2012 Washington Mystics season

2012 Washington Mystics season

Head Coach

Arena

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.

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/Team/Country
1	8 (from Atl.)	Natalie Novosel	United States	Notre Dame
1	10 (from Sea.)	LaSondra Barrett	United States	LSU
3	26	Anjale Barrett	United States	Maryland
3	35 (from Ind.)	Briana Gilbreath	United States	USC

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.

Trades

Date	Trade
February 1, 2012	To Washington Mystics	To Los Angeles Sparks
February 1, 2012	Noelle Quinn	Marissa Coleman
February 14, 2012	To Washington Mystics	To Seattle Storm
February 14, 2012	Victoria Dunlap	Ashley Robinson
February 23, 2012	To Washington Mystics	To Los Angeles Sparks
February 23, 2012	Natasha Lacy and LaToya Pringle	Nicky Anosike

Personnel changes

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Noelle Quinn	February 1, 2012	Los Angeles Sparks
Michelle Snow	February 9, 2012	Chicago Sky
Ashley Robinson	February 14, 2012	Seattle Storm
Natalie Novosel	April 16, 2012	draft pick
Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton	May 14, 2012	free agent
Shannon Bobbitt	June 13, 2012	free agent
Izi Castro Marques	August 16, 2012	free agent

Subtractions

Player	Left	New team
Marissa Coleman	February 1, 2012	Los Angeles Sparks
Alana Beard	February 8, 2012	Los Angeles Sparks
Victoria Dunlap	February 14, 2012	Seattle Storm
Nicky Anosike	February 23, 2012	Los Angeles Sparks
Kelly Miller	February 24, 2012	New York Liberty
DeMya Walker	April 13, 2012	New York Liberty
Kerri Gardin	May 4, 2012	free agent

Roster

Washington Mystics roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Nat.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From	Yrs
6.0 !C	31	USA !	Dolson, Stefanie	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 77 !6' 5" (1.96m)	214 lb (97kg)	08-01-1992	Connecticut	1 !1
1.5 !G	23	USA !	Greene, Kalana	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 70 !5' 10" (1.78m)	170 lb (77kg)	13-07-1987	Connecticut	3 !5
1.5 !G	8	USA !	Hartley, Bria	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 68 !5' 8" (1.73m)	145 lb (66kg)	09-30-1992	Connecticut	1 !1
4.0 !F	21	USA !	Hawkins, Tianna	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 75 !6' 3" (1.91m)	191 lb (87kg)	03-02-1991	Maryland	1.5 !2
2.5 !G/F	–	USA !	Harrington, Armintie	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 69 !5' 9" (1.75m)	132 lb (60kg)	04-03-1985	Mississippi	4.5 !8
1.5 !G	4	USA !	Hill, Tayler	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 69 !5' 9" (1.75m)	145 lb (66kg)	10-23-1990	Ohio State	1.5 !2
1.5 !G	12	USA !	Latta, Ivory	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 66 !5' 6" (1.68m)	138 lb (63kg)	09-25-1984	North Carolina	4.5 !8
1.5 !G	20	USA !	Lawson, Kara	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 69 !5' 9" (1.75m)	150 lb (68kg)	02-14-1981	Tennessee	6.5 !12
6.0 !C	33	Belgium !	Meesseman, Emma	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 76 !6' 4" (1.93m)	182 lb (83kg)	05-13-1993	Belgium	1.5 !2
4.0 !F	32	SER !	Milovanović, Jelena	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 75 !6' 3" (1.91m)	175 lb (79kg)	04-28-1989	Serbia	1 !1
1.5 !G	14	USA !	Ruffin-Pratt, Tierra	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 70 !5' 10" (1.78m)	183 lb (83kg)	04-11-1991	North Carolina	1.5 !2
4.0 !F	–	USA !	Thornton, Kayla	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 73 !6' 1" (1.85m)	–	10-20-1992	Texas-El Paso	0.5 !R
6.0 !C	9	USA !	Vaughn, Kia	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 76 !6' 4" (1.93m)	205 lb (93kg)	01-24-1987	Rutgers	3.5 !6

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

Head coach: Mike Thibault (St. Martin's)
Assistant coaches: Marianne Stanley (Immaculata)
Eric Thibault (Missouri)

Athletic trainer: Navin Hettiarachchi (West Virginia)

Strength and conditioning coach: Michael Bugielski (Illinois State)

Legend

(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
Injured

WNBA roster page
Transactions

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

Regular season

2012 Game Log: Regular Season

All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess or ESPN3.com

May (1–2)

Game	Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	TV	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
1	Sat 19	7:00	Chicago	CN100	57-69	Langhorne (16)	Langhorne (8)	Quinn (5)	Verizon Center 11,415	0-1
2	Sat 26	7:00	Tulsa		64-61	Ajavon (19)	Langhorne (10)	Ajavon Langhorne (3)	Verizon Center 11,866	1-1
3	Wed 30	7:00	Minnesota	CSN-MA	77-79	Ajavon (20)	Robinson (5)	Lacy (4)	Verizon Center 8,131	1-2

June (1–8)

Game	Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	TV	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
4	Fri 1	8:30	@ Chicago	CN100	63-65	Currie (15)	Snow (9)	Ajavon Lacy (4)	Allstate Arena 4,078	1-3
5	Sun 3	3:00	@ Connecticut	CPTV-S	86-94	Langhorne (25)	Currie (8)	Ajavon Currie (3)	Mohegan Sun Arena 7,065	1-4
6	Fri 8	7:00	New York	CSN-MA	70-76	Langhorne (24)	Snow (12)	Ajavon Quinn (4)	Verizon Center 9,108	1-5
7	Fri 15	7:00	Indiana	CSN-MA	67-66	Langhorne (22)	Langhorne (13)	Bobbitt (5)	Verizon Center 8,050	2-5
8	Mon 18	10:30	@ Los Angeles	TWC101	70-101	Snow (15)	Snow (7)	Thomas (5)	Staples Center 8,612	2-6
9	Wed 20	10:00	@ Phoenix		77-80	Snow (21)	Snow (9)	Ajavon (7)	US Airways Center 5,751	2-7
10	Sun 24	7:00	@ Seattle		55-72	Langhorne (21)	Langhorne Snow (6)	Bobbitt (5)	KeyArena 6,979	2-8
11	Tie 26	7:00	Seattle	ESPN2	71-79	Langhorne (20)	Langhorne (10)	Bobbitt (8)	Verizon Center 6,645	2-9
12	Fri 29	7:00	Connecticut	CSN-MA CPTV-S	64-77	Currie (21)	Snow (9)	Bobbitt (7)	Verizon Center 6,975	2-10

July (2–4)

Game	Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	TV	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
13	Sun 1	4:00	Phoenix	CSN-MA	90-77	Langhorne (22)	Snow (9)	Bobbitt (5)	Verizon Center 10,789	3-10
14	Fri 6	7:00	San Antonio	NBATV CSN-MA	73-78	Currie (15)	Wisdom-Hylton (6)	Currie (6)	Verizon Center 6,522	3-11
15	Sun 8	4:00	@ Tulsa		62-78	Langhorne (13)	Lacy (6)	Ajavon Thomas (4)	BOK Center 4,003	3-12
16	Tue 10	11:30am	Connecticut	CSN-MA CPTV-S	70-77	Langhorne (15)	Snow (11)	Bobbitt Thomas (4)	Verizon Center 12,569	3-13
17	Wed 11	7:00	@ Connecticut		73-85	Langhorne (19)	Snow (7)	Thomas (4)	Mohegan Sun Arena 7,804	3-14
18	Fri 13	11:00am	@ New York		70-53	Langhorne (24)	Langhorne (6)	Ajavon (4)	Prudential Center 14,715	4-14
Summer Olympic break

August (1–6)

Game	Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	TV	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
Summer Olympic break
19	Thu 16	7:00	@ Indiana	NBATV	66-84	Currie (12)	Currie Snow (7)	Currie (3)	Bankers Life Fieldhouse 6,834	4-15
20	Fri 17	8:00	@ Minnesota	NBATV	69-98	Currie Langhorne Wisdom-Hylton (12)	Snow (9)	Novosel (4)	Target Center 10,933	4-16
21	Sun 19	4:00	Chicago	NBATV CSN-MA CN100	75-71 (OT)	Ajavon (22)	Langhorne (8)	Thomas (8)	Verizon Center 8,489	5-16
22	Tue 21	8:00	@ San Antonio	NBATV	72-75	Langhorne Thomas (17)	Langhorne (6)	5 players (3)	AT&T Center 5,913	5-17
23	Fri 24	7:00	Atlanta	NBATV CSN-MA	69-81	Ajavon (20)	Langhorne (10)	Bobbitt Novosel (4)	Verizon Center 9,697	5-18
24	Tue 28	7:00	@ Indiana		68-83	Quinn (13)	Quinn Langhorne (5)	Ajavon (4)	Bankers Life Fieldhouse 6,525	5-19
25	Thu 30	7:00	@ Atlanta	SSO	59-82	Currie (14)	Langhorne Wisdom-Hylton (7)	Langhorne Thomas Bobbitt (3)	Philips Arena 3,381	5-20

September (0–9)

Game	Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	TV	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
26	Sat 1	4:00	@ New York	NBATV MSG	73-79	Currie (20)	Langhorne (8)	Currie (4)	Prudential Center 6,245	5-21
27	Tue 4	7:00	Connecticut	CPTV-S	70-77	Langhorne (23)	Langhorne (9)	Thomas (5)	Verizon Center 5,980	5-22
28	Fri 7	7:00	Los Angeles	CSN-MA	68-96	Currie (16)	Snow (7)	Currie (3)	Verizon Center 7,468	5-23
29	Sun 9	3:00	@ Atlanta	SSO	68-93	Langhorne Quinn (12)	Robinson (13)	Quinn Thomas (3)	Philips Arena 6,898	5-24
30	Wed 12	7:00	@ New York	MSG	62-75	Currie (24)	Langhorne (6)	Thomas (7)	Prudential Center 5,717	5-25
31	Fri 14	7:00	Atlanta		74-82	Currie (20)	Robinson (7)	Ajavon (4)	Verizon Center 7,368	5-26
32	Sun 16	4:00	New York	NBATV	68-75	Thomas (16)	Robinson (10)	Robinson (3)	Verizon Center 8,087	5-27
33	Fri 21	7:00	Indiana	NBATV	53-66	Currie (16)	Robinson (7)	Wisdom-Hylton (4)	Verizon Center 7,702	5-28
34	Sat 22	8:00	@ Chicago	NBATV CN100	58-77	Currie (15)	Robinson (7)	Currie (4)	Allstate Arena 6,721	5-29

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

Washington Mystics

Founded in 1998 Based in Washington, D.C.

The Franchise	Franchise Most recent season

Arenas	Verizon Center

Head Coaches	Jim Lewis Cathy Parson Nancy Darsch Darrell Walker Tom Maher Marianne Stanley Michael Adams Richie Adubato Tree Rollins Jessie Kenlaw Julie Plank Trudi Lacey Mike Thibault

Administration	Owners: Washington Sports and Entertainment Monumental Sports and Entertainment Sponsor: Inova Health System General Manager: Melissa McFerrin Judy Holland-Burton Linda Hargrove Angela Taylor Trudi Lacey Mike Thibault

All-Stars	Alana Beard Monique Currie Stacey Dales Lindsey Harding Chamique Holdsclaw Crystal Langhorne Ivory Latta Nikki McCray Delisha Milton-Jones

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

Playoff Appearances	2000 2002 2004 2006 2009 2010 2013 2014

Conference Titles	None

WNBA Titles	None

Rivals	Chicago Sky Connecticut Sun Detroit Shock Indiana Fever

Media	TV: CSN Mid-Atlantic (CSN-MA) Radio: WWRC (Money 1260) Announcers: Frank Hanrahan, Christy Winters Scott

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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