WNBA team season
The 1997 WNBA season was the first season for the Houston Comets. The Comets won the inaugural WNBA Finals.
WNBA allocation draft
[edit] 1997 Houston Comets roster |
Players | Coaches |
Pos. | # | Nat. | Name | | | Height | | Weight | | | DOB | | | From | Yrs | G | 9 | | Arcain, Janeth | | | 5' 11" (1.8m) | | 147 lb (67kg) | | | 1969-04-11 | | | | R | G | 14 | | Cooper, Cynthia | | | 5' 10" (1.78m) | | 150 lb (68kg) | | | 1963-04-14 | | | USC | R | G/F | 8 | | Gay, Pietra | | | 5' 11" (1.8m) | | – | | | 1974-08-21 | | | LSU | R | C | 4 | | Guyton, Wanda | | | 6' 1" (1.85m) | | 178 lb (81kg) | | | 1968-10-14 | | | South Florida | R | G/F | 20 | | Harris, Fran | | | 6' 0" (1.83m) | | 153 lb (69kg) | | | 1965-03-12 | | | Texas | R | F/C | 23 | | Jackson, Tammy | | | 6' 2" (1.88m) | | 190 lb (86kg) | | | 1962-12-03 | | | Florida | R | F/C | 33 | | Moore, Yolanda | | | 6' 0" (1.83m) | | 175 lb (79kg) | | | 1974-07-01 | | | Mississippi | R | G | 10 | | Perrot, Kim | | | 5' 5" (1.65m) | | 130 lb (59kg) | | | 1967-01-18 | | | Louisiana | R | F | 11 | | Pollini, Catarina | | | 6' 5" (1.96m) | | – | | | 1966-03-16 | | | Texas | R | G/F | 22 | | Swoopes, Sheryl | | | 6' 0" (1.83m) | | 145 lb (66kg) | | | 1971-03-25 | | | Texas Tech | R | F | 7 | | Thompson, Tina | | | 6' 2" (1.88m) | | 178 lb (81kg) | | | 1975-02-10 | | | USC | R | G | 5 | | Woosley, Tiffany | | | 5' 7" (1.7m) | | 132 lb (60kg) | | | 1973-04-26 | | | Tennessee | R | | - Head coach
Van Chancellor (Mississippi State) - Assistant coaches
Peggie Gillom
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (FA) Free agent
- (IN) Inactive
- (S) Suspended
Injured |
1997 game log Total: 18–10 (Home: 9–5; Road: 9–5) |
June: 4–1 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–0) |
July : 6–5 (Home: 3–2; Road: 3–3) |
August : 8–4 (Home: 4–2; Road: 4–2) |
1997 season schedule |
1997 playoff game log |
Semifinal vs. Charlotte Sting |
Championship vs. New York Liberty |
1997 playoff schedule |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
Cynthia Cooper | 28 | 28 | 35.1 | .470 | .414 | .864 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 22.2 |
Tina Thompson | 28 | 28 | 31.6 | .418 | .370 | .838 | 6.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 13.2 |
Janeth Arcain | 28 | 27 | 28.0 | .440 | .273 | .894 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 10.9 |
Wanda Guyton | 25 | 25 | 26.7 | .467 | N/A | .559 | 5.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 6.1 |
Kim Perrot | 28 | 24 | 24.7 | .364 | .283 | .405 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 5.8 |
Tammy Jackson | 28 | 3 | 19.5 | .409 | .000 | .610 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 4.1 |
Tiffany Woosley | 26 | 4 | 15.3 | .330 | .320 | .250 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.9 |
Fran Harris | 25 | 1 | 14.8 | .346 | .333 | .710 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 4.2 |
Sheryl Swoopes | 9 | 0 | 14.3 | .472 | .250 | .714 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 7.1 |
Yolanda Moore | 13 | 0 | 7.2 | .250 | N/A | .500 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
Catarina Pollini | 13 | 0 | 7.2 | .364 | N/A | .500 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
Pietra Gay | 5 | 0 | 2.4 | .500 | N/A | .400 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
- Janeth Arcain ranked second in the WNBA in Free Throw Pct with .894
- Cynthia Cooper ranked fifth in the WNBA in assists with 131.
- Cynthia Cooper ranked sixth in the WNBA in Field Goal Percentage (.470)
- Cynthia Cooper ranked third in the WNBA in Free Throw Pct with .864
- Cynthia Cooper ranked first in the WNBA in field goals with 191.
- Cynthia Cooper ranked first in the WNBA in points with 621.
- Cynthia Cooper ranked fifth in the WNBA in minutes per game with 35.1
- Cynthia Cooper ranked fifth in the WNBA in steals with 59.
- Kim Perrot ranked ninth in the WNBA in assists with 88.
- Kim Perrot ranked third in the WNBA in steals with 69.
- Tina Thompson ranked ninth in the WNBA in points with 370 points.-
- Tina Thompson ranked seventh in the WNBA in total rebounds with 184
- Tina Thompson ranked ninth in the WNBA in points per game with 13.2
- Tina Thompson ranked seventh in the WNBA in Free Throw Pct with .838
- Tina Thompson tied for fifth in the WNBA in blocks with 28.
- Cynthia Cooper, WNBA Most Valuable Player Award
- Cynthia Cooper, WNBA Finals MVP Award
- Cynthia Cooper, Guard, All-WNBA First Team
- Cynthia Cooper: Led WNBA, Field Goals 191[2]
- Cynthia Cooper: Led WNBA, 3-Pt Field Goals, 67[2]
- Cynthia Cooper: Led WNBA, Free Throws, 172[2]
- Cynthia Cooper: Led WNBA, Free Throw Attempts, 199[2]
- Cynthia Cooper: Led WNBA, Points, 621 [2]
- Cynthia Cooper: Led WNBA, Points per game, 22.2 [2]
- Cynthia Cooper: Ranked third in the WNBA in minutes played, 982
- Wanda Guyton: Second in WNBA (tied), Offensive Rebounds, 76 [2]
- Tina Thompson, Forward, All-WNBA First Team
- Van Chancellor, Coach of the Year [3]