2012 WNBA season

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2012 WNBA season
League Women's National Basketball Association
Sport Basketball
DurationMay 18 – October 21, 2012
Number of games34
Number of teams12
Total attendance1,520,112
Average attendance7,452
TV partner(s) ABC, ESPN, NBA TV
Top draft pick Flag of the United States.svg Nneka Ogwumike
Picked by Los Angeles Sparks
Season MVP Flag of the United States.svg Tina Charles (Connecticut)
Eastern champions Indiana Fever [1]
  Eastern runners-up Connecticut Sun
Western champions Minnesota Lynx
  Western runners-up Los Angeles Sparks
Finals champions Indiana Fever
  Runners-up Minnesota Lynx
Finals MVP Tamika Catchings (Indiana)
WNBA seasons

The 2012 WNBA season was the 16th season of the Women's National Basketball Association. The regular season began on May 18 and concluded on September 23 and playoffs started on September 27 and concluded on October 21. [2]

Contents

2011–2012 WNBA offseason

Draft

The WNBA Draft lottery was held on November 10, 2011. The lottery teams were the Tulsa Shock, Minnesota Lynx (from Wash.), Chicago Sky and Los Angeles Sparks. The top pick was awarded to Los Angeles.

The 2012 WNBA Draft was held on April 16, 2012, in Bristol, Connecticut. Coverage of the first round was shown on ESPN (HD). Second and third round coverage was shown on ESPNU and NBA TV.

Regular season

Due to the 2012 Summer Olympics, there was no All-Star Game this season as the Olympiad caused a break from mid-July through August. [3]

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
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

Playoffs

Conference semifinals
Best-of-3 		Conference finals
Best-of-3 		WNBA Finals
Best-of-5
         
E1 Connecticut 2
E4 New York 0
E1 Connecticut 1
Eastern Conference
E2 Indiana 2
E2 Indiana 2
E3 Atlanta 1
E2 Indiana 3
W1 Minnesota 1
W1 Minnesota 2
W4 Seattle 1
W1 Minnesota 2
Western Conference
W2 Los Angeles 0
W2 Los Angeles 2
W3 San Antonio 0

Awards

Reference: [4]

Individual

AwardWinnerTeamPositionVotes/Statistic
Most Valuable Player (MVP) Tina Charles Connecticut Sun Center25 out of 41 [5]
Finals MVP Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever Forward
Rookie of the Year Nneka Ogwumike Los Angeles Sparks ForwardUnanimous
Most Improved Player Kristi Toliver Los Angeles SparksGuard24 out of 41
Defensive Player of the Year Tamika CatchingsIndiana FeverForward19 out of 41
Sixth Woman of the Year Renee Montgomery Connecticut SunGuard23 out of 41
Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award Kara Lawson Connecticut SunGuard18 out of 41
Peak Performers Scoring Angel McCoughtry Atlanta Dream Guard/Forward21.4 PPG
ReboundingTina CharlesConnecticut SunCenter10.5 RPG
Assists Lindsay Whalen Minnesota Lynx Guard5.4 APG
Coach of the Year Carol Ross Los Angeles SparksCoach15 out of 41

Team

AwardGuardGuardForwardForwardCenter
All-WNBA First Team Cappie Pondexter Seimone Augustus Candace Parker Tamika Catchings Tina Charles
Second Team Kristi Toliver Lindsay Whalen Maya Moore Sophia Young Sylvia Fowles
All-Defensive First Team Briann January Alana Beard Tamika Catchings Sancho Lyttle Sylvia Fowles
Second Team Danielle Robinson Armintie Price Sophia Young Candace Parker Tina Charles
All-Rookie Team Samantha Prahalis Riquna Williams Tiffany Hayes Nneka Ogwumike Glory Johnson

Players of the Week

Week endingEastern ConferenceWestern Conference
PlayerTeamPlayerTeam
May 27 Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever Candace Parker Los Angeles Sparks
June 3 Epiphanny Prince (2) Chicago Sky DeWanna Bonner Phoenix Mercury
June 10 Nneka Ogwumike Los Angeles Sparks
June 17 Tina Charles Connecticut Sun Candace Parker (3)
June 24Tamika Catchings (2)Indiana Fever
July 1 Angel McCoughtry Atlanta Dream Sophia Young San Antonio Silver Stars
July 8Tina Charles (3)Connecticut Sun Becky Hammon
July 15Candace Parker (4)Los Angeles Sparks
August 20Tamika Catchings (3)Indiana Fever Maya Moore Minnesota Lynx
August 26 Sancho Lyttle Atlanta Dream Kristi Toliver Los Angeles Sparks
September 2Tamika Catchings (4)Indiana FeverDeWanna Bonner (2)Phoenix Mercury
September 9 Lindsey Harding Atlanta DreamMaya Moore (2)Minnesota Lynx
September 16 Cappie Pondexter New York Liberty Nneka Ogwumike (2)Los Angeles Sparks
September 23Tina Charles (4)Connecticut SunCandace Parker (5)

Players of the Month

MonthEastern ConferenceWestern Conference
PlayerTeamPlayerTeam
May Sylvia Fowles Chicago Sky Candace Parker (3) Los Angeles Sparks
June Tina Charles (2) Connecticut Sun
July
August Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever Kristi Toliver Los Angeles Sparks
September Cappie Pondexter New York Liberty Candace Parker (4)Los Angeles Sparks

Rookies of the Month

MonthPlayerTeam
May Nneka Ogwumike Los Angeles Sparks
June Samantha Prahalis Phoenix Mercury
JulyNneka Ogwumike (4)Los Angeles Sparks
August
September

Coaches

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

See also

References

  1. ↑ East, Tony (May 23, 2022). "Sights and sounds from the Indiana Fever 2012 WNBA Championship tenth anniversary celebration". The Next. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  2. ↑ Siegal, Rachel Margolis (May 16, 2012). "ESPN Unveils 12-Game Regular-Schedule for the 2012 WNBA Season". ESPN Press Room U.S. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  3. ↑ Voepel, Mechelle (July 19, 2014). "Phoenix is center of WNBA universe". ABC News. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  4. ↑ "2012 WNBA Season Awards - WNBA". www.wnba.com. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Tina Charles Named 2012 WNBA Most Valuable Player of the Year". WNBA . September 27, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
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