1997 Sacramento Monarchs season

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1997 Sacramento Monarchs season
Coach Mary Murphy (fired Jul. 28, 5–10 record)
Heidi VanDerveer (5–8 record)
Arena ARCO Arena
Attendance7,858 per game
Results
Record1018 (.357)
Place3rd (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1997 WNBA season was the inaugural season for the Sacramento Monarchs.

Contents

Transactions

WNBA allocation draft

PlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
Bridgette Gordon Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Tennessee
Ruthie Bolton Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Auburn

WNBA elite draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
16 Judy Mosley-McAfee Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Hawaii
214 Mikiko Hagiwara Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Japan

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
12 Pamela McGee Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States USC
215 Denique Graves Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Howard
318 Chantel Tremitiere Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Auburn
431 Tajama Abraham Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States George Washington

Transactions

DateTransaction
January 22, 1997Drafted Bridgette Gordon and Ruthie Bolton in the 1997 WNBA Allocation Draft [1]
February 27, 1997Drafted Judy Mosley-McAfee and Mikiko Hagiwara in the 1997 WNBA Elite Draft [1]
April 14, 1997Hired Mary Murphy as Head Coach [1]
April 28, 1997Drafted Pamela McGee, Denique Graves, Chantel Tremitiere and Tajama Abraham in the 1997 WNBA Draft [1]
July 18, 1997Waived Corissa Yasen [1]
July 20, 1997Waived Judy Mosley-McAfee [1]
July 27, 1997Waived Yvette Angel [1]
July 28, 1997Fired Mary Murphy as Head Coach [1]
Hired Heidi VanDerveer as Head Coach [1]
July 31, 1997Traded Mikiko Hagiwara to Phoenix Mercury in exchange for future considerations [1]
August 6, 1997Waived Margold Clark [1]

Roster

1997 Sacramento Monarchs roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
C 40 Flag of the United States.svg Abraham, Tajama 6' 2" (1.88m)190 lb (86kg)1975-09-27 George Washington R
G 11 Flag of the United States.svg Angel, Yvette 5' 8" (1.73m)1963-10-14 Ohio State R
G 6 Flag of the United States.svg Bolton, Ruthie 5' 9" (1.75m)150 lb (68kg)1967-05-27 Auburn R
G/F 51 Flag of the United States.svg Byears, Latasha 5' 11" (1.8m)206 lb (93kg)1973-08-12 DePaul R
F/C 7 Flag of the United States.svg Clark, Margold 6' 3" (1.91m)1971-01-01 Arizona R
F 30 Flag of the United States.svg Gordon, Bridgette 6' 0" (1.83m)172 lb (78kg)1967-04-27 Tennessee R
C 33 Flag of the United States.svg Graves, Denique 6' 3" (1.91m)212 lb (96kg)1975-09-16 Howard R
G 24 Flag of Japan.svg Hagiwara, Mikiko 5' 9" (1.75m)160 lb (73kg)1970-04-27R
F/C 5 Flag of the United States.svg McGee, Pamela 6' 3" (1.91m)180 lb (82kg)1962-12-01 USC R
F 7 Flag of the United States.svg Mosley-McAfee, Judy 6' 1" (1.85m)1968-03-17 Hawaiʻi R
G 10 Flag of France.svg Savasta, Laure 5' 8" (1.73m)135 lb (61kg)1974-03-18 Washington R
G 3 Flag of the United States.svg Tremitiere, Chantel 5' 6" (1.68m)142 lb (64kg)1969-10-20 Auburn R
G 13 Flag of the United States.svg Viglione, Danielle 5' 10" (1.78m)157 lb (71kg)1975-03-07 Texas R
G 20 Flag of the United States.svg Yasen, Corissa 6' 0" (1.83m)160 lb (73kg)1973-12-05 Purdue R
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Heidi VanDerveer (College of Charleston)
Assistant coaches
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Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Schedule

Regular season

1997 game log
Total: 10–18 (Home: 8–8; Road: 2–10)
June: 2–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1June 21@ Utah W 70–60 Ruthie Bolton (18) Ruthie Bolton (11) Chantel Tremitiere (4) Delta Center 1–0
2June 23 Houston L 62–73 Ruthie Bolton (27) Ruthie Bolton (12) Chantel Tremitiere (4) ARCO Arena 1–1
3June 26 Charlotte W 78–70 Pamela McGee (23) Bridgette Gordon (8) Chantel Tremitiere (5) ARCO Arena 2–1
4June 27@ Los Angeles L 92–102 Ruthie Bolton (20) Ruthie Bolton (6) Ruthie Bolton (6) Great Western Forum 2–2
1997 season schedule

Season standings

Western Conference WLPCTConf.GB
Phoenix Mercury x1612.5719–3
Los Angeles Sparks o1414.5008–42.0
Sacramento Monarchs o1018.3574–86.0
Utah Starzz o721.2503–99.0

Statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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 gameTeam leaderLeague leader

Regular Season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Chantel Tremitiere 282837.5.352.189.7444.14.81.90.07.6
Ruthie Bolton 232335.3.402.344.7685.82.62.30.019.4
Bridgette Gordon 282835.0.433.275.7854.82.81.40.313.0
Pamela McGee 272725.6.459.286.7054.40.71.00.510.6
Latasha Byears 281923.4.459.200.7396.91.71.40.38.7
Judy Mosley-McAfee 13920.4.440N/A1.0003.60.80.60.24.2
Yvette Angel5318.0.438.000.0001.82.20.80.22.8
Tajama Anderson28515.1.381N/A.6842.40.50.40.44.4
Mikiko Hagiwara 14212.4.319.273.6670.60.70.10.13.1
Margold Clark4011.5.500.000.5001.50.30.30.31.8
Laure Savasta 14011.2.244.200.7780.40.90.30.12.4
Corissa Yasen 1909.9.404.000.5001.10.30.90.12.7
Danielle Viglione704.3.273.250N/A0.60.10.10.01.0
Denique Graves 2203.9.222N/A.5000.70.00.00.30.7


Waived/Released during the season
Traded during the season
Acquired during the season

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Awards and honors

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "1997 Sacramento Monarchs Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "1997 WNBA Season Summary".