1998 Utah Starzz season
WNBA team season
1998 Utah Starzz season | |
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Coach | Denise Taylor (fired Jul. 27, 6–13 record) Frank Layden (2–9 record) |
Arena | Delta Center |
Attendance | 8,104 per game |
Results | |
Record | 8–22 (.267) |
Place | 5th (Western) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
← 1997 season 1999 season → |
The 1998 WNBA season was the 2nd for the Utah Starzz. The team finished dead last in the West for the second consecutive season.
Transactions
Washington Mystics expansion draft
The following player was selected in the Washington Mystics expansion draft from the Utah Starzz:
Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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Deborah Carter | ![]() | Georgia |
WNBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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1 | 1 | Margo Dydek | ![]() | Pool Getafe (Spain) |
2 | 11 | Olympia Scott | ![]() | Stanford |
3 | 21 | LaTonya Johnson | ![]() | Memphis |
4 | 31 | Tricia Bader Binford | ![]() | Boise State |
Transactions
Date | Transaction | |
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February 18, 1998 | Lost Deborah Carter to the Washington Mystics in the WNBA expansion draft[1] | |
April 29, 1998 | Drafted Margo Dydek, Olympia Scott, LaTonya Johnson and Tricia Bader Binford in the 1998 WNBA Draft[1] | |
May 5, 1998 | Traded Lady Grooms to the Sacramento Monarchs in exchange for Chantel Tremitiere[1] | |
May 8, 1998 | Traded Karen Booker to the Houston Comets in exchange for Fran Harris[1] | |
June 10, 1998 | Waived Greta Koss[1] | |
July 27, 1998 | Fired Denise Taylor as Head Coach[1] | |
Hired Frank Layden as Head Coach[1] | ||
July 28, 1998 | Waived Fran Harris[1] |
Roster
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Schedule
Regular season
1998 game log Total: 8–22 (Home: 5–10; Road: 3–12) | |
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June: 2–7 (Home: 2–3; Road: 0–4) | |
July : 5–7 (Home: 2–2; Road: 3–5) | |
August : 1–8 (Home: 1–5; Road: 0–3) | |
1998 season schedule |
Season standings
Western Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
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Houston Comets x | 27 | 3 | .900 | 15–1 | – |
Phoenix Mercury x | 19 | 11 | .633 | 10–6 | 8.0 |
Los Angeles Sparks o | 12 | 18 | .400 | 6–10 | 15.0 |
Sacramento Monarchs o | 8 | 22 | .267 | 5–11 | 19.0 |
Utah Starzz o | 8 | 22 | .267 | 4–12 | 19.0 |
Statistics
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GP | Games 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 game | Team leader | League leader |
Regular Season
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Elena Baranova | 20 | 19 | 33.6 | .420 | .313 | .831 | 9.3 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 12.9 |
Margo Dydek | 30 | 30 | 28.0 | .482 | .143 | .732 | 7.6 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 12.9 |
Wendy Palmer | 28 | 21 | 27.2 | .472 | .353 | .653 | 6.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 13.5 |
Chantel Tremitiere | 28 | 18 | 25.3 | .364 | .367 | .759 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 5.5 |
Tammi Reiss | 22 | 17 | 21.7 | .403 | .296 | .655 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 6.5 |
Fran Harris | 18 | 12 | 19.6 | .354 | .313 | .833 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 3.9 |
Kim Williams | 30 | 10 | 18.1 | .408 | .321 | .735 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 7.6 |
LaTonya Johnson | 28 | 8 | 17.5 | .400 | .286 | .618 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 5.4 |
Olympia Scott | 29 | 1 | 16.1 | .430 | .200 | .569 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 5.3 |
Dena Head | 30 | 14 | 15.6 | .424 | .481 | .697 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 |
Tricia Bader Binford | 22 | 0 | 9.4 | .302 | .370 | .500 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2.1 |
Erin Alexander | 12 | 0 | 5.7 | .227 | .263 | 1.000 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "1998 Utah Starzz Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
External links
- Starzz on Basketball Reference
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