| | Associated Press
INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- The Los Angeles Sparks waived
first-round draft choice Nicole Kubik on Sunday along with two
other players, reducing their roster to the WNBA's 11-player
regular-season limit.
The Sparks also waived free-agent guards Abby Garchek and
Felecity Willis, and placed centers Marte Alexander and Carly
Funicello on the injured reserve list.
Kubik was the 15th overall choice in last month's draft. The
5-foot-10 guard from Nebraska was a second-team All-Big 12
selection last season, averaging 14.6 points per game. Kubik
averaged 7.3 points in three exhibition games with the Sparks.
"Although Nicole Kubik worked very hard in camp, we have a lot
of very talented guards on our team and are returning eight
veterans from a team that went 20-12," first-year general manager
Penny Toler said.
"It was very difficult to earn a position on our team. We had a
lot of players who played very well who have bright futures in the
WNBA who unfortunately we weren't able to keep."
When selecting Kubik, first-year Sparks coach Michael Cooper
called her "an excellent guard."
The Sparks open the season at home Wednesday against the Utah
Starzz.
| |
 |
