the Gamecocks' program history. She joined Alaina Coates and A'ja Wilson as the only Gamecocks to amass over 1,000 points and 200 blocks in their careers. She averaged 13.1 points and 5.6 rebounds per game as a senior while shooting 50.6% overall and 43.5% on three-pointers. Herbert Harrigan earned the nickname “Mad Kiki’’ for her effort on defense. Professional career WNBA She was selected 6th overall in the 2020 WNBA draft by the Minnesota Lynx. She finished her rookie season playing in 21 games averaging 3.8 ppg and shooting 42.2% from 3. On February 10, 2021, Harrigan would be traded from the Lynx to the Seattle Storm for a 2022 first-round pick. Harrigan would only play 1 game during the 2021 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
