The 2011 WNBA season is the 15th season for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association.

Transactions

WNBA draft

The following are the Sparks' selections in the 2011 WNBA draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/team/country
1	5	Jantel Lavender	United States	Ohio State
3	29	Elina Babkina (pick later voided)	Latvia	Latvia

Transaction log

• February 1: The Sparks traded Andrea Riley to the Tulsa Shock in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2012 draft.
• February 2: The Sparks signed Ebony Hoffman, LaToya Pringle and Natasha Lacy and re-signed Ticha Penicheiro and Noelle Quinn.
• February 3: The Sparks signed Loree Moore.
• February 8: The Sparks signed Courtney Paris and re-signed Chanel Mokango.
• March 31: The Sparks signed Jenna O'Hea.
• May 21: The Sparks waived Chanel Mokango.
• May 25: The Sparks waived Loree Moore.
• June 1: The Sparks traded Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton to the Chicago Sky in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2012 draft.
• June 2: The Sparks waived Courtney Paris.
• July 11: The Sparks announced that Jennifer Gillom was relieved of her head coaching duties. Assistant coach Joe Bryant was named head coach.

Trades

Personnel changes

Roster

2011 Los Angeles Sparks roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs F 16 Hoffman, Ebony 6' 2" (1.88m) 215 lb (98kg) 08-27-1982 USC 7 G 1 Lacy, Natasha 5' 10" (1.78m) 165 lb (75kg) 07-08-1985 UTEP 1 C 42 Lavender, Jantel 6' 4" (1.93m) 185 lb (84kg) 11-12-1988 Ohio State R F 8 Milton-Jones, DeLisha 6' 1" (1.85m) 185 lb (84kg) 09-11-1974 Florida 12 G/F 6 O'Hea, Jenna 6' 1" (1.85m) 174 lb (79kg) 06-06-1987 Australia R F 3 Parker, Candace 6' 4" (1.93m) 175 lb (79kg) 04-19-1986 Tennessee 3 G 21 Penicheiro, Ticha 5' 11" (1.8m) 146 lb (66kg) 09-18-1974 Old Dominion 13 F/C 30 Pringle, LaToya 6' 3" (1.91m) 170 lb (77kg) 09-11-1986 North Carolina 2 G 45 Quinn, Noelle 6' 0" (1.83m) 175 lb (79kg) 01-03-1985 UCLA 4 F 32 Thompson, Tina 6' 2" (1.88m) 178 lb (81kg) 02-10-1975 USC 14 G 20 Toliver, Kristi 5' 7" (1.7m) 130 lb (59kg) 01-27-1987 Maryland 2	Head coach Joe Bryant (La Salle) Assistant coaches Sandy Brondello (Australia) Athletic trainer Courtney Watson (California) Strength and conditioning coach Bruce Deziel (Ohio) Legend (C) Team captain (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended Injured

Depth

Season standings

Schedule

Preseason

Regular season

Statistics

Regular season

Awards and honors

• Candace Parker was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of August 15, 2011.
• Candace Parker was named to the 2011 WNBA All-Star Team as a starter.