2018 Los Angeles Sparks Roster

Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Team Record: 19-15
Finishing 6th in the WNBA's Western Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost second round

First Round - Defeated Minnesota Lynx 1-0
Second Round - Lost to Washington Mystics 1-0
Coach: Brian Agler (19-15)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 180,910, Avg. 10,642 in 17 home dates
2018 Los Angeles Sparks Statistics

The Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association ended the 2018 season with a record of 19 wins and 15 losses, finishing sixth in the WNBA's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

Candace Parker scored a team-leading 555 points for the Sparks, while Chelsea Gray and Nneka Ogwumike averaged 14 or more per game, too. Candace Parker accounted for 253 rebounds. Chelsea Gray dished out 175 assists for the squad.

On defense, Chelsea Gray added 48 steals.

Brian Agler coached the team. The 2018 Los Angeles Sparks lost in the second round 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
Chelsea GrayGOctober 8, 19925'11"170DukeHayward, CA
Jantel LavenderCNovember 12, 19886'4"185Ohio StateCleveland, OH USA
Nneka OgwumikeFJuly 2, 19906'2"0Stanford
Candace ParkerFApril 19, 19866'4"175TennesseeSt. Louis, MO USA
Cappie PondexterGJanuary 7, 19835'9"160RutgersOceanside, CA USA
Karlie SamuelsonGMay 10, 19956'0"0StanfordFullerton, CA
Odyssey SimsGJuly 13, 19925'8"160Baylor
Maria VadeevaCJuly 16, 19986'4"0RussiaMoscow, Russia
Sydney WieseGJune 16, 19956'0"0Oregon StatePhoenix, AZ
Riquna WilliamsGMay 28, 19905'7"165MiamiPahokee, FL USA


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