2012 New York Liberty season

2012 New York Liberty season
CoachJohn Whisenant
ArenaPrudential Center
Attendanceper game
Results
Record15–19 (.441)
Place4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost in Conference Semifinals
Media
TelevisionMSG, MSG+
ESPN2, NBATV

The 2012 WNBA season is the 16th season for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association. The Liberty played at Prudential Center in New Jersey from 2011 through 2013 during renovations at Madison Square Garden.

Transactions

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WNBA draft

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The following are the Liberty's selections in the 2012 WNBA draft.

Round Pick Player Nationality School/team/country
1 7 Kelley Cain  United States Tennessee
3 36 (from Minn.) Katelan Redmon  United States Gonzaga

Transaction log

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  • April 11, 2011: The Liberty traded a second-round pick in the 2012 Draft to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Jessica Breland.
  • May 27, 2011: The Liberty swapped third-round picks in the 2012 Draft with the Minnesota Lynx as part of the Quanitra Hollingsworth trade.
  • February 14: The Liberty re-signed Leilani Mitchell.
  • February 24: The Liberty signed Kelly Miller.[1]
  • March 5: The Liberty signed Rafaella Masciadri.
  • April 13: The Liberty signed DeMya Walker and Essence Carson.
  • April 23: The Liberty signed Laura Broomfield and Iasia Hemingway.
  • April 27: The Liberty signed draft picks Kelley Cain and Katelan Redmon.
  • May 11: The Liberty waived Iasia Hemingway.
  • May 16: The Liberty waived Laura Broomfield and Sydney Colson.
  • May 17: The Liberty waived Katelan Redmon and Raffaella Masciadri and suspended Quanitra Hollingsworth.
  • July 2: The Liberty waived Kelly Miller.[2]

Personnel changes

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Roster

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2012 New York Liberty roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs
F/C 45 United States Braxton, Kara 6' 6" (1.98m) 225 lb (102kg) 02-18-1983 Georgia 7
C 52 United States Cain, Kelley 6' 6" (1.98m) 220 lb (100kg) 05-16-1989 Tennessee R
G/F 17 United States Carson, Essence 6' 0" (1.83m) 165 lb (75kg) 07-28-1986 Rutgers 4
PG 5 United States Mitchell, Leilani 5' 5" (1.65m) 128 lb (58kg) 06-15-1985 Utah 4
G/F 21 United States Montgomery, Alex 6' 1" (1.85m) 185 lb (84kg) 11-12-1988 Georgia Tech 1
F/C 33 United States Pierson, Plenette 6' 2" (1.88m) 180 lb (82kg) 08-31-1981 Texas Tech 9
G 23 United States Pondexter, Cappie 5' 9" (1.75m) 160 lb (73kg) 01-07-1983 Rutgers 6
F 14 United States Powell, Nicole 6' 2" (1.88m) 170 lb (77kg) 06-22-1982 Stanford 8
G/F 30 United States Redmon, Katelan 6' 1" (1.85m) – 10-11-1988 Gonzaga R
C 15 United States Vaughn, Kia 6' 4" (1.93m) 198 lb (90kg) 01-24-1987 Rutgers 3
F 22 United States Walker, DeMya 6' 3" (1.91m) 200 lb (91kg) 11-28-1977 Virginia 12
Head coach
United States John Whisenant (New Mexico State)
Assistant coaches
United States Monique Ambers (Arizona State)
United States Norm Ellenberger (Butler)
Athletic trainer
United States Laura Ramus (Wayne State)
Strength and conditioning coach
United States Kevin Duffy (Ohio)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Depth

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Pos. Starter Bench
C Kia Vaughn Kara Braxton
Kelley Cain
PF Plenette Pierson DeMya Walker
SF Essence Carson Nicole Powell
SG Cappie Pondexter Alex Montgomery
PG Leilani Mitchell

Season standings

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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

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Preseason

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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 @ Connecticut 81-96 Braxton (18) Braxton (11) Mitchell (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
4,287		 0-1
2 Mon 14 10:30am Chicago 57-89 Pierson (14) Carson (6) Mitchell (4) Prudential Center
6,397		 0-2

Regular season

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2012 Game Log: Regular Season
May (0–4)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1 Sat 19 4:00 Connecticut MSG+ 73-78 Pondexter (19) Pierson (10) Mitchell (3) Madison Square Garden
8,112		 0-1
2 Sun 20 5:00 @ Connecticut CPTV-S 77-92 Pondexter (18) Pierson (5) Mitchell
Pondexter (4)		 Mohegan Sun Arena
7,118		 0-2
3 Tue 22 7:00 Minnesota 62-80 Pondexter (15) Vaughn (11) Mitchell (2) Prudential Center
5,411		 0-3
4 Fri 25 7:30 @ Atlanta SSO 74-100 Pondexter (18) Pierson (10) Mitchell
Pondexter (5)		 Philips Arena
6,802		 0-4
June (5–5)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
5 Sat 2 7:00 @ Indiana FS-I 68-91 Pierson (24) Powell (7) Pondexter
Walker (4)		 Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8,006		 0-5
6 Sun 3 6:00 Indiana MSG 87-72 Pondexter (25) Vaughn (8) Carson
Pierson (4)		 Prudential Center
4,905		 1-5
7 Tue 5 7:00 Atlanta 79-74 Pondexter (26) Vaughn (8) Mitchell (4) Prudential Center
4,823		 2-5
8 Fri 8 7:00 @ Washington CSN-MA 76-70 Pondexter (25) Walker (6) Carson (5) Verizon Center
9,108		 3-5
9 Sun 10 4:00 Chicago MSG
CN100		 64-73 Pondexter (22) Carson
Pondexter
Vaughn (6)		 Pondexter (7) Prudential Center
5,908		 3-6
10 Fri 15 7:00 @ Connecticut 55-97 Carson (14) Pondexter
Walker (5)		 Pondexter
Vaughn (4)		 Mohegan Sun Arena
6,522		 3-7
11 Tue 19 7:00 @ Atlanta FS-S 73-60 Carson
Pondexter (14)		 Pondexter (6) Pondexter (13) Philips Arena
4,134		 4-7
12 Thu 21 8:00 @ Minnesota 70-102 Pondexter (30) 4 players (5) Pondexter (5) Target Center
9,050		 4-8
13 Sun 24 4:00 Atlanta MSG 64-74 Mitchell (16) Braxton (13) Pondexter (5) Prudential Center
6,754		 4-9
14 Sat 30 4:00 Seattle NBATV 77-59 Carson (22) Pondexter (7) Pondexter (4) Prudential Center
6,724		 5-9
July (1–3)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
15 Fri 6 8:30 @ Chicago CN100 64-59 Pondexter (19) Carson (11) Mitchell (4) Allstate Arena
4,211		 6-9
16 Sun 8 4:00 San Antonio NBATV
MSG		 81-94 Carson (25) Braxton
Pondexter (8)		 Mitchell (6) Prudential Center
7,714		 6-10
17 Tue 10 12:00 @ Indiana 82-84 Pondexter (33) Cain
Powell (6)		 Pondexter (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
9,216		 6-11
18 Fri 13 11:00am Washington 53-70 Pondexter (22) Carson
Powell (8)		 Pondexter (3) Prudential Center
14,715		 6-12
Summer Olympic break
August (3–4)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
Summer Olympic break
19 Thu 16 7:00 Connecticut NBATV
MSG		 79-66 Pondexter (24) Vaughn (7) Pondexter (5) Prudential Center
5,865		 7-12
20 Sat 18 7:00 @ Connecticut CPTV-S 74-85 Carson
Pondexter (17)		 Pierson (8) Pondexter (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,232		 7-13
21 Tue 21 8:00 @ Chicago CN100 77-67 Pondexter (25) Braxton (7) Mitchell (6) Allstate Arena
3,638		 8-13
22 Thu 23 10:00 @ Phoenix 89-77 Pondexter (31) Braxton (9) Mitchell (7) US Airways Center
7,039		 9-13
23 Sat 25 10:30 @ Los Angeles NBATV
TWC101		 62-87 Pondexter (20) Pierson (10) Mitchell (6) Staples Center
12,433		 9-14
24 Sun 26 9:00 @ Seattle 66-84 Pondexter (23) Pierson (6) Pierson (4) KeyArena
6,459		 9-15
25 Thu 30 7:00 Indiana NBATV
MSG		 63-76 Carson
Pondexter (18)		 Pierson
Pondexter (8)		 Pierson (4) Prudential Center
5,315		 9-16
September (6–3)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
26 Sat 1 4:00 Washington NBATV
MSG		 79-73 Carson (20) Pondexter (6) Carson (6) Prudential Center
6,245		 10-16
27 Wed 5 7:00 Phoenix MSG 87-59 Pierson (17) Cain (6) Pondexter (8) Prudential Center
4,732		 11-16
28 Fri 7 7:30 Chicago MSG
CN100		 83-92 Pondexter (24) Braxton (11) Pondexter (4) Prudential Center
6,145		 11-17
29 Sun 9 4:00 Los Angeles NBATV
MSG
KDOC		 73-71 Pondexter (21) Pondexter (12) Pondexter (8) Prudential Center
7,357		 12-17
30 Wed 12 7:00 Washington MSG 75-62 Pondexter (22) Vaughn (10) Pondexter (6) Prudential Center
5,717		 13-17
31 Sun 16 4:00 @ Washington NBATV 75-68 Pondexter (30) Pondexter (11) Pondexter (5) Verizon Center
8,087		 14-17
32 Tue 18 8:00 @ San Antonio ESPN2 66-77 Pondexter (23) Pierson (6) Pierson
Pondexter (3)		 AT&T Center
6,650		 14-18
33 Thu 20 8:00 @ Tulsa 66-78 Braxton
Pierson
Pondexter (14)		 Vaughn (7) Pondexter (5) BOK Center
5,661		 14-19
34 Sat 22 2:00 Tulsa NBATV
MSG		 91-74 Pierson (19) Vaughn (9) Pierson
Pondexter (5)		 Prudential Center
8,508		 15-19
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess or ESPN3.com

Postseason

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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 8:00 @ Connecticut ESPN2 60-65 Pondexter (14) Pierson (9) Pondexter (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,520		 0-1
2 September 29 7:00 Connecticut NBATV 62-75 Pondexter (20) Vaughn (9) Pierson (5) Prudential Center
7,854		 0-2

Statistics

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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 League leader

Regular season

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

Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ "Guard Kelly Miller signs with Liberty". ESPN. February 24, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "WNBA teams waive twins sisters, former UGA stars Coco and Kelly Miller". Athens Banner-Herald. July 2, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
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