How A Mercury Guard Became An Assistant Coach

With the Phoenix Mercury being one of the WNBA's original teams, it is no surprise that several players are tied to them. Some of those players were drafted by the Mercury, or they suited up for the team at some point in their career. In some cases, those players venture into coaching, and they achieve great things in that space. There are a few examples, as Jennifer Gillom , Tia Jackson, Plenette Pierson and others have gotten into coaching in some capacity. Gillom coached the Minnesota Lynx at one point, and she coached the Los Angeles Sparks shortly after. She even received a point in the 2009 Coach of the Year race for her time in Minnesota. Jackson is one Duke's bench, and before that, she coached Washington. Pierson is an assistant coach at Texas Tech. Phoenix's players have transitioned to coaching, and another player who comes to mind is Jasmine James. James had a brief stint with the Mercury, as she played 16 games with them in 2013. She came off the bench for most of them, but she started in one. J