2017 Los Angeles Sparks Roster

Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Team Record: 26-8
Finishing 2nd in the WNBA's Western Conference
Postseason: 5-3 Lost Championship

Semifinals - Defeated Phoenix Mercury 3-0
Finals - Lost to Minnesota Lynx 3-2
Coach: Brian Agler (26-8)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 192,957, Avg. 11,350 in 17 home dates
2017 Los Angeles Sparks Statistics

The Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association ended the 2017 season with a record of 26 wins and 8 losses, finishing second in the WNBA's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 5-3.

Nneka Ogwumike scored a team-leading 640 points for the Sparks, while Candace Parker netted 15 or more per game also. Candace Parker accounted for 277 rebounds. Chelsea Gray dished out 151 assists for the squad.

Defensively, Alana Beard added 71 steals, and Candace Parker swatted 55 opponent shot attempts.

Brian Agler coached the team. The 2017 Los Angeles Sparks lost in the Championship of the playoffs.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Alana BeardG-FMay 14, 19825'11"160Duke
Essence CarsonG-FJuly 28, 19866'0"165Rutgers
Maimouna DiarraCJanuary 30, 19916'6"198
Chelsea GrayGOctober 8, 19925'11"170DukeHayward, CA
Sandrine GrudaF-CJune 25, 19876'4"185Cannes, FRA
Ify IbekweFOctober 5, 19896'2"148ArizonaCarson, CA USA
Tiffany Jackson-JonesFApril 26, 19856'3"185Texas
Jantel LavenderCNovember 12, 19886'4"185Ohio StateCleveland, OH USA
Nneka OgwumikeFJuly 2, 19906'2"0Stanford
Candace ParkerFApril 19, 19866'4"175TennesseeSt. Louis, MO USA
Odyssey SimsGJuly 13, 19925'8"160Baylor
Sydney WieseGJune 16, 19956'0"0Oregon StatePhoenix, AZ
Riquna WilliamsGMay 28, 19905'7"165MiamiPahokee, FL USA


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