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1997 Cleveland Rockers season

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

1997 Cleveland Rockers season
CoachLinda Hill-MacDonald
ArenaGund Arena
Attendance7,971 per game
Results
Record15–13 (.536)
Place4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Team Leaders
PointsEva Nemcova (13.7)
ReboundsJanice Braxton (7.6)
AssistsMichelle Edwards (4.5)

Transactions

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WNBA allocation draft

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PlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
Janice Braxton  United StatesNC State
Michelle Edwards  United StatesMaryland

WNBA elite draft

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See also: WNBA elite draft
RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
12Isabelle Fijalkowski  FranceColorado
210Lynette Woodard  United StatesKansas

WNBA draft

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See also: 1997 WNBA draft
RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
14Eva Němcová CzechoslovakiaBourges (France)
213Merlakia Jones  United StatesFlorida
320Tina Nicholson  United StatesPenn State
429Anita Maxwell  United StatesNew Mexico State

Transactions

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DateTransaction
January 22, 1997Drafted Janice Braxton and Michelle Edwards in the 1997 WNBA Allocation Draft[1]
February 27, 1997Drafted Isabelle Fijalkowski and Lynette Woodard in the 1997 WNBA Elite Draft[1]
April 28, 1997Drafted Eva Němcová, Merlakia Jones, Tina Nicholson and Anita Maxwell in the 1997 WNBA Draft[1]
May 6, 1997Hired Linda Hill-MacDonald as Head Coach[1]

Roster

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1997 Cleveland Rockers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G20 Alberts, Marcie5' 4" (1.63m)–1975-04-12Ohio StateR
G14 Boucek, Jenny5' 8" (1.73m)130 lb (59kg)1973-12-20VirginiaR
F8 Braxton, Janice6' 3" (1.91m)178 lb (81kg)1962-06-07Louisiana TechR
F34 Brown, Rushia6' 2" (1.88m)175 lb (79kg)1972-05-05FurmanR
G44 Edwards, Michelle5' 9" (1.75m)150 lb (68kg)1966-03-06IowaR
F/C13 Fijalkowski, Isabelle6' 5" (1.96m)200 lb (91kg)1972-05-23ColoradoR
G31 Johnson, Adrienne5' 10" (1.78m)154 lb (70kg)1974-02-05Ohio StateR
G25 Jones, Merlakia5' 10" (1.78m)147 lb (67kg)1973-06-21FloridaR
F40 Maxwell, Anita ––1974-04-07New Mexico StateR
F6 Němcová, Eva6' 3" (1.91m)178 lb (81kg)1972-12-03R
G11 Nicholson, Tina5' 2" (1.57m)146 lb (66kg)1973-09-27Penn StateR
G4 Woodard, Lynette6' 0" (1.83m)160 lb (73kg)1959-08-12KansasR
Head coach
Linda Hill-MacDonald (West Chester)
Assistant coaches
Mike Wilhelm



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: 15–13 (Home: 10–5; Road: 7–9)
June: 1–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1June 21HoustonL 56–76Isabelle Fijalkowski (12)Lynette Woodard (7)Braxton
Edwards
Nicholson
Němcová (2)		Gund Arena0–1
2June 26UtahW 74–63Isabelle Fijalkowski (21)Janice Braxton (14)Michelle Edwards (8)Gund Arena1–1
3June 28PhoenixL 63–68Michelle Edwards (14)Janice Braxton (12)Fijalkowski
Němcová (5)		Gund Arena1–2
4June 29@ CharlotteW 67–44Isabelle Fijalkowski (15)Isabelle Fijalkowski (9)Braxton
Boucek
Woodard (3)		Charlotte Coliseum1–3
July: 9–5 (Home: 4–2; Road: 5–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
5July 3Los AngelesL 62–74Janice Braxton (15)Janice Braxton (10)Boucek
Němcová (3)		Gund Arena1–4
6July 6@ SacramentoL 67–70Merlakia Jones (15)Isabelle Fijalkowski (9)Tina Nicholson (5)ARCO Arena1–5
7July 7@ Los AngelesW 81–70Braxton
Woodard (20)		Lynette Woodard (11)Lynette Woodard (6)Great Western Forum2–5
8July 10SacramentoW 77–61Janice Braxton (19)Janice Braxton (11)Isabelle Fijalkowski (4)Gund Arena3–5
9July 12@ CharlotteL 43–72Eva Němcová (11)Braxton
Brown (8)		Němcová
Woodard (3)		Charlotte Coliseum3–6
10July 14New YorkL 57–68Janice Braxton (18)Isabelle Fijalkowski (5)Tina Nicholson (9)Gund Arena3–7
11July 15@ New YorkL 59–76Lynette Woodard (12)Eva Němcová (7)Fijalkowski
Woodard (3)		Madison Square Garden3–8
12July 17CharlotteW 65–47Němcová
Woodard (14)		Isabelle Fijalkowski (11)Isabelle Fijalkowski (6)Gund Arena4–8
13July 19UtahW 95–68Janice Braxton (19)Lynette Woodard (11)Nicholson
Woodard (6)		Gund Arena5–8
14July 23@ Los AngelesW 89–85Isabelle Fijalkowski (24)Janice Braxton (6)Michelle Edwards (6)Great Western Forum6–8
15July 26@ UtahW 77–66Rushia Brown (17)Isabelle Fijalkowski (10)Eva Němcová (4)Delta Center7–8
16July 28@ PhoenixW 76–64Eva Němcová (22)Janice Braxton (10)Edwards
Fijalkowski (5)		America West Arena8–8
17July 29@ HoustonW 73–64Eva Němcová (18)Janice Braxton (7)Edwards
Fijalkowski (5)		The Summit9–8
18July 31PhoenixW 79–67Eva Němcová (17)Edwards
Woodard (5)		Michelle Edwards (6)Gund Arena10–8
August: 7–6 (Home: 5–1; Road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
19August 2SacramentoW 72–51Isabelle Fijalkowski (22)Edwards
Fijalkowski (9)		Michelle Edwards (7)Gund Arena11–8
20August 5HoustonL 66–76Michelle Edwards (17)Janice Braxton (6)Michelle Edwards (7)Gund Arena11–9
21August 7Los AngelesL 84–87 (2OT)Eva Němcová (22)Isabelle Fijalkowski (10)Edwards
Woodard (5)		Gund Arena11–10
22August 11@ UtahW 74–59Merlakia Jones (19)Rushia Brown (11)Michelle Edwards (6)Delta Center12–10
23August 12@ SacramentoL 76–81Eva Němcová (16)Brown
Fijalkowski (9)		Isabelle Fijalkowski (5)ARCO Arena12–11
24August 14@ PhoenixL 55–61Merlakia Jones (12)Brown
Němcová (8)		Michelle Edwards (7)America West Arena12–12
25August 17CharlotteW 81–49Eva Němcová (21)Janice Braxton (15)Braxton
Němcová (4)		Gund Arena13–12
26August 21@ HoustonW 76–75Michelle Edwards (15)Braxton
Woodard (5)		Braxton
Fijalkowski (3)		The Summit14–12
27August 23New YorkW 72–71Janice Braxton (19)Janice Braxton (8)Edwards
Woodard (5)		Gund Arena15–12
28August 24@ New YorkL 72–79 (OT)Janice Braxton (15)Braxton
Fijalkowski (4)		Eva Němcová (4)Madison Square Garden15–13
1997 season 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
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

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  • 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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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "1997 Cleveland Rockers Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  2. ^ "1997 WNBA Season Summary".
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