2012 Seattle Storm season

The 2012 WNBA season is the 13th season for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association.

2012 Seattle Storm season
CoachBrian Agler
ArenaKeyArena
Attendance7,489 per game
Results
Record16–18 (.471)
Place4th (Western)
Playoff finishLost in Conference Semifinals (2-1) to Minnesota Lynx
Team Leaders
PointsSue Bird 12.2 ppg
ReboundsAnn Wauters 5.8 rpg
AssistsSue Bird 6.9 apg
Media
RadioKPTK
TelevisionKONG
ESPN2, NBATV

Transactions

WNBA Draft

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

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 2 (from Chi.) Shekinna Stricklen  United States Tennessee
2 22 Keisha Hampton  United States DePaul

Transaction log
  • April 11, 2011: The Storm acquired a second-round pick in the 2012 Draft from the Indiana Fever as part of the Katie Smith trade. In addition, the Storm traded a third-round pick to Indiana and a first-round pick to the Washington Mystics.
  • January 2: The Storm acquired the second overall pick in the 2012 Draft from the Chicago Sky as part of the Swin Cash trade. The storm sent the 23rd overall pick to Chicago.
  • January 31: The Storm re-signed Allie Quigley.
  • February 6: The Storm signed Ann Wauters.
  • February 9: The Storm re-signed Sue Bird and Tanisha Wright.
  • February 14: The Storm traded Ashley Robinson to the Washington Mystics in exchange for Victoria Dunlap.
  • February 15: The Storm re-signed Ewelina Kobryn and Katie Smith.
  • February 27: The Seattle Storm signed Tina Thompson.
  • March 9: The Storm signed Rachel Allison and Alysha Clark.
  • April 6: The Storm signed Silvia Dominguez.
  • April 12: The Storm signed Lindsay Taylor.
  • April 26: The Storm signed Jacqua Williams, Ashley Corral, Dellena Criner, Ashley Gayle, and draft pick Shekinna Stricklen.
  • May 1: The Storm waived Rachel Allison, Dellena Criner, and Jacqua Williams.
  • May 14: The Storm waived Ashley Gayle and Lindsay Taylor.
  • May 16: The Storm waived Ashley Corral and Allie Quigley.
  • June 26: The Storm waived Victoria Dunlap.
  • June 29: The Storm signed Svetlana Abrosimova.

Trades
Date Trade
January 2, 2012 To Seattle Storm To Chicago Sky
Second pick in 2012 Draft Swin Cash, Le'coe Willingham, and 23rd pick in 2012 Draft
February 14, 2012 To Seattle Storm To Washington Mystics
Victoria Dunlap Ashley Robinson

Personnel changes

Roster
2012 Seattle Storm roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
F 25 Abrosimova, Svetlana 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 169 lb (77 kg) 07-09-1980 Connecticut
G 10 Bird, Sue 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 10-16-1980 Connecticut
F 32 Clark, Alysha 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 167 lb (76 kg) 07-07-1987 Middle Tennessee
F/C 15 Jackson, Lauren 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 05-11-1981 Australia
F/C 11 Kobryn, Ewelina 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 05-07-1982 Poland
F 20 Little, Camille 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 01-18-1985 North Carolina
G 14 Smith, Katie 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 06-04-1974 Ohio State
G/F 40 Stricklen, Shekinna 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 07-30-1990 Tennessee
F 7 Thompson, Tina 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 02-10-1975 Southern California
C 12 Wauters, Ann 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 10-12-1980 Belgium
G 30 Wright, Tanisha 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 11-29-1983 Penn State
Head coach
Brian Agler (Wittenberg)
Assistant coaches
Jenny Boucek (Virginia)
Nancy Darsch (Springfield)
Athletic trainer
Tom Spencer (Central Washington)
Strength and conditioning coach
Melissa Hardin (Western Washington)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Depth
Pos. Starter Bench
C Ann Wauters Ewelina Kobryn
Lauren Jackson
PF Camille Little Tina Thompson
SF Katie Smith Shekinna Stricklen
Svetlana Abrosimova
SG Tanisha Wright Alysha Clark
PG Sue Bird

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
1Fri 1112:30@ Tulsa60-86Dunlap (13)Thompson (6)Smith (3)BOK Center
5,297		0-1
2Sun 135:00Los Angeles61-60Stricklen (15)Thompson (5)Wright (8)KeyArena
4,628		1-1

Regular season
2012 Game Log: Regular Season
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess or ESPN3.com
May (0–3)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1Fri 1810:00Los AngelesNBATV
KONG
KDOC		66-72Wauters (17)Thompson (8)Bird (6)KeyArena
9,686		0-1
2Tue 2210:30@ Los AngelesKONG
KDOC		61-74Wauters (15)Wauters (8)Bird (5)Staples Center
9,238		0-2
3Sun 277:00@ Minnesota71-84Wauters (13)Wauters (9)Bird (9)Target Center
7,832		0-3
June (6–5)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
4Fri 110:00Tulsa76-58Bird (27)Little (9)Wright (4)KeyArena
7,489		1-3
5Sun 38:30@ Los AngelesKONG
KDOC		65-67Smith (19)Wauters (7)Bird (6)Staples Center
12,639		1-4
6Wed 68:00@ Minnesota55-79Wright (14)Dunlap
Wauters (5)		Bird
Wright (3)		Target Center
8,263		1-5
7Sat 98:00@ San AntonioFS-SW67-80Stricklen (14)Little
Stricklen
Wauters (8)		Wright (6)AT&T Center
8,187		1-6
8Wed 138:00@ ChicagoCN10058-74Thompson (13)Wauters (8)Bird (10)Allstate Arena
4,681		1-7
9Fri 158:00@ Tulsa86-73Bird (21)Bird (7)Wright (7)BOK Center
5,100		2-7
10Sun 179:00Minnesota65-62Bird (21)Smith
Thompson (5)		Wright (8)KeyArena
8,349		3-7
11Fri 2210:00San Antonio82-76Wright (20)Thompson (9)Wright (7)KeyArena
6,849		4-7
12Sun 247:00Washington72-55Bird
Wauters (14)		Wauters (7)Bird
Wright (5)		KeyArena
6,979		5-7
13Tue 267:00@ WashingtonESPN279-71Bird (25)Wauters (7)Bird
Little (3)		Verizon Center
6,645		6-7
14Sat 304:00@ New YorkNBATV59-77Thompson
Wauters (10)		Little (7)Bird (4)Prudential Center
6,724		6-8
July (3–2)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
15Sun 15:00@ ConnecticutCPTV-S89-83 (OT)Little (27)Little (9)Bird (8)Mohegan Sun Arena
9,201		7-8
16Sat 710:00@ Los AngelesESPN259-83Little (12)Thompson (7)Wright (8)Staples Center
12,229		7-9
17Sun 89:00Phoenix83-68Bird (31)Little (9)Wright (5)KeyArena
8,639		8-9
18Wed 113:00Atlanta59-70Stricklen (16)Stricklen (9)Bird (8)KeyArena
9,686		8-10
19Fri 1310:00@ Phoenix83-64Smith (19)Stricklen (11)Bird (9)US Airways Center
7,647		9-10
Summer Olympic break
August (2–4)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
Summer Olympic break
20Thu 1610:00PhoenixKONG72-58Little (17)Little (6)Wright (8)KeyArena
6,987		10-10
21Sat 1810:00Los AngelesNBATV
KDOC		71-82Wright (21)Clark (6)Wright (4)KeyArena
9,127		10-11
22Tue 2110:00MinnesotaESPN273-86Little (20)Little
Stricklen (5)		Bird (4)KeyArena
6,169		10-12
23Thu 2310:00Indiana66-68Little (15)Little (8)Wright (5)KeyArena
5,819		10-13
24Sun 269:00New York84-66Bird (18)Little (8)Bird (10)KeyArena
6,459		11-13
25Thu 3010:00PhoenixKONG68-75Little (11)Wright (8)Bird (8)KeyArena
6,379		11-14
September (5–4)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
26Thu 610:00Tulsa101-74Jackson (23)Stricklen (8)Wright (8)KeyArena
5,948		12-14
27Sat 88:00@ Tulsa89-66Little (28)Little (9)Wright (7)BOK Center
7,415		13-14
28Tue 117:00@ AtlantaNBATV
FS-S		61-77Jackson (14)Jackson (9)Bird (6)Philips Arena
5,558		13-15
29Wed 127:00@ IndianaNBATV48-72Abrosimova (11)Jackson (10)Smith (3)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,337		13-16
30Fri 148:00@ San AntonioNBATV66-90Thompson
Wauters (12)		Wauters (9)4 players (4)AT&T Center
7,109		13-17
31Sun 169:00ConnecticutKONG
CPTV-S		58-60Stricklen (12)Smith (8)Wright (8)KeyArena
7,748		13-18
32Tue 1810:00Chicago75-60Wauters (16)Wauters
Stricklen (8)		Bird (8)KeyArena
6,459		14-18
33Fri 2110:00San Antonio84-75Smith (16)Wauters (13)Smith (6)KeyArena
8,494		15-18
34Sun 233:00@ PhoenixESPN271-57Little (14)Little (8)Smith (5)US Airways Center
7,576		16-18

Postseason
2012 Game Log: Postseason
Western Conference Semifinals
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series
1September 289:00@ MinnesotaESPN270-78Stricklen (13)Stricklen
Thompson (7)		Wright (7)Target Center
9,213		0-1
2September 309:00MinnesotaESPN86-79 (2OT)Bird (22)Jackson (14)Bird
Wright (7)		KeyArena
8,479		1-1
3October 29:00@ MinnesotaESPN272-73Bird (19)Jackson (6)Bird (11)Target Center
8,023		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

References
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