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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	30	HOU	29	482	600	0.803	32	36.1	18.5	4.9	3.3	2.8	0.7	.434	.288	.825	7.1	.296
2	Lisa Leslie	29	LAS		380	600	0.633	31	34.2	16.9	10.4	2.7	1.5	2.9	.466	.324	.727	5.9	.269
3	Tamika Catchings	22	IND		356	600	0.593	32	36.5	18.6	8.6	3.7	2.9	1.3	.420	.396	.815	9.2	.378
4	Chamique Holdsclaw	24	WAS		169	600	0.282	20	31.7	19.9	11.6	2.3	1.0	0.3	.452	.393	.830	4.5	.339
5	Sue Bird	21	SEA		75	600	0.125	32	35.0	14.4	2.6	6.0	1.7	0.1	.403	.401	.911	4.8	.206
6	Mwadi Mabika	25	LAS		29	600	0.048	32	32.8	16.8	5.2	2.9	1.2	0.3	.423	.366	.839	5.9	.271
7	Shannon Johnson	27	ORL		28	600	0.047	31	35.8	16.1	4.2	5.3	1.6	0.2	.404	.273	.766	4.2	.183
8	Tari Phillips	31	NYL		21	600	0.035	32	31.5	14.1	7.0	1.3	1.8	0.4	.491	.000	.675	3.5	.168
9	Tina Thompson	26	HOU		19	600	0.032	29	36.3	16.7	7.5	2.1	0.9	0.7	.431	.370	.823	4.9	.222
10	Lauren Jackson	20	SEA		18	600	0.03	28	31.5	17.2	6.8	1.5	1.1	2.9	.403	.350	.756	4.6	.251
11	Yolanda Griffith	31	SAC		9	600	0.015	17	33.9	16.9	8.7	1.1	0.9	0.8	.520		.803	3.2	.270
12T	Adrienne Goodson	35	UTA		5	600	0.008	32	34.4	15.7	5.7	2.1	1.4	0.2	.451	.286	.745	3.0	.129
12T	Katie Smith	27	MIN		5	600	0.008	31	36.7	16.5	3.0	2.5	1.0	0.2	.404	.330	.824	4.7	.200
12T	Dawn Staley	31	CHA		5	600	0.008	32	33.2	8.8	1.8	5.1	1.5	0.0	.366	.398	.762	2.2	.099
15T	Jennifer Azzi	33	UTA		3	600	0.005	32	36.0	9.6	2.2	4.9	0.8	0.4	.460	.446	.798	3.5	.148
15T	Sophia Witherspoon	32	LAS		3	600	0.005	31	11.5	5.2	0.9	0.9	0.4	0.1	.415	.418	.761	1.7	.233
17T	Swin Cash	22	DET		2	600	0.003	32	33.7	14.8	6.9	2.7	1.2	1.0	.408	.206	.762	3.9	.172
17T	Margo Dydek	27	UTA		2	600	0.003	30	29.2	13.1	8.7	2.4	0.8	3.6	.436	.250	.844	3.5	.194
19	Ticha Penicheiro	27	SAC		1	600	0.002	24	35.5	8.5	4.3	8.0	2.7	0.0	.377	.250	.728	2.4	.137

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	Tamika Catchings	22	IND	48	60	0.8	32	36.5	18.6	8.6	3.7	2.9	1.3	.420	.396	.815	9.2	.378
2	Sue Bird	21	SEA	8	60	0.133	32	35.0	14.4	2.6	6.0	1.7	0.1	.403	.401	.911	4.8	.206
3	Swin Cash	22	DET	3	60	0.05	32	33.7	14.8	6.9	2.7	1.2	1.0	.408	.206	.762	3.9	.172
4	Nikki Teasley	22	LAS	1	60	0.017	32	27.6	6.4	2.6	4.4	0.8	0.3	.404	.400	.750	2.4	.131

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	30	HOU	22	60	0.367	32	36.1	18.5	4.9	3.3	2.8	0.7	.434	.288	.825	7.1	.296	3.8	85
2	Tamika Catchings	22	IND	18	60	0.3	32	36.5	18.6	8.6	3.7	2.9	1.3	.420	.396	.815	9.2	.378	2.7	91
3T	Debbie Black	35	MIA	6	60	0.1	32	28.1	4.8	3.8	4.3	1.8	0.2	.400	.000	.758	3.0	.163	1.5	95
3T	Lisa Leslie	29	LAS	6	60	0.1	31	34.2	16.9	10.4	2.7	1.5	2.9	.466	.324	.727	5.9	.269	3.3	86
5	Margo Dydek	27	UTA	5	60	0.083	30	29.2	13.1	8.7	2.4	0.8	3.6	.436	.250	.844	3.5	.194	2.1	90
6T	Chamique Holdsclaw	24	WAS	1	60	0.017	20	31.7	19.9	11.6	2.3	1.0	0.3	.452	.393	.830	4.5	.339	1.6	90
6T	DeLisha Milton-Jones	27	LAS	1	60	0.017	32	30.2	11.3	6.6	1.4	1.6	1.1	.487	.420	.740	3.6	.178	2.2	91
6T	Teresa Weatherspoon	36	NYL	1	60	0.017	32	29.8	3.4	2.7	5.7	1.3	0.1	.342	.100	.519	0.7	.035	1.1	98

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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	Coco Miller	23	WAS	14	60	0.233	32	28.3	9.3	3.6	2.6	1.0	0.1	.433	.375	.821	2.7	.142
2	Tamika Whitmore	24	NYL	12	60	0.2	32	30.5	12.7	4.4	0.7	0.8	1.3	.477	.000	.733	4.0	.197
3	Mwadi Mabika	25	LAS	9	60	0.15	32	32.8	16.8	5.2	2.9	1.2	0.3	.423	.366	.839	5.9	.271
4T	Tangela Smith	24	SAC	5	60	0.083	32	33.2	14.7	5.9	1.3	0.8	1.4	.423	.357	.851	2.6	.119
4T	DeMya Walker	24	POR	5	60	0.083	31	27.4	10.9	5.0	1.6	0.8	1.1	.484	.167	.621	1.3	.076
6T	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough	26	MIA	4	60	0.067	31	25.8	7.0	4.5	1.0	0.9	0.5	.523		.629	2.1	.125
6T	Tammy Sutton-Brown	24	CHA	4	60	0.067	32	27.7	11.9	6.0	0.5	0.9	1.1	.529		.713	4.8	.261
8T	Penny Taylor	20	CLE	2	60	0.033	30	30.3	13.0	5.3	2.3	1.2	0.4	.416	.342	.853	3.9	.208
8T	Kamila Vodichkova	29	SEA	2	60	0.033	32	25.5	9.2	5.5	1.5	1.1	0.6	.465	.342	.806	3.5	.205
10T	Adrienne Goodson	35	UTA	1	60	0.017	32	34.4	15.7	5.7	2.1	1.4	0.2	.451	.286	.745	3.0	.129
10T	Tamicha Jackson	23	POR	1	60	0.017	32	21.6	9.8	1.8	3.0	1.7	0.0	.419	.316	.697	2.0	.141
10T	Kelly Miller	23	CHA	1	60	0.017	32	17.3	6.6	2.1	1.5	0.7	0.0	.446	.471	.763	2.3	.199

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	Jennifer Gillom	37	PHO	16	60	0.267	31	28.2	15.3	3.7	1.2	0.9	0.7	.415	.387	.802	2.6	.145
2	Jennifer Azzi	33	UTA	7	60	0.117	32	36.0	9.6	2.2	4.9	0.8	0.4	.460	.446	.798	3.5	.148
3	Sue Bird	21	SEA	6	60	0.1	32	35.0	14.4	2.6	6.0	1.7	0.1	.403	.401	.911	4.8	.206
4T	Swin Cash	22	DET	5	60	0.083	32	33.7	14.8	6.9	2.7	1.2	1.0	.408	.206	.762	3.9	.172
4T	Allison Feaster	25	CHA	5	60	0.083	32	29.9	11.8	3.7	1.9	1.2	0.4	.394	.418	.824	4.7	.235
6	Vickie Johnson	29	NYL	4	60	0.067	31	33.2	11.6	3.5	2.8	0.9	0.1	.456	.421	.803	3.9	.184
7T	Ruthie Bolton	34	SAC	3	60	0.05	32	23.0	10.9	2.9	1.2	1.4	0.1	.396	.326	.727	2.3	.152
7T	Ukari Figgs	24	POR	3	60	0.05	31	27.9	8.5	2.6	3.4	0.8	0.1	.358	.325	.908	2.5	.141
7T	Rebecca Lobo	28	HOU	3	60	0.05	21	6.3	1.6	1.1	0.6	0.0	0.2	.469	.429	.250	0.3	.108
7T	Tamika Williams	21	MIN	3	60	0.05	31	33.0	10.1	7.4	1.6	1.4	0.4	.561	.273	.583	3.7	.173
11	Jennifer Rizzotti	27	CLE	2	60	0.033	26	26.7	6.8	2.7	3.3	0.9	0.1	.400	.384	.800	1.8	.126
12T	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough	26	MIA	1	60	0.017	31	25.8	7.0	4.5	1.0	0.9	0.5	.523		.629	2.1	.125
12T	Tiffany McCain	23	ORL	1	60	0.017	16	3.2	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.0	.200	.000	.750	-0.1	-0.115
12T	Murriel Page	26	WAS	1	60	0.017	32	23.4	6.5	4.8	1.2	0.4	0.5	.451	.500	.566	1.4	.090

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	C	Lisa Leslie	29	LAS	300			31	34.2	16.9	10.4	2.7	1.5	2.9	.466	.324	.727	5.9	.269
1st	F	Sheryl Swoopes	30	HOU	294			32	36.1	18.5	4.9	3.3	2.8	0.7	.434	.288	.825	7.1	.296
1st	F	Tamika Catchings	22	IND	264			32	36.5	18.6	8.6	3.7	2.9	1.3	.420	.396	.815	9.2	.378
1st	G	Sue Bird	21	SEA	241			32	35.0	14.4	2.6	6.0	1.7	0.1	.403	.401	.911	4.8	.206
1st	G	Mwadi Mabika	25	LAS	208			32	32.8	16.8	5.2	2.9	1.2	0.3	.423	.366	.839	5.9	.271

2nd	G	Shannon Johnson	27	ORL	199			31	35.8	16.1	4.2	5.3	1.6	0.2	.404	.273	.766	4.2	.183
2nd	F	Chamique Holdsclaw	24	WAS	155			20	31.7	19.9	11.6	2.3	1.0	0.3	.452	.393	.830	4.5	.339
2nd	F	Tina Thompson	26	HOU	124			29	36.3	16.7	7.5	2.1	0.9	0.7	.431	.370	.823	4.9	.222
2nd	C	Tari Phillips	31	NYL	81			32	31.5	14.1	7.0	1.3	1.8	0.4	.491	.000	.675	3.5	.168
2nd	G	Katie Smith	27	MIN	71			31	36.7	16.5	3.0	2.5	1.0	0.2	.404	.330	.824	4.7	.200

ORV	F	Lauren Jackson	20	SEA	77			28	31.5	17.2	6.8	1.5	1.1	2.9	.403	.350	.756	4.6	.251
ORV	C	Margo Dydek	27	UTA	66			30	29.2	13.1	8.7	2.4	0.8	3.6	.436	.250	.844	3.5	.194
ORV	G	Marie Ferdinand-Harris	23	UTA	57			32	33.3	15.3	3.3	2.8	1.6	0.2	.474	.147	.772	3.6	.164
ORV	G	Ticha Penicheiro	27	SAC	47			24	35.5	8.5	4.3	8.0	2.7	0.0	.377	.250	.728	2.4	.137
ORV	G	Dawn Staley	31	CHA	27			32	33.2	8.8	1.8	5.1	1.5	0.0	.366	.398	.762	2.2	.099
ORV	G	Jennifer Azzi	33	UTA	23			32	36.0	9.6	2.2	4.9	0.8	0.4	.460	.446	.798	3.5	.148
ORV	G	Andrea Stinson	34	CHA	23			32	29.7	12.8	5.5	2.8	1.2	0.3	.456	.414	.688	4.4	.223
ORV	C	Yolanda Griffith	31	SAC	21			17	33.9	16.9	8.7	1.1	0.9	0.8	.520		.803	3.2	.270
ORV	F	Swin Cash	22	DET	18			32	33.7	14.8	6.9	2.7	1.2	1.0	.408	.206	.762	3.9	.172
ORV	G	Tamecka Dixon	26	LAS	14	1	3	30	31.9	10.6	3.1	4.0	0.9	0.2	.391	.351	.831	1.5	.076
ORV	F	Adrienne Goodson	35	UTA	14	1	3	32	34.4	15.7	5.7	2.1	1.4	0.2	.451	.286	.745	3.0	.129
ORV	C	Tammy Sutton-Brown	24	CHA	12	0	4	32	27.7	11.9	6.0	0.5	0.9	1.1	.529		.713	4.8	.261
ORV	G	Teresa Weatherspoon	36	NYL	11	1	2	32	29.8	3.4	2.7	5.7	1.3	0.1	.342	.100	.519	0.7	.035
ORV	G	Allison Feaster	25	CHA	6	0	2	32	29.9	11.8	3.7	1.9	1.2	0.4	.394	.418	.824	4.7	.235
ORV	G	Ukari Figgs	24	POR	6	0	2	31	27.9	8.5	2.6	3.4	0.8	0.1	.358	.325	.908	2.5	.141
ORV	F	Jennifer Gillom	37	PHO	6	0	2	31	28.2	15.3	3.7	1.2	0.9	0.7	.415	.387	.802	2.6	.145
ORV	G	Janeth Arcain	32	HOU	5	1	0	32	34.9	11.4	3.9	2.7	1.6	0.2	.424	.270	.883	4.6	.197
ORV	G	Debbie Black	35	MIA	5	1	0	32	28.1	4.8	3.8	4.3	1.8	0.2	.400	.000	.758	3.0	.163
ORV	G	Ruthie Bolton	34	SAC	5	1	0	32	23.0	10.9	2.9	1.2	1.4	0.1	.396	.326	.727	2.3	.152
ORV	G	Sheri Sam	27	MIA	5	1	0	32	33.5	14.5	4.8	2.6	2.2	0.2	.434	.342	.618	3.3	.147
ORV	G	Becky Hammon	24	NYL	3	0	1	32	20.6	8.0	2.1	1.7	0.8	0.0	.442	.386	.679	2.0	.145
ORV	G	Vickie Johnson	29	NYL	3	0	1	31	33.2	11.6	3.5	2.8	0.9	0.1	.456	.421	.803	3.9	.184
ORV	G	Merlakia Jones	28	CLE	3	0	1	32	34.2	12.2	5.5	2.3	1.4	0.1	.399	.278	.785	2.3	.099
ORV	G	Coco Miller	23	WAS	3	0	1	32	28.3	9.3	3.6	2.6	1.0	0.1	.433	.375	.821	2.7	.142
ORV	F	Tangela Smith	24	SAC	3	0	1	32	33.2	14.7	5.9	1.3	0.8	1.4	.423	.357	.851	2.6	.119

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	Marianne Stanley	WAS	22	60	0.367	32	17	15	.531
2	Lin Dunn	SEA	9	60	0.150	32	17	15	.531
3	Richie Adubato	NYL	8	60	0.133	32	18	14	.563
3	Linda Hargrove	POR	8	60	0.133	32	16	16	.500
5	Van Chancellor	HOU	7	60	0.117	32	24	8	.750
6	Anne Donovan	CHA	3	60	0.050	32	18	14	.563
7	Candi Harvey	UTA	2	60	0.033	32	20	12	.625
8	Nell Fortner	IND	1	60	0.017	32	16	16	.500

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