The 'Hoopsters Of The Week'
for this week
are:
the four Big, Black, and Beautiful Ladies who
'turned it out' in the first season of the WNBA,
which happened in 1997:
Lisa Leslie, 445 pts, 28 games, 15.9 ave.,
with 266 rebounds was season leader, earns
the first double-double in league history,
was fouled 99 times, 2nd in blocked shots with 59
Cynthia Cooper, 621 pts in 28 games, 22.2 ave.,
season scoring leader, league's first season MVP,
made the most 3-point shots, highest-paid player
for 1997, played with teammates with Sheryl
Swoopes and Tina Thompson on 1997 WNBA Champ team
Sheryl Swoopes, 64 pts, in 9 games, 7.1 ave.,
birthed her son and missed 19 games,
WNBA Champ in 1997 with teammates
Tina Thompson and Cynthia Cooper
Tina Thompson, 370 pts in 28 games, 13.2 ave.,
first ever draft pick in WNBA history, won four
straight Championships, was fouled 107 times
(3rd) in 1997, teammates with Cheryl Swoopes
and Cynthia Cooper on 1997 Champ squad
Teresa Witherspoon had 173 assists, ave. 6.2,
first WNBA player to reach 1,000 assists,
first player to scored double digits for assists,
in her first Pro game no less, steals season leader,
Season Def. Player of the Year in 1997, helped
team get to WNBA Finals where her team,
NY Liberty lost to Sheryl Swoopes,
Tina Thompson and Cynthia Cooper-led
Houston Comets (1997)
Standing applause is in order for them
and all of the other phenomenal WNBA Stars!
Black Basketball History Month was
founded by Ralph C. Winge, D.D.S.
in 2025 to acknowledge, praise,
and hold high, with cheer, the untold
numbers of International Black Men
and Women, both past and present,
that made us go, "Wow!...Whoa!...
...and...OMGosh!" in their nonstop,
valiant, and always surprising,
individual and team
efforts to put the ball through the
hoop the most, to win games and
championships!
The Founder of Black Basketball History Month,
Ralph C. Winge, D.D.S.,
is also a Basketball enthusiast,
and USC Dental School Graduate.
If you know a Basketball Practitioner who should be included here,
please leave a note in the comment section. Thank you!
For all Photos and Gifs seen here, no copyright infringement is intended.
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