2012 Connecticut Sun season

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2012 Connecticut Sun season
Head Coach Mike Thibault
Arena Mohegan Sun Arena
Attendance 7,266 per game
Results
Record 25–9
(.735)
Place 1st (Eastern)
Playoff Finish Lost in Conference Finals
Team Leaders
Points Charles (18.0)
Rebounds Charles (10.5)
Assists Lawson (4.0)
Media
Television CPTV-S
ESPN2, NBATV
Connecticut Sun seasons
< 2011 2013 >

The 2012 WNBA season is the 14th season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association. It is their 10th in Connecticut.

Contents

Transactions [edit]

WNBA Draft [edit]

The following are the Sun's selections in the 2012 WNBA Draft.

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 9 Astan Dabo  Mali Mali
2 21 Chay Shegog  United States North Carolina

Transaction log [edit]

  • April 11, 2011: The Sun traded a third-round pick in the 2012 Draft to the Phoenix Mercury as part of the Tahnee Robinson trade.
  • February 6: The Sun signed Mistie Mims.
  • February 28: The Sun signed Sidney Spencer and Jessica Breland.
  • March 16: The Sun signed Dawn Evans.
  • April 17: The Sun signed Brittany Carter.
  • April 26: The Sun signed draft pick Chay Shegog.
  • April 30: The Sun signed Stefanie Murphy.
  • May 5: The Sun waived Brittany Carter.
  • May 8: The Sun waived Jessica Breland and Stefanie Murphy.
  • May 15: The Sun waived Dawn Evans.
  • May 16: The Sun waived Sidney Spencer.
  • August 14: The Sun waived Chay Shegog.
  • August 15: The Sun signed Jessica Moore.

Personnel changes [edit]

Additions [edit]

Player Signed Former team
Mistie Mims February 6, 2012 Chicago Sky

Subtractions [edit]

Player Left New team
Jessica Breland May 8, 2012 free agent

Roster [edit]

Connecticut Sun roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs
C 31 United States Charles, Tina 6' 4" (1.93m) 198 lb (90kg) 12-05-1988 Connecticut 2
G 32 United States Greene, Kalana 5' 10" (1.78m) 170 lb (77kg) 07-13-1987 Connecticut 2
F 5 United States Griffin, Kelsey 6' 2" (1.88m) 179 lb (81kg) 07-02-1987 Nebraska 2
G 23 United States Hightower, Allison 5' 10" (1.78m) 139 lb (63kg) 04-06-1988 LSU 2
F 15 United States Jones, Asjha 6' 3" (1.91m) 196 lb (89kg) 08-01-1980 Connecticut 10
G 20 United States Lawson, Kara 5' 9" (1.75m) 155 lb (70kg) 02-14-1981 Tennessee 9
G/F 4 United States McCray, Danielle 5' 11" (1.8m) 170 lb (77kg) 10-08-1987 Kansas 1
F 8 United States Mims, Mistie 6' 4" (1.93m) 190 lb (86kg) 12-02-1983 Duke 5
G 21 United States Montgomery, Renee 5' 7" (1.7m) 143 lb (65kg) 12-02-1986 Connecticut 3
F/C 30 United States Moore, Jessica 6' 3" (1.91m) 175 lb (79kg) 07-09-1982 Connecticut 7
G/F 14 United States White, Tan 5' 7" (1.7m) 154 lb (70kg) 09-27-1982 Mississippi State 7



East: ATL • CHI • CON • IND • NY • WAS | West: LA • MIN • PHO • SA • SEA • TUL
Head coach
United States Anne Donovan (Old Dominion)
Assistant coaches
United States Jennifer Gillom (Mississippi)
United States Catherine Proto (Springfield)
Athletic trainer
United States Jeremy Norman (Keene State)
Strength and conditioning coach
United States Jodi Hopkins (Ohio)
Legend
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • Injured Injured

WNBA roster page
Transactions

Depth [edit]

Pos. Starter Bench
C Tina Charles Jessica Moore
PF Asjha Jones Mistie Mims
Kelsey Griffin
SF Kalana Greene Danielle McCray
SG Kara Lawson Tan White
PG Allison Hightower Renee Montgomery

Season standings [edit]

Eastern Conference
W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Connecticut Sun y 25 9 .735 – 12–5 13–4 18–4
Indiana Fever x 22 12 .647 3.0 13–4 9–8 15–7
Atlanta Dream x 19 15 .559 6.0 11–6 8–9 12–10
New York Liberty x 15 19 .441 10.0 9–8 6–11 10–12
Chicago Sky o 14 20 .412 11.0 7–10 7–10 8–14
Washington Mystics o 5 29 .147 20.0 4–13 1–16 3–19

Schedule [edit]

Preseason [edit]

2012 Game Log: Preseason (May)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1 Mon 7 7:00 New York 96-81 Greene
Jones (12)		 McCray (6) Lawson (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
4,287		 1-0
2 Thu 10 7:00 Minnesota CPTV-S 85-87 Lawson (19) Griffin (9) Montgomery (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
4,835		 1-1
3 Mon 14 7:00 @ Washington 64-83 Jones (17) Griffin
Shegog (5)		 Lawson (4) Verizon Center
5,142		 1-2

Regular season [edit]

2012 Game Log: Regular Season
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess or ESPN3.com
May (3–0)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1 Sat 19 4:00 @ New York MSG+ 78-73 Charles (19) Charles (13) Lawson (6) Madison Square Garden
8,112		 1-0
2 Sun 20 5:00 New York CPTV-S 92-77 Charles (25) Charles (11) Montgomery (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,118		 2-0
3 Fri 25 7:00 San Antonio CPTV-S 83-79 Montgomery (23) Charles (8) Hightower
Jones (5)		 Mohegan Sun Arena
6,115		 3-0
June (7–3)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
4 Fri 1 7:00 Minnesota CPTV-S 72-85 Charles (20) Charles (12) Lawson (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,249		 3-1
5 Sun 3 3:00 Washington CPTV-S 94-86 Charles (30) Charles (9) Charles
Greene
Lawson (4)		 Mohegan Sun Arena
7,065		 4-1
6 Fri 8 7:00 @ Indiana 89-81 Lawson (18) Charles (14) Charles
McCray
Montgomery (3)		 Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,041		 5-1
7 Sun 10 5:00 Atlanta CPTV-S 92-73 Charles (22) Charles (11) Hightower (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,526		 6-1
8 Wed 13 8:00 Los Angeles ESPN2 81-87 Charles (19) Charles (13) Lawson (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,058		 6-2
9 Fri 15 7:00 New York 97-55 Charles (20) Charles
Jones (8)		 Greene (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,522		 7-2
10 Sun 17 3:00 @ Atlanta SSO 75-73 Charles (23) Charles (22) Lawson (4) Philips Arena
4,323		 8-2
11 Tue 19 7:00 Indiana CPTV-S 88-85
(OT)		 Lawson (22) Charles
Jones (8)		 Greene
Lawson (3)		 Mohegan Sun Arena
6,503		 9-2
12 Thu 21 7:00 @ Indiana CPTV-S
FS-I		 61-95 Mims (11) Charles (8) Lawson (2) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,326		 9-3
13 Fri 29 7:00 @ Washington CPTV-S
CSN-MA		 77-64 Jones (20) Jones (11) Hightower (4) Verizon Center
6,975		 10-3
July (5–1)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
14 Sun 1 5:00 Seattle CPTV-S 83-89
(OT)		 Lawson (22) Charles (14) Hightower (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
9,201		 10-4
15 Fri 6 8:00 @ Tulsa 86-79 Charles (24) Charles
Jones (10)		 Lawson (6) BOK Center
4,318		 11-4
16 Sat 7 8:00 @ Minnesota NBATV
CPTV-S		 86-80 Lawson (22) Charles (15) Hightower (5) Target Center
10,882		 12-4
17 Tue 10 11:30am @ Washington CPTV-S
CSN-MA		 77-70 Lawson (17) Charles (8) Charles
Greene (4)		 Verizon Center
12,569		 13-4
18 Wed 11 7:00 Washington 85-73 Jones (22) Jones (9) Montgomery (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,804		 14-4
19 Fri 13 8:30 @ Chicago CPTV-S
CN100		 80-78
(OT)		 Charles (25) Charles (13) Montgomery (4) Allstate Arena
5,988		 15-4
Summer Olympic break
August (2–1)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
Summer Olympic break
20 Thu 16 7:00 @ New York NBATV
MSG		 66-79 Montgomery (16) Charles (12) Lawson (4) Prudential Center
5,865		 15-5
21 Sat 18 7:00 New York CPTV-S 85-74 Charles (23) Charles (9) Lawson (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,232		 16-5
22 Tue 21 7:00 Tulsa 82-80
(OT)		 Lawson (19) Mims (11) Lawson
Montgomery (4)		 Mohegan Sun Arena
6,745		 17-5
23 Sun 26 5:00 Chicago CPTV-S Mohegan Sun Arena
24 Tue 28 8:00 @ Chicago CPTV-S
CN100		 Allstate Arena
25 Thu 30 8:00 @ San Antonio AT&T Center
September (0–0)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
26 Sun 2 3:00 @ Atlanta NBATV
SSO		 Philips Arena
27 Tue 4 7:00 @ Washington CPTV-S Verizon Center
28 Fri 7 7:00 Phoenix CPTV-S Mohegan Sun Arena
29 Sun 9 5:00 Chicago CPTV-S Mohegan Sun Arena
30 Wed 12 10:00 @ Phoenix NBATV
CPTV-S		 US Airways Center
31 Fri 14 11:00 @ Los Angeles NBATV
CPTV-S
TWC101		 Staples Center
32 Sun 16 9:00 @ Seattle CPTV-S
KONG		 KeyArena
33 Wed 19 7:00 Indiana Mohegan Sun Arena
34 Sun 23 5:00 Atlanta CPTV-S Mohegan Sun Arena

Postseason [edit]

2012 Game Log: Postseason
Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series
1 September 27 8:00pm New York ESPN2 Mohegan Sun Arena
1 September 29 7:00pm @ New York NBATV Prudential Center
1 October 1 7:00pm New York NBATV Mohegan Sun Arena

Statistics [edit]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game
 PPG  Points per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage  TO  Turnovers per game  PF  Fouls per game Team leader

Regular season [edit]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Awards and honors [edit]

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References [edit]

External links [edit]
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