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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. 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. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Gillom
Jennifer "Grandmama" Gillom (born June 13, 1964) is an American former Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) basketball player who played for the Phoenix Mercury from 1997 to 2002, before finishing her playing career with the Los Angeles Sparks in 2003. Gillom is also a former Sparks head coach, also coached the Minnesota Lynx, and was, until 2015, an assistant coach of the Connecticut Sun. Born in Abbeville, Mississippi, Gillom played college basketball at the University of Mississippi and helped the United States Basketball Team to a gold medal in women's basketball in the 1988 Summer Olympics. Gillom signed with the Mercury in 1996 where she was All-WNBA in 1998 and won the Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award in her final season. Gillom is the head coach of the Xavier College Preparatory High School basketball team in Phoenix, Arizona in 2004. Starting in the 2008 season, Gillom served as an assistant coach for the Minnesota Lynx. In June 2009, she was named head coach of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles Sparks
The Los Angeles Sparks (LA Sparks) are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Sparks compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began. Like some other WNBA teams, the Sparks have the distinction of not being affiliated with an NBA counterpart, even though the market is shared with the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers. As of 2020, the Sparks are the most recent franchise to win back-to-back titles. Lakers owner Jerry Buss owned the Sparks from 1997 to 2006 when Williams Group Holdings purchased the team. It was previously the sister team of the Los Angeles Lakers. As of 2014, the Sparks are owned by Sparks LA Sports, LLC. The Sparks have qualified for the WNBA Playoffs in twenty of their twenty-four years in Los Angeles, more than any other team in the league. The franchise has been home to many high-q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candace Parker
Candace Nicole Parker (born April 19, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was selected as the first overall pick in the 2008 WNBA draft by the Los Angeles Sparks. A versatile player, Parker mainly plays the forward and center positions. In high school, Parker won the 2003 and 2004 Gatorade National Girls Basketball Player of the Year awards, becoming just the second junior and the only woman to receive the award twice. As a college player for Tennessee, she led the team to two consecutive national championships ( 2007, 2008), was named the Final Four's most outstanding player in both occasions, and was a two-time consensus national player of the year. As a redshirt freshman, she became the first woman to dunk in an NCAA tournament game and the first woman to dunk twice in a college game. After being selected in the WNBA Draft, Parker signed long-term endorsement deals with Adidas an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shannon Bobbitt
Shannon Denise Bobbitt ''wnba.com'', accessed . (born December 6, 1985) is an American professional basketball player, most recently for the WNBA's . One of eight children and a native of , New Yorker Bobbitt honed her basketball skills on the neighborhood project courts of . Following a stellar college career in which 5'2" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanessa Hayden (basketball)
Vanessa L'asonya Hayden-Johnson (born June 5, 1982), née Vanessa L'asonya Hayden, is an American former college and professional basketball player who was a center in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) for five seasons in the 2000s. Hayden played college basketball for the University of Florida, and she played professionally for the Minnesota Lynx and Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA. Early years Hayden was born in Orlando, Florida. She attended William R. Boone High School in Orlando, and played high school basketball for the Boone Braves. College career Hayden accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where she played for the Florida Gators women's basketball team from 2000 to 2004. As a senior in 2004, she was a first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection, SEC Defensive Player of the year, and a second-team All-American. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2004. Florida statistics S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Leslie
Lisa Deshaun Leslie (born July 7, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player. She is currently the head coach for Triplets in the BIG3 professional basketball league, as well as a studio analyst for Orlando Magic broadcasts on Fox Sports Florida. Leslie played in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She is a three-time WNBA MVP and a four-time Olympic gold medal winner. The number-seven pick in the 1997 inaugural WNBA draft, she followed her career at the University of Southern California with eight WNBA All-Star selections and two WNBA championships over the course of 11 seasons with the Los Angeles Sparks, before retiring in 2009. Leslie was the first player to dunk in a WNBA game. In 2011, she was voted in by fans as one of the Top 15 players in WNBA history. All throughout her WNBA career, Leslie also played for USA Basketball in international competition, winning four Olympic gold medals (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008) and two FIBA World Championsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chanel Mokango
Chanel Modiri Mokango (born October 13, 1988) is a Congolese professional basketball player who plays for Dexia Namur in Belgium and the Tulsa Shock in the WNBA. She was selected 9th in the 2010 WNBA draft by the Atlanta Dream and spent a portion of the 2010 WNBA season playing for the Los Angeles Sparks. At the collegiate level she was a stand out player for the Mississippi State Bulldogs helping to lead that team to the second round of the NCAA Division I tournament in 2009 and the third round (sweet 16) in 2010. Mississippi State statistics Source References External links Player profileMossissippi State bio 1988 births Living people Atlanta Dream draft picks Democratic Republic of the Congo women's basketball players Los Angeles Sparks players Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball players Power forwards Southeastern Illinois Falcons women's basketball players Basketball players from Kinshasa 21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo people [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free Agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player who is eligible to sign with other clubs or franchises; i.e., not under contract to any specific team. The term is also used in reference to a player who is under contract at present but who is allowed to solicit offers from other teams. In some circumstances, the free agent's options are limited by league rules. Types Terms Unrestricted free agent Unrestricted free agents are players without a team. They have either been released from their club, had the term of their contract expire without a renewal, or were not chosen in a league's draft of amateur players. These people, generally speaking, are free to entertain offers from all other teams in the player's most recent league and elsewhere and to decide with whom to sign a contract. Players who have been bought out of league standard contracts may have restrictions within that league, such as not being able to sign with the buy-out club for a period of time in the NHL, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiffany Stansbury
Tiffany Stansbury (born January 16, 1983, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA. The daughter of former NBA player Terence Stansbury, Tiffany Stansbury attended college at NC State and graduated in 2006. Following her collegiate career, she was selected 29th overall in the 2006 WNBA draft by the Houston Comets. Stansbury spent the 2006 WNBA season with the Los Angeles Sparks, appearing in 4 games. A late pre-season cut by the Sparks in 2007, Stansbury signed with Minnesota on May 25. In 30 games with the Lynx, Stansbury averaged 4.3 points and 4.3 rebounds per game. Tiffany Stansbury also played 10 seasons in Europe (France, Italy, and Czech Republic) and Asia (Turkey). Stansbury is married to Margot (Tracy) Stansbury WNBA career statistics Regular season , - , align="left" , 2006 , align="left" , Los Angeles , 4 , , 0 , , 5.5 , , .375 , , .000 , , .000 , , 1.8 , , 0.5 , , 0.3 , , 0.5 , , 0.5 , , 1.5 , - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristi Toliver
Kristi Renee Toliver (born January 27, 1987) is an American-Slovak professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and an NBA assistant coach with the Dallas Mavericks. During her rookie season in the WNBA, Toliver signed an endorsement deal with Nike. Early life and career Toliver was born in Harrisonburg, Virginia to George Toliver and Peggy Toliver. Her father is a former NBA referee. Kristi graduated from Harrisonburg High School in 2005. During her high school career, Toliver was named a McDonald's All-American, Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-American, Parade All-American, EA Sports All-American, and USA Today All-USA Basketball Team member. She was also the Virginia State Gatorade Player of the Year and Virginia Ms. Basketball. She participated in the 2005 WBCA High School All-America Game and 2005 McDonald's All-American Game. College career A standout player from the University of Marylan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago Sky
The Chicago Sky are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago. The Sky compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member club of the league's Eastern Conference. The franchise was founded prior to the 2006 season. The Sky experienced a period of success from 2013 to 2016, making four playoff appearances and playing in the 2014 WNBA Finals. They experienced a second period of success starting in 2019 and won their first championship in the 2021 WNBA Finals. The team is owned by Michael J. Alter (principal owner) and Margaret Stender (minority owner). Unlike many other WNBA teams, it is not affiliated with a National Basketball Association (NBA) counterpart, although the Chicago Bulls play in the same market. Franchise history Franchise origin In February 2005, NBA Commissioner David Stern announced that Chicago had been awarded a new WNBA franchise, temporarily named ''WNBA Chicago''. On May 27, 2005, former NBA player and coach Dave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
