2013 Los Angeles Sparks season

The 2013 WNBA season is the 17th season for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association.

2013 Los Angeles Sparks season
CoachCarol Ross
ArenaStaples Center
Attendanceper game
Results
Record2410 (.706)
Place2nd (Western)
Playoff finishLost in Conference Semifinals
Media
TelevisionTWC SportsNet and TWC Deportes
ESPN2, NBATV

Transactions

WNBA Draft

The following are the Sparks' selections in the 2013 WNBA Draft.

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 10 A'dia Mathies  United States United States Florida Gulf Coast
2 22 Brittany Chambers[n 1]  United States United States Kansas State
3 34 Alina Iagupova [n 2]  Ukraine Elizabeth-Basket Kivorograd (Ukraine)

Trades

Date Trade
TBD To Los Angeles Sparks To TBD
TBD TBD

Personnel changes

Roster

2013 Los Angeles Sparks roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
F 13 Abdi, Farhiya 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 05-31-1992 Sweden
G/F 0 Beard, Alana 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 05-14-1982 Duke
G/F 25 Coleman, Marissa 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 01-04-1987 Maryland
G 10 Harding, Lindsey 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 135 lb (61 kg) 06-12-1984 Duke
F 16 Hoffman, Ebony 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 08-27-1982 Southern California
C 42 Lavender, Jantel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 11-12-1988 Ohio State
G 1 Mathies, A'dia 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 03-18-1991 Kentucky
F 30 Ogwumike, Nneka 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 07-02-1990 Stanford
G/F 6 O'Hea, Jenna 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 06-06-1987 Australia
F/C 3 Parker, Candace 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 04-19-1986 Tennessee
G 20 Toliver, Kristi 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 130 lb (59 kg) 01-27-1987 Maryland
Head coach
Carol Ross (Mississippi)
Assistant coaches
Sandy Brondello (Australia)
Bridget Pettis (Florida)
Athletic trainer
Courtney Watson (California)
Strength and conditioning coach
Bruce Deziel (Ohio)

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

Depth

Pos. Starter Bench
C Candace Parker Jantel Lavender
PF Nneka Ogwumike Ebony Hoffman
Farhiya Abdi
SF Alana Beard Marissa Coleman
SG Kristi Toliver Jenna O'Hea
PG Lindsey Harding A'dia Mathies

Season standings

# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB GP
1 z-Minnesota Lynx268.765-34
2 x-Los Angeles Sparks2410.706234
3 x-Phoenix Mercury1915.559734
4 x-Seattle Storm1717.500934
5 e-San Antonio Silver Stars1222.3531434
6 e-Tulsa Shock1123.3241534

Schedule

Preseason

2013 pre-season game log
Total: 02 (Home: 02; Road: 00)
2013 season schedule

Regular season

2013 game log
Total: 2410 (Home: 152; Road: 98)
2013 season schedule

Playoffs

2013 playoff game log
Total: 12 (Home: 02; Road: 10)
2013 season schedule

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

Footnotes

  1. Brittany Chambers was released by the Sparks before the start of the season.
  2. Los Angeles's selection of Alina Iagupova was subsequently voided by the league due to her age, under Article XIII, section 1(d) of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.[1]

References

  1. Kacēns, Jānis (17 April 2013). "Alina Iagupova's WNBA draft selection has been voided". LoveWomensBasketball.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-19. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
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