How The Mercury Found Talent In The Big Ten

The Phoenix Mercury have found talent from all over the world, and some of them came from the most competitive conferences. They have added players from the ACC, the Big East and several others. Phoenix has found players in the Big Ten, and some of them made an impact in their time with the team. Samantha Prahalis is an example, and she spent her college years at Ohio State. She averaged 15.1 points, 6.8 assists, 3.6 rebounds and 1.9 steals. She had a successful college career, and she won the Big Ten Player of the Year in 2012. Prahalis was drafted by the Mercury that year, and she had a solid rookie season. Then, she spent another year with them before playing for two more teams. Some players make an impact on the offensive end, and some are stars on the defensive end. Like all conferences, the Big Ten highlights exceptional defenders, and the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year award was introduced in 2000. Stacey Thomas won the award that year, and players soon followed her. Tamara Moore won the second