2010 phoenix mercury playoff media guide - WNBA.com
2010 phoenix mercury playoff media guide - WNBA.com
2010 phoenix mercury playoff media guide - WNBA.com
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<strong>2010</strong> PHOENIX MERCURY POSTSEASON MEDIA GUIDE<br />
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Assistant Coach<br />
Julie Hairgrove is <strong>com</strong>pleting her sixth season with the Phoenix Mercury after spending the previous<br />
two seasons as an assistant coach at Loyola Marymount University.<br />
Prior to be<strong>com</strong>ing an assistant at Loyola Marymount, Hairgrove played point guard at the University<br />
of Arizona. In four seasons, Hairgrove was a four-year starter and led her team to the NCAA tournament<br />
each year. She led the Wildcats as a team captain for three seasons.<br />
Besides playing basketball, Hairgrove worked as an assistant coach at Lute Olson‘s basketball camps<br />
and served on the Student-Athlete Advisory Board. She <strong>com</strong>pleted her bachelor‘s degree in social<br />
and behavioral sciences in <strong>com</strong>munication and minored in business.<br />
Hairgrove is the granddaughter of NCAA Hall of Famer and former University of Arizona coach Lute<br />
Olson. She and her husband Mike are the proud parents of three daughters, Madison (4), Hailey (2)<br />
and newborn Grace (April <strong>2010</strong>).<br />
Director of Basketball Operations<br />
Bridget Pettis is <strong>com</strong>pleting her 10th season with the Mercury as a front office executive, coach or<br />
player. Pettis begins her first season as Director of Basketball Operations after serving as an assistant<br />
coach the previous three seasons. In her new capacity, Pettis is responsible for player development,<br />
scouting and team administrative duties.<br />
A nine-year veteran of the <strong>WNBA</strong>, Pettis was an original member of the inaugural Mercury<br />
club in 1997, selected by the team with the seventh pick in the 1997 Elite Draft. The University of<br />
Florida product played in a club-record 154 consecutive games from 1997-2001 and owns career averages<br />
of 6.2 points, 2.0 rebounds, 1.4 assists in 228 career games.<br />
Pettis, who returned to play for the Mercury in 2006 before retiring midway through the<br />
season, was honored along with former teammates Michele Timms and Jennifer Gillom and former<br />
coach Cheryl Miller with a banner that hangs permanently in US Airways Center. The ceremony was<br />
held at halftime of the Mercury‘s June 6, 2006 game vs. Sacramento.<br />
Pettis played 14 years internationally in Italy, Turkey and Spain.
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