2005 Phoenix Mercury season
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The 2005 WNBA season
was the 9th for the Phoenix Mercury. The Mercury missed the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season, falling a game short.
2005 WNBA season
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was the 9th for the Phoenix Mercury. The Mercury missed the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season, falling a game short.
WNBA Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Club Team |
| 1 | 3 | Sandora Irvin Sandora Irvin Sandora Lavett Irvin is an American professional basketball player for the Women's National Basketball Association... (F) |
TCU TCU Horned Frogs The TCU Horned Frogs are the athletic teams that represent Texas Christian University, consisting of 18 varsity teams. The "horned frog" nickname and mascot refer to the Texas horned lizard, as known as the "horned frog". The women's athletics teams are often referred to often as the Lady Frogs... |
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| 2 | 18 | Angelina Williams (F) | Illinois Illinois Fighting Illini The Fighting Illini are the intercollegiate athletic teams of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The University offers 10 men's and 11 women's varsity sports.... |
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| 3 | 31 | Jamie Carey Jamie Carey Jamie Leigh Carey was a professional basketball player, playing the point guard position for the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA until her retirement in 2009... (G) |
Texas Texas Longhorns women's basketball The Texas Longhorns women's basketball team represents The University of Texas at Austin and competes in the Big 12 Conference.The team has long been a national power in women's basketball. Under head coach Jody Conradt, the second NCAA Division I basketball coach to win 900 career games , the... |
Season schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| May 21 | Sacramento Sacramento Monarchs The Sacramento Monarchs were a basketball team based in Sacramento, California. They played in the Women's National Basketball Association from 1997 until folding on November 20, 2009... |
72-77 | Loss | 0-1 |
| May 24 | @ Indiana 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... |
76-83 | Loss | 0-2 |
| May 26 | @ Charlotte Charlotte Sting The Charlotte Sting was a Women's National Basketball Association franchise based in Charlotte, North Carolina and it was one of the league's eight original teams. The team folded on January 3, 2007.... |
68-58 | Win | 1-2 |
| May 28 | @ 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... |
68-85 | Loss | 1-3 |
| June 2 | 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... |
67-78 | Loss | 1-4 |
| June 4 | @ Houston Houston Comets The Houston Comets were a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas, United States. Formed in 1997, the team was one of the best original eight WNBA teams and won the first four championships of the league's existence. The Comets were the first dynasty of the WNBA and... |
57-59 | Loss | 1-5 |
| June 8 | @ Los Angeles 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... |
66-63 | Win | 2-5 |
| June 10 | @ Sacramento Sacramento Monarchs The Sacramento Monarchs were a basketball team based in Sacramento, California. They played in the Women's National Basketball Association from 1997 until folding on November 20, 2009... |
61-73 | Loss | 2-6 |
| June 15 | 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... |
76-62 | Win | 3-6 |
| June 18 | @ New York 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... |
54-65 | Loss | 3-7 |
| June 21 | @ Washington 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'... |
56-77 | Loss | 3-8 |
| June 22 | @ 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... |
59-75 | Loss | 3-9 |
| June 25 | 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... |
69-77 | Loss | 3-10 |
| July 2 | @ Los Angeles 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... |
63-86 | Loss | 3-11 |
| July 5 | @ 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... |
76-69 | Win | 4-11 |
| July 6 | 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... |
73-61 | Win | 5-11 |
| July 13 | Charlotte Charlotte Sting The Charlotte Sting was a Women's National Basketball Association franchise based in Charlotte, North Carolina and it was one of the league's eight original teams. The team folded on January 3, 2007.... |
82-62 | Win | 6-11 |
| July 15 | Washington 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'... |
77-66 | Win | 7-11 |
| July 21 | New York 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... |
70-80 | Loss | 7-12 |
| July 23 | @ 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... |
66-49 | Win | 8-12 |
| July 26 | Los Angeles 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... |
77-60 | Win | 9-12 |
| July 29 | @ 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... |
69-65 | Win | 10-12 |
| July 31 | @ Detroit Detroit Shock The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion... |
63-66 | Loss | 10-13 |
| August 3 | 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... |
70-64 | Win | 11-13 |
| August 5 | Houston Houston Comets The Houston Comets were a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas, United States. Formed in 1997, the team was one of the best original eight WNBA teams and won the first four championships of the league's existence. The Comets were the first dynasty of the WNBA and... |
80-75 | Win | 12-13 |
| August 12 | Sacramento Sacramento Monarchs The Sacramento Monarchs were a basketball team based in Sacramento, California. They played in the Women's National Basketball Association from 1997 until folding on November 20, 2009... |
76-62 | Win | 13-13 |
| August 14 | Indiana 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... |
56-62 | Loss | 13-14 |
| August 16 | Detroit Detroit Shock The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion... |
58-51 | Win | 14-14 |
| August 18 | @ Houston Houston Comets The Houston Comets were a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas, United States. Formed in 1997, the team was one of the best original eight WNBA teams and won the first four championships of the league's existence. The Comets were the first dynasty of the WNBA and... |
66-77 | Loss | 14-15 |
| August 19 | 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... |
91-57 | Win | 15-15 |
| August 21 | 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... |
83-69 | Win | 16-15 |
| August 23 | @ Sacramento Sacramento Monarchs The Sacramento Monarchs were a basketball team based in Sacramento, California. They played in the Women's National Basketball Association from 1997 until folding on November 20, 2009... |
70-76 | Loss | 16-16 |
| August 25 | Houston Houston Comets The Houston Comets were a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas, United States. Formed in 1997, the team was one of the best original eight WNBA teams and won the first four championships of the league's existence. The Comets were the first dynasty of the WNBA and... |
72-80 | Loss | 16-17 |
| August 27 | @ 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... |
74-85 | Loss | 16-18 |
Player stats
| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| Diana Taurasi | 33 | 138 | 150 | 38 | 28 | 527 |
| Anna DeForge | 33 | 114 | 80 | 41 | 7 | 433 |
| Penny Taylor | 29 | 120 | 94 | 38 | 11 | 382 |
| Kamila Vodichkova | 28 | 196 | 63 | 28 | 22 | 305 |
| Maria Stepanova | 15 | 80 | 23 | 20 | 38 | 162 |
| Ashley Robinson | 34 | 118 | 31 | 20 | 34 | 103 |
| Shereka Wright | 25 | 50 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 94 |
| Plenette Pierson | 12 | 59 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 92 |
| Belinda Snell | 20 | 36 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 65 |
| Sandora Irvin | 12 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 44 |
| Lisa Harrison | 27 | 39 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 41 |
| Angelina Williams | 16 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 40 |
| Gwen Jackson | 11 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 31 |
| Niele Ivey | 14 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 24 |
| Kayte Christensen | 11 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 18 |