2015 Los Angeles Sparks season

2015 Los Angeles Sparks season
CoachBrian Agler
ArenaStaples Center
Attendanceper game
Results
Record14–20 (.412)
Place4th (Western)
Playoff finishLost in Conference Semifinals
Media
TelevisionTime Warner Cable SportsNet
ESPN2, NBATV

The 2015 Los Angeles Sparks season was the franchise's 19th season in the Women's National Basketball Association, and the first full season under head coach Brian Agler.

The season began on June 6.[1]

Transactions

WNBA draft

See also: 2015 WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 7 Crystal Bradford  United States Central Michigan
2 14 (through Sea.) Cierra Burdick Tennessee
3 31 Andrea Hoover Dayton

Trades/Roster Changes

Date Transaction
February 11 Signed Erin Phillips[2]
February 26 Signed Alana Beard[3]
March 18 Signed Jantel Lavender[4]
March 23 Signed Temeka Johnson[5]

Roster

Source:[6][7]

2015 Los Angeles Sparks roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
F13Abdi, Farhiya6' 2" (1.88m)180 lb (82kg)1992-05-31Sweden2
G/F0Beard, Alana5' 11" (1.8m)160 lb (73kg)1982-05-14Duke9
G15Bradford, Crystal6' 0" (1.83m)170 lb (77kg)1993-11-01Central MichiganR
G23Dabovic, Ana6' 0" (1.83m)157 lb (71kg)1989-08-18SerbiaR
C5Hamson, Jennifer6' 7" (2.01m)210 lb (95kg)1992-01-23BYUR
G2Johnson, Temeka5' 3" (1.6m)142 lb (64kg)1982-09-06LSU10
C42Lavender, Jantel6' 4" (1.93m)185 lb (84kg)1988-11-12Ohio State4
F30Ogwumike, Nneka6' 2" (1.88m)188 lb (85kg)1990-07-02Stanford3
F/C3Parker, Candace6' 4" (1.93m)175 lb (79kg)1986-04-19Tennessee7
G31Phillips, Erin5' 8" (1.73m)165 lb (75kg)1985-05-19Australia7
C22Snow, Michelle6' 5" (1.96m)145 lb (66kg)1980-03-20Tennessee12
G20Toliver, Kristi5' 7" (1.7m)130 lb (59kg)1987-01-27Maryland6
Head coach
Brian Agler (Wittenberg)
Assistant coaches
Curt Miller (Baldwin Wallace)
Amber Stocks (Cincinnati)
Athletic trainer
Courtney Watson (California)
Strength and conditioning coach
Kelly Dormandy (Springfield)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Game Log

Preseason

2015 pre-season game log
May: 2–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 27 vs. Chicago W 76–67 Nneka Ogwumike (15) Lavender, Ogwumike (10) Erin Phillips (8) Mohegan Sun Arena
3,947 		1–0
2 May 28 @ Connecticut W 64–57 Nneka Ogwumike (14) Jantel Lavender (10) Erin Phillips (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
4,006 		2–0
2015 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2015 game log
Total: 14–20 (Home: 9–8; Road: 5–12)
June: 0–7 (Home: 0–3; Road: 0–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 June 6 @ Seattle L 61–86 Alana Beard (20) Jantel Lavender (12) Erin Phillips (5) KeyArena
9,686 		0–1
2 June 14 Seattle L 54–60 Jantel Lavender (12) Jantel Lavender (9) Erin Phillips (5) Staples Center
12,148 		0–2
3 June 16 Minnesota L 52–67 Jantel Lavender (12) Jantel Lavender (13) Temeka Johnson (7) Staples Center
6,968 		0–3
4 June 21 Connecticut L 68–76 Jantel Lavender (17) Jantel Lavender (10) Temeka Johnson (10) Staples Center
6,875 		0–4
5 June 23 @ Washington L 80–84 Jantel Lavender (18) Jantel Lavender (9) Temeka Johnson (10) Capital One Arena
7,400 		0–5
6 June 26 @ Connecticut L 76–80 (OT) Jantel Lavender (22) Jantel Lavender (12) Temeka Johnson (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,542 		0–6
7 June 28 @ New York L 70–79 Kristi Toliver (30) Nneka Ogwumike (16) Temeka Johnson (6) Madison Square Garden
8,926 		0–7
July : 4–7 (Home: 3–3; Road: 1–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
8 June 2 San Antonio W 86–81 Nneka Ogwumike (27) Jantel Lavender (10) Temeka Johnson (5) Staples Center
6,287 		1–7
9 June 3 Tulsa W 98–95 Kristi Toliver (43) Nneka Ogwumike (10) Kristi Toliver (9) Staples Center
6,358 		2–7
10 June Phoenix L 91–94 (OT) Nneka Ogwumike (26) Nneka Ogwumike (19) Kristi Toliver (8) Staples Center
9,069 		2–8
11 June 8 @ San Antonio L 63–70 Jantel Lavender (19) Nneka Ogwumike (13) Kristi Toliver (7) Freeman Coliseum
3,100 		2–9
12 June 11 @ Tulsa L 67–82 Nneka Ogwumike (22) Nneka Ogwumike (13) Kristi Toliver (6) BOK Center
6,144 		2–10
13 June 15 @ Seattle L 61–68 Nneka Ogwumike (12) Nneka Ogwumike (7) Temeka Johnson (6) KeyArena
9,686 		2–11
14 June 16 Atlanta L 72–76 Jantel Lavender (20) Jantel Lavender (11) Kristi Toliver (8) Staples Center
14,510 		2–12
15 June 21 Phoenix L 65–70 Jantel Lavender (19) Jantel Lavender (11) Dabović, Johnson (4) Staples Center
7,146 		3–12
16 June 22 New York L 53–59 Kristi Toliver (16) Nneka Ogwumike (8) Erin Phillips (4) Staples Center
7,354 		3–13
17 June 29 @ Minnesota L 76–82 Jantel Lavender (15) Jantel Lavender (10) Candace Parker (9) Target Center
8,913 		3–14
18 June 31 @ Chicago W 88–77 Candace Parker (31) Candace Parker (9) Johnson, Parker (4) Allstate Arena
7,014 		4–14
August : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
September : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
2015 pre-season schedule

Playoffs

2015 playoff game log
Conference Semifinals vs.Minnesota Lynx
Lost Series: 1–2
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
2015 playoff schedule

Standings

Western Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
z - Minnesota Lynx 22 12 .647 – 13–4 9–8 16–6
x - Phoenix Mercury 20 14 .588 2 13–4 7–10 15–7
x - Tulsa Shock 18 16 .529 4 12–5 6–11 11–11
x - 14 20 .412 8 9–8 5–12 10–12
e - Seattle Storm 10 24 .294 12 8–9 2–15 8–14
e - San Antonio Stars 8 26 .235 14 7–10 1–16 6–16

Playoffs

See also: 2015 WNBA Playoffs
Conference semifinals
Best-of-3 		Conference finals
Best-of-3 		WNBA Finals
Best-of-5
         
E1 New York 2
E4 Washington 1
E1 New York 1
Eastern Conference
E3 Indiana 2
E2 Chicago 1
E3 Indiana 2
E3 Indiana 2
W1 Minnesota 3
W1 Minnesota 2
W4 1
W1 Minnesota 2
Western Conference
W2 Phoenix 0
W2 Phoenix 2
W3 Tulsa 0
  • Bold – Series winner
  • Italics – Team with home-court advantage

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

Source:[6]

Regular season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

References

  1. ^ "Los Angeles Sparks WNBA Basketball - Sparks News, Scores, Videos - College Basketball - ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  2. ^ "Sparks Sign Two–Time WNBA Champion Erin Phillips". Los Angeles Sparks. February 11, 2015. Archived from the original on February 14, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  3. ^ "Veteran Alana Beard re-signs with Los Angeles Sparks". USA Today.
  4. ^ "LA Sparks re-sign center Jantel Lavender". USA TODAY.
  5. ^ Lee, Albert (March 23, 2015). "Temeka Johnson signs with the Los Angeles Sparks". swishappeal.com. SB Nation. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  6. ^ a b "2015 Los Angeles Sparks Stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  7. ^ "Los Angeles Sparks Roster 2015". basketball.usbasket.com. USBasket. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
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