The Los Angeles Sparks hired Utah head coach Lynne Roberts to the same position on Tuesday. Roberts, 49, is a California native who has excelled at the collegiate level, most recently as the Utes' head coach since 2015.

In a shocking announcement Tuesday evening, Lynne Roberts is leaving the University of Utah women’s basketball program to become the head coach of the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA. Current Utah associate head coach Gavin Petersen has been named the new head coach of the Utes’ program.