1997 Phoenix Mercury Statistics
Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Team Record: 16-12
Finishing 1st in the WNBA's Western Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost semifinals
Semifinals - Lost to New York Liberty 1-0
Coach: Cheryl Miller (16-12)
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 191,835, Avg. 13,703 in 14 home dates
1997 Phoenix Mercury RosterTeam Record: 16-12
Finishing 1st in the WNBA's Western Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost semifinals
Semifinals - Lost to New York Liberty 1-0
Coach: Cheryl Miller (16-12)
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 191,835, Avg. 13,703 in 14 home dates
The Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association ended the 1997 season with a record of 16 wins and 12 losses, finishing first in the WNBA's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Mercury yielded 1,826 points, fewest in the league. Phoenix netted 1,938 points. Jennifer Gillom tossed in a team-best 440 points for the team, while Bridget Pettis and Michele Timms scored 11 or more per game, too. Toni Foster contributed 172 boards. Michele Timms dished out 137 assists for the squad.
Defensively, Michele Timms added 71 steals.
Cheryl Miller coached the team. The 1997 Phoenix Mercury lost in the semifinals 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Gillom | F-C | 28 | 28 | 874 | 376 | 163 | 65 | 20 | 121 | 94 | 45 | 106 | 151 | 21 | 37 | 15 | 58 | 93 | 440 |
| Bridget Pettis | G | 28 | 28 | 842 | 321 | 107 | 134 | 41 | 108 | 97 | 36 | 71 | 107 | 78 | 49 | 12 | 82 | 57 | 352 |
| Michele Timms | G | 27 | 27 | 966 | 295 | 99 | 142 | 49 | 104 | 79 | 23 | 76 | 99 | 137 | 71 | 3 | 80 | 95 | 326 |
| Toni Foster | F | 28 | 28 | 736 | 201 | 94 | 6 | 1 | 81 | 57 | 64 | 108 | 172 | 27 | 53 | 21 | 53 | 77 | 246 |
| Marlies Askamp | C | 28 | 1 | 517 | 178 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 71 | 66 | 80 | 146 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 46 | 59 | 211 |
| Umeki Webb | G-F | 28 | 17 | 775 | 158 | 47 | 15 | 1 | 67 | 46 | 42 | 75 | 117 | 68 | 68 | 8 | 55 | 92 | 141 |
| Tia Jackson | F | 26 | 6 | 320 | 73 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 21 | 24 | 31 | 55 | 26 | 23 | 8 | 37 | 31 | 74 |
| Nancy Lieberman-Cline | G | 25 | 0 | 279 | 77 | 25 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 40 | 15 | 2 | 39 | 34 | 64 |
| Tara Williams | G | 12 | 0 | 84 | 39 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 37 |
| Mikiko Hagiwara | G | 12 | 5 | 186 | 39 | 10 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 33 |
| Monique Ambers | F | 19 | 0 | 85 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 14 |
| Ryneldi Becenti | G | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Molly Tuter | G | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 265 | 140 | 5675 | 1768 | 660 | 436 | 134 | 634 | 484 | 322 | 599 | 921 | 437 | 343 | 80 | 469 | 570 | 1938 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Gillom | F-C | 28 | 28 | 31.2 | 43.4 | 30.8 | 77.7 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 15.7 |
| Bridget Pettis | G | 28 | 28 | 30.1 | 33.3 | 30.6 | 89.8 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 12.6 |
| Michele Timms | G | 27 | 27 | 35.8 | 33.6 | 34.5 | 76.0 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 12.1 |
| Toni Foster | F | 28 | 28 | 26.3 | 46.8 | 16.7 | 70.4 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 6.1 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 8.8 |
| Marlies Askamp | C | 28 | 1 | 18.5 | 39.3 | 0.0 | 76.3 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 5.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 7.5 |
| Umeki Webb | G-F | 28 | 17 | 27.7 | 29.7 | 6.7 | 68.7 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 5.0 |
| Tia Jackson | F | 26 | 6 | 12.3 | 34.2 | 37.5 | 84.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.8 |
| Nancy Lieberman-Cline | G | 25 | 0 | 11.2 | 32.5 | 23.1 | 80.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 2.6 |
| Tara Williams | G | 12 | 0 | 7.0 | 41.0 | 45.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 3.1 | |
| Mikiko Hagiwara | G | 12 | 5 | 15.5 | 25.6 | 28.6 | 50.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.8 |
| Monique Ambers | F | 19 | 0 | 4.5 | 44.4 | 40.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | |
| Ryneldi Becenti | G | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Molly Tuter | G | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Averages | 265 | 140 | 21.4 | 37.3 | 30.7 | 76.3 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Gillom | F-C | 1 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Marlies Askamp | C | 1 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Toni Foster | F | 1 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Umeki Webb | G-F | 1 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Michele Timms | G | 1 | 1 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| Bridget Pettis | G | 1 | 1 | 27 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Mikiko Hagiwara | G | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Tia Jackson | F | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nancy Lieberman-Cline | G | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tara Williams | G | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 10 | 5 | 200 | 67 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 41 |
Postseason Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Gillom | F-C | 1 | 1 | 31.0 | 36.4 | 33.3 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 9.0 | |
| Marlies Askamp | C | 1 | 0 | 19.0 | 33.3 | 100.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 9.0 | |
| Toni Foster | F | 1 | 1 | 29.0 | 33.3 | 50.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | |
| Umeki Webb | G-F | 1 | 1 | 33.0 | 22.2 | 50.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | |
| Michele Timms | G | 1 | 1 | 40.0 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 60.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Bridget Pettis | G | 1 | 1 | 27.0 | 13.3 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | |
| Mikiko Hagiwara | G | 1 | 0 | 11.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | |
| Tia Jackson | F | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Nancy Lieberman-Cline | G | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Tara Williams | G | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Averages | 265 | 5 | 20.0 | 22.4 | 9.1 | 71.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 4.1 |
