1996 - 97
1996 - 1997 Final Standings:
Eastern Conference
|
Wins |
Losses |
Pct. |
G.B. |
|
|
Columbus |
31 |
9 |
.775 |
-- |
|
Richmond |
21 |
19 |
.525 |
10 |
|
Atlanta |
18 |
22 |
.450 |
13 |
| New England |
16 |
24 |
.400 |
15 |
Western Conference
|
Wins |
Losses |
Pct. |
G.B. |
|
|
Colorado |
25 |
15 |
.625 |
-- |
|
San Jose |
18 |
22 |
.450 |
7 |
|
Seattle |
17 |
23 |
.425 |
8 |
| Portland |
14 |
26 |
.350 |
11 |
1997 League Awards:
1997
MVP - Nikki McCray, Columbus Quest
1997 Coach of the Year - Brian Agler, Columbus Quest
1997 Defensive Player of the Year - Debbie Black, Colorado
1997
Rookie of the Year - Crystal Robinson, Colorado
1996-97 ABL FIRST TEAM
- Teresa Edwards, Atlanta
- Dawn Staley, Richmond
- Natalie Williams, Portland
- Nikki McCray, Columbus
- Adrienne Goodson, Richmond
ABL SECOND TEAM
- Carolyn Jones, New England
- De
bbie
Black, Colorado - Taj Williams, Richmond
- Cindy Brown, Seattle
- Crystal Robinson, Colorado
1st ABL All-Star Game:
December 15th, 1996
| Western Conference | - 81 | |||
| Eastern Conference | - 65 | |||
|
MVP
|
- Tari Phillips (18 pts, 11 rebounds) | |||
|
Attendance
|
- 6,387 | |||
Stats Leaders:
Scoring Leader: Carolyn Jones, Richmond Rage - 847 pts - 21.2 avg
Field Goal Pct: Missy Masley, Atlanta Glory - 101 fg - 172 fga - 587 pct
Rebounding: Natalie Williams, Portland Power - 150 or - 250 dr - 400 total - 12.5 avg
Assist Leader: Dawn Staley, Richmond Rage - 40 games - 320 total - 8.0 avg
1997 Playoffs:
|
Richmond Rage - 2 games Colorado Xplosion - 0 games |
Columbus Quest - 3 games Richmond Rage - 2 games |
1996-97 ABL Champions |
|
Columbus Quest - 2 games San Jose Lasers - 0 games |
