2012 Connecticut Sun season

2012 Connecticut Sun season
Head coachMike Thibault
ArenaMohegan Sun Arena
Results
Record25–9 (.735)
Place1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost in Conference Finals
Media
TelevisionCPTV-S
ESPN2, NBATV

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

Transactions

WNBA draft

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

  • 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.[1]
  • April 17: The Sun signed Brittany Carter.[2]
  • 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.[3]
  • May 15: The Sun waived Dawn Evans.[1]
  • May 16: The Sun waived Sidney Spencer.[4]
  • August 14: The Sun waived Chay Shegog.
  • August 15: The Sun signed Jessica Moore.[5]

Personnel changes

Roster

Depth

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

Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Connecticut Sun y259.735–12–513–418–4
Indiana Fever x2212.6473.013–49–815–7
Atlanta Dream x1915.5596.011–68–912–10
New York Liberty x1519.44110.09–86–1110–12
Chicago Sky o1420.41211.07–107–108–14
Washington Mystics o529.14720.04–131–163–19

Schedule

Preseason

2012 Game Log: Preseason (May)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1Mon 77:00New York96-81Greene
Jones (12)		McCray (6)Lawson (7)Mohegan Sun Arena
4,287		1–0
2Thu 107:00MinnesotaCPTV-S85-87Lawson (19)Griffin (9)Montgomery (6)Mohegan Sun Arena
4,835		1-1
3Mon 147:00@ Washington64-83Jones (17)Griffin
Shegog (5)		Lawson (4)Verizon Center
5,142		1–2

Regular season

2012 Game Log: Regular Season
May (3–0)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1Sat 194:00@ New YorkMSG+78-73Charles (19)Charles (13)Lawson (6)Madison Square Garden
8,112		1–0
2Sun 205:00New YorkCPTV-S92-77Charles (25)Charles (11)Montgomery (6)Mohegan Sun Arena
7,118		2–0
3Fri 257:00San AntonioCPTV-S83-79Montgomery (23)Charles (8)Hightower
Jones (5)		Mohegan Sun Arena
6,115		3–0
June (7–3)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
4Fri 17:00MinnesotaCPTV-S72-85Charles (20)Charles (12)Lawson (4)Mohegan Sun Arena
7,249		3–1
5Sun 33:00WashingtonCPTV-S94-86Charles (30)Charles (9)Charles
Greene
Lawson (4)		Mohegan Sun Arena
7,065		4–1
6Fri 87:00@ Indiana89-81Lawson (18)Charles (14)Charles
McCray
Montgomery (3)		Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,041		5–1
7Sun 105:00AtlantaCPTV-S92-73Charles (22)Charles (11)Hightower (5)Mohegan Sun Arena
6,526		6–1
8Wed 138:00Los AngelesESPN281-87Charles (19)Charles (13)Lawson (4)Mohegan Sun Arena
6,058		6–2
9Fri 157:00New York97-55Charles (20)Charles
Jones (8)		Greene (5)Mohegan Sun Arena
6,522		7–2
10Sun 173:00@ AtlantaSSO75-73Charles (23)Charles (22)Lawson (4)Philips Arena
4,323		8–2
11Tue 197:00IndianaCPTV-S88-85
(OT)		Lawson (22)Charles
Jones (8)		Greene
Lawson (3)		Mohegan Sun Arena
6,503		9–2
12Thu 217:00@ IndianaCPTV-S
FS-I		61-95Mims (11)Charles (8)Lawson (2)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,326		9–3
13Fri 297:00@ WashingtonCPTV-S
CSN-MA		77-64Jones (20)Jones (11)Hightower (4)Verizon Center
6,975		10–3
July (5–1)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
14Sun 15:00SeattleCPTV-S83-89
(OT)		Lawson (22)Charles (14)Hightower (4)Mohegan Sun Arena
9,201		10–4
15Fri 68:00@ Tulsa86-79Charles (24)Charles
Jones (10)		Lawson (6)BOK Center
4,318		11–4
16Sat 78:00@ MinnesotaNBATV
CPTV-S		86-80Lawson (22)Charles (15)Hightower (5)Target Center
10,882		12–4
17Tue 1011:30am@ WashingtonCPTV-S
CSN-MA		77-70Lawson (17)Charles (8)Charles
Greene (4)		Verizon Center
12,569		13–4
18Wed 117:00Washington85-73Jones (22)Jones (9)Montgomery (6)Mohegan Sun Arena
7,804		14–4
19Fri 138:30@ ChicagoCPTV-S
CN100		80-78
(OT)		Charles (25)Charles (13)Montgomery (4)Allstate Arena
5,988		15–4
Summer Olympic break
August (4–2)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
Summer Olympic break
20Thu 167:00@ New YorkNBATV
MSG		66-79Montgomery (16)Charles (12)Lawson (4)Prudential Center
5,865		15–5
21Sat 187:00New YorkCPTV-S85-74Charles (23)Charles (9)Lawson (5)Mohegan Sun Arena
8,232		16–5
22Tue 217:00Tulsa82-80
(OT)		Lawson (19)Mims (11)Lawson
Montgomery (4)		Mohegan Sun Arena
6,745		17–5
23Sun 265:00ChicagoCPTV-S70-82Hightower (17)Charles (8)Lawson (6)Mohegan Sun Arena
8,390		17–6
24Tue 288:00@ ChicagoCPTV-S
CN100		83-72Charles (24)Charles (14)Lawson (6)Allstate Arena
2,884		18–6
25Thu 308:00@ San Antonio84-73Charles (20)Charles
Griffin (10)		Hightower (8)AT&T Center
5,023		19–6
September (6–3)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
26Sun 23:00@ AtlantaNBATV
SSO		80-87Lawson (16)Charles (11)Lawson (5)Philips Arena
5,020		19–7
27Tue 47:00@ WashingtonCPTV-S77-70Charles (20)Charles (13)Mims
Lawson (4)		Verizon Center
5,980		20–7
28Fri 77:00PhoenixCPTV-S82-91Montgomery (25)Mims (9)Lawson (4)Mohegan Sun Arena
8,379		20–8
29Sun 95:00ChicagoCPTV-S82-77Charles (24)Charles
Lawson (6)		Lawson (9)Mohegan Sun Arena
6,658		21–8
30Wed 1210:00@ PhoenixESPN2
CPTV-S		100-78Lawson (30)Mims (9)Lawson (7)US Airways Center
5,421		22–8
31Fri 1411:00@ Los AngelesNBATV
CPTV-S
TWC101		82-93Charles (21)Charles (13)Lawson
Montgomery (4)		Staples Center
10,503		22–9
32Sun 169:00@ SeattleCPTV-S
KONG		60-58Lawson (13)Mims (11)4 players (2)KeyArena
7,748		23–9
33Wed 197:00Indiana73-67Lawson (23)Charles (12)Lawson (6)Mohegan Sun Arena
5,811		24–9
34Sun 235:00AtlantaCPTV-S92-72Lawson (21)Charles (9)Montgomery (7)Mohegan Sun Arena
9,143		25–9
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess or ESPN3.com

Postseason

2012 Game Log: Postseason
Eastern Conference Semifinals
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceSeries
1September 278:00New YorkESPN265-60Charles (17)Jones (9)Hightower
Lawson (5)		Mohegan Sun Arena
5,520		1–0
2September 297:00@ New YorkNBATV75-62Charles (25)Charles (14)Lawson (6)Prudential Center
7,854		2–0
Eastern Conference Finals
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceSeries
1October 58:00IndianaESPN276-64Charles (18)Charles (15)Montgomery (7)Mohegan Sun Arena
7,599		1–0
2October 88:00@ IndianaESPN276-78Lawson (18)Jones (10)Jones
Montgomery (4)		Bankers Life Fieldhouse
9,225		1-1
3October 118:30IndianaESPN271-87Charles (18)Charles (10)Lawson (4)Mohegan Sun Arena
6,516		1–2

References

  1. 1 2 "Local roundup: Connecticut Sun trim roster". The Bulletin. May 16, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  2. ↑ "WNBA: Connecticut Sun sign Brittany Carter to training camp contract". CT Insider. April 17, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  3. ↑ Allard, Marc (May 9, 2012). "Sun cut 2 more to trip roster". Journal Star. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Sun Cut Sidney Spencer To Reach 11-Player Limit". Hartford Courant. May 16, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Connecticut Sun Add Jessica Moore; Ready To Play After Long Layoff". Hartford Courant. August 15, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
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