2012 Chicago Sky season

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2012 Chicago Sky season
Coach Pokey Chatman
Arena Allstate Arena
Attendanceper game
Results
Record14–20 (.412)
Place5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Team Leaders
Points Epiphanny Prince – 18.1
Rebounds Sylvia Fowles – 10.4
Assists Courtney Vandersloot – 4.6
Media
Television CN100
ESPN2, NBATV

The 2012 Chicago Sky season was the franchise's 7th season in the Women's National Basketball Association, and their second season under head coach Pokey Chatman.

Contents

Transactions

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/team/country
223 Shey Peddy Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Temple
327 Sydney Carter Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Texas A&M

Trades and Roster Changes

DateTransaction
January 2, 2012Traded a First Round Pick in the 2012 WNBA draft to the Seattle Storm in exchange for Swin Cash, Le'Coe Willingham, and a Second Round Pick in the 2012 Draft [1]
January 6, 2012Extended Qualifying Offers to Sylvia Fowles and Tamera Young
January 10, 2012Extended Qualifying Offers to Mistie Bass and Shay Murphy
February 6, 2012Signed Shay Murphy [2]
Signed Ruth Riley [3]
February 20, 2012Signed Tamera Young
February 22, 2012Signed Ticha Penicheiro [4]
February 28, 2012Signed Felicia Chester to a training-camp contract [5]
March 14, 2012Traded a Second Round Pick in the 2013 WNBA draft to the San Antonio Silver Stars in exchange for the rights to Sonja Petrovic [6]
March 24, 2012Signed Sonja Petrovic to a rookie-scale contract
April 12, 2012Signed Sylvia Fowles to a Multi-Year Deal [7]
April 25, 2012Signed Lykendra Johnson to a training-camp contract [8]
May 2, 2012Signed Shey Peddy and Sydney Carter to rookie-scale contracts
May 3, 2012Waived Lykendra Johnson
May 11, 2012Waived Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton [9]
May 14, 2012Waived Sydney Carter and Shey Peddy [10]
May 16, 2012Waived Felicia Chester [11]
May 31, 2012Exercised 4th-Year Team Option on Epiphanny Prince
June 18, 2012Signed Sydney Carter to a Hardship Contract [12]
June 27, 2012Released Sydney Carter from her Hardship Contract [13]

Roster

2012 Chicago Sky roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
F 8 Flag of the United States.svg Cash, Swin 6' 1" (1.85m)176 lb (80kg)1979-09-22 Connecticut 10
C 34 Flag of the United States.svg Fowles, Sylvia 6' 6" (1.98m)208 lb (94kg)1985-10-06 LSU 4
G 7 Flag of the United States.svg Murphy, Shay 5' 11" (1.8m)161 lb (73kg)1985-04-15 USC 5
G 21 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Penicheiro, Ticha 5' 11" (1.8m)145 lb (66kg)1974-09-18 Old Dominion 14
F 5 Flag of Serbia.svg Petrovic, Sonja 6' 1" (1.85m)172 lb (78kg)1989-02-18 Serbia R
G 10 Flag of the United States.svg Prince, Epiphanny 5' 9" (1.75m)164 lb (74kg)1988-01-11 Rutgers 2
F/C 00 Flag of the United States.svg Riley, Ruth 6' 5" (1.96m)198 lb (90kg)1979-08-28 Notre Dame 11
C 30 Flag of the United States.svg Swords, Carolyn 6' 6" (1.98m)212 lb (96kg)1989-07-19 Boston College 1
G 22 Flag of the United States.svg Vandersloot, Courtney 5' 8" (1.73m)132 lb (60kg)1989-02-08 Gonzaga 1
F 43 Flag of the United States.svg Willingham, Le'coe 6' 0" (1.83m)206 lb (93kg)1981-02-10 Auburn 8
F 1 Flag of the United States.svg Young, Tamera 6' 2" (1.88m)172 lb (78kg)1986-10-30 James Madison 4
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Pokey Chatman (LSU)
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Jeff House (Nazareth)
Flag of the United States.svg Christie Sides (Louisiana Tech)
Athletic trainer
Flag of the United States.svg Natalie Meckstroth (Indiana)
Strength and conditioning coach
Flag of the United States.svg Ann Crosby (Western Michigan)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Depth

Pos.StarterBench
C Sylvia Fowles Carolyn Swords
Ruth Riley
PF Swin Cash Le'coe Willingham
SF Tamera Young Sonja Petrovic
SG Epiphanny Prince Shay Murphy
PG Courtney Vandersloot Ticha Penicheiro

Schedule

Preseason

2012 Preseason Schedule
Total: 2–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1Thu 108:00 Washington 73-68 Epiphanny Prince (13) Sylvia Fowles (12) Courtney Vandersloot (7) New Trier High School
1,121		1-0
2Mon 1410:30am@ New York 89-57 Epiphanny Prince (15) Carolyn Swords (10) Shey Peddy (4) Prudential Center
6,397		2-0
3Tue 151:00@ Minnesota 61-82 Tamera Young (11) Sylvia Fowles (5) Ruth Riley (4) University of Minnesota
4,102		2-1

Regular season

2012 Regular Season Schedule
May: 2–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 2–0)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1Sat 197:00@ Washington CN100 69-57 Sylvia Fowles (23) Sylvia Fowles (12) Prince
Willingham
Vandersloot (3)		 Verizon Center
11,415		1-0
2Fri 258:30 Indiana CN100 72-83 Sylvia Fowles (21) Sylvia Fowles (10) Courtney Vandersloot (4) Allstate Arena
6,198		1-1
3Wed 308:00@ San Antonio CN100 77-63 Sylvia Fowles (23) Sylvia Fowles (12) Courtney Vandersloot (7) AT&T Center
7,233		2-1
June: 5–4 (Home: 3–2; Road: 2–2))
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
4Fri 18:30 Washington CN100 65-63 Epiphanny Prince (31) Sylvia Fowles (16) Vandersloot
Young (3)		 Allstate Arena
4,078		3-1
5Sat 27:00@ Atlanta CN100
SSO 		94-92
(OT)		 Epiphanny Prince (33) Sylvia Fowles (19) Courtney Vandersloot (6) Philips Arena
4,503		4-1
6Fri 88:30 Tulsa CN100 98-91
(OT)		 Epiphanny Prince (32) Sylvia Fowles (21) Cash
Prince
Vandersloot (5)		 Allstate Arena
5,019		5-1
7Sun 104:00@ New York CN100
MSG 		73-64 Epiphanny Prince (26) Sylvia Fowles (12) Courtney Vandersloot (5) Prudential Center
5,908		6-1
8Wed 138:00 Seattle CN100 74-58 Epiphanny Prince (17) Sylvia Fowles (15) Epiphanny Prince (7) Allstate Arena
4,681		7-1
9Sat 167:00@ Indiana CN100 70-84 Sylvia Fowles (26) Tamera Young (7) Cash
Young (3)		 Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,098		7-2
10Sat 2312:30@ Minnesota ESPN 67-79 Sylvia Fowles (22) Sylvia Fowles (13) Courtney Vandersloot (5) Target Center
9,267		7-3
11Wed 2712:30 Indiana 72-81 Sylvia Fowles (19) Sylvia Fowles (10) Courtney Vandersloot (4) Allstate Arena
6,312		7-4
12Fri 298:30 Phoenix CN100 81-84 Swin Cash (16) Sylvia Fowles (10) Courtney Vandersloot (6) Allstate Arena
5,488		7-5
July: 1–4 (Home: 1–3; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
13Sun 16:00 Atlanta CN100 71-69 Sylvia Fowles (21) Sylvia Fowles (12) Penicheiro
Petrovic
Vandersloot (4)		 Allstate Arena
6,093		8-5
14Fri 68:30 New York CN100 59-64 Sylvia Fowles (20) Sylvia Fowles (9) Courtney Vandersloot (8) Allstate Arena
4,211		8-6
15Sat 77:00@ Indiana CN100 86-88
(OT)		 Sylvia Fowles (24) Sylvia Fowles (16) Courtney Vandersloot (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,155		8-7
16Wed 1112:30 San Antonio 68-77 Shay Murphy (20) Sylvia Fowles (7) Penicheiro
Willingham (3)		 Allstate Arena
13,161		8-8
17Fri 138:30 Connecticut CN100
CPTV-S 		78-80
(OT)		 Courtney Vandersloot (22) Sylvia Fowles (10) Courtney Vandersloot (8) Allstate Arena
5,988		8-9
Summer Olympic break
August: 1–6 (Home: 0–3; Road: 1–3)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
Summer Olympic break
18Fri 178:30 Atlanta CN100 76-82 Epiphanny Prince (16) Sylvia Fowles (6) Epiphanny Prince (3) Allstate Arena
5,593		8-10
19Sun 194:00@ Washington NBATV
CN100
CSN-MA 		71-75
(OT)		 Epiphanny Prince (18) Sylvia Fowles (16) Cash
Vandersloot
Penicheiro
Willingham (2)		 Verizon Center
8,489		8-11
20Tue 218:00 New York CN100 67-77 Sylvia Fowles (18) Cash
Fowles (8)		 Ticha Penicheiro (7) Allstate Arena
3,638		8-12
21Wed 227:00@ Atlanta NBATV
CN100
FS-S 		71-82 Sylvia Fowles (22) Sylvia Fowles (6) Ticha Penicheiro (4) Philips Arena
4,010		8-13
22Fri 248:00@ Tulsa 78-81 Courtney Vandersloot (23) Shay Murphy (10) Swin Cash (5) BOK Center
5,147		8-14
23Sun 265:00@ Connecticut CPTV-S 82-70 Epiphanny Prince (15) Cash
Swords
Riley
Petrovic (6)		 Courtney Vandersloot (11) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,390		9-14
24Tue 288:00 Connecticut CN100
CPTV-S 		72-83 Courtney Vandersloot (17) Sonja Petrovic (8) Courtney Vandersloot (6) Allstate Arena
2,884		9-15
September: 5–5 (Home: 3–1; Road: 2–4)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
25Sat 17:00@ Indiana NBATV
CN100 		64-81 Epiphanny Prince (22) Carolyn Swords (8) Courtney Vandersloot (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
9,307		9-16
26Sun 26:00 Los Angeles CN100
KDOC 		85-74 Epiphanny Prince (17) Cash
Fowles (9)		 Epiphanny Prince (9) Allstate Arena
6,197		10-16
27Fri 77:30@ New York CN100
MSG 		92-83 Epiphanny Prince (30) Swin Cash (7) Cash
Prince
Vandersloot (4)		 Prudential Center
6,145		11-16
28Sun 95:00@ Connecticut CPTV-S 77-82 Swin Cash (21) Swin Cash (15) Prince
Vandersloot (5)		 Mohegan Sun Arena
6,658		11-17
29Tue 118:00 Minnesota CN100 83-70 Epiphanny Prince (26) Carolyn Swords (9) Epiphanny Prince (5) Allstate Arena
4,296		12-17
30Thu 1310:30@ Los Angeles NBATV
CN100
TWC101 		77-86 Swin Cash (23) Swin Cash (6) Courtney Vandersloot (9) Staples Center
8,489		12-18
31Sun 166:00@ Phoenix NBATV
CN100 		86-55 Shay Murphy (22) Cash
Willingham (8)		 Epiphanny Prince (4) US Airways Center
8,044		13-18
32Tue 1810:00@ Seattle 60-75 Epiphanny Prince (21) Cash
Prince (7)		 Epiphanny Prince (4) KeyArena
6,459		13-19
33Thu 208:00 Atlanta CN100 66-75 Carolyn Swords (16) Carolyn Swords (9) Courtney Vandersloot (6) Allstate Arena
4,188		13-20
34Sat 228:00 Washington NBATV
CN100 		77-58 Courtney Vandersloot (20) Swin Cash (8) Vandersloot
Prince (3)		 Allstate Arena
6,721		14-20
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess or ESPN3.com

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
Legend
  GPGames 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 gameTeam leaderLeague leader

Regular season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Epiphanny Prince 262530.044.240.789.93.53.11.80.318.1
Sylvia Fowles 252531.163.80.069.210.40.81.31.216.2
Swin Cash 343430.036.728.176.55.82.31.00.510.6
Courtney Vandersloot 342726.640.533.364.92.14.61.30.28.9
Shay Murphy 29318.642.044.173.02.90.91.10.28.5
Tamera Young 332424.442.30.060.63.71.41.00.28.2
Sonja Petrovic 30215.135.827.976.92.31.00.50.54.8
Carolyn Swords 30911.157.10.068.23.20.30.40.54.0
Sydney Carter 109.033.30.00.00.00.01.00.04.0
Le'Coe Willingham 33118.531.327.460.92.90.90.50.13.5
Ruth Riley 331414.437.927.878.62.41.00.70.62.7
Ticha Penicheiro 19612.735.320.054.51.32.10.40.21.7

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.
Epiphanny Prince Eastern Conference Player of the Week June 3 [14]
June 11 [15]
Sylvia Fowles Eastern Conference Player of the Month - May June 1 [16]
All-Defensive First Team September 28 [17]
All-WNBA Second Team October 16 [18]

References

  1. ↑ P, Nate. "Seattle Storm Trade Swin Cash, Le'coe Willingham, Second Rounder To Chicago Sky For #2 Pick, Cap Room". swishappeal.com. Swish Appeal. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Sky Re-Sign Explosive Guard Shay Murphy". oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Sky sign vet center Ruth Riley". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  4. ↑ P, Nate. "Quick Analysis: Chicago Sky Sign Unrestricted Free Agent Ticha Penicheiro". swishappeal.com. Swish Appeal. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Sky Sign Former Depaul Standout Felicia Chester to training-camp contract". oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Sky trades draft pick for 6-4 Serbian forward". dailyherald.com. Daily Herald. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Sky re-sign Fowles to multi-year deal". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Sky sign former Trinity star Johnson". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Rayburn, Wisdom-Hylton waived by WNBA teams". purdueexponenet.com. PE - All Things Purdue. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Chicago Sky Waive Shey Peddy and Sydney Carter". oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  11. ↑ Mitchell, Fred. "After 'tough decisions,' Sky finalizes roster". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Sky Add Sydney Carter to Roster". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Sky releases backup point guard Carter". dailyherald.com. Daily Herald. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Sky's Prince and Mercury's Bonner named WNBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week for games played May 28-June 3, 2012". hoopfeed.com. Hoopfeed. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  15. ↑ "Sky's Prince and Sparks' Ogwumike Named Players of the Week". oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Chicago's Sylvia Fowles and Los Angeles' Candace Parker Named WNBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month Presented by Boost Mobile". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Indiana Fever's Catchings and Chicago Sky's Fowles Headline the 2012 WNBA All-Defensive Team". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  18. ↑ "MVP Tina Charles Headlines 2012 All-WNBA First Team". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
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