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Their uniform is white, yellow and orange at home with a logo of the planet Mercury in reddish orange, and the word Mercury in yellow; it is orange and yellow on the road.
Playoff Appearances: 1997, 1998, 2000
Conference Championships: 1998
WNBA Championships:
With a cast that included hall-of-famer Nancy Lieberman, possible future hall-of-famers Michele Timms of Australia, and Jennifer Gillom , plus the energetic and hyper-active star Bridget Pettis , the Mercury reached the playoffs at various times during the late 1990s, including a trip to the WNBA Finals in 1998.
All of the above-mentioned players left, because of retirement or trades, and the Mercury stopped being a playoff contender. In addition, player Lisa Harrison became a sex symbol, and Playboy Magazine offered her money to pose in their magazine. The Mercury had hoped to get a chance to draft college star Tamika Catchings, who is considered to be one of the best basketball players in the country, but Catchings went to the Indiana FeverThe Indiana Fever joined the Women's National Basketball Association in 2000. They play their games at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. Uniforms Playoff History Playoff Appearances 2002 Conference Championships WNBA Championships History Retir instead. The team's first draft choice in 20042004 is a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 2004 calendar), and has also been designated the: International Year of Rice International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition Elections are to be held in 73 co was Diana TaurasiDiana Lorena Taurasi (born June 11, 1982 in Glendale, California) is a WNBA basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury. According to ther September 2004 issue of Latina Magazine, Taurasi is Hispanic; her parents being from Argentina. Taurasi had, who led UConnThe University of Connecticut also known as UConn is the State of Connecticut's flagship land-grant university. The main university campus is located in Storrs, Connecticut, approximately 28 miles (45 km) east of Hartford, the capital city of Connecticut. to three consecutive national titlesThe NCAA Women's Division I Championship is an annual basketball tournament for women. The NCAA began holding it beginning in 1981-82 season. Attendance and interest have grown over the years. YearChampionCoachScoreRunner-up 1982 Louisiana Tech Sonja Hogg.