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1998 Phoenix Mercury season
WNBA team season
WNBA team season
The 1998 WNBA season was the second season for the Phoenix Mercury. The Mercury reached their first WNBA Finals, but championship hopes were denied when they lost to the Houston Comets in three games.
Transactions
Detroit Shock expansion draft
The following player was selected in the Detroit Shock expansion draft from the Phoenix Mercury:
| Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|
| Tara Williams | Auburn |
WNBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Maria Stepanova | CSKA Moscow (Russia) | |
| 2 | 18 | Andrea Kuklová | Czechoslovakia | Pays d'Aix Basket 13 (France) |
| 3 | 28 | Brandy Reed | Southern Miss | |
| 4 | 38 | Karen Wilkins | Howard |
Transactions
| Date | Transaction | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 18, 1998 | Lost Tara Williams to the Detroit Shock in the WNBA expansion draft. | ||||
| April 29, 1998 | Drafted Maria Stepanova, Andrea Kuklová, Brandy Reed and Karen Wilkins in the [1998 WNBA draft](1998-wnba-draft) | ||||
| May 29, 1998 | title=1998 Phoenix Mercury Transactions | url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/teams/PHO/1998_transactions.html | access-date=2024-06-03 | website=Basketball-Reference.com | language=en}} |
| May 30, 1998 | Waived Karen Wilkins | ||||
| June 4, 1998 | Waived Tawona Alhaleem | ||||
| June 10, 1998 | Waived Tia Jackson | ||||
| July 6, 1998 | Traded Pauline Jordan to the Sacramento Monarchs in exchange for Tiffani Johnson | ||||
| July 31, 1998 | Waived Mikiko Hagiwara |
Roster
Schedule
Regular season
|- | 1 | June 11 | @ Sacramento | W 73–70 | Jennifer Gillom (20) | Brandy Reed (8) | Umeki Webb (8) | ARCO Arena
| 1–0 |
|---|
| 2 |
| June 14 |
| Los Angeles |
| W 70–60 |
| Jennifer Gillom (20) |
| Jennifer Gillom (6) |
| Umeki Webb (4) |
| America West Arena |
| 2–0 |
| - |
| 3 |
| June 15 |
| Washington |
| W 69–54 |
| Jennifer Gillom (19) |
| Jennifer Gillom (11) |
| Michele Timms (4) |
| America West Arena |
| 3–0 |
| - |
| 4 |
| June 21 |
| Charlotte |
| L 71–72 |
| Bridget Pettis (20) |
| Michelle Brogan (9) |
| Gillom |
| Webb (3) |
| America West Arena |
| 3–1 |
| - |
| 5 |
| June 24 |
| Houston |
| W 69–66 |
| Bridget Pettis (20) |
| Michelle Brogan (7) |
| Michele Timms (8) |
| America West Arena |
| 4–1 |
| - |
| 6 |
| June 26 |
| Utah |
| W 96–63 |
| Jennifer Gillom (19) |
| Marlies Askamp (8) |
| Umeki Webb (6) |
| America West Arena |
| 5–1 |
| - |
| 7 |
| June 28 |
| @ Washington |
| W 86–69 |
| Bridget Pettis (23) |
| Jennifer Gillom (8) |
| Kristi Harrower (7) |
| MCI Center |
| 6–1 |
| - |
| 8 |
| June 29 |
| @ New York |
| L 68–71 |
| Michelle Brogan (15) |
| Michelle Brogan (5) |
| Michele Timms (5) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 6–2 |
| - |
| 9 |
| July 2 |
| @ Cleveland |
| W 76–61 |
| Jennifer Gillom (29) |
| Jennifer Gillom (8) |
| Michele Timms (5) |
| Gund Arena |
| 7–2 |
| - |
| 10 |
| July 4 |
| @ Charlotte |
| L 66–68 |
| Jennifer Gillom (21) |
| Bridget Pettis (7) |
| Michele Timms (9) |
| Charlotte Coliseum |
| 7–3 |
| - |
| 11 |
| July 8 |
| @ Detroit |
| W 78–76 |
| Jennifer Gillom (24) |
| Jennifer Gillom (10) |
| Michele Timms (8) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 8–3 |
| - |
| 12 |
| July 10 |
| Cleveland |
| W 76–60 |
| Jennifer Gillom (28) |
| Marlies Askamp (11) |
| Michele Timms (8) |
| America West Arena |
| 9–3 |
| - |
| 13 |
| July 13 |
| Los Angeles |
| W 72–62 |
| Jennifer Gillom (27) |
| Jennifer Gillom (9) |
| Michele Timms (5) |
| America West Arena |
| 10–3 |
| - |
| 14 |
| July 15 |
| Detroit |
| W 73–60 |
| Jennifer Gillom (17) |
| Michelle Brogan (6) |
| Michele Timms (5) |
| America West Arena |
| 11–3 |
| - |
| 15 |
| July 18 |
| New York |
| L 63–69 |
| Michelle Brogan (14) |
| Jennifer Gillom (6) |
| Michele Timms (8) |
| America West Arena |
| 11–4 |
| - |
| 16 |
| July 20 |
| Sacramento |
| W 88–67 |
| Bridget Pettis (18) |
| Brogan |
| Gillom |
| Webb (6) |
| Michele Timms (9) |
| America West Arena |
| 12–4 |
| - |
| 17 |
| July 21 |
| Houston |
| L 62–65 |
| Jennifer Gillom (24) |
| Jennifer Gillom (11) |
| Michele Timms (6) |
| America West Arena |
| 12–5 |
| - |
| 18 |
| July 23 |
| @ Los Angeles |
| L 68–70 |
| Jennifer Gillom (27) |
| Jennifer Gillom (9) |
| Jennifer Gillom (4) |
| Great Western Forum |
| 12–6 |
| - |
| 19 |
| July 27 |
| @ Utah |
| L 80–90 |
| Jennifer Gillom (31) |
| Michelle Brogan (7) |
| Michele Timms (6) |
| Delta Center |
| 12–7 |
| - |
| 20 |
| July 28 |
| @ Houston |
| L 62–72 |
| Jennifer Gillom (23) |
| Jennifer Gillom (13) |
| Timms |
| Webb (3) |
| Compaq Center |
| 12–8 |
| - |
| 21 |
| July 31 |
| @ Los Angeles |
| L 56–71 |
| Jennifer Gillom (23) |
| Jennifer Gillom (10) |
| Bridget Pettis (4) |
| Great Western Forum |
| 12–9 |
| - |
| 22 |
| August 4 |
| Washington |
| W 88–59 |
| Jennifer Gillom (21) |
| Marlies Askamp (8) |
| Harrower |
| Timms (4) |
| America West Arena |
| 13–9 |
| - |
| 23 |
| August 6 |
| @ Houston |
| L 64–75 |
| Jennifer Gillom (19) |
| Brandy Reed (6) |
| Kuklová |
| Timms |
| Webb (3) |
| Compaq Center |
| 13–10 |
| - |
| 24 |
| August 8 |
| Utah |
| W 68–62 |
| Bridget Pettis (21) |
| Gillom |
| Pettis (8) |
| Michele Timms (9) |
| America West Arena |
| 14–10 |
| - |
| 25 |
| August 10 |
| Cleveland |
| W 82–80 (2OT) |
| Jennifer Gillom (38) |
| Jennifer Gillom (8) |
| Michele Timms (7) |
| America West Arena |
| 15–10 |
| - |
| 26 |
| August 11 |
| @ New York |
| L 78–79 (OT) |
| Jennifer Gillom (21) |
| Jennifer Gillom (7) |
| Brogan |
| Pettis |
| Timms (4) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 15–11 |
| - |
| 27 |
| August 14 |
| Detroit |
| W 84–59 |
| Gillom |
| Pettis (23) |
| Bridget Pettis (7) |
| Michele Timms (7) |
| America West Arena |
| 16–11 |
| - |
| 28 |
| August 16 |
| @ Monarchs |
| W 85–69 |
| Jennifer Gillom (25) |
| Michelle Brogan (8) |
| Umeki Webb (5) |
| ARCO Arena |
| 17–11 |
| - |
| 29 |
| August 17 |
| @ Utah |
| W 75–64 |
| Jennifer Gillom (20) |
| Gillom |
| Reed |
| Webb (7) |
| Michele Timms (7) |
| Delta Center |
| 18–11 |
| - |
| 30 |
| August 19 |
| Monarchs |
| W 71–62 |
| Jennifer Gillom (18) |
| Jennifer Gillom (8) |
| Michele Timms (4) |
| America West Arena |
| 19–11 |
Playoffs
|- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 1 | August 22 | Cleveland | W 78–68 | Jennifer Gillom (21) | Gillom Reed (5) | Umeki Webb (6) | America West Arena | 1–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | August 24 | @ Cleveland | L 66–67 | Jennifer Gillom (27) | Jennifer Gillom (10) | Michele Timms (6) | Gund Arena | 1–1 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 3 | August 25 | @ Cleveland | W 71–60 | Bridget Pettis (27) | Bridget Pettis (11) | Michele Timms (8) | Gund Arena | 2–1 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 1 | August 27 | @ Phoenix | W 54–51 | Jennifer Gillom (15) | Michelle Brogan (12) | Michele Timms (5) | America West Arena | 1–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | August 29 | Phoenix | L 69–74 (OT) | Michele Timms (21) | Jennifer Gillom (9) | Michelle Brogan (3) | Compaq Center | 1–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | September 1 | Phoenix | L 71–80 | Michelle Brogan (24) | Jennifer Gillom (6) | Michele Timms (7) | Compaq Center | 1–2
Season standings
Statistics
Regular season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Gillom | 30 | 30 | 32.1 | .465 | .378 | .703 | 7.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 20.9 |
| Michele Timms | 30 | 30 | 31.1 | .318 | .298 | .694 | 2.5 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 6.9 |
| Bridget Pettis | 30 | 28 | 28.3 | .377 | .285 | .865 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 11.3 |
| Umeki Webb | 30 | 30 | 28.2 | .363 | .286 | .661 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 5.3 |
| Michelle Brogan | 30 | 25 | 26.0 | .505 | .478 | .796 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 9.2 |
| Toni Foster | 16 | 5 | 13.6 | .467 | N/A | .767 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 4.9 |
| Marlies Askamp | 26 | 0 | 12.3 | .471 | N/A | .661 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 5.3 |
| Kristi Harrower | 30 | 0 | 11.8 | .365 | .344 | .750 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Andrea Kuklová | 29 | 2 | 11.7 | .400 | .143 | .556 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 3.3 |
| Brandy Reed | 24 | 0 | 10.6 | .526 | .250 | .710 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 5.2 |
| Maria Stepanova | 20 | 0 | 6.5 | .426 | N/A | .636 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 3.3 |
| Mikiko Hagiwara | 10 | 0 | 5.9 | .381 | .333 | .667 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 |
| Pauline Jordan | 6 | 0 | 5.0 | .625 | N/A | .714 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
References
References
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