2012 Chicago Sky season
WNBA team season
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The 2012 Chicago Sky season was the franchise's 7th season in the Women's National Basketball Association, and their second season under head coach Pokey Chatman.
| 2012 Chicago Sky season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Pokey Chatman |
| Arena | Allstate Arena |
| Results | |
| Record | 14–20 (.412) |
| Place | 5th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Media | |
| Television | CN100 ESPN2, NBATV |
Transactions
WNBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/team/country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 23 | Shey Peddy |  United States |
Temple |
| 3 | 27 | Sydney Carter | United States |
Texas A&M |
Trades and Roster Changes
| Date | Transaction | |
|---|---|---|
| January 2, 2012 | Traded a First Round Pick in the 2012 WNBA draft to the Seattle Storm in exchange for Swin Cash, Le'Coe Willingham, and a Second Round Pick in the 2012 Draft[1] | |
| January 6, 2012 | Extended Qualifying Offers to Sylvia Fowles and Tamera Young | |
| January 10, 2012 | Extended Qualifying Offers to Mistie Bass and Shay Murphy | |
| February 6, 2012 | Signed Shay Murphy[2] | |
| Signed Ruth Riley[3] | ||
| February 20, 2012 | Signed Tamera Young | |
| February 22, 2012 | Signed Ticha Penicheiro[4] | |
| February 28, 2012 | Signed Felicia Chester to a training-camp contract [5] | |
| March 14, 2012 | Traded a Second Round Pick in the 2013 WNBA draft to the San Antonio Silver Stars in exchange for the rights to Sonja Petrovic[6] | |
| March 24, 2012 | Signed Sonja Petrovic to a rookie-scale contract | |
| April 12, 2012 | Signed Sylvia Fowles to a Multi-Year Deal[7] | |
| April 25, 2012 | Signed Lykendra Johnson to a training-camp contract[8] | |
| May 2, 2012 | Signed Shey Peddy and Sydney Carter to rookie-scale contracts | |
| May 3, 2012 | Waived Lykendra Johnson | |
| May 11, 2012 | Waived Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton[9] | |
| May 14, 2012 | Waived Sydney Carter and Shey Peddy[10] | |
| May 16, 2012 | Waived Felicia Chester[11] | |
| May 31, 2012 | Exercised 4th-Year Team Option on Epiphanny Prince | |
| June 18, 2012 | Signed Sydney Carter to a Hardship Contract[12] | |
| June 27, 2012 | Released Sydney Carter from her Hardship Contract[13] | |
Roster
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Depth
Schedule
Preseason
2012 Preseason Schedule Total: 2–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–1)
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Regular 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epiphanny Prince | 26 | 25 | 30.0 | 44.2 | 40.7 | 89.9 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 18.1 |
| Sylvia Fowles | 25 | 25 | 31.1 | 63.8 | 0.0 | 69.2 | 10.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 16.2 |
| Swin Cash | 34 | 34 | 30.0 | 36.7 | 28.1 | 76.5 | 5.8 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 10.6 |
| Courtney Vandersloot | 34 | 27 | 26.6 | 40.5 | 33.3 | 64.9 | 2.1 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 8.9 |
| Shay Murphy | 29 | 3 | 18.6 | 42.0 | 44.1 | 73.0 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 8.5 |
| Tamera Young | 33 | 24 | 24.4 | 42.3 | 0.0 | 60.6 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 8.2 |
| Sonja Petrovic | 30 | 2 | 15.1 | 35.8 | 27.9 | 76.9 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 4.8 |
| Carolyn Swords | 30 | 9 | 11.1 | 57.1 | 0.0 | 68.2 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| Sydney Carter | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 |
| Le'Coe Willingham | 33 | 1 | 18.5 | 31.3 | 27.4 | 60.9 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 3.5 |
| Ruth Riley | 33 | 14 | 14.4 | 37.9 | 27.8 | 78.6 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.7 |
| Ticha Penicheiro | 19 | 6 | 12.7 | 35.3 | 20.0 | 54.5 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
Awards and honors
| Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epiphanny Prince | Eastern Conference Player of the Week | June 3 | [14] |
| June 11 | [15] | ||
| Sylvia Fowles | Eastern Conference Player of the Month - May | June 1 | [16] |
| All-Defensive First Team | September 28 | [17] | |
| All-WNBA Second Team | October 16 | [18] |