2012 New York Liberty season
CoachJohn Whisenant
ArenaPrudential Center
Attendanceper game
Results
Record15–19 (.441)
Place4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost in Conference Semifinals
Media
TelevisionMSG, MSG+
ESPN2, NBATV

The 2012 WNBA season is the 16th season for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association. The Liberty played at Prudential Center in New Jersey from 2011 through 2013 during renovations at Madison Square Garden.

Transactions

WNBA draft

The following are the Liberty's selections in the 2012 WNBA draft.

Round Pick Player Nationality School/team/country
1 7 Kelley Cain  United States Tennessee
3 36 (from Minn.) Katelan Redmon  United States Gonzaga

Transaction log

  • April 11, 2011: The Liberty traded a second-round pick in the 2012 Draft to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Jessica Breland.
  • May 27, 2011: The Liberty swapped third-round picks in the 2012 Draft with the Minnesota Lynx as part of the Quanitra Hollingsworth trade.
  • February 14: The Liberty re-signed Leilani Mitchell.
  • February 24: The Liberty signed Kelly Miller.
  • March 5: The Liberty signed Rafaella Masciadri.
  • April 13: The Liberty signed DeMya Walker and Essence Carson.
  • April 23: The Liberty signed Laura Broomfield and Iasia Hemingway.
  • April 27: The Liberty signed draft picks Kelley Cain and Katelan Redmon.
  • May 11: The Liberty waived Iasia Hemingway.
  • May 16: The Liberty waived Laura Broomfield and Sydney Colson.
  • May 17: The Liberty waived Katelan Redmon and Raffaella Masciadri and suspended Quanitra Hollingsworth.
  • July 2: The Liberty waived Kelly Miller.

Personnel changes

Roster

2012 New York Liberty roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
F/C 45 United States Braxton, Kara 6' 6" (1.98m) 225 lb (102kg) 02-18-1983 Georgia 7
C 52 United States Cain, Kelley 6' 6" (1.98m) 220 lb (100kg) 05-16-1989 Tennessee R
G/F 17 United States Carson, Essence 6' 0" (1.83m) 165 lb (75kg) 07-28-1986 Rutgers 4
PG 5 United States Mitchell, Leilani 5' 5" (1.65m) 128 lb (58kg) 06-15-1985 Utah 4
G/F 21 United States Montgomery, Alex 6' 1" (1.85m) 185 lb (84kg) 11-12-1988 Georgia Tech 1
F/C 33 United States Pierson, Plenette 6' 2" (1.88m) 180 lb (82kg) 08-31-1981 Texas Tech 9
G 23 United States Pondexter, Cappie 5' 9" (1.75m) 160 lb (73kg) 01-07-1983 Rutgers 6
F 14 United States Powell, Nicole 6' 2" (1.88m) 170 lb (77kg) 06-22-1982 Stanford 8
G/F 30 United States Redmon, Katelan 6' 1" (1.85m) – 10-11-1988 Gonzaga R
C 15 United States Vaughn, Kia 6' 4" (1.93m) 198 lb (90kg) 01-24-1987 Rutgers 3
F 22 United States Walker, DeMya 6' 3" (1.91m) 200 lb (91kg) 11-28-1977 Virginia 12
Head coach
United States John Whisenant (New Mexico State)
Assistant coaches
United States Monique Ambers (Arizona State)
United States Norm Ellenberger (Butler)
Athletic trainer
United States Laura Ramus (Wayne State)
Strength and conditioning coach
United States Kevin Duffy (Ohio)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Depth

Pos. Starter Bench
C Kia Vaughn Kara Braxton
Kelley Cain
PF Plenette Pierson DeMya Walker
SF Essence Carson Nicole Powell
SG Cappie Pondexter Alex Montgomery
PG Leilani Mitchell

Season standings

Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Connecticut Sun y259.735–12–513–418–4
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

Preseason

2012 Game Log: Preseason (May)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1Mon 77:00@ Connecticut81-96Braxton (18)Braxton (11)Mitchell (5)Mohegan Sun Arena
4,287		0-1
2Mon 1410:30amChicago57-89Pierson (14)Carson (6)Mitchell (4)Prudential Center
6,397		0-2

Regular season

2012 Game Log: Regular Season
May (0–4)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1Sat 194:00ConnecticutMSG+73-78Pondexter (19)Pierson (10)Mitchell (3)Madison Square Garden
8,112		0-1
2Sun 205:00@ ConnecticutCPTV-S77-92Pondexter (18)Pierson (5)Mitchell
Pondexter (4)		Mohegan Sun Arena
7,118		0-2
3Tue 227:00Minnesota62-80Pondexter (15)Vaughn (11)Mitchell (2)Prudential Center
5,411		0-3
4Fri 257:30@ AtlantaSSO74-100Pondexter (18)Pierson (10)Mitchell
Pondexter (5)		Philips Arena
6,802		0-4
June (5–5)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
5Sat 27:00@ IndianaFS-I68-91Pierson (24)Powell (7)Pondexter
Walker (4)		Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8,006		0-5
6Sun 36:00IndianaMSG87-72Pondexter (25)Vaughn (8)Carson
Pierson (4)		Prudential Center
4,905		1-5
7Tue 57:00Atlanta79-74Pondexter (26)Vaughn (8)Mitchell (4)Prudential Center
4,823		2-5
8Fri 87:00@ WashingtonCSN-MA76-70Pondexter (25)Walker (6)Carson (5)Verizon Center
9,108		3-5
9Sun 104:00ChicagoMSG
CN100		64-73Pondexter (22)Carson
Pondexter
Vaughn (6)		Pondexter (7)Prudential Center
5,908		3-6
10Fri 157:00@ Connecticut55-97Carson (14)Pondexter
Walker (5)		Pondexter
Vaughn (4)		Mohegan Sun Arena
6,522		3-7
11Tue 197:00@ AtlantaFS-S73-60Carson
Pondexter (14)		Pondexter (6)Pondexter (13)Philips Arena
4,134		4-7
12Thu 218:00@ Minnesota70-102Pondexter (30)4 players (5)Pondexter (5)Target Center
9,050		4-8
13Sun 244:00AtlantaMSG64-74Mitchell (16)Braxton (13)Pondexter (5)Prudential Center
6,754		4-9
14Sat 304:00SeattleNBATV77-59Carson (22)Pondexter (7)Pondexter (4)Prudential Center
6,724		5-9
July (1–3)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
15Fri 68:30@ ChicagoCN10064-59Pondexter (19)Carson (11)Mitchell (4)Allstate Arena
4,211		6-9
16Sun 84:00San AntonioNBATV
MSG		81-94Carson (25)Braxton
Pondexter (8)		Mitchell (6)Prudential Center
7,714		6-10
17Tue 1012:00@ Indiana82-84Pondexter (33)Cain
Powell (6)		Pondexter (5)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
9,216		6-11
18Fri 1311:00amWashington53-70Pondexter (22)Carson
Powell (8)		Pondexter (3)Prudential Center
14,715		6-12
Summer Olympic break
August (3–4)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
Summer Olympic break
19Thu 167:00ConnecticutNBATV
MSG		79-66Pondexter (24)Vaughn (7)Pondexter (5)Prudential Center
5,865		7-12
20Sat 187:00@ ConnecticutCPTV-S74-85Carson
Pondexter (17)		Pierson (8)Pondexter (5)Mohegan Sun Arena
8,232		7-13
21Tue 218:00@ ChicagoCN10077-67Pondexter (25)Braxton (7)Mitchell (6)Allstate Arena
3,638		8-13
22Thu 2310:00@ Phoenix89-77Pondexter (31)Braxton (9)Mitchell (7)US Airways Center
7,039		9-13
23Sat 2510:30@ Los AngelesNBATV
TWC101		62-87Pondexter (20)Pierson (10)Mitchell (6)Staples Center
12,433		9-14
24Sun 269:00@ Seattle66-84Pondexter (23)Pierson (6)Pierson (4)KeyArena
6,459		9-15
25Thu 307:00IndianaNBATV
MSG		63-76Carson
Pondexter (18)		Pierson
Pondexter (8)		Pierson (4)Prudential Center
5,315		9-16
September (6–3)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
26Sat 14:00WashingtonNBATV
MSG		79-73Carson (20)Pondexter (6)Carson (6)Prudential Center
6,245		10-16
27Wed 57:00PhoenixMSG87-59Pierson (17)Cain (6)Pondexter (8)Prudential Center
4,732		11-16
28Fri 77:30ChicagoMSG
CN100		83-92Pondexter (24)Braxton (11)Pondexter (4)Prudential Center
6,145		11-17
29Sun 94:00Los AngelesNBATV
MSG
KDOC		73-71Pondexter (21)Pondexter (12)Pondexter (8)Prudential Center
7,357		12-17
30Wed 127:00WashingtonMSG75-62Pondexter (22)Vaughn (10)Pondexter (6)Prudential Center
5,717		13-17
31Sun 164:00@ WashingtonNBATV75-68Pondexter (30)Pondexter (11)Pondexter (5)Verizon Center
8,087		14-17
32Tue 188:00@ San AntonioESPN266-77Pondexter (23)Pierson (6)Pierson
Pondexter (3)		AT&T Center
6,650		14-18
33Thu 208:00@ Tulsa66-78Braxton
Pierson
Pondexter (14)		Vaughn (7)Pondexter (5)BOK Center
5,661		14-19
34Sat 222:00TulsaNBATV
MSG		91-74Pierson (19)Vaughn (9)Pierson
Pondexter (5)		Prudential Center
8,508		15-19
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess or ESPN3.com

Postseason

2012 Game Log: Postseason
Eastern Conference Semifinals
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceSeries
1September 278:00@ ConnecticutESPN260-65Pondexter (14)Pierson (9)Pondexter (6)Mohegan Sun Arena
5,520		0-1
2September 297:00ConnecticutNBATV62-75Pondexter (20)Vaughn (9)Pierson (5)Prudential Center
7,854		0-2

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

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Awards and honors

References

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