DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1997-98 Washington Wizards
42–40 · #16 in the league · Missed playoffs
Season snapshotWAS
Washington Wizards went 42–40 in the regular season, good for the #16 record in the league, and finished as missed playoffs.
League rank
#16
Net rating
+0.7
Home floor
MCI Center
Roster
16 players
Record
42–40
51.2% win rate
League rank
#16
Regular season
Net rating
+0.7
SRS +1.1
Finish
Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calbert Cheaney | G-F | 40 | 82 | 82 | 12.8 | 4.0 | 2.1 |
| Rod Strickland | G | 1 | 76 | 76 | 17.8 | 5.3 | 10.5 |
| Chris Webber | F-C | 4 | 71 | 71 | 21.9 | 9.5 | 3.8 |
| Terry Davis | F-C | 52 | 74 | 66 | 4.4 | 6.5 | 0.4 |
| Juwan Howard | F-C | 5 | 64 | 64 | 18.5 | 7.0 | 3.3 |
| Ben Wallace | F-C | 30 | 67 | 16 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 0.3 |
| Tracy Murray | F | 35 | 82 | 12 | 15.1 | 3.4 | 1.0 |
| Harvey Grant | F | 44 | 65 | 8 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 0.6 |
| Chris Whitney | G | 12 | 82 | 6 | 5.1 | 1.4 | 2.4 |
| Lorenzo Williams | F-C | 43 | 14 | 6 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.2 |
| Darvin Ham | F | 31 | 71 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.2 |
| Ledell Eackles | G-F | 21 | 42 | 0 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 0.4 |
| God Shammgod | G | 2 | 20 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| Lawrence Moten | G | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Tim Legler | G | 23 | 8 | 0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Jimmy Oliver | G-F | 33 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
105.2
ORtg
104.5
DRtg
91.8
Pace
+1.1
SRS
+0.6
MOV
51.3%
TS%
47.6%
eFG%
26.7
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Bernie Bickerstaff
head_coach
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Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
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MCI Center
19,665 average attendance
Then and now
Washington Wizards
WAS
16 players