2012 Connecticut Sun season

2012 Connecticut Sun season
2012 Connecticut Sun season
Coach	Mike Thibault
Arena	Mohegan Sun Arena
Attendance	7,266 per game
Results
Record	25–9 (.735)
Place	1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Lost in Conference Finals
Team Leaders
Points	Charles (18.0)
Rebounds	Charles (10.5)
Assists	Lawson (4.0)
Media
Television	CPTV-S; ESPN2, NBATV
	← 2011 season 2013 season →

The 2012 WNBA season is the 14th season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association. It is their tenth in Connecticut.

Transactions

WNBA draft

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

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/team/country
1	9	Astan Dabo	Mali	Mali
2	21	Chay Shegog	United States	North Carolina

Transaction log

April 11, 2011: The Sun traded a third-round pick in the 2012 Draft to the Phoenix Mercury as part of the Tahnee Robinson trade.
February 6: The Sun signed Mistie Mims.
February 28: The Sun signed Sidney Spencer and Jessica Breland.
March 16: The Sun signed Dawn Evans.^[1]
April 17: The Sun signed Brittany Carter.^[2]
April 26: The Sun signed draft pick Chay Shegog.
April 30: The Sun signed Stefanie Murphy.
May 5: The Sun waived Brittany Carter.
May 8: The Sun waived Jessica Breland and Stefanie Murphy.^[3]
May 15: The Sun waived Dawn Evans.^[1]
May 16: The Sun waived Sidney Spencer.^[4]
August 14: The Sun waived Chay Shegog.
August 15: The Sun signed Jessica Moore.^[5]

Personnel changes

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Mistie Mims	February 6, 2012	Chicago Sky

Subtractions

Player	Left	New team
Jessica Breland	May 8, 2012	free agent

Roster

Depth

Pos.	Starter	Bench
C	Tina Charles	Jessica Moore
PF	Asjha Jones	Mistie Mims Kelsey Griffin
SF	Kalana Greene	Danielle McCray
SG	Kara Lawson	Tan White
PG	Allison Hightower	Renee Montgomery

Season standings

Eastern Conference v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Conf.
Connecticut Sun ^y	25	9	.735	–	12–5	13–4	18–4
Indiana Fever ^x	22	12	.647	3.0	13–4	9–8	15–7
Atlanta Dream ^x	19	15	.559	6.0	11–6	8–9	12–10
New York Liberty ^x	15	19	.441	10.0	9–8	6–11	10–12
Chicago Sky ^o	14	20	.412	11.0	7–10	7–10	8–14
Washington Mystics ^o	5	29	.147	20.0	4–13	1–16	3–19

Schedule

Preseason

2012 Game Log: Preseason (May)

Game	Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	TV	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
1	Mon 7	7:00	New York		96-81	Greene Jones (12)	McCray (6)	Lawson (7)	Mohegan Sun Arena 4,287	1-0
2	Thu 10	7:00	Minnesota	CPTV-S	85-87	Lawson (19)	Griffin (9)	Montgomery (6)	Mohegan Sun Arena 4,835	1-1
3	Mon 14	7:00	@ Washington		64-83	Jones (17)	Griffin Shegog (5)	Lawson (4)	Verizon Center 5,142	1-2

Regular season

2012 Game Log: Regular Season

May (3–0)

Game	Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	TV	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
1	Sat 19	4:00	@ New York	MSG+	78-73	Charles (19)	Charles (13)	Lawson (6)	Madison Square Garden 8,112	1-0
2	Sun 20	5:00	New York	CPTV-S	92-77	Charles (25)	Charles (11)	Montgomery (6)	Mohegan Sun Arena 7,118	2-0
3	Fri 25	7:00	San Antonio	CPTV-S	83-79	Montgomery (23)	Charles (8)	Hightower Jones (5)	Mohegan Sun Arena 6,115	3-0

June (7–3)

Game	Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	TV	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
4	Fri 1	7:00	Minnesota	CPTV-S	72-85	Charles (20)	Charles (12)	Lawson (4)	Mohegan Sun Arena 7,249	3-1
5	Sun 3	3:00	Washington	CPTV-S	94-86	Charles (30)	Charles (9)	Charles Greene Lawson (4)	Mohegan Sun Arena 7,065	4-1
6	Fri 8	7:00	@ Indiana		89-81	Lawson (18)	Charles (14)	Charles McCray Montgomery (3)	Bankers Life Fieldhouse 6,041	5-1
7	Sun 10	5:00	Atlanta	CPTV-S	92-73	Charles (22)	Charles (11)	Hightower (5)	Mohegan Sun Arena 6,526	6-1
8	Wed 13	8:00	Los Angeles	ESPN2	81-87	Charles (19)	Charles (13)	Lawson (4)	Mohegan Sun Arena 6,058	6-2
9	Fri 15	7:00	New York		97-55	Charles (20)	Charles Jones (8)	Greene (5)	Mohegan Sun Arena 6,522	7-2
10	Sun 17	3:00	@ Atlanta	SSO	75-73	Charles (23)	Charles (22)	Lawson (4)	Philips Arena 4,323	8-2
11	Tue 19	7:00	Indiana	CPTV-S	88-85 (OT)	Lawson (22)	Charles Jones (8)	Greene Lawson (3)	Mohegan Sun Arena 6,503	9-2
12	Thu 21	7:00	@ Indiana	CPTV-S FS-I	61-95	Mims (11)	Charles (8)	Lawson (2)	Bankers Life Fieldhouse 6,326	9-3
13	Fri 29	7:00	@ Washington	CPTV-S CSN-MA	77-64	Jones (20)	Jones (11)	Hightower (4)	Verizon Center 6,975	10-3

July (5–1)

Game	Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	TV	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
14	Sun 1	5:00	Seattle	CPTV-S	83-89 (OT)	Lawson (22)	Charles (14)	Hightower (4)	Mohegan Sun Arena 9,201	10-4
15	Fri 6	8:00	@ Tulsa		86-79	Charles (24)	Charles Jones (10)	Lawson (6)	BOK Center 4,318	11-4
16	Sat 7	8:00	@ Minnesota	NBATV CPTV-S	86-80	Lawson (22)	Charles (15)	Hightower (5)	Target Center 10,882	12-4
17	Tue 10	11:30am	@ Washington	CPTV-S CSN-MA	77-70	Lawson (17)	Charles (8)	Charles Greene (4)	Verizon Center 12,569	13-4
18	Wed 11	7:00	Washington		85-73	Jones (22)	Jones (9)	Montgomery (6)	Mohegan Sun Arena 7,804	14-4
19	Fri 13	8:30	@ Chicago	CPTV-S CN100	80-78 (OT)	Charles (25)	Charles (13)	Montgomery (4)	Allstate Arena 5,988	15-4
Summer Olympic break

August (4–2)

Game	Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	TV	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
Summer Olympic break
20	Thu 16	7:00	@ New York	NBATV MSG	66-79	Montgomery (16)	Charles (12)	Lawson (4)	Prudential Center 5,865	15-5
21	Sat 18	7:00	New York	CPTV-S	85-74	Charles (23)	Charles (9)	Lawson (5)	Mohegan Sun Arena 8,232	16-5
22	Tue 21	7:00	Tulsa		82-80 (OT)	Lawson (19)	Mims (11)	Lawson Montgomery (4)	Mohegan Sun Arena 6,745	17-5
23	Sun 26	5:00	Chicago	CPTV-S	70-82	Hightower (17)	Charles (8)	Lawson (6)	Mohegan Sun Arena 8,390	17-6
24	Tue 28	8:00	@ Chicago	CPTV-S CN100	83-72	Charles (24)	Charles (14)	Lawson (6)	Allstate Arena 2,884	18-6
25	Thu 30	8:00	@ San Antonio		84-73	Charles (20)	Charles Griffin (10)	Hightower (8)	AT&T Center 5,023	19-6

September (6–3)

Game	Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	TV	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
26	Sun 2	3:00	@ Atlanta	NBATV SSO	80-87	Lawson (16)	Charles (11)	Lawson (5)	Philips Arena 5,020	19-7
27	Tue 4	7:00	@ Washington	CPTV-S	77-70	Charles (20)	Charles (13)	Mims Lawson (4)	Verizon Center 5,980	20-7
28	Fri 7	7:00	Phoenix	CPTV-S	82-91	Montgomery (25)	Mims (9)	Lawson (4)	Mohegan Sun Arena 8,379	20-8
29	Sun 9	5:00	Chicago	CPTV-S	82-77	Charles (24)	Charles Lawson (6)	Lawson (9)	Mohegan Sun Arena 6,658	21-8
30	Wed 12	10:00	@ Phoenix	ESPN2 CPTV-S	100-78	Lawson (30)	Mims (9)	Lawson (7)	US Airways Center 5,421	22-8
31	Fri 14	11:00	@ Los Angeles	NBATV CPTV-S TWC101	82-93	Charles (21)	Charles (13)	Lawson Montgomery (4)	Staples Center 10,503	22-9
32	Sun 16	9:00	@ Seattle	CPTV-S KONG	60-58	Lawson (13)	Mims (11)	4 players (2)	KeyArena 7,748	23-9
33	Wed 19	7:00	Indiana		73-67	Lawson (23)	Charles (12)	Lawson (6)	Mohegan Sun Arena 5,811	24-9
34	Sun 23	5:00	Atlanta	CPTV-S	92-72	Lawson (21)	Charles (9)	Montgomery (7)	Mohegan Sun Arena 9,143	25-9

All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess or ESPN3.com

Postseason

2012 Game Log: Postseason

Eastern Conference Semifinals

Game	Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	TV	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Series
1	September 27	8:00	New York	ESPN2	65-60	Charles (17)	Jones (9)	Hightower Lawson (5)	Mohegan Sun Arena 5,520	1-0
2	September 29	7:00	@ New York	NBATV	75-62	Charles (25)	Charles (14)	Lawson (6)	Prudential Center 7,854	2-0

Eastern Conference Finals

Game	Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	TV	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Series
1	October 5	8:00	Indiana	ESPN2	76-64	Charles (18)	Charles (15)	Montgomery (7)	Mohegan Sun Arena 7,599	1-0
2	October 8	8:00	@ Indiana	ESPN2	76-78	Lawson (18)	Jones (10)	Jones Montgomery (4)	Bankers Life Fieldhouse 9,225	1-1
3	October 11	8:30	Indiana	ESPN2	71-87	Charles (18)	Charles (10)	Lawson (4)	Mohegan Sun Arena 6,516	1-2

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

^ ^a ^b "Local roundup: Connecticut Sun trim roster". The Bulletin. May 16, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
^ "WNBA: Connecticut Sun sign Brittany Carter to training camp contract". CT Insider. April 17, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
^ Allard, Marc (May 9, 2012). "Sun cut 2 more to trip roster". Journal Star. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
^ "Sun Cut Sidney Spencer To Reach 11-Player Limit". Hartford Courant. May 16, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
^ "Connecticut Sun Add Jessica Moore; Ready To Play After Long Layoff". Hartford Courant. August 15, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2024.

External links

[evans-1] "Local roundup: Connecticut Sun trim roster". The Bulletin. May 16, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2024.

[2] "WNBA: Connecticut Sun sign Brittany Carter to training camp contract". CT Insider. April 17, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2024.

[3] Allard, Marc (May 9, 2012). "Sun cut 2 more to trip roster". Journal Star. Retrieved February 21, 2024.

[4] "Sun Cut Sidney Spencer To Reach 11-Player Limit". Hartford Courant. May 16, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2024.

[5] "Connecticut Sun Add Jessica Moore; Ready To Play After Long Layoff". Hartford Courant. August 15, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2024.

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