1998 Houston Comets season
WNBA team season
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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.
| 1998 Houston Comets season | |
|---|---|
WNBA champions | |
| Head coach | Van Chancellor |
| Arena | Compaq Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 27–3 (.900) |
| Place | 1st (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Won WNBA Finals |
Transactions
Washington Mystics expansion draft
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
| 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
| 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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Schedule
Regular season
Playoffs
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Semifinal vs. Charlotte Sting Won Series: 2–0
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Championship vs. Phoenix Mercury Won Series: 2–1
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Season standings
| 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
| Legend | |||||||
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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