2012 WNBA season

2012 WNBA season
Duration	May 18 – October 21
Games	34
Teams	12
Total attendance	1,520,112
Average attendance	7,452
TV partner/s	ABC, ESPN, NBA TV
Draft
Top draft pick	Nneka Ogwumike
Picked by	Los Angeles Sparks
Regular season
Season MVP	Tina Charles Connecticut
Stat leaders
Points	A. McCoughtry (21.4)
Rebounds	T. Charles (10.5)
Assists	L. Whalen (5.4)
Playoffs
East champions	Indiana Fever
East runners-up	Connecticut Sun
West champions	Minnesota Lynx
West runners-up	Los Angeles Sparks
Finals
Finals champions	Indiana Fever
Runners-up	Minnesota Lynx
Finals MVP	Tamika Catchings (Indiana)
WNBA seasons
← 2011	2013 →

The 2012 WNBA season was the 16th season of the Women's National Basketball Association. The regular season began on May 18, 2012.

2011/2012 WNBA offseason

The new television deal with ESPN continued during the 2012 season (runs 2009–2016). For the first time ever, teams will be paid rights fees as part of this deal.
On January 3, 2012, the Tulsa Shock named former Indiana assistant coach Gary Kloppenburg head coach.
On January 5, 2012, the Los Angeles Sparks named former Atlanta assistant coach Carol Ross head coach.
The Seattle Storm trade three time WNBA champion Swin Cash to the Chicago Sky.
The New York Liberty will play home games for the next two seasons at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, due to summer renovations at Madison Square Garden.

2012 WNBA Draft

Main article: 2012 WNBA 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 is no All-Star Game this season as the Olympiad causes a break from mid-July through August.

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
Washington Mystics ^o	5	29	.147	20.0	4–13	1–16	3–19

Western Conference	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Conf.
Minnesota Lynx ^z	27	7	.794	–	16–1	11–6	17–5
Los Angeles Sparks ^x	24	10	.706	3.0	16–1	8–9	15–7
San Antonio Silver Stars ^x	21	13	.618	6.0	12–5	9–8	14–8
Seattle Storm ^x	16	18	.471	11.0	10–7	6–11	11–11
Tulsa Shock ^o	9	25	.265	18.0	6–11	3–14	5–17
Phoenix Mercury ^o	7	27	.206	20.0	3–14	4–13	4–18

Playoffs and Finals

Main articles: 2012 WNBA Playoffs and 2012 WNBA Finals

Conference Semi-Finals
Best-of-3

Conference Finals
Best-of-3

WNBA Finals
Best-of-5

Connecticut

New York

Connecticut

Eastern Conference

Indiana

Atlanta

Indiana

Minnesota

Minnesota

Seattle

Minnesota

Western Conference

Los Angeles

Los Angeles

San Antonio

Season award winners

Player of the Week award

For games played beginning	Eastern Conference		Western Conference
For games played beginning	Player	Team	Player	Team
May 18, 2012	Tamika Catchings	Indiana Fever	Candace Parker	Los Angeles Sparks
May 28, 2012	Epiphanny Prince	Chicago Sky	DeWanna Bonner	Phoenix Mercury
June 4, 2012	Epiphanny Prince	Chicago Sky	Nneka Ogwumike	Los Angeles Sparks
June 11, 2012	Tina Charles	Connecticut Sun	Candace Parker	Los Angeles Sparks
June 18, 2012	Tamika Catchings	Indiana Fever	Candace Parker	Los Angeles Sparks
June 25, 2012	Angel McCoughtry	Atlanta Dream	Sophia Young	San Antonio Silver Stars
July 2, 2012	Tina Charles	Connecticut Sun	Becky Hammon	San Antonio Silver Stars
July 8, 2012	Tina Charles	Connecticut Sun	Candace Parker	Los Angeles Sparks
August 16, 2012	Tamika Catchings	Indiana Fever	Maya Moore	Minnesota Lynx
August 20, 2012	Sancho Lyttle	Atlanta Dream	Kristi Toliver	Los Angeles Sparks
August 27, 2012	Tamika Catchings	Indiana Fever	DeWanna Bonner	Phoenix Mercury
September 3, 2012	Lindsey Harding	Atlanta Dream	Maya Moore	Minnesota Lynx
September 10, 2012	Cappie Pondexter	New York Liberty	Nneka Ogwumike	Los Angeles Sparks
September 17, 2012	Tina Charles	Connecticut Sun	Candace Parker	Los Angeles Sparks

Player of the Month award

For games played	Eastern Conference		Western Conference
For games played	Player	Team	Player	Team
May 2012	Sylvia Fowles	Chicago Sky	Candace Parker	Los Angeles Sparks
June 2012	Tina Charles	Connecticut Sun	Candace Parker	Los Angeles Sparks
July 2012	Tina Charles	Connecticut Sun	Candace Parker	Los Angeles Sparks
August 2012	Tamika Catchings	Indiana Fever	Kristi Toliver	Los Angeles Sparks
September 2012	Cappie Pondexter	New York Liberty	Candace Parker	Los Angeles Sparks

Rookie of the Month award

For games played	Player	Team
May 2012	Nneka Ogwumike	Los Angeles Sparks
June 2012	Samantha Prahalis	Phoenix Mercury
July 2012	Nneka Ogwumike	Los Angeles Sparks
August 2012	Nneka Ogwumike	Los Angeles Sparks
September 2012	Nneka Ogwumike	Los Angeles Sparks

Postseason awards

Award		Winner	Position	Team	Votes/Statistic
Most Valuable Player Award		Tina Charles	Center	Connecticut Sun	345 out of 1,085
Finals MVP Award		Tamika Catchings	Forward	Indiana Fever
Rookie of the Year Award		Nneka Ogwumike	Forward	Los Angeles Sparks	Unanimous
Most Improved Player Award		Kristi Toliver	Guard	Los Angeles Sparks	24 out of 41
Defensive Player of the Year Award		Tamika Catchings	Forward	Indiana Fever	19 out of 41
Sixth Woman of the Year Award		Renee Montgomery	Guard	Connecticut Sun	23 out of 41
Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award		Kara Lawson	Guard	Connecticut Sun	18 out of 41
Peak Performer: Points		Angel McCoughtry	Guard/Forward	Atlanta Dream	21.4 PPG
Peak Performer: Rebounds		Tina Charles	Center	Connecticut Sun	10.5 RPG
Peak Performer: Assists		Lindsay Whalen	Guard	Minnesota Lynx	5.4 APG
Coach of the Year Award		Carol Ross	Coach	Los Angeles Sparks	15 of 41
Team	Guard	Guard	Forward	Forward	Center
All-WNBA First Team	Cappie Pondexter	Seimone Augustus	Candace Parker	Tamika Catchings	Tina Charles
All-WNBA 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
All-Defensive 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

References

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2012 WNBA season by team

Draft Playoffs Finals

Eastern	Atlanta Dream Chicago Sky Connecticut Sun Indiana Fever New York Liberty Washington Mystics

Western	Los Angeles Sparks Minnesota Lynx Phoenix Mercury San Antonio Silver Stars Seattle Storm Tulsa Shock

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