1997 Los Angeles Sparks Statistics
Team Record: 14-14
Finishing 2nd in the WNBA's Western Conference
Coach: Linda Sharp (4-7)
Coach: Julie Rousseau (10-7)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 125,034, Avg. 8,931 in 14 home dates
The Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association ended the 1997 season with a record of 14 wins and 14 losses, finishing second in the WNBA's Western Conference.
Los Angeles paced the league with 2,072 points. The club allowed 2,010 points. Lisa Leslie scored a team-leading 445 points for the Sparks, and Penny Toler averaged 12 or more per game, too. Lisa Leslie contributed 266 rebounds. Penny Toler dished out 143 assists for the squad.
On defense, Tamecka Dixon added 49 steals, while Lisa Leslie blocked 59 shots.
Linda Sharp and Julie Rousseau 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lisa Leslie | C | 28 | 28 | 902 | 371 | 160 | 46 | 12 | 189 | 113 | 63 | 203 | 266 | 74 | 39 | 59 | 109 | 99 | 445 |
Penny Toler | G | 28 | 28 | 907 | 338 | 144 | 38 | 7 | 87 | 73 | 25 | 69 | 94 | 143 | 36 | 3 | 107 | 66 | 368 |
Tamecka Dixon | G | 27 | 21 | 715 | 252 | 115 | 52 | 22 | 88 | 68 | 22 | 59 | 81 | 55 | 49 | 5 | 58 | 76 | 320 |
Haixia Zheng | C | 28 | 21 | 557 | 178 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 39 | 32 | 91 | 123 | 17 | 11 | 20 | 46 | 77 | 259 |
Linda Burgess | F | 28 | 6 | 492 | 135 | 73 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 36 | 46 | 71 | 117 | 9 | 20 | 13 | 47 | 46 | 183 |
Katrina Colleton | G-F | 28 | 14 | 613 | 126 | 55 | 25 | 9 | 30 | 17 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 45 | 35 | 9 | 35 | 46 | 136 |
Mwadi Mabika | G-F | 21 | 1 | 325 | 136 | 53 | 38 | 7 | 24 | 13 | 22 | 32 | 54 | 22 | 23 | 6 | 27 | 48 | 126 |
Heidi Burge | F | 22 | 6 | 282 | 72 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 23 | 23 | 46 | 69 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 52 | 87 |
Jamila Wideman | G | 28 | 14 | 633 | 106 | 25 | 36 | 7 | 34 | 27 | 16 | 41 | 57 | 103 | 24 | 1 | 51 | 44 | 84 |
Daedra Charles | F-C | 28 | 1 | 282 | 67 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 41 | 64 |
Travesa Gant | C | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Kim Gessig | F | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Totals | 269 | 140 | 5725 | 1782 | 794 | 242 | 65 | 620 | 419 | 290 | 683 | 973 | 495 | 259 | 138 | 522 | 601 | 2072 |
Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lisa Leslie | C | 28 | 28 | 32.2 | 43.1 | 26.1 | 59.8 | 2.3 | 7.3 | 9.5 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 15.9 |
Penny Toler | G | 28 | 28 | 32.4 | 42.6 | 18.4 | 83.9 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 13.1 |
Tamecka Dixon | G | 27 | 21 | 26.5 | 45.6 | 42.3 | 77.3 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 11.9 |
Haixia Zheng | C | 28 | 21 | 19.9 | 61.8 | 66.1 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 9.3 | |
Linda Burgess | F | 28 | 6 | 17.6 | 54.1 | 50.0 | 73.5 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 6.5 |
Katrina Colleton | G-F | 28 | 14 | 21.9 | 43.7 | 36.0 | 56.7 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 4.9 |
Mwadi Mabika | G-F | 21 | 1 | 15.5 | 39.0 | 18.4 | 54.2 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 6.0 |
Heidi Burge | F | 22 | 6 | 12.8 | 44.4 | 0.0 | 51.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 4.0 |
Jamila Wideman | G | 28 | 14 | 22.6 | 23.6 | 19.4 | 79.4 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 3.0 |
Daedra Charles | F-C | 28 | 1 | 10.1 | 40.3 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.3 |
Travesa Gant | C | 2 | 0 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | ||
Kim Gessig | F | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | |||
Averages | 269 | 140 | 21.3 | 44.6 | 26.9 | 67.6 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 7.7 |