2004 Phoenix Mercury season

The 2004 WNBA season was the eighth for the Phoenix Mercury.

2004 Phoenix Mercury season
CoachCarrie Graf
ArenaAmerica West Arena
Attendance8,017 per game
Results
Record1717 (.500)
Place5th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Offseason

WNBA draft

Pick Player Nationality School
1st Diana Taurasi
8th Chandi Jones
14th Ashley Robinson
27th Maria Villarroel

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Regular season

In her WNBA debut, Taurasi netted 26 points and led the Mercury to an 84-76 victory over the Seattle Storm. For the season, the rookie averaged 17.0 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game. Although the Mercury did not qualify for the playoffs, the season was a personal success as Taurasi was named to the Western Conference All Star team and won the WNBA Rookie of the Year Award.

Season standings

Western Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Los Angeles Sparks x259.73515–210–716–6
Seattle Storm x2014.5885.013–47–1013–9
Minnesota Lynx x1816.5297.011–67–1012–10
Sacramento Monarchs x1816.5297.010–78–912–10
Phoenix Mercury o1717.5008.010–77–1011–11
Houston Comets o1321.38212.09–84–137–15
San Antonio Silver Stars o925.26516.06–113–146–16

Season Schedule

Date Opponent Score Result Record
May 20 Sacramento 66-72 Loss 0-1
May 22 @ Connecticut 65-58 Win 1-1
May 28 Seattle 84-76 Win 2-1
June 1 Houston 73-63 Win 3-1
June 3 @ Seattle 45-72 Loss 3-2
June 5 @ Minnesota 68-76 Loss 3-3
June 9 Connecticut 75-59 Win 4-3
June 11 Charlotte 51-59 Loss 4-4
June 18 Los Angeles 74-76 Loss 4-5
June 22 Minnesota 69-46 Win 5-5
June 24 New York 72-60 Win 6-5
June 26 San Antonio 72-80 (OT) Loss 6-6
June 27 @ Sacramento 57-63 Loss 6-7
June 29 @ San Antonio 77-65 Win 7-7
July 1 @ Charlotte 71-59 Win 8-7
July 3 @ Indiana 60-61 Loss 8-8
July 7 @ Los Angeles 71-73 Loss 8-9
July 9 @ Minnesota 59-61 Loss 8-10
July 11 @ New York 69-77 Loss 8-11
July 18 Minnesota 60-63 Loss 8-12
July 21 San Antonio 87-55 Win 9-12
July 22 @ Sacramento 71-69 Win 10-12
July 24 Indiana 71-56 Win 11-12
July 30 @ San Antonio 68-59 Win 12-12
August 1 @ Washington 62-82 Loss 12-13
September 1 @ Detroit 63-58 Win 13-13
September 3 @ Houston 70-60 Win 14-13
September 4 Seattle 63-55 Win 15-13
September 8 Los Angeles 72-58 Win 16-13
September 11 Detroit 72-80 Loss 16-14
September 14 @ Los Angeles 60-73 Loss 16-15
September 15 @ Seattle 58-73 Loss 16-16
September 17 Washington 67-74 Loss 16-17
September 19 Houston 78-64 Win 17-17

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; FG = Field Goals; MIN= Minutes; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points

Player GP MIN FG REB AST STL BLK PTS
Diana Taurasi3411302091491324325578
Anna DeForge341152165123107518488
Penny Taylor331076150160825214434
Plenette Pierson31803112131262617290
Slobodanka Tuvic336913712332253791
Tamara Moore3238727285326982
Nikki McCray273713029137069
Adrian Williams111452721511565
Shereka Wright24243132783157
Gwen Jackson14136232743156
Kayte Christensen3240719692321750
Jae Kingi-Cross13128613125220
Ashley Robinson19130713281017
Lindsay Taylor526132113

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Awards and honors

References

  1. "Phoenix Mercury Draft History". WNBA.com. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  2. "2004 Phoenix Mercury Stats".
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