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1997 New York Liberty season

The 1997 WNBA season was the first season for the New York Liberty.

1997 New York Liberty season
CoachNancy Darsch
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Attendance13,270 per game
Results
Record17–11 (.607)
Place2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost WNBA Finals

WNBA allocation draft

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PlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
Rebecca Lobo  United StatesUConn
Teresa Weatherspoon  United StatesLouisiana Tech

WNBA elite draft

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See also: WNBA elite draft
RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
14Kym Hampton  United StatesArizona State
212Vickie Johnson  United StatesLouisiana Tech

WNBA draft

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See also: 1997 WNBA draft
RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
16Sue Wicks  United StatesRutgers
211Sophia Witherspoon  United StatesFlorida
322Trena Trice  United StatesNC State
427Kisha Ford  United StatesGeorgia Tech

Transactions

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DateTransaction
January 22, 1997Drafted Rebecca Lobo and Teresa Weatherspoon in the 1997 WNBA Allocation Draft[1]
February 27, 1997Drafted Kym Hampton and Vickie Johnson in the 1997 WNBA Elite Draft[1]
April 19, 1997Hired Nancy Darsch as Head Coach[1]
April 28, 1997Drafted Sue Wicks, Sophia Witherspoon, Trena Trice and Kisha Ford in the 1997 WNBA Draft[1]
August 11, 1997Waived Jasmina Perazić-Gipe[1]

Roster

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1997 New York Liberty roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G10 Blades, Rhonda5' 7" (1.7m)138 lb (63kg)1972-10-29VanderbiltR
G22 Crumpton-Moorer, Cassandra5' 11" (1.8m)175 lb (79kg)1962-10-29AlabamaR
G/F5 Ford, Kisha5' 10" (1.78m)153 lb (69kg)1975-04-04Georgia TechR
C34 Hampton, Kym6' 2" (1.88m)210 lb (95kg)1962-11-03Arizona StateR
G/F55 Johnson, Vickie5' 9" (1.75m)150 lb (68kg)1972-04-15Louisiana TechR
C50 Lobo, Rebecca6' 4" (1.93m)185 lb (84kg)1973-10-06ConnecticutR
G/F13 Perazić-Gipe, Jasmina6' 0" (1.83m)–1960-12-06MarylandR
F/C33 Trice, Trena6' 2" (1.88m)180 lb (82kg)1965-08-04NC StateR
G11 Weatherspoon, Teresa5' 8" (1.73m)161 lb (73kg)1965-12-08Louisiana TechR
F23 Wicks, Sue6' 3" (1.91m)174 lb (79kg)1966-11-26RutgersR
G/F13 Witherspoon, Sophia5' 10" (1.78m)145 lb (66kg)1969-07-06FloridaR
Head coach
Nancy Darsch (Tennessee)
Assistant coaches
Melissa McFerrin
Lisa White



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

Schedule

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Regular season

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1997 game log
Total: 17–11 (Home: 10–5; Road: 7–6)
June: 4–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 3–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1June 21@ Los AngelesW 67–57Rebecca Lobo (16)Vickie Johnson (8)Teresa Weatherspoon (10)Great Western Forum1–0
2June 23@ SacramentoW 73–62Sophia Witherspoon (15)Rebecca Lobo (9)Vickie Johnson (3)ARCO Arena2–0
3June 26@ HoustonW 62–60 (OT)Hampton
Johnson
Lobo (10)		Rebecca Lobo (8)Kisha Ford (4)The Summit3–0
4June 29PhoenixW 65–57Vickie Johnson (20)Rebecca Lobo (9)Teresa Weatherspoon (5)Madison Square Garden4–0
July: 10–4 (Home: 6–2; Road: 4–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
5July 2HoustonW 72–67Sophia Witherspoon (14)Kym Hampton (9)Teresa Weatherspoon (6)Madison Square Garden5–0
6July 4@ HoustonW 65–58Sophia Witherspoon (21)Rebecca Lobo (11)Teresa Weatherspoon (6)The Summit6–0
7July 5@ UtahW 66–53Sophia Witherspoon (14)Teresa Weatherspoon (11)Teresa Weatherspoon (5)Delta Center7–0
8July 7@ PhoenixL 50–69Vickie Johnson (11)Sophia Witherspoon (6)Teresa Weatherspoon (5)America West Arena7–1
9July 9@ CharlotteL 69–87Vickie Johnson (14)Rebecca Lobo (8)Teresa Weatherspoon (7)Charlotte Coliseum7–2
10July 10CharlotteW 62–48Rebecca Lobo (16)Rebecca Lobo (11)Teresa Weatherspoon (7)Madison Square Garden8–2
11July 14@ ClevelandW 68–57Rebecca Lobo (18)Rebecca Lobo (8)Teresa Weatherspoon (5)Gund Arena9–2
12July 15ClevelandW 76–59Sophia Witherspoon (16)Lobo
Wicks (8)		Teresa Weatherspoon (8)Madison Square Garden10–2
13July 17UtahW 80–54Rebecca Lobo (17)Kym Hampton (9)Teresa Weatherspoon (7)Madison Square Garden11–2
14July 19Los AngelesW 69–57Sophia Witherspoon (24)Kym Hampton (9)Rebecca Lobo (5)Madison Square Garden12–2
15July 22UtahL 71–78Sophia Witherspoon (16)Kym Hampton (7)Teresa Weatherspoon (6)Madison Square Garden12–3
16July 23@ CharlotteW 65–63Rebecca Lobo (17)Rebecca Lobo (4)Vickie Johnson (6)Charlotte Coliseum13–3
17July 26CharlotteL 61–64Sophia Witherspoon (21)Rebecca Lobo (11)Teresa Weatherspoon (7)Madison Square Garden13–4
18July 30SacramentoW 73–68Sophia Witherspoon (26)Rebecca Lobo (12)Teresa Weatherspoon (10)Madison Square Garden14–4
August: 3–7 (Home: 3–3; Road: 0–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
19August 2PhoenixW 80–70Sophia Witherspoon (20)Kym Hampton (10)Vickie Johnson (6)Madison Square Garden15–4
20August 5Los AngelesL 50–67Hampton
Witherspoon (12)		Rebecca Lobo (10)Johnson
Weatherspoon (3)		Madison Square Garden15–5
21August 11@ SacramentoL 69–76Kym Hampton (17)Kym Hampton (6)Teresa Weatherspoon (6)ARCO Arena15–6
22August 12@ PhoenixL 67–77Kym Hampton (14)Kym Hampton (11)Teresa Weatherspoon (8)America West Arena15–7
23August 15SacramentoW 79–63Sophia Witherspoon (21)Kym Hampton (8)Teresa Weatherspoon (8)Madison Square Garden16–7
24August 17HoustonL 55–70Rebecca Lobo (13)Johnson
Lobo (6)		Teresa Weatherspoon (5)Madison Square Garden16–8
25August 19@ UtahL 75–81Rebecca Lobo (27)Rebecca Lobo (9)Teresa Weatherspoon (5)Delta Center16–9
26August 20@ Los AngelesL 76–78Sophia Witherspoon (27)Johnson
Wicks (5)		Teresa Weatherspoon (12)Great Western Forum16–10
27August 23@ ClevelandL 71–72Trena Trice (17)Kym Hampton (9)Johnson
Weatherspoon (5)		Gund Arena16–11
28August 24ClevelandW 79–72 (OT)Kym Hampton (21)Rebecca Lobo (7)Teresa Weatherspoon (8)Madison Square Garden17–11
1997 season schedule

Playoffs

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1997 playoff game log
Semifinal vs. Phoenix Mercury
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1August 28@ PhoenixW 59–41Rebecca Lobo (16)Kym Hampton (14)Teresa Weatherspoon (5)America West Arena1–0
Championship vs. Houston Comets
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1August 30New YorkL 51–65Kym Hampton (13)Kym Hampton (13)Teresa Weatherspoon (5)The Summit1–0
1997 playoff schedule

Season standings

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Eastern ConferenceWLPCTConf.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

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Legend
  GPGames 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 gameTeam leaderLeague leader

Regular Season

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PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Rebecca Lobo282833.5.376.286.6107.31.90.91.812.4
Teresa Weatherspoon282833.0.467.086.6504.16.23.00.17.0
Sophia Witherspoon282831.0.406.349.7483.02.31.80.314.5
Vickie Johnson262530.3.404.190.7714.22.50.70.29.6
Kym Hampton282823.7.474.000.6405.81.41.40.79.8
Kisha Ford28316.9.377.150.6141.70.91.00.24.1
Trena Trice28012.1.554.250.6672.40.10.30.34.8
Sue Wicks28011.9.355.286.6673.41.00.60.63.6
Rhonda Blades28010.4.357.315.6500.81.10.50.02.9
Cassandra Crumpton-Moorer205.5.250.000N/A1.00.50.00.01.0
Jasmina Perazić-Gipe905.2.385.000N/A1.20.40.30.01.1


‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season

  • Kym Hampton ranked tenth in the WNBA in total rebounds with 163
  • Kym Hampton ranked tenth in the WNBA in blocks with 19.
  • Kym Hampton ranked fifth in the WNBA in Field Goal Percentage (.471)
  • Rebecca Lobo ranked fourth in the WNBA in blocks with 51.
  • Rebecca Lobo ranked fourth in the WNBA in total rebounds with 203.
  • Rebecca Lobo ranked eighth in the WNBA in minutes per game with 33.5 minutes per game.
  • Sophia Witherspoon ranked seventh in the WNBA in points with 407 points.
  • Sophia Witherspoon ranked ninth in the WNBA in field goals with 140.
  • Sophia Witherspoon ranked seventh in the WNBA in points per game with 14.5
  • Sophia Witherspoon was tied for tenth in the WNBA in steals with 49.
  • Teresa Weatherspoon ranked tenth in the WNBA in minutes per game with 33.0 minutes.

[2]

Awards and honors

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  • Rebecca Lobo, Forward, All-WNBA Second Team
  • Teresa Weatherspoon, Guard, All-WNBA Second Team

[3]

  • Teresa Weatherspoon: Led WNBA, Assists, 172
  • Teresa Weatherspoon: Led WNBA, Steals, 85
  • Teresa Weatherspoon: Led WNBA, Assists per game, 6.1
  • Teresa Weatherspoon: Led WNBA, Steals per game, 3.0 [2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "1997 New York Liberty Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "1997 WNBA Season Summary".
  3. ^ "Postseason Awards: 1997". WNBA.com. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
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