who was mvp in 1997

Cynthia Cooper won the MVP award in her rookie season in 1997.

NAME MVP 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
1
1997
HOU 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 MVP 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
1
1997
HOU HOU
vs
SAC 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
1
1997
HOU HOU
vs
CLE 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
1
1997
HOU HOU
vs
CHA 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
1
1997
HOU HOU
@
NYL 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
1
1997
HOU HOU
@
CHA 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
1
1997
HOU HOU
vs
UTA 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
1
1997
HOU HOU
@
CHA 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
1
1997
HOU HOU
vs
LAS 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
1
1997
HOU HOU
vs
PHX 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
1
1997
HOU HOU
@
CLE 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
1
1997
HOU HOU
@
UTA 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
1
1997
HOU HOU
@
LAS 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
1
1997
HOU HOU
vs
CLE 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
1
1997
HOU HOU
@
SAC 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
1
1997
HOU HOU
@
PHX 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
1
1997
HOU HOU
@
SAC 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
1
1997
HOU HOU
@
LAS 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
1
1997
HOU HOU
vs
UTA 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
1
1997
HOU HOU
vs
SAC 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
1
1997
HOU HOU
@
PHX 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
1
1997
HOU HOU
vs
CHA 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
1
1997
HOU HOU
vs
NYL 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
1
1997
HOU HOU
@
NYL 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
1
1997
HOU HOU
vs
LAS 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
1
1997
HOU HOU
@
UTA 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 0.0 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 1 981 621 110 131 58 6 191 408 46.8 67 160 41.9 172 199 86.4 62.7 33 77 110 69 +161
StatMuse has season-level data for MVP awards going back to the 1997 season.

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14
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Thu
5/15
ATL ATL
@
WAS WAS
90-94
Thu
5/15
MIN MIN
@
DAL DAL
99-84
Thu
5/15
LAS LAS
@
GSV GSV
84-67
Fri
5/16
LVA LVA
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NYL NYL
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
8/8
NYL NYL
@
DAL DAL
7:30 PM
Fri
8/8
WAS WAS
@
MIN MIN
7:30 PM
Fri
8/8
SEA SEA
@
LVA LVA
10:00 PM
Sat
8/9
CHI CHI
@
IND IND
8:00 PM
Sat
8/9
LAS LAS
@
GSV GSV
8:30 PM