The 2012 Los Angeles Sparks season was the franchise's 16th season in the Women's National Basketball Association, and the first season under head coach Carol Ross. The season tipped off on May 18, 2012, at KeyArena versus the Seattle Storm and ended on September 15 against the Minnesota Lynx.
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 Stanford 2 13 (from Tul.) Farhiya Abdi Frisco Sika (Czech Republic) 2 15 (from Chi.) Khadijah Rushdan Rutgers 2 16 Tyra White Texas A&M 3 28 April Sykes 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 DateTradeFebruary 1, 2012To Los Angeles SparksTo Washington Mystics Marissa Coleman Noelle QuinnFebruary 23, 2012To Los Angeles SparksTo Washington Mystics Nicky Anosike Natasha Lacy and LaToya Pringle
Personnel changes
Additions
PlayerSignedFormer team Marissa Coleman February 1, 2012 Washington Mystics Alana Beard February 8, 2012 Washington Mystics Nicky Anosike February 23, 2012 Washington Mystics Nneka Ogwumike April 16, 2012 draft pick April Sykes April 16, 2012 draft pick
Subtractions PlayerLeftNew team Noelle Quinn February 1, 2012 Washington Mystics Ticha Penicheiro February 22, 2012 Chicago Sky Natasha Lacy February 23, 2012 Washington Mystics LaToya Pringle February 23, 2012 Washington Mystics Tina Thompson February 24, 2012 Seattle Storm
Roster
Pos.StarterBench C Candace Parker Jantel Lavender PF Nneka Ogwumike Ebony HoffmanNicky Anosike SF Delisha Milton-Jones Marissa Coleman SG Alana Beard April SykesJenna O'Hea PG Kristi Toliver
Season standings
Schedule
Preseason
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || Sat 5 || 7:00 || China || || 98-71 || Ogwumike (20) || Ogwumike (11) || 4 players (5) || Pasadena City College 1,073 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || Thu 10 || 10:30 || Japan || || 95-77 || Ogwumike (17) || LavenderOgwumike (6) || Zoll (6) || LA Southwest College 950 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || Sun 13 || 5:00 || @ Seattle || || 60-61 || Coleman (11) || Ogwumike (7) || Zoll (8) || KeyArena 4,628 || 2–1
Regular season
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || Fri 18 || 10:00 || @ Seattle || NBATVKDOC || 72-66 || Toliver (25) || Milton-Jones (7) || Toliver (6) || KeyArena 9,686 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || Tue 22 || 10:30 || Seattle || KDOCKONG || 74-61 || Parker (21) || Parker (10) || ParkerToliver (4) || Staples Center 9,238 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || Thu 24 || 8:00 || @ Minnesota || || 84-92 || ParkerToliver (23) || Ogwumike (9) || Toliver (4) || Target Center 7,923 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 4 || Sat 26 || 10:00 || @ Phoenix || KDOC || 99-88 || Parker (27) || Parker (11) || BeardToliver (4) || US Airways Center 10,200 || 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 5 || Tue 29 || 10:30 || Tulsa || TWC101 || 76-75 || Milton-JonesToliver (16) || Parker (10) || Toliver (5) || Staples Center 8,312 || 4–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 6 || Sun 3 || 8:30 || Seattle || KDOCKONG || 67-65 || Toliver (23) || Parker (13) || Toliver (7) || Staples Center 12,639 || 5–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 7 || Fri 8 || 11:00 || Phoenix || TWC101 || 90-74 || Ogwumike (25) || Ogwumike (12) || Toliver (9) || Staples Center 11,198 || 6–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 8 || Wed 13 || 8:00 || @ Connecticut || ESPN2 || 87-81 || Parker (33) || Parker (16) || Parker (8) || Mohegan Sun Arena 6,058 || 7–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || Fri 15 || 7:30 || @ Atlanta || SSO || 59-92 || Ogwumike (13) || Ogwumike (10) || Coleman (4) || Philips Arena 8,872 || 7–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 10 || Sat 16 || 8:00 || @ San Antonio || KDOCFS-SW || 85-98 (OT) || Beard (23) || ParkerLavender (11) || Toliver (5) || AT&T Center 8,234 || 7–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 11 || Mon 18 || 10:30 || Washington || TWC101 || 101-70 || Ogwumike (24) || Parker (8) || Toliver (6) || Staples Center 8,612 || 8–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 12 || Wed 20 || 10:30 || Tulsa || TWC101 || 95-79 || Parker (33) || Parker (8) || Toliver (6) || Staples Center 8,388 || 9–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 13 || Sat 23 || 8:00 || @ Phoenix || ESPN || 93-84 || Toliver (29) || Lavender (9) || Toliver (4) || US Airways Center 9,670 || 10–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 14 || Sun 24 || 8:30 || San Antonio || KDOC || 71-91 || Parker (15) || Parker (15) || Beard (4) || Staples Center 11,301 || 10–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbb" | 15 || Tue 26 || 8:00 || @ Tulsa || || 75-91 || Toliver (21) || OgwumikeLavender (7) || Toliver (7) || BOK Center 4,102 || 10–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 16 || Thu 28 || 12:30 || @ San Antonio || FS-SW || 80-94 || Parker (25) || Parker (13) || Beard (10) || AT&T Center 15,184 || 10–6
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 17 || Thu 5 || 3:00 || Minnesota || NBATVTWC101 || 96-90 || Toliver (29) || Parker (13) || Toliver (6) || Staples Center 11,256 || 11–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 18 || Sat 7 || 10:00 || Seattle || ESPN2 || 83-59 || Toliver (23) || Parker (14) || Parker (7) || Staples Center 12,229 || 12–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 19 || Sun 8 || 8:30 || Atlanta || NBATVKDOC || 79-63 || Toliver (19) || Parker (12) || Beard (7) || Staples Center 11,019 || 13–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 20 || Tue 10 || 3:30 || @ Phoenix || || 90-71 || Parker (22) || OgwumikeParker (14) || Beard (7) || US Airways Center 9,336 || 14–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 21 || Thu 12 || 7:00 || @ Indiana || ESPN2 || 77-74 || Ogwumike (22) || Ogwumike (20) || Toliver (4) || Bankers Life Fieldhouse 7,244 || 15–6 |- | colspan="11" align="center" valign="middle" | Summer Olympic break
| colspan="11" align="center" valign="middle" | Summer Olympic break |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 22 || Sat 18 || 10:00 || @ Seattle || NBATVKDOC || 82-71 || Toliver (22) || Parker (12) || Toliver (5) || KeyArena 9,127 || 16–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 23 || Tue 21 || 10:30 || Indiana || TWC101 || 79-69 || Toliver (21) || Ogwumike (10) || BeardMilton-Jones (5) || Staples Center 8,402 || 17–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffb" | 24 || Thu 23 || 10:30 || San Antonio || TWC101 || 101-77 || Toliver (29) || Parker (10) || ParkerToliver (6) || Staples Center 8,696 || 18–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffb" | 25 || Sat 25 || 10:30 || New York || NBATVTWC101 || 87-62 || Toliver (29) || Ogwumike (7) || Ogwumike (5) || Staples Center 12,433 || 19–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 26 || Thu 30 || 8:00 || @ Tulsa || || 85-99 || Toliver (21) || Milton-Jones (7) || Toliver (8) || BOK Center 5,275 || 19–7
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 27 || Sun 2 || 6:00 || @ Chicago || KDOCCN100 || 74-85 || Toliver (19) || Parker (9) || Ogwumike (6) || Allstate Arena 6,197 || 19–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 28 || Tue 4 || 8:00 || @ Minnesota || NBATV || 77-88 || Beard (17) || Lavender (8) || Toliver (6) || Target Center 8,123 || 19–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffb" | 29 || Fri 7 || 7:00 || @ Washington || CSN-MA || 96-68 || ParkerToliver (18) || Parker (9) || Parker (8) || Verizon Center 7,468 || 20–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 30 || Sun 9 || 4:00 || @ New York || KDOCMSG || 71-73 || Toliver (17) || Parker (15) || Toliver (4) || Prudential Center 7,357 || 20–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffb" | 31 || Thu 13 || 10:30 || Chicago || NBATVTWC101CN100 || 86-77 || Ogwumike (30) || Ogwumike (11) || Parker (5) || Staples Center 8,489 || 21–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffb" | 32 || Fri 14 || 11:00 || Connecticut || NBATVTWC101CPTV-S || 93-82 || Parker (23) || Parker (10) || Toliver (6) || Staples Center 10,503 || 22–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffb" | 33 || Tue 18 || 10:30 || Phoenix || NBATVTWC101 || 101-76 || Parker (26) || Parker (11) || Parker (7) || Staples Center 8,579 || 23–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffb" | 34 || Thu 20 || 10:30 || Minnesota || NBATVTWC101 || 92-76 || OgwumikeParker (22) || OgwumikeParker (11) || Toliver (8) || Staples Center 10,217 || 24–10
| All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess or ESPN3.com
Postseason
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || September 27 || 10:00 || San Antonio || ESPN2 || 93-86 || Toliver (29) || Parker (9) || Beard (3) || Galen Center 5,013 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || September 29 || 3:00 || @ San Antonio || NBATV || 101-94 || Parker (32) || Parker (9) || Parker (6) || Freeman Coliseum 5,293 || 2–0
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || October 4 || 8:00 || @ Minnesota || ESPN2 || 77-94 || Parker (25) || Parker (11) || Parker (4) || Target Center 8,513 || 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 2 || October 7 || 3:30 || Minnesota || ABC || 79-80 || Parker (33) || Parker (15) || Beard (7) || Staples Center 10,791 || 0–2
Statistics
Regular season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Awards and honors
References
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