2017 Los Angeles Sparks season

The 2017 WNBA season is the 21st season for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association. The Sparks are the defending WNBA champions. The season tipped off on May 13. The Sparks finished 26–8 with the number 2 seed in the league and advanced all the way to the Finals for the second season in a row, setting up a rematch with the Minnesota Lynx, but would lose this time in 5 games, failing to win back-to-back championships.

2017 Los Angeles Sparks season
CoachBrian Agler
ArenaStaples Center
Attendance10,687 per game
Results
Record26–8 (.765)
Place2nd (Western)
Playoff finishLost WNBA Finals 3–2 (Minnesota)
Team Leaders
PointsNneka Ogwumike 18.8 ppg
ReboundsCandace Parker 8.4 rpg
AssistsChelsea Gray 4.4 apg
Media
TelevisionSpectrum SportsNet
ESPN2, NBATV

Transactions

WNBA Draft
See also: 2017 WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 11 Sydney Wiese  United States Oregon State
3 35 Saicha Grant-Allen  Canada Dayton

Roster
Los Angeles Sparks roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G/F 0 Beard, Alana 5' 11" (1.8m) 160 lb (73kg) 05-14-1982 Duke 11
G 1 Sims, Odyssey 5' 8" (1.73m) 160 lb (73kg) 07-13-1992 Baylor 3
G 2 Williams, Riquna 5' 7" (1.7m) 154 lb (70kg) 05-28-1990 Miami (FL) 4
F 3 Parker, Candace 6' 4" (1.93m) 175 lb (79kg) 04-19-1986 Tennessee 9
C 7 Gruda, Sandrine 6' 4" (1.93m) 185 lb (84kg) 06-25-1987 France 5
G 12 Gray, Chelsea 5' 11" (1.8m) 170 lb (77kg) 10-08-1992 Duke 2
F 17 Carson, Essence 6' 0" (1.83m) 163 lb (74kg) 07-28-1986 Rutgers 9
G 24 Wiese, Sydney 6' 0" (1.83m) – 06-16-1995 Oregon State R
F/C 26 Diarra, Maimouna 6' 6" (1.98m) – 01-30-1991 Senegal R
F/C 30 Ogwumike, Nneka 6' 2" (1.88m) 174 lb (79kg) 07-02-1990 Stanford 5
F 33 Jackson, Tiffany 6' 3" (1.91m) 185 lb (84kg) 04-26-1985 Texas 8
C 42 Lavender, Jantel 6' 4" (1.93m) 185 lb (84kg) 11-12-1988 Ohio State 6



East: ATL • CHI • CON • IND • NY • WAS | West: DAL • LV • LA • MIN • PHO • SEA
Head coach
Brian Agler (Wittenberg)
Assistant coaches
Tonya Edwards (Tennessee)
Bobbie Kelsey (Stanford)
Athletic trainer
Courtney Watson (California)
Strength and conditioning coach
Kelly Dormandy (Springfield College)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

WNBA roster page

Game log

Preseason
2017 pre-season game log
May: 1–2 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–2)
2017 pre-season schedule

Regular season
2017 game log
Total: 26–8 (Home: 16–1; Road: 10–7)
May: 3–2 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–2)
June : 8–1 (Home: 4–0; Road: 4–1)
July : 6–3 (Home: 5–1; Road: 1–2)
August : 4–2 (Home: 1–0; Road: 3–2)
September : 2–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–0)
2017 season schedule

Playoffs
2017 playoff game log
Total: 5–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 2–2)
WNBA Semifinals: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 September 12 Phoenix W 79–66 Ogwumike (19) Ogwumike (9) Gray (6) Staples Center
7,963		 1–0
2 September 14 Phoenix W 86–72 Parker (24) Parker (13) Tied (6) Walter Pyramid
4,023		 2–0
3 September 17 Phoenix W 89–87 Sims (22) Ogwumike (12) Parker (11) Talking Stick Resort Arena
12,043		 3–0
WNBA Finals: 2–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–2)
2017 playoff schedule

Standings
# Western Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
1 Minnesota Lynx - (1)277.794–15–212–513–3
2 Los Angeles Sparks - (2)268.765116–110–712–4
3 Phoenix Mercury - (5)1816.52999–89–87–9
4 Dallas Wings - (7)1618.4711110–76–117–9
5 Seattle Storm - (8)1519.4411210–75–128–8
6 San Antonio Stars - e826.235196–112–151–15

Playoffs
 
First round:
Single elimination
(Sept. 6)		Second round:
Single elimination
(Sept. 10)		Semifinals:
Best-of-five
(Sept. 12 – Sept. 17)		WNBA Finals:
Best-of-five
(Sept. 24 – Oct. 4)
 
              
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2
Los Angeles Sparks		3
 
 
5
Phoenix Mercury		0
 
 
 
 
 
4
Connecticut Sun		83
 
 
 
5
Phoenix Mercury		88
 
5
Phoenix Mercury		79
 
 
 
8
Seattle Storm		69
 
1
Minnesota Lynx		3
 
 
 
2
Los Angeles Sparks		2
 
6
Washington Mystics		86
 
 
 
7
Dallas Wings		76
 
3
New York Liberty		68
 
 
6
Washington Mystics		82
 
 
 
 
 
1
Minnesota Lynx		3
 
 
6
Washington Mystics		0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Note: Teams re-seeded after second round and semi-finals.

Semifinals
Team123
1
Minnesota Lynx		1019381
6
Washington Mystics		818370
Team123
2
Los Angeles Sparks		798689
5
Phoenix Mercury		667287
WNBA Finals
Team12345
1
Minnesota Lynx		8470648085
2
Los Angeles Sparks		8568756976

Awards and honors
Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Candice Parker Player of the Week June 19, 2017 [2]
Brian Agler Coach of the Month - June July 5, 2017 [3]
Candice Parker Player of the Week July 31, 2017 [4]
Candice Parker Player of the Week August 28, 2017 [5]
Candice Parker Player of the Month August 2017 [6]
Alana Beard WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award September 12, 2017 [7]

References
  1. "Transactions".
  2. "Connecticut's Jones and Los Angeles' Parker Named WNBA Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. June 19, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
  3. "Los Angeles' Brian Agler Named WNBA Coach of the Month". wnba.com. WNBA. July 5, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
  4. "Candace Parker, Tina Charles Named WNBA Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. July 31, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
  5. "New York's Charles, Los Angeles' Parker Named WNBA Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. August 28, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  6. "New York's Charles, Los Angeles' Parker Named WNBA Players of the Month". wnba.com. WNBA. September 6, 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
  7. "Los Angeles' Alana Beard Named 2017 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year". wnba.com. WNBA. September 12, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
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