1997 Phoenix Mercury season

The 1997 WNBA season was the first for the Phoenix Mercury.

Transactions

WNBA allocation draft

WNBA elite draft

WNBA draft

Transactions

Roster

Schedule

Regular season

|- | 1 | June 22 | Charlotte | W 76–59 | Bridget Pettis (17) | Toni Foster (8) | Michele Timms (6) | America West Arena | 1–0 |- | 2 | June 24 | @ Houston | L 55–72 | Toni Foster (13) | Askamp <br> Foster <br> Webb (5) | Umeki Webb (4) | The Summit | 1–1 |- | 3 | June 26 | @ Cleveland | W 68–63 | Gillom <br> Pettis (14) | Foster <br> Webb (7) | Michele Timms (4) | Gund Arena | 2–1 |- | 4 | June 29 | @ New York | L 57–65 | Jennifer Gillom (23) | Gillom <br> Webb (10) | Michele Timms (5) | Madison Square Garden | 2–2

|- | 5 | July 3 | @ Utah | W 77–55 | Jennifer Gillom (21) | Toni Foster (9) | Michele Timms (9) | Delta Center | 3–2 |- | 6 | July 7 | New York | W 69–50 | Bridget Pettis (25) | Jennifer Gillom (13) | Michele Timms (9) | America West Arena | 4–2 |- | 7 | July 9 | Houston | W 66–53 | Jennifer Gillom (20) | Marlies Askamp (10) | Umeki Webb (7) | America West Arena | 5–2 |- | 8 | July 12 | @ Utah | L 51–52 | Toni Foster (14) | Toni Foster (7) | Umeki Webb (3) | Delta Center | 5–3 |- | 9 | July 13 | @ Los Angeles | W 57–56 | Michele Timms (17) | Umeki Webb (6) | Michele Timms (3) | Great Western Forum | 6–3 |- | 10 | July 16 | Sacramento | W 84–67 | Jennifer Gillom (19) | Bridget Pettis (7) | Michele Timms (5) | America West Arena | 7–3 |- | 11 | July 21 | @ Sacramento | W 70–57 | Jennifer Gillom (19) | Toni Foster (11) | Michele Timms (7) | ARCO Arena | 8–3 |- | 12 | July 22 | Houston | L 69–77 | Michele Timms (24) | Bridget Pettis (7) | Bridget Pettis (4) | America West Arena | 8–4 |- | 13 | July 17 | Los Angeles | L 83–86 (OT) | Gillom <br> Pettis (17) | Jennifer Gillom (9) | Michele Timms (9) | America West Arena | 8–5 |- | 14 | July 28 | Cleveland | L 64–76 | Jennifer Gillom (19) | Marlies Askamp (8) | Tia Jackson (4) | America West Arena | 8–6 |- | 15 | July 30 | @ Charlotte | L 67–68 | Jennifer Gillom (16) | Marlies Askamp (6) | Michele Timms (4) | Charlotte Coliseum | 8–7 |- | 16 | July 31 | @ Cleveland | L 67–79 | Askamp <br> Gillom (12) | Tia Jackson (8) | Nancy Lieberman-Cline (4) | Gund Arena | 8–8 |

|- | 17 | August 2 | @ New York | L 70–80 | Michele Timms (20) | Jennifer Gillom (9) | Michele Timms (6) | Madison Square Garden | 8–9 |- | 18 | August 4 | Sacramento | W 83–60 | Bridget Pettis (23) | Toni Foster (8) | Askamp <br> Foster <br> Pettis <br> Timms (3) | America West Arena | 9–9 |- | 19 | August 6 | Utah | W 78–46 | Michele Timms (18) | Askamp <br> Webb (9) | Michele Timms (7) | America West Arena | 10–9 |- | 20 | August 7 | @ Houston | L 70–74 | Michele Timms (24) | Foster <br> Timms (6) | Michele Timms (4) | The Summit | 10–10 |- | 21 | August 9 | @ Charlotte | L 59–79 | Bridget Pettis (14) | Toni Foster (7) | Bridget Pettis (3) | Charlotte Coliseum | 10–11 |- | 22 | August 12 | New York | W 77–67 | Jennifer Gillom (23) | Jennifer Gillom (8) | Michele Timms (7) | America West Arena | 11–11 |- | 23 | August 14 | Cleveland | W 61–55 | Jennifer Gillom (19) | Foster <br> Timms (7) | Michele Timms (6) | America West Arena | 12–11 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 24 | August 17 | Utah | W 71–63 | Jennifer Gillom (15) | Gillom <br> Timms (7) | Michele Timms (5) | America West Arena | 13–11 |- | 25 | August 18 | @ Los Angeles | L 66–75 | Jennifer Gillom (18) | Marlies Askamp (9) | Michele Timms (4) | Great Western Forum | 13–12 |- | 26 | August 20 | @ Sacramento | W 69–54 | Bridget Pettis (18) | Toni Foster (11) | Umeki Webb (4) | ARCO Arena | 14–12 |- | 27 | August 22 | Charlotte | W 78–63 | Bridget Pettis (27) | Jennifer Gillom (5) | Michele Timms (8) | America West Arena | 15–12 |- | 28 | August 24 | Los Angeles | W 73–68 (OT) | Jennifer Gillom (29) | Askamp <br> Pettis (9) | Michele Timms (7) | America West Arena | 16–12

Playoffs

|- | 1 | August 28 | New York | L 41–59 | Askamp <br> Gillom (9) | Jennifer Gillom (7) | Pettis <br> Webb (2) | America West Arena | 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

• Toni Foster ranked ninth in the WNBA in total rebounds with 172
• Toni Foster was ranked ninth in the WNBA in steals with 53.
• Toni Foster tied for seventh in the WNBA in blocks with 21.
• Toni Foster ranked seventh in the WNBA in Field Goal Percentage (.468)
• Jennifer Gillom ranked tenth in the WNBA in Free Throw Pct with .777
• Jennifer Gillom ranked fourth in the WNBA in field goals with 163
• Jennifer Gillom ranked fifth in the WNBA in points with 440 points.
• Jennifer Gillom ranked fifth in the WNBA in points per game with 15.7
• Bridget Pettis was tied for tenth in the WNBA in steals with 49.
• Michele Timms ranked third in the WNBA in minutes per game with 35.8
• Michele Timms ranked second in the WNBA in steals with 71.
• Michele Timms ranked third in the WNBA in assists with 137.
• Chantel Tremitiere ranked fourth in the WNBA in assists with 135.
• Umeki Webb ranked fourth in the WNBA in steals with 68.

Awards and honors

• Jennifer Gillom, Center, All-WNBA Second Team
• Bridget Pettis: Led WNBA, Free Throw Percentage, .898
• Michele Timms: Third in WNBA, 3-Pt Field Goals, 49

References

External links

• Mercury on Basketball Reference