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2013 Los Angeles Sparks Season
The 2013 WNBA season is the 17th season for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association. Transactions WNBA Draft The following are the Sparks' selections in the 2013 WNBA Draft. Trades Personnel changes Additions Subtractions Roster Depth Season standings Schedule Preseason , - style="background:#fcc;" , 1 , May 12 , Seattle , , Ebony Hoffman (8) , Paola Ferrari (6) , Coleman, O'Hea, & Abdi (2) , Walter Pyramid at Long Beach State1524 , 0–1 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 2 , May 19 , Tulsa , , Kristi Toliver (11) , Candace Parker (7) , Lindsey Harding (4) , SRC Arena1917 , 0–2 Regular season , - style="background:#cfc;" , 1 , May 26 , Seattle , , Kristi Toliver (17) , Jantel Lavender (6) , Lindsey Harding (8) , Staples Center10090 , 1–0 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carol Ross
Carol Ross (born June 11, 1959) is an American college and professional basketball coach. Ross has served as the head women's basketball coach for the University of Florida and the University of Mississippi, and also as the head coach of the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). College playing career Ross accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Mississippi, where she was a four-year starter at guard for coach Van Chancellor's Ole Miss Lady Rebels basketball team from 1978 to 1981. She developed a reputation as a "pesky" and "tenacious" player who still holds the Ole Miss season record for steals (135), and ranks ninth on the Southeastern Conference (SEC) career steals list. She is one of only two Ole Miss players to record more than 1,000 points, 500 assists and 250 steals in a career. She served as team captain during her senior 1980–81 seasons, and was a key contributor to the overall 93–50 record compi ... [...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] |
Lindsey Harding
Lindsey Marcie Harding (born June 12, 1984) is an American professional basketball coach and former player. She serves as player development coach of the Sacramento Kings. Throughout her playing career, Harding played for the Minnesota Lynx, Washington Mystics, Atlanta Dream, Los Angeles Sparks, New York Liberty and Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and has played overseas in Turkey and Russia. She was previously a scout and a player development coach for the Philadelphia 76ers. She was born in Mobile, Alabama, but grew up in Houston, Texas and also holds a Belarusian passport. College career Harding had a standout career at Duke University. As a freshman in 2002–2003 she was named to the All-ACC Freshman Team, averaging 6.2 points, 3.9 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.8 steals and had an ACC-best 2.1 assist/turnover ratio. As a sophomore in 2003–04 she averaged 7.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 2.0 steals and had an ACC-best 2.2 assist/t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenna O'Hea
Jenna O'Hea (born 6 June 1987) is an Australian professional basketball player who currently plays for the Southside Flyers in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). O'Hea is also currently the captain of Australia's national team, the Opals. O'Hea was the captain of the Australian Women's basketball team (Opals) at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The Opals were eliminated after losing to the USA in the quarterfinals. Basketball career Junior Basketball O'Hea played for the Nunawading Spectres at junior level, and represented her home state of Victoria at the U16, U18 and U20 levels. She played for Victoria Metro in the Australian under-16 championships in 2001 and 2002, and at the Australian under-18 Championships in 2003. She also represented Victoria in netball at the U16 Championships in New Zealand. In 2003, O'Hea was awarded a scholarship with the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), earning the Betty Watson Rookie of the Year Award. She had 19 caps with the Australi ... [...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] |
Marissa Coleman
Marissa Coleman (born January 4, 1987) is an American professional basketball player previously played for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Personal life Coleman was born in Portland, Oregon to Tony and Joni Coleman. She has an older sister, LaTonya, and a younger brother, Anthony. Later they moved to Cheltenham, Maryland where Coleman attended high school at St. John's College High School, a co-ed Christian Brother's Catholic school in Washington, DC. High school career Coleman went to high school at St. John's College High School. Coleman was a McDonald's and WBCA All-American, playing in both senior all-star games. She led all scorers with 19 points at the McDonald's game. She was selected East Team Most Valuable Player at the WBCA game. College career Coleman chose the University of Maryland, College Park over the University of Tennessee, the University of Connecticut, the University of Florida, and Duke University. As a freshma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alana Beard
Alana Monique Beard (born May 14, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player. After playing college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils, she was drafted second overall by the Washington Mystics in the 2004 WNBA Draft. She signed on with the Los Angeles Sparks as a free agent in 2012. Beard was the 2017 and 2018 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year. However, she was injured next season, only contributing a few points for the Sparks. Beard announced her retirement from the WNBA on January 23, 2020. Early years Beard was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, on May 14, 1982, to LeRoy and Marie Beard. She played for Southwood High School in Shreveport, Louisiana, where she led her team to four consecutive state titles. The team compiled a record of 144–6 while she was on the team. She scored 2,646 points during her four years, and finished her high school career with 53 consecutive victories. Beard was named a WBCA All-American. She participated in the 2000 WBCA High Sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farhiya Abdi
Farhiya Abdi (born May 31, 1992) is a Somali-Swedish professional basketball player. She has also played overseas since 2016. Career Abdi was born in 1992 in Sweden. Her parents are Somali migrants. Abdi initially played for Frisco Brno in the Czech Republic basketball league. In 2012, she joined the 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 foun ... after being drafted with the first pick of the second round of the 2012 WNBA draft. She was the first Somali to play in the WNBA. Abdi played three seasons in the WNBA, all with the Sparks. She played in one playoff game in her career as part of the 2014 playoffs. She also competed in EuroLeague Women for Perfumerias Avenida Salamanca in 2017-18 and in EuroCup Women for Maccabi Bnot Ashdod in 2016-17 and for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ebony Hoffman
Ebony Vernice Hoffman (born August 27, 1982) is a former professional basketball player and a current assistant coach for the Seattle Storm. She played and won the championship with Fenerbahçe İstanbul in Turkey. She currently plays for Beşiktaş İstanbul in Turkey. She also played for Polisportiva Ares Ribera in Italy and TEO Vilnius in Lithuania, Ramat Hasharon in Israel. Personal life According to a DNA analysis, she descended, mainly, of people from Sierra Leone. High school Hoffman played for Narbonne High School in Harbor City, California, where she was named a WBCA All-American. She participated in the 2000 WBCA High School All-America Game where she scored nine points. College and professional She was selected by the Indiana Fever as the ninth overall pick in the 2004 WNBA Draft. She attended the University of Southern California (USC). In 2008, Hoffman was selected as the WNBA's Most Improved Player. USC statistics Source USA Basketball Hoffman was a me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
