1997 Cleveland Rockers season | |
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Coach | Linda Hill-MacDonald |
Arena | Gund Arena |
Attendance | 7,971 per game |
Results | |
Record | 15–13 (.536) |
Place | 4th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Team Leaders | |
Points | Eva Nemcova (13.7) |
Rebounds | Janice Braxton (7.6) |
Assists | Michelle Edwards (4.5) |
The 1997 WNBA season was the inaugural season for the Cleveland Rockers.
Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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Janice Braxton | ![]() | NC State |
Michelle Edwards | ![]() | Maryland |
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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1 | 2 | Isabelle Fijalkowski | ![]() | Colorado |
2 | 10 | Lynette Woodard | ![]() | Kansas |
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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1 | 4 | Eva Němcová | ![]() | Bourges (France) |
2 | 13 | Merlakia Jones | ![]() | Florida |
3 | 20 | Tina Nicholson | ![]() | Penn State |
4 | 29 | Anita Maxwell | ![]() | New Mexico State |
Date | Transaction | |
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January 22, 1997 | Drafted Janice Braxton and Michelle Edwards in the 1997 WNBA Allocation Draft [1] | |
February 27, 1997 | Drafted Isabelle Fijalkowski and Lynette Woodard in the 1997 WNBA Elite Draft [1] | |
April 28, 1997 | Drafted Eva Němcová, Merlakia Jones, Tina Nicholson and Anita Maxwell in the 1997 WNBA Draft [1] | |
May 6, 1997 | Hired Linda Hill-MacDonald as Head Coach [1] |
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Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
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Houston Comets x | 18 | 10 | .643 | 6–6 | – |
New York Liberty x | 17 | 11 | .607 | 8–4 | 1.0 |
Charlotte Sting x | 15 | 13 | .536 | 5–7 | 3.0 |
Cleveland Rockers o | 15 | 13 | .536 | 5–7 | 3.0 |
Legend | |||||||
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | TO | Turnovers per game |
PF | Fouls per game | Team leader | League leader |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Eva Němcová | 28 | 28 | 33.7 | .473 | .435 | .855 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 13.7 |
Janice Braxton | 25 | 24 | 32.9 | .417 | .500 | .768 | 7.6 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 11.5 |
Michelle Edwards | 20 | 14 | 31.1 | .447 | .240 | .523 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 10.2 |
Isabelle Fijalkowski | 28 | 28 | 28.7 | .508 | .250 | .786 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 11.9 |
Lynette Woodard | 28 | 27 | 25.4 | .401 | .000 | .672 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 7.8 |
Merlakia Jones | 28 | 1 | 21.0 | .402 | .417 | .714 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 8.2 |
Rushia Brown | 28 | 3 | 18.3 | .520 | N/A | .734 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 6.3 |
Tina Nicholson | 24 | 14 | 11.4 | .409 | .375 | .600 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
Jenny Boucek | 10 | 1 | 11.2 | .467 | .000 | .571 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
Adrienne Johnson | 25 | 2 | 7.8 | .379 | .500 | .778 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.1 |
Anita Maxwell | 9 | 0 | 7.0 | .320 | N/A | .375 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2.1 |
Marcie Alberts | 5 | 0 | 6.0 | .000 | .000 | N/A | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season