1997 Houston Comets season

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1997 Houston Comets season
Head Coach Van Chancellor
Arena Compaq Center
Attendance 9,703 per game
Results
Record 18–10
(.643)
Place 1st (Eastern)
Playoff Finish Won WNBA Finals
Houston Comets seasons
< 1996 1998 >

The 1997 WNBA season was the first season for the Houston Comets. The Comets won the inaugural WNBA Finals.

Offseason

Initial Player Allocation

Pick Player Nationality WNBA Team College/HS/Club Team
5 Sheryl Swoopes (F)  United States Houston Comets Texas Tech
6 Cynthia Cooper (G)  United States Houston Comets Southern California

[1]

WNBA Draft

Pick Player Nationality School/Club Team
1 Tina Thompson  United States Southern California

[2]

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Conference W L PCT Conf. GB
Houston Comets x 18 10 .643 6–6 –
New York Liberty x 17 11 .607 8–4 1.0
Charlotte Sting x 15 13 .536 5–7 3.0
Cleveland Rockers o 15 13 .536 5–7 3.0

Season Schedule

Date Opponent Score Result Record
June 21 @ Cleveland 76-56 Win 1-0
June 24 vs Phoenix 70-55 Win 2-0
June 26 vs New York 60-62 (OT) Loss 2-1
June 28 @ Utah 76-58 Win 3-1
June 30 vs Los Angeles 71-66 (OT) Win 4-1
July 2 @ New York 67-70 Loss 4-2
July 4 vs New York 58-65 Loss 4-3
July 7 vs Charlotte 74-56 Win 5-3
July 9 @ Phoenix 64-69 Loss 5-4
July 12 vs Sacramento 89-61 Win 6-4
July 14 vs Utah 79-56 Win 7-4
July 16 @ Los Angeles 52-77 Loss 7-5
July 18 @ Sacramento 82-60 Win 8-5
July 22 @ Phoenix 77-69 Win 9-5
July 25 @ Sacramento 86-76 Win 10-5
July 29 vs Cleveland 64-73 Loss 10-6
August 1 @ Los Angeles 81-57 Win 11-6
August 2 @ Utah 63-74 Loss 11-7
August 5 @ Cleveland 76-66 Win 12-7
August 7 vs Phoenix 74-70 Win 13-7
August 9 vs Los Angeles 72-71 Win 14-7
August 11 @ Charlotte 72-62 Win 15-7
August 12 vs Utah 76-56 Win 16-7
August 16 @ Charlotte 71-80 Loss 16-8
August 17 @ New York 70-55 Win 17-8
August 19 vs Charlotte 77-69 Win 18-8
August 21 vs Cleveland 75-76 Loss 18-9
August 24 vs Sacramento 58-68 Loss 18-10
August 28 (Playoffs) vs Charlotte 70-54 Win 1-0
August 30 (WNBA Finals) vs New York 65-51 Win 2-0

Player stats

  • 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.

Playoffs

  • Won WNBA Finals (1-0) over New York Liberty
  • Won WNBA Semifinals (1-0) over Charlotte Sting

Awards and honors

  • 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[3]
  • Cynthia Cooper: Led WNBA, 3-Pt Field Goals, 67[3]
  • Cynthia Cooper: Led WNBA, Free Throws, 172[3]
  • Cynthia Cooper: Led WNBA, Free Throw Attempts, 199[3]
  • Cynthia Cooper: Led WNBA, Points, 621 [3]
  • Cynthia Cooper: Led WNBA, Points per game, 22.2 [3]
  • Cynthia Cooper: Ranked third in the WNBA in minutes played, 982
  • Wanda Guyton: Second in WNBA (tied), Offensive Rebounds, 76 [3]
  • Tina Thompson, Forward, All-WNBA First Team
  • Van Chancellor, Coach of the Year [4]

References

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External links

  1. ↑ http://www.wnba.com/history/alltime_draft_list.html
  2. ↑ http://www.wnba.com/history/comets_draft_history.html
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 http://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/years/1997.html
  4. ↑ http://www.wnba.com/history/awards_1997.html
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