- Offseason Initial Player Allocation WNBA Draft
- Regular season Season standings Season schedule
- Player stats
- Awards and honors
- References
{{WNBA season
| team = Charlotte Sting
| year = 1997
| attendance = 8,307
| wins = 15
| losses = 13
| conf = Eastern
| conf_place = 3rd
| coach = Marynell Meadors
| arena = Charlotte Coliseum
| points = Andrea Stinson (15.7)
| rebounds = Vicky Bullett (6.4)
| assists = Andrea Stinson (4.4)
| playoffs = Lost WNBA Semifinals (1-0) to Houston Comets
| no_prevseason = True
}}The 1997 WNBA season was the inaugural season for the Charlotte Sting. OffseasonInitial Player Allocation| Pick | Player | Nationality | WNBA Team | College/HS/Club Team |
|---|
| 1 | Vicky Bullett (C) | {{USA}} | Charlotte Sting | Maryland | | 2 | Andrea Stinson (G) | {{USA}} | Charlotte Sting | North Carolina State | |
[1]WNBA Draft| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team | | 1 | 7 | Tora Suber | (G) | {{USA}} | Virginia | |
Regular seasonSeason standings{{1997 WNBA Eastern Conference standings|team=CHA}}Season schedule| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record | | June 22 | @ Phoenix | 59-76 | Loss | 0-1 | | June 25 | @ Los Angeles | 54-74 | Loss | 0-2 | | June 26 | @ Sacramento | 70-78 | Loss | 0-3 | | June 29 | Cleveland | 67-44 | Win | 1-3 | | July 5 | Los Angeles | 78-66 | Win | 2-3 | | July 7 | @ Houston | 56-74 | Loss | 2-4 | | July 9 | New York | 87-69 | Win | 3-4 | | July 10 | @ New York | 48-62 | Loss | 3-5 | | July 12 | Cleveland | 72-43 | Win | 4-5 | | July 16 | Utah | 75-63 | Win | 5-5 | | July 17 | @ Cleveland | 47-65 | Loss | 5-6 | | July 21 | Los Angeles | 75-64 | Win | 6-6 | | July 23 | New York | 63-65 | Loss | 6-7 | | July 26 | @ New York | 64-61 | Win | 7-7 | | July 30 | Phoenix | 68-67 | Win | 8-7 | | August 1 | Sacramento | 85-61 | Win | 9-7 | | August 3 | @ Los Angeles | 77-70 | Win | 10-7 | | August 4 | @ Utah | 70-73 | Loss | 10-8 | | August 6 | @ Sacramento | 64-77 | Loss | 10-9 | | August 9 | Phoenix | 79-59 | Win | 11-9 | | August 11 | Houston | 62-72 | Loss | 11-10 | | August 14 | Sacramento | 68-51 | Win | 12-10 | | August 16 | Houston | 80-71 | Win | 13-10 | | August 17 | @ Cleveland | 49-81 | Loss | 13-11 | | August 19 | @ Houston | 69-77 | Loss | 13-12 | | August 21 | @ Utah | 66-56 | Win | 14-12 | | August 22 | @ Phoenix | 63-78 | Loss | 14-13 | | August 24 | Utah | 70-52 | Win | 15-13 | | August 28 (WNBA Semifinal) | @ Houston | 54-70 | Loss | 0-1 |
Player stats- 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
[2]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.[2]
References1. ^http://www.wnba.com/history/alltime_draft_list.html
2. ^1 https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/years/1997.html
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