# 2012 Phoenix Mercury season

The 2012 WNBA season is the 16th season for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association. Until the 2023 Phoenix Mercury season, this marked this last time the Mercury missed the playoffs.

## Transactions
### WNBA draft

The following are the Mercury's selections in the 2012 WNBA draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/team/country |
| 1 | 6 | Samantha Prahalis | United States | Ohio State |
| 2 | 24 (from Minn.) | C'eria Ricketts | United States | Arkansas |
| 3 | 30 | Christine Flores | United States | Missouri |
| 3 | 33 (from Conn.) | Amanda Johnson | United States | Oregon |

### Transaction log

* April 11, 2011: The Mercury acquired a third-round pick in the 2012 Draft from the Connecticut Sun in exchange for Tahnee Robinson's draft rights.
* January 12: The Mercury traded Temeka Johnson to the Tulsa Shock in exchange for Andrea Riley.
* February 2: The Mercury acquired Alexis Hornbuckle from the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2013 Draft.
* February 9: The Mercury signed Chastity Reed.
* February 28: The Mercury traded the 18th pick in the 2012 Draft to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Charde Houston and the 24th pick in the 2012 Draft.
* April 11: The Mercury signed Zane Tamane and Brittney Thomas.
* April 13: The Mercury signed Dymond Simon.
* April 13: The Mercury announced Marie Ferdinand-Harris' retirement.
* April 26: The Mercury signed Avery Warley.
* May 2: The Mercury signed draft picks Christine Flores, Amanda Johnson, Samantha Prahalis, and C'eira Ricketts.
* May 3: The Mercury waived Brittney Thomas.
* May 8: The Mercury waived C'eira Ricketts and Christine Flores.
* May 16: The Mercury waived Chastity Reed, Dymond Simon, Krystal Thomas, and Amanda Johnson.
* May 25: The Mercury signed Krystal Thomas and waived Zane Tamane.
* June 2: The Mercury signed Andrea Riley.
* July 1: The Mercury waived Andrea Riley.
* July 5: The Mercury signed Lynetta Kizer to a seven-day contract.

### Trades

| Date | Trade | Trade |
| January 12, 2012 | To Phoenix Mercury | To Tulsa Shock |
| January 12, 2012 | Andrea Riley | Temeka Johnson |
| February 2, 2012 | To Phoenix Mercury | To Minnesota Lynx |
| February 2, 2012 | Alexis Hornbuckle | Second-round pick in 2013 Draft |
| February 28, 2012 | To Phoenix Mercury | To Minnesota Lynx |
| February 28, 2012 | Charde Houston and the 24th pick in the 2012 Draft | 18th pick in the 2012 Draft |

### Personnel changes
## Roster
### Depth

| Pos. | Starter | Bench |
| C | Nakia Sanford | Krystal Thomas Lynetta Kizer |
| PF | Candice Dupree | Avery Warley |
| SF | DeWanna Bonner | Charde Houston Penny Taylor |
| SG | Diana Taurasi | |
| PG | Samantha Prahalis | Alexis Hornbuckle |

## Season standings

| Western Conference vte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
| Minnesota Lynx $^z$ | 27 | 7 | .794 | – | 16–1 | 11–6 | 17–5 |
| Los Angeles Sparks $^x$ | 24 | 10 | .706 | 3.0 | 16–1 | 8–9 | 15–7 |
| San Antonio Silver Stars $^x$ | 21 | 13 | .618 | 6.0 | 12–5 | 9–8 | 14–8 |
| Seattle Storm $^x$ | 16 | 18 | .471 | 11.0 | 10–7 | 6–11 | 11–11 |
| Tulsa Shock $^o$ | 9 | 25 | .265 | 18.0 | 6–11 | 3–14 | 5–17 |
| Phoenix Mercury $^o$ | 7 | 27 | .206 | 20.0 | 3–14 | 4–13 | 4–18 |

## Schedule
### Preseason

2012 Game Log: Preseason (May)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1Tue 810:00Japan102-73Gray-Lawson (34)Tamane Warley (13)Prahalis (7)US Airways Center 2,7521-0 :

### Regular season

2012 Game Log: Regular Season :
May (1–3)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1Sun 2012:30@ MinnesotaABC83-105Houston (24)Sanford (6)Prahalis (6)Target Center 12,6110-1
2Tue 228:00@ Tulsa89-87Dupree (31)Dupree (9)Prahalis (7)BOK Center 5,3411-1
3Sat 2610:00Los AngelesFS-A+ KDOC88-99Dupree (24)Warley (9)Taurasi (4)US Airways Center 10,2001-2
4Thu 317:00@ AtlantaFS-A SSO65-81Bonner (22)Bonner (10)Prahalis (6)Philips Arena 4,8871-3 :
June (3–6)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
5Fri 18:00@ San Antonio66-85Bonner Dupree (17)Dupree (10)Prahalis (9)AT&T Center 6,5341-4
6Sun 36:00Tulsa79-72Bonner (23)Bonner (13)Prahalis (6)US Airways Center 7,1782-4
7Fri 811:00@ Los AngelesTWC10174-90Houston (22)Bonner Gray-Lawson (6)Prahalis (6)Staples Center 11,1982-5
8Fri 1510:00Minnesota60-78Bonner (18)Dupree (10)Prahalis (4)US Airways Center 7,3942-6
9Sun 174:00@ Tulsa75-87Bonner (24)Bonner (9)Prahalis (6)BOK Center 4,2002-7
10Wed 2010:00Washington80-77Bonner (19)Warley (9)Bonner Prahalis (3)US Airways Center 5,7513-7
11Sat 238:00Los AngelesESPN84-93Bonner (24)Thomas (11)Prahalis (5)US Airways Center 9,6703-8
12Wed 278:00@ MinnesotaFS-A+80-96Bonner (23)Bonner Warley (7)Prahalis (3)Target Center 9,6743-9
13Fri 298:30@ ChicagoCN10084-81Bonner (27)Thomas (11)Houston Prahalis (4)Allstate Arena 5,4884-9 :
July (0–6)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
14Sun 14:00@ WashingtonCSN-MA77-90Houston (26)Bonner Thomas (8)Prahalis (5)Verizon Center 10,7894-10
15Tue 38:00@ San AntonioNBATV81-82Bonner (38)Bonner Thomas (8)Prahalis (5)AT&T Center 6,9124-11
16Sat 710:00Atlanta93-100 (2OT)Bonner (27)Bonner (15)Hornbuckle Prahalis Thomas (4)US Airways Center 7,9484-12
17Sun 89:00@ Seattle68-83Bonner (12)Warley (13)Bonner (3)KeyArena 8,6394-13
18Tue 103:30Los AngelesFS-A71-90Bonner Prahalis (14)5 players (7)Hornbuckle (3)US Airways Center 9,3364-14
19Fri 1310:00Seattle64-83Bonner (18)Hornbuckle (8)Hornbuckle (5)US Airways Center 7,6474-15
Summer Olympic break :
August (1–4)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
Summer Olympic break
20Thu 1610:00@ SeattleKONG58-72Prahalis (15)Thomas (11)Bonner (4)KeyArena 6,9874-16
21Sun 196:00San AntonioFS-A FS-SW47-89Hornbuckle (11)Hornbuckle Thomas (7)Prahalis (4)US Airways Center 10,6564-17
22Thu 2310:00New York77-89Bonner (34)Thomas (14)Prahalis (4)US Airways Center 7.0394-18
23Sat 2510:00Indiana72-85Taurasi (19)Bonner Thomas Warley (9)Bonner Taurasi (3)US Airways Center 9,0794-19
24Thu 3010:00@ SeattleKONG75-68Bonner (24)Bonner (11)Prahalis (6)KeyArena 6,3795-19 :
September (2–8)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
25Sat 110:00San AntonioNBATV94-90Taurasi (25)Bonner (9)Prahalis (5)US Airways Center 5,9646-19
26Wed 57:00@ New YorkNBATV MSG59-87Bonner (20)Hornbuckle Gilbreath (7)Hornbuckle (5)Prudential Center 4,7326-20
27Fri 77:00@ ConnecticutCPTV-S91-82Bonner (35)Thomas (16)Hornbuckle (5)Mohegan Sun Arena 8,3797-20
28Sun 96:00@ IndianaNBATV FS-A+ FS-I83-89Bonner (23)Hornbuckle (9)Bonner (5)Bankers Life Fieldhouse 7,9717-21
29Wed 1210:00ConnecticutESPN2 CPTV-S78-100Bonner (24)Bonner (10)Simon (4)US Airways Center 5,4217-22
30Fri 1410:00Tulsa84-92Kizer (19)Thomas (11)Simon (6)US Airways Center 6,7197-23
31Sun 166:00ChicagoNBATV CN10055-86Houston (15)Thomas (13)Houston (3)US Airways Center 8,0447-24
32Tue 1810:30@ Los AngelesNBATV TWC10176-101Bonner (23)Thomas (11)Bonner (6)Staples Center 8,5797-25
33Fri 2110:00MinnesotaNBATV FS-A+66-89Bonner (17)Thomas (11)Prahalis (8)US Airways Center 7,2177-26
34Sun 233:00SeattleESPN257-71Bonner (13)Thomas (18)Prahalis (6)US Airways Center 7,5767-27 :
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 |