2012 Chicago Sky season

The 2012 WNBA season is the 7th season for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association.

2012 Chicago Sky season
CoachPokey Chatman
ArenaAllstate Arena
Attendanceper game
Results
Record1420 (.412)
Place5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Team Leaders
PointsPrince (18.1)
ReboundsFowles (10.4)
AssistsVandersloot (4.6)
Media
TelevisionCN100
ESPN2, NBATV

Transactions

WNBA Draft

The following are the Sky's selections in the 2012 WNBA Draft.

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
2 23 (from Sea.) Shey Peddy  United States Temple
3 27 Sydney Carter  United States Texas A&M

Transaction log

  • June 1, 2011: The Sky traded a second-round pick in the 2012 Draft to the Los Angeles Sparks as part of the Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton trade.
  • January 2: The Sky acquired Swin Cash, Le'coe Willingham, and the 23rd pick in the 2012 Draft from the Seattle Storm in exchange for the second pick in the 2012 Draft.
  • February 6: The Sky signed Ruth Riley.
  • February 7: The Sky re-signed Shay Murphy.
  • February 21: The Sky re-signed Tamera Young.
  • February 22: The Sky signed Ticha Penicheiro.
  • February 28: The Sky signed Felicia Chester.
  • March 14: The Sky traded a second-round pick in the 2013 Draft to the San Antonio Silver Stars in exchange for Sonja Petrovic.
  • April 12: The Sky re-signed Sylvia Fowles to a multi-year deal.
  • April 25: The Sky signed Lykendra Johnson.
  • May 2: The Sky signed draft picks Sydney Carter and Shey Peddy.
  • May 3: The Sky waived Lykendra Johnson.
  • May 11: The Sky waived Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton.
  • May 14: The Sky waived Shey Peddy and Sydney Carter.
  • May 16: The Sky waived Felicia Chester.

Trades

Date Trade
January 2, 2012 To Chicago Sky To Seattle Storm
Swin Cash, Le'coe Willingham, 23rd pick in 2012 Draft Second pick in 2012 Draft
March 14, 2012 To Chicago Sky To San Antonio Silver Stars
Sonja Petrovic Third-round pick in 2013 Draft

Personnel changes

Roster

2012 Chicago Sky roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
F 8 Cash, Swin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 09-22-1979 Connecticut
C 34 Fowles, Sylvia 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 10-06-1985 LSU
G 7 Murphy, Shay 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 161 lb (73 kg) 04-15-1985 Southern California
G 21 Penicheiro, Ticha 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 145 lb (66 kg) 09-18-1974 Old Dominion
F 5 Petrovic, Sonja 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 02-18-1989 Serbia
G 10 Prince, Epiphanny 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 164 lb (74 kg) 01-11-1988 Rutgers
F/C 00 Riley, Ruth 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 08-28-1979 Notre Dame
C 30 Swords, Carolyn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 07-19-1989 Boston College
G 22 Vandersloot, Courtney 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 132 lb (60 kg) 02-08-1989 Gonzaga
F 43 Willingham, Le'coe 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 02-10-1981 Auburn
F 1 Young, Tamera 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 10-30-1986 James Madison
Head coach
Pokey Chatman (LSU)
Assistant coaches
Jeff House (Nazareth)
Christie Sides (Louisiana Tech)
Athletic trainer
Natalie Meckstroth (Indiana)
Strength and conditioning coach
Ann Crosby (Western Michigan)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Depth

Pos. Starter Bench
C Sylvia Fowles Carolyn Swords
Ruth Riley
PF Swin Cash Le'coe Willingham
SF Tamera Young Sonja Petrovic
SG Epiphanny Prince Shay Murphy
PG Courtney Vandersloot Ticha Penicheiro

Season standings

Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Connecticut Sun y259.73512–513–418–4
Indiana Fever x2212.6473.013–49–815–7
Atlanta Dream x1915.5596.011–68–912–10
New York Liberty x1519.44110.09–86–1110–12
Chicago Sky o1420.41211.07–107–108–14
Washington Mystics o529.14720.04–131–163–19

Schedule

Preseason

2012 Game Log: Preseason (May)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1Thu 108:00Washington73-68Prince (13)Fowles (12)Vandersloot (7)New Trier High School
1,121
1-0
2Mon 1410:30am@ New York89-57Prince (15)Swords (10)Peddy (4)Prudential Center
6,397
2-0
3Tue 151:00@ Minnesota61-82Young (11)Fowles (5)Riley (4)University of Minnesota
4,102
2-1

Regular season

2012 Game Log: Regular Season
May (2–1)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1Sat 197:00@ WashingtonCN10069-57Fowles (23)Fowles (12)Prince
Willingham
Vandersloot (3)
Verizon Center
11,415
1-0
2Fri 258:30IndianaCN10072-83Fowles (21)Fowles (10)Vandersloot (4)Allstate Arena
6,198
1-1
3Wed 308:00@ San AntonioCN10077-63Fowles (23)Fowles (12)Vandersloot (7)AT&T Center
7,233
2-1
June (5–4)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
4Fri 18:30WashingtonCN10065-63Prince (31)Fowles (16)Vandersloot
Young (3)
Allstate Arena
4,078
3-1
5Sat 27:00@ AtlantaCN100
SSO
94-92
(OT)
Prince (33)Fowles (19)Vandersloot (6)Philips Arena
4,503
4-1
6Fri 88:30TulsaCN10098-91
(OT)
Prince (32)Fowles (21)Cash
Prince
Vandersloot (5)
Allstate Arena
5,019
5-1
7Sun 104:00@ New YorkCN100
MSG
73-64Prince (26)Fowles (12)Vandersloot (5)Prudential Center
5,908
6-1
8Wed 138:00SeattleCN10074-58Prince (17)Fowles (15)Prince (7)Allstate Arena
4,681
7-1
9Sat 167:00@ IndianaCN10070-84Fowles (26)Young (7)Cash
Young (3)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,098
7-2
10Sat 2312:30@ MinnesotaESPN67-79Fowles (22)Fowles (13)Vandersloot (5)Target Center
9,267
7-3
11Wed 2712:30Indiana72-81Fowles (19)Fowles (10)Vandersloot (4)Allstate Arena
6,312
7-4
12Fri 298:30PhoenixCN10081-84Cash (16)Fowles (10)Vandersloot (6)Allstate Arena
5,488
7-5
July (1–4)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
13Sun 16:00AtlantaCN10071-69Fowles (21)Fowles (12)Penicheiro
Petrovic
Vandersloot (4)
Allstate Arena
6,093
8-5
14Fri 68:30New YorkCN10059-64Fowles (20)Fowles (9)Vandersloot (8)Allstate Arena
4,211
8-6
15Sat 77:00@ IndianaCN10086-88
(OT)
Fowles (24)Fowles (16)Vandersloot (6)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,155
8-7
16Wed 1112:30San Antonio68-77Murphy (20)Fowles (7)Penicheiro
Willingham (3)
Allstate Arena
13,161
8-8
17Fri 138:30ConnecticutCN100
CPTV-S
78-80
(OT)
Vandersloot (22)Fowles (10)Vandersloot (8)Allstate Arena
5,988
8-9
Summer Olympic break
August (1–6)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
Summer Olympic break
18Fri 178:30AtlantaCN10076-82Prince (16)Fowles (6)Prince (3)Allstate Arena
5,593
8-10
19Sun 194:00@ WashingtonNBATV
CN100
CSN-MA
71-75
(OT)
Prince (18)Fowles (16)4 players (2)Verizon Center
8,489
8-11
20Tue 218:00New YorkCN10067-77Fowles (18)Cash
Fowles (8)
Penicheiro (7)Allstate Arena
3,638
8-12
21Wed 227:00@ AtlantaNBATV
CN100
FS-S
71-82Fowles (22)Fowles (6)Penicheiro (4)Philips Arena
4,010
8-13
22Fri 248:00@ Tulsa78-81Vandersloot (23)Murphy (10)Cash (5)BOK Center
5,147
8-14
23Sun 265:00@ ConnecticutCPTV-S82-70Prince (15)4 players (6)Vandersloot (11)Mohegan Sun Arena
8,390
9-14
24Tue 288:00ConnecticutCN100
CPTV-S
72-83Vandersloot (17)Petrovic (8)Vandersloot (6)Allstate Arena
2,884
9-15
September (5–5)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
25Sat 17:00@ IndianaNBATV
CN100
64-81Prince (22)Swords (8)Vandersloot (5)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
9,307
9-16
26Sun 26:00Los AngelesCN100
KDOC
85-74Prince (17)Cash
Fowles (9)
Prince (9)Allstate Arena
6,197
10-16
27Fri 77:30@ New YorkCN100
MSG
92-83Prince (30)Cash (7)Cash
Prince
Vandersloot (4)
Prudential Center
6,145
11-16
28Sun 95:00@ ConnecticutCPTV-S77-82Cash (21)Cash (15)Prince
Vandersloot (5)
Mohegan Sun Arena
6,658
11-17
29Tue 118:00MinnesotaCN10083-70Prince (26)Swords (9)Prince (5)Allstate Arena
4,296
12-17
30Thu 1310:30@ Los AngelesNBATV
CN100
TWC101
77-86Cash (23)Cash (6)Vandersloot (9)Staples Center
8,489
12-18
31Sun 166:00@ PhoenixNBATV
CN100
86-55Murphy (22)Cash
Willingham (8)
Prince (4)US Airways Center
8,044
13-18
32Tue 1810:00@ Seattle60-75Prince (21)Cash
Prince (7)
Prince (4)KeyArena
6,459
13-19
33Thu 208:00AtlantaCN10066-75Swords (16)Swords (9)Vandersloot (6)Allstate Arena
4,188
13-20
34Sat 228:00WashingtonNBATV
CN100
77-58Vandersloot (20)Cash (8)Vandersloot
Prince (3)
Allstate Arena
6,721
14-20
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess or ESPN3.com

Statistics

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

References

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