1997 Cleveland Rockers Statistics
Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Team Record: 15-13
Finishing 4th in the WNBA's Eastern Conference
Coach: Linda Hill-MacDonald (15-13)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 111,600, Avg. 7,971 in 14 home dates
1997 Cleveland Rockers RosterTeam Record: 15-13
Finishing 4th in the WNBA's Eastern Conference
Coach: Linda Hill-MacDonald (15-13)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 111,600, Avg. 7,971 in 14 home dates
The Cleveland Rockers of the Women's National Basketball Association ended the 1997 season with a record of 15 wins and 13 losses, finishing fourth in the WNBA's Eastern Conference.
Cleveland tossed in 1,965 points and yielded 1,915. Eva Nemcova scored a team-best 384 points for the Rockers, while Janice Braxton and Isabelle Fijalkowski netted 11 or more per game as well. Janice Braxton accounted for 189 rebounds. Michelle Edwards dished out 89 assists for the squad.
On the defensive side of the ball, Lynette Woodard added 46 steals.
Linda Hill-MacDonald coached the team.
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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eva Nemcova | F | 28 | 28 | 944 | 292 | 138 | 85 | 37 | 83 | 71 | 23 | 87 | 110 | 67 | 39 | 8 | 78 | 53 | 384 |
| Isabelle Fijalkowski | C | 28 | 28 | 803 | 246 | 125 | 4 | 1 | 103 | 81 | 62 | 94 | 156 | 68 | 17 | 18 | 73 | 129 | 332 |
| Janice Braxton | F-C | 25 | 24 | 822 | 211 | 88 | 10 | 5 | 138 | 106 | 38 | 151 | 189 | 49 | 36 | 28 | 53 | 64 | 287 |
| Merlakia Jones | G | 28 | 1 | 589 | 229 | 92 | 12 | 5 | 56 | 40 | 31 | 51 | 82 | 25 | 23 | 3 | 54 | 55 | 229 |
| Lynette Woodard | G | 28 | 27 | 712 | 218 | 87 | 7 | 0 | 64 | 43 | 37 | 79 | 116 | 67 | 46 | 10 | 69 | 44 | 217 |
| Michelle Edwards | G | 20 | 14 | 622 | 170 | 76 | 26 | 6 | 86 | 45 | 13 | 57 | 70 | 89 | 34 | 3 | 77 | 40 | 203 |
| Rushia Brown | F | 28 | 3 | 511 | 123 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 47 | 48 | 65 | 113 | 20 | 34 | 14 | 27 | 72 | 175 |
| Adrienne Johnson | G | 25 | 0 | 194 | 59 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 53 |
| Tina Nicholson | G | 24 | 14 | 273 | 44 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 42 | 10 | 1 | 28 | 28 | 48 |
| Anita Maxwell | F | 9 | 0 | 63 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
| Jenny Boucek | G | 10 | 1 | 112 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 18 |
| Marcie Alberts | G | 5 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 258 | 140 | 5675 | 1633 | 725 | 177 | 65 | 623 | 450 | 267 | 624 | 891 | 456 | 256 | 86 | 517 | 514 | 1965 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eva Nemcova | F | 28 | 28 | 33.7 | 47.3 | 43.5 | 85.5 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 13.7 |
| Isabelle Fijalkowski | C | 28 | 28 | 28.7 | 50.8 | 25.0 | 78.6 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 11.9 |
| Janice Braxton | F-C | 25 | 24 | 32.9 | 41.7 | 50.0 | 76.8 | 1.5 | 6.0 | 7.6 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 11.5 |
| Merlakia Jones | G | 28 | 1 | 21.0 | 40.2 | 41.7 | 71.4 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 8.2 |
| Lynette Woodard | G | 28 | 27 | 25.4 | 39.9 | 0.0 | 67.2 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 7.8 |
| Michelle Edwards | G | 20 | 14 | 31.1 | 44.7 | 23.1 | 52.3 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 10.2 |
| Rushia Brown | F | 28 | 3 | 18.3 | 52.0 | 73.4 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 6.3 | |
| Adrienne Johnson | G | 25 | 0 | 7.8 | 37.3 | 50.0 | 77.8 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 2.1 |
| Tina Nicholson | G | 24 | 14 | 11.4 | 40.9 | 37.5 | 60.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Anita Maxwell | F | 9 | 0 | 7.0 | 33.3 | 37.5 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.1 | |
| Jenny Boucek | G | 10 | 1 | 11.2 | 46.7 | 0.0 | 57.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 1.8 |
| Marcie Alberts | G | 5 | 0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | |
| Averages | 258 | 140 | 22.0 | 44.4 | 36.7 | 72.2 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 7.6 |
