Cynthia Cooper averaged 22.2 points, 4.7 assists and 3.9 rebounds in 28 games in her rookie season in 1997. She won her first MVP award, her first Finals MVP award and her first WNBA championship.

		NAME	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1		Cynthia Cooper C. Cooper	1997	HOU	28	35.0	22.2	3.9	4.7	2.1	0.2	6.8	14.6	46.8	2.4	5.7	41.9	6.1	7.1	86.4	62.7	1.2	2.8	3.9	981	621	110	131	58	6	110	69	+161

Games

	NAME	DATE	SEASON	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Cynthia Cooper C. Cooper	8/24/1997	1997	HOU	vs	SAC	28	16	1	5	2	0	5	16	31.3	0	7	0.0	6	8	75.0	41.0	0	1	1	5	-8
2	Cynthia Cooper C. Cooper	8/21/1997	1997	HOU	vs	CLE	33	15	3	9	0	0	4	15	26.7	0	6	0.0	7	9	77.8	39.6	1	2	5	2	+1
3	Cynthia Cooper C. Cooper	8/19/1997	1997	HOU	vs	CHA	39	31	5	4	0	0	10	15	66.7	5	7	71.4	6	8	75.0	83.7	3	2	4	1	+8
4	Cynthia Cooper C. Cooper	8/17/1997	1997	HOU	@	NYL	34	17	1	2	2	0	5	13	38.5	2	5	40.0	5	5	100.0	55.9	0	1	4	2	+2
5	Cynthia Cooper C. Cooper	8/16/1997	1997	HOU	@	CHA	39	17	1	4	1	0	5	12	41.7	2	8	25.0	5	6	83.3	58.1	1	0	3	3	-10
6	Cynthia Cooper C. Cooper	8/12/1997	1997	HOU	vs	UTA	36	21	4	4	2	0	7	14	50.0	1	2	50.0	6	7	85.7	61.5	1	3	2	2	+23
7	Cynthia Cooper C. Cooper	8/11/1997	1997	HOU	@	CHA	40	39	5	4	8	0	15	19	78.9	5	7	71.4	4	5	80.0	92.0	2	3	2	1	+10
8	Cynthia Cooper C. Cooper	8/9/1997	1997	HOU	vs	LAS	40	17	1	8	1	0	7	15	46.7	0	4	0.0	3	4	75.0	50.7	1	0	7	4	+1
9	Cynthia Cooper C. Cooper	8/7/1997	1997	HOU	vs	PHX	33	34	8	2	2	0	10	16	62.5	4	8	50.0	10	12	83.3	79.9	2	6	4	0	0
10	Cynthia Cooper C. Cooper	8/5/1997	1997	HOU	@	CLE	37	30	4	6	3	1	8	13	61.5	4	6	66.7	10	11	90.9	84.1	1	3	4	3	+12
11	Cynthia Cooper C. Cooper	8/2/1997	1997	HOU	@	UTA	38	15	4	5	2	0	4	9	44.4	1	5	20.0	6	7	85.7	62.1	1	3	7	2	-12
12	Cynthia Cooper C. Cooper	8/1/1997	1997	HOU	@	LAS	38	34	3	5	2	0	9	19	47.4	5	9	55.6	11	12	91.7	70.0	2	1	3	2	+21
13	Cynthia Cooper C. Cooper	7/29/1997	1997	HOU	vs	CLE	31	21	1	5	1	0	7	17	41.2	3	13	23.1	4	4	100.0	56.0	1	0	3	3	-1
14	Cynthia Cooper C. Cooper	7/25/1997	1997	HOU	@	SAC	34	44	6	3	1	0	14	21	66.7	7	9	77.8	9	9	100.0	88.1	1	5	1	4	+12
15	Cynthia Cooper C. Cooper	7/22/1997	1997	HOU	@	PHX	37	32	4	6	1	0	8	12	66.7	6	7	85.7	10	10	100.0	97.6	0	4	4	3	+14
16	Cynthia Cooper C. Cooper	7/18/1997	1997	HOU	@	SAC	35	30	5	3	3	0	9	21	42.9	6	6	100.0	6	7	85.7	62.3	2	3	3	1	+23
17	Cynthia Cooper C. Cooper	7/16/1997	1997	HOU	@	LAS	35	17	5	3	3	1	4	11	36.4	1	5	20.0	8	8	100.0	58.5	3	2	5	4	-23
18	Cynthia Cooper C. Cooper	7/14/1997	1997	HOU	vs	UTA	24	13	0	3	0	0	4	6	66.7	1	1	100.0	4	4	100.0	83.8	0	0	2	3	+21
19	Cynthia Cooper C. Cooper	7/12/1997	1997	HOU	vs	SAC	30	20	2	8	3	0	7	15	46.7	2	5	40.0	4	6	66.7	56.7	1	1	4	0	+27
20	Cynthia Cooper C. Cooper	7/9/1997	1997	HOU	@	PHX	37	16	4	3	1	0	5	12	41.7	1	4	25.0	5	6	83.3	54.6	1	3	4	4	-10
21	Cynthia Cooper C. Cooper	7/7/1997	1997	HOU	vs	CHA	28	21	4	6	3	0	6	13	46.2	2	4	50.0	7	7	100.0	65.3	1	3	3	2	+15
22	Cynthia Cooper C. Cooper	7/4/1997	1997	HOU	vs	NYL	34	13	3	8	3	1	4	14	28.6	2	7	28.6	3	4	75.0	41.2	1	2	3	3	-4
23	Cynthia Cooper C. Cooper	7/2/1997	1997	HOU	@	NYL	37	19	7	6	1	0	6	12	50.0	1	3	33.3	6	7	85.7	63.0	1	6	3	5	-3
24	Cynthia Cooper C. Cooper	6/30/1997	1997	HOU	vs	LAS	42	11	7	5	2	0	4	14	28.6	0	3	0.0	3	5	60.0	34.0	2	5	5	3	+6
25	Cynthia Cooper C. Cooper	6/28/1997	1997	HOU	@	UTA	36	20	4	3	2	0	6	17	35.3	3	6	50.0	5	6	83.3	50.9	1	3	4	0	+18
	Average						35.0	22.2	3.9	4.7	2.1	0.2	6.8	14.6	46.8	2.4	5.7	41.9	6.1	7.1	86.4	62.7	1.2	2.8	3.9	2.5	5.8
	Total						981	621	110	131	58	6	191	408	46.8	67	160	41.9	172	199	86.4	62.7	33	77	110	69	+161