1997 New York Liberty season
WNBA team season
1997 New York Liberty season | |
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Coach | Nancy Darsch |
Arena | Madison Square Garden |
Attendance | 13,270 per game |
Results | |
Record | 17–11 (.607) |
Place | 2nd (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Lost WNBA Finals |
The 1997 WNBA season was the first season for the New York Liberty.
WNBA allocation draft
Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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Rebecca Lobo | United States | UConn |
Teresa Weatherspoon | United States | Louisiana Tech |
WNBA elite draft
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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1 | 4 | Kym Hampton | United States | Arizona State |
2 | 12 | Vickie Johnson | United States | Louisiana Tech |
WNBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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1 | 6 | Sue Wicks | United States | Rutgers |
2 | 11 | Sophia Witherspoon | United States | Florida |
3 | 22 | Trena Trice | United States | NC State |
4 | 27 | Kisha Ford | United States | Georgia Tech |
Transactions
Date | Transaction | |
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January 22, 1997 | Drafted Rebecca Lobo and Teresa Weatherspoon in the 1997 WNBA Allocation Draft[1] | |
February 27, 1997 | Drafted Kym Hampton and Vickie Johnson in the 1997 WNBA Elite Draft[1] | |
April 19, 1997 | Hired Nancy Darsch as Head Coach[1] | |
April 28, 1997 | Drafted Sue Wicks, Sophia Witherspoon, Trena Trice and Kisha Ford in the 1997 WNBA Draft[1] | |
August 11, 1997 | Waived Jasmina Perazić-Gipe[1] |
Roster
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Schedule
Regular season
Playoffs
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Semifinal vs. Phoenix Mercury
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Championship 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
Legend | |||||||
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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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Rebecca Lobo | 28 | 28 | 33.5 | .376 | .286 | .610 | 7.3 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 12.4 |
Teresa Weatherspoon | 28 | 28 | 33.0 | .467 | .086 | .650 | 4.1 | 6.2 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 7.0 |
Sophia Witherspoon | 28 | 28 | 31.0 | .406 | .349 | .748 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 14.5 |
Vickie Johnson | 26 | 25 | 30.3 | .404 | .190 | .771 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 9.6 |
Kym Hampton | 28 | 28 | 23.7 | .474 | .000 | .640 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 9.8 |
Kisha Ford | 28 | 3 | 16.9 | .377 | .150 | .614 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 4.1 |
Trena Trice | 28 | 0 | 12.1 | .554 | .250 | .667 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 4.8 |
Sue Wicks | 28 | 0 | 11.9 | .355 | .286 | .667 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 3.6 |
Rhonda Blades | 28 | 0 | 10.4 | .357 | .315 | .650 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.9 |
Cassandra Crumpton-Moorer | 2 | 0 | 5.5 | .250 | .000 | N/A | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Jasmina Perazić-Gipe | 9 | 0 | 5.2 | .385 | .000 | N/A | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
- Kym Hampton ranked tenth in the WNBA in total rebounds with 163
- Kym Hampton ranked tenth in the WNBA in blocks with 19.
- Kym Hampton ranked fifth in the WNBA in Field Goal Percentage (.471)
- Rebecca Lobo ranked fourth in the WNBA in blocks with 51.
- Rebecca Lobo ranked fourth in the WNBA in total rebounds with 203.
- Rebecca Lobo ranked eighth in the WNBA in minutes per game with 33.5 minutes per game.
- Sophia Witherspoon ranked seventh in the WNBA in points with 407 points.
- Sophia Witherspoon ranked ninth in the WNBA in field goals with 140.
- Sophia Witherspoon ranked seventh in the WNBA in points per game with 14.5
- Sophia Witherspoon was tied for tenth in the WNBA in steals with 49.
- Teresa Weatherspoon ranked tenth in the WNBA in minutes per game with 33.0 minutes.
Awards and honors
- Rebecca Lobo, Forward, All-WNBA Second Team
- Teresa Weatherspoon, Guard, All-WNBA Second Team
- Teresa Weatherspoon: Led WNBA, Assists, 172
- Teresa Weatherspoon: Led WNBA, Steals, 85
- Teresa Weatherspoon: Led WNBA, Assists per game, 6.1
- Teresa Weatherspoon: Led WNBA, Steals per game, 3.0 [2]
References
- ^ a b c d e "1997 New York Liberty Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ a b "1997 WNBA Season Summary".
- ^ "Postseason Awards: 1997". WNBA.com. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
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