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2012 Connecticut Sun season
CoachMike Thibault
ArenaMohegan Sun Arena
Attendance7,266 per game
Results
Record25–9 (.735)
Place1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost in Conference Finals
Team Leaders
PointsCharles (18.0)
ReboundsCharles (10.5)
AssistsLawson (4.0)
Media
TelevisionCPTV-S
ESPN2, NBATV

The 2012 WNBA season is the 14th season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association. It is their tenth in Connecticut.

Transactions

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WNBA draft

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The following are the Sun's selections in the 2012 WNBA draft.

Round Pick Player Nationality School/team/country
1 9 Astan Dabo  Mali Mali
2 21 Chay Shegog  United States North Carolina

Transaction log

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  • April 11, 2011: The Sun traded a third-round pick in the 2012 Draft to the Phoenix Mercury as part of the Tahnee Robinson trade.
  • February 6: The Sun signed Mistie Mims.
  • February 28: The Sun signed Sidney Spencer and Jessica Breland.
  • March 16: The Sun signed Dawn Evans.[1]
  • April 17: The Sun signed Brittany Carter.[2]
  • April 26: The Sun signed draft pick Chay Shegog.
  • April 30: The Sun signed Stefanie Murphy.
  • May 5: The Sun waived Brittany Carter.
  • May 8: The Sun waived Jessica Breland and Stefanie Murphy.[3]
  • May 15: The Sun waived Dawn Evans.[1]
  • May 16: The Sun waived Sidney Spencer.[4]
  • August 14: The Sun waived Chay Shegog.
  • August 15: The Sun signed Jessica Moore.[5]

Personnel changes

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Roster

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Depth

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Pos. Starter Bench
C Tina Charles Jessica Moore
PF Asjha Jones Mistie Mims
Kelsey Griffin
SF Kalana Greene Danielle McCray
SG Kara Lawson Tan White
PG Allison Hightower Renee Montgomery

Season standings

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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

Schedule

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Preseason

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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 New York 96-81 Greene
Jones (12)		 McCray (6) Lawson (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
4,287		 1-0
2 Thu 10 7:00 Minnesota CPTV-S 85-87 Lawson (19) Griffin (9) Montgomery (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
4,835		 1-1
3 Mon 14 7:00 @ Washington 64-83 Jones (17) Griffin
Shegog (5)		 Lawson (4) Verizon Center
5,142		 1-2

Regular season

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2012 Game Log: Regular Season
May (3–0)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1 Sat 19 4:00 @ New York MSG+ 78-73 Charles (19) Charles (13) Lawson (6) Madison Square Garden
8,112		 1-0
2 Sun 20 5:00 New York CPTV-S 92-77 Charles (25) Charles (11) Montgomery (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,118		 2-0
3 Fri 25 7:00 San Antonio CPTV-S 83-79 Montgomery (23) Charles (8) Hightower
Jones (5)		 Mohegan Sun Arena
6,115		 3-0
June (7–3)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
4 Fri 1 7:00 Minnesota CPTV-S 72-85 Charles (20) Charles (12) Lawson (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,249		 3-1
5 Sun 3 3:00 Washington CPTV-S 94-86 Charles (30) Charles (9) Charles
Greene
Lawson (4)		 Mohegan Sun Arena
7,065		 4-1
6 Fri 8 7:00 @ Indiana 89-81 Lawson (18) Charles (14) Charles
McCray
Montgomery (3)		 Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,041		 5-1
7 Sun 10 5:00 Atlanta CPTV-S 92-73 Charles (22) Charles (11) Hightower (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,526		 6-1
8 Wed 13 8:00 Los Angeles ESPN2 81-87 Charles (19) Charles (13) Lawson (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,058		 6-2
9 Fri 15 7:00 New York 97-55 Charles (20) Charles
Jones (8)		 Greene (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,522		 7-2
10 Sun 17 3:00 @ Atlanta SSO 75-73 Charles (23) Charles (22) Lawson (4) Philips Arena
4,323		 8-2
11 Tue 19 7:00 Indiana CPTV-S 88-85
(OT)		 Lawson (22) Charles
Jones (8)		 Greene
Lawson (3)		 Mohegan Sun Arena
6,503		 9-2
12 Thu 21 7:00 @ Indiana CPTV-S
FS-I		 61-95 Mims (11) Charles (8) Lawson (2) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,326		 9-3
13 Fri 29 7:00 @ Washington CPTV-S
CSN-MA		 77-64 Jones (20) Jones (11) Hightower (4) Verizon Center
6,975		 10-3
July (5–1)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
14 Sun 1 5:00 Seattle CPTV-S 83-89
(OT)		 Lawson (22) Charles (14) Hightower (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
9,201		 10-4
15 Fri 6 8:00 @ Tulsa 86-79 Charles (24) Charles
Jones (10)		 Lawson (6) BOK Center
4,318		 11-4
16 Sat 7 8:00 @ Minnesota NBATV
CPTV-S		 86-80 Lawson (22) Charles (15) Hightower (5) Target Center
10,882		 12-4
17 Tue 10 11:30am @ Washington CPTV-S
CSN-MA		 77-70 Lawson (17) Charles (8) Charles
Greene (4)		 Verizon Center
12,569		 13-4
18 Wed 11 7:00 Washington 85-73 Jones (22) Jones (9) Montgomery (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,804		 14-4
19 Fri 13 8:30 @ Chicago CPTV-S
CN100		 80-78
(OT)		 Charles (25) Charles (13) Montgomery (4) Allstate Arena
5,988		 15-4
Summer Olympic break
August (4–2)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
Summer Olympic break
20 Thu 16 7:00 @ New York NBATV
MSG		 66-79 Montgomery (16) Charles (12) Lawson (4) Prudential Center
5,865		 15-5
21 Sat 18 7:00 New York CPTV-S 85-74 Charles (23) Charles (9) Lawson (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,232		 16-5
22 Tue 21 7:00 Tulsa 82-80
(OT)		 Lawson (19) Mims (11) Lawson
Montgomery (4)		 Mohegan Sun Arena
6,745		 17-5
23 Sun 26 5:00 Chicago CPTV-S 70-82 Hightower (17) Charles (8) Lawson (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,390		 17-6
24 Tue 28 8:00 @ Chicago CPTV-S
CN100		 83-72 Charles (24) Charles (14) Lawson (6) Allstate Arena
2,884		 18-6
25 Thu 30 8:00 @ San Antonio 84-73 Charles (20) Charles
Griffin (10)		 Hightower (8) AT&T Center
5,023		 19-6
September (6–3)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
26 Sun 2 3:00 @ Atlanta NBATV
SSO		 80-87 Lawson (16) Charles (11) Lawson (5) Philips Arena
5,020		 19-7
27 Tue 4 7:00 @ Washington CPTV-S 77-70 Charles (20) Charles (13) Mims
Lawson (4)		 Verizon Center
5,980		 20-7
28 Fri 7 7:00 Phoenix CPTV-S 82-91 Montgomery (25) Mims (9) Lawson (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,379		 20-8
29 Sun 9 5:00 Chicago CPTV-S 82-77 Charles (24) Charles
Lawson (6)		 Lawson (9) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,658		 21-8
30 Wed 12 10:00 @ Phoenix ESPN2
CPTV-S		 100-78 Lawson (30) Mims (9) Lawson (7) US Airways Center
5,421		 22-8
31 Fri 14 11:00 @ Los Angeles NBATV
CPTV-S
TWC101		 82-93 Charles (21) Charles (13) Lawson
Montgomery (4)		 Staples Center
10,503		 22-9
32 Sun 16 9:00 @ Seattle CPTV-S
KONG		 60-58 Lawson (13) Mims (11) 4 players (2) KeyArena
7,748		 23-9
33 Wed 19 7:00 Indiana 73-67 Lawson (23) Charles (12) Lawson (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,811		 24-9
34 Sun 23 5:00 Atlanta CPTV-S 92-72 Lawson (21) Charles (9) Montgomery (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
9,143		 25-9
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess or ESPN3.com

Postseason

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2012 Game Log: Postseason
Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series
1 September 27 8:00 New York ESPN2 65-60 Charles (17) Jones (9) Hightower
Lawson (5)		 Mohegan Sun Arena
5,520		 1-0
2 September 29 7:00 @ New York NBATV 75-62 Charles (25) Charles (14) Lawson (6) Prudential Center
7,854		 2-0
Eastern Conference Finals
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series
1 October 5 8:00 Indiana ESPN2 76-64 Charles (18) Charles (15) Montgomery (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,599		 1-0
2 October 8 8:00 @ Indiana ESPN2 76-78 Lawson (18) Jones (10) Jones
Montgomery (4)		 Bankers Life Fieldhouse
9,225		 1-1
3 October 11 8:30 Indiana ESPN2 71-87 Charles (18) Charles (10) Lawson (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,516		 1-2

Statistics

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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

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

Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Local roundup: Connecticut Sun trim roster". The Bulletin. May 16, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "WNBA: Connecticut Sun sign Brittany Carter to training camp contract". CT Insider. April 17, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  3. ^ Allard, Marc (May 9, 2012). "Sun cut 2 more to trip roster". Journal Star. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  4. ^ "Sun Cut Sidney Spencer To Reach 11-Player Limit". Hartford Courant. May 16, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  5. ^ "Connecticut Sun Add Jessica Moore; Ready To Play After Long Layoff". Hartford Courant. August 15, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
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