2012 Los Angeles Sparks season

The 2012 WNBA season is the 16th season for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association.

2012 Los Angeles Sparks season
CoachCarol Ross
ArenaStaples Center
Attendanceper game
Results
Record24–10 (.706)
Place2nd (Western)
Playoff finishLost in Conference Finals
Media
TelevisionKDOC, TWC101
ESPN2, NBATV

Transactions

WNBA Draft

The following are the Sparks' selections in the 2012 WNBA Draft.

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 1 Nneka Ogwumike  United States Stanford
2 13 (from Tul.) Farhiya Abdi  Sweden Frisco Sika (Czech Republic)
2 15 (from Chi.) Khadijah Rushdan  United States Rutgers
2 16 Tyra White  United States Texas A&M
3 28 April Sykes  United States Rutgers

Transaction log
  • February 1, 2011: The Sparks acquired a second-round pick from the Tulsa Shock as part of the Andrea Riley trade.
  • April 11, 2011: The Sparks acquired a second-round pick from the Chicago Sky as part of the Lindsay Widsom-Hylton trade.
  • February 1: The Sparks traded Noelle Quinn to the Washington Mystics in exchange for Marissa Coleman.
  • February 8: The Sparks signed Alana Beard.
  • February 23: The Sparks traded Natasha Lacy and LaToya Pringle to the Washington Mystics in exchange for Nicky Anosike.
  • February 23: The Sparks signed Sharnee Zoll.
  • March 9: The Sparks signed Ashley Shields.
  • April 9: The Sparks signed Darxia Morris.
  • April 23: The Sparks signed draft picks Khadijah Rushdan and April Sykes.
  • April 24: The Sparks signed Rashidat Junaid.
  • April 25: The Sparks re-signed Candace Parker to a multi-year contract.
  • April 26: The Sparks signed draft picks Nneka Ogwumike and Tyra White.
  • May 8: The Sparks waived Tyra White and Rashidat Junaid.
  • May 15: The Sparks waived Khadijah Rushdan, Ashley Shields, and Darxia Morris.
  • June 8: The Sparks signed Coco Miller and waived Sharnee Zoll.
  • July 2: The Sparks waived Coco Miller.
  • July 5: The Sparks signed Andrea Riley.

Trades
Date Trade
February 1, 2012 To Los Angeles Sparks To Washington Mystics
Marissa Coleman Noelle Quinn
February 23, 2012 To Los Angeles Sparks To Washington Mystics
Nicky Anosike Natasha Lacy and LaToya Pringle

Personnel changes

Roster
Pos. Starter Bench
C Candace Parker Jantel Lavender
PF Nneka Ogwumike Ebony Hoffman
Nicky Anosike
SF Delisha Milton-Jones Marissa Coleman
SG Alana Beard April Sykes
Jenna O'Hea
PG Kristi Toliver

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)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1Sat 57:00China98-71Ogwumike (20)Ogwumike (11)4 players (5)Pasadena City College
1,073		1-0
2Thu 1010:30Japan95-77Ogwumike (17)Lavender
Ogwumike (6)		Zoll (6)LA Southwest College
950		2-0
3Sun 135:00@ Seattle60-61Coleman (11)Ogwumike (7)Zoll (8)KeyArena
4,628		2-1

Regular season
2012 Game Log: Regular Season
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess or ESPN3.com
May (4–1)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1Fri 1810:00@ SeattleNBATV
KDOC		72-66Toliver (25)Milton-Jones (7)Toliver (6)KeyArena
9,686		1-0
2Tue 2210:30SeattleKDOC
KONG		74-61Parker (21)Parker (10)Parker
Toliver (4)		Staples Center
9,238		2-0
3Thu 248:00@ Minnesota84-92Parker
Toliver (23)		Ogwumike (9)Toliver (4)Target Center
7,923		2-1
4Sat 2610:00@ PhoenixKDOC99-88Parker (27)Parker (11)Beard
Toliver (4)		US Airways Center
10,200		3-1
5Tue 2910:30TulsaTWC10176-75Milton-Jones
Toliver (16)		Parker (10)Toliver (5)Staples Center
8,312		4-1
June (6-5)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
6Sun 38:30SeattleKDOC
KONG		67-65Toliver (23)Parker (13)Toliver (7)Staples Center
12,639		5-1
7Fri 811:00PhoenixTWC10190-74Ogwumike (25)Ogwumike (12)Toliver (9)Staples Center
11,198		6-1
8Wed 138:00@ ConnecticutESPN287-81Parker (33)Parker (16)Parker (8)Mohegan Sun Arena
6,058		7-1
9Fri 157:30@ AtlantaSSO59-92Ogwumike (13)Ogwumike (10)Coleman (4)Philips Arena
8,872		7-2
10Sat 168:00@ San AntonioKDOC
FS-SW		85-98 (OT)Beard (23)Parker
Lavender (11)		Toliver (5)AT&T Center
8,234		7-3
11Mon 1810:30WashingtonTWC101101-70Ogwumike (24)Parker (8)Toliver (6)Staples Center
8,612		8-3
12Wed 2010:30TulsaTWC10195-79Parker (33)Parker (8)Toliver (6)Staples Center
8,388		9-3
13Sat 238:00@ PhoenixESPN93-84Toliver (29)Lavender (9)Toliver (4)US Airways Center
9,670		10-3
14Sun 248:30San AntonioKDOC71-91Parker (15)Parker (15)Beard (4)Staples Center
11,301		10-4
15Tue 268:00@ Tulsa75-91Toliver (21)Ogwumike
Lavender (7)		Toliver (7)BOK Center
4,102		10-5
16Thu 2812:30@ San AntonioFS-SW80-94Parker (25)Parker (13)Beard (10)AT&T Center
15,184		10-6
July (5–0)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
17Thu 53:00MinnesotaNBATV
TWC101		96-90Toliver (29)Parker (13)Toliver (6)Staples Center
11,256		11-6
18Sat 710:00SeattleESPN283-59Toliver (23)Parker (14)Parker (7)Staples Center
12,229		12-6
19Sun 88:30AtlantaNBATV
KDOC		79-63Toliver (19)Parker (12)Beard (7)Staples Center
11,019		13-6
20Tue 103:30@ Phoenix90-71Parker (22)Ogwumike
Parker (14)		Beard (7)US Airways Center
9,336		14-6
21Thu 127:00@ IndianaESPN277-74Ogwumike (22)Ogwumike (20)Toliver (4)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,244		15-6
Summer Olympic break
August (4–1)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
Summer Olympic break
22Sat 1810:00@ SeattleNBATV
KDOC		82-71Toliver (22)Parker (12)Toliver (5)KeyArena
9,127		16-6
23Tue 2110:30IndianaTWC10179-69Toliver (21)Ogwumike (10)Beard
Milton-Jones (5)		Staples Center
8,402		17-6
24Thu 2310:30San AntonioTWC101101-77Toliver (29)Parker (10)Parker
Toliver (6)		Staples Center
8,696		18-6
25Sat 2510:30New YorkNBATV
TWC101		87-62Toliver (29)Ogwumike (7)Ogwumike (5)Staples Center
12,433		19-6
26Thu 308:00@ Tulsa85-99Toliver (21)Milton-Jones (7)Toliver (8)BOK Center
5,275		19-7
September (5–3)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
27Sun 26:00@ ChicagoKDOC
CN100		74-85Toliver (19)Parker (9)Ogwumike (6)Allstate Arena
6,197		19-8
28Tue 48:00@ MinnesotaNBATV77-88Beard (17)Lavender (8)Toliver (6)Target Center
8,123		19-9
29Fri 77:00@ WashingtonCSN-MA96-68Parker
Toliver (18)		Parker (9)Parker (8)Verizon Center
7,468		20-9
30Sun 94:00@ New YorkKDOC
MSG		71-73Toliver (17)Parker (15)Toliver (4)Prudential Center
7,357		20-10
31Thu 1310:30ChicagoNBATV
TWC101
CN100		86-77Ogwumike (30)Ogwumike (11)Parker (5)Staples Center
8,489		21-10
32Fri 1411:00ConnecticutNBATV
TWC101
CPTV-S		93-82Parker (23)Parker (10)Toliver (6)Staples Center
10,503		22-10
33Tue 1810:30PhoenixNBATV
TWC101		101-76Parker (26)Parker (11)Parker (7)Staples Center
8,579		23-10
34Thu 2010:30MinnesotaNBATV
TWC101		92-76Ogwumike
Parker (22)		Ogwumike
Parker (11)		Toliver (8)Staples Center
10,217		24-10

Postseason
2012 Game Log: Postseason
Western Conference Semifinals
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series
1September 2710:00San AntonioESPN293-86Toliver (29)Parker (9)Beard (3)Galen Center
5,013		1-0
2September 293:00@ San AntonioNBATV101-94Parker (32)Parker (9)Parker (6)Freeman Coliseum
5,293		2-0
Western Conference Finals
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series
1October 48:00@ MinnesotaESPN277-94Parker (25)Parker (11)Parker (4)Target Center
8,513		0-1
2October 73:30MinnesotaABC79-80Parker (33)Parker (15)Beard (7)Staples Center
10,791		0-2

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
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