2012 MEDIA GUIDE OUR HOUSE RULES #16 IF YOU BREAK ANYTHING IT BETTER BE A RECORD PHOENIXMERCURY.COM 2012 Media Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS MEDIA HISTORY Media Information.......................................................................................2 Mercury in the Rafters ...........................................................................106 Media Directory ...........................................................................................3 1997 Season.............................................................................................108 WNBA 2012 Key Dates...............................................................................4 1998 Season..............................................................................................110 1999 Season .............................................................................................112 PERSONNEL 2000 Season .............................................................................................114 Team Directory.............................................................................................6 2001 Season..............................................................................................116 Front Office Staff..........................................................................................8 2002 Season .............................................................................................118 Mercury Coaching Staff............................................................................15 2003 Season.............................................................................................120 2004 Season.............................................................................................122 PLAYERS 2005 Season.............................................................................................124 2012 Mercury Roster.................................................................................18 2006 Season.............................................................................................126 Player Bios...................................................................................................19 2007 Season.............................................................................................128 DeWanna Bonner......................................................................................19 2008 Season.............................................................................................130 Candice Dupree.........................................................................................22 2009 Season.............................................................................................132 Alexis Gray-Lawson...................................................................................25 2010 Season..............................................................................................134 Alexis Hornbuckle......................................................................................27 All-Time Roster.........................................................................................136 Charde Houston........................................................................................29 Year by Year Transactions ......................................................................167 Andrea Riley................................................................................................31 Draft History..............................................................................................179 Nakia Sanford.............................................................................................33 WNBA History..........................................................................................182 Diana Taurasi..............................................................................................36 WNBA Timeline.......................................................................................186 Penny Taylor...............................................................................................40 Krystal Thomas ..........................................................................................44 PLAYOFFS Samantha Prahalis.....................................................................................47 All-time Playoff Results...........................................................................196 C’eira Ricketts.............................................................................................48 Mercury Playoff Records........................................................................216 Christine Flores..........................................................................................49 Opponent Playoff Records....................................................................220 Amanda Johnson ......................................................................................50 Chastity Reed..............................................................................................51 OPPONENTS Dymond Simon.........................................................................................52 WNBA Team PR Contacts .....................................................................224 Zane Tamane..............................................................................................53 WNBA League PR Contacts..................................................................225 Brittney Thomas ........................................................................................54 Atlanta Dream..........................................................................................226 Avery Warley ..............................................................................................55 Chicago Sky..............................................................................................228 Mighty Mercury Olympians....................................................................56 Connecticut Sun......................................................................................230 Indiana Fever ...........................................................................................232 2011 SEASON IN REVIEW Los Angeles Sparks.................................................................................234 Season Summary / Team Photo ...........................................................58 Minnesota Lynx........................................................................................236 Mercury Statistics.......................................................................................60 New York Liberty.....................................................................................238 WNBA Statistics .........................................................................................64 San Antonio Silver Stars........................................................................240 Seattle Storm............................................................................................242 RECORDS Tulsa Shock...............................................................................................244 Mercury Honor Roll ..................................................................................74 Washington Mystics ...............................................................................246 Mercury Team Highs and Lows.............................................................75 Mercury Individual Records....................................................................80 COMMUNITY RELATIONS/USAC Opponent Team Highs and Lows .........................................................85 WNBA Community Relations...............................................................250 Opponent Top Nights ..............................................................................86 Mercury Community Relations............................................................252 Mercury Year by Year Statistics...............................................................87 US Airways Center..................................................................................253 US Airways Center Records.....................................................................91 Seating Chart ...........................................................................................254 Miscellaneous Records.............................................................................92 Court Diagram.........................................................................................255 Coaching Records ...................................................................................104 2012 Schedule .........................................................................................256 Executive Editor: Bret Burchard Assistant Editor: Brooke Baker Layout: Page One Productions Photography: Barry Gossage, NBAE, Getting Images Special Thanks to: Bob Sertich, Liz Magura, Elias Sports Bureau The 2012 Phoenix Mercury Media Guide was written and edited by the Mercury Communications Department. 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