| 2012 WNBA season | |
| League: | Women's National Basketball Association |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Pixels: | 150px |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Duration: | May 18 – October 21, 2012 |
| No Of Games: | 34 |
| No Of Teams: | 12 |
| Attendance: | 1,520,112 |
| Average Attendance: | 7,452 |
| Tv: | ABC, ESPN, NBA TV |
| Top Pick: |  Nneka Ogwumike |
| Picked By: | Los Angeles Sparks |
| Conf1: | Eastern |
| Conf1 Link: | Eastern Conference (WNBA) |
| Conf1 Champ: | Indiana Fever[1] |
| Conf1 Runner-Up: | Connecticut Sun |
| Conf2: | Western |
| Conf2 Link: | Western Conference (WNBA) |
| Conf2 Champ: | Minnesota Lynx |
| Conf2 Runner-Up: | Los Angeles Sparks |
| Finals Champ: | Indiana Fever |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Minnesota Lynx |
| Seasonslist: | List of WNBA seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | WNBA |
| Prevseason Link: | 2011 WNBA season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2011 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2013 WNBA season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2013 |
The 2012 WNBA season was the 16th season of the Women's National Basketball Association. The regular season began on May 18, 2012.[2]
See main article: 2012 WNBA draft.
The WNBA Draft lottery was held on November 10, 2011. The lottery teams were the Tulsa Shock, Minnesota Lynx (from Wash.), Chicago Sky and Los Angeles Sparks. The top pick was awarded to Los Angeles.
The 2012 WNBA Draft was held on April 16, 2012, in Bristol, Connecticut. Coverage of the first round was shown on ESPN (HD). Second and third round coverage was shown on ESPNU and NBA TV.
Due to the 2012 Summer Olympics, there was no All-Star Game this season as the Olympiad caused a break from mid-July through August.[3]
See main article: 2012 WNBA Playoffs and 2012 WNBA Finals.
| For games played beginning | Eastern Conference | Western Conference | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=60 | Player | width=60 | Team | width=60 | Player | width=60 | Team |
| May 18, 2012 | Los Angeles Sparks | ||||||
| May 28, 2012 | Phoenix Mercury | ||||||
| June 4, 2012 | Los Angeles Sparks | ||||||
| June 11, 2012 | Los Angeles Sparks | ||||||
| June 18, 2012 | Los Angeles Sparks | ||||||
| June 25, 2012 | San Antonio Silver Stars | ||||||
| July 2, 2012 | San Antonio Silver Stars | ||||||
| July 8, 2012 | Los Angeles Sparks | ||||||
| August 16, 2012 | Minnesota Lynx | ||||||
| August 20, 2012 | Los Angeles Sparks | ||||||
| August 27, 2012 | Phoenix Mercury | ||||||
| September 3, 2012 | Minnesota Lynx | ||||||
| September 10, 2012 | Los Angeles Sparks | ||||||
| September 17, 2012 | Los Angeles Sparks |
| For games played | Eastern Conference | Western Conference | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=60 | Player | width=60 | Team | width=60 | Player | width=60 | Team |
| May 2012 | Los Angeles Sparks | ||||||
| June 2012 | Los Angeles Sparks | ||||||
| July 2012 | Los Angeles Sparks | ||||||
| August 2012 | Los Angeles Sparks | ||||||
| September 2012 | Los Angeles Sparks |
| width=60 | For games played | width=60 | Player | width=60 | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2012 | Los Angeles Sparks | ||||
| June 2012 | Phoenix Mercury | ||||
| July 2012 | Los Angeles Sparks | ||||
| August 2012 | Los Angeles Sparks | ||||
| September 2012 | Los Angeles Sparks |
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