my-server
← Wiki

1997 Houston Comets season

The 1997 WNBA season was the first season for the Houston Comets. The Comets won the inaugural WNBA Finals.

Transactions

WNBA allocation draft

WNBA elite draft

WNBA draft

Transactions

Roster

Schedule

Regular season

|- | 1 | June 21 | @ Cleveland | W 76–56 | Cynthia Cooper (25) | Cynthia Cooper (8) | Cynthia Cooper (2) | Gund Arena | 1–0 |- | 2 | June 24 | Phoenix | W 72–55 | Janeth Arcain (23) | Janeth Arcain (8) | Cynthia Cooper (3) | The Summit | 2–0 |- | 3 | June 26 | New York | L 60–62 (OT) | Cynthia Cooper (20) | Wanda Guyton (9) | Cynthia Cooper (3) | The Summit | 2–1 |- | 4 | June 28 | @ Utah | W 76–58 | Cynthia Cooper (20) | Wanda Guyton (9) | Cynthia Cooper (3) | Delta Center | 3–1 |- | 5 | June 30 | Los Angeles | W 71–66 (OT) | Janeth Arcain (17) | Tammy Jackson (8) | Cynthia Cooper (5) | The Summit | 4–1

|- | 6 | July 2 | @ New York | L 67–72 | Cynthia Cooper (19) | Wanda Guyton (8) | Cynthia Cooper (6) | Madison Square Garden | 4–2 |- | 7 | July 4 | New York | L 58–65 | Tina Thompson (15) | Arcain <br> Harris (7) | Cynthia Cooper (8) | The Summit | 4–3 |- | 8 | July 7 | Charlotte | W 74–56 | Cynthia Cooper (21) | Tina Thompson (9) | Cynthia Cooper (6) | The Summit | 5–3 |- | 9 | July 9 | @ Phoenix | L 64–69 | Cynthia Cooper (16) | Tina Thompson (7) | Kim Perrot (4) | America West Arena | 5–4 |- | 10 | July 12 | Sacramento | W 89–61 | Cynthia Cooper (20) | Tina Thompson (10) | Cynthia Cooper (8) | The Summit | 6–4 |- | 11 | July 14 | Utah | W 79–56 | Arcain <br> Guyton (17) | Fran Harris (8) | Kim Perrot (4) | The Summit | 7–4 |- | 12 | July 16 | @ Los Angeles | L 52–77 | Cooper <br> Thompson (17) | Janeth Arcain (8) | Arcain <br> Cooper (3) | Great Western Forum | 7–5 |- | 13 | July 18 | @ Sacramento | W 82–60 | Cynthia Cooper (19) | Tammy Jackson (12) | Kim Perrot (7) | ARCO Arena | 8–5 |- | 14 | July 23 | @ Phoenix | W 77–69 | Cynthia Cooper (32) | Janeth Arcain (7) | Cynthia Cooper (6) | America West Arena | 9–5 |- | 15 | July 25 | @ Sacramento | W 86–76 | Cynthia Cooper (44) | Wanda Guyton (7) | Janeth Arcain (5) | ARCO Arena | 10–5 |- | 16 | July 29 | Cleveland | L 64–73 | Tina Thompson (24) | Tina Thompson (9) | Cynthia Cooper (5) | The Summit | 10–6 |

|- | 17 | August 1 | @ Los Angeles | W 81–57 | Cynthia Cooper (34) | Tina Thompson (9) | Cynthia Cooper (5) | Great Western Forum | 11–6 |- | 18 | August 2 | @ Utah | L 63–74 | Tina Thompson (20) | Tammy Jackson (6) | Cooper <br> Thompson (5) | Delta Center | 11–7 |- | 19 | August 5 | @ Cleveland | W 76–66 | Cynthia Cooper (30) | Janeth Arcain (8) | Cynthia Cooper (6) | Gund Arena | 12–7 |- | 20 | August 7 | Phoenix | W 74–70 | Cynthia Cooper (34) | Tina Thompson (10) | Kim Perrot (6) | The Summit | 13–7 |- | 21 | August 9 | Los Angeles | W 72–71 (2OT) | Kim Perrot (19) | Tina Thompson (10) | Cynthia Cooper (8) | The Summit | 14–7 |- | 22 | August 11 | @ Charlotte | W 72–62 | Cynthia Cooper (39) | Tammy Jackson (7) | Kim Perrot (7) | Charlotte Coliseum | 15–7 |- | 23 | August 12 | Utah | W 76–56 | Cynthia Cooper (21) | Guyton <br> Thompson (7) | Kim Perrot (5) | The Summit | 16–7 |- | 24 | August 16 | @ Charlotte | L 71–80 | Sheryl Swoopes (20) | Tina Thompson (6) | Kim Perrot (7) | Charlotte Coliseum | 16–8 |- | 25 | August 17 | @ New York | W 70–55 | Cynthia Cooper (17) | Jackson | Thompson (12) | Kim Perrot (6) | Madison Square Garden | 17–8 |- | 26 | August 19 | Charlotte | W 77–69 | Cynthia Cooper (31) | Wanda Guyton (10) | Cooper <br> Thompson (4) | The Summit | 18–8 |- | 27 | August 21 | Cleveland | L 75–76 | Kim Perrot (18) | Wanda Guyton (10) | Cynthia Cooper (9) | The Summit | 18–9 |- | 28 | August 24 | Sacramento | L 58–68 | Cynthia Cooper (16) | Tina Thompson (9) | Cynthia Cooper (5) | The Summit | 18–10

Playoffs

|- | 1 | August 28 | Charlotte | W 54–70 | Cynthia Cooper (31) | Tina Thompson (12) | Cynthia Cooper (5) | The Summit | 1–0

|- | 1 | August 30 | New York | W 65–51 | Cynthia Cooper (25) | Tammy Jackson (11) | Cynthia Cooper (4) | The Summit | 1–0

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

  • 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.

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
  • Cynthia Cooper: Led WNBA, 3-Pt Field Goals, 67
  • Cynthia Cooper: Led WNBA, Free Throws, 172
  • Cynthia Cooper: Led WNBA, Free Throw Attempts, 199
  • Cynthia Cooper: Led WNBA, Points, 621
  • Cynthia Cooper: Led WNBA, Points per game, 22.2
  • Cynthia Cooper: Ranked third in the WNBA in minutes played, 982
  • Wanda Guyton: Second in WNBA (tied), Offensive Rebounds, 76
  • Tina Thompson, Forward, All-WNBA First Team
  • Van Chancellor, Coach of the Year

References

External links