1997 Cleveland Rockers season
Head Coach	Linda Hill-MacDonald
Arena	Gund Arena
Results
Record	15–13 (.536)
Place	4th (Eastern)
Playoff Finish	Did not qualify
Cleveland Rockers seasons
< 1996	1998 >

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

Contents 1 Offseason 1.1 Initial Player Allocation 1.2 WNBA Draft 2 Regular season 2.1 Season standings 2.2 Season schedule 3 Player stats 4 Awards and honors 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Offseason

[edit] Initial Player Allocation

Pick	Player	Nationality	WNBA Team	College/HS/Club Team
3	Janice Lawrence Braxton (C)	United States	Cleveland Rockers	Louisiana Tech
4	Michelle Edwards (G)	United States	Cleveland Rockers	Iowa

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[edit] WNBA Draft

Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/HS/Club Team
4	Eva Nemcova	Guard	Czech Republic	Czech Republic

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[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	Conf.	GB
Houston Comets x	18	10	.643		-
New York Liberty x	17	11	.607		1.0
Charlotte Sting x	15	13	.536		3.0
Cleveland Rockers o	15	13	.536		3.0

[edit] Season schedule

Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
June 21	Houston	56-76	Loss	0-1
June 26	Utah	74-63	Win	1-1
June 28	Phoenix	63-68	Loss	1-2
June 29	@ Charlotte	44-67	Loss	1-3
July 3	Los Angeles	62-74	Loss	1-4
July 6	@ Sacramento	67-70	Loss	1-5
July 7	@ Los Angeles	81-70	Win	2-5
July 10	Sacramento	77-61	Win	3-5
July 12	@ Charlotte	43-72	Loss	3-6
July 14	New York	57-68	Loss	3-7
July 15	@ New York	59-76	Loss	3-8
July 17	Charlotte	65-47	Win	4-8
July 19	Utah	95-68	Win	5-8
July 23	@ Los Angeles	89-85	Win	6-8
July 26	@ Utah	77-66	Win	7-8
July 28	@ Phoenix	76-64	Win	8-8
July 29	@ Houston	73-64	Win	9-8
July 31	Phoenix	79-67	Win	10-8
August 2	Sacramento	72-51	Win	11-8
August 5	Houston	66-76	Loss	11-9
August 7	Los Angeles	84-87 (2OT)	Loss	11-10
August 11	@ Utah	74-59	Win	12-10
August 12	@ Sacramento	76-81	Loss	12-11
August 14	@ Phoenix	55-61	Loss	12-12
August 17	Charlotte	81-49	Win	13-12
August 21	@ Houston	76-75	Win	14-12
August 23	New York	72-71	Win	15-12
August 24	@ New York	72-79 (OT)	Loss	15-13

[edit] Player stats

• 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

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[edit] 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

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[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Rockers on Basketball Reference

v • d • e Cleveland Rockers Founded in 1997 • Folded in 2003 • Based in Cleveland, Ohio Franchise Franchise • Final season Arenas Gund Arena Head Coaches Linda Hill-MacDonald • Dan Hughes Seasons 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003

v • d • e 1997 WNBA season by team
Draft • Championship
Eastern	Charlotte Sting	Cleveland Rockers	Houston Comets	New York Liberty
Western	Los Angeles Sparks	Phoenix Mercury	Sacramento Monarchs	Utah Starzz
WNBA season • 1998  →