1997 Sacramento Monarchs Statistics
Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Team Record: 10-18
Finishing 3rd in the WNBA's Western Conference
Coach: Mary Murphy (5-10)
Coach: Heidi VanDerveer (5-8)
Location: Sacramento, California
Attendance: 110,014, Avg. 7,858 in 14 home dates
1997 Sacramento Monarchs RosterTeam Record: 10-18
Finishing 3rd in the WNBA's Western Conference
Coach: Mary Murphy (5-10)
Coach: Heidi VanDerveer (5-8)
Location: Sacramento, California
Attendance: 110,014, Avg. 7,858 in 14 home dates
The Sacramento Monarchs of the Women's National Basketball Association ended the 1997 season with a record of 10 wins and 18 losses, finishing third in the WNBA's Western Conference.
Sacramento scored 1,902 points and allowed 2,112, most in the circuit. Ruthie Bolton scored a team-best 447 points for the Monarchs, and Bridgette Gordon contributed 11 or more per game also. Latasha Byears accounted for 193 rebounds. Chantel Tremitiere dished out 135 assists for the squad.
On the defensive side of the ball, Ruthie Bolton and Chantel Tremitiere added 54 thefts.
Mary Murphy and Heidi VanDerveer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruthie Bolton | G | 23 | 23 | 813 | 408 | 164 | 192 | 66 | 69 | 53 | 31 | 103 | 134 | 59 | 54 | 1 | 58 | 71 | 447 |
| Bridgette Gordon | F | 28 | 28 | 981 | 312 | 135 | 40 | 11 | 107 | 84 | 67 | 68 | 135 | 78 | 39 | 9 | 83 | 58 | 365 |
| Pamela McGee | C-F | 27 | 23 | 691 | 222 | 102 | 7 | 2 | 112 | 79 | 54 | 66 | 120 | 20 | 27 | 14 | 73 | 113 | 285 |
| Latasha Byears | G-F | 28 | 19 | 656 | 209 | 96 | 5 | 1 | 69 | 51 | 87 | 106 | 193 | 48 | 39 | 8 | 67 | 98 | 244 |
| Chantel Tremitiere | G | 28 | 28 | 1051 | 196 | 69 | 37 | 7 | 90 | 67 | 25 | 89 | 114 | 135 | 54 | 1 | 122 | 80 | 212 |
| Tajama Abraham | C | 28 | 5 | 422 | 126 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 26 | 32 | 35 | 67 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 49 | 70 | 122 |
| Judy Mosley-McAfee | F | 12 | 9 | 265 | 48 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 30 | 55 |
| Corissa Yasen | G | 19 | 0 | 188 | 57 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 52 |
| Mikiko Hagiwara | G | 14 | 2 | 174 | 47 | 15 | 33 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 43 |
| Laure Savasta | G | 14 | 0 | 157 | 45 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 33 |
| Denique Graves | C | 22 | 0 | 86 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 16 |
| Yvette Angel | G | 5 | 3 | 90 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| Margold Clark | F-C | 5 | 0 | 46 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 |
| Danielle Viglione | G | 7 | 0 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| Totals | 260 | 140 | 5650 | 1732 | 704 | 345 | 101 | 536 | 393 | 341 | 538 | 879 | 404 | 263 | 60 | 545 | 593 | 1902 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruthie Bolton | G | 23 | 23 | 35.3 | 40.2 | 34.4 | 76.8 | 1.3 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 19.4 |
| Bridgette Gordon | F | 28 | 28 | 35.0 | 43.3 | 27.5 | 78.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 13.0 |
| Pamela McGee | C-F | 27 | 23 | 25.6 | 45.9 | 28.6 | 70.5 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 10.6 |
| Latasha Byears | G-F | 28 | 19 | 23.4 | 45.9 | 20.0 | 73.9 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 6.9 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 8.7 |
| Chantel Tremitiere | G | 28 | 28 | 37.5 | 35.2 | 18.9 | 74.4 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 7.6 |
| Tajama Abraham | C | 28 | 5 | 15.1 | 38.1 | 68.4 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 4.4 | |
| Judy Mosley-McAfee | F | 12 | 9 | 22.1 | 45.8 | 100.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 4.6 | |
| Corissa Yasen | G | 19 | 0 | 9.9 | 40.4 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 2.7 |
| Mikiko Hagiwara | G | 14 | 2 | 12.4 | 31.9 | 27.3 | 66.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 3.1 |
| Laure Savasta | G | 14 | 0 | 11.2 | 24.4 | 20.0 | 77.8 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2.4 |
| Denique Graves | C | 22 | 0 | 3.9 | 22.2 | 50.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | |
| Yvette Angel | G | 5 | 3 | 18.0 | 43.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.8 |
| Margold Clark | F-C | 5 | 0 | 9.2 | 37.5 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 1.4 |
| Danielle Viglione | G | 7 | 0 | 4.3 | 27.3 | 25.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | |
| Averages | 260 | 140 | 21.7 | 40.6 | 29.3 | 73.3 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 7.3 |
