2012 New York Liberty season

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2012 New York Liberty season
Coach John Whisenant
Arena Prudential Center
Attendanceper game
Results
Record1519 (.441)
Place4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost in Conference Semifinals
Media
Television MSG, MSG+
ESPN2, NBATV

The 2012 WNBA season was 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.

Contents

Transactions

WNBA draft

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

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/team/country
17 Kelley Cain Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Tennessee
336 (from Minn.)Katelan RedmonFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Gonzaga

Transaction log

Personnel changes

Roster

2012 New York Liberty roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
F/C 45 Flag of the United States.svg Braxton, Kara 6' 6" (1.98m)225 lb (102kg)1983-02-18 Georgia 7
C 52 Flag of the United States.svg Cain, Kelley 6' 6" (1.98m)220 lb (100kg)1989-05-16 Tennessee R
G/F 17 Flag of the United States.svg Carson, Essence 6' 0" (1.83m)165 lb (75kg)1986-07-28 Rutgers 4
PG 5 Flag of the United States.svg Mitchell, Leilani 5' 5" (1.65m)128 lb (58kg)1985-06-15 Utah 4
G/F 21 Flag of the United States.svg Montgomery, Alex 6' 1" (1.85m)185 lb (84kg)1988-11-12 Georgia Tech 1
F/C 33 Flag of the United States.svg Pierson, Plenette 6' 2" (1.88m)180 lb (82kg)1981-08-31 Texas Tech 9
G 23 Flag of the United States.svg Pondexter, Cappie 5' 9" (1.75m)160 lb (73kg)1983-01-07 Rutgers 6
F 14 Flag of the United States.svg Powell, Nicole 6' 2" (1.88m)170 lb (77kg)1982-06-22 Stanford 8
G/F 30 Flag of the United States.svg Redmon, Katelan 6' 1" (1.85m)1988-10-11 Gonzaga R
C 15 Flag of the United States.svg Vaughn, Kia 6' 4" (1.93m)198 lb (90kg)1987-01-24 Rutgers 3
F 22 Flag of the United States.svg Walker, DeMya 6' 3" (1.91m)200 lb (91kg)1977-11-28 Virginia 12
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg John Whisenant (New Mexico State)
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Monique Ambers (Arizona State)
Flag of the United States.svg Norm Ellenberger (Butler)
Athletic trainer
Flag of the United States.svg Laura Ramus (Wayne State (MI))
Strength and conditioning coach
Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Duffy (Ohio)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Depth

Pos.StarterBench
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

Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Connecticut Sun y259.73512–513–418–4
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 77:00@ Connecticut 81-96 Braxton (18) Braxton (11) Mitchell (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
4,287
0-1
2Mon 1410:30am Chicago 57-89 Pierson (14) Carson (6) Mitchell (4) Prudential Center
6,397
0-2

Regular season

2012 Game Log: Regular Season
May (0–4)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1Sat 194:00 Connecticut MSG+ 73-78 Pondexter (19) Pierson (10) Mitchell (3) Madison Square Garden
8,112
0-1
2Sun 205:00@ Connecticut CPTV-S 77-92 Pondexter (18) Pierson (5) Mitchell
Pondexter (4)
Mohegan Sun Arena
7,118
0-2
3Tue 227:00 Minnesota 62-80 Pondexter (15) Vaughn (11) Mitchell (2) Prudential Center
5,411
0-3
4Fri 257:30@ Atlanta SSO 74-100 Pondexter (18) Pierson (10) Mitchell
Pondexter (5)
Philips Arena
6,802
0-4
June (5–5)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
5Sat 27:00@ Indiana FS-I 68-91 Pierson (24) Powell (7) Pondexter
Walker (4)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8,006
0-5
6Sun 36:00 Indiana MSG 87-72 Pondexter (25) Vaughn (8) Carson
Pierson (4)
Prudential Center
4,905
1-5
7Tue 57:00 Atlanta 79-74 Pondexter (26) Vaughn (8) Mitchell (4) Prudential Center
4,823
2-5
8Fri 87:00@ Washington CSN-MA 76-70 Pondexter (25) Walker (6) Carson (5) Verizon Center
9,108
3-5
9Sun 104:00 Chicago MSG
CN100
64-73 Pondexter (22) Carson
Pondexter
Vaughn (6)
Pondexter (7) Prudential Center
5,908
3-6
10Fri 157:00@ Connecticut 55-97 Carson (14) Pondexter
Walker (5)
Pondexter
Vaughn (4)
Mohegan Sun Arena
6,522
3-7
11Tue 197:00@ Atlanta FS-S 73-60 Carson
Pondexter (14)
Pondexter (6) Pondexter (13) Philips Arena
4,134
4-7
12Thu 218:00@ Minnesota 70-102 Pondexter (30)4 players (5) Pondexter (5) Target Center
9,050
4-8
13Sun 244:00 Atlanta MSG 64-74 Mitchell (16) Braxton (13) Pondexter (5) Prudential Center
6,754
4-9
14Sat 304:00 Seattle NBATV 77-59 Carson (22) Pondexter (7) Pondexter (4) Prudential Center
6,724
5-9
July (1–3)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
15Fri 68:30@ Chicago CN100 64-59 Pondexter (19) Carson (11) Mitchell (4) Allstate Arena
4,211
6-9
16Sun 84:00 San Antonio NBATV
MSG
81-94 Carson (25) Braxton
Pondexter (8)
Mitchell (6) Prudential Center
7,714
6-10
17Tue 1012:00@ Indiana 82-84 Pondexter (33) Cain
Powell (6)
Pondexter (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
9,216
6-11
18Fri 1311:00am Washington 53-70 Pondexter (22) Carson
Powell (8)
Pondexter (3) Prudential Center
14,715
6-12
Summer Olympic break
August (3–4)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
Summer Olympic break
19Thu 167:00 Connecticut NBATV
MSG
79-66 Pondexter (24) Vaughn (7) Pondexter (5) Prudential Center
5,865
7-12
20Sat 187:00@ Connecticut CPTV-S 74-85 Carson
Pondexter (17)
Pierson (8) Pondexter (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,232
7-13
21Tue 218:00@ Chicago CN100 77-67 Pondexter (25) Braxton (7) Mitchell (6) Allstate Arena
3,638
8-13
22Thu 2310:00@ Phoenix 89-77 Pondexter (31) Braxton (9) Mitchell (7) US Airways Center
7,039
9-13
23Sat 2510:30@ Los Angeles NBATV
TWC101
62-87 Pondexter (20) Pierson (10) Mitchell (6) Staples Center
12,433
9-14
24Sun 269:00@ Seattle 66-84 Pondexter (23) Pierson (6) Pierson (4) KeyArena
6,459
9-15
25Thu 307:00 Indiana NBATV
MSG
63-76 Carson
Pondexter (18)
Pierson
Pondexter (8)
Pierson (4) Prudential Center
5,315
9-16
September (6–3)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
26Sat 14:00 Washington NBATV
MSG
79-73 Carson (20) Pondexter (6) Carson (6) Prudential Center
6,245
10-16
27Wed 57:00 Phoenix MSG 87-59 Pierson (17) Cain (6) Pondexter (8) Prudential Center
4,732
11-16
28Fri 77:30 Chicago MSG
CN100
83-92 Pondexter (24) Braxton (11) Pondexter (4) Prudential Center
6,145
11-17
29Sun 94:00 Los Angeles NBATV
MSG
KDOC
73-71 Pondexter (21) Pondexter (12) Pondexter (8) Prudential Center
7,357
12-17
30Wed 127:00 Washington MSG 75-62 Pondexter (22) Vaughn (10) Pondexter (6) Prudential Center
5,717
13-17
31Sun 164:00@ Washington NBATV 75-68 Pondexter (30) Pondexter (11) Pondexter (5) Verizon Center
8,087
14-17
32Tue 188:00@ San Antonio ESPN2 66-77 Pondexter (23) Pierson (6) Pierson
Pondexter (3)
AT&T Center
6,650
14-18
33Thu 208:00@ Tulsa 66-78 Braxton
Pierson
Pondexter (14)
Vaughn (7) Pondexter (5) BOK Center
5,661
14-19
34Sat 222:00 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

2012 Game Log: Postseason
Eastern Conference Semifinals
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceSeries
1September 278:00@ Connecticut ESPN2 60-65 Pondexter (14) Pierson (9) Pondexter (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,520
0-1
2September 297:00 Connecticut NBATV 62-75 Pondexter (20) Vaughn (9) Pierson (5) Prudential Center
7,854
0-2

Statistics

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

Awards and honors

References

  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.