1997 Houston Comets season
The 1997 WNBA season was the first season for the Houston Comets. The Comets won the inaugural WNBA Finals.
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WNBA elite draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
| 1 | 5 | Wanda Guyton | South Florida | |
| 2 | 13 | Janeth Arcain | Brazil |
WNBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
| 1 | 1 | Tina Thompson | USC | |
| 2 | 16 | Tammy Jackson | Florida | |
| 3 | 17 | Racquel Spurlock | Louisiana Tech | |
| 4 | 32 | Catarina Pollini | Texas |
Statistics
Regular season
‡Waived/Released during the season†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
- Janeth Arcain ranked second in the WNBA in Free Throw Pct with.894
- Cynthia Cooper ranked fifth in the WNBA in assists with 131.
- Cynthia Cooper ranked sixth in the WNBA in Field Goal Percentage
- Cynthia Cooper ranked third in the WNBA in Free Throw Pct with.864
- Cynthia Cooper ranked first in the WNBA in field goals with 191.
- Cynthia Cooper ranked first in the WNBA in points with 621.
- Cynthia Cooper ranked fifth in the WNBA in minutes per game with 35.1
- Cynthia Cooper ranked fifth in the WNBA in steals with 59.
- Kim Perrot ranked ninth in the WNBA in assists with 88.
- Kim Perrot ranked third in the WNBA in steals with 69.
- Tina Thompson ranked ninth in the WNBA in points with 370 points.-
- Tina Thompson ranked seventh in the WNBA in total rebounds with 184
- Tina Thompson ranked ninth in the WNBA in points per game with 13.2
- Tina Thompson ranked seventh in the WNBA in Free Throw Pct with.838
- Tina Thompson tied for fifth in the WNBA in blocks with 28.
Awards and honors
- Cynthia Cooper, WNBA Most Valuable Player Award
- Cynthia Cooper, WNBA Finals MVP Award
- Cynthia Cooper, Guard, All-WNBA First Team
- Cynthia Cooper: Led WNBA, Field Goals 191
- Cynthia Cooper: Led WNBA, 3-Pt Field Goals, 67
- Cynthia Cooper: Led WNBA, Free Throws, 172
- Cynthia Cooper: Led WNBA, Free Throw Attempts, 199
- Cynthia Cooper: Led WNBA, Points, 621
- Cynthia Cooper: Led WNBA, Points per game, 22.2
- Cynthia Cooper: Ranked third in the WNBA in minutes played, 982
- Wanda Guyton: Second in WNBA, Offensive Rebounds, 76
- Tina Thompson, Forward, All-WNBA First Team
- Van Chancellor, Coach of the Year