1997 Charlotte Sting season
WNBA team season
1997 Charlotte Sting season | |
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Coach | Marynell Meadors |
Arena | Charlotte Coliseum |
Attendance | 8,307 per game |
Results | |
Record | 15–13 (.536) |
Place | 3rd (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Lost WNBA Semifinals (1-0) to Houston Comets |
Team Leaders | |
Points | Andrea Stinson (15.7) |
Rebounds | Vicky Bullett (6.4) |
Assists | Andrea Stinson (4.4) |
1998 season → |
The 1997 WNBA season was the inaugural season for the Charlotte Sting.
Transactions
WNBA allocation draft
Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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Andrea Stinson | United States | NC State |
Vicky Bullett | United States | Maryland |
WNBA elite draft
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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1 | 3 | Rhonda Mapp | United States | NC State |
2 | 11 | Michi Atkins | United States | Texas Tech |
WNBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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1 | 7 | Tora Suber | United States | Virginia |
2 | 10 | Sharon Manning | United States | NC State |
3 | 23 | Debra Williams | United States | Louisiana Tech |
4 | 26 | Andrea Congreaves | United Kingdom | Mercer |
Transactions
Date | Transaction | |
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1997 | Hired Marynell Meadors as Head Coach[1] | |
January 22, 1997 | Drafted Andrea Stinson and Vicky Bullett in the 1997 WNBA Allocation Draft[1] | |
February 27, 1997 | Drafted Rhonda Mapp and Michi Atkins in the 1997 WNBA Elite Draft[1] | |
April 28, 1997 | Drafted Tora Suber, Sharon Manning, Debra Williams and Andrea Congreaves in the 1997 WNBA Draft[1] |
Roster
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Schedule
Regular season
Playoffs
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Semifinal vs. Houston Comets
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1997 playoff 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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Andrea Stinson | 28 | 28 | 36.1 | .447 | .325 | .674 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 15.7 |
Vicky Bullett | 28 | 28 | 31.3 | .448 | .304 | .775 | 6.4 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 12.8 |
Rhonda Mapp | 28 | 23 | 25.4 | .492 | .500 | .774 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 11.6 |
Andrea Congreaves | 28 | 16 | 23.5 | .500 | .409 | .768 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 6.7 |
Nicole Levesque | 27 | 21 | 23.0 | .367 | .348 | .933 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 4.0 |
Penny Moore | 28 | 9 | 19.3 | .358 | .200 | .516 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 4.8 |
Tora Suber | 28 | 8 | 17.0 | .370 | .397 | .683 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 4.7 |
Sharon Manning | 28 | 5 | 15.6 | .464 | N/A | .420 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 4.9 |
Milica Vukadinovic | 1 | 0 | 14.0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | N/A | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
Debra Williams | 10 | 2 | 11.6 | .256 | .222 | .500 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.7 |
Katasha Artis | 20 | 0 | 5.7 | .250 | .000 | .533 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
Susie Hopson-Shelton | 6 | 0 | 4.8 | .636 | N/A | 1.000 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.7 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
- Vicky Bullett ranked seventh in the WNBA in field goals with 145.
- Vicky Bullett ranked eighth in the WNBA in total rebounds with 178
- Vicky Bullett was tied for sixth in the WNBA in steals with 54.
- Vicky Bullett ranked third in the WNBA in blocks with 55.
- Rhonda Mapp ranked third in the WNBA in Field Goal Percentage (.492)
- Andrea Stinson ranked sixth in the WNBA in assists with 124.
- Andrea Stinson tied for seventh in the WNBA in blocks with 21.
- Andrea Stinson ranked sixth in the WNBA in points with 439 points.
- Andrea Stinson ranked second in the WNBA in field goals with 177.
- Andrea Stinson ranked second in the WNBA in minutes per game with 36.1
- Andrea Stinson ranked fifth in the WNBA in points per game with 15.7
Awards and honors
- Vicky Bullett of Charlotte ranked third in the WNBA with 2.0 blocks per game.
- Andrea Stinson of Charlotte ranked second in the WNBA with 1011 minutes played.
References
- ^ a b c d "1997 Charlotte Sting Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
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Charlotte Sting
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- Folded in 2006
- Based in Charlotte, North Carolina
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