2011 Phoenix Mercury season - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 2011 WNBA season is the 15th season for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association

Women's National Basketball Association

The Women's National Basketball Association is a women's professional basketball league in the United States. It currently is composed of twelve teams. The league was founded on April 24, 1996 as the women's counterpart to the National Basketball Association...

WNBA Draft

The following are the Mercury's selections in the 2011 WNBA Draft

2011 WNBA Draft

The 2011 WNBA Draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 11, 2011 at the ESPN studios in Bristol, Connecticut...

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/Team/Country
2	19	Brittany Spears Brittany Spears (basketball) Brittany Spears is a guard for the University of Colorado's Women's Basketball team. At 6'1", Spears averaged 18 points and eight rebounds in her senior season for the Buffaloes. During her four years at Colorado, Spears scored 2,185 points and averaged 17 points per game for her career, which is...		Colorado University of Colorado The University of Colorado system is a system of public universities in Colorado consisting of three universities in four campuses: University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, and University of Colorado Denver in downtown Denver and at the Anschutz Medical Campus in...
3	31	Tahnee Robinson		Nevada University of Nevada, Reno The University of Nevada, Reno , is a teaching and research university established in 1874 and located in Reno, Nevada, USA...

Transaction log

February 9: The Mercury signed Brooke Smith, Sequoia Holmes, and Taylor Lilley to training camp contracts.
February 22: The Mercury signed Lauren Ervin to a training camp contract.
February 24: The Mercury signed Marie Ferdinand-Harris and Nakia Sanford.
February 25: The Mercury signed Alexis Gray-Lawson and Amanda Thompson.
March 14: The Mercury waived Sequoia Holmes and Brooke Smith.
April 10: The Mercury signed Erlana Larkins to a training camp contract.
April 11: The Mercury traded draft rights to Tahnee Robinson to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2012 Draft.
April 15: The Mercury waived Amanda Thompson.
April 22: The Mercury signed Yuko Oga and Olayinka Sanni to training camp contracts.
April 28: The Mercury waived Lauren Ervin.
May 19: The Mercury waived Erlana Larkins.
May 30: The Mercury waived Taylor Lilley and Brittany Spears.
June 2: The Mercury waived Yuko Oga.
August 4: The Mercury traded Kara Braxton to the New York Liberty in exchange for Sidney Spencer.
August 12: The Mercury signed Krystal Thomas and waived Olayinka Sanni.

Trades

Date	Trade
April 11, 2011	To Phoenix Mercury Phoenix Mercury The Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises...	To Connecticut Sun Connecticut Sun The Connecticut Sun is a professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Orlando, Florida before the 1999 season began; the team moved to Connecticut before the 2003 season...
April 11, 2011	third-round pick in 2012 Draft	Tahnee Robinson
August 4, 2011	To Phoenix Mercury Phoenix Mercury The Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises...	To New York Liberty New York Liberty The New York Liberty is a professional basketball team based in New York City, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was one of the eight original franchises of the league...
August 4, 2011	Sidney Spencer Sidney Spencer Sidney Spencer is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA.Sidney attended the University of Tennessee, and in April 2007 led the team to the national championship. That same month, she was selected in the 2nd round of the WNBA draft by the Los Angeles Sparks...	Kara Braxton Kara Braxton Kara Liana Braxton is an American professional basketball player for the New York Liberty in the WNBA.-Early life:...

Additions

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| Marie Ferdinand-Harris || February 24, 2011 || Los Angeles Sparks

Los Angeles Sparks

The Los Angeles Sparks is a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began...

|- style="height:40px"
| Nakia Sanford
Nakia Sanford
Nakia Sanford is a professional basketball player. She currently plays the center position for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.-College career:...

|| February 24, 2011 || Washington Mystics

Washington Mystics

The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'...

|- style="height:40px"
| Alexis Gray-Lawson
Alexis Gray-Lawson
Alexis Gray-Lawson is a basketball player who most recently played for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association. She was the 2010 recipient of the Frances Pomeroy Naismith award, which is presented by the WBCA annually to 'the nation's most outstanding NCAA Division I...

|| February 25, 2011 || free agent

Free agent

In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....

|- style="height:40px"
| Olayinka Sanni
Olayinka Sanni
Olayinka Sanni is an American professional basketball player. She most recently played the center / power forward position for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.-College career:...

|| April 20, 2011 || free agent

Free agent

In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....

|- style="height:40px"
| Sidney Spencer
Sidney Spencer
Sidney Spencer is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA.Sidney attended the University of Tennessee, and in April 2007 led the team to the national championship. That same month, she was selected in the 2nd round of the WNBA draft by the Los Angeles Sparks...

|| August 4, 2011 || New York Liberty

New York Liberty

The New York Liberty is a professional basketball team based in New York City, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was one of the eight original franchises of the league...

|- style="height:40px"
| Krystal Thomas
Krystal Thomas
Krystal Thomas is a basketball player who most recently played for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association.-WNBA:Thomas was selected in the third round of the 2011 WNBA Draft by the Seattle Storm.-References:...

|| August 12, 2011 || free agent

Free agent

In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....

Subtractions

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| style="background:#32127A;color:#FDE910; width:140px"|Player
| style="background:#32127A;color:#FDE910; width:100px"|Left
| style="background:#32127A;color:#FDE910; width:210px"|New team
|- style="height:40px"
| Tangela Smith
Tangela Smith
-External links:***...

|| February 2, 2011 || Indiana Fever

Indiana Fever

The Indiana Fever is a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...

|- style="height:40px"
| Sequoia Holmes
Sequoia Holmes
Sequoia Holmes is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA.-External links:*...

|| March 14, 2011 || free agent

Free agent

In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....

|- style="height:40px"
| Brooke Smith
Brooke Smith (basketball)
Brooke Smith is a professional basketball player in the WNBA.-High school:Smith played for Marin Catholic High School in Kentfield, California, where she was named a WBCA All-American...

|| March 14, 2011 || free agent

Free agent

In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....

|- style="height:40px"
| Taylor Lilley
Taylor Lilley
Taylor Paige Lilley is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA.Free agent signed by the Phoenix Mercury, made the team roster for 2010 season over the two draft picks of the year...

|| May 30, 2011 || free agent

Free agent

In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....

|- style="height:40px"
| Kara Braxton
Kara Braxton
Kara Liana Braxton is an American professional basketball player for the New York Liberty in the WNBA.-Early life:...

|| August 4, 2011 || New York Liberty

New York Liberty

Free agent

In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....

Depth

{| style="text-align: center; background:#32127A; color:#FFFF00"
!width="50"|Pos.
!width="250"|Starter
!width="250"|Bench
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#092C57"
! style="background:#DC143C" | C

Center (basketball)

The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...

| Nakia Sanford
Nakia Sanford
Nakia Sanford is a professional basketball player. She currently plays the center position for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.-College career:...

| Krystal Thomas

Krystal Thomas

Krystal Thomas is a basketball player who most recently played for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association.-WNBA:Thomas was selected in the third round of the 2011 WNBA Draft by the Seattle Storm.-References:...

|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#092C57"
! style="background:#DC143C" | PF

Power forward (basketball)

Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...

| Candice Dupree
Candice Dupree
-External links:**...

| DeWanna Bonner

DeWanna Bonner

DeWanna Bonner is an American professional basketball player. She currently plays the forward position for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.-Personal life:...

|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#092C57"
! style="background:#DC143C" | SF

Small forward

The small forward, or colloquially known as three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall...

| Penny Taylor
| Marie Ferdinand-Harris
Sidney Spencer

Sidney Spencer

Sidney Spencer is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA.Sidney attended the University of Tennessee, and in April 2007 led the team to the national championship. That same month, she was selected in the 2nd round of the WNBA draft by the Los Angeles Sparks...

|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#092C57"
! style="background:#DC143C" | SG

Shooting guard

The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team...

| Diana Taurasi
Diana Taurasi
Diana Lorena Taurasi is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and Galatasaray Medical Park from Turkey...

| Alexis Gray-Lawson

Alexis Gray-Lawson

Alexis Gray-Lawson is a basketball player who most recently played for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association. She was the 2010 recipient of the Frances Pomeroy Naismith award, which is presented by the WBCA annually to 'the nation's most outstanding NCAA Division I...

|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#092C57"
! style="background:#DC143C" | PG

Point guard

Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...

| Temeka Johnson
Temeka Johnson
Temeka Rochelle Johnson is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA. Her primary position is point guard.-College years:...

| Ketia Swanier

Ketia Swanier

Naketia "Ketia" Marie Swanier is an American professional basketball player. She currently plays the guard position for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.-College career:...

Preseason

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The 2011 WNBA season is the 15th season for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association

Women's National Basketball Association

WNBA Draft

The following are the Mercury's selections in the 2011 WNBA Draft

2011 WNBA Draft

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| Brittany Spears

Brittany Spears (basketball)

Brittany Spears is a guard for the University of Colorado's Women's Basketball team. At 6'1", Spears averaged 18 points and eight rebounds in her senior season for the Buffaloes. During her four years at Colorado, Spears scored 2,185 points and averaged 17 points per game for her career, which is...

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University of Colorado

The University of Colorado system is a system of public universities in Colorado consisting of three universities in four campuses: University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, and University of Colorado Denver in downtown Denver and at the Anschutz Medical Campus in...

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| 31
| Tahnee Robinson
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| Nevada

University of Nevada, Reno

The University of Nevada, Reno , is a teaching and research university established in 1874 and located in Reno, Nevada, USA...

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Transaction log

February 9: The Mercury signed Brooke Smith, Sequoia Holmes, and Taylor Lilley to training camp contracts.
February 22: The Mercury signed Lauren Ervin to a training camp contract.
February 24: The Mercury signed Marie Ferdinand-Harris and Nakia Sanford.
February 25: The Mercury signed Alexis Gray-Lawson and Amanda Thompson.
March 14: The Mercury waived Sequoia Holmes and Brooke Smith.
April 10: The Mercury signed Erlana Larkins to a training camp contract.
April 11: The Mercury traded draft rights to Tahnee Robinson to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2012 Draft.
April 15: The Mercury waived Amanda Thompson.
April 22: The Mercury signed Yuko Oga and Olayinka Sanni to training camp contracts.
April 28: The Mercury waived Lauren Ervin.
May 19: The Mercury waived Erlana Larkins.
May 30: The Mercury waived Taylor Lilley and Brittany Spears.
June 2: The Mercury waived Yuko Oga.
August 4: The Mercury traded Kara Braxton to the New York Liberty in exchange for Sidney Spencer.
August 12: The Mercury signed Krystal Thomas and waived Olayinka Sanni.

Trades

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! style="background:#32127A;color:#FFFF00;" colspan=2|Trade
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| rowspan=2|April 11, 2011
| width=325|To Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix Mercury
The Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises...

| width=325|To Connecticut Sun
Connecticut Sun
The Connecticut Sun is a professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Orlando, Florida before the 1999 season began; the team moved to Connecticut before the 2003 season...

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| third-round pick in 2012 Draft
| Tahnee Robinson
|-
| rowspan=2|August 4, 2011
| width=325|To Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix Mercury
The Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises...

| width=325|To New York Liberty
New York Liberty
The New York Liberty is a professional basketball team based in New York City, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was one of the eight original franchises of the league...

|-
| Sidney Spencer

Sidney Spencer

| Kara Braxton

Kara Braxton

Kara Liana Braxton is an American professional basketball player for the New York Liberty in the WNBA.-Early life:...

Additions

Los Angeles Sparks

Washington Mystics

Free agent

In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....

Free agent

In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....

New York Liberty

Free agent

In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....

Subtractions

Indiana Fever

|- style="height:40px"
| Sequoia Holmes
Sequoia Holmes
Sequoia Holmes is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA.-External links:*...

|| March 14, 2011 || free agent

Free agent

In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....

Free agent

In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....

Free agent

In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....

New York Liberty

Free agent

In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....

Depth

Center (basketball)

| Nakia Sanford
Nakia Sanford
Nakia Sanford is a professional basketball player. She currently plays the center position for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.-College career:...

| Krystal Thomas

Krystal Thomas

|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#092C57"
! style="background:#DC143C" | PF

Power forward (basketball)

| Candice Dupree
Candice Dupree
-External links:**...

| DeWanna Bonner

DeWanna Bonner

DeWanna Bonner is an American professional basketball player. She currently plays the forward position for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.-Personal life:...

|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#092C57"
! style="background:#DC143C" | SF

Small forward

| Penny Taylor
| Marie Ferdinand-Harris
Sidney Spencer

Sidney Spencer

|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#092C57"
! style="background:#DC143C" | SG

Shooting guard

| Diana Taurasi
Diana Taurasi
Diana Lorena Taurasi is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and Galatasaray Medical Park from Turkey...

| Alexis Gray-Lawson

Alexis Gray-Lawson

|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#092C57"
! style="background:#DC143C" | PG

Point guard

Ketia Swanier

Naketia "Ketia" Marie Swanier is an American professional basketball player. She currently plays the guard position for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.-College career:...

Preseason

Women's National Basketball Association

WNBA Draft

The following are the Mercury's selections in the 2011 WNBA Draft

2011 WNBA Draft

Brittany Spears (basketball)

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| Colorado

University of Colorado

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| 3
| 31
| Tahnee Robinson
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| Nevada

University of Nevada, Reno

The University of Nevada, Reno , is a teaching and research university established in 1874 and located in Reno, Nevada, USA...

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Transaction log

February 9: The Mercury signed Brooke Smith, Sequoia Holmes, and Taylor Lilley to training camp contracts.
February 22: The Mercury signed Lauren Ervin to a training camp contract.
February 24: The Mercury signed Marie Ferdinand-Harris and Nakia Sanford.
February 25: The Mercury signed Alexis Gray-Lawson and Amanda Thompson.
March 14: The Mercury waived Sequoia Holmes and Brooke Smith.
April 10: The Mercury signed Erlana Larkins to a training camp contract.
April 11: The Mercury traded draft rights to Tahnee Robinson to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2012 Draft.
April 15: The Mercury waived Amanda Thompson.
April 22: The Mercury signed Yuko Oga and Olayinka Sanni to training camp contracts.
April 28: The Mercury waived Lauren Ervin.
May 19: The Mercury waived Erlana Larkins.
May 30: The Mercury waived Taylor Lilley and Brittany Spears.
June 2: The Mercury waived Yuko Oga.
August 4: The Mercury traded Kara Braxton to the New York Liberty in exchange for Sidney Spencer.
August 12: The Mercury signed Krystal Thomas and waived Olayinka Sanni.

Trades

Sidney Spencer

| Kara Braxton

Kara Braxton

Kara Liana Braxton is an American professional basketball player for the New York Liberty in the WNBA.-Early life:...

Additions

Los Angeles Sparks

Washington Mystics

Free agent

In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....

Free agent

In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....

New York Liberty

Free agent

In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....

Subtractions

Indiana Fever

|- style="height:40px"
| Sequoia Holmes
Sequoia Holmes
Sequoia Holmes is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA.-External links:*...

|| March 14, 2011 || free agent

Free agent

In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....

Free agent

In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....

Free agent

In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....

New York Liberty

Free agent

In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....

Depth

Center (basketball)

| Nakia Sanford
Nakia Sanford
Nakia Sanford is a professional basketball player. She currently plays the center position for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.-College career:...

| Krystal Thomas

Krystal Thomas

|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#092C57"
! style="background:#DC143C" | PF

Power forward (basketball)

| Candice Dupree
Candice Dupree
-External links:**...

| DeWanna Bonner

DeWanna Bonner

DeWanna Bonner is an American professional basketball player. She currently plays the forward position for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.-Personal life:...

|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#092C57"
! style="background:#DC143C" | SF

Small forward

| Penny Taylor
| Marie Ferdinand-Harris
Sidney Spencer

Sidney Spencer

|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#092C57"
! style="background:#DC143C" | SG

Shooting guard

| Diana Taurasi
Diana Taurasi
Diana Lorena Taurasi is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and Galatasaray Medical Park from Turkey...

| Alexis Gray-Lawson

Alexis Gray-Lawson

|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:#092C57"
! style="background:#DC143C" | PG

Point guard

Ketia Swanier

Naketia "Ketia" Marie Swanier is an American professional basketball player. She currently plays the guard position for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.-College career:...

Preseason

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! colspan=2 style="background:#32127A; color:#FFFF00" | 2011 Game Log: Preseason
|- valign="top"
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{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|-
! width="5%" | Game
! width="8%" | Date
! width="5%" | Time (ET)
! width="10%" | Opponent
! width="7%" | Score
! width="10%" | High points
! width="10%" | High rebounds
! width="10%" | High assists
! width="10%" | Location/Attendance
! width="5%" | Record
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 1 || May 24 || 10:00pm || Japan || 96–52 || Gray-Lawson

Alexis Gray-Lawson

(16) || Dupree

Candice Dupree

-External links:**...

(8) || Gray Lawson

Alexis Gray-Lawson

(6) || US Airways Center

US Airways Center

US Airways Center is a sports and entertainment arena located in downtown Phoenix, Arizona. It opened in 1992, and is the home of the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association, the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association, and the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena...

2,969 || 1–0
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 2 || May 28 || 10:00pm || @ Los Angeles

Los Angeles Sparks

|| 72–83 || 3 players (12) || Braxton

Kara Braxton

Kara Liana Braxton is an American professional basketball player for the New York Liberty in the WNBA.-Early life:...

(6) || 5 players (2) || The Pit
N/A || 1–1
|}
|}

Regular season

{| class="toccolours" width=90% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;"
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! colspan=2 style="background:#32127A; color:#FFFF00" | 2011 Game Log: Regular Season
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! colspan=2 style="background:#eeeeee; color:#000000" | All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess or ESPN3.com
|- valign="top"
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June

{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|-
! width="4%" | Game
! width="8%" | Date
! width="5%" | Time (ET)
! width="9%" | Opponent
! width="5%" | TV
! width="7%" | Score
! width="10%" | High points
! width="10%" | High rebounds
! width="10%" | High assists
! width="11%" | Location/Attendance
! width="5%" | Record
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 1 || June 4 || 3:00pm || @ Seattle

Seattle Storm

The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...

|| ABC

ESPN on ABC

ESPN on ABC is the brand used for sports programming on the ABC television network. Officially the broadcast network retains its own sports division; however, for all practical purposes, ABC's sports division has been merged with ESPN, a sports cable network majority-owned by ABC's parent, The...

|| 71–78 || Taurasi

Diana Taurasi

Diana Lorena Taurasi is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and Galatasaray Medical Park from Turkey...

(31) || Dupree

Candice Dupree

-External links:**...

Braxton

Kara Braxton

Kara Liana Braxton is an American professional basketball player for the New York Liberty in the WNBA.-Early life:...

(9) || Taylor (5) || KeyArena

KeyArena

KeyArena at Seattle Center , is a multipurpose arena, in Seattle, Washington. It is located north of downtown in the entertainment complex known as Seattle Center, the site of the 1962 World's Fair, the Century 21 Exposition...

11,548 || 0–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 2 || June 10 || 10:30pm || @ Los Angeles

Los Angeles Sparks

|| || 85–98 || Taylor (18) || Dupree

Candice Dupree

-External links:**...

(11) || Johnson

Temeka Johnson

Temeka Rochelle Johnson is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA. Her primary position is point guard.-College years:...

(6) || Staples Center

Staples Center

Staples Center is a multi-purpose sports arena in Downtown Los Angeles. Adjacent to the L.A. Live development, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex along Figueroa Street. Opening on October 17, 1999, it is one of the major sporting facilities in the Greater Los Angeles...

10,616 || 0–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 3 || June 17 || 10:00pm || San Antonio

San Antonio Silver Stars

The San Antonio Silver Stars are a professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Salt Lake City, Utah before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; the team moved to San Antonio...

|| FS-A || 99–101 || Taurasi

Diana Taurasi

Diana Lorena Taurasi is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and Galatasaray Medical Park from Turkey...

(20) || Dupree

Candice Dupree

-External links:**...

(12) || Taylor (10) || US Airways Center

US Airways Center

12,274 || 0–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 4 || June 19 || 6:00pm || Indiana

Indiana Fever

|| || 93–89 (OT) || Taurasi

Diana Taurasi

Diana Lorena Taurasi is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and Galatasaray Medical Park from Turkey...

(32) || Dupree

Candice Dupree

-External links:**...

(18) || Taylor (6) || US Airways Center

US Airways Center

7,701 || 1–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 5 || June 21 || 8:00pm || @ San Antonio

San Antonio Silver Stars

|| ESPN2 || 105–98 || Taylor (30) || Dupree

Candice Dupree

-External links:**...

(13) || Johnson

Temeka Johnson

Temeka Rochelle Johnson is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA. Her primary position is point guard.-College years:...

(6) || AT&T Center

AT&T Center

AT&T Center is an indoor arena, located in San Antonio, Texas, USA. It seats 18,581, for basketball , 13,800, for ice hockey and 19,000, for concerts or religious gatherings and contains 2,018 club seats, 50 luxury suites and 32 bathrooms .It was completed in 2002, as the SBC...

7,072 || 2–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 6 || June 24 || 7:30pm || @ Atlanta

Atlanta Dream

The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta...

|| FS-A
FS-S || 92–83 || Taurasi

Diana Taurasi

Diana Lorena Taurasi is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and Galatasaray Medical Park from Turkey...

(20) || Taylor (10) || Taylor (8) || Philips Arena

Philips Arena

Philips Arena is an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia.Completed in 1999 to replace The Omni, at a cost of $213.5 million, it is home to the Atlanta Hawks, of the National Basketball Association, and the Atlanta Dream, of the Women's National Basketball Association...

5,492 || 3–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 7 || June 25 || 8:00pm || @ Chicago

Chicago Sky

The Chicago Sky is a professional basketball team based in Rosemont, Illinois, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2006 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Michael J. Alter and Margaret Stender...

|| CN100

Comcast Network

Comcast Network is a cable television station that is shown mostly in parts of Comcast Cable services in the Eastern part of the US. Viewed in four states and 20 television markets from New Jersey to Virginia on Comcast cable systems. The main focus of the network is Philadelphia although they...

|| 86–78 || Tauarsi

Diana Taurasi

Diana Lorena Taurasi is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and Galatasaray Medical Park from Turkey...

(23) || Braxton

Kara Braxton

Kara Liana Braxton is an American professional basketball player for the New York Liberty in the WNBA.-Early life:...

Taylor (9) || Taylor (7) || Allstate Arena

Allstate Arena

Allstate Arena is a multi-purpose arena, in Rosemont, Illinois.It is home to the Chicago Rush, of the Arena Football League, DePaul University's men's basketball team, the Chicago Wolves, of the AHL, and the Chicago Sky, of the WNBA.It is located near the intersection of Mannheim Road and...

5,547 || 4–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 8 || June 28 || 7:00pm || @ Indiana

Indiana Fever

|| || 86–91 || Bonner

DeWanna Bonner

DeWanna Bonner is an American professional basketball player. She currently plays the forward position for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.-Personal life:...

Taurasi

Diana Taurasi

Diana Lorena Taurasi is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and Galatasaray Medical Park from Turkey...

(15) || Braxton

Kara Braxton

Kara Liana Braxton is an American professional basketball player for the New York Liberty in the WNBA.-Early life:...

(7) || Gray-Lawson

Alexis Gray-Lawson

Taylor (5) || Conseco Fieldhouse

Conseco Fieldhouse

Conseco Fieldhouse is a multi-purpose arena located in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Opened in November 1999 to replace Market Square Arena, it is home to the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association and the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association...

6,625 || 4–4
|}

|-
|

July

Chicago Sky

|| NBATV
CN100

Comcast Network

|| 97–84 || Taurasi

Diana Taurasi

Diana Lorena Taurasi is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and Galatasaray Medical Park from Turkey...

(24) || Dupree

Candice Dupree

-External links:**...

(9) || Taurasi

Diana Taurasi

Diana Lorena Taurasi is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and Galatasaray Medical Park from Turkey...

(6) || US Airways Center

US Airways Center

9,517 || 5–4
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 10 || July 5 || 9:00pm || Los Angeles

Los Angeles Sparks

|| ESPN2 || 101–82 || Dupree

Candice Dupree

-External links:**...

Taurasi

Diana Taurasi

Diana Lorena Taurasi is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and Galatasaray Medical Park from Turkey...

(20) || Braxton

Kara Braxton

Kara Liana Braxton is an American professional basketball player for the New York Liberty in the WNBA.-Early life:...

(5) || Taurasi

Diana Taurasi

Diana Lorena Taurasi is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and Galatasaray Medical Park from Turkey...

(7) || US Airways Center

US Airways Center

9,826 || 6–4
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 11 || July 8 || 8:00pm || @ Tulsa || || 86–78 || Taurasi

Diana Taurasi

Diana Lorena Taurasi is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and Galatasaray Medical Park from Turkey...

(17) || Bonner

DeWanna Bonner

DeWanna Bonner is an American professional basketball player. She currently plays the forward position for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.-Personal life:...

(13) || Taylor (7) || BOK Center

BOK Center

The BOK Center, or Bank of Oklahoma Center, is a 19,100-seat multi-purpose arena and a primary indoor sports and event venue in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. Designed to accommodate arena football, hockey, basketball, concerts, and similar events, the facility was built at a cost of $178 million...

4,081 || 7–4
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 12 || July 10 || 6:00pm || Tulsa || NBATV
COX

The Cox Channel

The Cox Channel is a local origination cable channel based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and is owned and operated by Cox Communications, through its Oklahoma City and Tulsa-area cable television systems...

|| 102–63 || Taylor (18) || Sanford

Nakia Sanford

Nakia Sanford is a professional basketball player. She currently plays the center position for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.-College career:...

(7) || Taurasi

Diana Taurasi

Diana Lorena Taurasi is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and Galatasaray Medical Park from Turkey...

(6) || US Airways Center

US Airways Center

7,696 || 8–4
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 13 || July 13 || 1:00pm || @ Minnesota

Minnesota Lynx

The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1999 season...

|| NBATV
FS-A
FS-N || 112–105 || Taurasi

Diana Taurasi

Diana Lorena Taurasi is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and Galatasaray Medical Park from Turkey...

(27) || Dupree

Candice Dupree

-External links:**...

Taylor (8) || Johnson

Temeka Johnson

Temeka Rochelle Johnson is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA. Her primary position is point guard.-College years:...

Taurasi

Diana Taurasi

Diana Lorena Taurasi is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and Galatasaray Medical Park from Turkey...

Taylor (8) || Target Center

Target Center

The Target Center is an arena in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is sponsored by Target Corporation. The arena has a capacity of 20,500 people. It contains 702 club seats and 68 suites....

11,820 || 9–4
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 14 || July 15 || 10:00pm || Washington

Washington Mystics

|| NBATV
FS-A || 78–64 || Dupree

Candice Dupree

-External links:**...

(20) || Taylor (8) || Taylor (7) || US Airways Center

US Airways Center

9,075 || 10–4
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 15 || July 20 || 3:30pm || Minnesota

Minnesota Lynx

|| NBATV
FS-A || 98–106 || Taurasi

Diana Taurasi

Diana Lorena Taurasi is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and Galatasaray Medical Park from Turkey...

(24) || Bonner

DeWanna Bonner

DeWanna Bonner is an American professional basketball player. She currently plays the forward position for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.-Personal life:...

Dupree

Candice Dupree

-External links:**...

(7) || Taurasi

Diana Taurasi

Diana Lorena Taurasi is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and Galatasaray Medical Park from Turkey...

(6) || US Airways Center

US Airways Center

12,118 || 10–5
|-
| colspan="11" align="center" valign="middle" | All-Star
2011 WNBA All-Star Game
The 2011 WNBA All-Star Game was played on July 23, 2011 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas, home of the San Antonio Silver Stars. The game was the 10th WNBA All-Star Game, which has been held annually since 1999 except in 2004, 2008, and 2010...

break
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 16 || July 26 || 9:00pm || Seattle

Seattle Storm

|| NBATV || 77–83 || Taurasi

Diana Taurasi

Diana Lorena Taurasi is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and Galatasaray Medical Park from Turkey...

(26) || Bonner

DeWanna Bonner

DeWanna Bonner is an American professional basketball player. She currently plays the forward position for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.-Personal life:...

Braxton

Kara Braxton

Kara Liana Braxton is an American professional basketball player for the New York Liberty in the WNBA.-Early life:...

(7) || Johnson

Temeka Johnson

Temeka Rochelle Johnson is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA. Her primary position is point guard.-College years:...

(5) || US Airways Center

US Airways Center

6,108 || 10–6
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 17 || July 28 || 12:30pm || @ San Antonio

San Antonio Silver Stars

|| NBATV
FS-A
FS-SW || 91–102 || Taurasi

Diana Taurasi

Diana Lorena Taurasi is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and Galatasaray Medical Park from Turkey...

(27) || Dupree

Candice Dupree

-External links:**...

(14) || Johnson

Temeka Johnson

Temeka Rochelle Johnson is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA. Her primary position is point guard.-College years:...

Taylor (5) || AT&T Center

AT&T Center

14,797 || 10–7
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 18 || July 30 || 7:00pm || @ New York

New York Liberty

|| NBATV
MSG+

MSG Plus

MSG Plus is a regional sports network in the New York City metropolitan area, whose reach expands to cover the entire state of New York, Northern New Jersey, Southwestern Connecticut, and Northeastern Pennsylvania. The network was rebranded on March 10, 2008.Like its sister network, MSG, it is...

|| 91–84 || Taylor (29) || Bonner

DeWanna Bonner

DeWanna Bonner is an American professional basketball player. She currently plays the forward position for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.-Personal life:...

(9) || Swanier

Ketia Swanier

Naketia "Ketia" Marie Swanier is an American professional basketball player. She currently plays the guard position for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.-College career:...

(7) || Prudential Center
7,214 || 11–7
|}

|-
|

August

Minnesota Lynx

|| ESPN2 || 73–90 || Taurasi

Diana Taurasi

Diana Lorena Taurasi is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and Galatasaray Medical Park from Turkey...

(20) || Bonner

DeWanna Bonner

DeWanna Bonner is an American professional basketball player. She currently plays the forward position for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.-Personal life:...

(8) || Johnson

Temeka Johnson

Temeka Rochelle Johnson is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA. Her primary position is point guard.-College years:...

(4) || Target Center

Target Center

The Target Center is an arena in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is sponsored by Target Corporation. The arena has a capacity of 20,500 people. It contains 702 club seats and 68 suites....

7,126 || 11–8
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 20 || August 7 || 6:00pm || Connecticut

Connecticut Sun

The Connecticut Sun is a professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Orlando, Florida before the 1999 season began; the team moved to Connecticut before the 2003 season...

|| NBATV
FS-A || 95–96 (OT) || Taurasi

Diana Taurasi

Diana Lorena Taurasi is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and Galatasaray Medical Park from Turkey...

(29) || Dupree

Candice Dupree

-External links:**...

(12) || Taurasi

Diana Taurasi

Diana Lorena Taurasi is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and Galatasaray Medical Park from Turkey...

(6) || US Airways Center

US Airways Center

8,514 || 11–9
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 21 || August 9 || 10:00pm || Minnesota

Minnesota Lynx

|| || 85–80 || Taurasi

Diana Taurasi

Diana Lorena Taurasi is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and Galatasaray Medical Park from Turkey...

(26) || Dupree

Candice Dupree

-External links:**...

(11) || Johnson

Temeka Johnson

Temeka Rochelle Johnson is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA. Her primary position is point guard.-College years:...

(5) || US Airways Center

US Airways Center

6,726 || 12–9
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 22 || August 11 || 10:00pm || Atlanta

Atlanta Dream

|| || 109–95 || Bonner

DeWanna Bonner

DeWanna Bonner is an American professional basketball player. She currently plays the forward position for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.-Personal life:...

(25) || Bonner

DeWanna Bonner

DeWanna Bonner is an American professional basketball player. She currently plays the forward position for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.-Personal life:...

(13) || Taylor (6) || US Airways Center

US Airways Center

7,940 || 13–9
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 23 || August 12 || 10:30pm || @ Los Angeles

Los Angeles Sparks

|| || 90–93 (OT) || Taylor (29) || Bonner

DeWanna Bonner

DeWanna Bonner is an American professional basketball player. She currently plays the forward position for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.-Personal life:...

(10) || Johnson

Temeka Johnson

Temeka Rochelle Johnson is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA. Her primary position is point guard.-College years:...

(12) || Staples Center

Staples Center

10,512 || 13–10
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 24 || August 16 || 10:00pm || Seattle

Seattle Storm

|| || 81–79 || Taurasi

Diana Taurasi

Diana Lorena Taurasi is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and Galatasaray Medical Park from Turkey...

(24) || Bonner

DeWanna Bonner

DeWanna Bonner is an American professional basketball player. She currently plays the forward position for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.-Personal life:...

Sanford

Nakia Sanford

Nakia Sanford is a professional basketball player. She currently plays the center position for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.-College career:...

Taurasi

Diana Taurasi

Diana Lorena Taurasi is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and Galatasaray Medical Park from Turkey...

(5) || Johnson

Temeka Johnson

Temeka Rochelle Johnson is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA. Her primary position is point guard.-College years:...

Taurasi

Diana Taurasi

Diana Lorena Taurasi is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and Galatasaray Medical Park from Turkey...

(4) || US Airways Center

US Airways Center

8,870 || 14–10
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 25 || August 20 || 10:00pm || San Antonio

San Antonio Silver Stars

|| NBATV
FS-A
FS-SW || 87–81 || Taylor (28) || Bonner

DeWanna Bonner

DeWanna Bonner is an American professional basketball player. She currently plays the forward position for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.-Personal life:...

(11) || Taylor (5) || US Airways Center

US Airways Center

10,134 || 15–10
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 26 || August 23 || 10:00pm || New York

New York Liberty

|| ESPN2 || 70–74 || Dupree

Candice Dupree

-External links:**...

(17) || Taylor (9) || Johnson

Temeka Johnson

Temeka Rochelle Johnson is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA. Her primary position is point guard.-College years:...

Taylor (4) || US Airways Center

US Airways Center

8,871 || 15–11
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 27 || August 26 || 7:30pm || @ Connecticut

Connecticut Sun

|| CSN-NE

CSN New England

Comcast SportsNet New England is a regional cable sports television network based in Burlington, Massachusetts that operates in Massachusetts, eastern and central Connecticut, Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island...

|| 92–95 || Taurasi

Diana Taurasi

Diana Lorena Taurasi is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and Galatasaray Medical Park from Turkey...

Taylor (26) || Dupree

Candice Dupree

-External links:**...

Sanford

Nakia Sanford

Nakia Sanford is a professional basketball player. She currently plays the center position for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.-College career:...

(11) || Johnson

Temeka Johnson

Temeka Rochelle Johnson is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA. Her primary position is point guard.-College years:...

(7) || Mohegan Sun Arena

Mohegan Sun Arena

The Mohegan Sun Arena is a 10,000 seat multi-purpose arena in Uncasville, Connecticut located inside Mohegan Sun. The arena facility features of configurable exhibition space and a clear span...

9,007 || 15–12
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 28 || August 28 || 4:00pm || @ Washington

Washington Mystics

|| NBATV
CSN-MA || 86–79 || Dupree

Candice Dupree

-External links:**...

(27) || Sanford

Nakia Sanford

Nakia Sanford is a professional basketball player. She currently plays the center position for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.-College career:...

(9) || Johnson

Temeka Johnson

Temeka Rochelle Johnson is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA. Her primary position is point guard.-College years:...

(8) || Verizon Center

Verizon Center

Verizon Center is a sports and entertainment arena in Washington, D.C., USA, named after telecommunications sponsor Verizon Communications, and has been nicknamed the "Phone Booth" because of its association with telecommunications companies...

11,614 || 16–12
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 29 || August 30 || 8:00pm || @ Tulsa || || 96–74 || Bonner

DeWanna Bonner

DeWanna Bonner is an American professional basketball player. She currently plays the forward position for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.-Personal life:...

(25) || Bonner

DeWanna Bonner

DeWanna Bonner is an American professional basketball player. She currently plays the forward position for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.-Personal life:...

Sanford

Nakia Sanford

Nakia Sanford is a professional basketball player. She currently plays the center position for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.-College career:...

(9) || Bonner

DeWanna Bonner

DeWanna Bonner is an American professional basketball player. She currently plays the forward position for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.-Personal life:...

Taurasi

Diana Taurasi

Diana Lorena Taurasi is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and Galatasaray Medical Park from Turkey...

(3) || BOK Center

BOK Center

3,590 || 17–12
|}

|-
|

September

San Antonio Silver Stars

|| || 68–86 || Bonner

DeWanna Bonner

DeWanna Bonner is an American professional basketball player. She currently plays the forward position for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.-Personal life:...

(23) || Dupree

Candice Dupree

-External links:**...

(13) || Swanier

Ketia Swanier

Naketia "Ketia" Marie Swanier is an American professional basketball player. She currently plays the guard position for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.-College career:...

Taurasi

Diana Taurasi

Diana Lorena Taurasi is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and Galatasaray Medical Park from Turkey...

(3) || AT&T Center

AT&T Center

6,502 || 17–13
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 31 || September 3 || 10:00pm || Los Angeles

Los Angeles Sparks

|| NBATV || 93–77 || Taurasi

Diana Taurasi

Diana Lorena Taurasi is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and Galatasaray Medical Park from Turkey...

(24) || Dupree

Candice Dupree

-External links:**...

(19) || Johnson

Temeka Johnson

Temeka Rochelle Johnson is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA. Her primary position is point guard.-College years:...

(9) || US Airways Center

US Airways Center

9,620 || 18–13
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 32 || September 8 || 10:00pm || Tulsa || NBATV
COX

The Cox Channel

|| 91–76 || Taurasi

Diana Taurasi

Diana Lorena Taurasi is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and Galatasaray Medical Park from Turkey...

(21) || Bonner

DeWanna Bonner

DeWanna Bonner is an American professional basketball player. She currently plays the forward position for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.-Personal life:...

(10) || Swanier

Ketia Swanier

Naketia "Ketia" Marie Swanier is an American professional basketball player. She currently plays the guard position for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.-College career:...

(9) || US Airways Center

US Airways Center

8,189 || 19–13
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 33 || September 9 || 10:00pm || @ Seattle

Seattle Storm

|| KONG || 70–85 || Taurasi

Diana Taurasi

Diana Lorena Taurasi is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and Galatasaray Medical Park from Turkey...

(36) || Bonner

DeWanna Bonner

DeWanna Bonner is an American professional basketball player. She currently plays the forward position for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.-Personal life:...

(14) || Johnson

Temeka Johnson

Temeka Rochelle Johnson is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA. Her primary position is point guard.-College years:...

(3) || KeyArena

KeyArena

9,686 || 19–14
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 34 || September 11 || 6:00pm || Minnesota

Minnesota Lynx

|| FS-A || 90–96 || Taurasi

Diana Taurasi

Diana Lorena Taurasi is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and Galatasaray Medical Park from Turkey...

(19) || Dupree

Candice Dupree

-External links:**...

(6) || Swanier

Ketia Swanier

Naketia "Ketia" Marie Swanier is an American professional basketball player. She currently plays the guard position for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.-College career:...

(4) || US Airways Center

US Airways Center

12,666 || 19–15
|}
|}

Postseason

{| class="toccolours" width=90% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan=2 style="background:#32127A; color:#FFFF00" | 2011 Game Log: Postseason
|- valign="top"
|

Western Conference Semifinals

{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|-
! width="4%" | Game
! width="8%" | Date
! width="5%" | Time (ET)
! width="9%" | Opponent
! width="5%" | TV
! width="7%" | Score
! width="10%" | High points
! width="10%" | High rebounds
! width="10%" | High assists
! width="11%" | Location/Attendance
! width="5%" | Series
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 1 || September 15 || 10:00pm || @ Seattle

Seattle Storm

|| ESPN2 || 61–80 || Taylor (13) || Bonner

DeWanna Bonner

DeWanna Bonner is an American professional basketball player. She currently plays the forward position for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.-Personal life:...

(8) || Johnson

Temeka Johnson

Temeka Rochelle Johnson is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA. Her primary position is point guard.-College years:...

Swanier

Ketia Swanier

Naketia "Ketia" Marie Swanier is an American professional basketball player. She currently plays the guard position for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.-College career:...

Taylor (3) || KeyArena

KeyArena

7,279 || 0–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 2 || September 17 || 10:00pm || Seattle

Seattle Storm

|| NBATV || 92–83 || Dupree

Candice Dupree

-External links:**...

(29) || Dupree

Candice Dupree

-External links:**...

(13) || Johnson

Temeka Johnson

Temeka Rochelle Johnson is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA. Her primary position is point guard.-College years:...

(9) || US Airways Center

US Airways Center

9,356 || 1–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 3 || September 19 || 10:00pm || @ Seattle

Seattle Storm

|| ESPN2 || 77–75 || Dupree

Candice Dupree

-External links:**...

(20) || Taylor (17) || Johnson

Temeka Johnson

Temeka Rochelle Johnson is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA. Her primary position is point guard.-College years:...

Taurasi

Diana Taurasi

Diana Lorena Taurasi is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and Galatasaray Medical Park from Turkey...

(3) || KeyArena

KeyArena

8,589 || 2–1
|}

|-
|

Western Conference Finals

{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|-
! width="4%" | Game
! width="8%" | Date
! width="5%" | Time (ET)
! width="9%" | Opponent
! width="5%" | TV
! width="7%" | Score
! width="10%" | High points
! width="10%" | High rebounds
! width="10%" | High assists
! width="11%" | Location/Attendance
! width="5%" | Series
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 1 || September 22 || 9:00pm || @ Minnesota

Minnesota Lynx

|| ESPN2 || 67–95 || Taurasi

Diana Taurasi

Diana Lorena Taurasi is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and Galatasaray Medical Park from Turkey...

(22) || Bonner

DeWanna Bonner

DeWanna Bonner is an American professional basketball player. She currently plays the forward position for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.-Personal life:...

(8) || Johnson

Temeka Johnson

Temeka Rochelle Johnson is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA. Her primary position is point guard.-College years:...

(4) || Target Center

Target Center

The Target Center is an arena in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is sponsored by Target Corporation. The arena has a capacity of 20,500 people. It contains 702 club seats and 68 suites....

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Minnesota Lynx

|| ESPN2 || 86–103 || Bonner

DeWanna Bonner

DeWanna Bonner is an American professional basketball player. She currently plays the forward position for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.-Personal life:...

Taurasi

Diana Taurasi

Diana Lorena Taurasi is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and Galatasaray Medical Park from Turkey...

(22) || Dupree

Candice Dupree

-External links:**...

(11) || Johnson

Temeka Johnson

Temeka Rochelle Johnson is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA. Her primary position is point guard.-College years:...

(6) || US Airways Center

US Airways Center

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Regular season

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! style="background:#32127A;color:#FFFF00;" width="16%" | Player
! style="background:#32127A;color:#FFFF00;" width="6%" | GP
! style="background:#32127A;color:#FFFF00;" width="6%" | GS
! style="background:#32127A;color:#FFFF00;" width="6%" | MPG
! style="background:#32127A;color:#FFFF00;" width="6%" | FG%
! style="background:#32127A;color:#FFFF00;" width="6%" | 3P%
! style="background:#32127A;color:#FFFF00;" width="6%" | FT%
! style="background:#32127A;color:#FFFF00;" width="6%" | RPG
! style="background:#32127A;color:#FFFF00;" width="5%" | APG
! style="background:#32127A;color:#FFFF00;" width="6%" | SPG
! style="background:#32127A;color:#FFFF00;" width="6%" | BPG
! style="background:#32127A;color:#FFFF00;" width="6%" | PPG
|-
|
| style="background:#DC143C;color:white;"|34 || 5 || 25.2 || .430 || .343 || style="background:#DC143C;color:white;"|.909 || 7.0 || 0.8 || 1.00 || style="background:#DC143C;color:white;"|1.06 || 10.7
|-
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| 18 || 18 || 19.8 || style="background:#DC143C;color:white;"|.559 || .500 || .595 || 4.9 || 1.3 || 0.80 || 0.80 || 10.6
|-
|
| style="background:#DC143C;color:white;"|34 || style="background:#DC143C;color:white;"|34 || style="background:#DC143C;color:white;"|31.6 || .548 || .167 || .852 || style="background:#DC143C;color:white;"|8.2 || 1.8 || 0.56 || 0.74 || 14.6
|-
|
| style="background:#DC143C;color:white;"|34 || 2 || 17.4 || .335 || .333 || .974 || 1.5 || 1.1 || 0.56 || 0.21 || 6.8
|-
|
| 27 || 0 || 11.4 || .398 || .349 || .821 || 0.7 || 1.3 || 0.22 || 0.00 || 3.9
|-
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| 30 || 30 || 23.9 || .435 || .385 || .864 || 2.0 || 4.4 || 0.80 || 0.17 || 6.4
|-
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| 33 || 16 || 14.4 || .484 || .000 || .750 || 4.2 || 0.4 || 0.21 || 0.21 || 4.2
|-
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| 14 || 0 || 5.2 || .667 || .000 || .333 || 0.7 || 0.0 || 0.21 || 0.07 || 1.6
|-
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| 8 || 0 || 8.1 || .313 || .750 || 1.000 || 0.6 || 0.8 || 0.00 || 0.00 || 1.9
|-
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| 29 || 4 || 14.8 || .342 || .286 || .688 || 1.9 || 2.3 || 0.79 || 0.03 || 2.7
|-
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| 32 || 32 || 30.2 || .449 || .395 || .903 || 3.2 || 3.6 || 0.75 || 0.63 || style="background:#DC143C;color:white;"|21.6
|-
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| 29 || 29 || 29.8 || .511 || style="background:#DC143C;color:white;"|.402 || .874 || 4.9 || style="background:#DC143C;color:white;"|4.7 || style="background:#DC143C;color:white;"|1.69 || 0.38 || 16.7
|-
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| 8 || 0 || 12.3 || .563 || .000 || .500 || 1.0 || 0.1 || 0.00 || 0.63 || 2.6
|}

Postseason

Awards and honors

Candice Dupree
Candice Dupree
-External links:**...

was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of June 13, 2011.
Penny Taylor was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of June 20, 2011.
Diana Taurasi
Diana Taurasi
Diana Lorena Taurasi is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and Galatasaray Medical Park from Turkey...

was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of August 8, 2011.
DeWanna Bonner
DeWanna Bonner
DeWanna Bonner is an American professional basketball player. She currently plays the forward position for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.-Personal life:...

was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of August 29, 2011.
Diana Taurasi
Diana Taurasi
Diana Lorena Taurasi is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and Galatasaray Medical Park from Turkey...

was named to the 2011 WNBA All-Star Team
2011 WNBA All-Star Game
The 2011 WNBA All-Star Game was played on July 23, 2011 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas, home of the San Antonio Silver Stars. The game was the 10th WNBA All-Star Game, which has been held annually since 1999 except in 2004, 2008, and 2010...

as a starter.
Penny Taylor was named to the 2011 WNBA All-Star Team
2011 WNBA All-Star Game
The 2011 WNBA All-Star Game was played on July 23, 2011 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas, home of the San Antonio Silver Stars. The game was the 10th WNBA All-Star Game, which has been held annually since 1999 except in 2004, 2008, and 2010...

as a reserve.
Diana Taurasi
Diana Taurasi
Diana Lorena Taurasi is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and Galatasaray Medical Park from Turkey...

finished as a Peak Performer
WNBA Peak Performers
The Women's National Basketball Association Peak Performer Awards are given each year to players who lead the WNBA in scoring, rebounding, and assists...

, averaging 21.6 points per game.
DeWanna Bonner
DeWanna Bonner
DeWanna Bonner is an American professional basketball player. She currently plays the forward position for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.-Personal life:...

was named Sixth Woman of the Year
WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year Award
The Women's National Basketball Association's Sixth Woman of the Year Award is an annual Women's National Basketball Association award given since the 2007 WNBA season to the league's most valuable player for her team coming off the bench as a substitute . A panel of sportswriters and broadcasters...

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Diana Taurasi
Diana Taurasi
Diana Lorena Taurasi is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and Galatasaray Medical Park from Turkey...

was named to the All-WNBA First Team
All-WNBA Team
The All-WNBA Team is an annual Women's National Basketball Association honor bestowed on the best players in the league following every WNBA season. The voting is conducted by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States. The team has been selected in every season of the...

.
Penny Taylor was named to the All-WNBA Second Team
All-WNBA Team
The All-WNBA Team is an annual Women's National Basketball Association honor bestowed on the best players in the league following every WNBA season. The voting is conducted by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States. The team has been selected in every season of the...

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External links

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