# 1997 Charlotte Sting season

The 1997 WNBA season was the inaugural season for the Charlotte Sting.

## Transactions
### WNBA allocation draft

| Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
| Andrea Stinson | United States | NC State |
| Vicky Bullett | United States | Maryland |

### WNBA elite draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
| 1 | 3 | Rhonda Mapp | United States | NC State |
| 2 | 11 | Michi Atkins | United States | Texas Tech |

### WNBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
| 1 | 7 | Tora Suber | United States | Virginia |
| 2 | 10 | Sharon Manning | United States | NC State |
| 3 | 23 | Debra Williams | United States | Louisiana Tech |
| 4 | 26 | Andrea Congreaves | United Kingdom | Mercer |

### Transactions

| Date | Transaction |
| 1997 | Hired Marynell Meadors as Head Coach |
| January 22, 1997 | Drafted Andrea Stinson and Vicky Bullett in the 1997 WNBA Allocation Draft |
| February 27, 1997 | Drafted Rhonda Mapp and Michi Atkins in the 1997 WNBA Elite Draft |
| April 28, 1997 | Drafted Tora Suber, Sharon Manning, Debra Williams and Andrea Congreaves in the 1997 WNBA Draft |

## Schedule
### Regular season

1997 game log Total: 15–13 (Home: 12–2; Road: 3–11) :
June: 1–3 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
June 22
@ Phoenix
L 59–76
Andrea Stinson (18)
Andrea Stinson (9)
Andrea Stinson (7)
America West Arena
0–1
2
June 25
@ Los Angeles
L 54–74
Tora Suber (13)
Vicky Bullett (11)
Vicky Bullett (3)
Great Western Forum
0–2
3
June 26
@ Sacramento
L 70–78
Andrea Stinson (17)
Andrea Stinson (5)
Andrea Stinson (5)
ARCO Arena
0–3
4
June 29
Cleveland
W 67–44
Andrea Stinson (19)
Bullett Moore Suber (6)
Andrea Stinson (10)
Charlotte Coliseum
1–3 :
July
: 7–4 (Home: 6–1; Road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
5
July 5
Los Angeles
W 78–66
Andrea Stinson (19)
Manning Moore (5)
Tora Suber (9)
Charlotte Coliseum
2–3
6
July 7
@ Houston
L 56–74
Andrea Stinson (13)
Vicky Bullett (10)
Suber Levesque (3)
The Summit
2–4
7
July 9
New York
W 87–69
Andrea Stinson (29)
Andrea Stinson (9)
Andrea Stinson (6)
Charlotte Coliseum
3–4
8
July 10
@ New York
L 48–62
Andrea Stinson (20)
Sharon Manning (7)
Tora Suber (3)
Madison Square Garden
3–5
9
July 12
Cleveland
W 72–43
Rhonda Mapp (14)
Andrea Congreaves (9)
Nicole Levesque (5)
Charlotte Coliseum
4–5
10
July 16
Utah
W 75–63
Andrea Stinson (19)
Andrea Stinson (10)
Penny Moore (6)
Charlotte Coliseum
5–5
11
July 17
@ Cleveland
L 47–65
Vicky Bullett (24)
Vicky Bullett (5)
Andrea Stinson (4)
Gund Arena
5–6
12
July 21
Los Angeles
W 75–64
Andrea Stinson (23)
Rhonda Mapp (11)
Andrea Stinson (8)
Charlotte Coliseum
6–6
13
July 23
New York
L 63–65
Rhonda Mapp (17)
Vicky Bullett (11)
Bullett Levesque Mapp Stinson (3)
Charlotte Coliseum
6–7
14
July 26
@ New York
W 64–61
Rhonda Mapp (15)
Bullett Mapp Stinson (8)
Nicole Levesque (5)
Madison Square Garden
7–7
15
July 30
Phoenix
W 68–67
Vicky Bullett (20)
Andrea Congreaves (16)
Nicole Levesque (5)
Charlotte Coliseum
8–7 :
August
: 7–6 (Home: 5–1; Road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
16
August 1
Sacramento
W 85–61
Rhonda Mapp (20)
Manning Mapp (8)
Andrea Stinson (7)
Charlotte Coliseum
9–7
17
August 3
@ Los Angeles
W 77–70
Rhonda Mapp (21)
Andrea Stinson (7)
Andrea Stinson (7)
Great Western Forum
10–7
18
August 4
@ Utah
L 70–73
Andrea Stinson (15)
Vicky Bullett (13)
Mapp Stinson (4)
Delta Center
10–8
19
August 6
@ Sacramento
L 64–77
Vicky Bullett (19)
Vicky Bullett (9)
Andrea Stinson (5)
ARCO Arena
10–9
20
August 9
Phoenix
W 79–59
Andrea Stinson (25)
Andrea Congreaves (11)
Andrea Congreaves (7)
Charlotte Coliseum
11–9
21
August 11
Houston
L 62–72
Andrea Stinson (17)
Congreaves Stinson (5)
Andrea Stinson (6)
Charlotte Coliseum
11–10
22
August 14
Sacramento
W 68–51
Andrea Stinson (16)
Bullett Mapp (9)
Rhonda Mapp (5)
Charlotte Coliseum
12–10
23
August 16
Houston
W 80–71
Andrea Stinson (25)
Vicky Bullett (11)
Nicky Levesque (8)
Charlotte Coliseum
13–10
24
August 17
@ Cleveland
L 49–81
Rhonda Mapp (12)
Rhonda Mapp (8)
Tora Suber (4)
Gund Arena
13–11
25
August 19
@ Houston
L 49–81
Vicky Bullett (24)
Rhonda Mapp (7)
Andrea Stinson (7)
The Summit
13–12
26
August 21
@ Utah
W 66–56
Bullett Stinson (14)
Rhonda Mapp (9)
Levesque Mapp (4)
Delta Center
14–12
27
August 22
@ Phoenix
L 63–78
Andrea Congreaves (13)
Andrea Stinson (6)
Andrea Stinson (7)
America West Arena
14–13
28
August 24
Utah
W 70–52
Andrea Stinson (17)
Vicky Bullett (11)
Nicole Levesque (8)
Charlotte Coliseum
15–13 :
1997 season schedule :

### Playoffs

1997 playoff game log :
Semifinal vs. Houston Comets
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
August 28
@ Houston
L 54–70
Rhonda Mapp (12)
Vicky Bullett (9)
Levesque Mapp Stinson (3)
The Summit
0–1 :
1997 playoff schedule :

### Season standings

| Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
| Houston Comets $^x$ | 18 | 10 | .643 | 6–6 | – |
| New York Liberty $^x$ | 17 | 11 | .607 | 8–4 | 1.0 |
| Charlotte Sting $^x$ | 15 | 13 | .536 | 5–7 | 3.0 |
| Cleveland Rockers $^o$ | 15 | 13 | .536 | 5–7 | 3.0 |

## Statistics
### Regular Season

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Andrea Stinson | 28 | 28 | 36.1 | .447 | .325 | .674 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 15.7 |
| Vicky Bullett | 28 | 28 | 31.3 | .448 | .304 | .775 | 6.4 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 12.8 |
| Rhonda Mapp | 28 | 23 | 25.4 | .492 | .500 | .774 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 11.6 |
| Andrea Congreaves | 28 | 16 | 23.5 | .500 | .409 | .768 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 6.7 |
| Nicole Levesque | 27 | 21 | 23.0 | .367 | .348 | .933 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 4.0 |
| Penny Moore | 28 | 9 | 19.3 | .358 | .200 | .516 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 4.8 |
| Tora Suber | 28 | 8 | 17.0 | .370 | .397 | .683 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 4.7 |
| Sharon Manning | 28 | 5 | 15.6 | .464 | N/A | .420 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 4.9 |
| Milica Vukadinovic | 1 | 0 | 14.0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | N/A | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| Debra Williams | 10 | 2 | 11.6 | .256 | .222 | .500 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.7 |
| Katasha Artis | 20 | 0 | 5.7 | .250 | .000 | .533 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Susie Hopson-Shelton | 6 | 0 | 4.8 | .636 | N/A | 1.000 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.7 |
$^‡$Waived/Released during the season $^†$Traded during the season $^≠$Acquired during the season
* Vicky Bullett ranked seventh in the WNBA in field goals with 145.
* Vicky Bullett ranked eighth in the WNBA in total rebounds with 178
* Vicky Bullett was tied for sixth in the WNBA in steals with 54.
* Vicky Bullett ranked third in the WNBA in blocks with 55.
* Rhonda Mapp ranked third in the WNBA in Field Goal Percentage (.492)
* Andrea Stinson ranked sixth in the WNBA in assists with 124.
* Andrea Stinson tied for seventh in the WNBA in blocks with 21.
* Andrea Stinson ranked sixth in the WNBA in points with 439 points.
* Andrea Stinson ranked second in the WNBA in field goals with 177.
* Andrea Stinson ranked second in the WNBA in minutes per game with 36.1
* Andrea Stinson ranked fifth in the WNBA in points per game with 15.7

## Awards and honors

* Vicky Bullett of Charlotte ranked third in the WNBA with 2.0 blocks per game.
* Andrea Stinson of Charlotte ranked second in the WNBA with 1011 minutes played.