--- id: 0fa755ba-4805-46bd-b3c4-85f630b12945 title: 2012 New York Liberty WNBA Season Overview abstract: This document provides a comprehensive summary of the 2012 season for the New York Liberty, a professional women's basketball team in the WNBA. It details team transactions, including the draft and personnel changes, as well as the final roster and depth chart. The content also covers the season schedule, standings, game statistics, and awards received by players during the year. classification: primary: '796.323' secondary: - 796.323.2 - '362.5' udc_main_class: '7' tags: - New York Liberty - WNBA - Basketball - 2012 Season - Sports Statistics - Women's Basketball topics: - Sports - Basketball - Professional Leagues author: '' created_at: '2026-06-01T00:01:24.165105' updated_at: '2026-06-01T02:12:48.018548' sources: - type: url uri: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_New_York_Liberty_season format: url_fetch udc_label: Soccer, football version: '1' --- ## Card: 2012 New York Liberty WNBA Season Overview This document provides a comprehensive summary of the 2012 season for the New York Liberty, a professional women's basketball team in the WNBA. It details team transactions, including the draft and personnel changes, as well as the final roster and depth chart. The content also covers the season schedule, standings, game statistics, and awards received by players during the year. ## Classification Primary: 796.323 | Secondary: 796.323.2, 362.5 | Tags: New York Liberty, WNBA, Basketball, 2012 Season, Sports Statistics, Women's Basketball | Topics: Sports, Basketball, Professional Leagues ## Content 2012 New York Liberty season - Wikipedia Jump to content Main menu Main menu move to sidebar hide Navigation Main page Contents Current events Random article About Wikipedia Contact us Contribute Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file Special pages Search Search Appearance Donate Create account Log in Personal tools Donate Create account Log in Contents move to sidebar hide (Top) 1 Transactions Toggle Transactions subsection 1.1 WNBA draft 1.2 Transaction log 1.3 Personnel changes 1.3.1 Additions 1.3.2 Subtractions 2 Roster Toggle Roster subsection 2.1 Depth 3 Season standings 4 Schedule Toggle Schedule subsection 4.1 Preseason 4.2 Regular season 4.3 Postseason 5 Statistics Toggle Statistics subsection 5.1 Regular season 6 Awards and honors 7 References 8 External links Toggle the table of contents 2012 New York Liberty season 1 language Italiano Edit links Article Talk English Read Edit View history Tools Tools move to sidebar hide Actions Read Edit View history General What links here Related changes Upload file Permanent link Page information Cite this page Get shortened URL Print/export Download as PDF Printable version In other projects Wikidata item Appearance move to sidebar hide From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources:   "2012 New York Liberty season"  –  news   · newspapers   · books   · scholar   · JSTOR ( February 2024 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) WNBA team season 2012 New York Liberty season Head coach John Whisenant Arena Prudential Center Results Record 15–19 (.441) Place 4th (Eastern) Playoff finish Lost in Conference Semifinals Media Television MSG , MSG+ ESPN2 , NBATV ← 2011 2013  → The 2012 WNBA season was 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 [ edit ] WNBA draft [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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. [ 1 ] 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. [ 2 ] Personnel changes [ edit ] Additions [ edit ] Player Signed Former team DeMya Walker April 13, 2012 Washington Mystics Kelley Cain April 16, 2012 draft pick Subtractions [ edit ] Player Left New team Ta'Shia Phillips 2012 free agent Sydney Colson May 16, 2012 free agent   Roster [ edit ] 2012 New York Liberty roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs F/C 45 Braxton, Kara 6' 6" (1.98m) 225 lb (102kg) 1983-02-18 Georgia 7 C 52 Cain, Kelley 6' 6" (1.98m) 220 lb (100kg) 1989-05-16 Tennessee R G/F 17 Carson, Essence 6' 0" (1.83m) 165 lb (75kg) 1986-07-28 Rutgers 4 PG 5 Mitchell, Leilani 5' 5" (1.65m) 128 lb (58kg) 1985-06-15 Utah 4 G/F 21 Montgomery, Alex 6' 1" (1.85m) 185 lb (84kg) 1988-11-12 Georgia Tech 1 F/C 33 Pierson, Plenette 6' 2" (1.88m) 180 lb (82kg) 1981-08-31 Texas Tech 9 G 23 Pondexter, Cappie 5' 9" (1.75m) 160 lb (73kg) 1983-01-07 Rutgers 6 F 14 Powell, Nicole 6' 2" (1.88m) 170 lb (77kg) 1982-06-22 Stanford 8 G/F 30 Redmon, Katelan 6' 1" (1.85m) 1988-10-11 Gonzaga R C 15 Vaughn, Kia 6' 4" (1.93m) 198 lb (90kg) 1987-01-24 Rutgers 3 F 22 Walker, DeMya 6' 3" (1.91m) 200 lb (91kg) 1977-11-28 Virginia 12 Head coach John Whisenant ( New Mexico State ) Assistant coaches Monique Ambers ( Arizona State ) Norm Ellenberger ( Butler ) Athletic trainer Laura Ramus ( Wayne State (MI) ) Strength and conditioning coach Kevin Duffy ( Ohio ) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Depth [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Eastern Conference v t e 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 [ edit ] Preseason [ edit ] 2012 Game Log: Preseason (May) Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 Mon 7 7:00 @ Connecticut 81-96 Braxton (18) Braxton (11) Mitchell (5) Mohegan Sun Arena 4,287 0-1 2 Mon 14 10:30am Chicago 57-89 Pierson (14) Carson (6) Mitchell (4) Prudential Center 6,397 0-2 Regular season [ edit ] 2012 Game Log: Regular Season May (0–4) Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 Sat 19 4:00 Connecticut MSG+ 73-78 Pondexter (19) Pierson (10) Mitchell (3) Madison Square Garden 8,112 0-1 2 Sun 20 5:00 @ Connecticut CPTV-S 77-92 Pondexter (18) Pierson (5) Mitchell Pondexter (4) Mohegan Sun Arena 7,118 0-2 3 Tue 22 7:00 Minnesota 62-80 Pondexter (15) Vaughn (11) Mitchell (2) Prudential Center 5,411 0-3 4 Fri 25 7:30 @ Atlanta SSO 74-100 Pondexter (18) Pierson (10) Mitchell Pondexter (5) Philips Arena 6,802 0-4 June (5–5) Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 5 Sat 2 7:00 @ Indiana FS-I 68-91 Pierson (24) Powell (7) Pondexter Walker (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 8,006 0-5 6 Sun 3 6:00 Indiana MSG 87-72 Pondexter (25) Vaughn (8) Carson Pierson (4) Prudential Center 4,905 1-5 7 Tue 5 7:00 Atlanta 79-74 Pondexter (26) Vaughn (8) Mitchell (4) Prudential Center 4,823 2-5 8 Fri 8 7:00 @ Washington CSN-MA 76-70 Pondexter (25) Walker (6) Carson (5) Verizon Center 9,108 3-5 9 Sun 10 4:00 Chicago MSG CN100 64-73 Pondexter (22) Carson Pondexter Vaughn (6) Pondexter (7) Prudential Center 5,908 3-6 10 Fri 15 7:00 @ Connecticut 55-97 Carson (14) Pondexter Walker (5) Pondexter Vaughn (4) Mohegan Sun Arena 6,522 3-7 11 Tue 19 7:00 @ Atlanta FS-S 73-60 Carson Pondexter (14) Pondexter (6) Pondexter (13) Philips Arena 4,134 4-7 12 Thu 21 8:00 @ Minnesota 70-102 Pondexter (30) 4 players (5) Pondexter (5) Target Center 9,050 4-8 13 Sun 24 4:00 Atlanta MSG 64-74 Mitchell (16) Braxton (13) Pondexter (5) Prudential Center 6,754 4-9 14 Sat 30 4:00 Seattle NBATV 77-59 Carson (22) Pondexter (7) Pondexter (4) Prudential Center 6,724 5-9 July (1–3) Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 15 Fri 6 8:30 @ Chicago CN100 64-59 Pondexter (19) Carson (11) Mitchell (4) Allstate Arena 4,211 6-9 16 Sun 8 4:00 San Antonio NBATV MSG 81-94 Carson (25) Braxton Pondexter (8) Mitchell (6) Prudential Center 7,714 6-10 17 Tue 10 12:00 @ Indiana 82-84 Pondexter (33) Cain Powell (6) Pondexter (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 9,216 6-11 18 Fri 13 11:00am Washington 53-70 Pondexter (22) Carson Powell (8) Pondexter (3) Prudential Center 14,715 6-12 Summer Olympic break August (3–4) Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record Summer Olympic break 19 Thu 16 7:00 Connecticut NBATV MSG 79-66 Pondexter (24) Vaughn (7) Pondexter (5) Prudential Center 5,865 7-12 20 Sat 18 7:00 @ Connecticut CPTV-S 74-85 Carson Pondexter (17) Pierson (8) Pondexter (5) Mohegan Sun Arena 8,232 7-13 21 Tue 21 8:00 @ Chicago CN100 77-67 Pondexter (25) Braxton (7) Mitchell (6) Allstate Arena 3,638 8-13 22 Thu 23 10:00 @ Phoenix 89-77 Pondexter (31) Braxton (9) Mitchell (7) US Airways Center 7,039 9-13 23 Sat 25 10:30 @ Los Angeles NBATV TWC101 62-87 Pondexter (20) Pierson (10) Mitchell (6) Staples Center 12,433 9-14 24 Sun 26 9:00 @ Seattle 66-84 Pondexter (23) Pierson (6) Pierson (4) KeyArena 6,459 9-15 25 Thu 30 7:00 Indiana NBATV MSG 63-76 Carson Pondexter (18) Pierson Pondexter (8) Pierson (4) Prudential Center 5,315 9-16 September (6–3) Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 26 Sat 1 4:00 Washington NBATV MSG 79-73 Carson (20) Pondexter (6) Carson (6) Prudential Center 6,245 10-16 27 Wed 5 7:00 Phoenix MSG 87-59 Pierson (17) Cain (6) Pondexter (8) Prudential Center 4,732 11-16 28 Fri 7 7:30 Chicago MSG CN100 83-92 Pondexter (24) Braxton (11) Pondexter (4) Prudential Center 6,145 11-17 29 Sun 9 4:00 Los Angeles NBATV MSG KDOC 73-71 Pondexter (21) Pondexter (12) Pondexter (8) Prudential Center 7,357 12-17 30 Wed 12 7:00 Washington MSG 75-62 Pondexter (22) Vaughn (10) Pondexter (6) Prudential Center 5,717 13-17 31 Sun 16 4:00 @ Washington NBATV 75-68 Pondexter (30) Pondexter (11) Pondexter (5) Verizon Center 8,087 14-17 32 Tue 18 8:00 @ San Antonio ESPN2 66-77 Pondexter (23) Pierson (6) Pierson Pondexter (3) AT&T Center 6,650 14-18 33 Thu 20 8:00 @ Tulsa 66-78 Braxton Pierson Pondexter (14) Vaughn (7) Pondexter (5) BOK Center 5,661 14-19 34 Sat 22 2:00 Tulsa NBATV MSG 91-74 Pierson (19) Vaughn (9) Pierson Pondexter (5) Prudential Center 8,508 15-19 All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess or ESPN3.com Postseason [ edit ] 2012 Game Log: Postseason Eastern Conference Semifinals Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series 1 September 27 8:00 @ Connecticut ESPN2 60-65 Pondexter (14) Pierson (9) Pondexter (6) Mohegan Sun Arena 5,520 0-1 2 September 29 7:00 Connecticut NBATV 62-75 Pondexter (20) Vaughn (9) Pierson (5) Prudential Center 7,854 0-2 Statistics [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Awards and honors [ edit ] This section is empty. You can help by adding to it . ( February 2013 ) References [ edit ] ^ "Guard Kelly Miller signs with Liberty" . ESPN . February 24, 2012 . Retrieved February 21, 2024 . ^ "WNBA teams waive twins sisters, former UGA stars Coco and Kelly Miller" . Athens Banner-Herald . July 2, 2012 . Retrieved February 21, 2024 . External links [ edit ] v t e New York Liberty Founded in 1997 Based in Brooklyn, New York Franchise Franchise Current season Arenas Madison Square Garden Radio City Music Hall Prudential Center Westchester County Center Barclays Center Head coaches Nancy Darsch Richie Adubato Pat Coyle Anne Donovan John Whisenant Bill Laimbeer Katie Smith Walt Hopkins Sandy Brondello Chris DeMarco Administration Owner(s): Joseph Tsai Team President: General Manager: Carol Blazejowski John Whisenant Bill Laimbeer Kristin Bernert Jonathan Kolb Sponsors: All-Stars Essence Carson Tina Charles Shameka Christon Becky Hammon Kym Hampton Natasha Howard Courtney Vandersloot Sabrina Ionescu Vickie Johnson Jonquel Jones Betnijah Laney Kia Nurse Rebecca Lobo Tari Phillips Cappie Pondexter Breanna Stewart Sugar Rodgers Ann Wauters Teresa Weatherspoon Sue Wicks Seasons 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Playoff appearances 1997 1999 2000 2001 2002 2004 2005 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2015 2016 2017 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Conference Championships 1997 1999 2000 2002 Commissioner's Cup Championships 2023 WNBA Championships 2024 Rivals Las Vegas Aces Minnesota Lynx Connecticut Sun Los Angeles Sparks Indiana Fever Culture and lore Ellie the Elephant Media TV: YES Network Announcers: Chris Shearn Michael Grady Julianne Viani v t e 2012 WNBA season by team Draft Playoffs Finals Eastern Atlanta Dream Chicago Sky Connecticut Sun Indiana Fever New York Liberty Washington Mystics Western Los Angeles Sparks Minnesota Lynx Phoenix Mercury San Antonio Silver Stars Seattle Storm Tulsa Shock ←  2011 WNBA season 2013  → Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2012_New_York_Liberty_season&oldid=1344855196 " Categories : New York Liberty seasons 2012 WNBA season 2012 in sports in New York City 2012 in sports in New Jersey Hidden categories: Use mdy dates from August 2023 Use American English from March 2026 All Wikipedia articles written in American English Articles needing additional references from February 2024 All articles needing additional references Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata Articles to be expanded from February 2013 All articles to be expanded Articles with empty sections from February 2013 All articles with empty sections This page was last edited on 22 March 2026, at 23:29  (UTC) . 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