The 2009 WNBA season was the 13th season for the

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 ...

of the

Women's National Basketball Association The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) is an American professional basketball league. It is composed of twelve teams, all based in the United States. The league was founded on April 22, 1996, as the women's counterpart to the Natio ...

(WNBA). The Mercury won the

WNBA Finals The WNBA Finals are the championship series of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the conclusion of the league's postseason each fall. The series was named the WNBA Championship until 2002. Starting 2016 Verizon is the officia ...

for the second time in franchise history. On June 6, the Mercury and LifeLock entered a multi-year marketing partnership to launch the first-ever branded jersey in WNBA or NBA history. A press conference was held at the NBA Store in New York City with Phoenix Mercury President and COO Jay Parry and LifeLock CEO Todd Davis to make the announcement. The partnership ran through 2011, and the LifeLock name was on the front of Phoenix Mercury’s player jerseys and on warm-up suits. The Mercury and LifeLock ware the first to finalize such an agreement following the WNBA’s decision this off-season to make this opportunity available for its teams and sponsors. As part of the partnership, LifeLock offered a one-year complimentary membership to season ticket holders of all WNBA teams.

Off-season

Dispersal draft

Based on the Mercury's 2008 record, they picked 5th in the

Houston Comets The Houston Comets were a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Houston. Formed in 1997, the team was one of the original eight WNBA teams and won the first four championships of the league's existence. They are one of two ...

dispersal draft A dispersal draft is a process in professional sports for assigning players to a new team when their current team ceases to exist or is merged with another team. Like most other sports drafts, most dispersal drafts are conducted in North America. ...

. The Mercury picked Sequoia Holmes.

WNBA draft

The following are the Mercury's selections in the 2009 WNBA draft:

Transactions

* July 17: The Mercury re-signed Penny Taylor. * July 14: The Mercury waived Allie Quigley. * June 3: The Mercury waived Alison Bales, Sha Brooks, and Laurie Koehn and claimed Ketia Swanier off waivers. * June 2: The Mercury waived Yuko Oga. * May 31: The Mercury waived Murriel Page. * May 18: The Mercury signed Murriel Page. * May 13: The Mercury waived Jessica Adair. * April 30: The Mercury signed Laurie Koehn. * April 20: The Mercury waived Kim Smith and A'Quonesia Franklin. * March 26: The Mercury acquired Temeka Johnson from the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for a first-round 2010 WNBA draft pick. * March 20: The Mercury traded Barbara Farris to the Sacramento Monarchs in exchange for A'Quonesia Franklin and Kim Smith. * March 16: The Mercury has withdrawn its qualifying offer to Belinda Snell. * February 11: The Mercury signed Yuko Oga to a training camp contract. * January 30: The Mercury traded Kelly Miller and LaToya Pringle to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Nicole Ohlde. * January 21: The Mercury acquired Alison Bales from the Atlanta Dream in exchange for a second-round 2009 WNBA draft pick. * January 7: The Mercury signed Brooke Smith to a training-camp contract. * May 7, 2008: The Mercury acquired a third-round pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft from the New York Liberty as part of the Leilani Mitchell transaction.

Free agents

Additions

Subtractions

Roster

Season standings

Schedule

Preseason

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Postseason

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Player statistics

Team statistics

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 ju ...

was named ''WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week'' for the week of June 29, 2009. * Cappie Pondexter was named ''WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week'' for the week of July 6, 2009. * Cappie Pondexter was named ''WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week'' for the week of July 13, 2009. *

Diana Taurasi Diana Lorena Taurasi (born June 11, 1982) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was drafted by Phoenix first overall in the 2004 WNBA draft. Taurasi has w ...

was named ''WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week'' for the week of August 10, 2009. * Diana Taurasi was named to the 2009 WNBA All-Star Team as a Western Conference reserve. * Cappie Pondexter was named to the 2009 WNBA All-Star Team as a Western Conference reserve. *

DeWanna Bonner DeWanna Bonner (born August 21, 1987) is an American-Macedonian professional basketball player for the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Bonner played college basketball for Auburn University. After a successf ...

was named Sixth Woman of the Year. * Diana Taurasi was named to the All-WNBA First Team. * Cappie Pondexter was named to the All-WNBA First Team. * Diana Taurasi was named

Most Valuable Player In team sports, a most valuable player award, abbreviated 'MVP award', is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particu ...

References

External links

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Western Conference (WNBA) championship seasons Women's National Basketball Association championship seasons