1996-97 New England Blizzard Roster

American Basketball League (ABL)
Team Record: 16-24
Finishing 4th in the ABL's Eastern Conference
Coach: Cliffa Foster (16-24)
Location: Hartford, Connecticut
Attendance: 100,166, Avg. 5,008 in 20 home dates
1996-97 New England Blizzard Statistics

The New England Blizzard of the American Basketball League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 16 wins and 24 losses, finishing fourth in the ABL's Eastern Conference.

New England scored 3,250 points and surrendered 3,304. Carolyn Jones Young netted a team-best 847 points for the Blizzard, while Shanda Berry and Clarissa Davis-Wrightsil contributed 13 or more per game, too. Shanda Berry accounted for 318 rebounds. Jennifer Rizzotti dished out 231 assists for the squad.

On defense, Jennifer Rizzotti added 88 thefts.

Cliffa Foster coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Shanda BerryF-CJuly 6, 19676'3"175Iowa
Latina DavisGOctober 8, 19745'7"145Tennessee
Clarissa Davis-WrightsilFJune 4, 19676'1"165TexasSan Antonio, TX USA
Karen DedenFSeptember 23, 19696'4"170Washington
E.C. HillGApril 6, 19715'7"173Northern Illinois
Dana JohnsonCFebruary 19, 19736'2"197Tennessee
Carolyn Jones YoungGJuly 28, 19695'9"175AuburnBay Springs, MS USA
Tracy LisG-F5'10"0Providence
Monique MorehouseF-CJanuary 18, 19746'3"175Auburn
Vicki PlowdenFJuly 22, 19716'0"0Miami (FL)
Jennifer RizzottiGMay 15, 19745'6"146Connecticut
Charisse SampsonGSeptember 1, 19745'11"175Kansas
Carla SterkF6'2"170Central Michigan



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