1998 Houston Comets season

WNBA team season
1998 Houston Comets season
CoachVan Chancellor
ArenaCompaq Center
Attendance12,602 per game
Results
Record27–3 (.900)
Place1st (Western)
Playoff finishWon WNBA Finals
← 1997 season
1999 season →

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

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

1998 Houston Comets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs
G 9 Brazil Arcain, Janeth 5' 11" (1.8m) 147 lb (67kg) 1969-04-11 1
C United States Booker, Karen 6' 1" (1.85m) 170 lb (77kg) 1965-04-10 Vanderbilt 1
G 14 United States Cooper, Cynthia 5' 10" (1.78m) 150 lb (68kg) 1963-04-14 USC 1
C 4 United States Guyton, Wanda 6' 1" (1.85m) 178 lb (81kg) 1968-10-14 South Florida 1
F/C 23 United States Jackson, Tammy 6' 2" (1.88m) 190 lb (86kg) 1962-12-03 Florida 1
C 40 United States Lamb, Monica 6' 5" (1.96m) 206 lb (93kg) 1964-10-11 USC R
F/C 33 United States Moore, Yolanda 6' 0" (1.83m) 175 lb (79kg) 1974-07-01 Mississippi 1
G 10 United States Perrot, Kim 5' 5" (1.65m) 130 lb (59kg) 1967-01-18 Louisiana 1
C 0 United States Roberts, Nyree 6' 3" (1.91m) 209 lb (95kg) 1976-03-10 Old Dominion R
G/F 22 United States Swoopes, Sheryl 6' 0" (1.83m) 145 lb (66kg) 1971-03-25 Texas Tech 1
F 7 United States Thompson, Tina 6' 2" (1.88m) 178 lb (81kg) 1975-02-10 USC 1
F 13 Francoist Spain Valdemoro, Amaya 6' 1" (1.85m) – 1976-08-18 R
G 5 United States Woosley, Tiffany 5' 7" (1.7m) 132 lb (60kg) 1973-04-26 Tennessee 1
Head coach
United States Van Chancellor (Mississippi State)
Assistant coaches
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Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Schedule

Regular season

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

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 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

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
  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

Awards and honors

References

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

External links

  • Comets on Basketball Reference