2012 Seattle Storm season

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2012 Seattle Storm season
Coach Brian Agler
Arena KeyArena
Attendance7,489 per game
Results
Record16–18 (.471)
Place4th (Western)
Playoff finishLost in Conference Semifinals (2-1) to Minnesota Lynx
Team Leaders
Points Sue Bird 12.2 ppg
Rebounds Ann Wauters 5.8 rpg
Assists Sue Bird 6.9 apg
Media
Radio KPTK
Television KONG
ESPN2, NBATV

The 2012 WNBA season is the 13th season for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association.

Contents

Transactions

WNBA draft

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

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/team/country
12 (from Chi.) Shekinna Stricklen Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Tennessee
222 Keisha Hampton Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States DePaul

Transaction log

Trades

DateTrade
January 2, 2012To Seattle Storm To Chicago Sky
Second pick in 2012 Draft Swin Cash, Le'coe Willingham, and 23rd pick in 2012 Draft
February 14, 2012To Seattle Storm To Washington Mystics
Victoria Dunlap Ashley Robinson

Personnel changes

Roster

2012 Seattle Storm roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
F 25 Flag of Russia.svg Abrosimova, Svetlana 6' 2" (1.88m)169 lb (77kg)07-09-1980 Connecticut 9
G 10 Flag of the United States.svg Bird, Sue 5' 9" (1.75m)150 lb (68kg)10-16-1980 Connecticut 10
F 32 Flag of the United States.svg Clark, Alysha 5' 10" (1.78m)167 lb (76kg)07-07-1987 Middle Tennessee R
F/C 15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jackson, Lauren 6' 5" (1.96m)187 lb (85kg)05-11-1981 Australia 11
F/C 11 Flag of Poland.svg Kobryn, Ewelina 6' 3" (1.91m)210 lb (95kg)05-07-1982 Poland 1
F 20 Flag of the United States.svg Little, Camille 6' 2" (1.88m)180 lb (82kg)01-18-1985 North Carolina 5
G 14 Flag of the United States.svg Smith, Katie 5' 11" (1.8m)175 lb (79kg)06-04-1974 Ohio State 13
G/F 40 Flag of the United States.svg Stricklen, Shekinna 6' 2" (1.88m)178 lb (81kg)07-30-1990 Tennessee R
F 7 Flag of the United States.svg Thompson, Tina 6' 2" (1.88m)178 lb (81kg)02-10-1975 USC 15
C 12 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Wauters, Ann 6' 4" (1.93m)193 lb (88kg)10-12-1980 Belgium 7
G 30 Flag of the United States.svg Wright, Tanisha 5' 11" (1.8m)165 lb (75kg)11-29-1983 Penn State 7
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Brian Agler (Wittenberg)
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Jenny Boucek (Virginia)
Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Darsch (Springfield)
Athletic trainer
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Spencer (Central Washington)
Strength and conditioning coach
Flag of the United States.svg Melissa Hardin (Western Washington)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Depth

Pos.StarterBench
C Ann Wauters Ewelina Kobryn
Lauren Jackson
PF Camille Little Tina Thompson
SF Katie Smith Shekinna Stricklen
Svetlana Abrosimova
SG Tanisha Wright Alysha Clark
PG Sue Bird

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
1Fri 1112:30@ Tulsa 60-86 Dunlap (13) Thompson (6) Smith (3) BOK Center
5,297		0-1
2Sun 135:00 Los Angeles 61-60 Stricklen (15) Thompson (5) Wright (8) KeyArena
4,628		1-1

Regular season

2012 Game Log: Regular Season
May (0–3)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1Fri 1810:00 Los Angeles NBATV
KONG
KDOC 		66-72 Wauters (17) Thompson (8) Bird (6) KeyArena
9,686		0-1
2Tue 2210:30@ Los Angeles KONG
KDOC 		61-74 Wauters (15) Wauters (8) Bird (5) Staples Center
9,238		0-2
3Sun 277:00@ Minnesota 71-84 Wauters (13) Wauters (9) Bird (9) Target Center
7,832		0-3
June (6–5)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
4Fri 110:00 Tulsa 76-58 Bird (27) Little (9) Wright (4) KeyArena
7,489		1-3
5Sun 38:30@ Los Angeles KONG
KDOC 		65-67 Smith (19) Wauters (7) Bird (6) Staples Center
12,639		1-4
6Wed 68:00@ Minnesota 55-79 Wright (14) Dunlap
Wauters (5)		 Bird
Wright (3)		 Target Center
8,263		1-5
7Sat 98:00@ San Antonio FS-SW 67-80 Stricklen (14) Little
Stricklen
Wauters (8)		 Wright (6) AT&T Center
8,187		1-6
8Wed 138:00@ Chicago CN100 58-74 Thompson (13) Wauters (8) Bird (10) Allstate Arena
4,681		1-7
9Fri 158:00@ Tulsa 86-73 Bird (21) Bird (7) Wright (7) BOK Center
5,100		2-7
10Sun 179:00 Minnesota 65-62 Bird (21) Smith
Thompson (5)		 Wright (8) KeyArena
8,349		3-7
11Fri 2210:00 San Antonio 82-76 Wright (20) Thompson (9) Wright (7) KeyArena
6,849		4-7
12Sun 247:00 Washington 72-55 Bird
Wauters (14)		 Wauters (7) Bird
Wright (5)		 KeyArena
6,979		5-7
13Tue 267:00@ Washington ESPN2 79-71 Bird (25) Wauters (7) Bird
Little (3)		 Verizon Center
6,645		6-7
14Sat 304:00@ New York NBATV 59-77 Thompson
Wauters (10)		 Little (7) Bird (4) Prudential Center
6,724		6-8
July (3–2)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
15Sun 15:00@ Connecticut CPTV-S 89-83 (OT) Little (27) Little (9) Bird (8) Mohegan Sun Arena
9,201		7-8
16Sat 710:00@ Los Angeles ESPN2 59-83 Little (12) Thompson (7) Wright (8) Staples Center
12,229		7-9
17Sun 89:00 Phoenix 83-68 Bird (31) Little (9) Wright (5) KeyArena
8,639		8-9
18Wed 113:00 Atlanta 59-70 Stricklen (16) Stricklen (9) Bird (8) KeyArena
9,686		8-10
19Fri 1310:00@ Phoenix 83-64 Smith (19) Stricklen (11) Bird (9) US Airways Center
7,647		9-10
Summer Olympic break
August (2–4)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
Summer Olympic break
20Thu 1610:00 Phoenix KONG 72-58 Little (17) Little (6) Wright (8) KeyArena
6,987		10-10
21Sat 1810:00 Los Angeles NBATV
KDOC 		71-82 Wright (21) Clark (6) Wright (4) KeyArena
9,127		10-11
22Tue 2110:00 Minnesota ESPN2 73-86 Little (20) Little
Stricklen (5)		 Bird (4) KeyArena
6,169		10-12
23Thu 2310:00 Indiana 66-68 Little (15) Little (8) Wright (5) KeyArena
5,819		10-13
24Sun 269:00 New York 84-66 Bird (18) Little (8) Bird (10) KeyArena
6,459		11-13
25Thu 3010:00 Phoenix KONG 68-75 Little (11) Wright (8) Bird (8) KeyArena
6,379		11-14
September (5–4)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
26Thu 610:00 Tulsa 101-74 Jackson (23) Stricklen (8) Wright (8) KeyArena
5,948		12-14
27Sat 88:00@ Tulsa 89-66 Little (28) Little (9) Wright (7) BOK Center
7,415		13-14
28Tue 117:00@ Atlanta NBATV
FS-S 		61-77 Jackson (14) Jackson (9) Bird (6) Philips Arena
5,558		13-15
29Wed 127:00@ Indiana NBATV 48-72 Abrosimova (11) Jackson (10) Smith (3) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,337		13-16
30Fri 148:00@ San Antonio NBATV 66-90 Thompson
Wauters (12)		 Wauters (9)4 players (4) AT&T Center
7,109		13-17
31Sun 169:00 Connecticut KONG
CPTV-S 		58-60 Stricklen (12) Smith (8) Wright (8) KeyArena
7,748		13-18
32Tue 1810:00 Chicago 75-60 Wauters (16) Wauters
Stricklen (8)		 Bird (8) KeyArena
6,459		14-18
33Fri 2110:00 San Antonio 84-75 Smith (16) Wauters (13) Smith (6) KeyArena
8,494		15-18
34Sun 233:00@ Phoenix ESPN2 71-57 Little (14) Little (8) Smith (5) US Airways Center
7,576		16-18
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess or ESPN3.com

Postseason

2012 Game Log: Postseason
Western Conference Semifinals
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceSeries
1September 289:00@ Minnesota ESPN2 70-78 Stricklen (13) Stricklen
Thompson (7)		 Wright (7) Target Center
9,213		0-1
2September 309:00 Minnesota ESPN 86-79 (2OT) Bird (22) Jackson (14) Bird
Wright (7)		 KeyArena
8,479		1-1
3October 29:00@ Minnesota ESPN2 72-73 Bird (19) Jackson (6) Bird (11) Target Center
8,023		1-2

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

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References

  1. ↑ "Seattle signs veteran C Ann Wauters". ESPN . February 6, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Sue Bird, Tanisha Wright re-sign". ESPN . February 9, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  3. ↑ Yanda, Steve (February 14, 2012). "Mystics trade Victoria Dunlap to Seattle for Ashley Robinson". The Washington Post . Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Storm sign veteran Tina Thompson". ESPN . February 27, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
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