2012 Phoenix Mercury season

2012 Phoenix Mercury season
CoachCorey Gaines
ArenaUS Airways Center
Attendanceper game
Results
Record7–27 (.206)
Place6th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Media
TelevisionFS-A
ESPN2, NBATV

The 2012 WNBA season is the 16th season for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association. Until the 2023 Phoenix Mercury season, this marked this last time the Mercury missed the playoffs.

Transactions

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WNBA draft

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

Round Pick Player Nationality School/team/country
1 6 Samantha Prahalis  United States Ohio State
2 24 (from Minn.) C'eria Ricketts  United States Arkansas
3 30 Christine Flores  United States Missouri
3 33 (from Conn.) Amanda Johnson  United States Oregon

Transaction log

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  • April 11, 2011: The Mercury acquired a third-round pick in the 2012 Draft from the Connecticut Sun in exchange for Tahnee Robinson's draft rights.
  • January 12: The Mercury traded Temeka Johnson to the Tulsa Shock in exchange for Andrea Riley.[1]
  • February 2: The Mercury acquired Alexis Hornbuckle from the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2013 Draft.[2]
  • February 9: The Mercury signed Chastity Reed.
  • February 28: The Mercury traded the 18th pick in the 2012 Draft to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Charde Houston and the 24th pick in the 2012 Draft.[3]
  • April 11: The Mercury signed Zane Tamane and Brittney Thomas.
  • April 13: The Mercury signed Dymond Simon.
  • April 13: The Mercury announced Marie Ferdinand-Harris' retirement.
  • April 26: The Mercury signed Avery Warley.
  • May 2: The Mercury signed draft picks Christine Flores, Amanda Johnson, Samantha Prahalis, and C'eira Ricketts.
  • May 3: The Mercury waived Brittney Thomas.[4]
  • May 8: The Mercury waived C'eira Ricketts and Christine Flores.[5]
  • May 16: The Mercury waived Chastity Reed, Dymond Simon, Krystal Thomas, and Amanda Johnson.
  • May 25: The Mercury signed Krystal Thomas and waived Zane Tamane.
  • June 2: The Mercury signed Andrea Riley.
  • July 1: The Mercury waived Andrea Riley.
  • July 5: The Mercury signed Lynetta Kizer to a seven-day contract.

Trades

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Date Trade
January 12, 2012 To Phoenix Mercury To Tulsa Shock
Andrea Riley Temeka Johnson
February 2, 2012 To Phoenix Mercury To Minnesota Lynx
Alexis Hornbuckle Second-round pick in 2013 Draft
February 28, 2012 To Phoenix Mercury To Minnesota Lynx
Charde Houston and the 24th pick in the 2012 Draft 18th pick in the 2012 Draft

Personnel changes

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Roster

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2012 Phoenix Mercury roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs
G/F 24 United States Bonner, DeWanna 6' 4" (1.93m) 137 lb (62kg) 08-21-1987 Auburn 3
F 4 United States Dupree, Candice 6' 2" (1.88m) 175 lb (79kg) 08-16-1984 Temple 6
G 14 United States Hornbuckle, Alexis 5' 10" (1.78m) 155 lb (70kg) 10-16-1985 Tennessee 4
F 22 United States Houston, Charde 6' 0" (1.83m) 189 lb (86kg) 04-10-1986 Connecticut 4
C 12 United States Kizer, Lynetta 6' 4" (1.93m) – 04-04-1990 Maryland R
G 99 United States Prahalis, Samantha 5' 7" (1.7m) 129 lb (59kg) 01-23-1990 Ohio State R
F/C 43 United States Sanford, Nakia 6' 4" (1.93m) 195 lb (88kg) 05-10-1976 Kansas 9
G 1 United States Simon, Dymond 5' 5" (1.65m) 137 lb (62kg) 09-29-1989 Arizona State R
G 3 United States Taurasi, Diana 6' 0" (1.83m) 163 lb (74kg) 06-11-1982 Connecticut 8
F 13 Australia Taylor, Penny Injured 6' 1" (1.85m) 165 lb (75kg) 05-24-1981 Australia 10
F/C 34 United States Thomas, Krystal 6' 5" (1.96m) 195 lb (88kg) 06-10-1989 Duke 1
Head coach
United States Corey Gaines (Loyola Marymount)
Assistant coaches
United States Earl Cureton (Detroit Mercy)
United States Julie Hairgrove (Arizona)
Athletic trainer
United States Tamara Poole (Cal State-DH)
Strength and conditioning coach
Pro Advantage Training
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Depth

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Pos. Starter Bench
C Nakia Sanford Krystal Thomas
Lynetta Kizer
PF Candice Dupree Avery Warley
SF DeWanna Bonner Charde Houston
Penny Taylor
SG Diana Taurasi
PG Samantha Prahalis Alexis Hornbuckle

Season standings

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Western Conference
W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Minnesota Lynx z 27 7 .794 – 16–1 11–6 17–5
Los Angeles Sparks x 24 10 .706 3.0 16–1 8–9 15–7
San Antonio Silver Stars x 21 13 .618 6.0 12–5 9–8 14–8
Seattle Storm x 16 18 .471 11.0 10–7 6–11 11–11
Tulsa Shock o 9 25 .265 18.0 6–11 3–14 5–17
Phoenix Mercury o 7 27 .206 20.0 3–14 4–13 4–18

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 Tue 8 10:00 Japan 102-73 Gray-Lawson (34) Tamane
Warley (13)		 Prahalis (7) US Airways Center
2,752		 1-0

Regular season

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2012 Game Log: Regular Season
May (1–3)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1 Sun 20 12:30 @ Minnesota ABC 83-105 Houston (24) Sanford (6) Prahalis (6) Target Center
12,611		 0-1
2 Tue 22 8:00 @ Tulsa 89-87 Dupree (31) Dupree (9) Prahalis (7) BOK Center
5,341		 1-1
3 Sat 26 10:00 Los Angeles FS-A+
KDOC		 88-99 Dupree (24) Warley (9) Taurasi (4) US Airways Center
10,200		 1-2
4 Thu 31 7:00 @ Atlanta FS-A
SSO		 65-81 Bonner (22) Bonner (10) Prahalis (6) Philips Arena
4,887		 1-3
June (3–6)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
5 Fri 1 8:00 @ San Antonio 66-85 Bonner
Dupree (17)		 Dupree (10) Prahalis (9) AT&T Center
6,534		 1-4
6 Sun 3 6:00 Tulsa 79-72 Bonner (23) Bonner (13) Prahalis (6) US Airways Center
7,178		 2-4
7 Fri 8 11:00 @ Los Angeles TWC101 74-90 Houston (22) Bonner
Gray-Lawson (6)		 Prahalis (6) Staples Center
11,198		 2-5
8 Fri 15 10:00 Minnesota 60-78 Bonner (18) Dupree (10) Prahalis (4) US Airways Center
7,394		 2-6
9 Sun 17 4:00 @ Tulsa 75-87 Bonner (24) Bonner (9) Prahalis (6) BOK Center
4,200		 2-7
10 Wed 20 10:00 Washington 80-77 Bonner (19) Warley (9) Bonner
Prahalis (3)		 US Airways Center
5,751		 3-7
11 Sat 23 8:00 Los Angeles ESPN 84-93 Bonner (24) Thomas (11) Prahalis (5) US Airways Center
9,670		 3-8
12 Wed 27 8:00 @ Minnesota FS-A+ 80-96 Bonner (23) Bonner
Warley (7)		 Prahalis (3) Target Center
9,674		 3-9
13 Fri 29 8:30 @ Chicago CN100 84-81 Bonner (27) Thomas (11) Houston
Prahalis (4)		 Allstate Arena
5,488		 4-9
July (0–6)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
14 Sun 1 4:00 @ Washington CSN-MA 77-90 Houston (26) Bonner
Thomas (8)		 Prahalis (5) Verizon Center
10,789		 4-10
15 Tue 3 8:00 @ San Antonio NBATV 81-82 Bonner (38) Bonner
Thomas (8)		 Prahalis (5) AT&T Center
6,912		 4-11
16 Sat 7 10:00 Atlanta 93-100 (2OT) Bonner (27) Bonner (15) Hornbuckle
Prahalis
Thomas (4)		 US Airways Center
7,948		 4-12
17 Sun 8 9:00 @ Seattle 68-83 Bonner (12) Warley (13) Bonner (3) KeyArena
8,639		 4-13
18 Tue 10 3:30 Los Angeles FS-A 71-90 Bonner
Prahalis (14)		 5 players (7) Hornbuckle (3) US Airways Center
9,336		 4-14
19 Fri 13 10:00 Seattle 64-83 Bonner (18) Hornbuckle (8) Hornbuckle (5) US Airways Center
7,647		 4-15
Summer Olympic break
August (1–4)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
Summer Olympic break
20 Thu 16 10:00 @ Seattle KONG 58-72 Prahalis (15) Thomas (11) Bonner (4) KeyArena
6,987		 4-16
21 Sun 19 6:00 San Antonio FS-A
FS-SW		 47-89 Hornbuckle (11) Hornbuckle
Thomas (7)		 Prahalis (4) US Airways Center
10,656		 4-17
22 Thu 23 10:00 New York 77-89 Bonner (34) Thomas (14) Prahalis (4) US Airways Center
7.039		 4-18
23 Sat 25 10:00 Indiana 72-85 Taurasi (19) Bonner
Thomas
Warley (9)		 Bonner
Taurasi (3)		 US Airways Center
9,079		 4-19
24 Thu 30 10:00 @ Seattle KONG 75-68 Bonner (24) Bonner (11) Prahalis (6) KeyArena
6,379		 5-19
September (2–8)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
25 Sat 1 10:00 San Antonio NBATV 94-90 Taurasi (25) Bonner (9) Prahalis (5) US Airways Center
5,964		 6-19
26 Wed 5 7:00 @ New York NBATV
MSG		 59-87 Bonner (20) Hornbuckle
Gilbreath (7)		 Hornbuckle (5) Prudential Center
4,732		 6-20
27 Fri 7 7:00 @ Connecticut CPTV-S 91-82 Bonner (35) Thomas (16) Hornbuckle (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,379		 7-20
28 Sun 9 6:00 @ Indiana NBATV
FS-A+
FS-I		 83-89 Bonner (23) Hornbuckle (9) Bonner (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,971		 7-21
29 Wed 12 10:00 Connecticut ESPN2
CPTV-S		 78-100 Bonner (24) Bonner (10) Simon (4) US Airways Center
5,421		 7-22
30 Fri 14 10:00 Tulsa 84-92 Kizer (19) Thomas (11) Simon (6) US Airways Center
6,719		 7-23
31 Sun 16 6:00 Chicago NBATV
CN100		 55-86 Houston (15) Thomas (13) Houston (3) US Airways Center
8,044		 7-24
32 Tue 18 10:30 @ Los Angeles NBATV
TWC101		 76-101 Bonner (23) Thomas (11) Bonner (6) Staples Center
8,579		 7-25
33 Fri 21 10:00 Minnesota NBATV
FS-A+		 66-89 Bonner (17) Thomas (11) Prahalis (8) US Airways Center
7,217		 7-26
34 Sun 23 3:00 Seattle ESPN2 57-71 Bonner (13) Thomas (18) Prahalis (6) US Airways Center
7,576		 7-27
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess or ESPN3.com

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. ^ "Shock Trades Riley To Phoenix For Temeka Johnson". KWTV. January 12, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "Mercury acquire Hornbuckle in sign-and-trade". Fox Sports. February 2, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  3. ^ "Charde Houston, pick traded to Mercury". ESPN. February 28, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  4. ^ "Mercury trim roster, waive guard Thomas". Fox Sports. May 3, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  5. ^ "Mercury waive draft picks Ricketts, Flores". Fox Sports. May 8, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
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