1997 Houston Comets season

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

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

Playoffs

Awards and honors

References

  1. ↑ http://www.wnba.com/history/alltime_draft_list.html
  2. ↑ http://www.wnba.com/history/comets_draft_history.html
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 http://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/years/1997.html
  4. ↑ http://www.wnba.com/history/awards_1997.html
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