The 2009 WNBA season is the 13th season for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association. The Mercury successfully won the WNBA Finals 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.^[1] The partnership runs through 2011, and the LifeLock name will be on the front of Phoenix Mercury’s player jerseys and on warm-up suits. The Mercury and LifeLock are the first to finalize such an agreement following the WNBA’s decision this off-season to make this unique opportunity available for its teams and sponsors. As part of the partnership, LifeLock will be offering a one-year complimentary membership to season ticket holders of all WNBA teams.^[1]

[edit] Offseason

[edit] Dispersal Draft

Based on the Mercury's 2008 record, they would pick 5th in the Houston Comets dispersal draft. The Mercury picked Sequoia Holmes. ^[2]

[edit] WNBA Draft

The following are the Mercury's selections in the 2009 WNBA Draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/Team/Country
1	5	DeWanna Bonner	United States	Auburn
3	31	Sha Brooks	United States	Florida
3	34 (from N.Y.)	Jessica Adair	United States	George Washington

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[edit] 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• March 16: The Mercury has withdrawn its qualifying offer to Belinda Snell.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.

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[edit] Free agents

[edit] Roster

Phoenix Mercury roster v • d • e
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. From 1.5 G 24 USA  Bonner, DeWanna 76 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 136 lb (62 kg) Auburn 1.0 PG 2 USA  Johnson, Temeka 63 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) 132 lb (60 kg) LSU 2.0 SG 33 USA  Mazzante, Kelly 72 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Penn State 4.5 F/C 30 USA  Ohlde, Nicole 77 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Kansas State 2.0 SG 23 USA  Pondexter, Cappie 69 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Rutgers 4.5 F/C 21 USA  Smith, Brooke 75 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Stanford 5.0 C 50 USA  Smith, Tangela 76 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Iowa 1.0 PG 11 USA  Swanier, Ketia 67 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 144 lb (65 kg) Connecticut 3.5 F 13 AUS  Taylor, Penny 73 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 163 lb (74 kg) Australia 2.5 G/F 3 USA  Taurasi, Diana 72 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Connecticut 4.0 PF 43 USA  Willingham, Le'Coe 72 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Auburn	Head coach Corey Gaines (Loyola Marymount) Assistant coach(es) Bridget Pettis (Florida) Julie Hairgrove (Arizona) Strength and conditioning coach(es) Tanara Oiike (California State University) Athletic trainer(s) Tanara Oiike (California State University) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended Injured Roster Last transaction: 2009-07-14

[edit] Season Standings

[edit] Schedule

[edit] Preseason

[edit] Regular Season

[edit] Postseason

[edit] Regular Season Statistics

[edit] Player Statistics

[edit] Team Statistics

[edit] Awards and honors

• Cappie Pondexter 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 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 an Western Conference reserve.
• Cappie Pondexter was named to the 2009 WNBA All-Star Team as an Western Conference reserve.
• DeWanna Bonner 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.

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