2012 WNBA season
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| 2012 WNBA season | |
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| Duration | May 18 – October 24 |
| Games | 34 |
| Teams | 12 |
| TV partner/s | ABC, ESPN, NBA TV |
| Draft | |
| Top draft pick | Nneka Ogwumike |
| Picked by | Los Angeles Sparks |
| WNBA seasons | |
The 2012 WNBA season is the 16th season of the Women's National Basketball Association. The regular season began on May 18, 2012.
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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.
- In one the most unanticipated transactions in league history, 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
Standings
| Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
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| Indiana Fever | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | – | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Connecticut Sun | 3 | 1 | 1.000 | 0.5 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Chicago Sky | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1.0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Atlanta Dream | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Washington Mystics | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| New York Liberty | 0 | 4 | .000 | 3.5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 |
| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Lynx | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | – | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Los Angeles Sparks | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1.5 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 |
| Phoenix Mercury | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3.5 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| San Antonio Silver Stars | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3.5 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Seattle Storm | 0 | 3 | .000 | 4.5 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 |
| Tulsa Shock | 0 | 4 | .000 | 5.0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 |
Playoffs and Finals
Main article: 2012 WNBA Playoffs
See also: 2012 WNBA Finals
| Conference Semi-Finals Best-of-3 |
Conference Finals Best-of-3 |
WNBA Finals Best-of-5 |
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See also
References
External links
| Preceded by 2011 WNBA season |
WNBA seasons 2012 |
Succeeded by 2013 WNBA season |
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| 1990s | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | |||||||
| 2000s | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| 2010s | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | |||||||
| 2012 WNBA season by team | |||||||
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| 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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