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1997 Cleveland Rockers season

The 1997 WNBA season was the inaugural season for the Cleveland Rockers.

Transactions

WNBA allocation draft

WNBA elite draft

WNBA draft

Transactions

Roster

Schedule

Regular season

|- | 1 | June 21 | Houston | L 56–76 | Isabelle Fijalkowski (12) | Lynette Woodard (7) | Braxton <br> Edwards <br> Nicholson <br> Němcová (2) | Gund Arena | 0–1 |- | 2 | June 26 | Utah | W 74–63 | Isabelle Fijalkowski (21) | Janice Braxton (14) | Michelle Edwards (8) | Gund Arena | 1–1 |- | 3 | June 28 | Phoenix | L 63–68 | Michelle Edwards (14) | Janice Braxton (12) | Fijalkowski <br> Němcová (5) | Gund Arena | 1–2 |- | 4 | June 29 | @ Charlotte | W 67–44 | Isabelle Fijalkowski (15) | Isabelle Fijalkowski (9) | Braxton <br> Boucek <br> Woodard (3) | Charlotte Coliseum | 1–3

|- | 5 | July 3 | Los Angeles | L 62–74 | Janice Braxton (15) | Janice Braxton (10) | Boucek <br> Němcová (3) | Gund Arena | 1–4 |- | 6 | July 6 | @ Sacramento | L 67–70 | Merlakia Jones (15) | Isabelle Fijalkowski (9) | Tina Nicholson (5) | ARCO Arena | 1–5 |- | 7 | July 7 | @ Los Angeles | W 81–70 | Braxton <br> Woodard (20) | Lynette Woodard (11) | Lynette Woodard (6) | Great Western Forum | 2–5 |- | 8 | July 10 | Sacramento | W 77–61 | Janice Braxton (19) | Janice Braxton (11) | Isabelle Fijalkowski (4) | Gund Arena | 3–5 |- | 9 | July 12 | @ Charlotte | L 43–72 | Eva Němcová (11) | Braxton <br> Brown (8) | Němcová <br> Woodard (3) | Charlotte Coliseum | 3–6 |- | 10 | July 14 | New York | L 57–68 | Janice Braxton (18) | Isabelle Fijalkowski (5) | Tina Nicholson (9) | Gund Arena | 3–7 |- | 11 | July 15 | @ New York | L 59–76 | Lynette Woodard (12) | Eva Němcová (7) | Fijalkowski <br> Woodard (3) | Madison Square Garden | 3–8 |- | 12 | July 17 | Charlotte | W 65–47 | Němcová <br> Woodard (14) | Isabelle Fijalkowski (11) | Isabelle Fijalkowski (6) | Gund Arena | 4–8 |- | 13 | July 19 | Utah | W 95–68 | Janice Braxton (19) | Lynette Woodard (11) | Nicholson <br> Woodard (6) | Gund Arena | 5–8 |- | 14 | July 23 | @ Los Angeles | W 89–85 | Isabelle Fijalkowski (24) | Janice Braxton (6) | Michelle Edwards (6) | Great Western Forum | 6–8 |- | 15 | July 26 | @ Utah | W 77–66 | Rushia Brown (17) | Isabelle Fijalkowski (10) | Eva Němcová (4) | Delta Center | 7–8 |- | 16 | July 28 | @ Phoenix | W 76–64 | Eva Němcová (22) | Janice Braxton (10) | Edwards <br> Fijalkowski (5) | America West Arena | 8–8 |- | 17 | July 29 | @ Houston | W 73–64 | Eva Němcová (18) | Janice Braxton (7) | Edwards <br> Fijalkowski (5) | The Summit | 9–8 |- | 18 | July 31 | Phoenix | W 79–67 | Eva Němcová (17) | Edwards <br> Woodard (5) | Michelle Edwards (6) | Gund Arena | 10–8 |- |

|- | 19 | August 2 | Sacramento | W 72–51 | Isabelle Fijalkowski (22) | Edwards <br> Fijalkowski (9) | Michelle Edwards (7) | Gund Arena | 11–8 |- | 20 | August 5 | Houston | L 66–76 | Michelle Edwards (17) | Janice Braxton (6) | Michelle Edwards (7) | Gund Arena | 11–9 |- | 21 | August 7 | Los Angeles | L 84–87 (2OT) | Eva Němcová (22) | Isabelle Fijalkowski (10) | Edwards <br> Woodard (5) | Gund Arena | 11–10 |- | 22 | August 11 | @ Utah | W 74–59 | Merlakia Jones (19) | Rushia Brown (11) | Michelle Edwards (6) | Delta Center | 12–10 |- | 23 | August 12 | @ Sacramento | L 76–81 | Eva Němcová (16) | Brown <br> Fijalkowski (9) | Isabelle Fijalkowski (5) | ARCO Arena | 12–11 |- | 24 | August 14 | @ Phoenix | L 55–61 | Merlakia Jones (12) | Brown <br> Němcová (8) | Michelle Edwards (7) | America West Arena | 12–12 |- | 25 | August 17 | Charlotte | W 81–49 | Eva Němcová (21) | Janice Braxton (15) | Braxton <br> Němcová (4) | Gund Arena | 13–12 |- | 26 | August 21 | @ Houston | W 76–75 | Michelle Edwards (15) | Braxton <br> Woodard (5) | Braxton <br> Fijalkowski (3) | The Summit | 14–12 |- | 27 | August 23 | New York | W 72–71 | Janice Braxton (19) | Janice Braxton (8) | Edwards <br> Woodard (5) | Gund Arena | 15–12 |- | 28 | August 24 | @ New York | L 72–79 (OT) | Janice Braxton (15) | Braxton <br> Fijalkowski (4) | Eva Němcová (4) | Madison Square Garden | 15–13

Season standings

Statistics

Regular season

<br /><sup>‡</sup>Waived/Released during the season <br /><sup>†</sup>Traded during the season <br /><sup>≠</sup>Acquired during the season

  • Janice Braxton ranked sixth in the WNBA in total rebounds with 189
  • Janice Braxton tied for fifth in the WNBA in blocks with 28.
  • Michelle Edwards ranked eighth in the WNBA in assists with 89.
  • Isabelle Fijalkowski ranked second in the WNBA in Field Goal Percentage (.508)
  • Isabelle Fijalkowski ranked eighth in the WNBA in Free Throw Pct with .786
  • Eva Nemcova ranked fourth in the WNBA in Field Goal Percentage (.473)
  • Eva Nemcova ranked fourth in the WNBA in Free Throw Pct with .855
  • Eva Nemcova ranked tenth in the WNBA in field goals with 138.
  • Eva Nemcova ranked eighth in the WNBA in points with 384 points.
  • Eva Nemcova ranked seventh in the WNBA in minutes per game with 33.7
  • Eva Nemcova ranked eighth in the WNBA in points per game with 13.7

Awards and honors

  • Janice Braxton, Ranked second in the WNBA (tied), Defensive Rebounds, 151
  • Isabelle Fijalkowski: Led WNBA, Personal Fouls, 129
  • Eva Nemcova: Led WNBA, 3-Pt Field Goal Percentage, .435

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