WNBA team season
The 1997 WNBA season was the first season for the Houston Comets. The Comets won the inaugural WNBA Finals.
Transactions [ edit ]
WNBA allocation draft [ edit ]
WNBA elite draft [ edit ]
WNBA draft [ edit ]
Transactions [ 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
Schedule [ edit ]
Regular season [ edit ]
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
Playoffs [ edit ]
1997 playoff game log
Semifinal vs. Charlotte Sting
Championship vs. New York Liberty
1997 playoff schedule
Season standings [ edit ]
Statistics [ edit ]
Regular Season [ edit ]
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.
Awards and honors [ edit ]
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]
References [ edit ]
External links [ edit ]
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