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2012 New York Liberty season
Head Coach John Whisenant
Arena Prudential Center
Results
Record 0–4
(.000)
Place 6th (Eastern)
Playoff Finish TBD
Media
Television MSG, MSG+
ESPN2, NBATV
New York Liberty seasons
< 2011 2013 >

The 2012 WNBA season is the 16th season for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association. The Liberty will play at Prudential Center in New Jersey from 2011 through 2013 during renovations at Madison Square Garden.

Contents

Transactions

WNBA Draft

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

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 7 Kelley Cain  United States Tennessee
3 36 (from Minn.) Katelan Redmon  United States Gonzaga

Transaction log

  • April 11, 2011: The Liberty traded a second-round pick in the 2012 Draft to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Jessica Breland.
  • May 27, 2011: The Liberty swapped third-round picks in the 2012 Draft with the Minnesota Lynx as part of the Quanitra Hollingsworth trade.
  • February 14: The Liberty re-signed Leilani Mitchell.
  • February 24: The Liberty signed Kelly Miller.
  • March 5: The Liberty signed Rafaella Masciadri.
  • April 13: The Liberty signed DeMya Walker and Essence Carson.
  • April 23: The Liberty signed Laura Broomfield and Iasia Hemingway.
  • April 27: The Liberty signed draft picks Kelley Cain and Katelan Redmon.
  • May 11: The Liberty waived Iasia Hemingway.
  • May 16: The Liberty waived Laura Broomfield and Sydney Colson.
  • May 17: The Liberty waived Katelan Redmon and Raffaella Masciadri and suspended Quanitra Hollingsworth.

Personnel changes

Additions

Player Signed Former team
Kelly Miller February 24, 2012 Washington Mystics
DeMya Walker April 13, 2012 Washington Mystics
Kelley Cain April 16, 2012 draft pick

Subtractions

Player Left New team
Ta'Shia Phillips 2012 free agent
Sydney Colson May 16, 2012 free agent

Roster

New York Liberty roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs
F/C 45 United States Braxton, Kara 6' 6" (1.98m) 225 lb (102kg) 02-18-1983 Georgia 7
C 52 United States Cain, Kelley 6' 6" (1.98m) 220 lb (100kg) 05-16-1989 Tennessee R
G/F 17 United States Carson, Essence 6' 0" (1.83m) 165 lb (75kg) 07-28-1986 Rutgers 4
C 9 United States Hollingsworth, Quanitra (IN) 6' 5" (1.96m) 200 lb (91kg) 11-15-1988 Virginia Commonwealth 3
G 2 United States Miller, Kelly 5' 10" (1.78m) 140 lb (64kg) 09-06-1978 Georgia 11
PG 5 United States Mitchell, Leilani 5' 5" (1.65m) 128 lb (58kg) 06-15-1985 Utah 4
G/F 22 United States Montgomery, Alex 6' 1" (1.85m) 185 lb (84kg) 11-12-1988 Georgia Tech 1
F/C 33 United States Pierson, Plenette 6' 2" (1.88m) 180 lb (82kg) 08-31-1981 Texas Tech 9
G 23 United States Pondexter, Cappie 5' 9" (1.75m) 160 lb (73kg) 01-07-1983 Rutgers 6
F 14 United States Powell, Nicole 6' 2" (1.88m) 170 lb (77kg) 06-22-1982 Stanford 8
C 15 United States Vaughn, Kia 6' 4" (1.93m) 198 lb (90kg) 01-24-1987 Rutgers 3
F 11 United States Walker, DeMya 6' 3" (1.91m) 200 lb (91kg) 11-28-1977 Virginia 12



East: ATL • CHI • CON • IND • NY • WAS | West: LA • MIN • PHO • SA • SEA • TUL
Head coach
United States John Whisenant (New Mexico State)
Assistant coaches
United States Monique Ambers (Arizona State)
United States Norm Ellenberger (Butler)
Athletic trainer
United States Laura Ramus (Wayne State)
Strength and conditioning coach
United States Kevin Duffy (Ohio)
Legend
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • Injured Injured

WNBA roster page
Transactions

Depth

Pos. Starter Bench
C Kara Braxton Kia Vaughn
Kelley Cain
PF Plenette Pierson DeMya Walker
SF Essence Carson Nicole Powell
SG Cappie Pondexter Alex Montgomery
PG Leilani Mitchell Kelly Miller

Season standings

Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Connecticut Sun 3 0 1.000 – 2–0 1–0 2–0
Indiana Fever 2 0 1.000 0.5 1–0 1–0 2–0
Atlanta Dream 1 1 .500 1.5 1–0 0–1 1–1
Chicago Sky 1 1 .500 1.5 0–1 1–0 1–1
Washington Mystics 0 1 .000 2.0 0–1 0–0 0–1
New York Liberty 0 4 .000 3.5 0–2 0–1 0–2

Schedule

Preseason

2012 Game Log: Preseason (May)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1 Mon 7 7:00 @ Connecticut 81-96 Braxton (18) Braxton (11) Mitchell (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
4,287		 0-1
2 Mon 14 10:30am Chicago 57-89 Pierson (14) Carson (6) Mitchell (4) Prudential Center
6,397		 0-2

Regular season

2012 Game Log: Regular Season
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess or ESPN3.com
May
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1 Sat 19 4:00 Connecticut MSG+ 73-78 Pondexter (19) Pierson (10) Mitchell (3) Madison Square Garden
8,112		 0-1
2 Sun 20 5:00 @ Connecticut CPTV-S 77-92 Pondexter (18) Pierson (5) Mitchell
Pondexter (4)		 Mohegan Sun Arena
7,118		 0-2
3 Tue 22 7:00 Minnesota 62-80 Pondexter (15) Vaughn (11) Mitchell (2) Prudential Center
5,411		 0-3
4 Fri 25 7:30 @ Atlanta SSO 74-100 Pondexter (18) Pierson (10) Mitchell
Pondexter (5)		 Philips Arena
6,802		 0-4
June
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
5 Sat 2 7:00 @ Indiana FS-I Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6 Sun 3 6:00 Indiana MSG Prudential Center
7 Tue 5 7:00 Atlanta Prudential Center
8 Fri 8 7:00 @ Washington CSN-MA Verizon Center
9 Sun 10 4:00 Chicago MSG
CN100		 Prudential Center
10 Fri 15 7:00 @ Connecticut Mohegan Sun Arena
11 Tue 19 7:00 @ Atlanta FS-S Philips Arena
12 Thu 21 8:00 @ Minnesota Target Center
13 Sun 24 4:00 Atlanta MSG Prudential Center
14 Sat 30 4:00 Seattle NBATV Prudential Center
July
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
15 Fri 6 8:30 @ Chicago CN100 Allstate Arena
16 Sun 8 4:00 San Antonio NBATV
MSG		 Prudential Center
17 Tue 10 12:00 @ Indiana Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18 Fri 13 11:00am Washington Prudential Center
Summer Olympic break
August
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
Summer Olympic break
19 Thu 16 7:00 Connecticut MSG Prudential Center
20 Sat 18 7:00 @ Connecticut CPTV-S Mohegan Sun Arena
21 Tue 21 8:00 @ Chicago CN100 Allstate Arena
22 Thu 23 10:00 @ Phoenix US Airways Center
23 Sat 25 10:30 @ Los Angeles NBATV
TWC101		 [{Staples Center]]
24 Sun 26 9:00 @ Seattle KeyArena
25 Thu 30 7:00 Indiana NBATV
MSG		 Prudential Center
September
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
26 Sat 1 4:00 Washington NBATV
MSG		 Prudential Center
27 Wed 5 7:00 Phoenix NBATV
MSG		 Prudential Center
28 Fri 7 7:30 Chicago MSG
CN100		 Prudential Center
29 Sun 9 4:00 Los Angeles MSG
KDOC		 Prudential Center
30 Wed 12 7:00 Washington MSG Prudential Center
31 Sun 16 4:00 @ Washington NBATV Verizon Center
32 Tue 18 8:00 @ San Antonio ESPN2 AT&T Center
33 Thu 20 8:00 @ Tulsa BOK Center
34 Sat 22 2:00 Tulsa NBATV
MSG		 Prudential Center

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

Regular season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Awards and honors

References

External links
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Playoff appearances
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Conference titles
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WNBA titles
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Rivals
Media
TV: MSG Network (MSG), MSG Plus (MSG+) • Announcers: Kenny Albert, Mike Crispino, Mary Murphy
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
←  2011 • WNBA season • 2013  →

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