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1997 Cleveland Rockers season

The 1997 WNBA season was the inaugural season for the Cleveland Rockers.

Transactions

WNBA allocation draft

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Janice BraxtonNC State
Michelle EdwardsMaryland

WNBA elite draft

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12Isabelle FijalkowskiColorado
210Lynette WoodardKansas

WNBA draft

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14Eva NěmcováCzechoslovakia CzechoslovakiaBourges (France)
213Merlakia JonesFlorida
320Tina NicholsonPenn State
429Anita MaxwellNew Mexico State

Transactions

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January 22, 1997Drafted Janice Braxton and Michelle Edwards in the 1997 WNBA Allocation Draft
February 27, 1997Drafted Isabelle Fijalkowski and Lynette Woodard in the 1997 WNBA Elite Draft
April 28, 1997Drafted Eva Němcová, Merlakia Jones, Tina Nicholson and Anita Maxwell in the [1997 WNBA draft](1997-wnba-draft)
May 6, 1997Hired Linda Hill-MacDonald as Head Coach

Roster

Schedule

Regular season

|- | 1 | June 21 | Houston | L 56–76 | Isabelle Fijalkowski (12) | Lynette Woodard (7) | Braxton Edwards Nicholson Němcová (2) | Gund Arena

0–1
2
June 26
Utah
W 74–63
Isabelle Fijalkowski (21)
Janice Braxton (14)
Michelle Edwards (8)
Gund Arena
1–1
-
3
June 28
Phoenix
L 63–68
Michelle Edwards (14)
Janice Braxton (12)
Fijalkowski
Němcová (5)
Gund Arena
1–2
-
4
June 29
@ Charlotte
W 67–44
Isabelle Fijalkowski (15)
Isabelle Fijalkowski (9)
Braxton
Boucek
Woodard (3)
Charlotte Coliseum
1–3
-
5
July 3
Los Angeles
L 62–74
Janice Braxton (15)
Janice Braxton (10)
Boucek
Němcová (3)
Gund Arena
1–4
-
6
July 6
@ Sacramento
L 67–70
Merlakia Jones (15)
Isabelle Fijalkowski (9)
Tina Nicholson (5)
ARCO Arena
1–5
-
7
July 7
@ Los Angeles
W 81–70
Braxton
Woodard (20)
Lynette Woodard (11)
Lynette Woodard (6)
Great Western Forum
2–5
-
8
July 10
Sacramento
W 77–61
Janice Braxton (19)
Janice Braxton (11)
Isabelle Fijalkowski (4)
Gund Arena
3–5
-
9
July 12
@ Charlotte
L 43–72
Eva Němcová (11)
Braxton
Brown (8)
Němcová
Woodard (3)
Charlotte Coliseum
3–6
-
10
July 14
New York
L 57–68
Janice Braxton (18)
Isabelle Fijalkowski (5)
Tina Nicholson (9)
Gund Arena
3–7
-
11
July 15
@ New York
L 59–76
Lynette Woodard (12)
Eva Němcová (7)
Fijalkowski
Woodard (3)
Madison Square Garden
3–8
-
12
July 17
Charlotte
W 65–47
Němcová
Woodard (14)
Isabelle Fijalkowski (11)
Isabelle Fijalkowski (6)
Gund Arena
4–8
-
13
July 19
Utah
W 95–68
Janice Braxton (19)
Lynette Woodard (11)
Nicholson
Woodard (6)
Gund Arena
5–8
-
14
July 23
@ Los Angeles
W 89–85
Isabelle Fijalkowski (24)
Janice Braxton (6)
Michelle Edwards (6)
Great Western Forum
6–8
-
15
July 26
@ Utah
W 77–66
Rushia Brown (17)
Isabelle Fijalkowski (10)
Eva Němcová (4)
Delta Center
7–8
-
16
July 28
@ Phoenix
W 76–64
Eva Němcová (22)
Janice Braxton (10)
Edwards
Fijalkowski (5)
America West Arena
8–8
-
17
July 29
@ Houston
W 73–64
Eva Němcová (18)
Janice Braxton (7)
Edwards
Fijalkowski (5)
The Summit
9–8
-
18
July 31
Phoenix
W 79–67
Eva Němcová (17)
Edwards
Woodard (5)
Michelle Edwards (6)
Gund Arena
10–8
-

| |- | 19 | August 2 | Sacramento | W 72–51 | Isabelle Fijalkowski (22) | Edwards Fijalkowski (9) | Michelle Edwards (7) | Gund Arena

11–8
20
August 5
Houston
L 66–76
Michelle Edwards (17)
Janice Braxton (6)
Michelle Edwards (7)
Gund Arena
11–9
-
21
August 7
Los Angeles
L 84–87 (2OT)
Eva Němcová (22)
Isabelle Fijalkowski (10)
Edwards
Woodard (5)
Gund Arena
11–10
-
22
August 11
@ Utah
W 74–59
Merlakia Jones (19)
Rushia Brown (11)
Michelle Edwards (6)
Delta Center
12–10
-
23
August 12
@ Sacramento
L 76–81
Eva Němcová (16)
Brown
Fijalkowski (9)
Isabelle Fijalkowski (5)
ARCO Arena
12–11
-
24
August 14
@ Phoenix
L 55–61
Merlakia Jones (12)
Brown
Němcová (8)
Michelle Edwards (7)
America West Arena
12–12
-
25
August 17
Charlotte
W 81–49
Eva Němcová (21)
Janice Braxton (15)
Braxton
Němcová (4)
Gund Arena
13–12
-
26
August 21
@ Houston
W 76–75
Michelle Edwards (15)
Braxton
Woodard (5)
Braxton
Fijalkowski (3)
The Summit
14–12
-
27
August 23
New York
W 72–71
Janice Braxton (19)
Janice Braxton (8)
Edwards
Woodard (5)
Gund Arena
15–12
-
28
August 24
@ New York
L 72–79 (OT)
Janice Braxton (15)
Braxton
Fijalkowski (4)
Eva Němcová (4)
Madison Square Garden
15–13

Season standings

Statistics

Regular season

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Eva Němcová282833.7.473.435.8553.92.41.40.313.7
Janice Braxton252432.9.417.500.7687.62.01.41.111.5
Michelle Edwards201431.1.447.240.5233.54.51.80.210.2
Isabelle Fijalkowski282828.7.508.250.7865.62.40.60.611.9
Lynette Woodard282725.4.401.000.6724.12.41.60.47.8
Merlakia Jones28121.0.402.417.7142.90.90.80.18.2
Rushia Brown28318.3.520N/A.7344.00.71.20.56.3
Tina Nicholson241411.4.409.375.6000.41.80.50.02.0
Jenny Boucek10111.2.467.000.5711.00.90.60.01.8
Adrienne Johnson2527.8.379.500.7780.90.40.20.02.1
Anita Maxwell907.0.320N/A.3751.30.90.40.02.1
Marcie Alberts506.0.000.000N/A0.20.60.40.00.0

‡Waived/Released during the season

†Traded during the season

≠Acquired during the season

  • Janice Braxton ranked sixth in the WNBA in total rebounds with 189
  • Janice Braxton tied for fifth in the WNBA in blocks with 28.
  • Michelle Edwards ranked eighth in the WNBA in assists with 89.
  • Isabelle Fijalkowski ranked second in the WNBA in Field Goal Percentage (.508)
  • Isabelle Fijalkowski ranked eighth in the WNBA in Free Throw Pct with .786
  • Eva Nemcova ranked fourth in the WNBA in Field Goal Percentage (.473)
  • Eva Nemcova ranked fourth in the WNBA in Free Throw Pct with .855
  • Eva Nemcova ranked tenth in the WNBA in field goals with 138.
  • Eva Nemcova ranked eighth in the WNBA in points with 384 points.
  • Eva Nemcova ranked seventh in the WNBA in minutes per game with 33.7
  • Eva Nemcova ranked eighth in the WNBA in points per game with 13.7

Awards and honors

  • Janice Braxton, Ranked second in the WNBA (tied), Defensive Rebounds, 151
  • Isabelle Fijalkowski: Led WNBA, Personal Fouls, 129
  • Eva Nemcova: Led WNBA, 3-Pt Field Goal Percentage, .435

References

References

  1. "1997 Cleveland Rockers Transactions".
  2. "1997 WNBA Season Summary".
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