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1998 Utah Starzz season
Frank Layden (2–9 record) The 1998 WNBA season was the 2nd for the Utah Starzz. The team finished in last place in the West for the second consecutive season.
Transactions
Washington Mystics expansion draft
The following player was selected in the Washington Mystics expansion draft from the Utah Starzz:
| Utah Starzz}}" width="10%" | Player | Utah Starzz}}" width="10%" | Nationality | Utah Starzz}}" width="10%" | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deborah Carter | Georgia |
WNBA draft
| Utah Starzz}}" width="2%" | Round | Utah Starzz}}" width="5%" | Pick | Utah Starzz}}" width="10%" | Player | Utah Starzz}}" width="10%" | Nationality | Utah Starzz}}" width="10%" | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Margo Dydek | Polish People's Republic | Pool Getafe (Spain) | |||||
| 2 | 11 | Olympia Scott | Stanford | ||||||
| 3 | 21 | LaTonya Johnson | Memphis | ||||||
| 4 | 31 | Tricia Bader Binford | Boise State |
Transactions
| Utah Starzz}}" width=125" | Date | Utah Starzz}}" colspan="2" | Transaction | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 18, 1998 | title=1998 Utah Starzz Transactions | url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/teams/UTA/1998_transactions.html | access-date=2024-06-04 | website=Basketball-Reference.com | language=en}} |
| April 29, 1998 | Drafted Margo Dydek, Olympia Scott, LaTonya Johnson and Tricia Bader Binford in the [1998 WNBA draft](1998-wnba-draft) | ||||
| May 5, 1998 | Traded Lady Hardmon to the Sacramento Monarchs in exchange for Chantel Tremitiere | ||||
| May 8, 1998 | Traded Karen Booker to the Houston Comets in exchange for Fran Harris | ||||
| June 10, 1998 | Waived Greta Koss | ||||
| July 27, 1998 | Fired Denise Taylor as Head Coach | ||||
| Hired Frank Layden as Head Coach | |||||
| July 28, 1998 | Waived Fran Harris |
Roster
Schedule
Regular season
|- | 1 | June 11 | Los Angeles | L 83–89 | Elena Baranova (18) | Elena Baranova (14) | Tammi Reiss (6) | Delta Center
| 0–1 |
|---|
| 2 |
| June 13 |
| Washington |
| W 78–77 |
| Baranova |
| Reiss (17) |
| Elena Baranova (11) |
| Kim Williams (5) |
| Delta Center |
| 1–1 |
| - |
| 3 |
| June 15 |
| New York |
| W 71–60 |
| Tammi Reiss (15) |
| Margo Dydek (13) |
| Fran Harris (3) |
| Delta Center |
| 2–1 |
| - |
| 4 |
| June 19 |
| @ Washington |
| L 76–85 |
| Olympia Scott (15) |
| Elena Baranova (10) |
| Elena Baranova (4) |
| MCI Center |
| 2–2 |
| - |
| 5 |
| June 21 |
| @ New York |
| L 64–68 |
| Margo Dydek (14) |
| Baranova |
| Head (6) |
| Baranova |
| Reiss (5) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 2–3 |
| - |
| 6 |
| June 22 |
| @ Cleveland |
| L 72–88 |
| Margo Dydek (18) |
| Elena Baranova (6) |
| Dena Head (4) |
| Gund Arena |
| 2–4 |
| - |
| 7 |
| June 25 |
| Charlotte |
| L 83–91 |
| Margo Dydek (21) |
| Elena Baranova (13) |
| Elena Baranova (5) |
| Delta Center |
| 2–5 |
| - |
| 8 |
| June 26 |
| @ Phoenix |
| L 63–96 |
| Elena Baranova (12) |
| Elena Baranova (9) |
| Chantel Tremitiere (3) |
| America West Arena |
| 2–6 |
| - |
| 9 |
| June 30 |
| Houston |
| L 73–75 (2OT) |
| Margo Dydek (27) |
| Elena Baranova (17) |
| Elena Baranova (6) |
| Delta Center |
| 2–7 |
| - |
| 10 |
| July 2 |
| @ Los Angeles |
| W 58–57 |
| Margo Dydek (15) |
| Margo Dydek (9) |
| Baranova |
| Tremitiere (6) |
| Great Western Forum |
| 3–7 |
| - |
| 11 |
| July 5 |
| @ Sacramento |
| L 66–70 |
| Elena Baranova (14) |
| Elena Baranova (10) |
| Tremitiere |
| Williams (4) |
| ARCO Arena |
| 3–8 |
| - |
| 12 |
| July 6 |
| Sacramento |
| W 68–64 |
| Elena Baranova (22) |
| Elena Baranova (13) |
| Chantel Tremitiere (5) |
| Delta Center |
| 4–8 |
| - |
| 13 |
| July 8 |
| Charlotte |
| L 69–77 |
| Wendy Palmer (30) |
| Wendy Palmer (8) |
| Bader Binford |
| Head (4) |
| Delta Center |
| 4–9 |
| - |
| 14 |
| July 11 |
| @ Houston |
| L 68–95 |
| Wendy Palmer (22) |
| Dydek |
| Palmer (10) |
| Chantel Tremitiere (5) |
| Compaq Center |
| 4–10 |
| - |
| 15 |
| July 13 |
| Detroit |
| L 67–74 |
| Wendy Palmer (19) |
| Wendy Palmer (9) |
| Chantel Tremitiere (3) |
| Delta Center |
| 4–11 |
| - |
| 16 |
| July 17 |
| @ Detroit |
| L 67–79 |
| Kim Williams (16) |
| Margo Dydek (11) |
| Chantel Tremitiere (3) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 4–12 |
| - |
| 17 |
| July 19 |
| @ Washington |
| W 99–88 |
| Wendy Palmer (24) |
| Dydek |
| Palmer (9) |
| Chantel Tremitiere (6) |
| MCI Center |
| 5–12 |
| - |
| 18 |
| July 22 |
| @ Charlotte |
| W 61–58 |
| Kim Williams (15) |
| Margo Dydek (14) |
| Chantel Tremitiere (4) |
| Charlotte Coliseum |
| 6–12 |
| - |
| 19 |
| July 25 |
| @ Cleveland |
| L 59–69 |
| Wendy Palmer (23) |
| Wendy Palmer (11) |
| Chantel Tremitiere (7) |
| Gund Arena |
| 6–13 |
| - |
| 20 |
| July 27 |
| Phoenix |
| W 90–80 |
| LaTonya Johnson (15) |
| Margo Dydek (9) |
| Dydek |
| Scott (4) |
| Delta Center |
| 7–13 |
| - |
| 21 |
| July 30 |
| @ Houston |
| L 65–88 |
| Margo Dydek (17) |
| Margo Dydek (11) |
| Chantel Tremitiere (7) |
| Compaq Center |
| 7–14 |
| - |
| 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 |
Season standings
Statistics
Regular season
| Utah Starzz}}" width="6%" | Player | Utah Starzz}}" width="6%" | GP | Utah Starzz}}" width="6%" | GS | Utah Starzz}}" width="6%" | MPG | Utah Starzz}}" width="6%" | FG% | Utah Starzz}}" width="6%" | 3P% | Utah Starzz}}" width="6%" | FT% | Utah Starzz}}" width="6%" | RPG | Utah Starzz}}" width="5%" | APG | Utah Starzz}}" width="6%" | SPG | Utah Starzz}}" width="6%" | BPG | Utah Starzz}}" width="6%" | 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
References
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