Cheryl Miller

Phoenix Mercury Franchise   (January 27, 1997 - December 2, 2000)

• January 27, 1997

  Hired Cheryl Miller as Head Coach.

• February 27, 1997

  Drafted Bridget Pettis 7th overall in the 1997 WNBA Elite Draft.

  Drafted Nancy Lieberman 15th overall in the 1997 WNBA Elite Draft.

• April 28, 1997

  Drafted Toni Foster in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1997 WNBA Draft.

  Drafted Tia Jackson in the 2nd round (9th pick) of the 1997 WNBA Draft.

  Drafted Umeki Webb in the 3rd round (24th pick) of the 1997 WNBA Draft.

  Drafted Monique Ambers in the 4th round (25th pick) of the 1997 WNBA Draft.

• May 22, 1997

  Signed Marlies Askamp.

  Signed Tara Williams.

• June 20, 1997

  Waived Ryneldi Becenti.

• July 22, 1997

  Waived Molly Tuter.

  Signed Ryneldi Becenti.

• July 31, 1997

  Traded future considerations to the Sacramento Monarchs for Mikiko Hagiwara.

  Waived Ryneldi Becenti.

• February 18, 1998

  Lost Tara Williams to the Detroit Shock in the WNBA expansion draft.

• April 29, 1998

  Drafted Maria Stepanova in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1998 WNBA Draft.

  Drafted Andrea Kuklova in the 2nd round (18th pick) of the 1998 WNBA Draft.

  Drafted Brandy Reed in the 3rd round (28th pick) of the 1998 WNBA Draft.

  Drafted Karen Wilkins in the 4th round (38th pick) of the 1998 WNBA Draft.

• May 29, 1998

  Waived Monique Ambers.

• May 30, 1998

  Waived Karen Wilkins.

• June 4, 1998

  Waived Tawona Alhaleem.

• June 10, 1998

  Waived Tia Jackson.

• July 6, 1998

  Traded Pauline Jordan to the Sacramento Monarchs for Tiffani Johnson.

• July 31, 1998

  Waived Mikiko Hagiwara.

• April 6, 1999

  Lost Brandy Reed to the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA expansion draft.

• May 4, 1999

  Drafted Edna Campbell in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1999 WNBA Draft.

  Drafted Clarissa Davis-Wrightsil in the 2nd round (22nd pick) of the 1999 WNBA Draft.

  Drafted Lisa Harrison in the 3rd round (34th pick) of the 1999 WNBA Draft.

  Drafted Amanda Wilson in the 4th round (46th pick) of the 1999 WNBA Draft.

• May 14, 1999

  Signed MerleLynn Lange-Harris.

• May 25, 1999

  Signed Trisha Stafford-Odom.

• June 2, 1999

  Waived Trisha Stafford-Odom.

• June 8, 1999

  Waived Umeki Webb.

• June 9, 1999

  Waived Toni Foster.

• June 17, 1999

  Waived Andrea Kuklova.

  Waived Clarissa Davis-Wrightsil.

• June 20, 1999

  Waived MerleLynn Lange-Harris.

• July 19, 1999

  Signed Angela Aycock.

  Signed Toni Foster.

• October 27, 1999

  Traded Marlies Askamp, Kristi Harrower, and Angela Aycock to the Minnesota Lynx for Adia Barnes, Tonya Edwards, and Trisha Fallon.

• December 15, 1999

  Lost Toni Foster to the Seattle Storm in the WNBA expansion draft.

  Lost Edna Campbell to the Seattle Storm in the WNBA expansion draft.

• February 21, 2000

  Traded a 2000 1st round pick (Grace Daley later selected) to the Minnesota Lynx for Brandy Reed.

• April 25, 2000

  Traded Shantia Owens to the Miami Sol for a 2001 4th round pick (Carolyn Moos later selected).

  Drafted Adrian Williams-Strong in the 2nd round (21st pick) of the 2000 WNBA Draft.

  Drafted Tauja Catchings in the 3rd round (37th pick) of the 2000 WNBA Draft.

  Drafted Shantia Owens in the 4th round (53rd pick) of the 2000 WNBA Draft.

• May 28, 2000

  Waived Adia Barnes.

• June 19, 2000

  Signed Dena Head.

  Waived Mactabene Amachree.

• July 30, 2000

  Signed Nicole Kubik.

• December 1, 2000

  Cheryl Miller resigns as Head Coach.