“We’re all similar in mobility, great leadership. “There are three former All-Stars,” Hamby said. Guards Jasmine Thomas and Layshia Clarendon (both 2017 All-Stars), two-time All-Star forwards Dearica Hamby (2021, 2022) and Chiney Ogwumike (2014, 2018) and seven-time All-Star forward Nneka Ogwumike (2013-2015, 2017-2019, 2022). The Sparks currently have five former All-Stars on their 2023 roster. How many Sparks will be 2023 WNBA All-Stars? “Like we say in the huddle and we say every day, we have to focus on each other and we have to focus on how the Sparks can get better and if we do that then we’ll get to the playoffs.” 2. “We’re only concerned about us and getting better and it’s anyone’s goal to make the playoffs,” said Sparks veteran point guard Jordin Canada, a former UCLA and Windward High School star. Sparks forward Nneka Oguwmike, a seven-time All-Star, and the 2016 WNBA Most Valuable Player, is the only current player who played for the franchise that season, but Ogwumike did not play in the one-and-done playoff loss due to a migraine. No current Sparks were active the last time the team made it to and subsequently lost in the second round to the Connecticut Sun and then-Coach Curt Miller, who is now the Sparks’ head coach. It only requires a top-eight finish in the 12-team league to reach the postseason for the first time since 2020, the WNBA’s bubble season in Bradenton, Florida. Will the Sparks make the playoffs?Īfter missing the postseason for two straight years (2021, 2022) for the first time since the franchise’s first two years in the league (1997, 1998), and finishing last year with a 13-23 record, Sparks fans desperately want (and need) their team to make the playoffs. She was integral in leading WSU to its first three NCAA Tournament appearances, first three MVC Tournament championship and first three MVC regular-season championships.LOS ANGELES - The Sparks have several looming questions ahead of the team’s season opener on Friday when they host Brittney Griner, Diana Taurasi, and the Phoenix Mercury to tip off their WNBA season on ESPN. Only Shocker with more than 1,440 points, 600 rebounds, 350 assists, 100 blocks, and 200 stealsĪs a senior in 2014-15: Alex Harden became the most decorated Shocker women's basketball player in history with 2015 AP All-America honors, 2015 MVC Player of the Year honors, three Missouri Valley Conference Tournament honors, three All-MVC honors, two MVC Defensive Player of the Year honors and enough points to become the Shockers' all-time leading scorer in history.
Has third and fourth-best scoring seasonsġ1 Steals vs. Two-Time WSU Defensive Player of the Year 5Ĭollege Basketball Madness MVC Player of the Week - Jan. 17Ĭollege Basketball Madness MVC Player of the Week - Jan. Here is a look at Harden's top career honors at WSU:Īssociated Press All-America Honorable MentionĢ015 MVC Tournament MVP | Three-Time MVC Tournament MVPĢ014 USVI Paradise Jam All-Tournament TeamĬollege Basketball Madness MVC Player of the Week - Nov. The Mercury open Friday at home against the San Antonio Stars. Harden played 12 minutes with two points and two assists in her first WNBA exhibition with the Phoenix Mercury Tuesday, celebrated her 22nd birthday Wednesday and played her second exhibition Thursday night with two points, two rebounds and two assists in 10 minutes. In her time at WSU, she led the Shockers to three-straight NCAA Tournaments, had three-straight Missouri Valley Conference Tournament titles and three-straight MVC regular-season titles, all firsts at Wichita State. The Wichita State AP Honorable Mention All-America from Springfield, Ill., completed her senior season for the Shockers and graduated in May as the most decorated player in WSU history. Alex Harden has made the WNBA Phoenix Mercury final roster, it was announced by the team Monday at media day.
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