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1997 Houston Comets season
WNBA team 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
| 1997 Houston Comets roster |
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| Players | Coaches |
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| Pos. | No. | Nat. | Name | Height | Weight | DOB | From | Yrs |
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| G | 9 |  | Arcain, Janeth | 5' 11" (1.8m) | 147 lb (67kg) | 1969-04-11 | | R | | G | 14 |  | Cooper, Cynthia | 5' 10" (1.78m) | 150 lb (68kg) | 1963-04-14 | USC | R | | G/F | 8 |  | Gay, Pietra | 5' 11" (1.8m) | | 1974-08-21 | LSU | R | | C | 4 | | Guyton, Wanda | 6' 1" (1.85m) | 178 lb (81kg) | 1968-10-14 | South Florida | R | | G/F | 20 | | Harris, Fran | 6' 0" (1.83m) | 153 lb (69kg) | 1965-03-12 | Texas | R | | F/C | 23 | | Jackson, Tammy | 6' 2" (1.88m) | 190 lb (86kg) | 1962-12-03 | Florida | R | | F/C | 33 | | Moore, Yolanda | 6' 0" (1.83m) | 175 lb (79kg) | 1974-07-01 | Mississippi | R | | G | 10 | | Perrot, Kim | 5' 5" (1.65m) | 130 lb (59kg) | 1967-01-18 | Louisiana | R | | F | 11 |  | Pollini, Catarina | 6' 5" (1.96m) | | 1966-03-16 | Texas | R | | G/F | 22 | | Swoopes, Sheryl | 6' 0" (1.83m) | 145 lb (66kg) | 1971-03-25 | Texas Tech | R | | F | 7 | | Thompson, Tina | 6' 2" (1.88m) | 178 lb (81kg) | 1975-02-10 | USC | R | | G | 5 | | Woosley, Tiffany | 5' 7" (1.7m) | 132 lb (60kg) | 1973-04-26 | Tennessee | R |
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- Head coach
- Van Chancellor (Mississippi State)
- Assistant coaches
- Peggie Gillom
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (S) Suspended
 Injured
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Schedule
Regular season
1997 game log
Total: 18–10 (Home: 9–5; Road: 9–5)
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June: 4–1 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–0)
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July
: 6–5 (Home: 3–2; Road: 3–3)
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August
: 8–4 (Home: 4–2; Road: 4–2)
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| 1997 season schedule
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Playoffs
| 1997 playoff game log
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Semifinal vs. Charlotte Sting
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Championship vs. New York Liberty
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| 1997 playoff schedule
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Season standings
Statistics
Regular Season
| Player
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GP
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GS
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MPG
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FG%
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3P%
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FT%
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RPG
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APG
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SPG
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BPG
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PPG
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| Cynthia Cooper
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28
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28
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35.1
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.470
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.414
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.864
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4.0
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4.7
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2.1
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0.2
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22.2
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| Tina Thompson
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28
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28
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31.6
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.418
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.370
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.838
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6.6
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1.1
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0.8
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2.2
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13.2
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| Janeth Arcain
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28
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27
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28.0
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.440
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.273
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.894
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3.9
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1.6
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1.5
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2.4
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10.9
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| Wanda Guyton
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25
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25
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26.7
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.467
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N/A
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.559
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5.4
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0.5
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1.0
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1.7
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6.1
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| Kim Perrot
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28
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24
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24.7
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.364
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.283
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.405
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2.7
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3.1
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2.5
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2.3
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5.8
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| Tammy Jackson
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28
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3
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19.5
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.409
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.000
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.610
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4.1
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0.4
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1.6
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1.8
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4.1
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| Tiffany Woosley
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26
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4
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15.3
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.330
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.320
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.250
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1.1
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1.1
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0.7
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1.2
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2.9
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| Fran Harris
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25
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1
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14.8
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.346
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.333
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.710
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2.2
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1.0
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0.7
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1.2
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4.2
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| Sheryl Swoopes
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9
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0
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14.3
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.472
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.250
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.714
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1.7
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0.8
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0.8
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0.4
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7.1
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| Yolanda Moore
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13
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0
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7.2
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.250
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N/A
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.500
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1.0
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0.1
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0.1
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0.5
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1.2
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| Catarina Pollini
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13
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0
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7.2
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.364
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N/A
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.500
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0.9
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0.4
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0.3
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0.7
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1.7
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| Pietra Gay
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5
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0
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2.4
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.500
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N/A
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.400
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0.6
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0.4
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0.2
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0.8
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0.8
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‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠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[2]
- Cynthia Cooper: Led WNBA, 3-Pt Field Goals, 67[2]
- Cynthia Cooper: Led WNBA, Free Throws, 172[2]
- Cynthia Cooper: Led WNBA, Free Throw Attempts, 199[2]
- Cynthia Cooper: Led WNBA, Points, 621 [2]
- Cynthia Cooper: Led WNBA, Points per game, 22.2 [2]
- Cynthia Cooper: Ranked third in the WNBA in minutes played, 982
- Wanda Guyton: Second in WNBA (tied), Offensive Rebounds, 76 [2]
- Tina Thompson, Forward, All-WNBA First Team
- Van Chancellor, Coach of the Year [3]
References
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