The 1997 roster for the Sparks included Heidi Burge, Linda Burgess, Daedra Charles, Katrina Colleton and Tamecka Dixon.
| NO. | NAME | POS | HEIGHT | WEIGHT | DOB | AGE | COLLEGE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 34 |  | H. Burge | F | 6'5" | 185 | 11/12/1971 | 25 | Virginia |
| 2 | 42 | | L. Burgess | F | 6'1" | 173 | 7/27/1969 | 27 | Alabama |
| 3 | 32 | | D. Charles | F/C | 6'3" | 225 | 11/22/1968 | 28 | Tennessee |
| 4 | 12 | | K. Colleton | G/F | 5'10" | 138 | 3/17/1971 | 25 | Maryland |
| 5 | 21 | | T. Dixon | G | 5'9" | 148 | 12/14/1975 | 21 | Kansas |
| 6 | | T. Gant | 10/10/1971 | 25 | Lamar University | ||||
| 7 | | K. Gessig | 12/29/1970 | 26 | Southern California | ||||
| 8 | 9 |  | L. Leslie | C | 6'5" | 170 | 7/7/1972 | 24 | Southern California |
| 9 | 4 | | M. Mabika | G/F | 5'11" | 165 | 7/27/1976 | 20 | |
| 10 | 11 | | P. Toler | G | 5'8" | 132 | 3/24/1966 | 30 | Long Beach State |
| 11 | 10 | | J. Wideman | G | 5'6" | 135 | 10/16/1975 | 21 | Stanford |
| 12 | 28 | | H. Zheng | C | 6'8" | 254 | 3/7/1967 | 29 |
Wings
Aces
Sparks
Lynx
Mercury
IND
TOR
Liberty
Valkyries
Mystics
Storm
Sun
Dream
Sky
Fire