Transactions listed are from October 1, 1996 to September 30, 1997

• 1997

  The Charlotte Sting hired Marynell Meadors as Head Coach.

• January 22, 1997

  The Charlotte Sting drafted Andrea Stinson in the 1997 WNBA Allocation Draft.

  The Sacramento Monarchs drafted Bridgette Gordon in the 1997 WNBA Allocation Draft.

  The Houston Comets drafted Cynthia Cooper in the 1997 WNBA Allocation Draft.

  The Utah Starzz drafted Elena Baranova in the 1997 WNBA Allocation Draft.

  The Cleveland Rockers drafted Janice Braxton in the 1997 WNBA Allocation Draft.

  The Phoenix Mercury drafted Jennifer Gillom in the 1997 WNBA Allocation Draft.

  The Utah Starzz drafted Lady Grooms in the 1997 WNBA Allocation Draft.

  The Los Angeles Sparks drafted Lisa Leslie in the 1997 WNBA Allocation Draft.

  The Phoenix Mercury drafted Michele Timms in the 1997 WNBA Allocation Draft.

  The Cleveland Rockers drafted Michelle Edwards in the 1997 WNBA Allocation Draft.

  The Los Angeles Sparks drafted Penny Toler in the 1997 WNBA Allocation Draft.

  The New York Liberty drafted Rebecca Lobo in the 1997 WNBA Allocation Draft.

  The Sacramento Monarchs drafted Ruthie Bolton in the 1997 WNBA Allocation Draft.

  The Houston Comets drafted Sheryl Swoopes in the 1997 WNBA Allocation Draft.

  The New York Liberty drafted Teresa Weatherspoon in the 1997 WNBA Allocation Draft.

  The Charlotte Sting drafted Vicky Bullett in the 1997 WNBA Allocation Draft.

• January 27, 1997

  The Phoenix Mercury hired Cheryl Miller as Head Coach.

• February 27, 1997

  The Utah Starzz drafted Dena Head 1st overall in the 1997 WNBA Elite Draft.

  The Cleveland Rockers drafted Isabelle Fijalkowski 2nd overall in the 1997 WNBA Elite Draft.

  The Charlotte Sting drafted Rhonda Mapp 3rd overall in the 1997 WNBA Elite Draft.

  The New York Liberty drafted Kym Hampton 4th overall in the 1997 WNBA Elite Draft.

  The Houston Comets drafted Wanda Guyton 5th overall in the 1997 WNBA Elite Draft.

  The Sacramento Monarchs drafted Judy Mosley-McAfee 6th overall in the 1997 WNBA Elite Draft.

  The Phoenix Mercury drafted Bridget Pettis 7th overall in the 1997 WNBA Elite Draft.

  The Los Angeles Sparks drafted Daedra Charles 8th overall in the 1997 WNBA Elite Draft.

  The Utah Starzz drafted Wendy Palmer 9th overall in the 1997 WNBA Elite Draft.

  The Cleveland Rockers drafted Lynette Woodard 10th overall in the 1997 WNBA Elite Draft.

  The Charlotte Sting drafted Michi Atkins 11th overall in the 1997 WNBA Elite Draft.

  The New York Liberty drafted Vickie Johnson 12th overall in the 1997 WNBA Elite Draft.

  The Houston Comets drafted Janeth Arcain 13th overall in the 1997 WNBA Elite Draft.

  The Sacramento Monarchs drafted Mikiko Hagiwara 14th overall in the 1997 WNBA Elite Draft.

  The Phoenix Mercury drafted Nancy Lieberman 15th overall in the 1997 WNBA Elite Draft.

  The Los Angeles Sparks drafted Haixia Zheng 16th overall in the 1997 WNBA Elite Draft.

• April 14, 1997

  The Sacramento Monarchs hired Mary Murphy as Head Coach.

• April 16, 1997

  The Los Angeles Sparks hired Linda Sharp as Head Coach.

• April 19, 1997

  The Utah Starzz hired Denise Taylor as Head Coach.

  The New York Liberty hired Nancy Darsch as Head Coach.

• April 28, 1997

  The Houston Comets drafted Tina Thompson in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1997 WNBA Draft.

  The Sacramento Monarchs drafted Pamela McGee in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1997 WNBA Draft.

  The Los Angeles Sparks drafted Jamila Wideman in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1997 WNBA Draft.

  The Cleveland Rockers drafted Eva Nemcova in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1997 WNBA Draft.

  The Utah Starzz drafted Tammi Reiss in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1997 WNBA Draft.

  The New York Liberty drafted Sue Wicks in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1997 WNBA Draft.

  The Charlotte Sting drafted Tora Suber in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1997 WNBA Draft.

  The Phoenix Mercury drafted Toni Foster in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1997 WNBA Draft.

  The Phoenix Mercury drafted Tia Jackson in the 2nd round (9th pick) of the 1997 WNBA Draft.

  The Charlotte Sting drafted Sharon Manning in the 2nd round (10th pick) of the 1997 WNBA Draft.

  The New York Liberty drafted Sophia Witherspoon in the 2nd round (11th pick) of the 1997 WNBA Draft.

  The Utah Starzz drafted Jessie Hicks in the 2nd round (12th pick) of the 1997 WNBA Draft.

  The Cleveland Rockers drafted Merlakia Jones in the 2nd round (13th pick) of the 1997 WNBA Draft.

  The Los Angeles Sparks drafted Tamecka Dixon in the 2nd round (14th pick) of the 1997 WNBA Draft.

  The Sacramento Monarchs drafted Denique Graves in the 2nd round (15th pick) of the 1997 WNBA Draft.

  The Houston Comets drafted Tammy Jackson in the 2nd round (16th pick) of the 1997 WNBA Draft.

  The Houston Comets drafted Racquel Spurlock in the 3rd round (17th pick) of the 1997 WNBA Draft.

  The Sacramento Monarchs drafted Chantel Tremitiere in the 3rd round (18th pick) of the 1997 WNBA Draft.

  The Los Angeles Sparks drafted Katrina Colleton in the 3rd round (19th pick) of the 1997 WNBA Draft.

  The Cleveland Rockers drafted Tina Nicholson in the 3rd round (20th pick) of the 1997 WNBA Draft.

  The Utah Starzz drafted Raegan Scott in the 3rd round (21st pick) of the 1997 WNBA Draft.

  The New York Liberty drafted Trena Trice in the 3rd round (22nd pick) of the 1997 WNBA Draft.

  The Charlotte Sting drafted Debra Williams in the 3rd round (23rd pick) of the 1997 WNBA Draft.

  The Phoenix Mercury drafted Umeki Webb in the 3rd round (24th pick) of the 1997 WNBA Draft.

  The Phoenix Mercury drafted Monique Ambers in the 4th round (25th pick) of the 1997 WNBA Draft.

  The Charlotte Sting drafted Andrea Congreaves in the 4th round (26th pick) of the 1997 WNBA Draft.

  The New York Liberty drafted Kisha Ford in the 4th round (27th pick) of the 1997 WNBA Draft.

  The Utah Starzz drafted Kim Williams in the 4th round (28th pick) of the 1997 WNBA Draft.

  The Cleveland Rockers drafted Anita Maxwell in the 4th round (29th pick) of the 1997 WNBA Draft.

  The Los Angeles Sparks drafted Travesa Gant in the 4th round (30th pick) of the 1997 WNBA Draft.

  The Sacramento Monarchs drafted Tajama Abraham in the 4th round (31st pick) of the 1997 WNBA Draft.

  The Houston Comets drafted Catarina Pollini in the 4th round (32nd pick) of the 1997 WNBA Draft.

  The Houston Comets hired Van Chancellor as Head Coach.

• May 6, 1997

  The Cleveland Rockers hired Linda Hill-McDonald as Head Coach.

• May 22, 1997

  The Phoenix Mercury signed Marlies Askamp.

  The Phoenix Mercury signed Tara Williams.

• June 20, 1997

  The Utah Starzz waived Megan Compain.

  The Phoenix Mercury waived Ryneldi Becenti.

• July 16, 1997

  The Los Angeles Sparks fired Linda Sharp as Head Coach.

  The Los Angeles Sparks hired Julie Rousseau as Head Coach.

• July 18, 1997

  The Sacramento Monarchs waived Corissa Yasen.

• July 20, 1997

  The Sacramento Monarchs waived Judy Mosley-McAfee.

• July 22, 1997

  The Phoenix Mercury waived Molly Tuter.

  The Phoenix Mercury signed Ryneldi Becenti.

• July 27, 1997

  The Sacramento Monarchs waived Yvette Angel.

• July 28, 1997

  The Sacramento Monarchs fired Mary Murphy as Head Coach.

  The Sacramento Monarchs hired Heidi VanDerveer as Head Coach.

• July 31, 1997

  The Sacramento Monarchs traded Mikiko Hagiwara to the Phoenix Mercury for future considerations.

  The Phoenix Mercury waived Ryneldi Becenti.

• August 6, 1997

  The Sacramento Monarchs waived Margold Clark.

• August 11, 1997

  The New York Liberty waived Jasmina Perazic-Gipe.