2013 Los Angeles Sparks season

2013 Los Angeles Sparks season
CoachCarol Ross
ArenaStaples Center
Attendanceper game
Results
Record24–10 (.706)
Place2nd (Western)
Playoff finishLost in Conference Semifinals
Media
TelevisionTWC SportsNet and TWC Deportes
ESPN2, NBATV

The 2013 Los Angeles Sparks season was the franchise's 17th season in the Women's National Basketball Association, and the second season under head coach Carol Ross. The season tipped off on May 26, 2013, in Staples Center versus the Seattle Storm and ended on September 15 against the Phoenix Mercury.

Transactions

WNBA draft

The following are the Sparks' selections in the 2013 WNBA draft.

Round Pick Player Nationality School/team/country
1 10 A'dia Mathies  United States United States Florida Gulf Coast
2 22 Brittany Chambers[n 1]  United States United States Kansas State
3 34 Alina Iagupova [n 2]  Ukraine Elizabeth-Basket Kivorograd (Ukraine)

Trades

Date Trade
TBD To Los Angeles Sparks To TBD
TBD TBD

Personnel changes

Roster

2013 Los Angeles Sparks roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
F13Abdi, Farhiya6' 2" (1.88m)1992-05-31SwedenR
G/F0Beard, Alana5' 11" (1.8m)160 lb (73kg)1982-05-14Duke7
G/F25Coleman, Marissa6' 1" (1.85m)160 lb (73kg)1987-01-04Maryland4
G10Harding, Lindsey5' 8" (1.73m)135 lb (61kg)1984-06-12Duke6
F16Hoffman, Ebony6' 2" (1.88m)215 lb (98kg)1982-08-27USC9
C42Lavender, Jantel6' 4" (1.93m)185 lb (84kg)1988-11-12Ohio State2
G1Mathies, A'dia5' 9" (1.75m)1991-03-18KentuckyR
F30Ogwumike, Nneka6' 2" (1.88m)188 lb (85kg)1990-07-02Stanford2
G/F6O'Hea, Jenna6' 1" (1.85m)174 lb (79kg)1987-06-06Australia2
F/C3Parker, Candace6' 4" (1.93m)175 lb (79kg)1986-04-19Tennessee5
G20Toliver, Kristi5' 7" (1.7m)130 lb (59kg)1987-01-27Maryland4
Head coach
Carol Ross (Mississippi)
Assistant coaches
Sandy Brondello (Australia)
Bridget Pettis (Florida)
Athletic trainer
Courtney Watson (California)
Strength and conditioning coach
Bruce Deziel (Ohio)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Depth

Pos. Starter Bench
C Candace Parker Jantel Lavender
PF Nneka Ogwumike Ebony Hoffman
Farhiya Abdi
SF Alana Beard Marissa Coleman
SG Kristi Toliver Jenna O'Hea
PG Lindsey Harding A'dia Mathies

Season standings

# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB GP
1 z-Minnesota Lynx 26 8 .765 - 34
2 x- 24 10 .706 2 34
3 x-Phoenix Mercury 19 15 .559 7 34
4 x-Seattle Storm 17 17 .500 9 34
5 e-San Antonio Silver Stars 12 22 .353 14 34
6 e-Tulsa Shock 11 23 .324 15 34

Schedule

Preseason

2013 pre-season game log
Total: 0–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–0)
Pre-season: 0–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 12 Seattle L 66–67 Ebony Hoffman (8) Paola Ferrari (6) Coleman, O'Hea, & Abdi (2) Walter Pyramid at Long Beach State
1524 		0–1
2 May 19 Tulsa L 67–82 Kristi Toliver (11) Candace Parker (7) Lindsey Harding (4) SRC Arena
1917 		0–2
2013 season schedule

Regular season

2013 game log
Total: 24–10 (Home: 15–2; Road: 9–8)
May: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 26 Seattle W 102–69 Kristi Toliver (17) Jantel Lavender (6) Lindsey Harding (8) Staples Center
10090 		1–0
June : 4–4 (Home: 4–0; Road: 0–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
2 June 1 @ San Antonio L 78–83 Candace Parker (27) Candace Parker (20) Lindsey Harding (5) AT&T Center
6081 		1–1
3 June 8 Tulsa W 76–69 (OT) Kristi Toliver (21) Candace Parker (13) Lindsey Harding (8) Staples Center
6110 		2–1
4 June 14 @ Phoenix L 81–97 Kristi Toliver (18) Nneka Ogwumike (10) Candace Parker (3) US Airways Center
13065 		2–2
5 June 15 San Antonio W 84–48 Nneka Ogwumike (16) Nneka Ogwumike (7) Parker & Toliver (6) Staples Center
6980 		3–2
6 June 21 Minnesota W 87–59 Kristi Toliver (19) Ogwumike, Parker, & Lavender (8) Nneka Ogwumike (5) Staples Center
6490 		4–2
7 June 23 Washington W 79–69 Lindsey Harding (22) Nneka Ogwumike (9) Lindsey Harding (7) Staples Center
9651 		5–2
8 June 28 @ Minnesota L 64–88 Candace Parker (17) Candace Parker (11) Candace Parker (6) Target Center
8814 		5–3
9 June 29 @ Chicago L 82–94 Candace Parker (23) Candace Parker (9) Candace Parker (4) Allstate Arena
6885 		5–4
July : 7–2 (Home: 4–2; Road: 3–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
10 July 2 Minnesota W 96–66 Candace Parker (27) Nneka Ogwumike (10) Kristi Toliver (9) Staples Center
7856 		6–4
11 July 4 NY Liberty W 97–89 Kristi Toliver (29) Candace Parker (8) Lindsey Harding (8) Staples Center
8565 		7–4
12 July 6 San Antonio W 93–66 Nneka Ogwumike (24) Nneka Ogwumike (16) Parker & Harding (3) Staples Center
9807 		8–4
13 July 11 @ Tulsa W 94–78 Candace Parker (30) Candace Parker (8) Lindsey Harding (8) BOK Center
6278 		9–4
14 July 14 @ Phoenix W 88–76 Candace Parker (21) Nneka Ogwumike (13) Kristi Toliver (6) US Airways Center
8233 		10–4
15 July 17 Atlanta W 77–73 Kristi Toliver (15) Candace Parker (10) Lindsey Harding (6) Staples Center
10876 		11–4
16 July 18 Phoenix L 84–90 Candace Parker (25) Candace Parker (16) Jenna O'Hea (5) Staples Center
11105 		11–5
17 July 20 @ Seattle W 65–64 Nneka Ogwumike (24) Nneka Ogwumike (9) Lindsey Harding (8) Key Arena
6357 		12–5
18 July 25 Seattle L 66–73 Candace Parker (24) Candace Parker (10) Kristi Toliver (3) Staples Center
12651 		12–6
August : 9–2 (Home: 4–0; Road: 5–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
All-Star Break
19 August 2 @ Tulsa L 89–96 Kristi Toliver (23) Nneka Ogwumike (11) Lindsey Harding (6) BOK Center
6168 		12–7
20 August 4 @ Washington W 75–57 Nneka Ogwumike (22) Jantel Lavender (11) Lindsey Harding (14) Verizon Center
7092 		13–7
21 August 6 @ Connecticut W 74–72 Kristi Toliver (19) Ogwumike & Toliver (9) Toliver & Harding (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
5792 		14–7
22 August 8 @ Indiana W 74–64 Jantel Lavender (18) Jantel Lavender (9) Lindsey Harding (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7076 		15–7
23 August 10 @ NY Liberty W 85–67 Jantel Lavender (18) Jantel Lavender (8) Lindsey Harding (4) Prudential Center
7569 		16–7
24 August 13 Chicago W 80–76 Candace Parker (18) Ogwumike, Parker, & Lavender (7) Parker, Toliver, & Coleman (4) Staples Center
10553 		17–7
25 August 16 Indiana W 94–72 Kristi Toliver (28) Nneka Ogwumike (7) Lindsey Harding (7) Staples Center
11801 		18–7
26 August 20 @ Seattle L 57–77 Nneka Ogwumike (12) Candace Parker (10) Parker & Harding (3) Key Arena
6738 		18–8
27 August 25 Tulsa W 90–88 (2OT) Candace Parker (26) Candace Parker (11) Candace Parker (9) Staples Center
9973 		19–8
28 August 27 Connecticut W 91–78 Candace Parker (28) Nneka Ogwumike (12) Candace Parker (7) Staples Center
11401 		20–8
29 August 31 @ San Antonio W 80–67 Nneka Ogwumike (19) Candace Parker (11) Kristi Toliver (7) AT&T Center
8086 		21–8
September : 3–2 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
30 September 2 @ Atlanta L 82–92 Nneka Ogwumike (17) Nneka Ogwumike (10) Kristi Toliver (9) Philips Arena
5504 		21–9
31 September 4 @ Minnesota L 74–83 Candace Parker (25) Candace Parker (8) Nneka Ogwumike (4) Target Center
9314 		21–10
32 September 6 @ Tulsa W 74–70 Candace Parker (20) Candace Parker (9) Lindsey Harding (10) BOK Center
6704 		22–10
33 September 12 Minnesota W 85–84 Nneka Ogwumike (25) Nneka Ogwumike (11) Parker & Toliver (4) Staples Center
11553 		23–10
34 September 15 Phoenix W 89–55 Parker & Lavender (16) Jantel Lavender (9) Lindsey Harding (5) Staples Center
12311 		24–10
2013 season schedule

Playoffs

2013 playoff game log
Total: 1–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–0)
Conference Semifinals: 1–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 September 19 Phoenix L 75–86 Candace Parker (28) Nneka Ogwumike (14) Lindsey Harding (5) Staples Center
8500 		0–1
2 September 21 @ Phoenix W 82–73 Candace Parker (31) Ogwumike & Parker (11) Lindsey Harding (4) US Airways Center
11110 		1–1
3 September 23 Phoenix L 77–78 Kristi Toliver (22) Nneka Ogwumike (10) Toliver & Coleman (3) Staples Center
9321 		1–2
2013 season schedule

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

Footnotes

  1. ^ Brittany Chambers was released by the Sparks before the start of the season.
  2. ^ Los Angeles's selection of Alina Iagupova was subsequently voided by the league due to her age, under Article XIII, section 1(d) of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.[1]

References

  1. ^ Kacēns, Jānis (April 17, 2013). "Alina Iagupova's WNBA draft selection has been voided". LoveWomensBasketball.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2013. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
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