2012 Phoenix Mercury season

The 2012 WNBA season is the 16th season for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association.

2012 Phoenix Mercury season
CoachCorey Gaines
ArenaUS Airways Center
Attendanceper game
Results
Record7–27 (.206)
Place6th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Media
TelevisionFS-A
ESPN2, NBATV

Transactions

WNBA Draft

The following are the Mercury's selections in the 2012 WNBA Draft.

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 6 Samantha Prahalis  United States Ohio State
2 24 (from Minn.) C'eria Ricketts  United States Arkansas
3 30 Christine Flores  United States Missouri
3 33 (from Conn.) Amanda Johnson  United States Oregon

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.
  • February 2: The Mercury acquired Alexis Hornbuckle from the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2013 Draft.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • May 8: The Mercury waived C'eira Ricketts and Christine Flores.
  • 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
Date Trade
January 12, 2012 To Phoenix Mercury To Tulsa Shock
Andrea Riley Temeka Johnson
February 2, 2012 To Phoenix Mercury To Minnesota Lynx
Alexis Hornbuckle Second-round pick in 2013 Draft
February 28, 2012 To Phoenix Mercury To Minnesota Lynx
Charde Houston and the 24th pick in the 2012 Draft 18th pick in the 2012 Draft

Personnel changes

Roster
2012 Phoenix Mercury roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
G/F 24 Bonner, DeWanna 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 137 lb (62 kg) 08-21-1987 Auburn
F 4 Dupree, Candice 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 08-16-1984 Temple
G 14 Hornbuckle, Alexis 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 10-16-1985 Tennessee
F 22 Houston, Charde 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 04-10-1986 Connecticut
C 12 Kizer, Lynetta 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 04-04-1990 Maryland
G 99 Prahalis, Samantha 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 129 lb (59 kg) 01-23-1990 Ohio State
F/C 43 Sanford, Nakia 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 05-10-1976 Kansas
12 Garner, Eddy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 31-03-1993 Cantebury
G 1 Simon, Dymond 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) 137 lb (62 kg) 09-29-1989 Arizona State
G 3 Taurasi, Diana 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 163 lb (74 kg) 06-11-1982 Connecticut
F 13 Taylor, Penny  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 05-24-1981 Australia
F/C 34 Thomas, Krystal 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 06-10-1989 Duke
Head coach
Corey Gaines (Loyola Marymount)
Assistant coaches
Earl Cureton (Detroit)
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
Pos. Starter Bench
C Nakia Sanford Krystal Thomas
Lynetta Kizer
PF Candice Dupree Avery Warley
SF DeWanna Bonner Charde Houston
Penny Taylor
SG Diana Taurasi
PG Samantha Prahalis Alexis Hornbuckle

Season standings
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

Schedule

Preseason
2012 Game Log: Preseason (May)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1Tue 810:00Japan102-73Gray-Lawson (34)Tamane
Warley (13)		Prahalis (7)US Airways Center
2,752		1-0

Regular season
2012 Game Log: Regular Season
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess or ESPN3.com
May (1–3)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1Sun 2012:30@ MinnesotaABC83-105Houston (24)Sanford (6)Prahalis (6)Target Center
12,611		0-1
2Tue 228:00@ Tulsa89-87Dupree (31)Dupree (9)Prahalis (7)BOK Center
5,341		1-1
3Sat 2610:00Los AngelesFS-A+
KDOC		88-99Dupree (24)Warley (9)Taurasi (4)US Airways Center
10,200		1-2
4Thu 317:00@ AtlantaFS-A
SSO		65-81Bonner (22)Bonner (10)Prahalis (6)Philips Arena
4,887		1-3
June (3–6)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
5Fri 18:00@ San Antonio66-85Bonner
Dupree (17)		Dupree (10)Prahalis (9)AT&T Center
6,534		1-4
6Sun 36:00Tulsa79-72Bonner (23)Bonner (13)Prahalis (6)US Airways Center
7,178		2-4
7Fri 811:00@ Los AngelesTWC10174-90Houston (22)Bonner
Gray-Lawson (6)		Prahalis (6)Staples Center
11,198		2-5
8Fri 1510:00Minnesota60-78Bonner (18)Dupree (10)Prahalis (4)US Airways Center
7,394		2-6
9Sun 174:00@ Tulsa75-87Bonner (24)Bonner (9)Prahalis (6)BOK Center
4,200		2-7
10Wed 2010:00Washington80-77Bonner (19)Warley (9)Bonner
Prahalis (3)		US Airways Center
5,751		3-7
11Sat 238:00Los AngelesESPN84-93Bonner (24)Thomas (11)Prahalis (5)US Airways Center
9,670		3-8
12Wed 278:00@ MinnesotaFS-A+80-96Bonner (23)Bonner
Warley (7)		Prahalis (3)Target Center
9,674		3-9
13Fri 298:30@ ChicagoCN10084-81Bonner (27)Thomas (11)Houston
Prahalis (4)		Allstate Arena
5,488		4-9
July (0–6)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
14Sun 14:00@ WashingtonCSN-MA77-90Houston (26)Bonner
Thomas (8)		Prahalis (5)Verizon Center
10,789		4-10
15Tue 38:00@ San AntonioNBATV81-82Bonner (38)Bonner
Thomas (8)		Prahalis (5)AT&T Center
6,912		4-11
16Sat 710:00Atlanta93-100 (2OT)Bonner (27)Bonner (15)Hornbuckle
Prahalis
Thomas (4)		US Airways Center
7,948		4-12
17Sun 89:00@ Seattle68-83Bonner (12)Warley (13)Bonner (3)KeyArena
8,639		4-13
18Tue 103:30Los AngelesFS-A71-90Bonner
Prahalis (14)		5 players (7)Hornbuckle (3)US Airways Center
9,336		4-14
19Fri 1310:00Seattle64-83Bonner (18)Hornbuckle (8)Hornbuckle (5)US Airways Center
7,647		4-15
Summer Olympic break
August (1–4)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
Summer Olympic break
20Thu 1610:00@ SeattleKONG58-72Prahalis (15)Thomas (11)Bonner (4)KeyArena
6,987		4-16
21Sun 196:00San AntonioFS-A
FS-SW		47-89Hornbuckle (11)Hornbuckle
Thomas (7)		Prahalis (4)US Airways Center
10,656		4-17
22Thu 2310:00New York77-89Bonner (34)Thomas (14)Prahalis (4)US Airways Center
7.039		4-18
23Sat 2510:00Indiana72-85Taurasi (19)Bonner
Thomas
Warley (9)		Bonner
Taurasi (3)		US Airways Center
9,079		4-19
24Thu 3010:00@ SeattleKONG75-68Bonner (24)Bonner (11)Prahalis (6)KeyArena
6,379		5-19
September (2–8)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
25Sat 110:00San AntonioNBATV94-90Taurasi (25)Bonner (9)Prahalis (5)US Airways Center
5,964		6-19
26Wed 57:00@ New YorkNBATV
MSG		59-87Bonner (20)Hornbuckle
Gilbreath (7)		Hornbuckle (5)Prudential Center
4,732		6-20
27Fri 77:00@ ConnecticutCPTV-S91-82Bonner (35)Thomas (16)Hornbuckle (5)Mohegan Sun Arena
8,379		7-20
28Sun 96:00@ IndianaNBATV
FS-A+
FS-I		83-89Bonner (23)Hornbuckle (9)Bonner (5)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,971		7-21
29Wed 1210:00ConnecticutESPN2
CPTV-S		78-100Bonner (24)Bonner (10)Simon (4)US Airways Center
5,421		7-22
30Fri 1410:00Tulsa84-92Kizer (19)Thomas (11)Simon (6)US Airways Center
6,719		7-23
31Sun 166:00ChicagoNBATV
CN100		55-86Houston (15)Thomas (13)Houston (3)US Airways Center
8,044		7-24
32Tue 1810:30@ Los AngelesNBATV
TWC101		76-101Bonner (23)Thomas (11)Bonner (6)Staples Center
8,579		7-25
33Fri 2110:00MinnesotaNBATV
FS-A+		66-89Bonner (17)Thomas (11)Prahalis (8)US Airways Center
7,217		7-26
34Sun 233:00SeattleESPN257-71Bonner (13)Thomas (18)Prahalis (6)US Airways Center
7,576		7-27

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

References
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