# 2012 Washington Mystics season

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 | 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
## Roster
### 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 vte | 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)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1Thu 108:00@ Chicago68-73Currie (12)Langhorne Snow (7)Lacy Quinn (3)New Trier High School 1,1210-1
2Mon 147:00Connecticut83-64Currie (19)Langhorne (13)Lacy (6)Verizon Center 5,1421-1 :

### Regular season

2012 Game Log: Regular Season :
May (1–2)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1Sat 197:00ChicagoCN10057-69Langhorne (16)Langhorne (8)Quinn (5)Verizon Center 11,4150-1
2Sat 267:00Tulsa64-61Ajavon (19)Langhorne (10)Ajavon Langhorne (3)Verizon Center 11,8661-1
3Wed 307:00MinnesotaCSN-MA77-79Ajavon (20)Robinson (5)Lacy (4)Verizon Center 8,1311-2 :
June (1–8)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
4Fri 18:30@ ChicagoCN10063-65Currie (15)Snow (9)Ajavon Lacy (4)Allstate Arena 4,0781-3
5Sun 33:00@ ConnecticutCPTV-S86-94Langhorne (25)Currie (8)Ajavon Currie (3)Mohegan Sun Arena 7,0651-4
6Fri 87:00New YorkCSN-MA70-76Langhorne (24)Snow (12)Ajavon Quinn (4)Verizon Center 9,1081-5
7Fri 157:00IndianaCSN-MA67-66Langhorne (22)Langhorne (13)Bobbitt (5)Verizon Center 8,0502-5
8Mon 1810:30@ Los AngelesTWC10170-101Snow (15)Snow (7)Thomas (5)Staples Center 8,6122-6
9Wed 2010:00@ Phoenix77-80Snow (21)Snow (9)Ajavon (7)US Airways Center 5,7512-7
10Sun 247:00@ Seattle55-72Langhorne (21)Langhorne Snow (6)Bobbitt (5)KeyArena 6,9792-8
11Tie 267:00SeattleESPN271-79Langhorne (20)Langhorne (10)Bobbitt (8)Verizon Center 6,6452-9
12Fri 297:00ConnecticutCSN-MA CPTV-S64-77Currie (21)Snow (9)Bobbitt (7)Verizon Center 6,9752-10 :
July (2–4)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
13Sun 14:00PhoenixCSN-MA90-77Langhorne (22)Snow (9)Bobbitt (5)Verizon Center 10,7893-10
14Fri 67:00San AntonioNBATV CSN-MA73-78Currie (15)Wisdom-Hylton (6)Currie (6)Verizon Center 6,5223-11
15Sun 84:00@ Tulsa62-78Langhorne (13)Lacy (6)Ajavon Thomas (4)BOK Center 4,0033-12
16Tue 1011:30amConnecticutCSN-MA CPTV-S70-77Langhorne (15)Snow (11)Bobbitt Thomas (4)Verizon Center 12,5693-13
17Wed 117:00@ Connecticut73-85Langhorne (19)Snow (7)Thomas (4)Mohegan Sun Arena 7,8043-14
18Fri 1311:00am@ New York70-53Langhorne (24)Langhorne (6)Ajavon (4)Prudential Center 14,7154-14
Summer Olympic break :
August (1–6)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
Summer Olympic break
19Thu 167:00@ IndianaNBATV66-84Currie (12)Currie Snow (7)Currie (3)Bankers Life Fieldhouse 6,8344-15
20Fri 178:00@ MinnesotaNBATV69-98Currie Langhorne Wisdom-Hylton (12)Snow (9)Novosel (4)Target Center 10,9334-16
21Sun 194:00ChicagoNBATV CSN-MA CN10075-71 (OT)Ajavon (22)Langhorne (8)Thomas (8)Verizon Center 8,4895-16
22Tue 218:00@ San AntonioNBATV72-75Langhorne Thomas (17)Langhorne (6)5 players (3)AT&T Center 5,9135-17
23Fri 247:00AtlantaNBATV CSN-MA69-81Ajavon (20)Langhorne (10)Bobbitt Novosel (4)Verizon Center 9,6975-18
24Tue 287:00@ Indiana68-83Quinn (13)Quinn Langhorne (5)Ajavon (4)Bankers Life Fieldhouse 6,5255-19
25Thu 307:00@ AtlantaSSO59-82Currie (14)Langhorne Wisdom-Hylton (7)Langhorne Thomas Bobbitt (3)Philips Arena 3,3815-20 :
September (0–9)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
26Sat 14:00@ New YorkNBATV MSG73-79Currie (20)Langhorne (8)Currie (4)Prudential Center 6,2455-21
27Tue 47:00ConnecticutCPTV-S70-77Langhorne (23)Langhorne (9)Thomas (5)Verizon Center 5,9805-22
28Fri 77:00Los AngelesCSN-MA68-96Currie (16)Snow (7)Currie (3)Verizon Center 7,4685-23
29Sun 93:00@ AtlantaSSO68-93Langhorne Quinn (12)Robinson (13)Quinn Thomas (3)Philips Arena 6,8985-24
30Wed 127:00@ New YorkMSG62-75Currie (24)Langhorne (6)Thomas (7)Prudential Center 5,7175-25
31Fri 147:00Atlanta74-82Currie (20)Robinson (7)Ajavon (4)Verizon Center 7,3685-26
32Sun 164:00New YorkNBATV68-75Thomas (16)Robinson (10)Robinson (3)Verizon Center 8,0875-27
33Fri 217:00IndianaNBATV53-66Currie (16)Robinson (7)Wisdom-Hylton (4)Verizon Center 7,7025-28
34Sat 228:00@ ChicagoNBATV CN10058-77Currie (15)Robinson (7)Currie (4)Allstate Arena 6,7215-29 :
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess or ESPN3.com :

## Statistics
### Regular season

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