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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	34	HOU	37	426	450	0.947	30	35.0	22.7	3.7	4.4	1.6	0.4	.446	.400	.854	10.0	.458
2	Jennifer Gillom	33	PHO	8	303	450	0.673	30	32.1	20.9	7.3	1.4	1.7	0.3	.465	.378	.703	6.0	.301
3	Lisa Leslie	25	LAS	0	163	450	0.362	28	32.1	19.6	10.2	2.5	1.5	2.1	.478	.391	.768	5.7	.306
4	Andrea Stinson	30	CHA	0	57	450	0.127	30	34.9	15.0	4.6	4.5	1.8	0.5	.418	.282	.750	4.2	.193
5	Teresa Weatherspoon	32	NYL	0	46	450	0.102	30	33.4	6.8	4.0	6.4	3.3	0.0	.388	.327	.609	3.0	.142
6	Suzie McConnell Serio	31	CLE	0	45	450	0.1	28	31.5	8.6	2.2	6.4	1.8	0.2	.455	.408	.729	2.1	.112
7	Sheryl Swoopes	26	HOU	0	26	450	0.058	29	32.3	15.6	5.1	2.1	2.5	0.5	.427	.360	.826	6.0	.306
8	Vicky Bullett	30	CHA	0	16	450	0.036	30	31.6	13.3	6.5	1.5	2.2	1.5	.441	.154	.826	4.2	.210
9	Isabelle Fijalkowski	25	CLE	0	15	450	0.033	28	28.8	13.7	6.9	2.1	0.6	1.0	.547	.400	.821	4.0	.240
10	Eva Nemcova	25	CLE	0	14	450	0.031	30	32.4	11.9	3.7	2.2	1.1	0.7	.466	.452	.893	3.3	.165
11	Korie Hlede	22	DET	0	9	450	0.02	27	33.8	14.1	5.2	2.7	0.8	0.0	.391	.392	.806	2.2	.114
12	Cindy Brown	32	DET	0	8	450	0.018	30	32.2	11.8	10.0	1.8	1.7	0.7	.470	.328	.707	5.2	.261
13	Janice Braxton	35	CLE	0	5	450	0.011	30	28.0	9.8	5.6	2.5	1.7	0.5	.495	.333	.755	3.6	.206
14	Tina Thompson	22	HOU	0	4	450	0.009	27	32.4	12.7	7.1	0.9	1.1	0.9	.419	.359	.851	5.0	.273
15	Tracy Reid	21	CHA	0	3	450	0.007	30	32.2	13.8	5.2	1.5	1.3	0.4	.487	.000	.613	3.6	.179
16	Nikki McCray	26	WAS	0	2	450	0.004	29	33.4	17.7	2.9	3.1	1.5	0.1	.418	.315	.748	0.1	.004
17	Wendy Palmer	23	UTA	0	1	450	0.002	28	27.2	13.5	6.6	1.1	0.6	0.2	.472	.353	.653	2.2	.139

Rookie of the Year Award Winners

Rookie 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
1	Tracy Reid	21	CHA	20	45	0.444	30	32.2	13.8	5.2	1.5	1.3	0.4	.487	.000	.613	3.6	.179
2	Korie Hlede	22	DET	18	45	0.4	27	33.8	14.1	5.2	2.7	0.8	0.0	.391	.392	.806	2.2	.114
3	Ticha Penicheiro	23	SAC	7	45	0.156	30	36.0	6.3	4.7	7.5	2.2	0.1	.333	.233	.642	0.9	.040

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	32	NYL	28	45	0.622	30	33.4	6.8	4.0	6.4	3.3	0.0	.388	.327	.609	3.0	.142	2.7	86
2	Kim Perrot	31	HOU	8	45	0.178	30	32.9	8.5	3.1	4.7	2.8	0.0	.404	.269	.700	4.0	.194	2.5	87
3	Margo Dydek	23	UTA	7	45	0.156	30	28.0	12.9	7.6	1.8	0.5	3.8	.482	.143	.732	1.8	.105	1.2	94
4T	Vicky Bullett	30	CHA	1	45	0.022	30	31.6	13.3	6.5	1.5	2.2	1.5	.441	.154	.826	4.2	.210	2.3	87
4T	Lisa Leslie	25	LAS	1	45	0.022	28	32.1	19.6	10.2	2.5	1.5	2.1	.478	.391	.768	5.7	.306	2.1	88

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Sportsmanship Award Winners

Sportsmanship 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
1	Suzie McConnell Serio	31	CLE	18	45	0.4	28	31.5	8.6	2.2	6.4	1.8	0.2	.455	.408	.729	2.1	.112
2	Ticha Penicheiro	23	SAC	11	45	0.244	30	36.0	6.3	4.7	7.5	2.2	0.1	.333	.233	.642	0.9	.040
3	Vickie Johnson	25	NYL	4	45	0.089	30	30.2	12.5	3.8	2.5	1.0	0.2	.446	.375	.768	4.3	.227
4	Jennifer Gillom	33	PHO	3	45	0.067	30	32.1	20.9	7.3	1.4	1.7	0.3	.465	.378	.703	6.0	.301
5T	Janeth Arcain	28	HOU	2	45	0.044	30	21.9	6.8	3.6	0.9	0.8	0.1	.426	.152	.756	2.2	.160
5T	Nikki McCray	26	WAS	2	45	0.044	29	33.4	17.7	2.9	3.1	1.5	0.1	.418	.315	.748	0.1	.004
5T	Rachael Sporn	29	DET	2	45	0.044	30	17.8	4.5	3.6	1.3	0.3	0.4	.408		.500	0.8	.070
8T	Vicky Bullett	30	CHA	1	45	0.022	30	31.6	13.3	6.5	1.5	2.2	1.5	.441	.154	.826	4.2	.210
8T	LaTonya Johnson	22	UTA	1	45	0.022	28	17.5	5.4	1.9	0.7	0.4	0.0	.400	.286	.618	-0.6	-0.055
8T	Jamila Wideman	22	LAS	1	45	0.022	25	13.2	1.9	0.9	2.3	0.4	0.0	.279	.250	.724	-0.2	-0.027

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	34	HOU	225	45	0	30	35.0	22.7	3.7	4.4	1.6	0.4	.446	.400	.854	10.0	.458
1st	F	Sheryl Swoopes	26	HOU	200	37	5	29	32.3	15.6	5.1	2.1	2.5	0.5	.427	.360	.826	6.0	.306
1st	C	Jennifer Gillom	33	PHO	189	30	13	30	32.1	20.9	7.3	1.4	1.7	0.3	.465	.378	.703	6.0	.301
1st	F	Tina Thompson	22	HOU	152	19	19	27	32.4	12.7	7.1	0.9	1.1	0.9	.419	.359	.851	5.0	.273
1st	G	Suzie McConnell Serio	31	CLE	127	17	14	28	31.5	8.6	2.2	6.4	1.8	0.2	.455	.408	.729	2.1	.112

2nd	C	Lisa Leslie	25	LAS	147	15	24	28	32.1	19.6	10.2	2.5	1.5	2.1	.478	.391	.768	5.7	.306
2nd	G	Andrea Stinson	30	CHA	107	13	14	30	34.9	15.0	4.6	4.5	1.8	0.5	.418	.282	.750	4.2	.193
2nd	G	Teresa Weatherspoon	32	NYL	99	9	18	30	33.4	6.8	4.0	6.4	3.3	0.0	.388	.327	.609	3.0	.142
2nd	F	Eva Nemcova	25	CLE	90	9	15	30	32.4	11.9	3.7	2.2	1.1	0.7	.466	.452	.893	3.3	.165
2nd	F	Cindy Brown	32	DET	82	11	9	30	32.2	11.8	10.0	1.8	1.7	0.7	.470	.328	.707	5.2	.261

ORV	F	Vicky Bullett	30	CHA	63	9	6	30	31.6	13.3	6.5	1.5	2.2	1.5	.441	.154	.826	4.2	.210
ORV	G	Korie Hlede	22	DET	46	2	12	27	33.8	14.1	5.2	2.7	0.8	0.0	.391	.392	.806	2.2	.114
ORV	F	Tracy Reid	21	CHA	42	0	14	30	32.2	13.8	5.2	1.5	1.3	0.4	.487	.000	.613	3.6	.179
ORV	G	Nikki McCray	26	WAS	40	2	10	29	33.4	17.7	2.9	3.1	1.5	0.1	.418	.315	.748	0.1	.004
ORV	G	Ticha Penicheiro	23	SAC	29	1	8	30	36.0	6.3	4.7	7.5	2.2	0.1	.333	.233	.642	0.9	.040
ORV	F	Rebecca Lobo	24	NYL	26	1	7	30	29.2	11.7	6.9	1.5	0.6	1.1	.484	.308	.710	3.8	.208
ORV	F	Wendy Palmer	23	UTA	20	1	5	28	27.2	13.5	6.6	1.1	0.6	0.2	.472	.353	.653	2.2	.139
ORV	F	Elena Baranova	26	UTA	17	1	4	20	33.6	12.9	9.3	3.5	1.1	1.5	.420	.313	.831	2.3	.161
ORV	F	Isabelle Fijalkowski	25	CLE	15	0	5	28	28.8	13.7	6.9	2.1	0.6	1.0	.547	.400	.821	4.0	.240
ORV	G	Kim Perrot	31	HOU	15	0	5	30	32.9	8.5	3.1	4.7	2.8	0.0	.404	.269	.700	4.0	.194
ORV	G	Latasha Byears	24	SAC	14	1	3	30	27.6	14.2	6.6	1.0	1.4	0.4	.453	.222	.663	2.5	.147
ORV	G	Sandy Brondello	29	DET	9	0	3	30	33.1	14.2	2.9	3.3	1.3	0.0	.428	.364	.923	4.2	.203
ORV	G	Tamecka Dixon	22	LAS	9	0	3	22	32.3	16.2	2.5	2.5	1.1	0.4	.438	.356	.779	2.6	.173
ORV	F	Janice Braxton	35	CLE	8	1	1	30	28.0	9.8	5.6	2.5	1.7	0.5	.495	.333	.755	3.6	.206
ORV	G	Michele Timms	32	PHO	8	1	1	30	31.1	6.9	2.5	5.3	1.3	0.1	.318	.298	.694	1.8	.091
ORV	C	Margo Dydek	23	UTA	6	0	2	30	28.0	12.9	7.6	1.8	0.5	3.8	.482	.143	.732	1.8	.105
ORV	F	Michelle Brogan	24	PHO	3	0	1	30	26.0	9.2	4.4	1.4	1.5	0.2	.505	.478	.796	4.0	.248
ORV	C	Kym Hampton	35	NYL	3	0	1	30	24.8	9.1	6.0	0.9	1.1	0.5	.452	.000	.716	2.8	.179
ORV	G	Vickie Johnson	25	NYL	3	0	1	30	30.2	12.5	3.8	2.5	1.0	0.2	.446	.375	.768	4.3	.227
ORV	G	Merlakia Jones	24	CLE	3	0	1	30	22.8	9.5	3.2	1.3	1.1	0.1	.464	.350	.753	2.1	.146
ORV	G	Sophia Witherspoon	28	NYL	3	0	1	30	29.9	13.8	3.0	1.9	1.3	0.1	.401	.344	.786	3.1	.166

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	45	0.578	30	27	3	.900
2	Nancy Lieberman	DET	11	45	0.244	30	17	13	.567
3	Linda Hill-MacDonald	CLE	6	45	0.133	30	20	10	.667
4	Nancy Darsch	NYL	1	45	0.022	30	18	12	.600
4	Marynell Meadors	CHA	1	45	0.022	30	18	12	.600

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