2022 Los Angeles Sparks season
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{{WNBA season
| team = Los Angeles Sparks
| logo =
| year = 2022
| attendance = 5,653
| wins = 13
| losses = 23
| conf = Western
| conf_place = 6
| coach = Derek Fisher (Until June 7)
Fred Williams (Interim, from July 7th-present)
| arena = Crypto.com Arena
| points = Nneka Ogwumike – 18.1 ppg
| rebounds = Nneka Ogwumike – 6.6 rpg
| assists = Jordin Canada – 5.5 apg
| playoffs = Did not qualify
| television = Spectrum SportsNet
ESPN
CBS/CBS Sports Network
NBA TV
}}
The 2022 WNBA season was the 26th season for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association. The season tipped off on May 6, 2022, versus the Chicago Sky.{{cite web|url=https://sparks.wnba.com/schedule/#?season=2022&seasontype=02|title=2022 Los Angeles Sparks Schedule|website=sparks.wnba.com|publisher=WNBA|access-date=January 1, 2022}}
The Sparks started the season well with road wins over Chicago and Indiana, but could not hold onto that momentum as they lost the next five games in a row. They broke the streak by winning three of their next four games to finish May 5–6. They would open June with a loss and on June 7, 2022, the Sparks and head coach Derek Fisher parted ways after starting the season 5–7, and Fred Williams was named the interim head coach.{{cite web |last1=Jennings |first1=Chantel |title=Sparks parting ways with coach Derek Fisher: Source |url=https://theathletic.com/news/sparks-fire-coach-derek-fisher/pdXHi8LYXDSt/ |website=theathletic.com |publisher=The Athletic |access-date=7 June 2022}} Williams' tenure started with back to back losses, but the Sparks won two of their last four games in June to finish the month 2–5. The team won its first three games in July before losing their next three. Two wins were followed by three losses to finish July 5–6. The team began August in the playoff hunt, but three straight losses extended their losing streak to six total and dashed their playoff hopes. A win at Washington would be the Sparks' only win in August as they finished the season with three straight home losses. They finished the month 1–6 and the season 13–23.
Transactions
=WNBA draft=
{{see also|2022 WNBA draft}}
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! style="{{WNBA color cell|Los Angeles Sparks}}" width="2%"| Round ! style="{{WNBA color cell|Los Angeles Sparks}};" width="5%"| Pick ! style="{{WNBA color cell|Los Angeles Sparks}};" width="10%"| Player ! style="{{WNBA color cell|Los Angeles Sparks}};" width="10%"| Nationality ! style="{{WNBA color cell|Los Angeles Sparks}};" width="10%"| School/team/country |
1
| 9 | {{USA}} |
2
| 16 | {{USA}} |
2
| 19 | {{USA}} | UConn |
3
| 27 | {{USA}} | Hawaii |
=Trades and Roster Changes=
Roster
{{sports roster
| team=Los Angeles Sparks
| season = 2022
| style = WNBA
| players =
{{sports roster/entry | num = 4 | first = Lexie | last = Brown | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 9 | lbs = 162 | DOB = 10-24-1994 | yrs = 4 | college = Duke | nat = USA}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 12 | first = Rae | last = Burrell | pos = F/G | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 168 | DOB = 06-21-2000 | yrs = R | college = Tennessee | nat = USA | inj=yes}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 21 | first = Jordin | last = Canada | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 6 | lbs = 135 | DOB = 1995-08-11| yrs = 4 | college = UCLA | nat = USA }}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 7 | first = Chennedy | last = Carter | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 9 | lbs = 143 | DOB = 1998-11-14 | yrs = 2 | college = Texas A&M | nat = USA }}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 10 | first = Olivia | last = Nelson-Ododa | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 173 | DOB = 08-17-2000 | yrs = R | college = Connecticut | nat = USA }}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 30 | first = Nneka | last = Ogwumike | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 174 | DOB = 1990-07-02 | yrs = 10 | college = Stanford | nat = USA }}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 13 | first = Chiney | last = Ogwumike| pos = F/C | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 183 | DOB = 1992-03-21 | yrs = 5 | college = Stanford | nat = USA }}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 33 | first = Katie Lou | last = Samuelson | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 163 | DOB = 1997-06-13| yrs = 3 | college = Connecticut | nat = USA}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 5 | first = Kianna | last = Smith | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 0 | lbs = 162 | DOB = 06-10-1994 | yrs = R | college = Louisville | nat = USA}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 15 | first = Brittney | last = Sykes | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 9 | lbs = 154 | DOB = 1994-02-07 | yrs = 5 | college = Syracuse | nat = USA }}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 20 | first = Kristi | last = Toliver | pos = G | ft = 5| in = 7 | lbs = 130 | DOB = 1987-01-27 | yrs = 12 | college = Maryland | nat = USA| inj=yes}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 40 | first = Jasmine | last = Walker | pos = F | ft = 6| in = 3 | lbs = 182 | DOB = 1998-02-03 | yrs = 1 | college = Alabama | nat = USA}}
| head_coach =
{{sports roster/entry|nat=USA| first = Fred | last = Williams | dab = basketball, born 1957| college = Boise State}}
| asst_coach =
{{sports roster/entry|nat=USA| first = Latricia | last = Trammell | nolink = 1| college = East Central University}}
{{sports roster/entry|nat=USA| first = Seimone | last = Augustus| college = Louisiana State}}
| 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 College}}
}}
=Depth=
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!width="50"|Pos. !width="250"|Starter !width="250"|Bench |
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! {{color box|#FDB927}} | C |
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! {{color box|#FDB927}} | PF |
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! {{color box|#FDB927}} | SF |
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! {{color box|#FDB927}} | SG |
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! {{color box|#FDB927}} | PG |
Schedule
=Preseason=
{{WNBA game log start|Los Angeles Sparks|pre-season=yes|end_year=2022|note=
Total: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)}}
{{WNBA game log section|Los Angeles Sparks|April|first=yes
| home_wins = 1
| home_losses = 0
| road_wins = 0
| road_losses = 1
}}
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 1
| April 23
| @ Seattle
| [https://www.wnba.com/game/20220423/LASSEA/ L 68–81]
| Olivia Nelson-Ododa (15)
| Olivia Nelson-Ododa (12)
| Olivia Nelson-Ododa (5)
| Climate Pledge Arena
5,734
| 0–1
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 2
| April 30
| Phoenix
| [https://twitter.com/hoopfeed/status/1520602951177277441/photo/1 W 87-84]
| Amy Atwell (19)
| Olivia Nelson-Ododa (6)
| Jordin Canada (3)
| Matadome
N/A
| 1-1
{{WNBA game log end|las|pre-season=yes|end_year=2022}}
=Regular season=
{{WNBA game log start|Los Angeles Sparks|end_year=2022|note=
Total: 13–23 (Home: 7–11; Road: 6–12)}}
{{WNBA game log section|Los Angeles Sparks|May|first=yes
| home_wins = 2
| home_losses = 1
| road_wins = 3
| road_losses = 5
}}
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 1
| May 6
| @ Chicago
| [https://www.wnba.com/game/20220506/LASCHI/ W 98–91 (OT)]
| Jordin Canada (21)
| Nneka Ogwumike (7)
| Jordin Canada (8)
| Wintrust Arena
8,111
| 1–0
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 2
| May 8
| @ Indiana
| [https://www.wnba.com/game/20220508/LASIND/ W 88–78]
| Liz Cambage (22)
| Liz Cambage (11)
| Jordin Canada (6)
| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
1,456
| 2–0
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 3
| May 11
| @ Atlanta
| [https://www.wnba.com/game/20220511/LASATL/ L 75–77]
| Jordin Canada (19)
| Nneka Ogwumike (15)
| Nneka Ogwumike (4)
| Gateway Center Arena
3,138
| 2–1
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 4
| May 14
| @ Connecticut
| [https://www.wnba.com/game/20220514/LASCON/ L 60–77]
| Canada
N. Ogwumike (12)
| Brittney Sykes (4)
| Mohegan Sun Arena
5,624
| 2–2
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 5
| May 17
| [https://www.wnba.com/game/20220517/MINLAS/ L 84–87]
| Nneka Ogwumike (22)
| Nneka Ogwumike (8)
| Jordin Canada (6)
| Crypto.com Arena
4,701
| 2–3
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 6
| May 20
| @ Seattle
| [https://www.wnba.com/game/20220520/LASSEA/ L 80–83]
| Liz Cambage (25)
| Liz Cambage (8)
| Lexie Brown (5)
| Climate Pledge Arena
10,103
| 2–4
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 7
| May 23
| @ Las Vegas
| [https://www.wnba.com/game/20220523/LASLVA/ L 76–104]
| Chennedy Carter (17)
| Nneka Ogwumike (6)
| Jordin Canada (9)
| Michelob Ultra Arena
4,092
| 2–5
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 8
| May 25
| Phoenix
| [https://www.wnba.com/game/20220525/PHOLAS/ W 99–94]
| Nneka Ogwumike (23)
| Liz Cambage (7)
| Jordin Canada (6)
| Crypto.com Arena
4,020
| 3–5
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 9
| May 27
| @ Indiana
| [https://www.wnba.com/game/20220527/LASIND/ L 96–101]
| Nneka Ogwumike (30)
| Nneka Ogwumike (10)
| Indiana Farmers Coliseum
1,417
| 3–6
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 10
| May 29
| @ Minnesota
| [https://www.wnba.com/game/20220529/LASMIN/ W 85–83]
| Chennedy Carter (20)
| Chennedy Carter (6)
| Target Center
7,234
| 4–6
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 11
| May 31
| Dallas
| [https://www.wnba.com/game/20220531/DALLAS/ W 93–91]
| Brittney Sykes (25)
| Nneka Ogwumike (10)
| Crypto.com Arena
4,852
| 5–6
|-
{{WNBA game log section|Los Angeles Sparks|June
| home_wins = 1
| home_losses = 3
| road_wins = 1
| road_losses = 2
}}
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 12
| June 5
| @ Phoenix
| [https://www.wnba.com/game/20220605/LASPHO/ L 74–81]
| Nneka Ogwumike (19)
| Nneka Ogwumike (7)
| Footprint Center
10,151
| 5–7
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 13
| June 11
| [https://www.wnba.com/game/20220611/LVALAS/ L 72–89]
| Nneka Ogwumike (16)
| Nneka Ogwumike (9)
| Jordin Canada (8)
| Crypto.com Arena
8,200
| 5–8
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 14
| June 19
| @ Dallas
| [https://www.wnba.com/game/20220619/LASDAL/ L 82–92]
| Nneka Ogwumike (17)
| C. Ogwumike
N. Ogwumike (10)
| Liz Cambage (5)
| College Park Center
3,779
| 5–9
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 15
| June 21
| [https://www.wnba.com/game/20220621/WASLAS/ W 84–82]
| Nneka Ogwumike (21)
| Chiney Ogwumike (9)
| Kristi Toliver (5)
| Crypto.com Arena
3,745
| 6–9
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 16
| June 23
| Chicago
| [https://www.wnba.com/game/20220623/CHILAS/ L 59–82]
| Nneka Ogwumike (15)
| Olivia Nelson-Ododa (6)
| Kristi Toliver (6)
| Crypto.com Arena
5,627
| 6–10
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 17
| June 25
| @ Seattle
| [https://www.wnba.com/game/20220625/LASSEA/ W 85–77]
| Nneka Ogwumike (24)
| Cambage
Nelson-Ododa (8)
| Brittney Sykes (8)
| Climate Pledge Arena
9,955
| 7–10
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 18
| June 27
| [https://www.wnba.com/game/20220627/LVALAS/ L 73–79]
| Nneka Ogwumike (18)
| Cambage
N. Ogwumike (11)
| Brittney Sykes (7)
| Crypto.com Arena
4,200
| 7–11
|-
{{WNBA game log section|Los Angeles Sparks|July
| home_wins = 4
| home_losses = 4
| road_wins = 1
| road_losses = 2
}}
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 19
| July 1
| @ Dallas
| [https://www.wnba.com/game/20220701/LASDAL/ W 97–89]
| Cambage
N. Ogwumike (22)
| Liz Cambage (11)
| Kristi Toliver (7)
| College Park Center
3,187
| 8–11
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 20
| July 3
| New York
| [https://www.wnba.com/game/20220703/NYLLAS/ W 84–74]
| Nneka Ogwumike (22)
| Chiney Ogwumike (10)
| Jordin Canada (7)
| Crypto.com Arena
5,436
| 9–11
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 21
| July 4
| Phoenix
| [https://www.wnba.com/game/20220704/PHOLAS/ W 78–75]
| Nneka Ogwumike (23)
| Nneka Ogwumike (9)
| Jordin Canada (5)
| Crypto.com Arena
3,340
| 10–11
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 22
| July 7
| Seattle
| [https://www.wnba.com/game/20220707/SEALAS/ L 69–106]
| Lexie Brown (16)
| Cambage
Nelson-Ododa
N. Ogwumike
Walker (4)
| Jordin Canada (6)
| Crypto.com Arena
6,389
| 10–12
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 23
| July 12
| [https://www.wnba.com/game/20220712/WASLAS/ L 81–94]
| Chiney Ogwumike (10)
| Crypto.com Arena
5,004
| 10–13
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 24
| July 14
| Chicago
| [https://www.wnba.com/game/20220714/CHILAS/ L 68–80]
| Nneka Ogwumike (16)
| Chiney Ogwumike (13)
| Jordin Canada (8)
| Crypto.com Arena
5,856
| 10–14
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 25
| July 19
| Indiana
| [https://www.wnba.com/game/20220719/INDLAS/ W 86–79]
| Nneka Ogwumike (35)
| Chiney Ogwumike (10)
| Jordin Canada (8)
| Crypto.com Arena
5,478
| 11–14
|- style="background:#cfc"
| 26
| July 21
| Atlanta
| [https://www.wnba.com/game/20220721/ATLLAS/ W 85–78]
| Nneka Ogwumike (20)
| Chiney Ogwumike (7)
| Jordin Canada (6)
| Crypto.com Arena
10,021
| 12–14
|- style="background:#fcc"
| 27
| July 23
| @ Las Vegas
| [https://www.wnba.com/game/20220723/LASLVA/ L 66–84]
| Chennedy Carter (15)
| Jordin Canada (7)
| Michelob Ultra Arena
7,522
| 12–15
|- style="background:#fcc"
| 28
| July 28
| @ Phoenix
| [https://www.wnba.com/game/20220728/LASPHO/ L 80–90]
| Chennedy Carter (23)
| Nneka Ogwumike (11)
| Nneka Ogwumike (5)
| Footprint Center
8,124
| 12–16
|- style="background:#fcc"
| 29
| July 31
| [https://www.wnba.com/game/20220731/MINLAS/ L 77–84]
| Nneka Ogwumike (23)
| Chiney Ogwumike (6)
| Jordin Canada (6)
| Crypto.com Arena
6,857
| 12–17
|-
{{WNBA game log section|Los Angeles Sparks|August
| home_wins = 0
| home_losses = 3
| road_wins = 1
| road_losses = 3
}}
|- style="background:#fcc"
| 30
| August 2
| @ New York
| [https://www.wnba.com/game/20220802/LASNYL/ L 73–102]
| Brittney Sykes (19)
| Brittney Sykes (6)
| Jordin Canada (4)
| Barclays Center
4,891
| 12–18
|- style="background:#fcc"
| 31
| August 3
| @ New York
| [https://www.wnba.com/game/20220803/LASNYL/ L 61–64]
| Nneka Ogwumike (19)
| Olivia Nelson-Ododa (10)
| Jordin Canada (8)
| Barclays Center
5,315
| 12–19
|- style="background:#fcc"
| 32
| August 5
| @ Atlanta
| [https://www.wnba.com/game/20220805/LASATL/ L 86–88]
| Brittney Sykes (23)
| Brittney Sykes (7)
| Jordin Canada (8)
| Gateway Center Arena
3,138
| 12–20
|- style="background:#cfc"
| 33
| August 7
| @ Washington
| [https://www.wnba.com/game/20220807/LASWAS/ W 79–76]
| Brittney Sykes (21)
| N. Ogwumike
Sykes (6)
| Jordin Canada (12)
| Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200
| 13–20
|- style="background:#fcc"
| 34
| August 9
| [https://www.wnba.com/game/20220809/CONLAS/ L 71–97]
| Brittney Sykes (18)
| Brittney Sykes (7)
| Jordin Canada (6)
| Crypto.com Arena
5,789
| 13–21
|- style="background:#fcc"
| 35
| August 11
| [https://www.wnba.com/game/20220811/CONLAS/ L 69–93]
| Brittney Sykes (18)
| Nneka Ogwumike (9)
| Jordin Canada (5)
| Crypto.com Arena
4,987
| 13–22
|- style="background:#fcc"
| 36
| August 14
| Dallas
| [https://www.wnba.com/game/20220814/DALLAS/ L 88–116]
| Brittney Sykes (35)
| Jasmine Walker (6)
| Crypto.com Arena
7,245
| 13–23
|-
{{WNBA game log end|la|end_year=2022}}
Standings
{{2022 WNBA standings|team=LAS|notes=yes}}
Statistics
{{WNBA roster statistics legend}}
=Regular Season=
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" |
style="{{WNBA color cell|Los Angeles Sparks}}" width="16%"| Player
! style="{{WNBA color cell|Los Angeles Sparks}}" width="6%" | GP ! style="{{WNBA color cell|Los Angeles Sparks}}" width="6%" | GS ! style="{{WNBA color cell|Los Angeles Sparks}}" width="6%" | MPG ! style="{{WNBA color cell|Los Angeles Sparks}}" width="6%" | FG% ! style="{{WNBA color cell|Los Angeles Sparks}}" width="6%" | 3P% ! style="{{WNBA color cell|Los Angeles Sparks}}" width="6%" | FT% ! style="{{WNBA color cell|Los Angeles Sparks}}" width="5%" | RPG ! style="{{WNBA color cell|Los Angeles Sparks}}" width="6%" | APG ! style="{{WNBA color cell|Los Angeles Sparks}}" width="6%" | SPG ! style="{{WNBA color cell|Los Angeles Sparks}}" width="6%" | BPG ! style="{{WNBA color cell|Los Angeles Sparks}}" width="6%" | PPG |
---|
Nneka Ogwumike
| style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 34 | style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 34 | style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 31.4 | .544 | .368 | .826 | style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 6.6 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.4 | style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 18.1 |
Liz Cambage‡
| 25 | 24 | 23.4 | .509 | .286 | .784 | 6.4 | 2.1 | 0.6 | style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 1.6 | 13.0 |
Brittney Sykes
| 32 | 24 | 28.8 | .433 | .269 | .770 | 3.7 | 3.7 | style="background:yellow;"| 2.0 | 0.7 | 12.7 |
Katie Lou Samuelson
| 32 | 29 | 29.5 | .373 | .352 | .837 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 9.7 |
Jordin Canada
| 32 | 25 | 27.0 | .384 | .140 | .806 | 2.3 | style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 5.5 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 9.2 |
Chennedy Carter
| 24 | 2 | 16.4 | .450 | .200 | .745 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 8.9 |
Lexie Brown
| style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 34 | 16 | 25.0 | .441 | .398 | .667 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 7.1 |
Chiney Ogwumike
| 26 | 7 | 18.4 | .466 | style="background:#D3D3D3;"| .444 | .706 | 5.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 7.0 |
Kristi Toliver
| 11 | 10 | 19.8 | .373 | .361 | .875 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 4.0 |
Olivia Nelson-Ododa
| 30 | 6 | 14.5 | style="background:#D3D3D3;"| .566 | .000 | .703 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 4.0 |
Kianna Smith≠
| 11 | 0 | 10.3 | .314 | .278 | style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 1.000 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2.6 |
Rae Burrell
| 3 | 1 | 14.7 | .111 | .167 | style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 1.000 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
Jasmine Walker
| 32 | 1 | 8.8 | .250 | .200 | style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 1.000 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
Amy Atwell‡
| 4 | 1 | 8.0 | .111 | .167 | .000 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
Awards and honors
class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="text-align: center"
! style="{{NBA color cell|Los Angeles Sparks}}" width="5%" | Recipient ! style="{{NBA color cell|Los Angeles Sparks}}" width="9%" | Award ! style="{{NBA color cell|Los Angeles Sparks}}" width="5%" | Date awarded ! style="{{NBA color cell|Los Angeles Sparks}}" width="1%" class="unsortable" | Ref. |
rowspan=3 | Nneka Ogwumike
| June 22 |
Western Conference Player of the Week
| June 27 |
All-WNBA Second Team
| September 15 |
Brittney Sykes
| August 30 |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|http://sparks.wnba.com}}
- [https://www.espn.com/wnba/team/_/name/la Los Angeles Sparks at ESPN.com]
{{Los Angeles Sparks}}
{{2022 WNBA season by team}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2022 Los Angeles Season}}