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The 1997 WNBA Season was the Women's National Basketball Association's inaugural season. It started off with 8 franchises: Charlotte Sting, Cleveland Rockers, Houston Comets, Los Angeles Sparks, New York Liberty, Phoenix Mercury, Sacramento Monarchs, and the Utah Starzz. It featured an inaugural game between the New York Liberty and the Los ...
The 1997 WNBA Playoffs was the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 1997 season which ended with the Houston Comets beating the New York Liberty, 1-0 (65-51). Cynthia Cooper was named the MVP of the Finals.
The 1997 WNBA Championship was the championship game of the 1997 WNBA season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs.The Houston Comets, top-seeded team of the league, defeated the New York Liberty, second-seeded team, 65-51 to win the league's inaugural championship.
On the heels of a much-publicized gold medal run by the 1996 USA Basketball Women's National Team at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games, the WNBA began its first season on June 21, 1997. The first WNBA game featured the New York Liberty facing the Los Angeles Sparks in Los Angeles. The Liberty defeated the Sparks 67-57.
January 22, 1997 Drafted Janice Braxton and Michelle Edwards in the 1997 WNBA Allocation Draft [1] February 27, 1997 Drafted Isabelle Fijalkowski and Lynette Woodard in the 1997 WNBA Elite Draft [1] April 28, 1997 Drafted Eva Němcová, Merlakia Jones, Tina Nicholson and Anita Maxwell in the 1997 WNBA Draft [1] May 6, 1997
WNBA playoffs logo until 2018. The playoff format has changed throughout the years ever since the league's establishment. In the league's first two seasons, 1997 and 1998, only the top four teams overall advanced to the playoffs, which comprised only two rounds. In 1997, only a single game was played in all matches.
January 22, 1997 Drafted Cynthia Cooper and Sheryl Swoopes in the 1997 WNBA Allocation Draft [1] February 27, 1997 Drafted Wanda Guyton and Janeth Arcain in the 1997 WNBA Elite Draft [1] April 28, 1997 Drafted Tina Thompson, Tammy Jackson, Racquel Spurlock and Catarina Pollini in the 1997 WNBA Draft [1] Hired Van Chancellor as Head Coach [1]
The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) is a professional women's basketball league based in the United States with 12 teams as of 2024. [1] The league was founded in 1996 by the men's National Basketball Association (NBA) as a wholly-owned subsidiary and began play in the 1997 season with eight teams.