Carol Ross

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Coach Carol Ross

WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks

Coach

Nationality

American

College

Mississippi

WNBA career

2012–present

Profile

WNBA coach profile

WNBA head coach of

Los Angeles Sparks (2012–present)

WNBA assistant coach of

Atlanta Dream (2009–2011)

Coaching record

Regular season

24–10 (.706)

Postseason

2–2 (.500)

Awards and honors

WNBA Coach of the Year (2012)

Medal record

Women’s Basketball
Assistant Coach for United States
FIBA Under-19 World Championship
Gold	2005 Tunis, Tunisia	Team Competition

Carol Ross is an American college and professional basketball coach and former player who currently serves as the head coach of the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

In 2012, in her first season as a WNBA coach, Ross coached the Sparks to a second-place finish in the Western Conference, and earned the WNBA Coach of the Year Award.

USA Basketball

Ross served as an assistant coach of the U19 team representing the USA at the 2005 FIBA Americas U19 Championship for Women in Tunis, Tunisia. The USA team won all eight of their games, including the championship game against Serbia & Montenegro. Crystal Langhorne hit 77.5% of her field goal attempts, to lead the USA scorers with over 16 points per game. Candice Wiggins was close behind with almost 16 points per game. The USA team was dominant, winning every game by more than 20 points. ^[1]

References

↑ "SIXTH FIBA WOMEN'S U19 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP -- 2005". USA Basketball. Retrieved 15 May 2013.

External links

Carol Ross Biography from WNBA.com

v t e Los Angeles Sparks – current roster

0 Beard 1 Mathies 3 Parker 6 O'Hea 10 Harding 13 Abdi 16 Hoffman 20 Toliver 25 Coleman 30 Ogwumike 42 Lavender Head Coach C. Ross Assistant Coaches S. Brondello B. Pettis

East ATL CHI CON IND NY WAS West LA MIN PHO SA SEA TUL

v t e Los Angeles Sparks

Founded in 1997 Based in Los Angeles, California

The Franchise	Franchise Most recent season

Arenas	Great Western Forum Staples Center

Head Coaches	Linda Sharp Julie Rousseau Orlando Woolridge Michael Cooper Karleen Thompson Ryan Weisenberg Henry Bibby Joe Bryant Michael Cooper Jennifer Gillom Joe Bryant Carol Ross

Administration	Owner: Williams Group Holdings General Manager: Rhonda Windham Penny Toler

All-Stars	Tamecka Dixon Chamique Holdsclaw Lisa Leslie Mwadi Mabika Taj McWilliams-Franklin Delisha Milton-Jones Candace Parker Nikki Teasley Tina Thompson

Seasons	1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Playoff Appearances	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2008 2009 2010 2012 2013

Conference Titles	2001 2002 2003

WNBA Titles	2001 2002

Rivals	Detroit Shock Houston Comets New York Liberty Phoenix Mercury Sacramento Monarchs San Antonio Silver Stars Seattle Storm

Media	TV: Time Warner Cable SoCal 101 (TWC101), KDOC-TV (KDOC) Announcers: Larry Burnett, Lisa Leslie

Current head coaches of the Women's National Basketball Association

Eastern Conference	Western Conference

Vacant (Atlanta Dream) Pokey Chatman (Chicago Sky) Anne Donovan (Connecticut Sun) Lin Dunn (Indiana Fever) Bill Laimbeer (New York Liberty) Mike Thibault (Washington Mystics)	Carol Ross (Los Angeles Sparks) Cheryl Reeve (Minnesota Lynx) Vacant (Phoenix Mercury) Dan Hughes (San Antonio Silver Stars) Brian Agler (Seattle Storm) Vacant (Tulsa Shock)

v t e WNBA Coach of the Year Award

1997: Chancellor 1998: Chancellor 1999: Chancellor 2000: Cooper 2001: Hughes 2002: Stanley 2003: Laimbeer 2004: McConnell-Serio 2005: Whisenant 2006: Thibault 2007: Hughes 2008: Thibault 2009: Meadors 2010: Agler 2011: Reeve 2012: Ross 2013: Thibault

v t e Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball head coaches

Pam Davidson (1974–1977) Lin Dunn (1977–1978) Van Chancellor (1978–1997) Ron Aldy (1997–2003) Carol Ross (2003–2007) Renee Ladner (2007–2012) Adrian Wiggins (2012) Brett Frank # (2012–2013) Matt Insell (2013– ) Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

v t e Florida Gators women's basketball head coaches

Paula Welch (1974–1976) Cathy Davis (1976–1979) Mickie DeMoss (1979–1983) Debbie Yow (1983–1985) Carol Whitmire Higginbottom (1985–1990) Lea Henry # (1990) Carol Ross (1990–2002) Carolyn Peck (2002–2007) Amanda Butler (2007– ) Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

Persondata
Name	Ross, Carol
Alternative names
Short description	American basketball coach, college basketball player
Date of birth
Place of birth
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