WNBA team season
The 1997 WNBA season was the first season for the Houston Comets. The Comets won the inaugural WNBA Finals.
Offseason[edit]
Initial player allocation[edit]
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WNBA draft[edit]
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Regular season[edit]
Season standings[edit]
Season Schedule[edit]
1997 Game Log |
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Game | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location | Record | 6 | July 2 | @ New York | L 67-70 | Cooper (19) | Guyton (8) | Cooper (6) | Madison Square Garden | 4-2 | 7 | July 4 | New York | L 58-65 | Thompson (15) | Arcain (7) | Cooper (8) | The Summit | 4-3 | 8 | July 7 | Charlotte | W 74-56 | Cooper (21) | Thompson (9) | Cooper (6) | The Summit | 5-3 | 9 | July 9 | @ Phoenix | L 64-69 | Cooper (16) | Thompson (7) | Perrot (4) | America West Arena | 5-4 | 10 | July 12 | Sacramento | W 81-69 | Cooper (20) | Thompson (10) | Cooper (8) | The Summit | 6-4 | 11 | July 14 | Utah | W 79-56 | Arcain, Guyton (17) | Harris (8) | Perrot (4) | The Summit | 7-4 | 12 | July 16 | @ Los Angeles | L 52-77 | Thompson, Cooper (17) | Arcain (8) | Arcain, Cooper (3) | Great Western Forum | 7-5 | 13 | July 18 | @ Sacramento | W 82-60 | Cooper (30) | Jackson (12) | Perrot (7) | Arco Arena | 8-5 | 14 | July 22 | @ Phoenix | W 77-69 | Cooper (32) | Arcain (7) | Cooper (6) | America West Arena | 9-5 | 15 | July 25 | @ Sacramento | W 86-76 | Cooper (44) | Guyton (7) | Arcain (5) | Arco Arena | 10-5 | 16 | July 29 | Cleveland | W 64-73 | Thompson (24) | Thompson (9) | Cooper (5) | The Summit | 10-6 | |
Game | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location | Record | 17 | August 1 | @ Los Angeles | W 81-57 | Cooper (34) | Thompson (9) | Cooper (5) | Great Western Forum | 11-6 | 18 | August 2 | @ Utah | L 63-74 | Thompson (20) | Jackson (6) | Cooper (5) | Delta Center | 11-7 | 19 | August 5 | @ Cleveland | W 76-66 | Cooper (30) | Arcain (8) | Cooper (6) | Gund Arena | 12-7 | 20 | August 7 | Phoenix | W 74-70 | Cooper (34) | Thompson (10) | Perrot (6) | The Summit | 13-7 | 21 | August 9 | Los Angeles | W 72-71 | Perrot (19) | Thompson (10) | Cooper (8) | The Summit | 14-7 | 22 | August 11 | @ Charlotte | W 72-62 | Cooper (39) | Jackson (7) | Perrot (7) | Charlotte Coliseum | 15-7 | 23 | August 12 | Utah | W 76-56 | Cooper (21) | Thompson, Guyton (7) | Perrot (5) | The Summit | 16-7 | 24 | August 16 | @ Charlotte | L 71-80 | Swoopes (20) | Thompson (6) | Perrot (7) | Charlotte Coliseum | 16-8 | 25 | August 17 | @ New York | W 70-55 | Cooper (17) | Thompson, Jackson (12) | Perrot (6) | Madison Square Garden | 17-8 | 26 | August 19 | Charlotte | W 77-69 | Cooper (31) | Guyton (10) | Thompson, Cooper (4) | The Summit | 18-8 | 27 | August 21 | Cleveland | L 75-76 | Perrot (18) | Guyton (10) | Cooper (9) | The Summit | 18-9 | 28 | August 24 | Sacramento | L 58-68 | Cooper (16) | Thompson (9) | Cooper (5) | The Summit | 18-10 | |
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Player stats[edit]
- 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[edit]
- Won WNBA Finals (1-0) over New York Liberty
- Won WNBA Semifinals (1-0) over Charlotte Sting
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[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]
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