1997-98 Long Beach Stingrays Statistics
American Basketball League (ABL)
Team Record: 26-18
Finishing 2nd in the ABL's Western Conference
Postseason: 6-4 Lost Championship
First Round - Defeated Colorado Explosion 2-1
Semifinals - Defeated Portland Power 2-0
Finals - Lost to Columbus Quest 3-2
Coach: Maura McHugh (26-18)
Location: Long Beach, California
Attendance: 46,573, Avg. 2,117 in 22 home dates
1997-98 Long Beach Stingrays RosterTeam Record: 26-18
Finishing 2nd in the ABL's Western Conference
Postseason: 6-4 Lost Championship
First Round - Defeated Colorado Explosion 2-1
Semifinals - Defeated Portland Power 2-0
Finals - Lost to Columbus Quest 3-2
Coach: Maura McHugh (26-18)
Location: Long Beach, California
Attendance: 46,573, Avg. 2,117 in 22 home dates
The Long Beach Stingrays of the American Basketball League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 26 wins and 18 losses, finishing second in the ABL's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 6-4.
The Stingrays paced the circuit with 3,528 points. Long Beach surrendered 3,423 points. Yolanda Griffith netted a team-best 827 points for the squad and racked up 493 rebounds. Andrea Nagy dished out 273 assists for the team.
On defense, Yolanda Griffith added 139 thefts.
Maura McHugh coached the team. The 1997-98 Long Beach Stingrays lost in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yolanda Griffith | C-F | 44 | 44 | 1409 | 573 | 310 | 2 | 0 | 298 | 207 | 199 | 294 | 493 | 65 | 139 | 59 | 133 | 179 | 827 |
| Clarissa Davis-Wrightsil | F | 44 | 43 | 1170 | 502 | 200 | 164 | 56 | 79 | 66 | 72 | 87 | 159 | 46 | 39 | 9 | 76 | 115 | 522 |
| Beverly Williams | G | 44 | 44 | 1340 | 426 | 198 | 44 | 11 | 123 | 98 | 85 | 120 | 205 | 135 | 67 | 1 | 144 | 121 | 505 |
| Venus Lacy | C | 41 | 38 | 904 | 341 | 169 | 4 | 0 | 113 | 82 | 112 | 154 | 266 | 15 | 26 | 27 | 65 | 129 | 420 |
| Andrea Nagy | G | 44 | 44 | 1458 | 249 | 98 | 59 | 24 | 154 | 115 | 20 | 83 | 103 | 273 | 57 | 2 | 151 | 131 | 335 |
| Niesa Johnson | G | 32 | 0 | 788 | 236 | 98 | 74 | 27 | 65 | 50 | 26 | 40 | 66 | 87 | 35 | 5 | 77 | 36 | 273 |
| Trisha Stafford-Odom | F | 43 | 0 | 622 | 214 | 87 | 40 | 11 | 105 | 76 | 43 | 74 | 117 | 44 | 29 | 3 | 71 | 97 | 261 |
| Cass Bauer-Bilodeau | F-C | 44 | 7 | 614 | 142 | 66 | 3 | 1 | 91 | 78 | 54 | 73 | 127 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 50 | 106 | 211 |
| Dana Wilkerson | G | 35 | 0 | 308 | 105 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 42 | 25 | 0 | 47 | 34 | 91 |
| Jenni Ruff | G-F | 20 | 0 | 113 | 55 | 20 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 56 |
| Nicky McCrimmon | G | 10 | 0 | 114 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 15 |
| Necole Tunsil | G-F | 9 | 0 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| Totals | 410 | 220 | 8875 | 2873 | 1291 | 432 | 146 | 1072 | 800 | 638 | 973 | 1611 | 739 | 439 | 112 | 838 | 982 | 3528 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yolanda Griffith | C-F | 44 | 44 | 32.0 | 54.1 | 0.0 | 69.5 | 4.5 | 6.7 | 11.2 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 18.8 |
| Clarissa Davis-Wrightsil | F | 44 | 43 | 26.6 | 39.8 | 34.1 | 83.5 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 11.9 |
| Beverly Williams | G | 44 | 44 | 30.5 | 46.5 | 25.0 | 79.7 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 11.5 |
| Venus Lacy | C | 41 | 38 | 22.0 | 49.6 | 0.0 | 72.6 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 6.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 10.2 |
| Andrea Nagy | G | 44 | 44 | 33.1 | 39.4 | 40.7 | 74.7 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 6.2 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 7.6 |
| Niesa Johnson | G | 32 | 0 | 24.6 | 41.5 | 36.5 | 76.9 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 8.5 |
| Trisha Stafford-Odom | F | 43 | 0 | 14.5 | 40.7 | 27.5 | 72.4 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 6.1 |
| Cass Bauer-Bilodeau | F-C | 44 | 7 | 14.0 | 46.5 | 33.3 | 85.7 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 4.8 |
| Dana Wilkerson | G | 35 | 0 | 8.8 | 33.3 | 27.3 | 60.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 2.6 |
| Jenni Ruff | G-F | 20 | 0 | 5.7 | 36.4 | 50.0 | 60.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.8 |
| Nicky McCrimmon | G | 10 | 0 | 11.4 | 28.6 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
| Necole Tunsil | G-F | 9 | 0 | 3.9 | 44.4 | 0.0 | 80.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| Averages | 410 | 220 | 21.6 | 44.9 | 33.8 | 74.6 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 8.6 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yolanda Griffith | C-F | 10 | 10 | 350 | 100 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 55 | 53 | 76 | 129 | 22 | 30 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 161 |
| Beverly Williams | G | 10 | 10 | 330 | 95 | 45 | 11 | 5 | 46 | 38 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 33 | 14 | 0 | 32 | 29 | 133 |
| Clarissa Davis-Wrightsil | F | 10 | 10 | 253 | 115 | 40 | 34 | 8 | 34 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 31 | 118 |
| Venus Lacy | C | 10 | 10 | 281 | 101 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 34 | 23 | 52 | 75 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 36 | 114 |
| Niesa Johnson | G | 10 | 0 | 237 | 52 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 34 | 6 | 59 |
| Trisha Stafford-Odom | F | 10 | 0 | 141 | 44 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 27 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 54 |
| Andrea Nagy | G | 10 | 10 | 286 | 37 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 49 | 10 | 1 | 31 | 37 | 46 |
| Cass Bauer-Bilodeau | F-C | 9 | 0 | 50 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 26 |
| Dana Wilkerson | G | 8 | 0 | 62 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| Jenni Ruff | G-F | 5 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 92 | 50 | 2000 | 585 | 238 | 84 | 21 | 281 | 232 | 132 | 217 | 349 | 148 | 88 | 25 | 199 | 218 | 729 |
Postseason Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yolanda Griffith | C-F | 10 | 10 | 35.0 | 53.0 | 78.6 | 5.3 | 7.6 | 12.9 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 16.1 | |
| Beverly Williams | G | 10 | 10 | 33.0 | 47.4 | 45.5 | 82.6 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 13.3 |
| Clarissa Davis-Wrightsil | F | 10 | 10 | 25.3 | 34.8 | 23.5 | 88.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 11.8 |
| Venus Lacy | C | 10 | 10 | 28.1 | 39.6 | 0.0 | 91.9 | 2.3 | 5.2 | 7.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 11.4 |
| Niesa Johnson | G | 10 | 0 | 23.7 | 32.7 | 31.3 | 87.0 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 5.9 |
| Trisha Stafford-Odom | F | 10 | 0 | 14.1 | 29.5 | 20.0 | 84.4 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 5.4 |
| Andrea Nagy | G | 10 | 10 | 28.6 | 32.4 | 7.7 | 87.5 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 4.9 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.6 |
| Cass Bauer-Bilodeau | F-C | 9 | 0 | 5.6 | 52.4 | 57.1 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.9 | |
| Dana Wilkerson | G | 8 | 0 | 7.8 | 38.9 | 33.3 | 37.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.3 |
| Jenni Ruff | G-F | 5 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | |
| Averages | 410 | 50 | 21.7 | 40.7 | 25.0 | 82.6 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 7.9 |
