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1997 Sacramento Monarchs season
WNBA team season
The 1997 WNBA season was the inaugural season for the Sacramento Monarchs.
Transactions
WNBA allocation draft
WNBA elite draft
WNBA draft
Transactions
| Date
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Transaction
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| January 22, 1997
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Drafted Bridgette Gordon and Ruthie Bolton in the 1997 WNBA Allocation Draft[1]
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| February 27, 1997
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Drafted Judy Mosley-McAfee and Mikiko Hagiwara in the 1997 WNBA Elite Draft[1]
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| April 14, 1997
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Hired Mary Murphy as Head Coach[1]
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| April 28, 1997
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Drafted Pamela McGee, Denique Graves, Chantel Tremitiere and Tajama Abraham in the 1997 WNBA Draft[1]
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| July 18, 1997
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Waived Corissa Yasen[1]
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| July 20, 1997
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Waived Judy Mosley-McAfee[1]
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| July 27, 1997
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Waived Yvette Angel[1]
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| July 28, 1997
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Fired Mary Murphy as Head Coach[1]
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| Hired Heidi VanDerveer as Head Coach[1]
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| July 31, 1997
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Traded Mikiko Hagiwara to Phoenix Mercury in exchange for future considerations[1]
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| August 6, 1997
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Waived Margold Clark[1]
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Roster
| 1997 Sacramento Monarchs roster |
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| Players | Coaches |
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| Pos. | No. | Nat. | Name | Height | Weight | DOB | From | Yrs |
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| 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 |
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- Head coach
- Heidi VanDerveer (College of Charleston)
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (S) Suspended
 Injured
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Schedule
Regular season
1997 game log
Total: 10–18 (Home: 8–8; Road: 2–10)
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June: 2–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–1)
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July: 3–9 (Home: 2–5; Road: 1–4)
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August: 5–7 (Home: 5–2; Road: 0–5)
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| 1997 season schedule
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Season standings
Statistics
Regular Season
| Player
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GP
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GS
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MPG
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FG%
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3P%
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FT%
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RPG
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APG
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SPG
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BPG
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PPG
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| Chantel Tremitiere
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28
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28
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37.5
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.352
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.189
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.744
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4.1
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4.8
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1.9
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0.0
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7.6
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| Ruthie Bolton
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23
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23
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35.3
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.402
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.344
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.768
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5.8
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2.6
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2.3
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0.0
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19.4
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| Bridgette Gordon
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28
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28
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35.0
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.433
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.275
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.785
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4.8
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2.8
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1.4
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0.3
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13.0
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| Pamela McGee
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27
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27
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25.6
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.459
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.286
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.705
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4.4
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0.7
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1.0
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0.5
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10.6
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| Latasha Byears
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28
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19
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23.4
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.459
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.200
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.739
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6.9
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1.7
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1.4
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0.3
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8.7
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| Judy Mosley-McAfee
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13
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9
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20.4
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.440
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N/A
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1.000
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3.6
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0.8
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0.6
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0.2
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4.2
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| Yvette Angel
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5
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3
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18.0
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.438
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.000
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.000
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1.8
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2.2
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0.8
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0.2
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2.8
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| Tajama Anderson
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28
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5
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15.1
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.381
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N/A
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.684
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2.4
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0.5
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0.4
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0.4
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4.4
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| Mikiko Hagiwara
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14
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2
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12.4
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.319
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.273
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.667
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0.6
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0.7
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0.1
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0.1
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3.1
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| Margold Clark
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4
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0
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11.5
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.500
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.000
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.500
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1.5
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0.3
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0.3
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0.3
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1.8
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| Laure Savasta
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14
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0
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11.2
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.244
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.200
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.778
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0.4
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0.9
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0.3
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0.1
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2.4
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| Corissa Yasen
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19
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0
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9.9
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.404
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.000
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.500
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1.1
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0.3
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0.9
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0.1
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2.7
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| Danielle Viglione
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7
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0
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4.3
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.273
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.250
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N/A
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0.6
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0.1
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0.1
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0.0
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1.0
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| Denique Graves
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22
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0
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3.9
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.222
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N/A
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.500
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0.7
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0.0
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0.0
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0.3
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0.7
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‡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
[2]
Awards and honors
- 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
[2]
References
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