The 1998 WNBA season was the 2nd for the Utah Starzz. The team finished dead last in the West for the second consecutive season.
Washington Mystics expansion draft
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The following player was selected in the Washington Mystics expansion draft from the Utah Starzz:
1998 Utah Starzz roster
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Players |
Coaches
|
Pos. |
# |
Nat. |
Name |
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|
Height |
|
Weight |
|
|
DOB |
|
|
From |
Yrs
|
G
|
40
|
|
Alexander, Erin
|
|
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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)
|
|
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1972-01-28
|
|
|
|
1
|
C
|
12
|
|
Dydek, Margo
|
|
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7' 2" (2.18m)
|
|
223 lb (101kg)
|
|
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1974-04-28
|
|
|
|
R
|
G/F
|
20
|
|
Harris, Fran
|
|
|
6' 0" (1.83m)
|
|
153 lb (69kg)
|
|
|
1965-03-12
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|
|
Texas
|
1
|
G
|
11
|
|
Head, Dena
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|
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5' 10" (1.78m)
|
|
175 lb (79kg)
|
|
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1970-08-16
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|
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Tennessee
|
1
|
F
|
24
|
|
Johnson, LaTonya
|
|
|
6' 1" (1.85m)
|
|
150 lb (68kg)
|
|
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1975-08-17
|
|
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Memphis
|
R
|
F
|
14
|
|
Palmer, Wendy
|
|
|
6' 2" (1.88m)
|
|
165 lb (75kg)
|
|
|
1974-08-12
|
|
|
Virginia
|
1
|
G
|
32
|
|
Reiss, Tammi
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|
|
5' 6" (1.68m)
|
|
129 lb (59kg)
|
|
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1970-04-02
|
|
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Virginia
|
1
|
C
|
0
|
|
Scott, Olympia
|
|
|
6' 2" (1.88m)
|
|
175 lb (79kg)
|
|
|
1976-05-05
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|
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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
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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)
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July
: 5–7 (Home: 2–2; Road: 3–5)
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August
: 1–8 (Home: 1–5; Road: 0–3)
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1998 season schedule
|
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