2010 Los Angeles Sparks season

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2010 Los Angeles Sparks season
CoachJennifer Gillom
ArenaStaples Center
Attendance9,468 per game
Results
Record13–21 (.382)
Place4th (Western)
Playoff finishLost Conference Semifinals
Team Leaders
PointsThompson (16.6)
ReboundsThompson (6.2)
AssistsPenicheiro (6.9)
Media
TelevisionFS-W, PRIME
NBATV, ESPN2

The 2010 WNBA season is the 14th season for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association.

Transactions

Dispersal draft

Based on the Sparks' 2009 record, they would pick 8th in the Sacramento Monarchs dispersal draft. The Sparks waived their pick.

WNBA Draft

The following are the Sparks' selections in the 2010 WNBA Draft.

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 8 Andrea Riley  United States Oklahoma State
1 12 (from Phx.) Bianca Thomas  United States Mississippi
2 20 Angel Robinson  United States Georgia
3 32 Rashidat Junaid  United States Rutgers

Transaction log

  • March 26, 2009: The Sparks signed-and-traded Temeka Johnson to the Phoenix Mercury for Phoenix's first-round pick in the 2010 draft.
  • May 5, 2009: The Sparks traded Rafaella Masciadri and a previously acquired first-round pick in the 2010 draft to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Noelle Quinn.
  • February 9: The Sparks signed free agent Ticha Penicheiro.
  • February 16: The Sparks signed LaToya Pringle.
  • April 29: The Sparks waived Angel Robinson.
  • May 7: The Sparks waived Vanessa Hayden.
  • May 11: The Sparks signed Lisa Willis and waived Karina Figueroa.
  • May 13: The Sparks traded a second-round pick in the 2011 Draft to the Chicago Sky in exchange for Kristi Toliver.
  • May 13: The Sparks waived LaToya Pringle, Lisa Willis and Rashidat Junaid.
  • May 14: The Sparks waived Shannon Bobbitt and Bianca Thomas.
  • June 1: The Sparks waived Tiffany Stansbury and signed Chanel Mokango.

Trades

Date Trade
March 26, 2009 To Los Angeles Sparks To Phoenix Mercury
first-round pick in 2010 draft Temeka Johnson
May 5, 2009 To Los Angeles Sparks To Minnesota Lynx
Noelle Quinn Rafaella Masciadri and a first-round pick in 2010 draft
May 13, 2010 To Los Angeles Sparks To Chicago Sky
Kristi Toliver second-round pick in 2011 draft

Free agents

Roster

Los Angeles Sparks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs
SG 24 United States Ferdinand-Harris, Marie 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 153 lb (69 kg) LSU
SG 22 United States Lennox, Betty Injured 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 143 lb (65 kg) Louisiana Tech
SF 8 United States Milton-Jones, DeLisha 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Florida
F 15 Democratic Republic of the Congo Mokango, Chanel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Mississippi State
F 3 United States Parker, Candace Injured 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Tennessee
PG 21 Portugal Penicheiro, Ticha 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 146 lb (66 kg) Old Dominion
PG 45 United States Quinn, Noelle 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) UCLA
G 10 United States Riley, Andrea 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) 136 lb (62 kg) Oklahoma State
G 7 United States Toliver, Kristi 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 130 lb (59 kg) Maryland
F 32 United States Thompson, Tina 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) USC
F 14 United States Wisdom-Hylton, Lindsay 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Purdue
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • United States Steve Smith
  • United States Jim Saia
Athletic trainer
Strength and conditioning coach
  • United States Bruce Deziel

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Depth

Pos. Starter Bench
C Tina Thompson Chanel Mokango / Candace Parker
PF Delisha Milton-Jones Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton
SF Noelle Quinn Betty Lennox
SG Marie Ferdinand-Harris Kristi Toliver
PG Ticha Penicheiro Andrea Riley

Season standings

Western Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Seattle Storm x 28 6 .824 17–0 11–6 20–2
Phoenix Mercury x 15 19 .441 13.0 9–8 6–11 13–9
San Antonio Silver Stars x 14 20 .412 14.0 8–9 6–11 11–11
Los Angeles Sparks x 13 21 .382 15.0 8–9 5–12 10–12
Minnesota Lynx o 13 21 .382 15.0 7–10 6–11 8–14
Tulsa Shock o 6 28 .176 22.0 4–13 2–15 4–18

Schedule

Preseason

2010 Game Log: Preseason

Regular season

2010 Game Log: Regular Season
Watch all games live on WNBA LiveAccess

Postseason

2010 Game Log: Postseason

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
Marie Ferdinand-Harris 30 24 24.3 .409 .292 .839 2.7 1.2 0.87 0.17 8.9
Betty Lennox 11 0 11.6 .391 .361 .833 1.7 1.5 0.18 0.00 4.9
Delisha Milton-Jones 34 34 32.2 .470 .317 .866 4.7 2.5 1.09 0.65 15.4
Chanel Mokango 21 0 3.4 .176 .000 .750 0.6 0.0 0.10 0.48 0.4
Candace Parker 10 10 33.5 .500 .250 .732 10.1 2.2 1.00 2.20 20.6
Ticha Penicheiro 32 30 26.3 .410 .111 .819 4.0 6.9 1.34 0.06 4.9
Noelle Quinn 34 34 32.5 .443 .402 .776 4.0 2.8 1.03 0.32 10.2
Andrea Riley 29 0 7.7 .303 .294 .838 0.8 1.0 0.48 0.03 3.4
Tiffany Stansbury 5 0 2.8 .333 .000 .500 0.0 0.0 0.20 0.00 0.6
Kristi Toliver 34 4 20.7 .438 .349 .815 2.2 1.3 0.53 0.06 8.6
Tina Thompson 33 33 33.2 .446 .352 .872 6.2 1.8 1.15 0.73 16.6
Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton 32 1 15.1 .500 .000 .706 3.4 0.4 0.56 0.75 4.5

Postseason

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Marie Ferdinand-Harris 2 2 32.5 .391 .429 1.000 2.0 0.5 1.50 0.00 12.5
Delisha Milton-Jones 2 2 35.5 .360 1.000 .500 8.5 1.0 0.50 0.50 10.5
Ticha Penicheiro 2 2 29.5 .455 .000 1.000 2.5 2.5 2.50 0.00 6.0
Noelle Quinn 2 2 34.0 .368 .500 1.000 4.0 0.5 1.00 0.00 9.5
Andrea Riley 1 0 2.0 .000 .000 .000 1.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0
Kristi Toliver 2 0 22.5 .545 .600 1.000 0.0 4.0 0.50 0.00 8.0
Tina Thompson 2 2 39.0 .333 .286 1.000 6.0 3.0 1.50 2.00 17.0
Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton 2 0 6.0 .667 .000 .500 2.5 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.5

Awards and honors

  • Candace Parker was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of May 22, 2010.
  • Tina Thompson was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of August 7, 2010.
  • Tina Thompson was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of August 14, 2010.
  • Tina Thompson was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Month for August.

References

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