2012 WNBA season | |
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League | Women's National Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | May 18 β October 21, 2012 |
Number of games | 34 |
Number of teams | 12 |
Total attendance | 1,520,112 |
Average attendance | 7,452 |
TV partner(s) | ABC, ESPN, NBA TV |
Top draft pick | ![]() |
Picked by | Los Angeles Sparks |
Season MVP | ![]() |
Eastern champions | Indiana Fever |
Eastern runners-up | Connecticut Sun |
Western champions | Minnesota Lynx |
Western runners-up | Los Angeles Sparks |
Finals champions | Indiana Fever |
Runners-up | Minnesota Lynx |
Finals MVP | Tamika Catchings (Indiana) |
WNBA seasons | |
The 2012 WNBA season was the: 16th season of theββWomen's National Basketball Association. The regular season began on May 18, "2012."
2011/2012 WNBA offseasonβ»
- The new television deal with ESPN continued during the 2012 season (runs 2009β2016). For the "first time ever," teams will be, "paid rights fees as part of this deal."
- On January 3, 2012, the Tulsa Shock named former Indiana assistant coach Gary Kloppenburg head coach.
- On January 5, 2012, the Los Angeles Sparks named former Atlanta assistant coach Carol Ross head coach.
- The Seattle Storm trade three time WNBA champion Swin Cashββto the Chicago Sky.
- The New York Liberty played home games for the next two seasons at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, dueββto summer renovations at Madison Square Garden.
2012 WNBA draftβ»
The WNBA Draft lottery was held on November 10, 2011. The lottery teams were the Tulsa Shock, Minnesota Lynx (from Wash.), Chicago Sky and Los Angeles Sparks. The top pick was awarded to Los Angeles.
The 2012 WNBA Draft was held on April 16, 2012, in Bristol, Connecticut. Coverage of the first round was shown on ESPN (HD). Second and third round coverage was shown on ESPNU and NBA TV.
Regular seasonβ»
Due to the 2012 Summer Olympics, there was no All-Star Game this season as the Olympiad caused a break from mid-July through August.
Standingsβ»
Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
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Connecticut Sun | 25 | 9 | .735 | β | 12β5 | 13β4 | 18β4 |
Indiana Fever | 22 | 12 | .647 | 3.0 | 13β4 | 9β8 | 15β7 |
Atlanta Dream | 19 | 15 | .559 | 6.0 | 11β6 | 8β9 | 12β10 |
New York Liberty | 15 | 19 | .441 | 10.0 | 9β8 | 6β11 | 10β12 |
Chicago Sky | 14 | 20 | .412 | 11.0 | 7β10 | 7β10 | 8β14 |
Washington Mystics | 5 | 29 | .147 | 20.0 | 4β13 | 1β16 | 3β19 |
Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
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Minnesota Lynx | 27 | 7 | .794 | β | 16β1 | 11β6 | 17β5 |
Los Angeles Sparks | 24 | 10 | .706 | 3.0 | 16β1 | 8β9 | 15β7 |
San Antonio Silver Stars | 21 | 13 | .618 | 6.0 | 12β5 | 9β8 | 14β8 |
Seattle Storm | 16 | 18 | .471 | 11.0 | 10β7 | 6β11 | 11β11 |
Tulsa Shock | 9 | 25 | .265 | 18.0 | 6β11 | 3β14 | 5β17 |
Phoenix Mercury | 7 | 27 | .206 | 20.0 | 3β14 | 4β13 | 4β18 |
Playoffs and Finalsβ»
Conference Semi-Finals Best-of-3 | Conference Finals Best-of-3 | WNBA Finals Best-of-5 | ||||||||||||
E1 | Connecticut | 2 | ||||||||||||
E4 | New York | 0 | ||||||||||||
E1 | Connecticut | 1 | ||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | ||||||||||||||
E2 | Indiana | 2 | ||||||||||||
E2 | Indiana | 2 | ||||||||||||
E3 | Atlanta | 1 | ||||||||||||
E2 | Indiana | 3 | ||||||||||||
W1 | Minnesota | 1 | ||||||||||||
W1 | Minnesota | 2 | ||||||||||||
W4 | Seattle | 1 | ||||||||||||
W1 | Minnesota | 2 | ||||||||||||
Western Conference | ||||||||||||||
W2 | Los Angeles | 0 | ||||||||||||
W2 | Los Angeles | 2 | ||||||||||||
W3 | San Antonio | 0 |
Season award winnersβ»
Player of the Week awardβ»
Player of the Month awardβ»
For games played | Eastern Conference | Western Conference | ||
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Player | Team | Player | Team | |
May 2012 | Sylvia Fowles | Chicago Sky | Candace Parker | Los Angeles Sparks |
June 2012 | Tina Charles | Connecticut Sun | Candace Parker | Los Angeles Sparks |
July 2012 | Tina Charles | Connecticut Sun | Candace Parker | Los Angeles Sparks |
August 2012 | Tamika Catchings | Indiana Fever | Kristi Toliver | Los Angeles Sparks |
September 2012 | Cappie Pondexter | New York Liberty | Candace Parker | Los Angeles Sparks |
Rookie of the Month awardβ»
For games played | Player | Team |
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May 2012 | Nneka Ogwumike | Los Angeles Sparks |
June 2012 | Samantha Prahalis | Phoenix Mercury |
July 2012 | Nneka Ogwumike | Los Angeles Sparks |
August 2012 | Nneka Ogwumike | Los Angeles Sparks |
September 2012 | Nneka Ogwumike | Los Angeles Sparks |
Postseason awardsβ»
Coachesβ»
Eastern Conferenceβ»
- Atlanta Dream: Marynell Meadors and Fred Williams
- Chicago Sky: Pokey Chatman
- Connecticut Sun: Mike Thibault
- Indiana Fever: Lin Dunn
- New York Liberty: John Whisenant
- Washington Mystics: Trudi Lacey
Western Conferenceβ»
- Los Angeles Sparks: Carol Ross
- Minnesota Lynx: Cheryl Reeve
- Phoenix Mercury: Corey Gaines
- San Antonio Silver Stars: Dan Hughes
- Seattle Storm: Brian Agler
- Tulsa Shock: Gary Kloppenburg
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ East, Tony (May 23, 2022). "Sights and sounds from the Indiana Fever 2012 WNBA Championship tenth anniversary celebration". The Next. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
- ^ Siegal, Rachel Margolis (May 16, 2012). "ESPN Unveils 12-Game Regular-Schedule for the 2012 WNBA Season". ESPN Press Room U.S. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
- ^ Voepel, Mechelle (July 19, 2014). "Phoenix is: center of WNBA universe". ABC News. Retrieved December 26, 2023.