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1997 Charlotte Sting season
The 1997 WNBA season was the inaugural season for the Charlotte Sting.
Transactions
WNBA allocation draft
| Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|
| Andrea Stinson | NC State | |
| Vicky Bullett | Maryland |
WNBA elite draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Rhonda Mapp | NC State | |
| 2 | 11 | Michi Atkins | Texas Tech |
WNBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Tora Suber | Virginia | |
| 2 | 10 | Sharon Manning | NC State | |
| 3 | 23 | Debra Williams | Louisiana Tech | |
| 4 | 26 | Andrea Congreaves | Mercer |
Transactions
| Date | Transaction | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | title=1997 Charlotte Sting Transactions | url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/teams/CHA/1997_transactions.html | access-date=2024-05-22 | website=Basketball-Reference.com | language=en}} |
| January 22, 1997 | Drafted Andrea Stinson and Vicky Bullett in the 1997 WNBA Allocation Draft | ||||
| February 27, 1997 | Drafted Rhonda Mapp and Michi Atkins in the 1997 WNBA Elite Draft | ||||
| April 28, 1997 | Drafted Tora Suber, Sharon Manning, Debra Williams and Andrea Congreaves in the [1997 WNBA draft](1997-wnba-draft) |
Roster
Schedule
Regular season
|- | 1 | June 22 | @ Phoenix | L 59–76 | Andrea Stinson (18) | Andrea Stinson (9) | Andrea Stinson (7) | America West Arena
| 0–1 |
|---|
| 2 |
| June 25 |
| @ Los Angeles |
| L 54–74 |
| Tora Suber (13) |
| Vicky Bullett (11) |
| Vicky Bullett (3) |
| Great Western Forum |
| 0–2 |
| - |
| 3 |
| June 26 |
| @ Sacramento |
| L 70–78 |
| Andrea Stinson (17) |
| Andrea Stinson (5) |
| Andrea Stinson (5) |
| ARCO Arena |
| 0–3 |
| - |
| 4 |
| June 29 |
| Cleveland |
| W 67–44 |
| Andrea Stinson (19) |
| Bullett |
| Moore |
| Suber (6) |
| Andrea Stinson (10) |
| Charlotte Coliseum |
| 1–3 |
| - |
| 5 |
| July 5 |
| Los Angeles |
| W 78–66 |
| Andrea Stinson (19) |
| Manning |
| Moore (5) |
| Tora Suber (9) |
| Charlotte Coliseum |
| 2–3 |
| - |
| 6 |
| July 7 |
| @ Houston |
| L 56–74 |
| Andrea Stinson (13) |
| Vicky Bullett (10) |
| Suber |
| Levesque (3) |
| The Summit |
| 2–4 |
| - |
| 7 |
| July 9 |
| New York |
| W 87–69 |
| Andrea Stinson (29) |
| Andrea Stinson (9) |
| Andrea Stinson (6) |
| Charlotte Coliseum |
| 3–4 |
| - |
| 8 |
| July 10 |
| @ New York |
| L 48–62 |
| Andrea Stinson (20) |
| Sharon Manning (7) |
| Tora Suber (3) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 3–5 |
| - |
| 9 |
| July 12 |
| Cleveland |
| W 72–43 |
| Rhonda Mapp (14) |
| Andrea Congreaves (9) |
| Nicole Levesque (5) |
| Charlotte Coliseum |
| 4–5 |
| - |
| 10 |
| July 16 |
| Utah |
| W 75–63 |
| Andrea Stinson (19) |
| Andrea Stinson (10) |
| Penny Moore (6) |
| Charlotte Coliseum |
| 5–5 |
| - |
| 11 |
| July 17 |
| @ Cleveland |
| L 47–65 |
| Vicky Bullett (24) |
| Vicky Bullett (5) |
| Andrea Stinson (4) |
| Gund Arena |
| 5–6 |
| - |
| 12 |
| July 21 |
| Los Angeles |
| W 75–64 |
| Andrea Stinson (23) |
| Rhonda Mapp (11) |
| Andrea Stinson (8) |
| Charlotte Coliseum |
| 6–6 |
| - |
| 13 |
| July 23 |
| New York |
| L 63–65 |
| Rhonda Mapp (17) |
| Vicky Bullett (11) |
| Bullett |
| Levesque |
| Mapp |
| Stinson (3) |
| Charlotte Coliseum |
| 6–7 |
| - |
| 14 |
| July 26 |
| @ New York |
| W 64–61 |
| Rhonda Mapp (15) |
| Bullett |
| Mapp |
| Stinson (8) |
| Nicole Levesque (5) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 7–7 |
| - |
| 15 |
| July 30 |
| Phoenix |
| W 68–67 |
| Vicky Bullett (20) |
| Andrea Congreaves (16) |
| Nicole Levesque (5) |
| Charlotte Coliseum |
| 8–7 |
| - |
| |- | 16 | August 1 | Sacramento | W 85–61 | Rhonda Mapp (20) | Manning Mapp (8) | Andrea Stinson (7) | Charlotte Coliseum
| 9–7 |
|---|
| 17 |
| August 3 |
| @ Los Angeles |
| W 77–70 |
| Rhonda Mapp (21) |
| Andrea Stinson (7) |
| Andrea Stinson (7) |
| Great Western Forum |
| 10–7 |
| - |
| 18 |
| August 4 |
| @ Utah |
| L 70–73 |
| Andrea Stinson (15) |
| Vicky Bullett (13) |
| Mapp |
| Stinson (4) |
| Delta Center |
| 10–8 |
| - |
| 19 |
| August 6 |
| @ Sacramento |
| L 64–77 |
| Vicky Bullett (19) |
| Vicky Bullett (9) |
| Andrea Stinson (5) |
| ARCO Arena |
| 10–9 |
| - |
| 20 |
| August 9 |
| Phoenix |
| W 79–59 |
| Andrea Stinson (25) |
| Andrea Congreaves (11) |
| Andrea Congreaves (7) |
| Charlotte Coliseum |
| 11–9 |
| - |
| 21 |
| August 11 |
| Houston |
| L 62–72 |
| Andrea Stinson (17) |
| Congreaves |
| Stinson (5) |
| Andrea Stinson (6) |
| Charlotte Coliseum |
| 11–10 |
| - |
| 22 |
| August 14 |
| Sacramento |
| W 68–51 |
| Andrea Stinson (16) |
| Bullett |
| Mapp (9) |
| Rhonda Mapp (5) |
| Charlotte Coliseum |
| 12–10 |
| - |
| 23 |
| August 16 |
| Houston |
| W 80–71 |
| Andrea Stinson (25) |
| Vicky Bullett (11) |
| Nicky Levesque (8) |
| Charlotte Coliseum |
| 13–10 |
| - |
| 24 |
| August 17 |
| @ Cleveland |
| L 49–81 |
| Rhonda Mapp (12) |
| Rhonda Mapp (8) |
| Tora Suber (4) |
| Gund Arena |
| 13–11 |
| - |
| 25 |
| August 19 |
| @ Houston |
| L 49–81 |
| Vicky Bullett (24) |
| Rhonda Mapp (7) |
| Andrea Stinson (7) |
| The Summit |
| 13–12 |
| - |
| 26 |
| August 21 |
| @ Utah |
| W 66–56 |
| Bullett |
| Stinson (14) |
| Rhonda Mapp (9) |
| Levesque |
| Mapp (4) |
| Delta Center |
| 14–12 |
| - |
| 27 |
| August 22 |
| @ Phoenix |
| L 63–78 |
| Andrea Congreaves (13) |
| Andrea Stinson (6) |
| Andrea Stinson (7) |
| America West Arena |
| 14–13 |
| - |
| 28 |
| August 24 |
| Utah |
| W 70–52 |
| Andrea Stinson (17) |
| Vicky Bullett (11) |
| Nicole Levesque (8) |
| Charlotte Coliseum |
| 15–13 |
Playoffs
|- | 1 | August 28 | @ Houston | L 54–70 | Rhonda Mapp (12) | Vicky Bullett (9) | Levesque Mapp Stinson (3) | The Summit | 0–1
Season standings
Statistics
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.
References
References
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