2012 Tulsa Shock season

2012 Tulsa Shock season

Head Coach

Arena

Results
Record	9–25 (.265)
Place	6th (Western)
Playoff Finish	Did not qualify



Media
Television	ESPN2, NBATV
Tulsa Shock seasons
< 2011	2013 >

The 2012 WNBA season is the 15th season for the Tulsa Shock of the Women's National Basketball Association. It is their third in Tulsa.

Transactions

WNBA Draft

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

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/Team/Country
1	4	Glory Johnson	United States	Tennessee
2	17 (from S.A.)	Riquna Williams	United States	Miami
3	25	Vicki Baugh	United States	Tennessee
3	29 (from S.A.)	Lynetta Kizer	United States	Maryland

Transaction log

February 1, 2011: The Shock traded a second-round pick in the 2012 Draft to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for Andrea Riley.
April 11, 2011: The Shock acquired second- and third-round picks in the 2012 Draft from the San Antonio Silver Stars in exchange for Scholanda Robinson.
January 12: The Shock traded Andrea Riley to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Temeka Johnson.
February 10: The Shock re-signed Amber Holt, Abi Olajuwon, and Shanna Zolman.
February 13: The Shock re-signed Jennifer Lacy.
February 17: The Shock signed Scholanda Dorrell.
February 27: The Shock signed Jené Morris.
March 5: The Shock signed Chanel Mokango.
April 17: The Shock signed Lorin Dixon.
April 23: The Shock signed draft picks Vicki Baugh and Lynetta Kizer and waived Abi Olajuwon.
April 26: The Shock signed draft picks Glory Johnson and Riquna Williams.
April 27: The Shock signed Marshae Dotson and waived Chanel Mokango.
May 6: The Shock waived Marshae Dotson.
May 14: The Shock waived Lorin Dixon and Vicki Baugh.
May 15: The Shock waived Amber Holt and Shanna Zolman.
June 17: The Shock waived Jene Morris.
June 18: The shock signed Amber Holt and Courtney Paris and waived Lynetta Kizer.
July 2: The Shock traded Karima Christmas to the Indiana Fever in exchange for Roneeka Hodges.

Trades

Date	Trade
January 12, 2012	To Tulsa Shock	To Phoenix Mercury
January 12, 2012	Temeka Johnson	Andrea Riley
July 2, 2012	To Tulsa Shock	To Indiana Fever
July 2, 2012	Roneeka Hodges	Karima Christmas

Personnel changes

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Chante Black	2012	injury
Temeka Johnson	January 12, 2012	Phoenix Mercury
Scholanda Dorrell	February 17, 2012	San Antonio Silver Stars
Glory Johnson	April 16, 2012	draft pick
Riquna Williams	April 16, 2012	draft pick
Courtney Paris	June 18, 2012	free agent
Roneeka Hodges	July 2, 2012	Indiana Fever

Subtractions

Player	Left	New team
Betty Lennox	2012	free agent
Sheryl Swoopes	2012	free agent
Tiffany Jackson	2012	maternity leave
Andrea Riley	January 12, 2012	Phoenix Mercury
Abi Olajuwon	April 21, 2012	free agent
Karima Christmas	July 2, 2012	Indiana Fever

Roster

The current Tulsa shock roster and coaches (not those of the 2012 season):

Tulsa Shock roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Nat.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From	Yrs
4.0 !F	24	USA !	Baugh, Vicki	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 76 !6' 4" (1.93m)	190 lb (86kg)	05-21-1989	Tennessee	1 !1
6.0 !C	8	AUS !	Cambage, Liz	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 80 !6' 8" (2.03m)	215 lb (98kg)	08-18-1991	Australia	2 !3
2.5 !G/F	13	USA !	Christmas, Karima	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 72 !6' 0" (1.83m)	180 lb (82kg)	09-11-1989	Duke	2.5 !4
1.5 !G	4	USA !	Diggins, Skylar	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 69 !5' 9" (1.75m)	145 lb (66kg)	08-02-1990	Notre Dame	1.5 !2
1.5 !G	10	USA !	Goodrich, Angel	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 64 !5' 4" (1.63m)	127 lb (58kg)	02-24-1990	Kansas	1.5 !2
4.0 !F	35	USA !	Hooper, Jordan	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 74 !6' 2" (1.88m)	185 lb (84kg)	02-20-1992	Nebraska	1 !1
4.0 !F	33	USA !	Jackson-Jones, Tiffany	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 75 !6' 3" (1.91m)	185 lb (84kg)	04-26-1985	Texas	4 !7
4.0 !F	25	USA !	Johnson, Glory	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 75 !6' 3" (1.91m)	170 lb (77kg)	07-27-1990	Tennessee	2 !3
4.0 !F	30	USA !	Kuster, Jessica	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 74 !6' 2" (1.88m)	–	08-20-1992	Rice	0.5 !R
6.0 !C	3	USA !	Paris, Courtney	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 76 !6' 4" (1.93m)	250 lb (113kg)	09-21-1987	Oklahoma	3 !5
5.5 !F/C	22	USA !	Pierson, Plenette	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 74 !6' 2" (1.88m)	178 lb (81kg)	08-31-1981	Texas Tech	6.5 !12
4.0 !F	55	USA !	Plaisance, Theresa	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 77 !6' 5" (1.96m)	200 lb (91kg)	05-18-1992	LSU	1 !1
1.5 !G	0	USA !	Sims, Odyssey	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 68 !5' 8" (1.73m)	160 lb (73kg)	07-13-1992	Baylor	1 !1
1.5 !G	2	USA !	Williams, Riquna	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 67 !5' 7" (1.7m)	165 lb (75kg)	05-28-1990	Miami (FL)	2 !3

East: ATL • CHI • CON • IND • NY • WAS \| West: LA • MIN • PHO • SA • SEA • TUL

Head coach: Fred Williams (Boise State)
Assistant coaches: Bridget Pettis (Florida)
Ed Baldwin (North Carolina Central)

Athletic trainer: Allison Russell (Tulsa)

Legend

(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
Injured

WNBA roster page
Transactions

Depth

Pos.	Starter	Bench
C	Glory Johnson	Chante Black Liz Cambage
PF	Kayla Pedersen	Courtney Paris Jennifer Lacy
SF	Amber Holt	Roneeka Hodges
SG	Ivory Latta	Riquna Williams Scholanda Dorrell
PG	Temeka Johnson

Season standings

Western Conference	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Conf.
Minnesota Lynx ^z	27	7	.794	–	16–1	11–6	17–5
Los Angeles Sparks ^x	24	10	.706	3.0	16–1	8–9	15–7
San Antonio Silver Stars ^x	21	13	.618	6.0	12–5	9–8	14–8
Seattle Storm ^x	16	18	.471	11.0	10–7	6–11	11–11
Tulsa Shock ^o	9	25	.265	18.0	6–11	3–14	5–17
Phoenix Mercury ^o	7	27	.206	20.0	3–14	4–13	4–18

Schedule

Preseason

2012 Game Log: Preseason (May)

Game	Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	TV	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
1	Sat 5	2:00	@ Atlanta		89-91	Latta (18)	Morris (6)	Latta (4)	Philips Arena 4,340	0-1
2	Fri 11	12:30	Seattle		86-60	G. Johnson Williams (10)	Kizer (5)	T. Johnson (5)	BOK Center 5,297	1-1

Regular season

2012 Game Log: Regular Season

All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess or ESPN3.com

May (0–4)

Game	Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	TV	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
1	Sat 19	8:00	San Antonio	FS-SW	79-88	T. Johnson (21)	G. Johnson (10)	T. Johnson (9)	BOK Center 7,509	0-1
2	Tue 22	8:00	Phoenix		87-89	T. Johnson Latta (16)	Black (7)	T. Johnson (7)	BOK Center 5,341	0-2
3	Sat 26	7:00	@ Washington		61-64	Latta (16)	T. Johnson (5)	T. Johnson (4)	Verizon Center 11,866	0-3
4	Tue 29	10:30	@ Los Angeles		75-76	Williams (19)	G. Johnson Pedersen Williams (5)	T. Johnson (5)	Staples Center 8,312	0-4

June (2-8)

Game	Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	TV	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
5	Fri 1	10:00	@ Seattle		58-76	Lacy (12)	G. Johnson Pedersen (6)	Williams (3)	KeyArena 7,489	0-5
6	Sun 3	6:00	@ Phoenix		72-79	Lacy (19)	T. Johnson (9)	T. Johnson Latta (3)	US Airways Center 7,178	0-6
7	Fri 8	8:30	@ Chicago	CN100	91-98 (OT)	Latta (25)	Pedersen (9)	T. Johnson Latta (6)	Allstate Arena 5,019	0-7
8	Sat 9	8:00	Minnesota		73-93	Lacy (15)	Pedersen (10)	T. Johnson (6)	BOK Center 5,113	0-8
9	Fri 15	8:00	Seattle		73-86	Lacy (16)	G. Johnson Pedersen T. Johnson Latta (5)	T. Johnson (8)	BOK Center 5,100	0-9
10	Sun 17	4:00	Phoenix		87-75	T. Johnson (22)	G. Johnson (9)	T. Johnson (5)	BOK Center 4,200	1-9
11	Wed 20	10:30	@ Los Angeles		79-95	G. Johnson (19)	G. Johnson Paris (8)	T. Johnson (4)	Staples Center 8,388	1-10
12	Sat 23	8:00	Indiana		70-73	G. Johnson (22)	Paris (11)	Latta (5)	BOK Center 4,209	1-11
13	Tue 26	8:00	Los Angeles		91-75	Williams (27)	G. Johnson Pedersen (6)	Latta (8)	BOK Center 4,102	2-11
14	Fri 29	8:00	Atlanta		92-102	G. Johnson Latta (16)	Pedersen (8)	T. Johnson (8)	BOK Center 4,235	2-12

July (1–3)

Game	Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
15	Fri 6	8:00	Connecticut	75-86	Latta (24)	G. Johnson (7)	Pedersen (5)	BOK Center 4,318	2-13
16	Sun 8	4:00	Washington	78-62	Latta (18)	Latta (6)	T. Johnson Latta (3)	BOK Center 4,003	3-13
17	Tue 10	12:30	Minnesota	86-107	Latta (25)	5 players (3)	T. Johnson (7)	BOK Center 6,012	3-14
18	Thu 12	1:00	@ Minnesota	74-89	G. Johnson (30)	G. Johnson (14)	Latta (4)	Target Center 15,318	3-15
Summer Olympic break

August (1–3)

Game	Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	TV	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
Summer Olympic break
19	Fri 17	8:00	San Antonio		79-89	Williams (17)	Pedersen (8)	T. Johnson (6)	BOK Center 6,270	3-16
20	Sun 19	7:00	@ Minnesota	NBATV	59-83	G. Johnson (17)	G. Johnson (12)	T. Johnson	Target Center 10,223	3-17
21	Tue 21	7:00	@ Connecticut		80-82 (OT)	T. Johnson Lacy (14)	G. Johnson (15)	T. Johnson (7)	Mohegan Sun Arena 6,745	3-18
22	Fri 24	8:00	Chicago		81-78 (OT)	Hodges Williams (22)	G. Johnson (12)	G. Johnson (5)	BOK Center 5,147	4-18
23	Sat 25	8:00	@ San Antonio	FS-SW	71-91	Williams (17)	G. Johnson (9)	Latta (5)	AT&T Center 9,029	4-19
24	Tue 28	7:00	@ Atlanta	FS-S	84-80	Hodges (20)	G. Johnson (8)	T. Johnson (6)	Philips Arena 2,813	5-19
25	Thu 30	8:00	Los Angeles		99-85	Latta (21)	Holt G. Johnson (6)	Latta (14)	BOK Center 5,275	6-19
26	Fri 31	8:00	@ Minnesota	NBATV	83-92	Williams (21)	G. Johnson (6)	G. Johnson Latta (4)	Target Center 9,213	6-20

September (0–0)

Game	Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	TV	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
27	Thu 6	10:00	@ Seattle		74-101	Latta (18)	R. Hodges (7)	R. Williams (5)	KeyArena 5,948	6-21
28	Sat 8	8:00	Seattle		66-89	Latta (14)	Pedersen (7)	R. Williams (6)	BOK Center 7,415	6-22
29	Wed 12	8:00	San Antonio		67-78	G. Johnson (18)	Hodges (6)	T. Johnson (4)	BOK Center 4,543	6-23
30	Fri 14	10:00	@ Phoenix		92-84	Latta (20)	R. Williams G. Johnson (6)	R. Williams (4)	US Airways Center 6,719	7-23
31	Sun 16	3:00	@ San Antonio		80-70	T. Johnson (18)	G. Johnson (11)	Latta (4)	AT&T Center 5,246	8-23
32	Thu 20	8:00	New York		78-66	T. Johnson (26)	G. Johnson (7)	T. Johnson (6)	BOK Center 5,661	9-23
33	Sat 22	2:00	@ New York	NBATV MSG	74-91	Latta (16)	Paris Pedersen R. Williams G. Johnson (4)	Latta (6)	Prudential Center 8,508	9-24
34	Sun 23	5:00	@ Indiana	NBATV FS-I	58-91	Latta (16)	G. Johnson (11)	Latta (4)	Bankers Life Fieldhouse 9,225	9-25

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

References

External links

2012 Tulsa Shock season at ESPN

Tulsa Shock

Formerly the Detroit Shock Founded in 1998 Based in Tulsa, Oklahoma

The Franchise	The Detroit Shock Years The Move to Tulsa Current Season

Arenas	The Palace of Auburn Hills BOK Center

Head Coaches	Nancy Lieberman Greg Williams Bill Laimbeer Rick Mahorn Nolan Richardson Teresa Edwards Gary Kloppenburg Fred Williams

General Managers	Nancy Lieberman Greg Williams Bill Laimbeer Cheryl Reeve Nolan Richardson Teresa Edwards Gary Kloppenburg Steve Swetoha

Administration	Owner: Tulsa Pro Hoops LLC

All-Stars	Kara Braxton Sandy Brondello Liz Cambage Swin Cash Skylar Diggins Cheryl Ford Glory Johnson Deanna Nolan Wendy Palmer Ruth Riley Katie Smith

Seasons	1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Playoff Appearances	1999 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Conference Titles	2003 2006 2007 2008

WNBA Titles	2003 2006 2008

Rivals	Connecticut Sun Indiana Fever Los Angeles Sparks Minnesota Lynx

Media	TV: The Cox Channel Announcers: Shanna Zolman Mike Wolfe

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

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