2012 Los Angeles Sparks season

March 2026 February 2024 August 2023 Los Angeles Sparks 2012 24 10 Western 2 Carol Ross Staples Center Lost in Conference Finals KDOC, TWC101ESPN2, NBATV 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.https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/washington-mystics-trade-marissa-coleman-to-los-angeles-sparks-for-noelle-quinn/2012/02/01/gIQAvLmZiQ_story.html Washington Mystics trade Marissa Coleman to Los Angeles Sparks for Noelle Quinn Gene Wang The Washington Post February 1, 2012 February 21, 2024 February 8: The Sparks signed Alana Beard.https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-sparks-sign-4-time-wnba-all-star-alana-beard-2012feb08-story.html Sparks sign 4-time WNBA All-Star Alana Beard The San Diego Union-Tribune February 8, 2012 February 21, 2024 February 23: The Sparks traded Natasha Lacy and LaToya Pringle to the Washington Mystics in exchange for Nicky Anosike.https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/mystics-trade-nicky-anosike-to-los-angeles-for-two-role-players/2012/02/23/gIQAzjNvVR_story.html Mystics trade Nicky Anosike to Los Angeles for two role players Mark Giannotto The Washington Post February 23, 2012 February 21, 2024 February 23: The Sparks signed Sharnee Zoll. March 9: The Sparks signed Ashley Shields.https://www.si.com/more-sports/2012/03/09/sparks-sign-ashley-shields L.A. Sparks sign Ashley Shields to training camp contract Sports Illustrated March 9, 2012 February 21, 2024 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.https://www.dailynews.com/2012/04/25/parker-agrees-to-multi-year-extension-with-sparks/ Parker agrees to multi-year extension with Sparks Los Angeles Daily News April 25, 2012 February 21, 2024 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.https://www.espn.com/los-angeles/story/_/id/8124345/los-angeles-sparks-waive-guard-coco-miller Sparks waive Coco Miller ESPN July 2, 2012 February 21, 2024 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 52% 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 LAS Schedule Preseason y background:#5c2f83; color:#FFC322 2012 Game Log: Preseason (May) Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- 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 background:#5c2f83; color:#FFC322 2012 Game Log: Regular Season y background:#FFC322; color:#008080 May (4–1) Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- 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 |- y background:#FFC322; color:#008080 June (6-5) Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- 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 |- y background:#FFC322; color:#008080 July (5–0) Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- 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 |- y background:#FFC322; color:#008080 August (4–1) Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- | 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 |- y background:#FFC322; color:#008080 September (5–3) Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record |- 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 background:#5c2f83; color:#FFC322 2012 Game Log: Postseason y background:#FFC322; color:#008080 Western Conference Semifinals Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series |- 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 |- y background:#FFC322; color:#008080 Western Conference Finals Game Date Time (ET) Opponent TV Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series |- 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 February 2013 References External links Category:Los Angeles Sparks seasons Los Angeles Los Angeles Sparks