2010 Los Angeles Sparks season

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

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

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
SG 24 United States Ferdinand-Harris, Marie 5' 9" (1.75m) 153 lb (69kg) LSU
SG 22 United States Lennox, Betty Injured 5' 8" (1.73m) 143 lb (65kg) Louisiana Tech
SF 8 United States Milton-Jones, DeLisha 6' 1" (1.85m) 185 lb (84kg) Florida
F 15 Democratic Republic of the Congo Mokango, Chanel 6' 5" (1.96m) – Mississippi State
F 3 United States Parker, Candace Injured 6' 4" (1.93m) 175 lb (79kg) Tennessee
PG 21 Portugal Penicheiro, Ticha 5' 11" (1.8m) 146 lb (66kg) Old Dominion
PG 45 United States Quinn, Noelle 6' 0" (1.83m) 175 lb (79kg) UCLA
G 10 United States Riley, Andrea 5' 5" (1.65m) 136 lb (62kg) Oklahoma State
G 7 United States Toliver, Kristi 5' 7" (1.7m) 130 lb (59kg) Maryland
F 32 United States Thompson, Tina 6' 2" (1.88m) 178 lb (81kg) USC
F 14 United States Wisdom-Hylton, Lindsay 6' 2" (1.88m) 186 lb (84kg) 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 x286.824–17–011–620–2
Phoenix Mercury x1519.44113.09–86–1113–9
San Antonio Silver Stars x1420.41214.08–96–1111–11
Los Angeles Sparks x1321.38215.08–95–1210–12
Minnesota Lynx o1321.38215.07–106–118–14
Tulsa Shock o628.17622.04–132–154–18

Schedule

Preseason
2010 Game Log: Preseason
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1May 110:00pmChina National Team78-58Junaid (15)Mohammed (12)Penicheiro (7)Viejas Arena
3,874		1-0
2May 83:30pmSan Antonio77-86Ferdinand-Harris (13)3 players (5)Bobbitt, Quinn (4)Walter Pyramid
1,521		1-1

Regular season
2010 Game Log: Regular Season
May
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1May 152:00pm@ PhoenixESPN277-78Parker (24)Parker (12)Riley (4)US Airways Center
14,772		0-1
2May 169:00pm@ SeattleKONG67-81Thompson (19)Parker (11)Penicheiro (6)KeyArena
9,686		0-2
3May 228:00pm@ San AntonioNBATV
FS-SW		81-88Milton-Jones (20)Parker, Thompson (10)Milton-Jones (6)AT&T Center
7,862		0-3
4May 2810:30pmWashingtonPRIME81-75Parker (30)Parker (10)Parker (5)STAPLES Center
13,154		1-3
5May 308:00pmAtlanta82-101Parker (32)Parker (12)Penicheiro (6)STAPLES Center
8,404		1-4
June
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
6June 410:00pm@ Phoenix89-90Parker (26)Parker (12)Penicheiro (10)US Airways Center
6,485		1-5
7June 511:00pmSeattleNBATV
FS-W		75-79Parker (24)Parker (8)Lennox, Parker (4)Home Depot Center
6,026		1-6
8June 810:30pmPhoenixPRIME92-91Parker (22)Parker (12)Quinn (7)STAPLES Center
7,993		2-6
9June 1110:00pm@ SeattleKONG60-82Parker (13)Parker (7)4 players (2)KeyArena
7,286		2-7
10June 133:00pmMinnesota88-84Milton-Jones (22)Parker (7)Penicheiro (5)STAPLES Center
7,005		3-7
11June 1810:30pmConnecticut75-78Thompson (24)Milton-Jones, Quinn (6)Penicheiro (8)STAPLES Center
8,852		3-8
12June 247:00pm@ WashingtonCSN-MA53-68Toliver (11)Quinn (7)Penicheiro (6)Verizon Center
8,160		3-9
13June 273:00pm@ AtlantaNBATV
SSO		81-89Milton-Jones, Toliver (19)Milton-Jones (11)Penicheiro (10)Philips Arena
7,855		3-10
14June 2910:30pmNew YorkNBATV
PRIME		68-80Quinn (24)Thompson (6)Ferdinand-Harris, Quinn (4)STAPLES Center
8,602		3-11
July
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
15July 110:30pmSan Antonio73-63Thompson (24)Thompson (10)Penicheiro (4)STAPLES Center
7,803		4-11
16July 35:00pmSeattleESPN262-75Toliver (18)Thompson, Wisdom-Hylton (10)Penicheiro (5)STAPLES Center
9,319		4-12
17July 610:00pmPhoenixESPN289-98Milton-Jones (20)Milton-Jones (8)Milton-Jones (6)STAPLES Center
8,336		4-13
18July 137:00pm@ TulsaESPN287-71Thompson (24)Penicheiro (7)Penicheiro (9)BOK Center
7,073		5-13
19July 168:30pm@ ChicagoCN10068-80Milton-Jones (21)Quinn (6)Penicheiro (9)Allstate Arena
4,841		5-14
20July 183:00pm@ San Antonio73-83Thompson (23)Thompson (8)Penicheiro, Quinn (6)AT&T Center
6,542		5-15
21July 203:00pmTulsa86-83 (OT)Milton-Jones (23)Penicheiro (7)Penicheiro (13)STAPLES Center
14,413		6-15
22July 227:00pm@ IndianaESPN257-76Thompson (19)Milton-Jones, Thompson (8)Penicheiro (6)Conseco Fieldhouse
7,898		6-16
23July 247:00pm@ Connecticut89-80Milton-Jones (20)Penicheiro, Quinn (7)Milton-Jones, Penicheiro (7)Mohegan Sun Arena
8,097		7-16
24July 278:00pm@ Minnesota71-58Thompson (24)Milton-Jones, Quinn, Thompson (8)Penicheiro (9)Target Center
6,215		8-16
25July 307:30pm@ New York79-88Thompson (18)Wisdom-Hylton (6)Penicheiro (7)Madison Square Garden
14,307		8-17
August
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
26August 410:30pmChicagoNBATV
CN100		82-77Milton-Jones (22)Wisdom-Hylton (13)Penicheiro (15)STAPLES Center
9,732		9-17
27August 610:30pmTulsa77-70Milton-Jones (23)Milton-Jones, Penicheiro, Quinn (7)Penicheiro (13)STAPLES Center
8,962		10-17
28August 88:00pmSan AntonioNBATV
FS-W
FSSW		83-92Thompson (23)Penicheiro (9)Penicheiro (8)STAPLES Center
9,793		10-18
29August 1010:00pmIndianaESPN276-82Thompson (21)Thompson (13)Riley (6)STAPLES Center
10,586		10-19
30August 128:00pm@ Minnesota78-77Milton-Jones (21)Thompson (8)Penicheiro (10)Target Center
7,867		11-19
31August 148:00pm@ TulsaCOX92-87Thompson (24)Thompson (11)Penicheiro (9)BOK Center
5,719		12-19
32August 1710:30pmPhoenixNBATV
PRIME		84-90Thompson (33)Penicheiro (9)Penicheiro (11)STAPLES Center
8,817		12-20
33August 2010:30pmMinnesota98-91Thompson (26)Thompson (9)Penicheiro (12)STAPLES Center
13,154		13-20
34August 2111:00pm@ SeattleESPN275-76Thompson (20)Milton-Jones (9)Penicheiro (8)KeyArena
9,686		13-21
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess

Postseason
2010 Game Log: Postseason
Western Conference Semifinals
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceSeries
1August 2511:00pm@ SeattleESPN266-79Ferdinand-Harris (18)Milton-Jones (8)Toliver (5)KeyArena
10,589		0-1
2August 283:00pmSeattleESPN266-81Thompson (18)Milton-Jones (9)Thompson (5)STAPLES Center
8,326		0-2

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 302424.3.409.292.8392.71.20.870.178.9
Betty Lennox 11011.6.391.361.8331.71.50.180.004.9
Delisha Milton-Jones 343432.2.470.317.8664.72.51.090.6515.4
Chanel Mokango 2103.4.176.000.7500.60.00.100.480.4
Candace Parker 101033.5.500.250.73210.12.21.002.2020.6
Ticha Penicheiro 323026.3.410.111.8194.06.91.340.064.9
Noelle Quinn 343432.5.443.402.7764.02.81.030.3210.2
Andrea Riley 2907.7.303.294.8380.81.00.480.033.4
Tiffany Stansbury 502.8.333.000.5000.00.00.200.000.6
Kristi Toliver 34420.7.438.349.8152.21.30.530.068.6
Tina Thompson 333333.2.446.352.8726.21.81.150.7316.6
Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton 32115.1.500.000.7063.40.40.560.754.5

Postseason
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Marie Ferdinand-Harris 2232.5.391.4291.0002.00.51.500.0012.5
Delisha Milton-Jones 2235.5.3601.000.5008.51.00.500.5010.5
Ticha Penicheiro 2229.5.455.0001.0002.52.52.500.006.0
Noelle Quinn 2234.0.368.5001.0004.00.51.000.009.5
Andrea Riley 102.0.000.000.0001.00.00.000.000.0
Kristi Toliver 2022.5.545.6001.0000.04.00.500.008.0
Tina Thompson 2239.0.333.2861.0006.03.01.502.0017.0
Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton 206.0.667.000.5002.50.00.000.002.5

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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