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Phoenix Mercury Team History

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  • 1997
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  • Phoenix Mercury 1997

    Mercury Team Creation

    On April 24, 1996, women’s basketball announced “We Got Next” as the NBA Board of Governors approved the concept of a Women’s National Basketball Association and play began the next June. Take a look at how the WNBA has evolved from those beginnings through the league’s seven years of existence. Eight teams were announced for the league’s inaugural season. The ...
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    2007 WNBA Champions

    The 2007 WNBA season officially ended on September 16 when the Phoenix Mercury won the season WNBA Championship. The Mercury defeated the Detroit Shock 3 games to 2. Mercury guard Cappie Pondexter was named Finals MVP.
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    2009 WNBA Champs

    The 2009 WNBA Finals was the championship series of the 2009 WNBA season and the conclusion of the season’s playoffs. The Indiana Fever, top-seeded champions of the Eastern Conference, faced the Phoenix Mercury, top-seeded champions of the Western Conference. The Phoenix Mercury defeated the Indiana Fever 3 games to 2 to win their second WNBA Finals title. The Fever made ...
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  • Phoenix Mercury 2014 Champs

    2014 WNBA Champs – Mercury

    The 2014 WNBA Finals was the playoff series for the 2014 season of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), and the conclusion of the season’s playoffs. The Phoenix Mercury, champions of the Western Conference, faced the Chicago Sky, champions of the Eastern Conference. The WNBA Finals were under a 2–2–1 rotation. The Mercury held the home-court advantage as they had ...
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History of the 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 (WNBA). The team was founded before the league’s inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises. The team is owned by Robert Sarver, who also owns Mercury’s NBA counterpart, the Phoenix Suns.





Established
1997

City
Phoenix

League History
1997 – Present / Women’s National Basketball Association

Team History
1997 – Present / Phoenix Mercury

Nickname
Mercury – To align with their counterpart NBA Phoenix Suns, taking on the nickname of Mercury certainly comes very close the Sun.

Championship
WNBA Championships 3
2014, 2009, 2007

Arena
2020 - Present / Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
1997 – 2019 / Talking Stick Resort Arena

Owner
2004 – Present / Robert Sarver
1997 – 2003 / Jerry Colangelo

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