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 Florida
WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country 1 10 Polina Tzekova Tarbes Gespe Bigorre (France) 2 20 Nyree Roberts Old Dominion330Amaya ValdemoroPool Getafe (Spain)440Monica LambUSC
Transactions DateTransaction February 18, 1998 Lost Tammy Jackson to the Washington Mystics in the WNBA expansion draft April 29, 1998 Drafted Polina Tzekova, Nyree Roberts, Amaya Valdemoro and Monica Lamb in the 1998 WNBA draftMay 8, 1998Traded Fran Harris to the Utah Starzz in exchange for Karen Booker
Roster
Schedule
Regular season
| 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
| 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
| 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
Playoffs
| 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
| 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 (OT) | 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
Season standings
Statistics
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 3.14.7 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 1.1Amaya Valdemoro1603.8.500.400.7060.60.40.40.11.9 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 Cynthia Cooper, WNBA Finals MVP Award Cynthia Cooper, WNBA Most Valuable Player Award Cynthia Cooper, Best WNBA Player ESPY Award Van Chancellor, WNBA Coach of the Year Award
References
External links Comets on Basketball Reference