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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	Sheryl Swoopes	28	HOU	38	527	620	0.85	31	35.2	20.7	6.3	3.8	2.8	1.1	.506	.374	.821	9.8	.433
2	Lisa Leslie	27	LAS	19	450	620	0.726	32	32.1	17.8	9.6	1.9	1.0	2.3	.458	.219	.824	6.1	.286
3	Yolanda Griffith	29	SAC	1	226	620	0.365	32	32.1	16.3	10.3	1.5	2.6	1.9	.535		.706	7.8	.365
4	Natalie Williams	29	UTA	2	125	620	0.202	29	35.8	18.7	11.6	1.8	1.2	0.6	.490	.600	.798	6.4	.296
5	Cynthia Cooper	36	HOU	1	84	620	0.135	31	35.0	17.7	2.7	5.0	1.3	0.2	.459	.355	.875	7.0	.311
6	Tina Thompson	24	HOU	0	46	620	0.074	32	34.0	16.9	7.7	1.5	1.5	0.8	.469	.417	.837	7.2	.316
7	Katie Smith	25	MIN	0	42	620	0.068	32	37.3	20.2	2.9	2.8	1.4	0.2	.421	.379	.869	6.4	.256
8	Brandy Reed	22	PHO	0	31	620	0.05	32	34.1	19.0	5.9	2.7	2.1	0.7	.507	.419	.901	7.3	.324
9T	Chamique Holdsclaw	22	WAS	0	18	620	0.029	32	35.3	17.5	7.5	2.5	1.5	0.6	.465	.256	.680	3.5	.150
9T	Tari Phillips	29	NYL	0	18	620	0.029	31	31.5	13.8	8.0	0.9	1.9	0.7	.467	.250	.654	3.8	.186
11	Andrea Stinson	32	CHA	1	11	620	0.018	32	35.1	17.7	4.3	3.8	1.7	0.7	.462	.358	.739	3.4	.146
12	Jennifer Azzi	31	UTA	0	7	620	0.011	15	37.3	9.6	2.7	6.1	0.8	0.3	.452	.417	.930	1.7	.146
13T	Adrienne Johnson	25	ORL	0	6	620	0.01	32	34.4	13.6	2.8	1.7	0.8	0.1	.445	.351	.895	2.6	.113
13T	Mwadi Mabika	23	LAS	0	6	620	0.01	32	29.4	12.3	5.6	3.1	1.8	0.6	.388	.384	.820	5.5	.280
15	Teresa Weatherspoon	34	NYL	0	5	620	0.008	32	33.7	6.4	3.4	6.4	2.0	0.2	.438	.250	.741	3.7	.165
16	Betty Lennox	23	MIN	0	3	620	0.005	32	30.8	16.9	5.6	2.6	1.7	0.3	.427	.396	.800	3.7	.182
17	Taj McWilliams-Franklin	29	ORL	0	2	620	0.003	32	34.3	13.7	7.6	1.7	1.8	1.0	.524	.294	.713	4.7	.207
18T	Adrienne Goodson	33	UTA	0	1	620	0.002	29	32.0	17.2	5.7	2.4	1.4	0.2	.480	.276	.687	3.2	.163
18T	Shannon Johnson	25	ORL	0	1	620	0.002	32	35.2	11.9	4.8	5.3	1.8	0.2	.395	.333	.743	3.3	.142
18T	Nikki McCray	28	WAS	0	1	620	0.002	32	32.7	15.5	1.8	2.7	1.4	0.2	.434	.331	.769	3.1	.141
18T	DeLisha Milton-Jones	25	LAS	0	1	620	0.002	32	30.7	11.8	6.1	2.1	1.4	0.9	.512	.250	.745	4.7	.229
18T	Sheri Sam	25	MIA	0	1	620	0.002	31	29.2	12.8	4.3	2.1	1.1	0.2	.387	.292	.670	2.1	.113

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	Betty Lennox	23	MIN	59	62	0.952	32	30.8	16.9	5.6	2.6	1.7	0.3	.427	.396	.800	3.7	.182
2T	Edwina Brown	21	DET	1	62	0.016	32	19.3	5.9	2.8	2.3	0.8	0.2	.355	.250	.838	0.1	.011
2T	Marla Brumfield	21	MIN	1	62	0.016	32	19.2	3.9	1.9	1.3	0.7	0.1	.465	.111	.690	0.8	.060

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	Sheryl Swoopes	28	HOU	33	62	0.532	31	35.2	20.7	6.3	3.8	2.8	1.1	.506	.374	.821	9.8	.433	3.6	85
2	Yolanda Griffith	29	SAC	18	62	0.29	32	32.1	16.3	10.3	1.5	2.6	1.9	.535		.706	7.8	.365	3.0	88
3T	Mery Andrade	24	CLE	2	62	0.032	32	24.9	8.3	3.0	2.3	1.3	0.3	.456	.360	.750	3.0	.182	1.3	96
3T	Teresa Weatherspoon	34	NYL	2	62	0.032	32	33.7	6.4	3.4	6.4	2.0	0.2	.438	.250	.741	3.7	.165	2.2	93
5T	Tamecka Dixon	24	LAS	1	62	0.016	31	28.5	10.9	3.4	3.1	1.3	0.3	.454	.353	.805	3.5	.191	1.6	94
5T	Allison Feaster	23	LAS	1	62	0.016	32	14.7	6.3	2.7	1.0	0.7	0.1	.359	.259	.833	2.1	.210	1.0	93
5T	Lisa Leslie	27	LAS	1	62	0.016	32	32.1	17.8	9.6	1.9	1.0	2.3	.458	.219	.824	6.1	.286	3.2	87
5T	DeLisha Milton-Jones	25	LAS	1	62	0.016	32	30.7	11.8	6.1	2.1	1.4	0.9	.512	.250	.745	4.7	.229	2.4	91
5T	Ticha Penicheiro	25	SAC	1	62	0.016	30	31.2	6.9	3.0	7.9	2.3	0.2	.368	.200	.579	3.1	.161	1.5	96
5T	Tina Thompson	24	HOU	1	62	0.016	32	34.0	16.9	7.7	1.5	1.5	0.8	.469	.417	.837	7.2	.316	2.9	89
5T	Natalie Williams	29	UTA	1	62	0.016	29	35.8	18.7	11.6	1.8	1.2	0.6	.490	.600	.798	6.4	.296	1.0	100

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Most Improved Player Award Winners

Most Improved Player 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	Tari Phillips	29	NYL	19	62	0.306	31	31.5	13.8	8.0	0.9	1.9	0.7	.467	.250	.654	3.8	.186
2	Adrienne Johnson	25	ORL	12	62	0.194	32	34.4	13.6	2.8	1.7	0.8	0.1	.445	.351	.895	2.6	.113
3	Becky Hammon	22	NYL	8	62	0.129	32	26.1	11.0	2.0	1.8	0.9	0.0	.472	.369	.884	3.7	.215
4	Tamecka Dixon	24	LAS	6	62	0.097	31	28.5	10.9	3.4	3.1	1.3	0.3	.454	.353	.805	3.5	.191
5T	Brandy Reed	22	PHO	3	62	0.048	32	34.1	19.0	5.9	2.7	2.1	0.7	.507	.419	.901	7.3	.324
5T	Kara Wolters	24	IND	3	62	0.048	31	25.6	11.9	5.3	1.3	0.4	1.6	.561		.740	2.7	.164
7T	Mwadi Mabika	23	LAS	2	62	0.032	32	29.4	12.3	5.6	3.1	1.8	0.6	.388	.384	.820	5.5	.280
7T	Tangela Smith	22	SAC	2	62	0.032	32	28.9	12.1	5.6	1.3	0.9	2.0	.474		.783	3.1	.162
9T	Mery Andrade	24	CLE	1	62	0.016	32	24.9	8.3	3.0	2.3	1.3	0.3	.456	.360	.750	3.0	.182
9T	Janeth Arcain	30	HOU	1	62	0.016	32	30.5	8.4	3.7	1.9	1.3	0.1	.468	.200	.837	3.4	.169
9T	Monica Maxwell	23	IND	1	62	0.016	32	32.2	10.4	5.0	2.0	1.5	0.5	.386	.397	.862	2.5	.118
9T	Taj McWilliams-Franklin	29	ORL	1	62	0.016	32	34.3	13.7	7.6	1.7	1.8	1.0	.524	.294	.713	4.7	.207
9T	Tracy Reid	23	CHA	1	62	0.016	29	21.4	7.3	3.4	1.0	0.5	0.3	.478	.000	.542	-0.3	-0.020
9T	Katie Smith	25	MIN	1	62	0.016	32	37.3	20.2	2.9	2.8	1.4	0.2	.421	.379	.869	6.4	.256
9T	Elena Tornikidou	34	DET	1	62	0.016	32	27.2	10.3	3.4	2.6	0.9	0.4	.506	.125	.914	2.8	.154

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	33	CLE	16	62	0.258	32	22.0	5.4	1.6	3.7	0.5	0.0	.414	.392	.760	1.3	.091
2	Dawn Staley	29	CHA	9	62	0.145	32	34.3	8.8	2.4	5.9	1.2	0.0	.372	.330	.878	0.3	.014
3	Janeth Arcain	30	HOU	6	62	0.097	32	30.5	8.4	3.7	1.9	1.3	0.1	.468	.200	.837	3.4	.169
4	Murriel Page	24	WAS	5	62	0.081	32	32.7	9.8	6.5	2.0	0.7	1.0	.590		.565	3.3	.152
5T	Jennifer Gillom	35	PHO	4	62	0.065	30	27.5	12.5	3.9	1.5	0.7	1.0	.440	.275	.745	2.7	.159
5T	Ticha Penicheiro	25	SAC	4	62	0.065	30	31.2	6.9	3.0	7.9	2.3	0.2	.368	.200	.579	3.1	.161
7T	Allison Feaster	23	LAS	3	62	0.048	32	14.7	6.3	2.7	1.0	0.7	0.1	.359	.259	.833	2.1	.210
7T	Becky Hammon	22	NYL	3	62	0.048	32	26.1	11.0	2.0	1.8	0.9	0.0	.472	.369	.884	3.7	.215
7T	Sonja Henning	30	SEA	3	62	0.048	32	30.6	5.3	2.7	2.5	1.9	0.1	.351	.379	.607	0.8	.041
7T	Sophia Witherspoon	30	POR	3	62	0.048	32	33.2	16.8	3.3	2.1	1.2	0.3	.384	.368	.871	3.0	.135
11T	Jennifer Azzi	31	UTA	2	62	0.032	15	37.3	9.6	2.7	6.1	0.8	0.3	.452	.417	.930	1.7	.146
11T	Taj McWilliams-Franklin	29	ORL	2	62	0.032	32	34.3	13.7	7.6	1.7	1.8	1.0	.524	.294	.713	4.7	.207
13T	Marlies Askamp	29	MIA	1	62	0.016	32	27.2	7.8	7.2	0.9	0.5	0.7	.407	.500	.684	2.8	.154
13T	Chantel Tremitiere	30	IND	1	62	0.016	25	12.7	2.0	1.2	2.0	0.4	0.0	.353	.444	.625	-0.2	-0.032

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	F	Sheryl Swoopes	28	HOU	300	60	0	31	35.2	20.7	6.3	3.8	2.8	1.1	.506	.374	.821	9.8	.433
1st	C	Lisa Leslie	27	LAS	299	58	3	32	32.1	17.8	9.6	1.9	1.0	2.3	.458	.219	.824	6.1	.286
1st	G	Cynthia Cooper	36	HOU	282	51	9	31	35.0	17.7	2.7	5.0	1.3	0.2	.459	.355	.875	7.0	.311
1st	G	Ticha Penicheiro	25	SAC	270	48	10	30	31.2	6.9	3.0	7.9	2.3	0.2	.368	.200	.579	3.1	.161
1st	F	Natalie Williams	29	UTA	210	30	20	29	35.8	18.7	11.6	1.8	1.2	0.6	.490	.600	.798	6.4	.296

2nd	C	Yolanda Griffith	29	SAC	177	3	54	32	32.1	16.3	10.3	1.5	2.6	1.9	.535		.706	7.8	.365
2nd	F	Tina Thompson	24	HOU	174	21	23	32	34.0	16.9	7.7	1.5	1.5	0.8	.469	.417	.837	7.2	.316
2nd	G	Teresa Weatherspoon	34	NYL	130	8	30	32	33.7	6.4	3.4	6.4	2.0	0.2	.438	.250	.741	3.7	.165
2nd	F	Katie Smith	25	MIN	94	2	28	32	37.3	20.2	2.9	2.8	1.4	0.2	.421	.379	.869	6.4	.256
2nd	G	Shannon Johnson	25	ORL	67	5	14	32	35.2	11.9	4.8	5.3	1.8	0.2	.395	.333	.743	3.3	.142
2nd	G	Betty Lennox	23	MIN	67	5	14	32	30.8	16.9	5.6	2.6	1.7	0.3	.427	.396	.800	3.7	.182

ORV	F	Brandy Reed	22	PHO	86	1	27	32	34.1	19.0	5.9	2.7	2.1	0.7	.507	.419	.901	7.3	.324
ORV	F	Chamique Holdsclaw	22	WAS	64	5	13	32	35.3	17.5	7.5	2.5	1.5	0.6	.465	.256	.680	3.5	.150
ORV	F	Andrea Stinson	32	CHA	41	4	7	32	35.1	17.7	4.3	3.8	1.7	0.7	.462	.358	.739	3.4	.146
ORV	G	Nikki McCray	28	WAS	35	1	10	32	32.7	15.5	1.8	2.7	1.4	0.2	.434	.331	.769	3.1	.141
ORV	G	Mwadi Mabika	23	LAS	27	3	4	32	29.4	12.3	5.6	3.1	1.8	0.6	.388	.384	.820	5.5	.280
ORV	G	Sophia Witherspoon	30	POR	24	0	8	32	33.2	16.8	3.3	2.1	1.2	0.3	.384	.368	.871	3.0	.135
ORV	G	Tamecka Dixon	24	LAS	23	1	6	31	28.5	10.9	3.4	3.1	1.3	0.3	.454	.353	.805	3.5	.191
ORV	G	Vickie Johnson	27	NYL	15	0	5	31	33.0	12.3	4.4	2.5	0.7	0.2	.441	.380	.882	4.0	.187
ORV	F	Taj McWilliams-Franklin	29	ORL	12	0	4	32	34.3	13.7	7.6	1.7	1.8	1.0	.524	.294	.713	4.7	.207
ORV	F	DeLisha Milton-Jones	25	LAS	11	1	2	32	30.7	11.8	6.1	2.1	1.4	0.9	.512	.250	.745	4.7	.229
ORV	F	Tari Phillips	29	NYL	9	0	3	31	31.5	13.8	8.0	0.9	1.9	0.7	.467	.250	.654	3.8	.186
ORV	G	Ruthie Bolton	32	SAC	6	0	2	29	29.9	13.1	3.7	2.0	1.2	0.0	.361	.313	.762	2.8	.154
ORV	F	Adrienne Goodson	33	UTA	6	0	2	29	32.0	17.2	5.7	2.4	1.4	0.2	.480	.276	.687	3.2	.163
ORV	G	Adrienne Johnson	25	ORL	5	1	0	32	34.4	13.6	2.8	1.7	0.8	0.1	.445	.351	.895	2.6	.113
ORV	C	Rhonda Mapp	30	CHA	5	1	0	30	28.5	11.9	6.8	2.1	1.0	0.8	.460	.364	.830	2.4	.135
ORV	G	Sheri Sam	25	MIA	5	1	0	31	29.2	12.8	4.3	2.1	1.1	0.2	.387	.292	.670	2.1	.113
ORV	G	Janeth Arcain	30	HOU	3	0	1	32	30.5	8.4	3.7	1.9	1.3	0.1	.468	.200	.837	3.4	.169
ORV	G	Jennifer Azzi	31	UTA	3	0	1	15	37.3	9.6	2.7	6.1	0.8	0.3	.452	.417	.930	1.7	.146
ORV	G	Debbie Black	33	MIA	3	0	1	32	25.6	4.8	2.9	3.1	1.8	0.0	.380	.214	.690	1.9	.114
ORV	C	Margo Dydek	25	UTA	3	0	1	32	24.2	9.2	5.5	1.6	0.6	3.0	.445	.143	.796	1.7	.106
ORV	G	Ukari Figgs	22	LAS	3	0	1	32	25.1	6.7	1.7	4.0	0.7	0.1	.431	.354	.831	3.4	.206
ORV	F	Jennifer Gillom	35	PHO	3	0	1	30	27.5	12.5	3.9	1.5	0.7	1.0	.440	.275	.745	2.7	.159
ORV	G	Becky Hammon	22	NYL	3	0	1	32	26.1	11.0	2.0	1.8	0.9	0.0	.472	.369	.884	3.7	.215
ORV	G	Kedra Holland-Corn	25	SAC	3	0	1	32	29.2	9.8	2.2	2.5	1.3	0.2	.439	.361	.697	2.3	.116
ORV	G	Merlakia Jones	26	CLE	3	0	1	32	29.6	11.0	4.3	2.0	0.9	0.1	.474	.311	.681	2.9	.146
ORV	G	Dawn Staley	29	CHA	3	0	1	32	34.3	8.8	2.4	5.9	1.2	0.0	.372	.330	.878	0.3	.014
ORV	F	Tiffany Travis	21	CHA	3	0	1	32	17.9	5.4	2.5	0.8	1.0	0.1	.443	.480	.750	0.5	.042
ORV	G	Rita Williams	24	IND	3	0	1	32	31.7	11.0	3.0	3.2	2.4	0.1	.409	.374	.731	3.2	.152

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%
2	Dan Hughes	CLE	9	62	0.145	32	17	15	.531
3	Richie Adubato	NYL	6	62	0.097	32	20	12	.625
4	Ron Rothstein	MIA	4	62	0.065	32	13	19	.406
5	Cheryl Miller	PHO	3	62	0.048	32	20	12	.625
6	Van Chancellor	HOU	1	62	0.016	32	27	5	.844
6	Anne Donovan	IND	1	62	0.016	32	9	23	.281
6	Carolyn Peck	ORL	1	62	0.016	32	16	16	.500

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