1997 WNBA Awards Voting

1998 Awards Voting

Most Valuable Player Award Winners

Most Valuable Player Award Winners Table
				Voting					Per Game						Shooting			Advanced
Rank	Player	Age	Tm	First	Pts Won	Pts Max	Share	G	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	3P%	FT%	WS	WS/48
1	Cynthia Cooper	33	HOU	37	370	370	1	28	35.1	22.2	4.0	4.7	2.1	0.2	.470	.414	.864	9.4	.462
2	Andrea Stinson	29	CHA	0	116	370	0.314	28	36.1	15.7	5.5	4.4	1.5	0.8	.447	.325	.674	3.8	.182
3	Lisa Leslie	24	LAS	0	109	370	0.295	28	32.2	15.9	9.5	2.6	1.4	2.1	.431	.261	.598	3.5	.189
4	Ruthie Bolton	29	SAC	0	107	370	0.289	23	35.3	19.4	5.8	2.6	2.3	0.0	.402	.344	.768	3.8	.224
5	Michele Timms	31	PHO	0	20	370	0.054	27	35.8	12.1	3.7	5.0	2.6	0.1	.336	.345	.760	3.9	.195
6T	Michelle Edwards	30	CLE	0	18	370	0.049	20	31.1	10.2	3.5	4.5	1.8	0.2	.447	.240	.523	0.8	.060
6T	Wendy Palmer	22	UTA	0	18	370	0.049	28	33.4	15.8	8.0	1.7	1.7	0.2	.374	.250	.676	2.0	.100
8	Eva Nemcova	24	CLE	0	10	370	0.027	28	33.7	13.7	3.9	2.4	1.4	0.3	.473	.435	.855	3.8	.193
9T	Rebecca Lobo	23	NYL	0	9	370	0.024	28	33.5	12.4	7.3	1.9	0.9	1.8	.376	.286	.610	1.9	.099
9T	Tina Thompson	21	HOU	0	9	370	0.024	28	31.6	13.2	6.6	1.1	0.8	1.0	.418	.370	.838	4.3	.234
11	Elena Baranova	25	UTA	0	5	370	0.014	28	32.6	12.2	7.4	2.2	1.5	2.3	.390	.377	.694	1.5	.081
12	Tamecka Dixon	21	LAS	0	1	370	0.003	27	26.5	11.9	3.0	2.0	1.8	0.2	.456	.423	.773	3.3	.219

Defensive Player of the Year Award Winners

Defensive Player of the Year Award Winners Table
				Voting				Per Game						Shooting			Advanced
Rank	Player	Age	Tm	Pts Won	Pts Max	Share	G	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	3P%	FT%	WS	WS/48	DWS	DRtg
1	Teresa Weatherspoon	31	NYL	22	37	0.595	28	33.0	7.0	4.1	6.2	3.0	0.1	.467	.086	.650	3.5	.179	2.4	84
2T	Elena Baranova	25	UTA	4	37	0.108	28	32.6	12.2	7.4	2.2	1.5	2.3	.390	.377	.694	1.5	.081	0.8	95
2T	Michele Timms	31	PHO	4	37	0.108	27	35.8	12.1	3.7	5.0	2.6	0.1	.336	.345	.760	3.9	.195	2.1	86
4T	Cynthia Cooper	33	HOU	3	37	0.081	28	35.1	22.2	4.0	4.7	2.1	0.2	.470	.414	.864	9.4	.462	1.3	92
4T	Lisa Leslie	24	LAS	3	37	0.081	28	32.2	15.9	9.5	2.6	1.4	2.1	.431	.261	.598	3.5	.189	2.2	85
6	Vicky Bullett	29	CHA	1	37	0.027	28	31.3	12.8	6.4	2.3	1.9	2.0	.448	.304	.775	4.2	.232	2.0	86

All-WNBA Teams

All-WNBA Teams Table
					Voting				Per Game						Shooting			Advanced
# Tm	Pos	Player	Age	Tm	Pts Won	1st Tm	2nd Tm	G	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	3P%	FT%	WS	WS/48
1st	G	Cynthia Cooper	33	HOU	185	37	0	28	35.1	22.2	4.0	4.7	2.1	0.2	.470	.414	.864	9.4	.462
1st	C	Lisa Leslie	24	LAS	159	27	8	28	32.2	15.9	9.5	2.6	1.4	2.1	.431	.261	.598	3.5	.189
1st	F	Tina Thompson	21	HOU	137	22	9	28	31.6	13.2	6.6	1.1	0.8	1.0	.418	.370	.838	4.3	.234
1st	F	Eva Nemcova	24	CLE	129	15	18	28	33.7	13.7	3.9	2.4	1.4	0.3	.473	.435	.855	3.8	.193
1st	G	Ruthie Bolton	29	SAC	109	11	18	23	35.3	19.4	5.8	2.6	2.3	0.0	.402	.344	.768	3.8	.224

2nd	F	Wendy Palmer	22	UTA	119	19	8	28	33.4	15.8	8.0	1.7	1.7	0.2	.374	.250	.676	2.0	.100
2nd	F	Rebecca Lobo	23	NYL	119	10	23	28	33.5	12.4	7.3	1.9	0.9	1.8	.376	.286	.610	1.9	.099
2nd	G	Teresa Weatherspoon	31	NYL	103	11	16	28	33.0	7.0	4.1	6.2	3.0	0.1	.467	.086	.650	3.5	.179
2nd	G	Andrea Stinson	29	CHA	100	11	15	28	36.1	15.7	5.5	4.4	1.5	0.8	.447	.325	.674	3.8	.182
2nd	C	Jennifer Gillom	32	PHO	88	8	16	28	31.2	15.7	5.4	0.8	1.3	0.5	.434	.313	.777	4.5	.244

ORV	F	Vicky Bullett	29	CHA	77	4	19	28	31.3	12.8	6.4	2.3	1.9	2.0	.448	.304	.775	4.2	.232
ORV	G	Sophia Witherspoon	27	NYL	38	1	11	28	31.0	14.5	3.0	2.3	1.8	0.3	.406	.349	.748	3.6	.202
ORV	G	Michele Timms	31	PHO	37	2	9	27	35.8	12.1	3.7	5.0	2.6	0.1	.336	.345	.760	3.9	.195
ORV	F	Janice Braxton	34	CLE	34	2	8	25	32.9	11.5	7.6	2.0	1.4	1.1	.417	.500	.768	3.9	.229
ORV	F	Elena Baranova	25	UTA	29	1	8	28	32.6	12.2	7.4	2.2	1.5	2.3	.390	.377	.694	1.5	.081
ORV	F	Isabelle Fijalkowski	24	CLE	14	1	3	28	28.7	11.9	5.6	2.4	0.6	0.6	.508	.250	.786	3.6	.216
ORV	G	Michelle Edwards	30	CLE	13	2	1	20	31.1	10.2	3.5	4.5	1.8	0.2	.447	.240	.523	0.8	.060
ORV	G	Penny Toler	30	LAS	12	0	4	28	32.4	13.1	3.4	5.1	1.3	0.1	.426	.184	.839	2.1	.111
ORV	F	Bridgette Gordon	29	SAC	8	1	1	28	35.0	13.0	4.8	2.8	1.4	0.3	.433	.275	.785	1.9	.095
ORV	F	Toni Foster	25	PHO	3	0	1	28	26.3	8.8	6.1	1.0	1.9	0.8	.468	.167	.704	3.5	.231
ORV	C	Rhonda Mapp	27	CHA	3	0	1	28	25.4	11.6	5.5	2.3	0.8	0.4	.492	.500	.774	3.7	.251

Coach of the Year Award Winners

Coach of the Year Award Winners Table
			Voting
Rank	Coach	Tm	Pts Won	Pts Max	Share	G	W	L	W/L%
1	Van Chancellor	HOU	26	37	0.703	28	18	10	.643
2	Linda Hill-MacDonald	CLE	4	37	0.108	28	15	13	.536
3	Cheryl Miller	PHO	3	37	0.081	28	16	12	.571
4	Nancy Darsch	NYL	2	37	0.054	28	17	11	.607
5	Marynell Meadors	CHA	1	37	0.027	28	15	13	.536
5	Julie Rousseau	LAS	1	37	0.027	17	10	7	.588

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