The Cleveland Rockers were a Women's National Basketball Association team. The Rockers were one of the original eight franchises that started in 1997. The owner was Gordon Gund, who also owns the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers. In September 2003, Gund announced that his Gund Arena Company would no longer operate the Rockers. The team folded after the 2003 season as the league was not able to find new ownership for the team. Cleveland Rockers logo, claiming fair use This work is copyrighted. ... WNBA logo The Womens National Basketball Association or WNBA is an organization governing a professional basketball league for women in the United States. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gordon Gund was formely the principal owner of the NBA franchise the Cleveland Cavaliers, a co-owner of the San Jose Sharks NHL team, and remains the CEO of Gund Investment Corporation. ...

Uniform

White with water blue lines over the shoulders, and black with water blue lines over the shoulders on the road, with a basketball-shaped guitar and the name Rockers.

Playoff history

Playoff Appearances: 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Conference Championships:

WNBA Championships:

History

The Rockers, who got their nickname to honor Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, have had little success historically. In 1997, they started with such players like Isabelle Fijalwoski and former Harlem Globetrotters member Lynette Woodard, who had been the first female player in Globetrotter history. The Rockers missed the playoffs in 1997, made them in 1998, going 20-10 and winning the Eastern Conference title, but lost to the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA finals. They made the conference finals again in 2000 but lost to the New York Liberty. City nickname: The Forest City Location Location in Cuyahoga County, Ohio Government County Cuyahoga Mayor Jane Campbell Physical characteristics Area      Land      Water 213. ... The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, showing Lake Erie in the background The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum and institution in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, dedicated, as the name suggests, to recording the history of some of the best-known and most influential... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Eugene Killer Edgerson of the Harlem Globetrotters goes up for a slam dunk The Harlem Globetrotters are a comic basketball team that combines athleticism and comedy to create one of the best-known sports franchises in the world. ... Lynette Woodard (born August 12, 1959, in Wichita, Kansas) was a womens basketball player who made history by becoming the first female member of the Harlem Globetrotters and who tasted success abroad before finally reaching, at age 38, her dream of playing in a American womens professional basketball... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... The Phoenix Mercury are a Womens National Basketball Association team in Phoenix, Arizona that began in 1997 as one of the leagues original eight teams. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... The New York Liberty is a Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in New York City. ...

Retired numbers

Hall of Famers

• Lynette Woodard (Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame)

Lynette Woodard (born August 12, 1959, in Wichita, Kansas) was a womens basketball player who made history by becoming the first female member of the Harlem Globetrotters and who tasted success abroad before finally reaching, at age 38, her dream of playing in a American womens professional basketball... The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame honors players who have shown exceptional skill at basketball, all-time great coaches and referees, and other major contributors to the game. ...

Not to be forgotten

• Mary Andrade
• Lucienne Berthieu
• Cindy Blodgett
• Jenny Boucek, now an Assistant Coach for the Seattle Storm
• Rushia Brown
• Helen Darling
• Michelle Edwards
• Isabelle Fijalwoski
• Tracy Henderson
• Deanna Jackson
• Pollyanna Johns-Kimbrough
• Merlakia Jones
• Betty Lennox
• Suzie McConnell Serio, now coaches the Minnesota Lynx
• Chastity Melvin
• Eva Nemcova
• Jennifer Rizzotti, now coaches at the University of Hartford
• Penny Taylor
• LaToya Thomas
• Ann Wauters
• Lynette Woodard

Cindy Lee Blodgett (born on December 23, 1975 in Clinton, Maine) is a former collegiate and professional basketball player. ... The Seattle Storm is a professional womens basketball team that plays in the Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA). ... Helen Marie Darling(Born:August 29,1978) is a WNBA player for the Charlotte Sting. ... Betty Lennox is an allstar basketball player in the WNBA. She was the WNBAs rookie of the year for 2000. ... Suzie McConnell Serio (born July 29, 1966 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a basketball coach and former player in the United States. ... The Minnesota Lynx are a Womens National Basketball Association basketball team that was formed in 1999. ... The University of Hartford was founded in 1877, and is a private, independent, and nonsectarian coeducational university located in West Hartford, Connecticut. ... Penny Taylor is an Australian professional basketball player. ... LaToya Monique Thomas (born July 6, 1981 in Greenville, Mississippi) is a professional basketball player. ... Lynette Woodard (born August 12, 1959, in Wichita, Kansas) was a womens basketball player who made history by becoming the first female member of the Harlem Globetrotters and who tasted success abroad before finally reaching, at age 38, her dream of playing in a American womens professional basketball...

Coaches and others

Head Coaches:

• Linda Hill-McDonald (1997-1999)
• Dan Hughes (2000-2003)