Women's National Basketball Association-16th Phoenix Mercury
The 2012 WNBA season is the 16th season for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association . Until the 2023 Phoenix Mercury season , this marked this last time the Mercury missed the playoffs.
Transactions
WNBA draft
The following are the Mercury's selections in the 2012 WNBA draft .
Transaction log
April 11, 2011: The Mercury acquired a third-round pick in the 2012 Draft from the Connecticut Sun in exchange for Tahnee Robinson's draft rights.
January 12: The Mercury traded Temeka Johnson to the Tulsa Shock in exchange for Andrea Riley.[ 1]
February 2: The Mercury acquired Alexis Hornbuckle from the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2013 Draft.[ 2]
February 9: The Mercury signed Chastity Reed.
February 28: The Mercury traded the 18th pick in the 2012 Draft to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Charde Houston and the 24th pick in the 2012 Draft.[ 3]
April 11: The Mercury signed Zane Tamane and Brittney Thomas.
April 13: The Mercury signed Dymond Simon.
April 13: The Mercury announced Marie Ferdinand-Harris' retirement.
April 26: The Mercury signed Avery Warley.
May 2: The Mercury signed draft picks Christine Flores, Amanda Johnson, Samantha Prahalis, and C'eira Ricketts.
May 3: The Mercury waived Brittney Thomas.[ 4]
May 8: The Mercury waived C'eira Ricketts and Christine Flores.[ 5]
May 16: The Mercury waived Chastity Reed, Dymond Simon, Krystal Thomas, and Amanda Johnson.
May 25: The Mercury signed Krystal Thomas and waived Zane Tamane.
June 2: The Mercury signed Andrea Riley.
July 1: The Mercury waived Andrea Riley.
July 5: The Mercury signed Lynetta Kizer to a seven-day contract.
Trades
Personnel changes
Roster
2012 Phoenix Mercury roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Nat.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
Yrs
G/F
24
Bonner, DeWanna
6' 4" (1.93m)
137 lb (62kg)
08-21-1987
Auburn
3
F
4
Dupree, Candice
6' 2" (1.88m)
175 lb (79kg)
08-16-1984
Temple
6
G
14
Hornbuckle, Alexis
5' 10" (1.78m)
155 lb (70kg)
10-16-1985
Tennessee
4
F
22
Houston, Charde
6' 0" (1.83m)
189 lb (86kg)
04-10-1986
Connecticut
4
C
12
Kizer, Lynetta
6' 4" (1.93m)
–
04-04-1990
Maryland
R
G
99
Prahalis, Samantha
5' 7" (1.7m)
129 lb (59kg)
01-23-1990
Ohio State
R
F/C
43
Sanford, Nakia
6' 4" (1.93m)
195 lb (88kg)
05-10-1976
Kansas
9
G
1
Simon, Dymond
5' 5" (1.65m)
137 lb (62kg)
09-29-1989
Arizona State
R
G
3
Taurasi, Diana
6' 0" (1.83m)
163 lb (74kg)
06-11-1982
Connecticut
8
F
13
Taylor, Penny
6' 1" (1.85m)
165 lb (75kg)
05-24-1981
Australia
10
F/C
34
Thomas, Krystal
6' 5" (1.96m)
195 lb (88kg)
06-10-1989
Duke
1
Head coach
Corey Gaines (Loyola Marymount )
Assistant coaches
Earl Cureton (Detroit Mercy ) Julie Hairgrove (Arizona )
Athletic trainer
Tamara Poole (Cal State-DH )
Strength and conditioning coach
Pro Advantage Training
Legend
(C) Team captain
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended
Injured
Depth
Season standings
Schedule
Preseason
2012 Game Log: Preseason (May)
Regular season
2012 Game Log: Regular Season
Game
Date
Time (ET)
Opponent
TV
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location/Attendance
Record
25
Sat 1
10:00
San Antonio
NBATV
94-90
Taurasi (25)
Bonner (9)
Prahalis (5)
US Airways Center 5,964
6-19
26
Wed 5
7:00
@ New York
NBATV MSG
59-87
Bonner (20)
Hornbuckle Gilbreath (7)
Hornbuckle (5)
Prudential Center 4,732
6-20
27
Fri 7
7:00
@ Connecticut
CPTV-S
91-82
Bonner (35)
Thomas (16)
Hornbuckle (5)
Mohegan Sun Arena 8,379
7-20
28
Sun 9
6:00
@ Indiana
NBATV FS-A+ FS-I
83-89
Bonner (23)
Hornbuckle (9)
Bonner (5)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 7,971
7-21
29
Wed 12
10:00
Connecticut
ESPN2 CPTV-S
78-100
Bonner (24)
Bonner (10)
Simon (4)
US Airways Center 5,421
7-22
30
Fri 14
10:00
Tulsa
84-92
Kizer (19)
Thomas (11)
Simon (6)
US Airways Center 6,719
7-23
31
Sun 16
6:00
Chicago
NBATV CN100
55-86
Houston (15)
Thomas (13)
Houston (3)
US Airways Center 8,044
7-24
32
Tue 18
10:30
@ Los Angeles
NBATV TWC101
76-101
Bonner (23)
Thomas (11)
Bonner (6)
Staples Center 8,579
7-25
33
Fri 21
10:00
Minnesota
NBATV FS-A+
66-89
Bonner (17)
Thomas (11)
Prahalis (8)
US Airways Center 7,217
7-26
34
Sun 23
3:00
Seattle
ESPN2
57-71
Bonner (13)
Thomas (18)
Prahalis (6)
US Airways Center 7,576
7-27
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess or ESPN3.com
Statistics
Regular season
Player
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
Awards and honors
References
^ "Shock Trades Riley To Phoenix For Temeka Johnson" . KWTV . January 12, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2024 .
^ "Mercury acquire Hornbuckle in sign-and-trade" . Fox Sports . February 2, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2024 .
^ "Charde Houston, pick traded to Mercury" . ESPN . February 28, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2024 .
^ "Mercury trim roster, waive guard Thomas" . Fox Sports . May 3, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2024 .
^ "Mercury waive draft picks Ricketts, Flores" . Fox Sports . May 8, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2024 .
External links
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