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2012 WNBA season

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Sport
  
Basketball

Number of games
  
34

Total attendance
  
1,520,112

Finals champion
  
Indiana Fever

Duration
  
May 18 – October 21

Number of teams
  
12

Top draft pick
  
Nneka Ogwumike

League
  
Women's National Basketball Association

Similar
  
2011 WNBA season, 2015 WNBA season, 1998 WNBA season, 2016 WNBA season

The 2012 WNBA season was the 16th season of the Women's National Basketball Association. The regular season began on May 18, 2012.

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2011/2012 WNBA offseason

  • The new television deal with ESPN continued during the 2012 season (runs 2009–2016). For the first time ever, teams will be paid rights fees as part of this deal.
  • On January 3, 2012, the Tulsa Shock named former Indiana assistant coach Gary Kloppenburg head coach.
  • On January 5, 2012, the Los Angeles Sparks named former Atlanta assistant coach Carol Ross head coach.
  • The Seattle Storm trade three time WNBA champion Swin Cash to the Chicago Sky.
  • The New York Liberty will play home games for the next two seasons at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, due to summer renovations at Madison Square Garden.

    • 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.

    Regular season

    Due to the 2012 Summer Olympics, there is no All-Star Game this season as the Olympiad causes a break from mid-July through August.

    References

    2012 WNBA season Wikipedia
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