1997 Sacramento Monarchs season
WNBA team season
1997 Sacramento Monarchs season | |
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Coach | Mary Murphy (fired Jul. 28, 5–10 record) Heidi VanDerveer (5–8 record) |
Arena | ARCO Arena |
Attendance | 7,858 per game |
Results | |
Record | 10–18 (.357) |
Place | 3rd (Western) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
1998 season → |
The 1997 WNBA season was the inaugural season for the Sacramento Monarchs.
Transactions
WNBA allocation draft
Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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Bridgette Gordon | ![]() | Tennessee |
Ruthie Bolton | ![]() | Auburn |
WNBA elite draft
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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1 | 6 | Judy Mosley-McAfee | ![]() | Hawaii |
2 | 14 | Mikiko Hagiwara | ![]() | Japan |
WNBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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1 | 2 | Pamela McGee | ![]() | USC |
2 | 15 | Denique Graves | ![]() | Howard |
3 | 18 | Chantel Tremitiere | ![]() | Auburn |
4 | 31 | Tajama Abraham | ![]() | George Washington |
Transactions
Date | Transaction | |
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January 22, 1997 | Drafted Bridgette Gordon and Ruthie Bolton in the 1997 WNBA Allocation Draft[1] | |
February 27, 1997 | Drafted Judy Mosley-McAfee and Mikiko Hagiwara in the 1997 WNBA Elite Draft[1] | |
April 14, 1997 | Hired Mary Murphy as Head Coach[1] | |
April 28, 1997 | Drafted Pamela McGee, Denique Graves, Chantel Tremitiere and Tajama Abraham in the 1997 WNBA Draft[1] | |
July 18, 1997 | Waived Corissa Yasen[1] | |
July 20, 1997 | Waived Judy Mosley-McAfee[1] | |
July 27, 1997 | Waived Yvette Angel[1] | |
July 28, 1997 | Fired Mary Murphy as Head Coach[1] | |
Hired Heidi VanDerveer as Head Coach[1] | ||
July 31, 1997 | Traded Mikiko Hagiwara to Phoenix Mercury in exchange for future considerations[1] | |
August 6, 1997 | Waived Margold Clark[1] |
Roster
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Schedule
Regular season
Season standings
Western Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
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Phoenix Mercury x | 16 | 12 | .571 | 9–3 | – |
Los Angeles Sparks o | 14 | 14 | .500 | 8–4 | 2.0 |
Sacramento Monarchs o | 10 | 18 | .357 | 4–8 | 6.0 |
Utah Starzz o | 7 | 21 | .250 | 3–9 | 9.0 |
Statistics
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | TO | Turnovers per game |
PF | Fouls per game | Team leader | League leader |
Regular Season
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Chantel Tremitiere | 28 | 28 | 37.5 | .352 | .189 | .744 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 7.6 |
Ruthie Bolton | 23 | 23 | 35.3 | .402 | .344 | .768 | 5.8 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 19.4 |
Bridgette Gordon | 28 | 28 | 35.0 | .433 | .275 | .785 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 13.0 |
Pamela McGee | 27 | 27 | 25.6 | .459 | .286 | .705 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 10.6 |
Latasha Byears | 28 | 19 | 23.4 | .459 | .200 | .739 | 6.9 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 8.7 |
Judy Mosley-McAfee | 13 | 9 | 20.4 | .440 | N/A | 1.000 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 4.2 |
Yvette Angel | 5 | 3 | 18.0 | .438 | .000 | .000 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
Tajama Anderson | 28 | 5 | 15.1 | .381 | N/A | .684 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 4.4 |
Mikiko Hagiwara | 14 | 2 | 12.4 | .319 | .273 | .667 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 3.1 |
Margold Clark | 4 | 0 | 11.5 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
Laure Savasta | 14 | 0 | 11.2 | .244 | .200 | .778 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
Corissa Yasen | 19 | 0 | 9.9 | .404 | .000 | .500 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.7 |
Danielle Viglione | 7 | 0 | 4.3 | .273 | .250 | N/A | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Denique Graves | 22 | 0 | 3.9 | .222 | N/A | .500 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
- Ruthie Bolton ranked second in the WNBA in points with 447 points.
- Ruthie Bolton ranked third in the WNBA in field goals with 164.
- Ruthie Bolton ranked fourth in the WNBA in Minutes per game with 35.3
- Ruthie Bolton ranked second in the WNBA in points per game with 19.4
- Ruthie Bolton was tied for sixth in the WNBA in steals with 54.
- Latasha Byears ranked fifth in the WNBA in total rebounds with 193
- Latasha Byears ranked ninth in the WNBA in Field Goal Percentage (.459)
- Bridgette Gordon ranked first in the WNBA in Minutes per game with 35.0
- Bridgette Gordon ranked ninth in the WNBA in Free Throw Pct with .785
- Pamela McGee ranked eighth in the WNBA in Field Goal Percentage (.460)
- Chantel Tremitiere was tied for sixth in the WNBA in steals with 54.
- Chantel Tremitiere ranked first in the WNBA in Minutes per game with 37.5
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Awards and honors
- Ruthie Bolton: Led WNBA, 3-Pt Field Goal Attempts, 192
- Ruthie Bolton: Second in WNBA, 3-Pt Field Goals, 66
- Latasha Byears: Led WNBA, Offensive Rebounds, 87
- Chantel Tremitiere: Led WNBA, Minutes Played 1051
- Chantel Tremitiere: Led WNBA, Turnovers, 122
- Chantel Tremitiere: Led WNBA, Minutes per game, 37.5
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References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "1997 Sacramento Monarchs Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
- ^ a b "1997 WNBA Season Summary".
External links
- Monarchs on Basketball Reference
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Sacramento Monarchs
- Founded in 1997
- Folded in 2009
- Based in Sacramento, California