1997 Phoenix Mercury season
The 1997 WNBA season was the first for the Phoenix Mercury.
Transactions
WNBA elite draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
| 1 | 7 | Bridget Pettis | Florida | |
| 2 | 15 | Nancy Lieberman-Cline | Old Dominion |
WNBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
| 1 | 8 | Toni Foster | Iowa | |
| 2 | 9 | Tia Jackson | Iowa | |
| 3 | 24 | Umeki Webb | NC State | |
| 4 | 25 | Monique Ambers | Arizona State |
Statistics
Regular season
‡Waived/Released during the season†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
- Toni Foster ranked ninth in the WNBA in total rebounds with 172
- Toni Foster was ranked ninth in the WNBA in steals with 53.
- Toni Foster tied for seventh in the WNBA in blocks with 21.
- Toni Foster ranked seventh in the WNBA in Field Goal Percentage
- Jennifer Gillom ranked tenth in the WNBA in Free Throw Pct with.777
- Jennifer Gillom ranked fourth in the WNBA in field goals with 163
- Jennifer Gillom ranked fifth in the WNBA in points with 440 points.
- Jennifer Gillom ranked fifth in the WNBA in points per game with 15.7
- Bridget Pettis was tied for tenth in the WNBA in steals with 49.
- Michele Timms ranked third in the WNBA in minutes per game with 35.8
- Michele Timms ranked second in the WNBA in steals with 71.
- Michele Timms ranked third in the WNBA in assists with 137.
- Chantel Tremitiere ranked fourth in the WNBA in assists with 135.
- Umeki Webb ranked fourth in the WNBA in steals with 68.
Awards and honors
- Jennifer Gillom, Center, All-WNBA Second Team
- Bridget Pettis: Led WNBA, Free Throw Percentage,.898
- Michele Timms: Third in WNBA, 3-Pt Field Goals, 49