1997 New York Liberty Statistics
Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Team Record: 17-11
Finishing 2nd in the WNBA's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Championship
Semifinals - Defeated Phoenix Mercury 1-0
Finals - Lost to Houston Comets 1-0
Coach: Nancy Darsch (17-11)
Location: New York, New York
Attendance: 185,786, Avg. 13,270 in 14 home dates
1997 New York Liberty RosterTeam Record: 17-11
Finishing 2nd in the WNBA's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Championship
Semifinals - Defeated Phoenix Mercury 1-0
Finals - Lost to Houston Comets 1-0
Coach: Nancy Darsch (17-11)
Location: New York, New York
Attendance: 185,786, Avg. 13,270 in 14 home dates
The New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association ended the 1997 season with a record of 17 wins and 11 losses, finishing second in the WNBA's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
New York scored 1,911 points and surrendered 1,844. Sophia Witherspoon tossed in a team-best 407 points for the Liberty, and Rebecca Lobo contributed 11 or more per game, too. Rebecca Lobo accounted for 203 boards. Teresa Weatherspoon dished out 172 assists for the squad.
On the defensive side of the ball, Teresa Weatherspoon added 85 thefts, while Rebecca Lobo blocked 51 shots.
Nancy Darsch coached the team. The 1997 New York Liberty 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophia Witherspoon | G | 28 | 28 | 867 | 345 | 140 | 126 | 44 | 111 | 83 | 30 | 54 | 84 | 64 | 49 | 7 | 77 | 62 | 407 |
| Rebecca Lobo | F | 28 | 28 | 939 | 354 | 133 | 63 | 18 | 105 | 64 | 62 | 141 | 203 | 53 | 26 | 51 | 88 | 73 | 348 |
| Kym Hampton | F | 28 | 28 | 663 | 210 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 114 | 73 | 52 | 111 | 163 | 38 | 39 | 19 | 49 | 68 | 271 |
| Vickie Johnson | G-F | 26 | 25 | 789 | 269 | 108 | 21 | 4 | 35 | 27 | 46 | 64 | 110 | 66 | 19 | 4 | 49 | 52 | 247 |
| Teresa Weatherspoon | G | 28 | 28 | 924 | 137 | 64 | 35 | 3 | 100 | 65 | 25 | 91 | 116 | 172 | 85 | 2 | 94 | 72 | 196 |
| Trena Trice | F-C | 28 | 0 | 340 | 92 | 51 | 8 | 2 | 45 | 30 | 32 | 36 | 68 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 65 | 134 |
| Kisha Ford | G-F | 28 | 3 | 473 | 114 | 43 | 20 | 3 | 44 | 27 | 28 | 20 | 48 | 25 | 28 | 5 | 38 | 56 | 116 |
| Sue Wicks | F | 28 | 0 | 332 | 107 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 33 | 22 | 36 | 58 | 94 | 29 | 17 | 18 | 46 | 52 | 100 |
| Rhonda Blades | G | 28 | 0 | 290 | 70 | 25 | 54 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 30 | 14 | 1 | 39 | 55 | 80 |
| Jasmina Perazic-Gipe | G-F | 9 | 0 | 47 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
| Cassandra Crumpton-Moorer | G | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 261 | 140 | 5675 | 1715 | 707 | 339 | 93 | 607 | 404 | 320 | 600 | 920 | 484 | 289 | 116 | 528 | 556 | 1911 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophia Witherspoon | G | 28 | 28 | 31.0 | 40.6 | 34.9 | 74.8 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 14.5 |
| Rebecca Lobo | F | 28 | 28 | 33.5 | 37.6 | 28.6 | 61.0 | 2.2 | 5.0 | 7.3 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 12.4 |
| Kym Hampton | F | 28 | 28 | 23.7 | 47.1 | 0.0 | 64.0 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 9.7 |
| Vickie Johnson | G-F | 26 | 25 | 30.3 | 40.1 | 19.0 | 77.1 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 9.5 |
| Teresa Weatherspoon | G | 28 | 28 | 33.0 | 46.7 | 8.6 | 65.0 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 6.1 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 7.0 |
| Trena Trice | F-C | 28 | 0 | 12.1 | 55.4 | 25.0 | 66.7 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 4.8 |
| Kisha Ford | G-F | 28 | 3 | 16.9 | 37.7 | 15.0 | 61.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 4.1 |
| Sue Wicks | F | 28 | 0 | 11.9 | 35.5 | 28.6 | 66.7 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 3.6 |
| Rhonda Blades | G | 28 | 0 | 10.4 | 35.7 | 31.5 | 65.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.9 |
| Jasmina Perazic-Gipe | G-F | 9 | 0 | 5.2 | 38.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.1 | |
| Cassandra Crumpton-Moorer | G | 2 | 0 | 5.5 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | |
| Averages | 261 | 140 | 21.7 | 41.2 | 27.4 | 66.6 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 7.3 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kym Hampton | F | 2 | 2 | 65 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 27 |
| Rebecca Lobo | F | 2 | 2 | 68 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 25 |
| Vickie Johnson | G-F | 2 | 2 | 68 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 23 |
| Sophia Witherspoon | G | 2 | 2 | 65 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Teresa Weatherspoon | G | 2 | 2 | 75 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 10 |
| Trena Trice | F-C | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| Sue Wicks | F | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Kisha Ford | G-F | 2 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rhonda Blades | G | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 17 | 10 | 400 | 110 | 46 | 12 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 20 | 57 | 77 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 34 | 42 | 110 |
Postseason Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kym Hampton | F | 2 | 2 | 32.5 | 52.6 | 70.0 | 2.5 | 11.0 | 13.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 13.5 | |
| Rebecca Lobo | F | 2 | 2 | 34.0 | 42.9 | 0.0 | 58.3 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 12.5 |
| Vickie Johnson | G-F | 2 | 2 | 34.0 | 42.3 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 11.5 |
| Sophia Witherspoon | G | 2 | 2 | 32.5 | 27.8 | 40.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 6.0 | |
| Teresa Weatherspoon | G | 2 | 2 | 37.5 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| Trena Trice | F-C | 2 | 0 | 8.0 | 80.0 | 100.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 4.5 | |
| Sue Wicks | F | 2 | 0 | 5.5 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Kisha Ford | G-F | 2 | 0 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | |
| Rhonda Blades | G | 1 | 0 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Averages | 261 | 10 | 23.5 | 41.8 | 16.7 | 59.3 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 6.5 |
