1997 Charlotte Sting season

The 1997 WNBA season was the inaugural season for the Charlotte Sting.

1997 Charlotte Sting season
CoachMarynell Meadors
ArenaCharlotte Coliseum
Attendance8,307 per game
Results
Record15–13 (.536)
Place3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost WNBA Semifinals (1-0) to Houston Comets
Team Leaders
PointsAndrea Stinson (15.7)
ReboundsVicky Bullett (6.4)
AssistsAndrea Stinson (4.4)

Transactions

WNBA allocation draft
Player Nationality School/Team/Country
Andrea Stinson  United States NC State
Vicky Bullett  United States Maryland

WNBA elite draft
See also: 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
See also: 1997 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
1997 Charlotte Sting roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
F 14 Artis, Katasha 6' 1" (1.85m) 155 lb (70kg) 1973-07-08 Northeastern R
F 23 Bullett, Vicky 6' 3" (1.91m) 185 lb (84kg) 1967-10-04 Maryland R
F/C 3 Congreaves, Andrea 6' 2" (1.88m) 183 lb (83kg) 1970-06-03 Mercer R
F 43 Hopson-Shelton, Susie 6' 2" (1.88m) 175 lb (79kg) 1974-06-21 Mars Hill R
G 11 Levesque, Nicole 5' 3" (1.6m) 115 lb (52kg) 1972-04-11 Wake Forest R
F/C 50 Manning, Sharon 6' 3" (1.91m) 186 lb (84kg) 1969-03-20 NC State R
C 51 Mapp, Rhonda 6' 2" (1.88m) 190 lb (86kg) 1969-10-13 NC State R
F 24 Moore, Penny 6' 0" (1.83m) 135 lb (61kg) 1969-01-25 Long Beach State R
G 32 Stinson, Andrea 5' 10" (1.78m) 158 lb (72kg) 1967-11-25 NC State R
G 7 Suber, Tora 5' 7" (1.7m) 137 lb (62kg) 1974-11-23 Virginia R
G/F 5 Vukadinovic, Milica 6' 1" (1.85m) 150 lb (68kg) 1968-10-18 California R
G/F 25 Williams, Debra 5' 11" (1.8m) – 1972-09-23 Louisiana Tech R
Head coach
Marynell Meadors (Middle Tennessee)
Assistant coaches
Leonard Armato
Karen Freeman



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Schedule

Regular season
1997 game log
Total: 15–13 (Home: 12–2; Road: 3–11)
June: 1–3 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
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
July : 7–4 (Home: 6–1; Road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
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
August : 7–6 (Home: 5–1; Road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
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
1997 season schedule

Playoffs
1997 playoff game log
Semifinal vs. Houston Comets
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 August 28 @ Houston L 54–70 Rhonda Mapp (12) Vicky Bullett (9) Levesque
Mapp
Stinson (3)		 The Summit 0–1
1997 playoff schedule

Season standings
Eastern Conference W L PCT Conf. GB
Houston Comets x1810.6436–6–
New York Liberty x1711.6078–41.0
Charlotte Sting x1513.5365–73.0
Cleveland Rockers o1513.5365–73.0

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.

References
  1. "1997 Charlotte Sting Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
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