2012 Washington Mystics season

2012 Washington Mystics season
CoachTrudi Lacey
ArenaVerizon Center
Attendanceper game
Results
Record5–29 (.147)
Place6th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Media
TelevisionCSN-MA
ESPN2, NBATV

The 2012 WNBA season was the 15th season for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association.

Transactions

WNBA draft

The following are the Mystics' selections in the 2012 WNBA draft.

Round Pick Player Nationality School/team/country
1 8 (from Atl.) Natalie Novosel  United States Notre Dame
1 10 (from Sea.) LaSondra Barrett  United States LSU
3 26 Anjale Barrett  United States Maryland
3 35 (from Ind.) Briana Gilbreath  United States USC

Transaction log

  • April 11, 2011: The Mystics traded a second-round pick in the 2012 Draft to the Atlanta Dream as part of the Lindsey Harding trade. The Mystics also received a first-round pick from Atlanta.
  • April 11, 2011: The Mystics traded a first-round pick in the 2012 Draft to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Nicky Ansoike.
  • April 29, 2011: The Mystics acquired a first-round pick in the 2012 Draft from the Seattle Storm and a third round-pick in the 2012 Draft from the Indiana Fever as part of the Katie Smith transaction.
  • February 1: The Mystics traded Marissa Coleman to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for Noelle Quinn.[1]
  • February 9: The Mystics signed Michelle Snow.
  • February 14: The Mystics traded Victoria Dunlap to the Seattle Storm in exchange for Ashley Robinson.[2]
  • February 15: The Mystics re-signed Kerri Gardin and signed Laura Harper and Ashley Walker.[3]
  • February 16: The Mystics re-signed Crystal Langhorne.[4]
  • February 21: The Mystics re-signed Monique Currie.[5]
  • February 22: The Mystics signed Dominique Canty.[6]
  • February 23: The Mystics traded Nicky Anosike to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for Natasha Lacy and LaToya Pringle.[7]
  • March 7: The Mystics re-signed Matee Ajavon.
  • April 25: The Mystics signed draft picks LaSondra Barrett and Briana Gilbreath.
  • April 27: The Mystics signed Rashanda McCants.
  • April 28: The Mystics signed Tia Lewis, and draft picks Anjale Barrett and Natalie Novosel.
  • May 3: The Mystics waived Tia Lewis.
  • May 4: The Mystics waived Kerri Gardin.
  • May 9: The Mystics waived Briana Gilbreath.
  • May 14: The Mystics waived Laura Harper and Ashley Walker and signed Jessica Breland and Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton.
  • May 17: The Mystics waived Rashanda McCants, LaSondra Barrett, and Jessica Breland, and suspended LaToya Pringle.
  • June 13: The Mystics waived Dominique Canty and signed Shannon Bobbitt.[8]
  • August 26: The Mystics waived Natasha Lacy and signed Izi Castro Marques.

Trades

Date Trade
February 1, 2012 To Washington Mystics To Los Angeles Sparks
Noelle Quinn Marissa Coleman
February 14, 2012 To Washington Mystics To Seattle Storm
Victoria Dunlap Ashley Robinson
February 23, 2012 To Washington Mystics To Los Angeles Sparks
Natasha Lacy and LaToya Pringle Nicky Anosike

Personnel changes

Roster

2012 Washington Mystics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G22Ajavon, Matee5' 8" (1.73m)160 lb (73kg)1986-05-07Rutgers4
G0Bobbitt, Shannon5' 2" (1.57m)130 lb (59kg)1985-12-06Tennessee3
G/F8Castro Marques, Izi6' 0" (1.83m)140 lb (64kg)1982-03-13Brazil9
F25Currie, Monique6' 0" (1.83m)177 lb (80kg)1983-02-25Duke6
F/C1Langhorne, Crystal6' 2" (1.88m)190 lb (86kg)1986-10-27Maryland4
G20Novosel, Natalie5' 11" (1.8m)165 lb (75kg)1989-11-22Notre DameR
G45Quinn, Noelle6' 0" (1.83m)175 lb (79kg)1985-01-03UCLA5
C43Robinson, Ashley6' 4" (1.93m)180 lb (82kg)1982-08-12Tennessee8
F/C2Snow, Michelle6' 5" (1.96m)158 lb (72kg)1980-03-20Tennessee10
G5Thomas, Jasmine5' 9" (1.75m)145 lb (66kg)1989-09-30Duke1
F14Wisdom-Hylton, Lindsay6' 2" (1.88m)186 lb (84kg)1986-05-26Purdue3
Head coach
Trudi Lacey (NC State)
Assistant coaches
Jennifer Gillom (Mississippi)
Marianne Stanley (Immaculata)
Athletic trainer
Navin Hettiarachchi (West Virginia)
Strength and conditioning coach
Michael Bugielski (Illinois State)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Depth

Pos. Starter Bench
C Michelle Snow Ashley Robinson
LaToya Pringle
PF Crystal Langhorne Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton
SF Monique Currie Noelle Quinn
Izi Castro Marques
SG Matee Ajavon Natalie Novosel
PG Jasmine Thomas Shannon Bobbitt

Season standings

Eastern Conference 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
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 Thu 10 8:00 @ Chicago 68-73 Currie (12) Langhorne
Snow (7)		 Lacy
Quinn (3)		 New Trier High School
1,121		 0-1
2 Mon 14 7:00 Connecticut 83-64 Currie (19) Langhorne (13) Lacy (6) Verizon Center
5,142		 1-1

Regular season

2012 Game Log: Regular Season
May (1–2)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1 Sat 19 7:00 Chicago CN100 57-69 Langhorne (16) Langhorne (8) Quinn (5) Verizon Center
11,415		 0-1
2 Sat 26 7:00 Tulsa 64-61 Ajavon (19) Langhorne (10) Ajavon
Langhorne (3)		 Verizon Center
11,866		 1-1
3 Wed 30 7:00 Minnesota CSN-MA 77-79 Ajavon (20) Robinson (5) Lacy (4) Verizon Center
8,131		 1-2
June (1–8)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
4 Fri 1 8:30 @ Chicago CN100 63-65 Currie (15) Snow (9) Ajavon
Lacy (4)		 Allstate Arena
4,078		 1-3
5 Sun 3 3:00 @ Connecticut CPTV-S 86-94 Langhorne (25) Currie (8) Ajavon
Currie (3)		 Mohegan Sun Arena
7,065		 1-4
6 Fri 8 7:00 New York CSN-MA 70-76 Langhorne (24) Snow (12) Ajavon
Quinn (4)		 Verizon Center
9,108		 1-5
7 Fri 15 7:00 Indiana CSN-MA 67-66 Langhorne (22) Langhorne (13) Bobbitt (5) Verizon Center
8,050		 2-5
8 Mon 18 10:30 @ Los Angeles TWC101 70-101 Snow (15) Snow (7) Thomas (5) Staples Center
8,612		 2-6
9 Wed 20 10:00 @ Phoenix 77-80 Snow (21) Snow (9) Ajavon (7) US Airways Center
5,751		 2-7
10 Sun 24 7:00 @ Seattle 55-72 Langhorne (21) Langhorne
Snow (6)		 Bobbitt (5) KeyArena
6,979		 2-8
11 Tie 26 7:00 Seattle ESPN2 71-79 Langhorne (20) Langhorne (10) Bobbitt (8) Verizon Center
6,645		 2-9
12 Fri 29 7:00 Connecticut CSN-MA
CPTV-S		 64-77 Currie (21) Snow (9) Bobbitt (7) Verizon Center
6,975		 2-10
July (2–4)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
13 Sun 1 4:00 Phoenix CSN-MA 90-77 Langhorne (22) Snow (9) Bobbitt (5) Verizon Center
10,789		 3-10
14 Fri 6 7:00 San Antonio NBATV
CSN-MA		 73-78 Currie (15) Wisdom-Hylton (6) Currie (6) Verizon Center
6,522		 3-11
15 Sun 8 4:00 @ Tulsa 62-78 Langhorne (13) Lacy (6) Ajavon
Thomas (4)		 BOK Center
4,003		 3-12
16 Tue 10 11:30am Connecticut CSN-MA
CPTV-S		 70-77 Langhorne (15) Snow (11) Bobbitt
Thomas (4)		 Verizon Center
12,569		 3-13
17 Wed 11 7:00 @ Connecticut 73-85 Langhorne (19) Snow (7) Thomas (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,804		 3-14
18 Fri 13 11:00am @ New York 70-53 Langhorne (24) Langhorne (6) Ajavon (4) Prudential Center
14,715		 4-14
Summer Olympic break
August (1–6)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
Summer Olympic break
19 Thu 16 7:00 @ Indiana NBATV 66-84 Currie (12) Currie
Snow (7)		 Currie (3) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,834		 4-15
20 Fri 17 8:00 @ Minnesota NBATV 69-98 Currie
Langhorne
Wisdom-Hylton (12)		 Snow (9) Novosel (4) Target Center
10,933		 4-16
21 Sun 19 4:00 Chicago NBATV
CSN-MA
CN100		 75-71
(OT)		 Ajavon (22) Langhorne (8) Thomas (8) Verizon Center
8,489		 5-16
22 Tue 21 8:00 @ San Antonio NBATV 72-75 Langhorne
Thomas (17)		 Langhorne (6) 5 players (3) AT&T Center
5,913		 5-17
23 Fri 24 7:00 Atlanta NBATV
CSN-MA		 69-81 Ajavon (20) Langhorne (10) Bobbitt
Novosel (4)		 Verizon Center
9,697		 5-18
24 Tue 28 7:00 @ Indiana 68-83 Quinn (13) Quinn
Langhorne (5)		 Ajavon (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,525		 5-19
25 Thu 30 7:00 @ Atlanta SSO 59-82 Currie (14) Langhorne
Wisdom-Hylton (7)		 Langhorne
Thomas
Bobbitt (3)		 Philips Arena
3,381		 5-20
September (0–9)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
26 Sat 1 4:00 @ New York NBATV
MSG		 73-79 Currie (20) Langhorne (8) Currie (4) Prudential Center
6,245		 5-21
27 Tue 4 7:00 Connecticut CPTV-S 70-77 Langhorne (23) Langhorne (9) Thomas (5) Verizon Center
5,980		 5-22
28 Fri 7 7:00 Los Angeles CSN-MA 68-96 Currie (16) Snow (7) Currie (3) Verizon Center
7,468		 5-23
29 Sun 9 3:00 @ Atlanta SSO 68-93 Langhorne
Quinn (12)		 Robinson (13) Quinn
Thomas (3)		 Philips Arena
6,898		 5-24
30 Wed 12 7:00 @ New York MSG 62-75 Currie (24) Langhorne (6) Thomas (7) Prudential Center
5,717		 5-25
31 Fri 14 7:00 Atlanta 74-82 Currie (20) Robinson (7) Ajavon (4) Verizon Center
7,368		 5-26
32 Sun 16 4:00 New York NBATV 68-75 Thomas (16) Robinson (10) Robinson (3) Verizon Center
8,087		 5-27
33 Fri 21 7:00 Indiana NBATV 53-66 Currie (16) Robinson (7) Wisdom-Hylton (4) Verizon Center
7,702		 5-28
34 Sat 22 8:00 @ Chicago NBATV
CN100		 58-77 Currie (15) Robinson (7) Currie (4) Allstate Arena
6,721		 5-29
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess or ESPN3.com

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

  1. ^ Wang, Gene (February 1, 2012). "Washington Mystics trade Marissa Coleman to Los Angeles Sparks for Noelle Quinn". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  2. ^ Yanda, Steve (February 14, 2012). "Mystics trade Victoria Dunlap to Seattle for Ashley Robinson". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  3. ^ "Mystics add former Terps forward-center Harper". The Baltimore Sun. February 16, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  4. ^ Yanda, Steve (February 16, 2012). "Mystics re-sign Crystal Langhorne". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  5. ^ "Mystics re-sign Monique Currie". ESPN. February 21, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  6. ^ "Mystics sign veteran Dominique Canty". ESPN. February 22, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  7. ^ Giannotto, Mark (February 23, 2012). "Mystics trade Nicky Anosike to Los Angeles for two role players". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  8. ^ Giannotto, Mark (June 13, 2012). "Washington Mystics waive Dominique Canty, pick up Shannon Bobbitt". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
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