1998 Utah Starzz season

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1998 Utah Starzz season
Coach Frank Layden
Arena Delta Center
Attendance8,104 per game
Results
Record822 (.267)
Place5th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1998 WNBA season was the 2nd for the Utah Starzz. The team finished dead last in the West for the second consecutive season.

Contents

Offseason

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Club Team
11 Margo Dydek (C)Flag of Poland.svg PolandPoland
211 Olympia Scott (F/C)Flag of the United States.svg United States Stanford
321 LaTonya Johnson (F)Flag of the United States.svg United States Memphis
431Tricia Bader (G)Flag of the United States.svg United States Boise State

Trades

DateTrade
May 5, 1998To Utah Starzz To Sacramento Monarchs
Chantel Tremitiere Lady Hardmon
May 8, 1998To Utah Starzz To Houston Comets
Fran Harris Karen Booker

Regular season

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

Season schedule

DateOpponentScoreResultRecord
June 11 Los Angeles 83-89Loss0-1
June 13 Washington 78-77Win1-1
June 15 New York 71-60Win2-1
June 19@ Washington 76-85Loss2-2
June 21@ New York 64-68Loss2-3
June 22@ Cleveland 72-88Loss2-4
June 25 Charlotte 83-91Loss2-5
June 26@ Phoenix 63-96Loss2-6
June 30 Houston 73-76Loss2-7
July 2@ Los Angeles 58-57Win3-7
July 5@ Sacramento 66-70Loss3-8
July 6 Sacramento 68-64Win4-8
July 8 Charlotte 69-77Loss4-9
July 11@ Houston 68-72Loss4-10
July 13 Detroit 67-74Loss4-11
July 17@ Detroit 67-79Loss4-12
July 19@ Washington 99-88Win5-12
July 22@ Charlotte 61-58Win6-12
July 25@ Cleveland 59-69Loss6-13
July 27 Phoenix 90-80Win7-13
July 30@ Houston 65-88Loss7-14
August 1 Los Angeles 65-73Loss7-15
August 4 Houston 57-77Loss7-16
August 6 Cleveland 69-79Loss7-17
August 8@ Phoenix 62-68Loss7-18
August 10 Detroit 73-77Loss7-19
August 12 Sacramento 81-71Win8-19
August 14@ Los Angeles 67-87Loss8-20
August 15@ Sacramento 55-82Loss8-21
August 17 Phoenix 64-75Loss8-22

Player stats

PlayerGPREBASTSTLBLKPTS
Margo Dydek302275314114386
Wendy Palmer2818630185377
Elena Baranova20186702130254
Kim Williams305846436227
Chantel Tremitiere2862102222155
Olympia Scott2985222410154
LaTonya Johnson285420111151
Tammi Reiss223948111143
Dena Head305237300108
Fran Harris18393013171
Tricia Bader22102013046
Erin Alexander12331017

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References

  1. "1998 Utah Starzz Stats".