1997 Cleveland Rockers season
CoachLinda Hill-MacDonald
ArenaGund Arena
Attendance7,971 per game
Results
Record1513 (.536)
Place4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Team Leaders
PointsEva Nemcova (13.7)
ReboundsJanice Braxton (7.6)
AssistsMichelle Edwards (4.5)

The 1997 WNBA season was the inaugural season for the Cleveland Rockers.

Offseason

Initial Player Allocation

Pick Player Nationality WNBA Team College/HS/Club Team
3 Janice Lawrence Braxton (C)  United States Cleveland Rockers Louisiana Tech
4 Michelle Edwards (G)  United States Cleveland Rockers Iowa

[1]

WNBA draft

Pick Player Position Nationality College/HS/Club Team
4 Eva Nemcova Guard  Czech Republic Czech Republic

[2]

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Conference W L PCT Conf. GB
Houston Comets x1810.6436–6
New York Liberty x1711.6078–41.0
Charlotte Sting x1513.5365–73.0
Cleveland Rockers o1513.5365–73.0

Season schedule

Date Opponent Score Result Record
June 21 Houston 56-76 Loss 0-1
June 26 Utah 74-63 Win 1-1
June 28 Phoenix 63-68 Loss 1-2
June 29 @ Charlotte 44-67 Loss 1-3
July 3 Los Angeles 62-74 Loss 1-4
July 6 @ Sacramento 67-70 Loss 1-5
July 7 @ Los Angeles 81-70 Win 2-5
July 10 Sacramento 77-61 Win 3-5
July 12 @ Charlotte 43-72 Loss 3-6
July 14 New York 57-68 Loss 3-7
July 15 @ New York 59-76 Loss 3-8
July 17 Charlotte 65-47 Win 4-8
July 19 Utah 95-68 Win 5-8
July 23 @ Los Angeles 89-85 Win 6-8
July 26 @ Utah 77-66 Win 7-8
July 28 @ Phoenix 76-64 Win 8-8
July 29 @ Houston 73-64 Win 9-8
July 31 Phoenix 79-67 Win 10-8
August 2 Sacramento 72-51 Win 11-8
August 5 Houston 66-76 Loss 11-9
August 7 Los Angeles 84-87 (2OT) Loss 11-10
August 11 @ Utah 74-59 Win 12-10
August 12 @ Sacramento 76-81 Loss 12-11
August 14 @ Phoenix 55-61 Loss 12-12
August 17 Charlotte 81-49 Win 13-12
August 21 @ Houston 76-75 Win 14-12
August 23 New York 72-71 Win 15-12
August 24 @ New York 72-79 (OT) Loss 15-13

Player stats

  • 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

[3]

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

[3]

References

  1. "WNBA.com: All-Time WNBA Draft List". Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2008.
  2. "WNBA Draft History".
  3. 1 2 "1997 WNBA Season Summary".
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