1997 Charlotte Sting season

The 1997 WNBA season was the inaugural season for the Charlotte Sting.

Transactions

WNBA allocation draft

WNBA elite draft

WNBA draft

Transactions

Roster

Schedule

Regular season

|- | 1 | June 22 | @ Phoenix | L 59–76 | Andrea Stinson (18) | Andrea Stinson (9) | Andrea Stinson (7) | America West Arena | 0–1 |- | 2 | June 25 | @ Los Angeles | L 54–74 | Tora Suber (13) | Vicky Bullett (11) | Vicky Bullett (3) | Great Western Forum | 0–2 |- | 3 | June 26 | @ Sacramento | L 70–78 | Andrea Stinson (17) | Andrea Stinson (5) | Andrea Stinson (5) | ARCO Arena | 0–3 |- | 4 | June 29 | Cleveland | W 67–44 | Andrea Stinson (19) | Bullett<br>Moore<br>Suber (6) | Andrea Stinson (10) | Charlotte Coliseum | 1–3

|- | 5 | July 5 | Los Angeles | W 78–66 | Andrea Stinson (19) | Manning<br>Moore (5) | Tora Suber (9) | Charlotte Coliseum | 2–3 |- | 6 | July 7 | @ Houston | L 56–74 | Andrea Stinson (13) | Vicky Bullett (10) | Suber<br>Levesque (3) | The Summit | 2–4 |- | 7 | July 9 | New York | W 87–69 | Andrea Stinson (29) | Andrea Stinson (9) | Andrea Stinson (6) | Charlotte Coliseum | 3–4 |- | 8 | July 10 | @ New York | L 48–62 | Andrea Stinson (20) | Sharon Manning (7) | Tora Suber (3) | Madison Square Garden | 3–5 |- | 9 | July 12 | Cleveland | W 72–43 | Rhonda Mapp (14) | Andrea Congreaves (9) | Nicole Levesque (5) | Charlotte Coliseum | 4–5 |- | 10 | July 16 | Utah | W 75–63 | Andrea Stinson (19) | Andrea Stinson (10) | Penny Moore (6) | Charlotte Coliseum | 5–5 |- | 11 | July 17 | @ Cleveland | L 47–65 | Vicky Bullett (24) | Vicky Bullett (5) | Andrea Stinson (4) | Gund Arena | 5–6 |- | 12 | July 21 | Los Angeles | W 75–64 | Andrea Stinson (23) | Rhonda Mapp (11) | Andrea Stinson (8) | Charlotte Coliseum | 6–6 |- | 13 | July 23 | New York | L 63–65 | Rhonda Mapp (17) | Vicky Bullett (11) | Bullett <br> Levesque <br> Mapp <br> Stinson (3) | Charlotte Coliseum | 6–7 |- | 14 | July 26 | @ New York | W 64–61 | Rhonda Mapp (15) | Bullett <br> Mapp <br> Stinson (8) | Nicole Levesque (5) | Madison Square Garden | 7–7 |- | 15 | July 30 | Phoenix | W 68–67 | Vicky Bullett (20) | Andrea Congreaves (16) | Nicole Levesque (5) | Charlotte Coliseum | 8–7 |- |

|- | 16 | August 1 | Sacramento | W 85–61 | Rhonda Mapp (20) | Manning <br> Mapp (8) | Andrea Stinson (7) | Charlotte Coliseum | 9–7 |- | 17 | August 3 | @ Los Angeles | W 77–70 | Rhonda Mapp (21) | Andrea Stinson (7) | Andrea Stinson (7) | Great Western Forum | 10–7 |- | 18 | August 4 | @ Utah | L 70–73 | Andrea Stinson (15) | Vicky Bullett (13) | Mapp <br> Stinson (4) | Delta Center | 10–8 |- | 19 | August 6 | @ Sacramento | L 64–77 | Vicky Bullett (19) | Vicky Bullett (9) | Andrea Stinson (5) | ARCO Arena | 10–9 |- | 20 | August 9 | Phoenix | W 79–59 | Andrea Stinson (25) | Andrea Congreaves (11) | Andrea Congreaves (7) | Charlotte Coliseum | 11–9 |- | 21 | August 11 | Houston | L 62–72 | Andrea Stinson (17) | Congreaves <br> Stinson (5) | Andrea Stinson (6) | Charlotte Coliseum | 11–10 |- | 22 | August 14 | Sacramento | W 68–51 | Andrea Stinson (16) | Bullett <br> Mapp (9) | Rhonda Mapp (5) | Charlotte Coliseum | 12–10 |- | 23 | August 16 | Houston | W 80–71 | Andrea Stinson (25) | Vicky Bullett (11) | Nicky Levesque (8) | Charlotte Coliseum | 13–10 |- | 24 | August 17 | @ Cleveland | L 49–81 | Rhonda Mapp (12) | Rhonda Mapp (8) | Tora Suber (4) | Gund Arena | 13–11 |- | 25 | August 19 | @ Houston | L 49–81 | Vicky Bullett (24) | Rhonda Mapp (7) | Andrea Stinson (7) | The Summit | 13–12 |- | 26 | August 21 | @ Utah | W 66–56 | Bullett <br> Stinson (14) | Rhonda Mapp (9) | Levesque <br> Mapp (4) | Delta Center | 14–12 |- | 27 | August 22 | @ Phoenix | L 63–78 | Andrea Congreaves (13) | Andrea Stinson (6) | Andrea Stinson (7) | America West Arena | 14–13 |- | 28 | August 24 | Utah | W 70–52 | Andrea Stinson (17) | Vicky Bullett (11) | Nicole Levesque (8) | Charlotte Coliseum | 15–13

Playoffs

|- | 1 | August 28 | @ Houston | L 54–70 | Rhonda Mapp (12) | Vicky Bullett (9) | Levesque <br> Mapp <br> Stinson (3) | The Summit | 0–1

Season standings

Statistics

Regular season

<br />^‡Waived/Released during the season <br />^â€ÂTraded during the season <br />^â‰ÂAcquired 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