3
Feb
Roster Update
Spirit star Sami Whitcomb signs with Phoenix Mercury
Australian-American Sami Whitcomb has signed with the Phoenix Mercury for the 2025 WNBA season.
Australian Opals and Bendigo Spirit star signs with Phoenix Mercury
- Sami Whitcomb has signed with the Phoenix Mercury for WNBA 2025
- She is a two-time WNBA champion with the Seattle Storm
- Whitcomb led the WNBA with three-point makes off the bench in 2023
WNBL25 MVP favourite Sami Whitcomb, 36, has signed with the the Phoenix Mercury for the 2025 WNBA season.
Whitcomb is a two-time WNBA champion with the Seattle Storm. She is one of 11 Australian women set to play in the WNBA this season.
"Sami is a savvy guard who can stretch the floor with her shooting and excels at the little things that make a team better," Mercury general manager Nick U’Ren said.
"Her experience and championship pedigree will be a valuable addition to our roster."
The 5'10" veteran played a key role in the Seattle Storm’s 2018 and 2020 WNBA championship runs and ranks second in league history for three-pointers made off the bench (257), trailing only Kara Lawson (306).
An eight-year WNBA veteran, Whitcomb joins Phoenix with career averages of 6.9 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 2.0 assists on 36.1% three-point shooting across 264 games (69 starts) with Seattle (2017-20, 2023-24) and New York (2021-22) after a stellar season for the WNBL league leading Bendigo Spirit.
She was was straight-up history-making against Perth Lynx in round 6 of the WNBL on Thursday, December 5, 2024, delivering a 17 points; 13 rebounds; and 10 assists triple double to lead the Bendigo Spirit to a tough, hard fought 72-66 win against Perth Lynx.
WNBL triple doubles are rare, very rare.
Last WNBA season, Whitcomb appeared in all 40 games (three starts) for Seattle, averaging 5.0 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 1.6 assists in 15.3 minutes per game.
She led the WNBA in three-pointers off the bench (44) and shot 38.5% from beyond the arc in 2023, finishing with 89 made threes — the second most in a single season in Storm history behind Jewell Loyd (115 in 2023).
A naturalised Australian citizen, Whitcomb has been a key contributor for the Australian Opals, helping Australia secure a bronze medal at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. She is also a two-time FIBA World Cup medalist (silver in 2018, bronze in 2022) and a FIBA Asia Cup bronze medalist (2021).
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