The

1997 WNBA season The 1997 WNBA Season was the Women's National Basketball Association's first in existence. It started off with 8 franchises: Charlotte Sting, Cleveland Rockers, Houston Comets, Los Angeles Sparks, New York Liberty, Phoenix Mercury, Sacramento ...

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

Offseason

Initial player allocation

WNBA draft

Regular season

Season standings

Season Schedule

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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 The Women's National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player (MVP) is an annual Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) award given since the league's inaugural season -- 1997. MVP voting takes place immediately following the regular s ...

* Cynthia Cooper,

WNBA Finals MVP Award The Women's National Basketball Association Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP) is an annual Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) award given since the league's inaugural season. During the first four years of the league, the Houston Come ...

*Cynthia Cooper, Guard, All-WNBA First Team *Cynthia Cooper: Led WNBA, Field Goals 191 *Cynthia Cooper: Led WNBA, 3-Pt Field Goals, 67 *Cynthia Cooper: Led WNBA, Free Throws, 172 *Cynthia Cooper: Led WNBA, Free Throw Attempts, 199 *Cynthia Cooper: Led WNBA, Points, 621 *Cynthia Cooper: Led WNBA, Points per game, 22.2 *Cynthia Cooper: Ranked third in the WNBA in minutes played, 982 *Wanda Guyton: Second in WNBA (tied), Offensive Rebounds, 76 *Tina Thompson, Forward, All-WNBA First Team *Van Chancellor, Coach of the Year

References

External links

Comets on Basketball Reference
{{1997 WNBA season by team Houston Comets seasons

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