2012 Washington Mystics season

The 2012 WNBA season is the 15th season for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association.

2012 Washington Mystics season
CoachTrudi Lacey
ArenaVerizon Center
Attendanceper game
Results
Record5–29 (.147)
Place6th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Media
TelevisionCSN-MA
ESPN2, NBATV

Transactions

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WNBA draft

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The following are the Mystics' selections in the 2012 WNBA draft.

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/team/country
18 (from Atl.)Natalie Novosel  United StatesNotre Dame
110 (from Sea.)LaSondra Barrett  United StatesLSU
326Anjale Barrett  United StatesMaryland
335 (from Ind.)Briana Gilbreath  United StatesUSC

Transaction log

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  • April 11, 2011: The Mystics traded a second-round pick in the 2012 Draft to the Atlanta Dream as part of the Lindsey Harding trade. The Mystics also received a first-round pick from Atlanta.
  • April 11, 2011: The Mystics traded a first-round pick in the 2012 Draft to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Nicky Ansoike.
  • April 29, 2011: The Mystics acquired a first-round pick in the 2012 Draft from the Seattle Storm and a third round-pick in the 2012 Draft from the Indiana Fever as part of the Katie Smith transaction.
  • February 1: The Mystics traded Marissa Coleman to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for Noelle Quinn.[1]
  • February 9: The Mystics signed Michelle Snow.
  • February 14: The Mystics traded Victoria Dunlap to the Seattle Storm in exchange for Ashley Robinson.[2]
  • February 15: The Mystics re-signed Kerri Gardin and signed Laura Harper and Ashley Walker.[3]
  • February 16: The Mystics re-signed Crystal Langhorne.[4]
  • February 21: The Mystics re-signed Monique Currie.[5]
  • February 22: The Mystics signed Dominique Canty.[6]
  • February 23: The Mystics traded Nicky Anosike to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for Natasha Lacy and LaToya Pringle.[7]
  • March 7: The Mystics re-signed Matee Ajavon.
  • April 25: The Mystics signed draft picks LaSondra Barrett and Briana Gilbreath.
  • April 27: The Mystics signed Rashanda McCants.
  • April 28: The Mystics signed Tia Lewis, and draft picks Anjale Barrett and Natalie Novosel.
  • May 3: The Mystics waived Tia Lewis.
  • May 4: The Mystics waived Kerri Gardin.
  • May 9: The Mystics waived Briana Gilbreath.
  • May 14: The Mystics waived Laura Harper and Ashley Walker and signed Jessica Breland and Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton.
  • May 17: The Mystics waived Rashanda McCants, LaSondra Barrett, and Jessica Breland, and suspended LaToya Pringle.
  • June 13: The Mystics waived Dominique Canty and signed Shannon Bobbitt.[8]
  • August 26: The Mystics waived Natasha Lacy and signed Izi Castro Marques.

Trades

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DateTrade
February 1, 2012To Washington MysticsTo Los Angeles Sparks
Noelle QuinnMarissa Coleman
February 14, 2012To Washington MysticsTo Seattle Storm
Victoria DunlapAshley Robinson
February 23, 2012To Washington MysticsTo Los Angeles Sparks
Natasha Lacy and LaToya PringleNicky Anosike

Personnel changes

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Roster

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2012 Washington Mystics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G22 Ajavon, Matee5' 8" (1.73m)160 lb (73kg)05-07-1986Rutgers4
G0 Bobbitt, Shannon5' 2" (1.57m)130 lb (59kg)12-06-1985Tennessee3
G/F8 Castro Marques, Izi6' 0" (1.83m)140 lb (64kg)03-13-1982Brazil9
F25 Currie, Monique6' 0" (1.83m)177 lb (80kg)02-25-1983Duke6
F/C1 Langhorne, Crystal6' 2" (1.88m)190 lb (86kg)10-27-1986Maryland4
G20 Novosel, Natalie5' 11" (1.8m)165 lb (75kg)11-22-1989Notre DameR
G45 Quinn, Noelle6' 0" (1.83m)175 lb (79kg)01-03-1985UCLA5
C43 Robinson, Ashley6' 4" (1.93m)180 lb (82kg)08-12-1982Tennessee8
F/C2 Snow, Michelle6' 5" (1.96m)158 lb (72kg)03-20-1980Tennessee10
G5 Thomas, Jasmine5' 9" (1.75m)145 lb (66kg)09-30-1989Duke1
F14 Wisdom-Hylton, Lindsay6' 2" (1.88m)186 lb (84kg)05-26-1986Purdue3
Head coach
Trudi Lacey (NC State)
Assistant coaches
Jennifer Gillom (Mississippi)
Marianne Stanley (Immaculata)
Athletic trainer
Navin Hettiarachchi (West Virginia)
Strength and conditioning coach
Michael Bugielski (Illinois State)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Depth

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Pos.StarterBench
CMichelle SnowAshley Robinson
LaToya Pringle
PFCrystal LanghorneLindsay Wisdom-Hylton
SFMonique CurrieNoelle Quinn
Izi Castro Marques
SGMatee AjavonNatalie Novosel
PGJasmine ThomasShannon Bobbitt

Season standings

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Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Connecticut Sun y259.73512–513–418–4
Indiana Fever x2212.6473.013–49–815–7
Atlanta Dream x1915.5596.011–68–912–10
New York Liberty x1519.44110.09–86–1110–12
Chicago Sky o1420.41211.07–107–108–14
Washington Mystics o529.14720.04–131–163–19

Schedule

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Preseason

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2012 Game Log: Preseason (May)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1Thu 108:00@ Chicago68-73Currie (12)Langhorne
Snow (7)
Lacy
Quinn (3)
New Trier High School
1,121
0-1
2Mon 147:00Connecticut83-64Currie (19)Langhorne (13)Lacy (6)Verizon Center
5,142
1-1

Regular season

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2012 Game Log: Regular Season
May (1–2)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1Sat 197:00ChicagoCN10057-69Langhorne (16)Langhorne (8)Quinn (5)Verizon Center
11,415
0-1
2Sat 267:00Tulsa64-61Ajavon (19)Langhorne (10)Ajavon
Langhorne (3)
Verizon Center
11,866
1-1
3Wed 307:00MinnesotaCSN-MA77-79Ajavon (20)Robinson (5)Lacy (4)Verizon Center
8,131
1-2
June (1–8)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
4Fri 18:30@ ChicagoCN10063-65Currie (15)Snow (9)Ajavon
Lacy (4)
Allstate Arena
4,078
1-3
5Sun 33:00@ ConnecticutCPTV-S86-94Langhorne (25)Currie (8)Ajavon
Currie (3)
Mohegan Sun Arena
7,065
1-4
6Fri 87:00New YorkCSN-MA70-76Langhorne (24)Snow (12)Ajavon
Quinn (4)
Verizon Center
9,108
1-5
7Fri 157:00IndianaCSN-MA67-66Langhorne (22)Langhorne (13)Bobbitt (5)Verizon Center
8,050
2-5
8Mon 1810:30@ Los AngelesTWC10170-101Snow (15)Snow (7)Thomas (5)Staples Center
8,612
2-6
9Wed 2010:00@ Phoenix77-80Snow (21)Snow (9)Ajavon (7)US Airways Center
5,751
2-7
10Sun 247:00@ Seattle55-72Langhorne (21)Langhorne
Snow (6)
Bobbitt (5)KeyArena
6,979
2-8
11Tie 267:00SeattleESPN271-79Langhorne (20)Langhorne (10)Bobbitt (8)Verizon Center
6,645
2-9
12Fri 297:00ConnecticutCSN-MA
CPTV-S
64-77Currie (21)Snow (9)Bobbitt (7)Verizon Center
6,975
2-10
July (2–4)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
13Sun 14:00PhoenixCSN-MA90-77Langhorne (22)Snow (9)Bobbitt (5)Verizon Center
10,789
3-10
14Fri 67:00San AntonioNBATV
CSN-MA
73-78Currie (15)Wisdom-Hylton (6)Currie (6)Verizon Center
6,522
3-11
15Sun 84:00@ Tulsa62-78Langhorne (13)Lacy (6)Ajavon
Thomas (4)
BOK Center
4,003
3-12
16Tue 1011:30amConnecticutCSN-MA
CPTV-S
70-77Langhorne (15)Snow (11)Bobbitt
Thomas (4)
Verizon Center
12,569
3-13
17Wed 117:00@ Connecticut73-85Langhorne (19)Snow (7)Thomas (4)Mohegan Sun Arena
7,804
3-14
18Fri 1311:00am@ New York70-53Langhorne (24)Langhorne (6)Ajavon (4)Prudential Center
14,715
4-14
Summer Olympic break
August (1–6)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
Summer Olympic break
19Thu 167:00@ IndianaNBATV66-84Currie (12)Currie
Snow (7)
Currie (3)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,834
4-15
20Fri 178:00@ MinnesotaNBATV69-98Currie
Langhorne
Wisdom-Hylton (12)
Snow (9)Novosel (4)Target Center
10,933
4-16
21Sun 194:00ChicagoNBATV
CSN-MA
CN100
75-71
(OT)
Ajavon (22)Langhorne (8)Thomas (8)Verizon Center
8,489
5-16
22Tue 218:00@ San AntonioNBATV72-75Langhorne
Thomas (17)
Langhorne (6)5 players (3)AT&T Center
5,913
5-17
23Fri 247:00AtlantaNBATV
CSN-MA
69-81Ajavon (20)Langhorne (10)Bobbitt
Novosel (4)
Verizon Center
9,697
5-18
24Tue 287:00@ Indiana68-83Quinn (13)Quinn
Langhorne (5)
Ajavon (4)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,525
5-19
25Thu 307:00@ AtlantaSSO59-82Currie (14)Langhorne
Wisdom-Hylton (7)
Langhorne
Thomas
Bobbitt (3)
Philips Arena
3,381
5-20
September (0–9)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
26Sat 14:00@ New YorkNBATV
MSG
73-79Currie (20)Langhorne (8)Currie (4)Prudential Center
6,245
5-21
27Tue 47:00ConnecticutCPTV-S70-77Langhorne (23)Langhorne (9)Thomas (5)Verizon Center
5,980
5-22
28Fri 77:00Los AngelesCSN-MA68-96Currie (16)Snow (7)Currie (3)Verizon Center
7,468
5-23
29Sun 93:00@ AtlantaSSO68-93Langhorne
Quinn (12)
Robinson (13)Quinn
Thomas (3)
Philips Arena
6,898
5-24
30Wed 127:00@ New YorkMSG62-75Currie (24)Langhorne (6)Thomas (7)Prudential Center
5,717
5-25
31Fri 147:00Atlanta74-82Currie (20)Robinson (7)Ajavon (4)Verizon Center
7,368
5-26
32Sun 164:00New YorkNBATV68-75Thomas (16)Robinson (10)Robinson (3)Verizon Center
8,087
5-27
33Fri 217:00IndianaNBATV53-66Currie (16)Robinson (7)Wisdom-Hylton (4)Verizon Center
7,702
5-28
34Sat 228:00@ ChicagoNBATV
CN100
58-77Currie (15)Robinson (7)Currie (4)Allstate Arena
6,721
5-29
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess or ESPN3.com

Statistics

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Legend
  GPGames 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 gameTeam leaderLeague leader

Regular season

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PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG

Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ Wang, Gene (February 1, 2012). "Washington Mystics trade Marissa Coleman to Los Angeles Sparks for Noelle Quinn". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  2. ^ Yanda, Steve (February 14, 2012). "Mystics trade Victoria Dunlap to Seattle for Ashley Robinson". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  3. ^ "Mystics add former Terps forward-center Harper". The Baltimore Sun. February 16, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  4. ^ Yanda, Steve (February 16, 2012). "Mystics re-sign Crystal Langhorne". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  5. ^ "Mystics re-sign Monique Currie". ESPN. February 21, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  6. ^ "Mystics sign veteran Dominique Canty". ESPN. February 22, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  7. ^ Giannotto, Mark (February 23, 2012). "Mystics trade Nicky Anosike to Los Angeles for two role players". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  8. ^ Giannotto, Mark (June 13, 2012). "Washington Mystics waive Dominique Canty, pick up Shannon Bobbitt". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
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