The Houston Comets are a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas. Formed in 1997, the team is one of the original WNBA teams and after winning four championships in the first four years of the league's existence, the Comets are also the first dynasty of the WNBA. They have also won more championships than any other team in the WNBA. Houston Comets logo, claiming fair use This work is copyrighted. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Toyota Center is a sports venue located at 1510 Polk Street in Downtown Houston, Texas. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Country United States State Texas Counties Harris County Fort Bend County Montgomery County Incorporated June 5, 1837 Government  - Mayor Bill White Area  - City  601. ... He is a furniture dealer, and since 2007 he is the owner of the Houston Comets of the WNBA. His famous phrase is ohhhhh, thats a fact jack. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Womens National Basketball Association is an organization governing a professional basketball league for women in the United States. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Country United States State Texas Counties Harris County Fort Bend County Montgomery County Incorporated June 5, 1837 Government  - Mayor Bill White Area  - City  601. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In sports, the term dynasty is often used to refer to a team that dominates their sport for a period of time. ...

The Comets are also known for their roster of women's basketball stars. The team had the WNBA's first WNBA MVP in Cynthia Cooper, college and national team standout Sheryl Swoopes and college star Tina Thompson. The WNBA Most Valuable Player is an annual award is given by the Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA) to the WNBA player who is the most valuable league-wide to her individual team in regular season competition. ... Cynthia Cooper on the Houston Comets Cynthia Lynne Cooper (born on April 14, 1963 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former basketball player who has played in college, the Olympics, and in professional leagues, most notably with the Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA). ... Sheryl Denise Swoopes (born March 25, 1971) is an American professional basketball player, currently playing for the Houston Comets in the Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA). ... Image:TinaThompson2006. ...

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Uniforms:

• Red, white and blue home with a C simulating a comet, name comets in white and a WNBA basketball. Red and blue on the road

Franchise history

The Comets were one of the original teams in the WNBA. They capped off a good inaugural season in 1997 with a win over the New York Liberty in the WNBA championship game to win the WNBA's first championship. When the league expanded the next season, the Comets were moved from the Eastern Conference to the Western Conference. In 1998, they repeated the championship, although by then the championship game had been extended into a three game championship series. They beat the Phoenix Mercury in the Finals that year. The New York Liberty is a Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in New York City. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... The Phoenix Mercury is a Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Phoenix, Arizona. ...

In 1999, led by what was already known as the Big Three, (Sheryl Swoopes, Cynthia Cooper and Tina Thompson), the Comets survived a highlight film last second, court to court game winning shot by the Liberty's Teresa Weatherspoon in Game 2 of the finals to beat the Liberty in three games and win their third straight title, this one after the death of teammate Kim Perrot, who died of cancer. Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... Teresa Gaye Weatherspoon (born on December 8, 1965) is an American Womens National Basketball Association player who plays for the Los Angeles Sparks. ... Kim Perrot Kim Perrot (January 18, 1967 — August 19, 1999), was an American basketball player. ... Cancer is a class of diseases or disorders characterized by uncontrolled division of cells and the ability of these to spread, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue through invasion, or by implantation into distant sites by metastasis (where cancer cells are transported through the bloodstream or lymphatic system). ...

In 2000, the Comets went all the way to the Finals again, and beat the Liberty in two games to win their fourth title in a row, becoming known as a sports dynasty. But after losing Cooper to retirement in 2001, they were able to reach only the quarterfinals, and in 2002, when Swoopes was injured most of the year with a broken ankle, they lost at the Quarterfinals again. They missed the playoffs for the first time in franchise history in 2004, but earned a playoff berth in 2005. 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

After being eliminated in the first round of the playoffs to the Sacramento Monarchs in 2006, the Comets underwent major front-office changes during the off-season. In October 2006, team owner Leslie Alexander (who also owns the NBA's Houston Rockets team) announced he was selling the Comets, and longtime Head Coach Van Chancellor resigned in January 2007. On January 31, 2007, the WNBA Board of Governors approved the sale of the team to Hilton Koch, a Houston-based mattress and furniture businessman. Two weeks later, Comets assistant coach Karleen Thompson was named to become the team's new Head Coach and General Manager for the 2007 season. The Sacramento Monarchs is a Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Sacramento, California. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Van Chancellor (born September 27, 1943 in Louisville, Mississippi) is a former college womens basketball coach and current head coach of the Houston Comets of the WNBA. He spent 19 successful seasons as the head coach of the University of Mississippi Lady Rebels. ... It is proposed that this article be deleted, because of the following concern: Crystal ball, user has created future months and dates before, and been told not to (See User Talk:Jose and Ricardo). ... January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... See also Mattresses, a race in The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy A pillowtop queen-size mattress. ... Look up furniture in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Season-by-Season Records

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, % = Win-Loss %

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Team owners

1997-2007 Leslie Alexander (still owner of Houston Rockets)

2007- Hilton Koch

Comets are currently (0-3) after losing to Seattle after being up 20 in the third quarter, Phoenix by 29 and to San Antonio in their home opener by 11. This team is on the decline.

Players of note

Hall of Famers

none

Retired numbers

• 10. Kim Perrot
• 14. Cynthia Cooper

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Not to be forgotten

• Janeth Arcain
• Octavia Blue
• Dominique Canty
• Cynthia Cooper, now the Head Coach at Prairie View A&M University
• Ukari Figgs
• Kelley Gibson, now an assistant coach at University of Maryland Baltimore County
• Wanda Guyton
• Fran Harris (in 2006, appeared as a contestant on the Comedy Central game show "Distraction")
• Sonja Henning
• Tammy Jackson
• Tiffani Johnson
• Monica Lamb
• Amanda Lassiter
• Edwige Lawson
• Tynesha Lewis
• Yolanda Moore
• Kim Perrot
• Jennifer Rizzotti
• Elena Shakirova
• Trisha Stafford-Odom
• Dawn Staley, now the head coach at Temple University
• Polina Tzekova
• Amaya Valdemoro
• Coquese Washington, now the head coach at Penn State University
• Kara Wolters
• Tiffany Woosley

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Current Roster

Houston Comets Current Roster
Head Coach: Karleen Thompson				Edit
Pos.	No.		Name	College/Country
G-F	0		Latasha Byears	DePaul
G	32		Dee Davis (IL)	Vanderbilt
G	5		Roneeka Hodges	Florida State
C	21		Sancho Lyttle	Houston
G-F	99		Hamchétou Maïga-Ba	Old Dominion
G	15		Tamara Moore	Wisconsin
C-F	24		Tari Phillips	Central Florida
G	3		Ashley Shields	SW Tennessee CC
C	2		Michelle Snow	Tennessee
F	22		Sheryl Swoopes	Texas Tech
F	7		Tina Thompson	USC
F	8		Mistie Williams	Duke
(IL) - Inactive List

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Coaches and others

Head Coaches:

• Van Chancellor (1997-2006)
• Karleen Thompson (starting in 2007)

Van Chancellor (born September 27, 1943 in Louisville, Mississippi) is a former college womens basketball coach and current head coach of the Houston Comets of the WNBA. He spent 19 successful seasons as the head coach of the University of Mississippi Lady Rebels. ...

External links

Houston Portal

• Official Comets website

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	This box: view • talk • edit Sports teams based in greater Houston
Baseball	MLB: Houston Astros, CBL: Bay Area Toros
Basketball	NBA: Houston Rockets, WNBA: Houston Comets, ABA: Houston Takers
Football	NFL: Houston Texans, IFL: Katy Ruff Riders, af2: Texas Copperheads, APFL: Conroe Storm, WPFL: Houston Energy
Soccer	MLS: Houston Dynamo
Hockey	AHL: Houston Aeros
Tennis	WTT: Houston Wranglers
College athletics (NCAA Division I)	Rice University • Texas Southern University • University of Houston