The
2007 WNBA season
The 2007 WNBA Season was the Women's National Basketball Association's 11th season. On January 3, 2007 The Charlotte Sting folded. Three months later on April 4, the Women's National Basketball Association, WNBA held their annual draft in Clevelan ...
was the 11th for the Phoenix Mercury. The Mercury won their first WNBA championship.
Offseason
WNBA Draft
The following are the Mercury's selections in the
2007 WNBA Draft.
Transactions
*February 5: The Mercury re-signed Jennifer Lacy and Jen Derevjanik.
*February 21: The Mercury traded Sandora Irvin to the San Antonio Silver Stars for a second-round pick in the 2008 draft.
*March 8: The Mercury re-signed free agent Penny Taylor.
*March 20: The Mercury signed Adriana Moises.
*April 4: The Mercury traded the draft rights to Lindsey Harding to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Tangela Smith.
*April 5: The Mercury waived Kamila Vodichkova.
*April 25: The Mercury waived Michelle Campbell and Jocelyn Penn.
*April 26: The Mercury waived Charity Egenti and Yolanda Jones.
*May 1: The Mercury waived
Natalie Nakase
Natalie Mitsue Nakase (born April 18, 1980) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach with the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). After retiring as a player, she wa ...
.
*May 10: The Mercury waived Chloe Kerr and Carrie Moore.
*May 14: The Mercury waived Chrissy Givens.
*May 17: The Mercury waived Leah Rush, Tyresa Smith and Mandisa Stevenson.
*May 18: The Mercury waived Kwe Ryong Kim and Crystal Smith.
*June 21: The Mercury waived Adriana Moises.
*July 5: The Mercury signed Teana Miller.
Free agents
Additions
Subtractions
Roster
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Season standings
Schedule
Regular season
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, May 19
,
San Antonio
, 81-72
, Win
, 1-0
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, May 23
, @
Seattle
, 87-100
, Loss
, 1-1
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, May 25
,
Houston
, 111-85
, Win
, 2-1
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, May 29
,
Sacramento
, 76-75
, Win
, 3-1
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, May 31
, @
San Antonio
, 97-85
, Win
, 4-1
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, June 2
, @
Connecticut
, 67-76
, Loss
, 4-2
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, June 3
, @
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, 82-83
, Loss
, 4-3
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, June 5
,
Minnesota
, 85-90
, Loss
, 4-4
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, June 7
,
Chicago
, 80-66
, Win
, 5-4
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, June 9
, @
Sacramento
, 74-70
, Win
, 6-4
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, June 13
, @
Washington
, 69-86
, Loss
, 6-5
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, June 15
, @
Indiana
, 89-78
, Win
, 7-5
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, June 20
,
Washington
, 101-106
, Loss
, 7-6
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, June 22
,
Detroit
, 84-87
, Loss
, 7-7
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, June 24
,
Houston
, 90-85
, Win
, 8-7
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, June 30
, @
Houston
, 92-75
, Win
, 9-7
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, July 3
, @
Minnesota
, 95-79
, Win
, 10-7
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, July 6
,
Connecticut
, 111-109 (2OT)
, Win
, 11-7
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, July 8
, @
Detroit
, 82-111
, Loss
, 11-8
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, July 11
,
San Antonio
, 77-87
, Loss
, 11-9
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, July 17
,
Seattle
, 89-79
, Win
, 12-9
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, July 20
,
Los Angeles
, 77-87
, Loss
, 12-10
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, July 22
,
Minnesota
, 106-93
, Win
, 13-10
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, July 25
, @
Minnesota
, 103-79
, Win
, 14-10
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, July 27
, @
Chicago
, 98-96
, Win
, 15-10
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, July 29
,
Indiana
, 80-75
, Win
, 16-10
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, July 31
, @
Houston
, 76-74
, Win
, 17-10
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, August 2
, @
San Antonio
, 84-79
, Win
, 18-10
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, August 4
, @
Seattle
, 101-111
, Loss
, 18-11
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, August 7
, @
Los Angeles
, 96-93
, Win
, 19-11
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, August 9
,
New York
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* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
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, 97-86
, Win
, 20-11
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, August 11
,
Los Angeles
, 100-83
, Win
, 21-11
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, August 17
, @
Sacramento
, 101-91
, Win
, 22-11
, - style="background:#bfb;"
, August 19
,
Sacramento
, 87-73
, Win
, 23-11
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, August 24 (First Round, Game 1)
, @
Seattle
, 101-84
, Win
, 1-0
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, August 26 (First Round, Game 2)
,
Seattle
, 95-89
, Win
, 2-0
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, August 30 (West Finals, Game 1)
, @
San Antonio
, 102-100
, Win
, 3-0
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, September 1 (West Finals, Game 2)
,
San Antonio
, 98-92
, Win
, 4-0
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, September 5 (WNBA Finals, Game 1)
, @
Detroit
, 100-108
, Loss
, 4-1
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, September 8 (WNBA Finals, Game 2)
, @
Detroit
, 98-70
, Win
, 5-1
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, September 11 (WNBA Finals, Game 3)
,
Detroit
, 83-88
, Loss
, 5-2
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, September 13 (WNBA Finals, Game 4)
,
Detroit
, 77-76
, Win
, 6-2
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, September 15 (WNBA Finals, Game 5)
, @
Detroit
, 108-92
, Win
, 7-2
Regular season statistics
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, Kelly Mazzante, , 34 , , 488 , , 64 , , 56 , , 38 , , 26 , , 2 , , 182
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, Kelly Schumacher, , 34 , , 543 , , 57 , , 147 , , 12 , , 17 , , 25 , , 151
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, Belinda Snell, , 30 , , 343 , , 37 , , 46 , , 44 , , 20 , , 4 , , 107
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, Jennifer Derevjanik, , 23 , , 200 , , 13 , , 23 , , 24 , , 6 , , 1 , , 36
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, Teana Miller, , 2 , , 5 , , 0 , , 1 , , 0 , , 0 , , 1 , , 0
Awards and honors
*
Cappie Pondexter
Cappie Marie Pondexter (born January 7, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player. She was born in Oceanside, California and raised in Chicago, Illinois. Pondexter is known for her scrappy play, quick crossovers and midrange j ...
was named the 2007
Finals MVP.
References
External links
Mercury on Basketball Reference
{{Phoenix Mercury 2007 WNBA champions
Phoenix Mercury seasons
Phoenix
Phoenix Mercury
The Phoenix Mercury are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference (WNBA), Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was founded before the league ...
Western Conference (WNBA) championship seasons
Women's National Basketball Association championship seasons