1997 Cleveland Rockers season
WNBA team season
1997 Cleveland Rockers season | |
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Coach | Linda Hill-MacDonald |
Arena | Gund Arena |
Attendance | 7,971 per game |
Results | |
Record | 15–13 (.536) |
Place | 4th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Team Leaders | |
Points | Eva Nemcova (13.7) |
Rebounds | Janice Braxton (7.6) |
Assists | Michelle Edwards (4.5) |
1998 season → |
The 1997 WNBA season was the inaugural season for the Cleveland Rockers.
Transactions
WNBA allocation draft
Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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Janice Braxton | ![]() | NC State |
Michelle Edwards | ![]() | Maryland |
WNBA elite draft
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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1 | 2 | Isabelle Fijalkowski | ![]() | Colorado |
2 | 10 | Lynette Woodard | ![]() | Kansas |
WNBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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1 | 4 | Eva Němcová | ![]() | Bourges (France) |
2 | 13 | Merlakia Jones | ![]() | Florida |
3 | 20 | Tina Nicholson | ![]() | Penn State |
4 | 29 | Anita Maxwell | ![]() | New Mexico State |
Transactions
Date | Transaction | |
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January 22, 1997 | Drafted Janice Braxton and Michelle Edwards in the 1997 WNBA Allocation Draft[1] | |
February 27, 1997 | Drafted Isabelle Fijalkowski and Lynette Woodard in the 1997 WNBA Elite Draft[1] | |
April 28, 1997 | Drafted Eva Němcová, Merlakia Jones, Tina Nicholson and Anita Maxwell in the 1997 WNBA Draft[1] | |
May 6, 1997 | Hired Linda Hill-MacDonald as Head Coach[1] |
Roster
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Schedule
Regular season
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June: 1–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–1)
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July : 9–5 (Home: 4–2; Road: 5–3)
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August : 7–6 (Home: 5–1; Road: 2–5)
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1997 season schedule |
Season standings
Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
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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 |
Statistics
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | TO | Turnovers per game |
PF | Fouls per game | Team leader | League leader |
Regular Season
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Eva Němcová | 28 | 28 | 33.7 | .473 | .435 | .855 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 13.7 |
Janice Braxton | 25 | 24 | 32.9 | .417 | .500 | .768 | 7.6 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 11.5 |
Michelle Edwards | 20 | 14 | 31.1 | .447 | .240 | .523 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 10.2 |
Isabelle Fijalkowski | 28 | 28 | 28.7 | .508 | .250 | .786 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 11.9 |
Lynette Woodard | 28 | 27 | 25.4 | .401 | .000 | .672 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 7.8 |
Merlakia Jones | 28 | 1 | 21.0 | .402 | .417 | .714 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 8.2 |
Rushia Brown | 28 | 3 | 18.3 | .520 | N/A | .734 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 6.3 |
Tina Nicholson | 24 | 14 | 11.4 | .409 | .375 | .600 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
Jenny Boucek | 10 | 1 | 11.2 | .467 | .000 | .571 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
Adrienne Johnson | 25 | 2 | 7.8 | .379 | .500 | .778 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.1 |
Anita Maxwell | 9 | 0 | 7.0 | .320 | N/A | .375 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2.1 |
Marcie Alberts | 5 | 0 | 6.0 | .000 | .000 | N/A | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
- Janice Braxton ranked sixth in the WNBA in total rebounds with 189
- Janice Braxton tied for fifth in the WNBA in blocks with 28.
- Michelle Edwards ranked eighth in the WNBA in assists with 89.
- Isabelle Fijalkowski ranked second in the WNBA in Field Goal Percentage (.508)
- Isabelle Fijalkowski ranked eighth in the WNBA in Free Throw Pct with .786
- Eva Nemcova ranked fourth in the WNBA in Field Goal Percentage (.473)
- Eva Nemcova ranked fourth in the WNBA in Free Throw Pct with .855
- Eva Nemcova ranked tenth in the WNBA in field goals with 138.
- Eva Nemcova ranked eighth in the WNBA in points with 384 points.
- Eva Nemcova ranked seventh in the WNBA in minutes per game with 33.7
- Eva Nemcova ranked eighth in the WNBA in points per game with 13.7
Awards and honors
- Janice Braxton, Ranked second in the WNBA (tied), Defensive Rebounds, 151
- Isabelle Fijalkowski: Led WNBA, Personal Fouls, 129
- Eva Nemcova: Led WNBA, 3-Pt Field Goal Percentage, .435
References
- ^ a b c d "1997 Cleveland Rockers Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ "1997 WNBA Season Summary".
External links
- Rockers on Basketball Reference
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Cleveland Rockers
- Founded in 1997
- Folded in 2003
- Based in Cleveland, Ohio
- Linda Hill-MacDonald
- Dan Hughes
- Owner
- Gordon Gund