2015 Los Angeles Sparks season

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{{WNBA season

| team = Los Angeles Sparks

| year = 2015

| attendance =

| wins = 14

| losses = 20

| conf = Western

| conf_place = 4th

| coach = Brian Agler

| arena = Staples Center

| points =

| rebounds =

| assists =

| playoffs = Lost in Conference Semifinals

| television = Time Warner Cable SportsNet
ESPN2, NBATV

}}

The 2015 Los Angeles Sparks season was the franchise's 19th season in the Women's National Basketball Association, and the first full season under head coach Brian Agler.

The season began on June 6.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/wnba/team/_/name/la/los-angeles-sparks |title=Los Angeles Sparks WNBA Basketball - Sparks News, Scores, Videos - College Basketball - ESPN|publisher=ESPN|access-date=2015-01-10}}

Transactions

=WNBA draft=

{{see also|2015 WNBA draft}}

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! style="background:#5c2f83; color:#FFC322;" width="2%"| Round

! style="background:#5c2f83; color:#FFC322;" width="5%"| Pick

! style="background:#5c2f83; color:#FFC322;" width="10%"| Player

! style="background:#5c2f83; color:#FFC322;" width="10%"| Nationality

! style="background:#5c2f83; color:#FFC322;" width="10%"| School/Team/Country

1

| 7

| Crystal Bradford

| rowspan=3 | {{USA}}

| Central Michigan

2

| 14 (through Sea.)

| Cierra Burdick

| Tennessee

3

| 31

| Andrea Hoover

| Dayton

=Trades/Roster Changes=

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! style="background:#5c2f83;color:#FFC322;" width=125"|Date

! style="background:#5c2f83;color:#FFC322;" colspan=2|Transaction

February 11

| Signed Erin Phillips{{Cite web|url=http://www.wnba.com/sparks/sparks_sign_erinphillips_2015_02_11.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214033409/http://www.wnba.com/sparks/sparks_sign_erinphillips_2015_02_11.html|url-status=dead|title=Sparks Sign Two–Time WNBA Champion Erin Phillips|archive-date=14 February 2015 | date = 11 February 2015 | publisher = Los Angeles Sparks | access-date = 25 March 2020}}

February 26

| Signed Alana Beard{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/wnba/2015/02/26/veteran-alana-beard-re-signs-with-los-angeles-sparks/24086971/|title=Veteran Alana Beard re-signs with Los Angeles Sparks|website=USA Today }}

March 18

| Signed Jantel Lavender{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/wnba/2015/03/18/la-sparks-re-sign-center-jantel-lavender/24983869/|title=LA Sparks re-sign center Jantel Lavender|website=USA TODAY}}

March 23

| Signed Temeka Johnson{{cite web|url=https://www.swishappeal.com/2015/3/23/8280353/temeka-johnson-los-angeles-sparks-wnba-free-agent-signing-2015|title=Temeka Johnson signs with the Los Angeles Sparks|website=swishappeal.com|publisher=SB Nation|first=Albert|last=Lee|date=March 23, 2015|access-date=June 23, 2025}}

Roster

Source:{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/teams/LAS/2015.html|title=2015 Los Angeles Sparks Stats|website=basketball-reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=June 23, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://basketball.usbasket.com/team/Los-Angeles-Sparks/7460/Roster/2015?Women=1|title=Los Angeles Sparks Roster 2015|website=basketball.usbasket.com|publisher=USBasket|access-date=June 23, 2025}}

{{sports roster

| team=Los Angeles Sparks

| season = 2015

| style = WNBA

| players =

{{sports roster/entry | num = 13 | first = Farhiya | last = Abdi | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 180 | DOB = 05-31-1992 | from = Sweden | nat = SWE | yrs = 2}}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 0 | first = Alana | last = Beard | pos = G/F | ft = 5 | in = 11 | lbs = 160 | DOB = 05-14-1982 | college = Duke | nat = USA | yrs = 9 }}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 15 | first = Crystal | last = Bradford | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 0 | lbs = 170 | DOB = 11-01-1993 | college = Central Michigan | nat = USA | yrs = R }}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 23 | first = Ana | last = Dabovic | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 0 | lbs = 157 | DOB = 08-18-1989 | from = Serbia | nat = SER | yrs = R }}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 5 | first = Jennifer | last = Hamson | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 210 | DOB = 01-23-1992 | college = BYU | nat = USA | yrs = R }}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 2 | first = Temeka | last = Johnson | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 3 | lbs = 142 | DOB = 09-6-1982 | college = LSU | nat = USA | yrs = 10 }}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 42 | first = Jantel | last = Lavender | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 185 | DOB = 11-12-1988 | college = Ohio State | nat = USA | yrs = 4 }}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 30 | first = Nneka | last = Ogwumike | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 188 | DOB = 07-02-1990 | college = Stanford | nat = USA | yrs = 3 }}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 3 | first = Candace | last = Parker | pos = F/C | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 175 | DOB = 04-19-1986 | college = Tennessee | nat = USA | yrs = 7 }}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 31 | first = Erin | last = Phillips | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 8 | lbs = 165 | DOB = 05-19-1985 | from = Australia | nat = AUS | yrs = 7 }}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 22 | first = Michelle | last = Snow | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 145 | DOB = 03-20-1980 | college = Tennessee | nat = USA | yrs = 12 }}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 20 | first = Kristi | last = Toliver | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 7 | lbs = 130 | DOB = 01-27-1987 | college = Maryland | nat = USA | yrs = 6 }}

| head_coach =

{{sports roster/entry|nat=USA| first = Brian | last = Agler| college = Wittenberg}}

| asst_coach =

{{sports roster/entry|nat=USA| first = Curt | last = Miller | college = Baldwin Wallace University }}

{{sports roster/entry|nat=USA| first = Amber | last = Stocks | college = Cincinnati }}

| ath_train =

{{sports roster/entry|nat=USA| first = Courtney | last = Watson | nolink = 1| college = California}}

| str_cond =

{{sports roster/entry|nat=USA| first = Kelly | last = Dormandy | nolink = 1| college = Springfield}}

}}

Game Log

=Preseason=

{{WNBA game log start|Los Angeles Sparks|pre-season=yes|end_year=2015}}

{{WNBA game log section|Los Angeles Sparks|May|first=yes

| home_wins = 0

| home_losses = 0

| road_wins = 2

| road_losses = 0

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|- style="background:#bbffbb;"

| 1

| May 27

| vs. Chicago

| [https://www.wnba.com/game/1011500008/LAS-vs-CHI W 76–67]

| Nneka Ogwumike (15)

| Lavender, Ogwumike (10)

| Erin Phillips (8)

| Mohegan Sun Arena
3,947

| 1–0

|- style="background:#bbffbb;"

| 2

| May 28

| @ Connecticut

| [https://www.wnba.com/game/1011500011/LAS-vs-CON W 64–57]

| Nneka Ogwumike (14)

| Jantel Lavender (10)

| Erin Phillips (7)

| Mohegan Sun Arena
4,006

| 2–0

{{WNBA game log end|LAS|pre-season=yes|end_year=2015}}

=Regular season=

{{WNBA game log start|Los Angeles Sparks|end_year=2015|record=Total: 14–20 (Home: 9–8; Road: 5–12)}}

{{WNBA game log section|Los Angeles Sparks|June|first=yes

| home_wins = 0

| home_losses = 3

| road_wins = 0

| road_losses = 4

}}

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 1

| June 6

| @ Seattle

| [https://www.wnba.com/game/1021500009/LAS-vs-SEA L 61–86]

| Alana Beard (20)

| Jantel Lavender (12)

| Erin Phillips (5)

| KeyArena
9,686

| 0–1

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 2

| June 14

| Seattle

| [https://www.wnba.com/game/1021500023/SEA-vs-LAS L 54–60]

| Jantel Lavender (12)

| Jantel Lavender (9)

| Erin Phillips (5)

| Staples Center
12,148

| 0–2

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 3

| June 16

| Minnesota

| [https://www.wnba.com/game/1021500028/MIN-vs-LAS L 52–67]

| Jantel Lavender (12)

| Jantel Lavender (13)

| Temeka Johnson (7)

| Staples Center
6,968

| 0–3

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 4

| June 21

| Connecticut

| [https://www.wnba.com/game/1021500037/CON-vs-LAS L 68–76]

| Jantel Lavender (17)

| Jantel Lavender (10)

| Temeka Johnson (10)

| Staples Center
6,875

| 0–4

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 5

| June 23

| @ Washington

| [https://www.wnba.com/game/1021500040/LAS-vs-WAS L 80–84]

| Jantel Lavender (18)

| Jantel Lavender (9)

| Temeka Johnson (10)

| Capital One Arena
7,400

| 0–5

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 6

| June 26

| @ Connecticut

| [https://www.wnba.com/game/1021500044/LAS-vs-CON L 76–80 (OT)]

| Jantel Lavender (22)

| Jantel Lavender (12)

| Temeka Johnson (4)

| Mohegan Sun Arena
5,542

| 0–6

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 7

| June 28

| @ New York

| [https://www.wnba.com/game/1021500050/LAS-vs-NYL L 70–79]

| Kristi Toliver (30)

| Nneka Ogwumike (16)

| Temeka Johnson (6)

| Madison Square Garden
8,926

| 0–7

{{WNBA game log section|Los Angeles Sparks|July

| home_wins = 3

| home_losses = 3

| road_wins = 1

| road_losses = 4

}}

|- style="background:#bbffbb;"

| 8

| June 2

| San Antonio

| [https://www.wnba.com/game/1021500060/SAN-vs-LAS W 86–81]

| Nneka Ogwumike (27)

| Jantel Lavender (10)

| Temeka Johnson (5)

| Staples Center
6,287

| 1–7

|- style="background:#bbffbb;"

| 9

| June 3

| Tulsa

| [https://www.wnba.com/game/1021500062/TUL-vs-LAS W 98–95]

| Kristi Toliver (43)

| Nneka Ogwumike (10)

| Kristi Toliver (9)

| Staples Center
6,358

| 2–7

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 10

| June

| Phoenix

| [https://www.wnba.com/game/1021500064/PHO-vs-LAS L 91–94 (OT)]

| Nneka Ogwumike (26)

| Nneka Ogwumike (19)

| Kristi Toliver (8)

| Staples Center
9,069

| 2–8

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 11

| June 8

| @ San Antonio

| [https://www.wnba.com/game/1021500067/LAS-vs-SAN L 63–70]

| Jantel Lavender (19)

| Nneka Ogwumike (13)

| Kristi Toliver (7)

| Freeman Coliseum
3,100

| 2–9

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 12

| June 11

| @ Tulsa

| [https://www.wnba.com/game/1021500072/LAS-vs-TUL L 67–82]

| Nneka Ogwumike (22)

| Nneka Ogwumike (13)

| Kristi Toliver (6)

| BOK Center
6,144

| 2–10

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 13

| June 15

| @ Seattle

| [https://www.wnba.com/game/1021500081/LAS-vs-SEA L 61–68]

| Nneka Ogwumike (12)

| Nneka Ogwumike (7)

| Temeka Johnson (6)

| KeyArena
9,686

| 2–11

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 14

| June 16

| Atlanta

| [https://www.wnba.com/game/1021500083/ATL-vs-LAS L 72–76]

| Jantel Lavender (20)

| Jantel Lavender (11)

| Kristi Toliver (8)

| Staples Center
14,510

| 2–12

|- style="background:#bbffbb;"

| 15

| June 21

| Phoenix

| [https://www.wnba.com/game/1021500097/PHO-vs-LAS L 65–70]

| Jantel Lavender (19)

| Jantel Lavender (11)

| Dabović, Johnson (4)

| Staples Center
7,146

| 3–12

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 16

| June 22

| New York

| [https://www.wnba.com/game/1021500100/NYL-vs-LAS L 53–59]

| Kristi Toliver (16)

| Nneka Ogwumike (8)

| Erin Phillips (4)

| Staples Center
7,354

| 3–13

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 17

| June 29

| @ Minnesota

| [https://www.wnba.com/game/1021500104/LAS-vs-MIN L 76–82]

| Jantel Lavender (15)

| Jantel Lavender (10)

| Candace Parker (9)

| Target Center
8,913

| 3–14

|- style="background:#bbffbb;"

| 18

| June 31

| @ Chicago

| [https://www.wnba.com/game/1021500110/LAS-vs-CHI W 88–77]

| Candace Parker (31)

| Candace Parker (9)

| Johnson, Parker (4)

| Allstate Arena
7,014

| 4–14

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=Playoffs=

{{WNBA game log start|Los Angeles Sparks|playoffs=yes|end_year=2015}}

{{WNBA game log section|Los Angeles Sparks|Conference Semifinals vs.Minnesota Lynx
Lost Series: 1–2|playoffs=yes|first=yes|show=no}}

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Standings

{{2015 WNBA Western Conference standings|team=LAS}}

Playoffs

{{See also|2015 WNBA Playoffs}}

{{#section-h:2015 WNBA Playoffs|Bracket}}

Statistics

{{WNBA roster statistics legend}}

Source:

=Regular season=

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style="background:#5c2f83;color:#FFC322;" width="16%" | Player

! style="background:#5c2f83;color:#FFC322;" width="6%" | GP

! style="background:#5c2f83;color:#FFC322;" width="6%" | GS

! style="background:#5c2f83;color:#FFC322;" width="6%" | MPG

! style="background:#5c2f83;color:#FFC322;" width="6%" | FG%

! style="background:#5c2f83;color:#FFC322;" width="6%" | 3P%

! style="background:#5c2f83;color:#FFC322;" width="6%" | FT%

! style="background:#5c2f83;color:#FFC322;" width="6%" | RPG

! style="background:#5c2f83;color:#FFC322;" width="5%" | APG

! style="background:#5c2f83;color:#FFC322;" width="6%" | SPG

! style="background:#5c2f83;color:#FFC322;" width="6%" | BPG

! style="background:#5c2f83;color:#FFC322;" width="6%" | PPG

=Playoffs=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
style="background:#5c2f83;color:#FFC322;" width="16%" | Player

! style="background:#5c2f83;color:#FFC322;" width="6%" | GP

! style="background:#5c2f83;color:#FFC322;" width="6%" | GS

! style="background:#5c2f83;color:#FFC322;" width="6%" | MPG

! style="background:#5c2f83;color:#FFC322;" width="6%" | FG%

! style="background:#5c2f83;color:#FFC322;" width="6%" | 3P%

! style="background:#5c2f83;color:#FFC322;" width="6%" | FT%

! style="background:#5c2f83;color:#FFC322;" width="6%" | RPG

! style="background:#5c2f83;color:#FFC322;" width="5%" | APG

! style="background:#5c2f83;color:#FFC322;" width="6%" | SPG

! style="background:#5c2f83;color:#FFC322;" width="6%" | BPG

! style="background:#5c2f83;color:#FFC322;" width="6%" | PPG

References

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