| 释义 |
- Offseason Initial Player Allocation WNBA Draft
- Regular season Season standings Season Schedule
- Player stats
- Playoffs
- Awards and honors
- References
- External links
{{WNBA season
| logo =
| team = Houston Comets
| year = 1997
| attendance = 9,703
| wins = 18
| losses = 10
| conf = Eastern
| conf_place = 1st
| coach = Van Chancellor
| arena = Compaq Center
| playoffs = Won WNBA Finals
| no_prevseason = True
}}The 1997 WNBA season was the first season for the Houston Comets. The Comets won the inaugural WNBA Finals. OffseasonInitial Player Allocation| Pick | Player | Nationality | WNBA Team | College/HS/Club Team |
|---|
| 5 | Sheryl Swoopes (F) | {{USA}} | Houston Comets | Texas Tech | | 6 | Cynthia Cooper (G) | {{USA}} | Houston Comets | Southern California | |
[1]WNBA Draft| Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Club Team | | 1 | Tina Thompson | {{USA}} | Southern California | |
[2]Regular seasonSeason standings{{1997 WNBA Eastern Conference standings|team=HOU}}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- 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
- Cynthia Cooper, WNBA Finals MVP Award
- Cynthia Cooper, Guard, All-WNBA First Team
- Cynthia Cooper: Led WNBA, Field Goals 191[3]
- Cynthia Cooper: Led WNBA, 3-Pt Field Goals, 67[3]
- Cynthia Cooper: Led WNBA, Free Throws, 172[3]
- Cynthia Cooper: Led WNBA, Free Throw Attempts, 199[3]
- Cynthia Cooper: Led WNBA, Points, 621 [3]
- Cynthia Cooper: Led WNBA, Points per game, 22.2 [3]
- Cynthia Cooper: Ranked third in the WNBA in minutes played, 982
- Wanda Guyton: Second in WNBA (tied), Offensive Rebounds, 76 [3]
- Tina Thompson, Forward, All-WNBA First Team
- Van Chancellor, Coach of the Year [4]
References1. ^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 https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/years/1997.html
4. ^http://www.wnba.com/history/awards_1997.html
External links - [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/teams/HOU/1997.html Comets on Basketball Reference]
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