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WNBA team season
The 1997 WNBA season was the inaugural season for the Cleveland Rockers.
WNBA allocation draft
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1997 Cleveland Rockers roster
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Players |
Coaches
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Pos. |
# |
Nat. |
Name |
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Height |
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Weight |
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DOB |
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From |
Yrs
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G
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20
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Alberts, Marcie
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5' 4" (1.63m)
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–
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1975-04-12
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Ohio State
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R
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G
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14
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Boucek, Jenny
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5' 8" (1.73m)
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130 lb (59kg)
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1973-12-20
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Virginia
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R
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F
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8
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Braxton, Janice
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6' 3" (1.91m)
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178 lb (81kg)
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1962-06-07
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Louisiana Tech
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R
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F
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34
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Brown, Rushia
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6' 2" (1.88m)
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175 lb (79kg)
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1972-05-05
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Furman
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R
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G
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44
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Edwards, Michelle
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5' 9" (1.75m)
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150 lb (68kg)
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1966-03-06
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Iowa
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R
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F/C
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13
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Fijalkowski, Isabelle
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6' 5" (1.96m)
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200 lb (91kg)
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1972-05-23
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Colorado
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R
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G
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31
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Johnson, Adrienne
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5' 10" (1.78m)
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154 lb (70kg)
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1974-02-05
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Ohio State
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R
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G
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25
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Jones, Merlakia
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5' 10" (1.78m)
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147 lb (67kg)
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1973-06-21
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Florida
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R
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F
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40
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Maxwell, Anita
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–
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–
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1974-04-07
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New Mexico State
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R
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F
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6
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Němcová, Eva
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6' 3" (1.91m)
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178 lb (81kg)
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1972-12-03
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R
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G
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11
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Nicholson, Tina
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5' 2" (1.57m)
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146 lb (66kg)
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1973-09-27
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Penn State
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R
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G
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4
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Woodard, Lynette
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6' 0" (1.83m)
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160 lb (73kg)
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1959-08-12
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Kansas
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R
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- Head coach
Linda Hill-MacDonald (West Chester)
- Assistant coaches
Mike Wilhelm
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (FA) Free agent
- (IN) Inactive
- (S) Suspended
Injured
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1997 game log Total: 15–13 (Home: 10–5; Road: 7–9)
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June: 1–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–1)
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July
: 9–5 (Home: 4–2; Road: 5–3)
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August
: 7–6 (Home: 5–1; Road: 2–5)
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1997 season schedule
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Player
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GP
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GS
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MPG
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FG%
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3P%
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FT%
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RPG
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APG
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SPG
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BPG
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PPG
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Eva Němcová
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28
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28
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33.7
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.473
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.435
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.855
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3.9
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2.4
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1.4
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0.3
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13.7
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Janice Braxton
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25
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24
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32.9
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.417
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.500
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.768
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7.6
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2.0
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1.4
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1.1
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11.5
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Michelle Edwards
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20
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14
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31.1
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.447
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.240
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.523
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3.5
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4.5
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1.8
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0.2
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10.2
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Isabelle Fijalkowski
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28
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28
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28.7
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.508
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.250
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.786
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5.6
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2.4
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0.6
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0.6
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11.9
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Lynette Woodard
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28
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27
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25.4
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.401
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.000
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.672
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4.1
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2.4
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1.6
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0.4
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7.8
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Merlakia Jones
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28
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1
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21.0
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.402
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.417
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.714
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2.9
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0.9
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0.8
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0.1
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8.2
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Rushia Brown
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28
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3
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18.3
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.520
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N/A
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.734
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4.0
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0.7
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1.2
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0.5
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6.3
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Tina Nicholson
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24
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14
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11.4
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.409
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.375
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.600
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0.4
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1.8
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0.5
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0.0
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2.0
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Jenny Boucek
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10
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1
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11.2
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.467
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.000
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.571
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1.0
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0.9
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0.6
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0.0
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1.8
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Adrienne Johnson
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25
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2
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7.8
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.379
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.500
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.778
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0.9
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0.4
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0.2
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0.0
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2.1
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Anita Maxwell
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9
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0
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7.0
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.320
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N/A
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.375
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1.3
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0.9
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0.4
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0.0
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2.1
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Marcie Alberts
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5
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0
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6.0
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.000
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.000
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N/A
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0.2
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0.6
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0.4
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0.0
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0.0
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‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
- Janice Braxton ranked sixth in the WNBA in total rebounds with 189
- Janice Braxton tied for fifth in the WNBA in blocks with 28.
- Michelle Edwards ranked eighth in the WNBA in assists with 89.
- Isabelle Fijalkowski ranked second in the WNBA in Field Goal Percentage (.508)
- Isabelle Fijalkowski ranked eighth in the WNBA in Free Throw Pct with .786
- Eva Nemcova ranked fourth in the WNBA in Field Goal Percentage (.473)
- Eva Nemcova ranked fourth in the WNBA in Free Throw Pct with .855
- Eva Nemcova ranked tenth in the WNBA in field goals with 138.
- Eva Nemcova ranked eighth in the WNBA in points with 384 points.
- Eva Nemcova ranked seventh in the WNBA in minutes per game with 33.7
- Eva Nemcova ranked eighth in the WNBA in points per game with 13.7
- Janice Braxton, Ranked second in the WNBA (tied), Defensive Rebounds, 151
- Isabelle Fijalkowski: Led WNBA, Personal Fouls, 129
- Eva Nemcova: Led WNBA, 3-Pt Field Goal Percentage, .435
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