2012 Phoenix Mercury season

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

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

Transactions

WNBA draft

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

  • 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

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

Roster

2012 Phoenix Mercury roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G/F24United StatesBonner, DeWanna6' 4" (1.93m)137 lb (62kg)1987-08-21Auburn3
F4United StatesDupree, Candice6' 2" (1.88m)175 lb (79kg)1984-08-16Temple6
G14United StatesHornbuckle, Alexis5' 10" (1.78m)155 lb (70kg)1985-10-16Tennessee4
F22United StatesHouston, Charde6' 0" (1.83m)189 lb (86kg)1986-04-10Connecticut4
C12United StatesKizer, Lynetta6' 4" (1.93m)1990-04-04MarylandR
G99United StatesPrahalis, Samantha5' 7" (1.7m)129 lb (59kg)1990-01-23Ohio StateR
F/C43United StatesSanford, Nakia6' 4" (1.93m)195 lb (88kg)1976-05-10Kansas9
G1United StatesSimon, Dymond5' 5" (1.65m)137 lb (62kg)1989-09-29Arizona StateR
G3United StatesTaurasi, Diana6' 0" (1.83m)163 lb (74kg)1982-06-11Connecticut8
F13AustraliaTaylor, Penny Injured6' 1" (1.85m)165 lb (75kg)1981-05-24Australia10
F/C34United StatesThomas, Krystal6' 5" (1.96m)195 lb (88kg)1989-06-10Duke1
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 Dominguez Hills)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Depth

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

Western Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Minnesota Lynx z277.794–16–111–617–5
Los Angeles Sparks x2410.7063.016–18–915–7
San Antonio Silver Stars x2113.6186.012–59–814–8
Seattle Storm x1618.47111.010–76–1111–11
Tulsa Shock o925.26518.06–113–145–17
Phoenix Mercury o727.20620.03–144–134–18

Schedule

Preseason

2012 Game Log: Preseason (May)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1Tue 810:00Japan102-73Gray-Lawson (34)Tamane
Warley (13)		Prahalis (7)US Airways Center
2,752		1-0

Regular season

2012 Game Log: Regular Season
May (1–3)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1Sun 2012:30@ MinnesotaABC83-105Houston (24)Sanford (6)Prahalis (6)Target Center
12,611		0-1
2Tue 228:00@ Tulsa89-87Dupree (31)Dupree (9)Prahalis (7)BOK Center
5,341		1-1
3Sat 2610:00Los AngelesFS-A+
KDOC		88-99Dupree (24)Warley (9)Taurasi (4)US Airways Center
10,200		1-2
4Thu 317:00@ AtlantaFS-A
SSO		65-81Bonner (22)Bonner (10)Prahalis (6)Philips Arena
4,887		1-3
June (3–6)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
5Fri 18:00@ San Antonio66-85Bonner
Dupree (17)		Dupree (10)Prahalis (9)AT&T Center
6,534		1-4
6Sun 36:00Tulsa79-72Bonner (23)Bonner (13)Prahalis (6)US Airways Center
7,178		2-4
7Fri 811:00@ Los AngelesTWC10174-90Houston (22)Bonner
Gray-Lawson (6)		Prahalis (6)Staples Center
11,198		2-5
8Fri 1510:00Minnesota60-78Bonner (18)Dupree (10)Prahalis (4)US Airways Center
7,394		2-6
9Sun 174:00@ Tulsa75-87Bonner (24)Bonner (9)Prahalis (6)BOK Center
4,200		2-7
10Wed 2010:00Washington80-77Bonner (19)Warley (9)Bonner
Prahalis (3)		US Airways Center
5,751		3-7
11Sat 238:00Los AngelesESPN84-93Bonner (24)Thomas (11)Prahalis (5)US Airways Center
9,670		3-8
12Wed 278:00@ MinnesotaFS-A+80-96Bonner (23)Bonner
Warley (7)		Prahalis (3)Target Center
9,674		3-9
13Fri 298:30@ ChicagoCN10084-81Bonner (27)Thomas (11)Houston
Prahalis (4)		Allstate Arena
5,488		4-9
July (0–6)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
14Sun 14:00@ WashingtonCSN-MA77-90Houston (26)Bonner
Thomas (8)		Prahalis (5)Verizon Center
10,789		4-10
15Tue 38:00@ San AntonioNBATV81-82Bonner (38)Bonner
Thomas (8)		Prahalis (5)AT&T Center
6,912		4-11
16Sat 710:00Atlanta93-100 (2OT)Bonner (27)Bonner (15)Hornbuckle
Prahalis
Thomas (4)		US Airways Center
7,948		4-12
17Sun 89:00@ Seattle68-83Bonner (12)Warley (13)Bonner (3)KeyArena
8,639		4-13
18Tue 103:30Los AngelesFS-A71-90Bonner
Prahalis (14)		5 players (7)Hornbuckle (3)US Airways Center
9,336		4-14
19Fri 1310:00Seattle64-83Bonner (18)Hornbuckle (8)Hornbuckle (5)US Airways Center
7,647		4-15
Summer Olympic break
August (1–4)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
Summer Olympic break
20Thu 1610:00@ SeattleKONG58-72Prahalis (15)Thomas (11)Bonner (4)KeyArena
6,987		4-16
21Sun 196:00San AntonioFS-A
FS-SW		47-89Hornbuckle (11)Hornbuckle
Thomas (7)		Prahalis (4)US Airways Center
10,656		4-17
22Thu 2310:00New York77-89Bonner (34)Thomas (14)Prahalis (4)US Airways Center
7.039		4-18
23Sat 2510:00Indiana72-85Taurasi (19)Bonner
Thomas
Warley (9)		Bonner
Taurasi (3)		US Airways Center
9,079		4-19
24Thu 3010:00@ SeattleKONG75-68Bonner (24)Bonner (11)Prahalis (6)KeyArena
6,379		5-19
September (2–8)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
25Sat 110:00San AntonioNBATV94-90Taurasi (25)Bonner (9)Prahalis (5)US Airways Center
5,964		6-19
26Wed 57:00@ New YorkNBATV
MSG		59-87Bonner (20)Hornbuckle
Gilbreath (7)		Hornbuckle (5)Prudential Center
4,732		6-20
27Fri 77:00@ ConnecticutCPTV-S91-82Bonner (35)Thomas (16)Hornbuckle (5)Mohegan Sun Arena
8,379		7-20
28Sun 96:00@ IndianaNBATV
FS-A+
FS-I		83-89Bonner (23)Hornbuckle (9)Bonner (5)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,971		7-21
29Wed 1210:00ConnecticutESPN2
CPTV-S		78-100Bonner (24)Bonner (10)Simon (4)US Airways Center
5,421		7-22
30Fri 1410:00Tulsa84-92Kizer (19)Thomas (11)Simon (6)US Airways Center
6,719		7-23
31Sun 166:00ChicagoNBATV
CN100		55-86Houston (15)Thomas (13)Houston (3)US Airways Center
8,044		7-24
32Tue 1810:30@ Los AngelesNBATV
TWC101		76-101Bonner (23)Thomas (11)Bonner (6)Staples Center
8,579		7-25
33Fri 2110:00MinnesotaNBATV
FS-A+		66-89Bonner (17)Thomas (11)Prahalis (8)US Airways Center
7,217		7-26
34Sun 233:00SeattleESPN257-71Bonner (13)Thomas (18)Prahalis (6)US Airways Center
7,576		7-27
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess or ESPN3.com

Statistics

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

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

Awards and honors

References

  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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