2012 Seattle Storm season

2012 Seattle Storm season
Coach Brian Agler
Arena KeyArena
Attendance 7,489 per game
Results
Record 16–18 (.471)
Place 4th (Western)
Playoff finish Lost in Conference Semifinals (2-1) to Minnesota Lynx
Team Leaders
Points Sue Bird 12.2 ppg
Rebounds Ann Wauters 5.8 rpg
Assists Sue Bird 6.9 apg
Media
Radio KPTK
Television KONG
ESPN2, NBATV

The 2012 WNBA season is the 13th season for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association.

Transactions

WNBA Draft

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

Transaction log

  • April 11, 2011: The Storm acquired a second-round pick in the 2012 Draft from the Indiana Fever as part of the Katie Smith trade. In addition, the Storm traded a third-round pick to Indiana and a first-round pick to the Washington Mystics.
  • January 2: The Storm acquired the second overall pick in the 2012 Draft from the Chicago Sky as part of the Swin Cash trade. The storm sent the 23rd overall pick to Chicago.
  • January 31: The Storm re-signed Allie Quigley.
  • February 6: The Storm signed Ann Wauters.
  • February 9: The Storm re-signed Sue Bird and Tanisha Wright.
  • February 14: The Storm traded Ashley Robinson to the Washington Mystics in exchange for Victoria Dunlap.
  • February 15: The Storm re-signed Ewelina Kobryn and Katie Smith.
  • February 27: The Seattle Storm signed Tina Thompson.
  • March 9: The Storm signed Rachel Allison and Alysha Clark.
  • April 6: The Storm signed Silvia Dominguez.
  • April 12: The Storm signed Lindsay Taylor.
  • April 26: The Storm signed Jacqua Williams, Ashley Corral, Dellena Criner, Ashley Gayle, and draft pick Shekinna Stricklen.
  • May 1: The Storm waived Rachel Allison, Dellena Criner, and Jacqua Williams.
  • May 14: The Storm waived Ashley Gayle and Lindsay Taylor.
  • May 16: The Storm waived Ashley Corral and Allie Quigley.
  • June 26: The Storm waived Victoria Dunlap.
  • June 29: The Storm signed Svetlana Abrosimova.

Trades

Personnel changes

Roster

2012 Seattle Storm roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
F 25 Russia Abrosimova, Svetlana 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 169 lb (77 kg) 07-09-1980 Connecticut
G 10 United States Bird, Sue 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 10-16-1980 Connecticut
F 32 United States Clark, Alysha 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 167 lb (76 kg) 07-07-1987 Middle Tennessee
F/C 15 Australia Jackson, Lauren 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 05-11-1981 Australia
F/C 11 Poland Kobryn, Ewelina 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 05-07-1982 Poland
F 20 United States Little, Camille 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 01-18-1985 North Carolina
G 14 United States Smith, Katie 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 06-04-1974 Ohio State
G/F 40 United States Stricklen, Shekinna 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 07-30-1990 Tennessee
F 7 United States Thompson, Tina 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 02-10-1975 Southern California
C 12 Belgium Wauters, Ann 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 10-12-1980 Belgium
G 30 United States Wright, Tanisha 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 11-29-1983 Penn State
Head coach
United States Brian Agler (Wittenberg)
Assistant coaches
United States Jenny Boucek (Virginia)
United States Nancy Darsch (Springfield)
Athletic trainer
United States Tom Spencer (Central Washington)
Strength and conditioning coach
United States Melissa Hardin (Western Washington)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Depth

Pos. Starter Bench
C Ann Wauters Ewelina Kobryn
Lauren Jackson
PF Camille Little Tina Thompson
SF Katie Smith Shekinna Stricklen
Svetlana Abrosimova
SG Tanisha Wright Alysha Clark
PG Sue Bird

Season standings

Western Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Minnesota Lynx z277.794–16–111–617–5
Los Angeles Sparks x2410.7063.016–18–915–7
San Antonio Silver Stars x2113.6186.012–59–814–8
Seattle Storm x1618.47111.010–76–1111–11
Tulsa Shock o925.26518.06–113–145–17
Phoenix Mercury o727.20620.03–144–134–18

Schedule

Preseason

2012 Game Log: Preseason (May)

Regular season

2012 Game Log: Regular Season
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess or ESPN3.com

Postseason

2012 Game Log: Postseason

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

Regular season

References

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