1998 Houston Comets season

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1998 Houston Comets season
WNBA champions
Coach Van Chancellor
Arena Compaq Center
Attendance12,602 per game
Results
Record273 (.900)
Place1st (Western)
Playoff finishWon WNBA Finals

The 1998 WNBA season was the second season for the Houston Comets. The Comets won their second straight championship. Their record of 27-3 remains the best in league history.

Contents

Transactions

Washington Mystics expansion draft

The following player was selected in the Washington Mystics expansion draft from the Houston Comets:

PlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
Tammy Jackson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Florida

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
110 Polina Tzekova Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria Tarbes Gespe Bigorre (France)
220 Nyree Roberts Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Old Dominion
330 Amaya Valdemoro Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Pool Getafe (Spain)
440 Monica Lamb Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States USC

Transactions

DateTransaction
February 18, 1998Lost Tammy Jackson to the Washington Mystics in the WNBA expansion draft [1]
April 29, 1998Drafted Polina Tzekova, Nyree Roberts, Amaya Valdemoro and Monica Lamb in the 1998 WNBA Draft [1]
May 8, 1998Traded Fran Harris to the Utah Starzz in exchange for Karen Booker [1]

Roster

1998 Houston Comets roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G 9 Flag of Brazil.svg Arcain, Janeth 5' 11" (1.8m)147 lb (67kg)1969-04-111
C Flag of the United States.svg Booker, Karen6' 1" (1.85m)170 lb (77kg)1965-04-10 Vanderbilt 1
G 14 Flag of the United States.svg Cooper, Cynthia 5' 10" (1.78m)150 lb (68kg)1963-04-14 USC 1
C 4 Flag of the United States.svg Guyton, Wanda 6' 1" (1.85m)178 lb (81kg)1968-10-14 South Florida 1
F/C 23 Flag of the United States.svg Jackson, Tammy 6' 2" (1.88m)190 lb (86kg)1962-12-03 Florida 1
C 40 Flag of the United States.svg Lamb, Monica 6' 5" (1.96m)206 lb (93kg)1964-10-11 USC R
F/C 33 Flag of the United States.svg Moore, Yolanda 6' 0" (1.83m)175 lb (79kg)1974-07-01 Mississippi 1
G 10 Flag of the United States.svg Perrot, Kim 5' 5" (1.65m)130 lb (59kg)1967-01-18 Louisiana 1
C 0 Flag of the United States.svg Roberts, Nyree 6' 3" (1.91m)209 lb (95kg)1976-03-10 Old Dominion R
G/F 22 Flag of the United States.svg Swoopes, Sheryl 6' 0" (1.83m)145 lb (66kg)1971-03-25 Texas Tech 1
F 7 Flag of the United States.svg Thompson, Tina 6' 2" (1.88m)178 lb (81kg)1975-02-10 USC 1
F 13 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Valdemoro, Amaya 6' 1" (1.85m)1976-08-18R
G 5 Flag of the United States.svg Woosley, Tiffany 5' 7" (1.7m)132 lb (60kg)1973-04-26 Tennessee 1
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Van Chancellor (Mississippi State)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Schedule

Regular season

1998 game log
Total: 27–3 (Home: 14–1; Road: 13–2)
August : 7–2 (Home: 4–1; Road: 3–1)
1998 season schedule

Playoffs

1998 playoff game log
Semifinal vs. Charlotte Sting
Won Series: 2–0
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1August 22@ Charlotte W 85–71 Cynthia Cooper (27) Tina Thompson (10) Kim Perrot (6) Charlotte Coliseum 1–0
2August 24 Charlotte W 77–61 Cynthia Cooper (23) Tina Thompson (14) Cooper
Perrot (5)
Compaq Center 2–0
Championship vs. Phoenix Mercury
Won Series: 2–1
1998 playoff schedule

Season standings

Western Conference WLPCTConf.GB
Houston Comets x273.90015–1
Phoenix Mercury x1911.63310–68.0
Los Angeles Sparks o1218.4006–1015.0
Sacramento Monarchs o822.2675–1119.0
Utah Starzz o822.2674–1219.0

Statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage TO  Turnovers per game
 PF  Fouls per gameTeam leaderLeague leader

Regular Season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Cynthia Cooper 303035.0.446.400.8543.74.41.60.422.7
Kim Perrot 303032.9.404.269.7003.14.72.80.08.5
Tina Thompson 272732.4.419.359.8517.10.91.10.912.7
Sheryl Swoopes 292932.3.427.360.8265.12.12.50.515.6
Janeth Arcain 30421.9.426.152.7563.60.90.80.16.8
Monica Lamb 302521.6.541N/A.6904.70.30.80.75.4
Yolanda Moore 30417.8.451.500.8052.90.30.90.03.3
Wanda Guyton 1114.0.000N/AN/A0.00.01.01.00.0
Tammy Jackson 1908.4.381N/A.7271.10.30.20.31.3
Tiffany Woosley 1805.3.304.250.7140.40.50.40.01.2
Nyree Roberts 1403.9.857N/A.5710.70.10.10.01.1
Amaya Valdemoro 1603.8.500.400.7060.60.40.40.11.9
Karen Booker102.0.000N/AN/A0.00.00.10.00.0


Waived/Released during the season
Traded during the season
Acquired during the season

Awards and honors

References

  1. 1 2 3 "1998 Houston Comets Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 1, 2024.