2011 Los Angeles Sparks season
CoachJennifer Gillom (4-6)
Joe Bryant (11-13)
ArenaStaples Center
Attendance10,316 per game
Results
Record15–19 (.441)
Place5th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Team Leaders
PointsParker (18.5)
ReboundsParker (8.6)
AssistsPenicheiro (4.8)
Media
TelevisionPRIME
ESPN2, NBATV

The 2011 WNBA season is the 15th season for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association.

Transactions

WNBA draft

The following are the Sparks' selections in the 2011 WNBA draft.

Round Pick Player Nationality School/team/country
1 5 Jantel Lavender  United States Ohio State
3 29 Elina Babkina (pick later voided)  Latvia Latvia

Transaction log

  • February 1: The Sparks traded Andrea Riley to the Tulsa Shock in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2012 draft.
  • February 2: The Sparks signed Ebony Hoffman, LaToya Pringle and Natasha Lacy and re-signed Ticha Penicheiro and Noelle Quinn.
  • February 3: The Sparks signed Loree Moore.
  • February 8: The Sparks signed Courtney Paris and re-signed Chanel Mokango.
  • March 31: The Sparks signed Jenna O'Hea.
  • May 21: The Sparks waived Chanel Mokango.
  • May 25: The Sparks waived Loree Moore.
  • June 1: The Sparks traded Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton to the Chicago Sky in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2012 draft.
  • June 2: The Sparks waived Courtney Paris.
  • July 11: The Sparks announced that Jennifer Gillom was relieved of her head coaching duties. Assistant coach Joe Bryant was named head coach.

Trades

Date Trade
February 1, 2011 To Los Angeles Sparks To Tulsa Shock
second-round pick in 2012 draft Andrea Riley
June 1, 2011 To Los Angeles Sparks To Chicago Sky
second-round pick in 2012 draft Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton

Personnel changes

Roster

2011 Los Angeles Sparks roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
F 16 United States Hoffman, Ebony 6' 2" (1.88m) 215 lb (98kg) 08-27-1982 USC 7
G 1 United States Lacy, Natasha 5' 10" (1.78m) 165 lb (75kg) 07-08-1985 UTEP 1
C 42 United States Lavender, Jantel 6' 4" (1.93m) 185 lb (84kg) 11-12-1988 Ohio State R
F 8 United States Milton-Jones, DeLisha 6' 1" (1.85m) 185 lb (84kg) 09-11-1974 Florida 12
G/F 6 Australia O'Hea, Jenna 6' 1" (1.85m) 174 lb (79kg) 06-06-1987 Australia R
F 3 United States Parker, Candace 6' 4" (1.93m) 175 lb (79kg) 04-19-1986 Tennessee 3
G 21 Portugal Penicheiro, Ticha 5' 11" (1.8m) 146 lb (66kg) 09-18-1974 Old Dominion 13
F/C 30 United States Pringle, LaToya 6' 3" (1.91m) 170 lb (77kg) 09-11-1986 North Carolina 2
G 45 United States Quinn, Noelle 6' 0" (1.83m) 175 lb (79kg) 01-03-1985 UCLA 4
F 32 United States Thompson, Tina 6' 2" (1.88m) 178 lb (81kg) 02-10-1975 USC 14
G 20 United States Toliver, Kristi 5' 7" (1.7m) 130 lb (59kg) 01-27-1987 Maryland 2
Head coach
United States Joe Bryant (La Salle)
Assistant coaches
Australia Sandy Brondello (Australia)
Athletic trainer
United States Courtney Watson (California)
Strength and conditioning coach
United States Bruce Deziel (Ohio)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Depth

Pos. Starter Bench
C Candace Parker Jantel Lavender
PF Tina Thompson Ebony Hoffman
LaToya Pringle
SF Delisha Milton-Jones Jenna O'Hea
SG Noelle Quinn Kristi Toliver
PG Ticha Penicheiro Natasha Lacy

Season standings

Western Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Minnesota Lynx x277.794–14–313–418–4
Seattle Storm x2113.6186.015–26–1115–7
Phoenix Mercury x1915.5598.011–68–911–11
San Antonio Silver Stars x1816.5299.09–89–811–11
Los Angeles Sparks o1519.44112.010–75–1210–12
Tulsa Shock o331.08824.02–151–161–21

Schedule

Preseason

2011 Game Log: Preseason
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1May 253:00pmSeattle71-66Parker (17)O'Hea, Lacy (6)Penicheiro (4)Torodome
3,212		1-0
2May 2810:00pmPhoenix83-72Milton-Jones (14)Milton-Jones (6)Lavender, Penicheiro (4)The Pit
N/A		2-0

Regular season

2011 Game Log: Regular Season
June
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1June 311:00pmMinnesotaNBATV
PRIME		82-74Parker (19)Parker (10)Quinn (4)Staples Center
13,589		1-0
2June 53:30pm@ MinnesotaPRIME
FS-N		69-86Toliver (13)Parker (7)Penicheiro (5)Target Center
10,123		1-1
3June 1010:30pmPhoenix98-84Parker (22)Thompson (9)Parker
Penicheiro (5)		Staples Center
10,616		2-1
4June 198:30pmSeattlePRIME74-50Hoffman (12)Parker (7)Toliver (5)Staples Center
9,119		3-1
5June 2110:00pmNew YorkESPN296-91Milton-Jones (27)Parker (13)Toliver (7)Staples Center
10,389		4-1
6June 248:00pm@ San Antonio80-90 (OT)Parker (25)Parker (13)Penicheiro (7)AT&T Center
8,617		4-2
7June 264:00pm@ New York67-77Parker (16)Parker (11)Penicheiro (4)Prudential Center
7,625		4-3
8June 288:00pm@ ConnecticutESPN276-79Toliver (19)Thompson (9)Milton-Jones
Penicheiro
Quinn (5)		Mohegan Sun Arena
6,515		4-4
July
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
9July 59:00pm@ PhoenixESPN282-101Hoffman (21)Pringle (9)Penicheiro (5)US Airways Center
9,826		4-5
10July 910:00pm@ SeattleNBATV
KONG		80-99Lavender (21)Lavender (9)Toliver (5)KeyArena
9,686		4-6
11July 128:00pm@ San AntonioNBATV
PRIME
FS-SW		84-74Penicheiro (18)Lavender
Penicheiro (8)		Toliver (8)AT&T Center
6,769		5-6
12July 158:00pm@ Tulsa79-74Toliver (25)Milton-Jones (9)Toliver (6)BOK Center
5,034		6-6
13July 178:30pmWashingtonNBATV85-89 (OT)Toliver (21)Hoffman (7)Toliver (7)Staples Center
10,398		6-7
14July 1810:30pmSan Antonio69-79Lacy
Lavender (14)		O'Hea (11)Lacy (7)Staples Center
8,818		6-8
All-Star break
15July 268:00pm@ Minnesota72-85Toliver (28)Hoffman (9)Lacy
Penicheiro
Quinn (2)		Target Center
8,044		6-9
16July 287:00pm@ AtlantaNBATV
SSO		80-89Hoffman (16)Hoffman (8)Penicheiro (11)Philips Arena
6,701		6-10
17July 308:00pm@ ChicagoCN10088-84Milton-Jones (19)Lavender (6)Penicheiro
Toliver (5)		Allstate Arena
5,909		7-10
18July 316:00pm@ IndianaNBATV63-98Hoffman (13)Hoffman (6)Lacy (4)Conseco Fieldhouse
9,256		7-11
August
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
19August 33:00pmConnecticutNBATV70-79Milton-Jones (14)Thompson (8)Penicheiro (5)Staples Center
14,266		7-12
20August 78:30pmMinnesotaNBATV78-84Milton-Jones (18)Lavender (6)Penicheiro (7)Staples Center
13,528		7-13
21August 910:30pmTulsaPRIME71-66Penicheiro (23)Hoffman (8)Penicheiro (7)Staples Center
8,255		8-13
22August 1210:30pmPhoenix93-90 (OT)Lavender (25)Lavender (10)Milton-Jones
Penicheiro (6)		Staples Center
10,512		9-13
23August 1610:30pmAtlantaNBATV
PRIME
SSO		79-84Milton-Jones (19)Parker (10)Penicheiro (10)Staples Center
7,522		9-14
24August 1810:30pmIndiana75-70Hoffman (21)Hoffman (7)Parker (5)Staples Center
8,102		10-14
25August 208:00pm@ Minnesota68-87Parker (18)Parker (8)O'Hea (4)Target Center
8,816		10-15
26August 217:00pm@ Tulsa73-67Parker (23)Parker (9)Penicheiro (5)BOK Center
6,012		11-15
27August 237:00pm@ WashingtonCSN-MA86-82 (OT)Parker (19)Thompson (10)Penicheiro (6)Verizon Center
8,441		12-15
28August 2610:30pmTulsaNBATV75-77Milton-Jones (24)Milton-Jones (8)Penicheiro (10)Staples Center
8,997		12-16
29August 289:00pm@ SeattleESPN263-65Parker (19)Parker (14)Penicheiro (4)KeyArena
9,686		12-17
30August 3010:30pmSeattlePRIME68-62Parker (27)Parker
Thompson (7)		Penicheiro (5)Staples Center
9,023		13-17
September
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
31September 310:00pm@ PhoenixNBATV77-93Parker (32)Milton-Jones (8)Penicheiro
Toliver (4)		US Airways Center
9,620		13-18
32September 610:30pmSan AntonioNBATV
PRIME
FS-SW		65-82Thompson (18)Milton-Jones (8)Penicheiro (7)Staples Center
8,502		13-19
33September 910:30pmTulsaNBATV84-73Lavender (19)Lavender (12)Penicheiro (7)Staples Center
10,299		14-19
34September 1010:30pmChicagoNBATV
CN100		74-67Milton-Jones (15)Lavender
Pringle (6)		Lacy (7)Staples Center
13,501		15-19
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
Ebony Hoffman 341622.1.437.429.8444.21.11.060.267.5
Natasha Lacy 29013.6.429.333.5402.21.70.970.315.0
Jantel Lavender 33314.8.500.000.7333.10.50.180.366.6
Delisha Milton-Jones 343426.2.462.352.8314.62.00.940.3511.7
Jenna O'Hea 31516.4.434.444.7861.51.30.390.164.8
Candace Parker 171632.6.511.419.7368.62.81.241.5918.5
Ticha Penicheiro 342323.7.486.417.8682.84.80.820.096.0
LaToya Pringle 20011.1.4731.000.8892.40.30.250.653.9
Noelle Quinn 332320.6.390.397.8181.82.00.640.065.1
Tina Thompson 343325.0.386.339.8334.61.11.150.689.9
Kristi Toliver 321723.6.462.352.8314.62.00.940.3511.7

Awards and honors

References

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