WNBA team season
The 1997 WNBA season was the inaugural season for the Sacramento Monarchs.
Transactions[edit]
WNBA allocation draft[edit]
WNBA elite draft[edit]
WNBA draft[edit]
Transactions[edit]
Date | Transaction |
January 22, 1997 | Drafted Bridgette Gordon and Ruthie Bolton in the 1997 WNBA Allocation Draft[1] |
February 27, 1997 | Drafted Judy Mosley-McAfee and Mikiko Hagiwara in the 1997 WNBA Elite Draft[1] |
April 14, 1997 | Hired Mary Murphy as Head Coach[1] |
April 28, 1997 | Drafted Pamela McGee, Denique Graves, Chantel Tremitiere and Tajama Abraham in the 1997 WNBA Draft[1] |
July 18, 1997 | Waived Corissa Yasen[1] |
July 20, 1997 | Waived Judy Mosley-McAfee[1] |
July 27, 1997 | Waived Yvette Angel[1] |
July 28, 1997 | Fired Mary Murphy as Head Coach[1] |
Hired Heidi VanDerveer as Head Coach[1] |
July 31, 1997 | Traded Mikiko Hagiwara to Phoenix Mercury in exchange for future considerations[1] |
August 6, 1997 | Waived Margold Clark[1] |
1997 Sacramento Monarchs roster |
Players | Coaches |
Pos. | # | Nat. | Name | | | Height | | Weight | | | DOB | | | From | Yrs | C | 40 | | Abraham, Tajama | | | 6' 2" (1.88m) | | 190 lb (86kg) | | | 1975-09-27 | | | George Washington | R | G | 11 | | Angel, Yvette | | | 5' 8" (1.73m) | | – | | | 1963-10-14 | | | Ohio State | R | G | 6 | | Bolton, Ruthie | | | 5' 9" (1.75m) | | 150 lb (68kg) | | | 1967-05-27 | | | Auburn | R | G/F | 51 | | Byears, Latasha | | | 5' 11" (1.8m) | | 206 lb (93kg) | | | 1973-08-12 | | | DePaul | R | F/C | 7 | | Clark, Margold | | | 6' 3" (1.91m) | | – | | | 1971-01-01 | | | Arizona | R | F | 30 | | Gordon, Bridgette | | | 6' 0" (1.83m) | | 172 lb (78kg) | | | 1967-04-27 | | | Tennessee | R | C | 33 | | Graves, Denique | | | 6' 3" (1.91m) | | 212 lb (96kg) | | | 1975-09-16 | | | Howard | R | G | 24 | | Hagiwara, Mikiko | | | 5' 9" (1.75m) | | 160 lb (73kg) | | | 1970-04-27 | | | | R | F/C | 5 | | McGee, Pamela | | | 6' 3" (1.91m) | | 180 lb (82kg) | | | 1962-12-01 | | | USC | R | F | 7 | | Mosley-McAfee, Judy | | | 6' 1" (1.85m) | | – | | | 1968-03-17 | | | Hawaiʻi | R | G | 10 | | Savasta, Laure | | | 5' 8" (1.73m) | | 135 lb (61kg) | | | 1974-03-18 | | | Washington | R | G | 3 | | Tremitiere, Chantel | | | 5' 6" (1.68m) | | 142 lb (64kg) | | | 1969-10-20 | | | Auburn | R | G | 13 | | Viglione, Danielle | | | 5' 10" (1.78m) | | 157 lb (71kg) | | | 1975-03-07 | | | Texas | R | G | 20 | | Yasen, Corissa | | | 6' 0" (1.83m) | | 160 lb (73kg) | | | 1973-12-05 | | | Purdue | R | | - Head coach
- Heidi VanDerveer (College of Charleston)
- Assistant coaches
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- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (FA) Free agent
- (IN) Inactive
- (S) Suspended
- Injured
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Schedule[edit]
Regular season[edit]
1997 game log Total: 10–18 (Home: 8–8; Road: 2–10) |
June: 2–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–1) |
July: 3–9 (Home: 2–5; Road: 1–4) |
August: 5–7 (Home: 5–2; Road: 0–5) |
1997 season schedule |
Season standings[edit]
Statistics[edit]
Regular Season[edit]
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
Chantel Tremitiere | 28 | 28 | 37.5 | .352 | .189 | .744 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 7.6 |
Ruthie Bolton | 23 | 23 | 35.3 | .402 | .344 | .768 | 5.8 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 19.4 |
Bridgette Gordon | 28 | 28 | 35.0 | .433 | .275 | .785 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 13.0 |
Pamela McGee | 27 | 27 | 25.6 | .459 | .286 | .705 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 10.6 |
Latasha Byears | 28 | 19 | 23.4 | .459 | .200 | .739 | 6.9 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 8.7 |
Judy Mosley-McAfee | 13 | 9 | 20.4 | .440 | N/A | 1.000 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 4.2 |
Yvette Angel | 5 | 3 | 18.0 | .438 | .000 | .000 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
Tajama Anderson | 28 | 5 | 15.1 | .381 | N/A | .684 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 4.4 |
Mikiko Hagiwara | 14 | 2 | 12.4 | .319 | .273 | .667 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 3.1 |
Margold Clark | 4 | 0 | 11.5 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
Laure Savasta | 14 | 0 | 11.2 | .244 | .200 | .778 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
Corissa Yasen | 19 | 0 | 9.9 | .404 | .000 | .500 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.7 |
Danielle Viglione | 7 | 0 | 4.3 | .273 | .250 | N/A | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Denique Graves | 22 | 0 | 3.9 | .222 | N/A | .500 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
- Ruthie Bolton ranked second in the WNBA in points with 447 points.
- Ruthie Bolton ranked third in the WNBA in field goals with 164.
- Ruthie Bolton ranked fourth in the WNBA in Minutes per game with 35.3
- Ruthie Bolton ranked second in the WNBA in points per game with 19.4
- Ruthie Bolton was tied for sixth in the WNBA in steals with 54.
- Latasha Byears ranked fifth in the WNBA in total rebounds with 193
- Latasha Byears ranked ninth in the WNBA in Field Goal Percentage (.459)
- Bridgette Gordon ranked first in the WNBA in Minutes per game with 35.0
- Bridgette Gordon ranked ninth in the WNBA in Free Throw Pct with .785
- Pamela McGee ranked eighth in the WNBA in Field Goal Percentage (.460)
- Chantel Tremitiere was tied for sixth in the WNBA in steals with 54.
- Chantel Tremitiere ranked first in the WNBA in Minutes per game with 37.5
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Awards and honors[edit]
- Ruthie Bolton: Led WNBA, 3-Pt Field Goal Attempts, 192
- Ruthie Bolton: Second in WNBA, 3-Pt Field Goals, 66
- Latasha Byears: Led WNBA, Offensive Rebounds, 87
- Chantel Tremitiere: Led WNBA, Minutes Played 1051
- Chantel Tremitiere: Led WNBA, Turnovers, 122
- Chantel Tremitiere: Led WNBA, Minutes per game, 37.5
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