2012 Washington Mystics season

2012 Washington Mystics season
Head Coach	Trudi Lacey
Arena	Verizon Center
Results
Record	5–29 (.147)
Place	6th (Eastern)
Playoff Finish	Did not qualify
Media
Television	CSN-MA ESPN2, NBATV
Washington Mystics seasons
< 2011	2013 >

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

Transactions

WNBA Draft

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

Transaction log

• 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.
• February 9: The Mystics signed Michelle Snow.
• February 14: The Mystics traded Victoria Dunlap to the Seattle Storm in exchange for Ashley Robinson.
• February 15: The Mystics re-signed Kerri Gardin and signed Laura Harper and Ashley Walker.
• February 16: The Mystics re-signed Crystal Langhorne.
• February 21: The Mystics re-signed Monique Currie.
• February 22: The Mystics signed Dominique Canty.
• February 23: The Mystics traded Nicky Anosike to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for Natasha Lacy and LaToya Pringle.
• 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.
• August 26: The Mystics waived Natasha Lacy and signed Izi Castro Marques.

Personnel changes

Additions

Subtractions

Roster

2012 Washington Mystics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From G 22 Ajavon, Matee 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 05-07-1986 Rutgers G 0 Bobbitt, Shannon 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) 130 lb (59 kg) 12-06-1985 Tennessee G/F 8 Castro Marques, Izi 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 140 lb (64 kg) 03-13-1982 Brazil F 25 Currie, Monique 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 02-25-1983 Duke F/C 1 Langhorne, Crystal 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 10-27-1986 Maryland G 20 Novosel, Natalie 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 11-22-1989 Notre Dame G 45 Quinn, Noelle 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 01-03-1985 UCLA C 43 Robinson, Ashley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 08-12-1982 Tennessee F/C 2 Snow, Michelle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 158 lb (72 kg) 03-20-1980 Tennessee G 5 Thomas, Jasmine 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 145 lb (66 kg) 09-30-1989 Duke F 14 Wisdom-Hylton, Lindsay 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 05-26-1986 Purdue	Head coach Trudi Lacey (North Carolina 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

Pos.	Starter	Bench
C	Michelle Snow	Ashley Robinson LaToya Pringle
PF	Crystal Langhorne	Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton
SF	Monique Currie	Noelle Quinn Izi Castro Marques
SG	Matee Ajavon	Natalie Novosel
PG	Jasmine Thomas	Shannon Bobbitt

Season standings

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

Preseason

2012 Game Log: Preseason (May)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 Thu 10 8:00 @ Chicago 68-73 Currie (12) Langhorne Snow (7) Lacy Quinn (3) New Trier High School 1,121 0-1 2 Mon 14 7:00 Connecticut 83-64 Currie (19) Langhorne (13) Lacy (6) Verizon Center 5,142 1-1

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