2012 Tulsa Shock season

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2012 Tulsa Shock season
Head coachGary Kloppenburg
ArenaBOK Center
Results
Record9–25 (.265)
Place6th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Media
TelevisionESPN2, NBATV

The 2012 WNBA season was the 15th season for the Tulsa Shock of the Women's National Basketball Association. It is their third in Tulsa.

Transactions

WNBA draft

The following are the Shock's selections in the 2012 WNBA draft.

Round Pick Player Nationality College
1 4 Glory Johnson  United States Tennessee
2 17 Riquna Williams  United States Miami (FL)
3 25 Vicki Baugh  United States Tennessee
3 29 Lynetta Kizer  United States Maryland

Transaction log

  • February 1, 2011: The Shock traded a second-round pick in the 2012 Draft to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for Andrea Riley.[1]
  • April 11, 2011: The Shock acquired second- and third-round picks in the 2012 Draft from the San Antonio Silver Stars in exchange for Scholanda Robinson.
  • January 12: The Shock traded Andrea Riley to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Temeka Johnson.[2]
  • February 10: The Shock re-signed Amber Holt, Abi Olajuwon, and Shanna Zolman.
  • February 13: The Shock re-signed Jennifer Lacy.[3]
  • February 17: The Shock signed Scholanda Dorrell.[4]
  • February 27: The Shock signed Jené Morris.[5]
  • March 5: The Shock signed Chanel Mokango.[6]
  • April 17: The Shock signed Lorin Dixon.
  • April 23: The Shock signed draft picks Vicki Baugh and Lynetta Kizer and waived Abi Olajuwon.
  • April 26: The Shock signed draft picks Glory Johnson and Riquna Williams.
  • April 27: The Shock signed Marshae Dotson and waived Chanel Mokango.
  • May 6: The Shock waived Marshae Dotson.[7]
  • May 14: The Shock waived Lorin Dixon and Vicki Baugh.[8]
  • May 15: The Shock waived Amber Holt and Shanna Zolman.[9]
  • June 17: The Shock waived Jene Morris.
  • June 18: The shock signed Amber Holt and Courtney Paris and waived Lynetta Kizer.
  • July 2: The Shock traded Karima Christmas to the Indiana Fever in exchange for Roneeka Hodges.[10]

Trades

Date Trade
January 12, 2012 To Tulsa Shock To Phoenix Mercury
Temeka Johnson Andrea Riley
July 2, 2012 To Tulsa Shock To Indiana Fever
Roneeka Hodges Karima Christmas

Personnel changes

Additions

Player Signed Former team
Chante Black2012injury
Temeka JohnsonJanuary 12, 2012Phoenix Mercury
Scholanda DorrellFebruary 17, 2012San Antonio Silver Stars
Glory JohnsonApril 16, 2012draft pick
Riquna WilliamsApril 16, 2012draft pick
Courtney ParisJune 18, 2012free agent
Roneeka HodgesJuly 2, 2012Indiana Fever

Subtractions

Player Left New team
Betty Lennox2012free agent
Sheryl Swoopes2012free agent
Tiffany Jackson2012maternity leave
Andrea RileyJanuary 12, 2012Phoenix Mercury
Abi OlajuwonApril 21, 2012free agent
Karima ChristmasJuly 2, 2012Indiana Fever

Roster

2012 Tulsa Shock roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
C11United StatesBlack, Chante6' 5" (1.96m)188 lb (85kg)1985-11-12Duke2
C8AustraliaCambage, Liz (IN)6' 8" (2.03m)215 lb (98kg)1991-02-18Australia1
G5United StatesDorrell, Scholanda5' 11" (1.8m)162 lb (73kg)1983-01-09LSU6
G15United StatesHodges, Roneeka5' 11" (1.8m)165 lb (75kg)1982-07-19Florida State7
G/F4United StatesHolt, Amber6' 0" (1.83m)170 lb (77kg)1985-06-07Middle Tennessee4
F25United StatesJohnson, Glory6' 3" (1.91m)170 lb (77kg)1990-07-27TennesseeR
G2United StatesJohnson, Temeka5' 3" (1.6m)142 lb (64kg)1982-09-06LSU7
F21United StatesLacy, Jennifer6' 3" (1.91m)175 lb (79kg)1983-03-21Pepperdine6
G12United StatesLatta, Ivory5' 6" (1.68m)143 lb (65kg)1984-09-25North Carolina5
C3United StatesParis, Courtney6' 4" (1.93m)250 lb (113kg)1987-09-21Oklahoma2
F14United StatesPedersen, Kayla6' 4" (1.93m)190 lb (86kg)1989-04-14Stanford1
G1United StatesWilliams, Riquna5' 7" (1.7m)165 lb (75kg)1990-05-28Miami (FL)R
Head coach
United States Gary Kloppenburg (UC San Diego)
Assistant coaches
United States Jason Glover (Grand Canyon)
United States Kathy McConnell-Miller (Colorado)
Athletic trainer
United States Allison Russell (Tulsa)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Depth

Pos. Starter Bench
C Glory Johnson Chante Black
Liz Cambage
PF Kayla Pedersen Courtney Paris
Jennifer Lacy
SF Amber Holt Roneeka Hodges
SG Ivory Latta Riquna Williams
Scholanda Dorrell
PG Temeka Johnson

Season standings

Western Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Minnesota Lynx z277.794–16–111–617–5
Los Angeles Sparks x2410.7063.016–18–915–7
San Antonio Silver Stars x2113.6186.012–59–814–8
Seattle Storm x1618.47111.010–76–1111–11
Tulsa Shock o925.26518.06–113–145–17
Phoenix Mercury o727.20620.03–144–134–18

Schedule

Preseason

2012 Game Log: Preseason (May)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1Sat 52:00@ Atlanta89-91Latta (18)Morris (6)Latta (4)Philips Arena
4,340		0-1
2Fri 1112:30Seattle86-60G. Johnson
Williams (10)		Kizer (5)T. Johnson (5)BOK Center
5,297		1-1

Regular season

2012 Game Log: Regular Season
May (0–4)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1Sat 198:00San AntonioFS-SW79-88T. Johnson (21)G. Johnson (10)T. Johnson (9)BOK Center
7,509		0-1
2Tue 228:00Phoenix87-89T. Johnson
Latta (16)		Black (7)T. Johnson (7)BOK Center
5,341		0-2
3Sat 267:00@ Washington61-64Latta (16)T. Johnson (5)T. Johnson (4)Verizon Center
11,866		0-3
4Tue 2910:30@ Los Angeles75-76Williams (19)G. Johnson
Pedersen
Williams (5)		T. Johnson (5)Staples Center
8,312		0-4
June (2-8)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
5Fri 110:00@ Seattle58-76Lacy (12)G. Johnson
Pedersen (6)		Williams (3)KeyArena
7,489		0-5
6Sun 36:00@ Phoenix72-79Lacy (19)T. Johnson (9)T. Johnson
Latta (3)		US Airways Center
7,178		0-6
7Fri 88:30@ ChicagoCN10091-98 (OT)Latta (25)Pedersen (9)T. Johnson
Latta (6)		Allstate Arena
5,019		0-7
8Sat 98:00Minnesota73-93Lacy (15)Pedersen (10)T. Johnson (6)BOK Center
5,113		0-8
9Fri 158:00Seattle73-86Lacy (16)G. Johnson
Pedersen
T. Johnson
Latta (5)		T. Johnson (8)BOK Center
5,100		0-9
10Sun 174:00Phoenix87-75T. Johnson (22)G. Johnson (9)T. Johnson (5)BOK Center
4,200		1-9
11Wed 2010:30@ Los Angeles79-95G. Johnson (19)G. Johnson
Paris (8)		T. Johnson (4)Staples Center
8,388		1-10
12Sat 238:00Indiana70-73G. Johnson (22)Paris (11)Latta (5)BOK Center
4,209		1-11
13Tue 268:00Los Angeles91-75Williams (27)G. Johnson
Pedersen (6)		Latta (8)BOK Center
4,102		2-11
14Fri 298:00Atlanta92-102G. Johnson
Latta (16)		Pedersen (8)T. Johnson (8)BOK Center
4,235		2-12
July (1–3)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
15Fri 68:00Connecticut75-86Latta (24)G. Johnson (7)Pedersen (5)BOK Center
4,318		2-13
16Sun 84:00Washington78-62Latta (18)Latta (6)T. Johnson
Latta (3)		BOK Center
4,003		3-13
17Tue 1012:30Minnesota86-107Latta (25)5 players (3)T. Johnson (7)BOK Center
6,012		3-14
18Thu 121:00@ Minnesota74-89G. Johnson (30)G. Johnson (14)Latta (4)Target Center
15,318		3-15
Summer Olympic break
August (1–3)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
Summer Olympic break
19Fri 178:00San Antonio79-89Williams (17)Pedersen (8)T. Johnson (6)BOK Center
6,270		3-16
20Sun 197:00@ MinnesotaNBATV59-83G. Johnson (17)G. Johnson (12)T. JohnsonTarget Center
10,223		3-17
21Tue 217:00@ Connecticut80-82
(OT)		T. Johnson
Lacy (14)		G. Johnson (15)T. Johnson (7)Mohegan Sun Arena
6,745		3-18
22Fri 248:00Chicago81-78
(OT)		Hodges
Williams (22)		G. Johnson (12)G. Johnson (5)BOK Center
5,147		4-18
23Sat 258:00@ San AntonioFS-SW71-91Williams (17)G. Johnson (9)Latta (5)AT&T Center
9,029		4-19
24Tue 287:00@ AtlantaFS-S84-80Hodges (20)G. Johnson (8)T. Johnson (6)Philips Arena
2,813		5-19
25Thu 308:00Los Angeles99-85Latta (21)Holt
G. Johnson (6)		Latta (14)BOK Center
5,275		6-19
26Fri 318:00@ MinnesotaNBATV83-92Williams (21)G. Johnson (6)G. Johnson
Latta (4)		Target Center
9,213		6-20
September (0–0)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
27Thu 610:00@ Seattle74-101Latta (18)R. Hodges (7)R. Williams (5)KeyArena
5,948		6-21
28Sat 88:00Seattle66-89Latta (14)Pedersen (7)R. Williams (6)BOK Center
7,415		6-22
29Wed 128:00San Antonio67-78G. Johnson (18)Hodges (6)T. Johnson (4)BOK Center
4,543		6-23
30Fri 1410:00@ Phoenix92-84Latta (20)R. Williams
G. Johnson (6)		R. Williams (4)US Airways Center
6,719		7-23
31Sun 163:00@ San Antonio80-70T. Johnson (18)G. Johnson (11)Latta (4)AT&T Center
5,246		8-23
32Thu 208:00New York78-66T. Johnson (26)G. Johnson (7)T. Johnson (6)BOK Center
5,661		9-23
33Sat 222:00@ New YorkNBATV
MSG		74-91Latta (16)Paris
Pedersen
R. Williams
G. Johnson (4)		Latta (6)Prudential Center
8,508		9-24
34Sun 235:00@ IndianaNBATV
FS-I		58-91Latta (16)G. Johnson (11)Latta (4)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
9,225		9-25
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

Awards and honors

References

  1. "Sparks trade Andrea Riley for pick". ESPN. February 1, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  2. "Shock Trades Riley To Phoenix For Temeka Johnson". KWTV. January 12, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  3. "Tulsa Shock Re-Signs Lacy To Multi-Year Contract". KOTV. February 13, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  4. "Shock agree with Scholanda Dorrell". ESPN. February 17, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  5. "Tulsa Shock Signs Jene Morris". KOTV. February 27, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  6. "Shock sign center Chanel Mokango". ESPN. March 5, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  7. "Shock makes room on roster for veteran Temeka Johnson". Tulsa World. May 7, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2024. (subscription required)
  8. "Shock cut Vicki Baugh, Lorin Dixon". ESPN. May 14, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  9. "Shanna Zolman, Amber Holt waived by Shock". Tulsa World. May 15, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2024. (subscription required)
  10. "Tulsa Shock trade Christmas to Indiana". Tulsa World. July 2, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2024. (subscription required)