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1998 Houston Comets season

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WNBA team season
1998 Houston Comets season
WNBA champions
CoachVan Chancellor
ArenaCompaq Center
Attendance12,602 per game
Results
Record27–3 (.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.

Transactions

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Washington Mystics expansion draft

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

Player Nationality School/Team/Country
Tammy Jackson  United States Florida

WNBA draft

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See also: 1998 WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 10 Polina Tzekova  Bulgaria Tarbes Gespe Bigorre (France)
2 20 Nyree Roberts  United States Old Dominion
3 30 Amaya Valdemoro  Spain Pool Getafe (Spain)
4 40 Monica Lamb  United States USC

Transactions

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

Roster

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

Schedule

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Regular season

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1998 game log
Total: 27–3 (Home: 14–1; Road: 13–2)
June: 8–1 (Home: 4–0; Road: 4–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 June 13 New York W 73–62 Sheryl Swoopes (28) Tina Thompson (8) Kim Perrot (7) Compaq Center 1–0
2 June 15 @ Charlotte W 79–65 Cynthia Cooper (31) Tina Thompson (8) Kim Perrot (6) Charlotte Coliseum 2–0
3 June 18 Cleveland W 87–69 Sheryl Swoopes (25) Tina Thompson (6) Cynthia Cooper (7) Compaq Center 3–0
4 June 20 @ Sacramento W 79–68 Cynthia Cooper (22) Tina Thompson (9) Cynthia Cooper (6) ARCO Arena 4–0
5 June 21 @ Los Angeles W 79–63 Cynthia Cooper (29) Monica Lamb (11) Cynthia Cooper (5) Great Western Forum 5–0
6 June 24 @ Phoenix L 66–69 Cynthia Cooper (27) Tina Thompson (13) Cynthia Cooper (3) America West Arena 5–1
7 June 27 Los Angeles W 75–64 Cynthia Cooper (28) Cynthia Cooper (6) Kim Perrot (6) Compaq Center 6–1
8 June 29 Washington W 73–48 Cynthia Cooper (16) Lamb
Thompson (6) 		Kim Perrot (3) Compaq Center 7–1
9 June 30 @ Utah W 75–73 (2OT) Cynthia Cooper (27) Tina Thompson (14) Cynthia Cooper (5) Delta Center 8–1
July : 12–0 (Home: 6–0; Road: 6–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
10 July 3 Sacramento W 84–67 Cynthia Cooper (34) Tina Thompson (10) Cynthia Cooper (5) Compaq Center 9–1
11 July 6 @ Cleveland W 78–64 Cooper
Swoopes (18) 		Yolanda Moore (7) Sheryl Swoopes (7) Gund Arena 10–1
12 July 8 @ New York W 79–54 Cynthia Cooper (23) Lamb
Swoopes (7) 		Kim Perrot (8) Madison Square Garden 11–1
13 July 9 Detroit W 96–66 Kim Perrot (22) Arcain
Perrot (6) 		Cooper
Perrot (7) 		Compaq Center 12–1
14 July 11 Utah W 72–68 Cynthia Cooper (24) Monica Lamb (6) Kim Perrot (7) Compaq Center 13–1
15 July 13 Washington W 81–67 Cynthia Cooper (23) Sheryl Swoopes (7) Cynthia Cooper (8) Compaq Center 14–1
16 July 17 @ Los Angeles W 74–68 Cynthia Cooper (22) Sheryl Swoopes (10) Kim Perrot (9) Great Western Forum 15–1
17 July 18 @ Sacramento W 75–44 Cynthia Cooper (23) Tina Thompson (11) Kim Perrot (7) ARCO Arena 16–1
18 July 21 @ Phoenix W 65–62 Cynthia Cooper (23) Sheryl Swoopes (10) Cynthia Cooper (3) America West Arena 17–1
19 July 25 @ Charlotte W 67–58 Sheryl Swoopes (20) Cynthia Cooper (8) Cynthia Cooper (8) Charlotte Coliseum 18–1
20 July 28 Phoenix W 72–62 Cynthia Cooper (27) Tina Thompson (9) Cooper
Thompson (3) 		Compaq Center 19–1
21 July 30 Utah W 88–65 Cynthia Cooper (22) Sheryl Swoopes (8) Cynthia Cooper (10) Compaq Center 20–1
August : 7–2 (Home: 4–1; Road: 3–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
22 August 1 Cleveland L 71–74 (OT) Sheryl Swoopes (18) Monica Lamb (8) Cynthia Cooper (8) Compaq Center 20–2
23 August 2 Sacramento W 70–53 Sheryl Swoopes (20) Monica Lamb (8) Cooper
Swoopes (3) 		Compaq Center 21–2
24 August 4 @ Utah W 77–57 Cynthia Cooper (32) Janeth Arcain (9) Kim Perrot (7) Delta Center 22–2
25 August 6 Phoenix W 75–64 Cynthia Cooper (21) Tina Thompson (10) Kim Perrot (7) Compaq Center 23–2
26 August 7 @ Detroit W 61–57 Cynthia Cooper (34) Yolanda Moore (7) Cooper
Swoopes
Perrot (2) 		The Palace of Auburn Hills 24–2
27 August 10 Charlotte W 70–67 Cooper
Swoopes (20) 		Tina Thompson (13) Kim Perrot (9) Compaq Center 25–2
28 August 15 @ New York L 54–70 Cynthia Cooper (17) Perrot
Thompson (5) 		Cynthia Cooper (3) Madison Square Garden 25–3
29 August 17 @ Washington W 110–65 Cynthia Cooper (21) Monica Lamb (9) Kim Perrot (7) MCI Center 26–3
30 August 19 Los Angeles W 80–71 Cynthia Cooper (22) Sheryl Swoopes (10) Cooper
Perrot (7) 		Compaq Center 27–3
1998 season schedule

Playoffs

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1998 playoff game log
Semifinal vs. Charlotte Sting
Won Series: 2–0
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 August 22 @ Charlotte W 85–71 Cynthia Cooper (27) Tina Thompson (10) Kim Perrot (6) Charlotte Coliseum 1–0
2 August 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
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 August 27 @ Phoenix L 51–54 Cynthia Cooper (29) Sheryl Swoopes (11) Swoopes
Perrot (6) 		America West Arena 0–1
2 August 29 Phoenix W 74–69 (OT) Cynthia Cooper (27) Sheryl Swoopes (13) Cynthia Cooper (6) Compaq Center 1–1
3 September 1 Phoenix W 80–71 Cynthia Cooper (23) Tina Thompson (6) Cynthia Cooper
Swoopes (6) 		Compaq Center 2–1
1998 playoff schedule

Season standings

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Western Conference W L PCT Conf. GB
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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Legend
  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

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Cynthia Cooper 30 30 35.0 .446 .400 .854 3.7 4.4 1.6 0.4 22.7
Kim Perrot 30 30 32.9 .404 .269 .700 3.1 4.7 2.8 0.0 8.5
Tina Thompson 27 27 32.4 .419 .359 .851 7.1 0.9 1.1 0.9 12.7
Sheryl Swoopes 29 29 32.3 .427 .360 .826 5.1 2.1 2.5 0.5 15.6
Janeth Arcain 30 4 21.9 .426 .152 .756 3.6 0.9 0.8 0.1 6.8
Monica Lamb 30 25 21.6 .541 N/A .690 4.7 0.3 0.8 0.7 5.4
Yolanda Moore 30 4 17.8 .451 .500 .805 2.9 0.3 0.9 0.0 3.3
Wanda Guyton 1 1 14.0 .000 N/A N/A 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0
Tammy Jackson 19 0 8.4 .381 N/A .727 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.3 1.3
Tiffany Woosley 18 0 5.3 .304 .250 .714 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.0 1.2
Nyree Roberts 14 0 3.9 .857 N/A .571 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.0 1.1
Amaya Valdemoro 16 0 3.8 .500 .400 .706 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.1 1.9
Karen Booker 1 0 2.0 .000 N/A N/A 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0


‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season

Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "1998 Houston Comets Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
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