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2011 Los Angeles Sparks season

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

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

Transactions

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WNBA draft

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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

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  • February 1: The Sparks traded Andrea Riley to the Tulsa Shock in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2012 draft.[1]
  • 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.[2]
  • February 8: The Sparks signed Courtney Paris and re-signed Chanel Mokango.[3]
  • March 31: The Sparks signed Jenna O'Hea.[4]
  • 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.[5]
  • June 2: The Sparks waived Courtney Paris.[6]
  • July 11: The Sparks announced that Jennifer Gillom was relieved of her head coaching duties. Assistant coach Joe Bryant was named head coach.

Trades

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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

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Roster

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2011 Los Angeles Sparks roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
F16 Hoffman, Ebony6' 2" (1.88m)215 lb (98kg)1982-08-27USC7
G1 Lacy, Natasha5' 10" (1.78m)165 lb (75kg)1985-07-08UTEP1
C42 Lavender, Jantel6' 4" (1.93m)185 lb (84kg)1988-11-12Ohio StateR
F8 Milton-Jones, DeLisha6' 1" (1.85m)185 lb (84kg)1974-09-11Florida12
G/F6 O'Hea, Jenna6' 1" (1.85m)174 lb (79kg)1987-06-06AustraliaR
F3 Parker, Candace6' 4" (1.93m)175 lb (79kg)1986-04-19Tennessee3
G21 Penicheiro, Ticha5' 11" (1.8m)146 lb (66kg)1974-09-18Old Dominion13
F/C30 Pringle, LaToya6' 3" (1.91m)170 lb (77kg)1986-09-11North Carolina2
G45 Quinn, Noelle6' 0" (1.83m)175 lb (79kg)1985-01-03UCLA4
F32 Thompson, Tina6' 2" (1.88m)178 lb (81kg)1975-02-10USC14
G20 Toliver, Kristi5' 7" (1.7m)130 lb (59kg)1987-01-27Maryland2
Head coach
  Joe Bryant (La Salle)
Assistant coaches
  Sandy Brondello (Australia)
Athletic trainer
  Courtney Watson (California)
Strength and conditioning coach
  Bruce Deziel (Ohio)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  •   Injured

Depth

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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

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Western Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Minnesota Lynx x 27 7 .794 – 14–3 13–4 18–4
Seattle Storm x 21 13 .618 6.0 15–2 6–11 15–7
Phoenix Mercury x 19 15 .559 8.0 11–6 8–9 11–11
San Antonio Silver Stars x 18 16 .529 9.0 9–8 9–8 11–11
Los Angeles Sparks o 15 19 .441 12.0 10–7 5–12 10–12
Tulsa Shock o 3 31 .088 24.0 2–15 1–16 1–21

Schedule

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Preseason

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2011 Game Log: Preseason
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1 May 25 3:00pm Seattle 71-66 Parker (17) O'Hea, Lacy (6) Penicheiro (4) Torodome
3,212		 1-0
2 May 28 10:00pm Phoenix 83-72 Milton-Jones (14) Milton-Jones (6) Lavender, Penicheiro (4) The Pit
N/A		 2-0

Regular season

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2011 Game Log: Regular Season
June
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1 June 3 11:00pm Minnesota NBATV
PRIME		 82-74 Parker (19) Parker (10) Quinn (4) Staples Center
13,589		 1-0
2 June 5 3:30pm @ Minnesota PRIME
FS-N		 69-86 Toliver (13) Parker (7) Penicheiro (5) Target Center
10,123		 1-1
3 June 10 10:30pm Phoenix 98-84 Parker (22) Thompson (9) Parker
Penicheiro (5)		 Staples Center
10,616		 2-1
4 June 19 8:30pm Seattle PRIME 74-50 Hoffman (12) Parker (7) Toliver (5) Staples Center
9,119		 3-1
5 June 21 10:00pm New York ESPN2 96-91 Milton-Jones (27) Parker (13) Toliver (7) Staples Center
10,389		 4-1
6 June 24 8:00pm @ San Antonio 80-90 (OT) Parker (25) Parker (13) Penicheiro (7) AT&T Center
8,617		 4-2
7 June 26 4:00pm @ New York 67-77 Parker (16) Parker (11) Penicheiro (4) Prudential Center
7,625		 4-3
8 June 28 8:00pm @ Connecticut ESPN2 76-79 Toliver (19) Thompson (9) Milton-Jones
Penicheiro
Quinn (5)		 Mohegan Sun Arena
6,515		 4-4
July
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
9 July 5 9:00pm @ Phoenix ESPN2 82-101 Hoffman (21) Pringle (9) Penicheiro (5) US Airways Center
9,826		 4-5
10 July 9 10:00pm @ Seattle NBATV
KONG		 80-99 Lavender (21) Lavender (9) Toliver (5) KeyArena
9,686		 4-6
11 July 12 8:00pm @ San Antonio NBATV
PRIME
FS-SW		 84-74 Penicheiro (18) Lavender
Penicheiro (8)		 Toliver (8) AT&T Center
6,769		 5-6
12 July 15 8:00pm @ Tulsa 79-74 Toliver (25) Milton-Jones (9) Toliver (6) BOK Center
5,034		 6-6
13 July 17 8:30pm Washington NBATV 85-89 (OT) Toliver (21) Hoffman (7) Toliver (7) Staples Center
10,398		 6-7
14 July 18 10:30pm San Antonio 69-79 Lacy
Lavender (14)		 O'Hea (11) Lacy (7) Staples Center
8,818		 6-8
All-Star break
15 July 26 8:00pm @ Minnesota 72-85 Toliver (28) Hoffman (9) Lacy
Penicheiro
Quinn (2)		 Target Center
8,044		 6-9
16 July 28 7:00pm @ Atlanta NBATV
SSO		 80-89 Hoffman (16) Hoffman (8) Penicheiro (11) Philips Arena
6,701		 6-10
17 July 30 8:00pm @ Chicago CN100 88-84 Milton-Jones (19) Lavender (6) Penicheiro
Toliver (5)		 Allstate Arena
5,909		 7-10
18 July 31 6:00pm @ Indiana NBATV 63-98 Hoffman (13) Hoffman (6) Lacy (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
9,256		 7-11
August
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
19 August 3 3:00pm Connecticut NBATV 70-79 Milton-Jones (14) Thompson (8) Penicheiro (5) Staples Center
14,266		 7-12
20 August 7 8:30pm Minnesota NBATV 78-84 Milton-Jones (18) Lavender (6) Penicheiro (7) Staples Center
13,528		 7-13
21 August 9 10:30pm Tulsa PRIME 71-66 Penicheiro (23) Hoffman (8) Penicheiro (7) Staples Center
8,255		 8-13
22 August 12 10:30pm Phoenix 93-90 (OT) Lavender (25) Lavender (10) Milton-Jones
Penicheiro (6)		 Staples Center
10,512		 9-13
23 August 16 10:30pm Atlanta NBATV
PRIME
SSO		 79-84 Milton-Jones (19) Parker (10) Penicheiro (10) Staples Center
7,522		 9-14
24 August 18 10:30pm Indiana 75-70 Hoffman (21) Hoffman (7) Parker (5) Staples Center
8,102		 10-14
25 August 20 8:00pm @ Minnesota 68-87 Parker (18) Parker (8) O'Hea (4) Target Center
8,816		 10-15
26 August 21 7:00pm @ Tulsa 73-67 Parker (23) Parker (9) Penicheiro (5) BOK Center
6,012		 11-15
27 August 23 7:00pm @ Washington CSN-MA 86-82 (OT) Parker (19) Thompson (10) Penicheiro (6) Verizon Center
8,441		 12-15
28 August 26 10:30pm Tulsa NBATV 75-77 Milton-Jones (24) Milton-Jones (8) Penicheiro (10) Staples Center
8,997		 12-16
29 August 28 9:00pm @ Seattle ESPN2 63-65 Parker (19) Parker (14) Penicheiro (4) KeyArena
9,686		 12-17
30 August 30 10:30pm Seattle PRIME 68-62 Parker (27) Parker
Thompson (7)		 Penicheiro (5) Staples Center
9,023		 13-17
September
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
31 September 3 10:00pm @ Phoenix NBATV 77-93 Parker (32) Milton-Jones (8) Penicheiro
Toliver (4)		 US Airways Center
9,620		 13-18
32 September 6 10:30pm San Antonio NBATV
PRIME
FS-SW		 65-82 Thompson (18) Milton-Jones (8) Penicheiro (7) Staples Center
8,502		 13-19
33 September 9 10:30pm Tulsa NBATV 84-73 Lavender (19) Lavender (12) Penicheiro (7) Staples Center
10,299		 14-19
34 September 10 10:30pm Chicago NBATV
CN100		 74-67 Milton-Jones (15) Lavender
Pringle (6)		 Lacy (7) Staples Center
13,501		 15-19
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess or ESPN3.com

Statistics

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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

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Ebony Hoffman 34 16 22.1 .437 .429 .844 4.2 1.1 1.06 0.26 7.5
Natasha Lacy 29 0 13.6 .429 .333 .540 2.2 1.7 0.97 0.31 5.0
Jantel Lavender 33 3 14.8 .500 .000 .733 3.1 0.5 0.18 0.36 6.6
Delisha Milton-Jones 34 34 26.2 .462 .352 .831 4.6 2.0 0.94 0.35 11.7
Jenna O'Hea 31 5 16.4 .434 .444 .786 1.5 1.3 0.39 0.16 4.8
Candace Parker 17 16 32.6 .511 .419 .736 8.6 2.8 1.24 1.59 18.5
Ticha Penicheiro 34 23 23.7 .486 .417 .868 2.8 4.8 0.82 0.09 6.0
LaToya Pringle 20 0 11.1 .473 1.000 .889 2.4 0.3 0.25 0.65 3.9
Noelle Quinn 33 23 20.6 .390 .397 .818 1.8 2.0 0.64 0.06 5.1
Tina Thompson 34 33 25.0 .386 .339 .833 4.6 1.1 1.15 0.68 9.9
Kristi Toliver 32 17 23.6 .462 .352 .831 4.6 2.0 0.94 0.35 11.7

Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ "Sparks trade Andrea Riley for pick". ESPN. February 1, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  2. ^ Rohlin, Melissa (February 3, 2011). "WNBA: Free agent Loree Moore signs with Sparks". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  3. ^ Rohlin, Melissa (February 8, 2011). "WNBA: Sparks sign free agent Courtney Paris". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  4. ^ Rohlin, Melissa (March 31, 2011). "WNBA: Sparks sign Jenna O'Hea". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  5. ^ Rohlin, Melissa (June 1, 2011). "WNBA: The Sparks trade Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  6. ^ Rohlin, Melissa (June 2, 2011). "WNBA: Sparks cut Courtney Paris to finalize roster". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
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