1997 - 98 WNBA (WNBA) Season Review

1997 - 98 WNBA Season Review

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Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
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The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) is a women's professional basketball league located in the United States. Starting play in 1997 it currently consists of 12 teams, all located in the United States, The league plays a 34 game schedule from May to August with the finals occurring in October. The WNBA playoffs currently begin in late September, with four teams in each conference qualifying for the playoffs.

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1997 - 98 WNBA Regular Season Standings

Eastern Conference

	Wins	Loses	Win %	GB	PF	PA
Cleveland Rockers	20	10	0.667	-	73.2	70.3
Charlotte Sting	18	12	0.600	2	71.4	68.4
New York Liberty	18	12	0.600	2	68.6	65.5
Detroit Shock	17	13	0.567	3	69.6	69.3
Washington Mystics	3	27	0.100	17	65.1	80.5

Western Conference

	Wins	Loses	Win %	GB	PF	PA
Houston Comets	27	3	0.900	-	76.2	63.6
Phoenix Mercury	19	11	0.633	8	73.9	67.5
Los Angeles Sparks	12	18	0.400	15	71.6	72.3
Sacramento Monarchs	8	22	0.267	19	63.9	69.4
Utah Starzz	8	22	0.267	19	69.8	76.5

1997 - 98 WNBA Playoffs

Finals Houston Comets over Phoenix Mercury (2-1) Thu, August 27 - Houston Comets 51 @ Phoenix Mercury 54 Sat, August 29 - Phoenix Mercury 69 @ Houston Comets 74 Tue, September 1 - Phoenix Mercury 71 @ Houston Comets 80
Semifinals Houston Comets over Charlotte Sting (2-0) Sat, August 22 - Houston Comets 85 @ Charlotte Sting 71 Mon, August 24 - Charlotte Sting 61 @ Houston Comets 77	Semifinals Phoenix Mercury over Cleveland Rockers (2-1) Sat, August 22 - Cleveland Rockers 68 @ Phoenix Mercury 78 Mon, August 24 - Phoenix Mercury 66 @ Cleveland Rockers 67 Tue, August 25 - Phoenix Mercury 71 @ Cleveland Rockers 60

WNBA - 1997 - 98 Awards

Player	Team	Award
Suzie McConnell Serio	Cleveland Rockers	Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award
Tracy Reid	Charlotte Sting	Rookie of the Year
Cynthia Cooper	Houston Comets	Most Valuable Player (Season)
Cynthia Cooper	Houston Comets	Finals Most Valuable Player
Teresa Weatherspoon	New York Liberty	Defensive Player of the Year
Van Chancellor	Houston Comets	Coach of the Year
Cynthia Cooper	Houston Comets	All Star Team
Jennifer Gillom	Phoenix Mercury	All Star Team
Suzie McConnell Serio	Cleveland Rockers	All Star Team
Sheryl Swoopes	Houston Comets	All Star Team
Tina Thompson	Houston Comets	All Star Team
Cindy Brown	Detroit Shock	All Star Team
Lisa Leslie	Los Angeles Sparks	All Star Team
Eva Nemcova	Cleveland Rockers	All Star Team
Andrea Stinson	Charlotte Sting	All Star Team
Teresa Weatherspoon	New York Liberty	All Star Team

WNBA - 1997 - 98 All Star Game Individual Statistics

Player

Conference

Team

Minutes

Points

Rebounds

Assists

WNBA - 1997 - 98 Leading Scorer

Player	Season	Team	Points
Cynthia Cooper	1997-1998	Houston Comets	680
Jennifer Gillom	1997-1998	Phoenix Mercury	626
Lisa Leslie	1997-1998	Los Angeles Sparks	549
Nikki McCray	1997-1998	Washington Mystics	512
Sheryl Swoopes	1997-1998	Houston Comets	453
Andrea Stinson	1997-1998	Charlotte Sting	450
Latasha Byears	1997-1998	Sacramento Monarchs	427
Sandy Brondello	1997-1998	Detroit Shock	426
Tracy Reid	1997-1998	Charlotte Sting	413
Sophia Witherspoon	1997-1998	New York Liberty	413
Vicky Bullett	1997-1998	Charlotte Sting	399

WNBA - 1997 - 98 Assist Leader

Player	Season	Team	Assists
Ticha Penicheiro	1997-1998	Sacramento Monarchs	224
Teresa Weatherspoon	1997-1998	New York Liberty	191
Suzie McConnell Serio	1997-1998	Cleveland Rockers	178
Michele Timms	1997-1998	Phoenix Mercury	158
Penny Toler	1997-1998	Los Angeles Sparks	143
Kim Perrot	1997-1998	Houston Comets	142
Andrea Stinson	1997-1998	Charlotte Sting	134
Cynthia Cooper	1997-1998	Houston Comets	131
Chantel Tremitiere	1997-1998	Utah Starzz	102
Sandy Brondello	1997-1998	Detroit Shock	98
Umeki Webb	1997-1998	Phoenix Mercury	92

1997 - 98 Fouls Leader

Player	Season	Team	Fouls
Margo Dydek	1997-1998	Utah Starzz	126
Latasha Byears	1997-1998	Sacramento Monarchs	121
Lisa Leslie	1997-1998	Los Angeles Sparks	121
Isabelle Fijalkowski	1997-1998	Cleveland Rockers	115
Cindy Brown	1997-1998	Detroit Shock	105
Umeki Webb	1997-1998	Phoenix Mercury	105
Pamela McGee	1997-1998	Los Angeles Sparks	104
Rebecca Lobo	1997-1998	New York Liberty	98
Murriel Page	1997-1998	Washington Mystics	97
Jennifer Gillom	1997-1998	Phoenix Mercury	94
Heidi Burge	1997-1998	Washington Mystics	93

1997 - 98 Field Goal Percentage (>200 Attempts)

Player	Season	Team	Attempt	Made	Percentage
Isabelle Fijalkowski	1997-1998	Cleveland Rockers	267	146	0.547
Razija Brcaninovic	1997-1998	Detroit Shock	204	106	0.520
Janice Braxton	1997-1998	Cleveland Rockers	218	108	0.495
Tracy Reid	1997-1998	Charlotte Sting	310	151	0.487
Rebecca Lobo	1997-1998	New York Liberty	281	136	0.484
Margo Dydek	1997-1998	Utah Starzz	303	146	0.482
Murriel Page	1997-1998	Washington Mystics	217	104	0.479
Lisa Leslie	1997-1998	Los Angeles Sparks	423	202	0.478
Wendy Palmer	1997-1998	Utah Starzz	307	145	0.472
Cindy Brown	1997-1998	Detroit Shock	268	126	0.470
Eva Nemcova	1997-1998	Cleveland Rockers	281	131	0.466

1997 - 98 Three Point Field Goals Made (> 50 Attempts)

Player	Season	Team	Attempt	Made	Percentage
Cynthia Cooper	1997-1998	Houston Comets	160	64	0.400
Tina Thompson	1997-1998	Houston Comets	103	37	0.359
Sheryl Swoopes	1997-1998	Houston Comets	100	36	0.360
Tora Suber	1997-1998	Charlotte Sting	116	36	0.310
Bridget Pettis	1997-1998	Phoenix Mercury	123	35	0.285
Sophia Witherspoon	1997-1998	New York Liberty	96	33	0.344
Mwadi Mabika	1997-1998	Los Angeles Sparks	107	33	0.308
Michele Timms	1997-1998	Phoenix Mercury	104	31	0.298
Jennifer Gillom	1997-1998	Phoenix Mercury	82	31	0.378
Keri Chaconas	1997-1998	Washington Mystics	105	30	0.286
Korie Hlede	1997-1998	Detroit Shock	74	29	0.392

1997 - 98 Offensive Rebounds

Player	Season	Team	Off Reb
Latasha Byears	1997-1998	Sacramento Monarchs	85
Murriel Page	1997-1998	Washington Mystics	81
Lisa Leslie	1997-1998	Los Angeles Sparks	77
Cindy Brown	1997-1998	Detroit Shock	70
Rebecca Lobo	1997-1998	New York Liberty	70
Wendy Palmer	1997-1998	Utah Starzz	70
Tina Thompson	1997-1998	Houston Comets	65
Vicky Bullett	1997-1998	Charlotte Sting	62
Jennifer Gillom	1997-1998	Phoenix Mercury	62
Monica Lamb	1997-1998	Houston Comets	62
Pamela McGee	1997-1998	Los Angeles Sparks	62

1997 - 98 Defensive Rebounds

Player	Season	Team	Rebounds
Cindy Brown	1997-1998	Detroit Shock	231
Lisa Leslie	1997-1998	Los Angeles Sparks	208
Margo Dydek	1997-1998	Utah Starzz	186
Jennifer Gillom	1997-1998	Phoenix Mercury	157
Rebecca Lobo	1997-1998	New York Liberty	137
Isabelle Fijalkowski	1997-1998	Cleveland Rockers	133
Vicky Bullett	1997-1998	Charlotte Sting	132
Janice Braxton	1997-1998	Cleveland Rockers	131
Kym Hampton	1997-1998	New York Liberty	128
Ticha Penicheiro	1997-1998	Sacramento Monarchs	128
Murriel Page	1997-1998	Washington Mystics	127

WNBA - 1997 - 98 Total Rebounds

Player	Season	Team	Rebounds
Cindy Brown	1997-1998	Detroit Shock	301
Lisa Leslie	1997-1998	Los Angeles Sparks	285
Margo Dydek	1997-1998	Utah Starzz	227
Jennifer Gillom	1997-1998	Phoenix Mercury	219
Murriel Page	1997-1998	Washington Mystics	208
Rebecca Lobo	1997-1998	New York Liberty	207
Latasha Byears	1997-1998	Sacramento Monarchs	197
Vicky Bullett	1997-1998	Charlotte Sting	194
Isabelle Fijalkowski	1997-1998	Cleveland Rockers	192
Tina Thompson	1997-1998	Houston Comets	192
Elena Baranova	1997-1998	Utah Starzz	186

WNBA - 1997 - 98 Steals Leader

Player	Season	Team	Steals
Teresa Weatherspoon	1997-1998	New York Liberty	100
Kim Perrot	1997-1998	Houston Comets	84
Sheryl Swoopes	1997-1998	Houston Comets	72
Ticha Penicheiro	1997-1998	Sacramento Monarchs	67
Vicky Bullett	1997-1998	Charlotte Sting	66
Rita Williams	1997-1998	Washington Mystics	63
Andrea Stinson	1997-1998	Charlotte Sting	54
Janice Braxton	1997-1998	Cleveland Rockers	51
Cindy Brown	1997-1998	Detroit Shock	51
Jennifer Gillom	1997-1998	Phoenix Mercury	50
Suzie McConnell Serio	1997-1998	Cleveland Rockers	49

WNBA - 1997 - 98 Blocks Leader

Player	Season	Team	Blocks
Margo Dydek	1997-1998	Utah Starzz	114
Lisa Leslie	1997-1998	Los Angeles Sparks	60
Vicky Bullett	1997-1998	Charlotte Sting	46
Tangela Smith	1997-1998	Sacramento Monarchs	46
Rebecca Lobo	1997-1998	New York Liberty	33
Elena Baranova	1997-1998	Utah Starzz	30
Isabelle Fijalkowski	1997-1998	Cleveland Rockers	27
Razija Brcaninovic	1997-1998	Detroit Shock	26
Tina Thompson	1997-1998	Houston Comets	25
Pamela McGee	1997-1998	Los Angeles Sparks	24
Cindy Brown	1997-1998	Detroit Shock	22