1997 Charlotte Sting season
WNBA team season
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The 1997 WNBA season was the inaugural season for the Charlotte Sting.
| 1997 Charlotte Sting season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Marynell Meadors |
| Arena | Charlotte Coliseum |
| Results | |
| Record | 15–13 (.536) |
| Place | 3rd (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Lost WNBA Semifinals (1-0) to Houston Comets |
Transactions
WNBA allocation draft
| Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|
| Andrea Stinson |  United States |
NC State |
| Vicky Bullett | United States |
Maryland |
WNBA elite draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Rhonda Mapp | United States |
NC State |
| 2 | 11 | Michi Atkins | United States |
Texas Tech |
WNBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Tora Suber | United States |
Virginia |
| 2 | 10 | Sharon Manning | United States |
NC State |
| 3 | 23 | Debra Williams | United States |
Louisiana Tech |
| 4 | 26 | Andrea Congreaves |  United Kingdom |
Mercer |
Transactions
| Date | Transaction | |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Hired Marynell Meadors as Head Coach[1] | |
| January 22, 1997 | Drafted Andrea Stinson and Vicky Bullett in the 1997 WNBA Allocation Draft[1] | |
| February 27, 1997 | Drafted Rhonda Mapp and Michi Atkins in the 1997 WNBA Elite Draft[1] | |
| April 28, 1997 | Drafted Tora Suber, Sharon Manning, Debra Williams and Andrea Congreaves in the 1997 WNBA draft[1] | |
Roster
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Schedule
Regular season
Playoffs
| 1997 playoff game log | ||||||||||||||||||
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Semifinal vs. Houston Comets
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Season standings
| Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Statistics
| Legend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
Regular season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea Stinson | 28 | 28 | 36.1 | .447 | .325 | .674 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 15.7 |
| Vicky Bullett | 28 | 28 | 31.3 | .448 | .304 | .775 | 6.4 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 12.8 |
| Rhonda Mapp | 28 | 23 | 25.4 | .492 | .500 | .774 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 11.6 |
| Andrea Congreaves | 28 | 16 | 23.5 | .500 | .409 | .768 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 6.7 |
| Nicole Levesque | 27 | 21 | 23.0 | .367 | .348 | .933 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 4.0 |
| Penny Moore | 28 | 9 | 19.3 | .358 | .200 | .516 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 4.8 |
| Tora Suber | 28 | 8 | 17.0 | .370 | .397 | .683 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 4.7 |
| Sharon Manning | 28 | 5 | 15.6 | .464 | N/A | .420 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 4.9 |
| Milica Vukadinovic | 1 | 0 | 14.0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | N/A | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| Debra Williams | 10 | 2 | 11.6 | .256 | .222 | .500 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.7 |
| Katasha Artis | 20 | 0 | 5.7 | .250 | .000 | .533 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Susie Hopson-Shelton | 6 | 0 | 4.8 | .636 | N/A | 1.000 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.7 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
- Vicky Bullett ranked seventh in the WNBA in field goals with 145.
- Vicky Bullett ranked eighth in the WNBA in total rebounds with 178
- Vicky Bullett was tied for sixth in the WNBA in steals with 54.
- Vicky Bullett ranked third in the WNBA in blocks with 55.
- Rhonda Mapp ranked third in the WNBA in Field Goal Percentage (.492)
- Andrea Stinson ranked sixth in the WNBA in assists with 124.
- Andrea Stinson tied for seventh in the WNBA in blocks with 21.
- Andrea Stinson ranked sixth in the WNBA in points with 439 points.
- Andrea Stinson ranked second in the WNBA in field goals with 177.
- Andrea Stinson ranked second in the WNBA in minutes per game with 36.1
- Andrea Stinson ranked fifth in the WNBA in points per game with 15.7
Awards and honors
- Vicky Bullett of Charlotte ranked third in the WNBA with 2.0 blocks per game.
- Andrea Stinson of Charlotte ranked second in the WNBA with 1011 minutes played.