The 1997 WNBA season was the inaugural season for the Charlotte Sting.
Transactions
WNBA allocation draft Player Nationality School/Team/Country Andrea Stinson NC State Vicky Bullett Maryland
WNBA elite draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country 1 3 Rhonda Mapp NC State 2 11 Michi Atkins Texas Tech
WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country 1 7 Tora Suber Virginia 2 10 Sharon Manning NC State323Debra WilliamsLouisiana Tech426Andrea CongreavesMercer
Transactions DateTransaction 1997 Hired Marynell Meadors as Head Coach January 22, 1997 Drafted Andrea Stinson and Vicky Bullett in the 1997 WNBA Allocation Draft February 27, 1997 Drafted Rhonda Mapp and Michi Atkins in the 1997 WNBA Elite Draft April 28, 1997 Drafted Tora Suber, Sharon Manning, Debra Williams and Andrea Congreaves in the 1997 WNBA draft
Roster
Schedule
Regular season
| 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) | BullettMooreSuber (6) | Andrea Stinson (10) | Charlotte Coliseum | 1–3
| 5 | July 5 | Los Angeles | W 78–66 | Andrea Stinson (19) | ManningMoore (5) | Tora Suber (9) | Charlotte Coliseum | 2–3 |- | 6 | July 7 | @ Houston | L 56–74 | Andrea Stinson (13) | Vicky Bullett (10) | SuberLevesque (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
| 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
Playoffs
| 1 | August 28 | @ Houston | L 54–70 | Rhonda Mapp (12) | Vicky Bullett (9) | Levesque Mapp Stinson (3) | The Summit | 0–1
Season standings
Statistics
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.
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