1997-98 Columbus Quest Statistics
American Basketball League (ABL)
Team Record: 36-8
Finishing 1st in the ABL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 5-2 Won Championship
Semifinals - Defeated San Jose Lasers 2-0
Finals - Defeated Long Beach Stingrays 3-2
Coach: Brian Agler (36-8)
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 76,993, Avg. 3,500 in 22 home dates
1997-98 Columbus Quest RosterTeam Record: 36-8
Finishing 1st in the ABL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 5-2 Won Championship
Semifinals - Defeated San Jose Lasers 2-0
Finals - Defeated Long Beach Stingrays 3-2
Coach: Brian Agler (36-8)
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 76,993, Avg. 3,500 in 22 home dates
The Columbus Quest of the American Basketball League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 36 wins and 8 losses, finishing first in the ABL's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 5-2.
The Quest led the league with just 2,970 points allowed. Columbus scored 3,521 points. Katie Smith tossed in a team-leading 764 points for the squad, while Tonya Edwards and Valerie Still netted 13 or more per game, too. Valerie Still contributed 316 boards. Shannon Johnson dished out 215 assists for the team.
Defensively, Valerie Still added 101 steals.
Brian Agler coached the team. The 1997-98 Columbus Quest won the Championship of the playoffs.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katie Smith | G-F | 44 | 44 | 1445 | 523 | 243 | 217 | 87 | 214 | 191 | 49 | 100 | 149 | 108 | 61 | 3 | 82 | 159 | 764 |
| Valerie Still | F-C | 44 | 44 | 1245 | 429 | 197 | 15 | 5 | 236 | 179 | 154 | 162 | 316 | 60 | 101 | 21 | 104 | 139 | 578 |
| Tonya Edwards | G | 38 | 38 | 1142 | 509 | 183 | 197 | 66 | 130 | 109 | 41 | 89 | 130 | 80 | 50 | 13 | 68 | 102 | 541 |
| Shannon Johnson | G | 44 | 44 | 1408 | 357 | 153 | 127 | 44 | 169 | 134 | 73 | 137 | 210 | 215 | 87 | 13 | 112 | 141 | 484 |
| Andrea Lloyd Curry | F | 44 | 44 | 1238 | 287 | 118 | 112 | 37 | 100 | 80 | 62 | 132 | 194 | 78 | 75 | 10 | 84 | 91 | 353 |
| Sonja Tate | G | 44 | 6 | 857 | 198 | 87 | 50 | 16 | 102 | 68 | 71 | 97 | 168 | 120 | 47 | 2 | 83 | 106 | 258 |
| Angie Potthoff | F | 44 | 0 | 557 | 174 | 85 | 11 | 4 | 104 | 78 | 48 | 70 | 118 | 28 | 26 | 1 | 36 | 80 | 252 |
| Latina Davis | G | 39 | 0 | 395 | 87 | 41 | 11 | 5 | 43 | 35 | 12 | 35 | 47 | 34 | 19 | 2 | 28 | 50 | 122 |
| Jannon Roland | G-F | 23 | 0 | 173 | 51 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 57 |
| Shanele Stires | F | 30 | 0 | 134 | 56 | 18 | 21 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 21 | 43 |
| Pashen Thompson | F | 33 | 0 | 149 | 34 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 37 |
| Traci Thirdgill | F | 17 | 0 | 132 | 29 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 32 |
| Totals | 444 | 220 | 8875 | 2734 | 1170 | 778 | 272 | 1155 | 909 | 556 | 883 | 1439 | 759 | 482 | 70 | 642 | 942 | 3521 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katie Smith | G-F | 44 | 44 | 32.8 | 46.5 | 40.1 | 89.3 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 17.4 |
| Valerie Still | F-C | 44 | 44 | 28.3 | 45.9 | 33.3 | 75.8 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 7.2 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 13.1 |
| Tonya Edwards | G | 38 | 38 | 30.1 | 36.0 | 33.5 | 83.8 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 14.2 |
| Shannon Johnson | G | 44 | 44 | 32.0 | 42.9 | 34.6 | 79.3 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 11.0 |
| Andrea Lloyd Curry | F | 44 | 44 | 28.1 | 41.1 | 33.0 | 80.0 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 8.0 |
| Sonja Tate | G | 44 | 6 | 19.5 | 43.9 | 32.0 | 66.7 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 5.9 |
| Angie Potthoff | F | 44 | 0 | 12.7 | 48.9 | 36.4 | 75.0 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 5.7 |
| Latina Davis | G | 39 | 0 | 10.1 | 47.1 | 45.5 | 81.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 3.1 |
| Jannon Roland | G-F | 23 | 0 | 7.5 | 39.2 | 40.0 | 52.4 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| Shanele Stires | F | 30 | 0 | 4.5 | 32.1 | 9.5 | 55.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.4 |
| Pashen Thompson | F | 33 | 0 | 4.5 | 35.3 | 0.0 | 68.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
| Traci Thirdgill | F | 17 | 0 | 7.8 | 44.8 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
| Averages | 444 | 220 | 20.0 | 42.8 | 35.0 | 78.7 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 7.9 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonya Edwards | G | 7 | 7 | 230 | 98 | 38 | 31 | 11 | 38 | 28 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 26 | 115 |
| Katie Smith | G-F | 7 | 7 | 243 | 72 | 30 | 29 | 10 | 37 | 33 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 29 | 103 |
| Valerie Still | F-C | 7 | 7 | 209 | 83 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 20 | 27 | 23 | 50 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 24 | 32 | 92 |
| Shannon Johnson | G | 7 | 7 | 236 | 64 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 35 | 23 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 25 | 25 | 92 |
| Andrea Lloyd Curry | F | 7 | 7 | 260 | 47 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 59 |
| Sonja Tate | G | 7 | 0 | 137 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 35 |
| Latina Davis | G | 7 | 0 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| Angie Potthoff | F | 7 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| Traci Thirdgill | F | 6 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Pashen Thompson | F | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shanele Stires | F | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 65 | 35 | 1400 | 408 | 168 | 105 | 38 | 180 | 141 | 87 | 140 | 227 | 114 | 83 | 18 | 115 | 162 | 515 |
Postseason Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonya Edwards | G | 7 | 7 | 32.9 | 38.8 | 35.5 | 73.7 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 16.4 |
| Katie Smith | G-F | 7 | 7 | 34.7 | 41.7 | 34.5 | 89.2 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 4.1 | 14.7 |
| Valerie Still | F-C | 7 | 7 | 29.9 | 42.2 | 40.0 | 87.0 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 7.1 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 13.1 |
| Shannon Johnson | G | 7 | 7 | 33.7 | 50.0 | 45.5 | 65.7 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 6.1 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 13.1 |
| Andrea Lloyd Curry | F | 7 | 7 | 37.1 | 31.9 | 35.3 | 88.5 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 8.4 |
| Sonja Tate | G | 7 | 0 | 19.6 | 44.8 | 37.5 | 66.7 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 5.0 |
| Latina Davis | G | 7 | 0 | 4.4 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 75.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.4 |
| Angie Potthoff | F | 7 | 0 | 4.1 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 71.4 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| Traci Thirdgill | F | 6 | 0 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | |||
| Pashen Thompson | F | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Shanele Stires | F | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Averages | 444 | 35 | 21.5 | 41.2 | 36.2 | 78.3 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 7.9 |
