1998 Utah Starzz 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.

1998 Utah Starzz season
CoachDenise Taylor (fired Jul. 27, 6–13 record)
Frank Layden (2–9 record)
ArenaDelta Center
Attendance8,104 per game
Results
Record8–22 (.267)
Place5th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify

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 Utah Starzz:

Player Nationality School/Team/Country
Deborah Carter   United States Georgia

WNBA draft

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Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 1 Margo Dydek   Poland Pool Getafe (Spain)
2 11 Olympia Scott   United States Stanford
3 21 LaTonya Johnson   United States Memphis
4 31 Tricia Bader Binford   United States Boise State

Transactions

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Date Transaction
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 Hardmon 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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1998 Utah Starzz roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs
G 40   Alexander, Erin 5' 7" (1.7m) 140 lb (64kg) 1975-04-25 UC Santa Barbara R
G/F 34   Bader Binford, Tricia 5' 4" (1.63m) 125 lb (57kg) 1973-02-26 Boise State R
F 28   Baranova, Elena 6' 5" (1.96m) 182 lb (83kg) 1972-01-28 1
C 12   Dydek, Margo 7' 2" (2.18m) 223 lb (101kg) 1974-04-28 R
G/F 20   Harris, Fran 6' 0" (1.83m) 153 lb (69kg) 1965-03-12 Texas 1
G 11   Head, Dena 5' 10" (1.78m) 175 lb (79kg) 1970-08-16 Tennessee 1
F 24   Johnson, LaTonya 6' 1" (1.85m) 150 lb (68kg) 1975-08-17 Memphis R
F 14   Palmer, Wendy 6' 2" (1.88m) 165 lb (75kg) 1974-08-12 Virginia 1
G 32   Reiss, Tammi 5' 6" (1.68m) 129 lb (59kg) 1970-04-02 Virginia 1
C 0   Scott, Olympia 6' 2" (1.88m) 175 lb (79kg) 1976-05-05 Stanford R
G 3   Tremitiere, Chantel 5' 6" (1.68m) 142 lb (64kg) 1969-10-20 Auburn 1
G 23   Williams, Kim 5' 6" (1.68m) 136 lb (62kg) 1974-10-14 DePaul 1
Head coach
  Frank Layden (Niagara)
Assistant coaches
  Fred Williams




Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  •   Injured

Schedule

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Regular season

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1998 game log
Total: 8–22 (Home: 5–10; Road: 3–12)
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
22 August 1 Los Angeles L 65–73 Wendy Palmer (15) Wendy Palmer (12) Dydek
Tremitiere
Williams (3)
Delta Center 7–15
23 August 4 Houston L 57–77 Margo Dydek (20) Margo Dydek (10) Dydek
Head
Reiss (3)
Delta Center 7–16
24 August 6 Cleveland L 69–79 Wendy Palmer (26) Margo Dydek (11) Chantel Tremitiere (4) Delta Center 7–17
25 August 8 @ Phoenix L 62–68 Margo Dydek (19) Wendy Palmer (8) Chantel Tremitiere (4) America West Arena 7–18
26 August 10 Detroit L 73–77 Wendy Palmer (20) Wendy Palmer (12) Palmer
Tremitiere (4)
Delta Center 7–19
27 August 12 Sacramento W 81–71 Wendy Palmer (31) Wendy Palmer (11) Elena Baranova (8) Delta Center 8–19
28 August 14 @ Los Angeles L 67–87 Wendy Palmer (23) Elena Baranova (10) Elena Baranova (5) Great Western Forum 8–20
29 August 15 @ Sacramento L 55–82 Elena Baranova (13) Wendy Palmer (12) Palmer
Williams (4)
ARCO Arena 8–21
30 August 17 Phoenix L 64–75 Wendy Palmer (16) Elena Baranova (11) Elena Baranova (5) Delta Center 8–22
1998 season 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
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

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "1998 Utah Starzz Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
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