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1998 Utah Starzz season

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{{WNBA season

| team = Utah Starzz

| year = 1998

| attendance = 8,104

| wins = 8

| losses = 22

| conf = Western

| conf_place = 5th

| coach = Denise Taylor (fired Jul. 27, 6–13 record)
Frank Layden (2–9 record)

| arena = Delta Center

| playoffs = Did not qualify

}}

The 1998 WNBA season was the 2nd for the Utah Starzz. The team finished dead last 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:

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:60em"

! style="{{WNBA color cell|Utah Starzz}}" width="10%"| Player

! style="{{WNBA color cell|Utah Starzz}}" width="10%"| Nationality

! style="{{WNBA color cell|Utah Starzz}}" width="10%"| School/Team/Country

Deborah Carter

| {{USA}}

| Georgia

=WNBA draft=

{{see also|1998 WNBA draft}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:60em"

! style="{{WNBA color cell|Utah Starzz}}" width="2%" | Round

! style="{{WNBA color cell|Utah Starzz}}" width="5%" | Pick

! style="{{WNBA color cell|Utah Starzz}}" width="10%" | Player

! style="{{WNBA color cell|Utah Starzz}}" width="10%" | Nationality

! style="{{WNBA color cell|Utah Starzz}}" width="10%" | School/Team/Country

1

| 1

| Margo Dydek

| {{flag|Polish People's Republic|name=Poland}}

| Pool Getafe (Spain)

2

| 11

| Olympia Scott

| {{USA}}

| Stanford

3

|21

|LaTonya Johnson

|{{USA}}

|Memphis

4

|31

|Tricia Bader Binford

|{{USA}}

|Boise State

=Transactions=

class="wikitable" style="width:80%; text-align: center;"

! style="{{WNBA color cell|Utah Starzz}}" width=125" |Date

! style="{{WNBA color cell|Utah Starzz}}" colspan="2" |Transaction

February 18, 1998

| Lost Deborah Carter to the Washington Mystics in the WNBA expansion draft{{Cite web |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

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

rowspan="2" |July 27, 1998

|Fired Denise Taylor as Head Coach

Hired Frank Layden as Head Coach
July 28, 1998

|Waived Fran Harris

Roster

{{sports roster

| team=Utah Starzz

| season = 1998

| style = WNBA

| players =

{{sports roster/entry | num = 40 | first = Erin | last = Alexander | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 7 | lbs = 140 | DOB = 1975-04-25 | yrs = R | college = UC Santa Barbara | nat = USA}}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 34 | first = Tricia | last = Bader Binford | pos = G/F | ft = 5 | in = 4 | lbs = 125 | DOB = 1973-02-26 | yrs = R | college = Boise State | nat = USA}}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 28 | first = Elena | last = Baranova | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 182 | DOB = 1972-01-28 | yrs = 1 | nat = USSR}}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 12 | first = Margo | last = Dydek | pos = C | ft = 7 | in = 2 | lbs = 223 | DOB = 1974-04-28 | yrs = R | nat = Polish People's Republic}}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 20 | first = Fran | last = Harris | pos = G/F | ft = 6 | in = 0 | lbs = 153 | DOB = 1965-03-12 | yrs = 1 | college = Texas | nat = USA}}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 11 | first = Dena | last = Head | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 10 | lbs = 175 | DOB = 1970-08-16 | yrs = 1 | college = Tennessee | nat = USA}}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 24 | first = LaTonya | last = Johnson | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 150 | DOB = 1975-08-17 | yrs = R | college = Memphis | nat = USA}}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 14 | first = Wendy | last = Palmer | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 165| DOB = 1974-08-12 | yrs = 1 |college = Virginia | nat = USA}}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 32 | first = Tammi | last = Reiss | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 6 | lbs = 129 | DOB = 1970-04-02 | yrs = 1 | college = Virginia | nat = USA}}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 0 | first = Olympia | last = Scott | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 175 | DOB = 1976-05-05 | yrs = R | college = Stanford | nat = USA}}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 3 | first = Chantel | last = Tremitiere | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 6 | lbs = 142 | DOB = 1969-10-20 | yrs = 1 | college = Auburn | nat = USA}}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 23 | first = Kim | last = Williams | dab=basketball | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 6 | lbs = 136 | DOB = 1974-10-14 | yrs = 1 | college = DePaul | nat = USA}}

| head_coach =

{{sports roster/entry|nat=USA| first = Frank | last = Layden| college = Niagara}}

| asst_coach =

{{sports roster/entry|nat=USA| first = Fred | last = Williams | dab = basketball, born 1957|college=}}

}}

Schedule

=Regular season=

{{WNBA game log start|Utah Starzz|end_year=1998|note=
Total: 8–22 (Home: 5–10; Road: 3–12)}}

{{WNBA game log section|Utah Starzz|June|first=yes

| home_wins = 2

| home_losses = 3

| road_wins = 0

| road_losses = 4

}}

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 1

| June 11

| Los Angeles

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/199806110UTA.html L 83–89]

| Elena Baranova (18)

| Elena Baranova (14)

| Tammi Reiss (6)

| Delta Center

| 0–1

|- style="background:#bbffbb;"

| 2

| June 13

| Washington

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/199806130UTA.html W 78–77]

| Baranova
Reiss (17)

| Elena Baranova (11)

| Kim Williams (5)

| Delta Center

| 1–1

|- style="background:#bbffbb;"

| 3

| June 15

| New York

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/199806150UTA.html W 71–60]

| Tammi Reiss (15)

| Margo Dydek (13)

| Fran Harris (3)

| Delta Center

| 2–1

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 4

| June 19

| @ Washington

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/199806190WAS.html L 76–85]

| Olympia Scott (15)

| Elena Baranova (10)

| Elena Baranova (4)

| MCI Center

| 2–2

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 5

| June 21

| @ New York

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/199806210NYL.html L 64–68]

| Margo Dydek (14)

| Baranova
Head (6)

| Baranova
Reiss (5)

| Madison Square Garden

| 2–3

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 6

| June 22

| @ Cleveland

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/199806220CLE.html L 72–88]

| Margo Dydek (18)

| Elena Baranova (6)

| Dena Head (4)

| Gund Arena

| 2–4

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 7

| June 25

| Charlotte

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/199806250UTA.html L 83–91]

| Margo Dydek (21)

| Elena Baranova (13)

| Elena Baranova (5)

| Delta Center

| 2–5

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 8

| June 26

| @ Phoenix

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/199806260PHO.html L 63–96]

| Elena Baranova (12)

| Elena Baranova (9)

| Chantel Tremitiere (3)

| America West Arena

| 2–6

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 9

| June 30

| Houston

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/199806300UTA.html L 73–75 (2OT)]

| Margo Dydek (27)

| Elena Baranova (17)

| Elena Baranova (6)

| Delta Center

| 2–7

{{WNBA game log section|Utah Starzz|July

| home_wins = 2

| home_losses = 2

| road_wins = 3

| road_losses = 5

}}

|- style="background:#bbffbb;"

| 10

| July 2

| @ Los Angeles

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/199807020LAS.html W 58–57]

| Margo Dydek (15)

| Margo Dydek (9)

| Baranova
Tremitiere (6)

| Great Western Forum

| 3–7

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 11

| July 5

| @ Sacramento

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/199807050SAC.html L 66–70]

| Elena Baranova (14)

| Elena Baranova (10)

| Tremitiere
Williams (4)

| ARCO Arena

| 3–8

|- style="background:#bbffbb;"

| 12

| July 6

| Sacramento

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/199707160CHA.html W 68–64]

| Elena Baranova (22)

| Elena Baranova (13)

| Chantel Tremitiere (5)

| Delta Center

| 4–8

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 13

| July 8

| Charlotte

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/199807080UTA.html L 69–77]

| Wendy Palmer (30)

| Wendy Palmer (8)

| Bader Binford
Head (4)

| Delta Center

| 4–9

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 14

| July 11

| @ Houston

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/199807110HOU.html L 68–95]

| Wendy Palmer (22)

| Dydek
Palmer (10)

| Chantel Tremitiere (5)

| Compaq Center

| 4–10

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 15

| July 13

| Detroit

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/199807130UTA.html L 67–74]

| Wendy Palmer (19)

| Wendy Palmer (9)

| Chantel Tremitiere (3)

| Delta Center

| 4–11

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 16

| July 17

| @ Detroit

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/199807170DET.html L 67–79]

| Kim Williams (16)

| Margo Dydek (11)

| Chantel Tremitiere (3)

| The Palace of Auburn Hills

| 4–12

|- style="background:#bbffbb;"

| 17

| July 19

| @ Washington

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/199807190WAS.html W 99–88]

| Wendy Palmer (24)

| Dydek
Palmer (9)

| Chantel Tremitiere (6)

| MCI Center

| 5–12

|- style="background:#bbffbb;"

| 18

| July 22

| @ Charlotte

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/199807220CHA.html W 61–58]

| Kim Williams (15)

| Margo Dydek (14)

| Chantel Tremitiere (4)

| Charlotte Coliseum

| 6–12

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 19

| July 25

| @ Cleveland

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/199807250CLE.html L 59–69]

| Wendy Palmer (23)

| Wendy Palmer (11)

| Chantel Tremitiere (7)

| Gund Arena

| 6–13

|- style="background:#bbffbb;"

| 20

| July 27

| Phoenix

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/199807270UTA.html W 90–80]

| LaTonya Johnson (15)

| Margo Dydek (9)

| Dydek
Scott (4)

| Delta Center

| 7–13

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 21

| July 30

| @ Houston

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/199807300HOU.html L 65–88]

| Margo Dydek (17)

| Margo Dydek (11)

| Chantel Tremitiere (7)

| Compaq Center

| 7–14

{{WNBA game log section|Utah Starzz|August

| home_wins = 1

| home_losses = 5

| road_wins = 0

| road_losses = 3

}}

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 22

| August 1

| Los Angeles

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/199808010UTA.html L 65–73]

| Wendy Palmer (15)

| Wendy Palmer (12)

| Dydek
Tremitiere
Williams (3)

| Delta Center

| 7–15

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 23

| August 4

| Houston

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/199808040UTA.html L 57–77]

| Margo Dydek (20)

| Margo Dydek (10)

| Dydek
Head
Reiss (3)

| Delta Center

| 7–16

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 24

| August 6

| Cleveland

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/199808060UTA.html L 69–79]

| Wendy Palmer (26)

| Margo Dydek (11)

| Chantel Tremitiere (4)

| Delta Center

| 7–17

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 25

| August 8

| @ Phoenix

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/199808080PHO.html L 62–68]

| Margo Dydek (19)

| Wendy Palmer (8)

| Chantel Tremitiere (4)

| America West Arena

| 7–18

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 26

| August 10

| Detroit

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/199808100UTA.html L 73–77]

| Wendy Palmer (20)

| Wendy Palmer (12)

| Palmer
Tremitiere (4)

| Delta Center

| 7–19

|- style="background:#bbffbb;"

| 27

| August 12

| Sacramento

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/199808120UTA.html W 81–71]

| Wendy Palmer (31)

| Wendy Palmer (11)

| Elena Baranova (8)

| Delta Center

| 8–19

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 28

| August 14

| @ Los Angeles

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/199808140LAS.html L 67–87]

| Wendy Palmer (23)

| Elena Baranova (10)

| Elena Baranova (5)

| Great Western Forum

| 8–20

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 29

| August 15

| @ Sacramento

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/199808150SAC.html L 55–82]

| Elena Baranova (13)

| Wendy Palmer (12)

| Palmer
Williams (4)

| ARCO Arena

| 8–21

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 30

| August 17

| Phoenix

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/199808170UTA.html L 64–75]

| Wendy Palmer (16)

| Elena Baranova (11)

| Elena Baranova (5)

| Delta Center

| 8–22

{{WNBA game log end|uta|end_year=1998}}

=Season standings=

{{1998 WNBA Western Conference standings|team=UTA}}

Statistics

{{WNBA roster statistics legend}}

=Regular Season=

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style="{{WNBA color cell|Utah Starzz}}" width="6%" | Player

! style="{{WNBA color cell|Utah Starzz}}" width="6%" | GP

! style="{{WNBA color cell|Utah Starzz}}" width="6%" | GS

! style="{{WNBA color cell|Utah Starzz}}" width="6%" | MPG

! style="{{WNBA color cell|Utah Starzz}}" width="6%" | FG%

! style="{{WNBA color cell|Utah Starzz}}" width="6%" | 3P%

! style="{{WNBA color cell|Utah Starzz}}" width="6%" | FT%

! style="{{WNBA color cell|Utah Starzz}}" width="6%" | RPG

! style="{{WNBA color cell|Utah Starzz}}" width="5%" | APG

! style="{{WNBA color cell|Utah Starzz}}" width="6%" | SPG

! style="{{WNBA color cell|Utah Starzz}}" width="6%" | BPG

! style="{{WNBA color cell|Utah Starzz}}" width="6%" | PPG

Elena Baranova

| 20

| 19

| style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 33.6

| .420

| .313

| .831

| style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 9.3

| style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 3.5

| 1.1

| 1.5

| 12.9

Margo Dydek

| style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 30

| style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 30

| 28.0

| style="background:#D3D3D3;"| .482

| .143

| .732

| 7.6

| 1.8

| 0.5

| style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 3.8

| 12.9

Wendy Palmer

| 28

| 21

| 27.2

| .472

| .353

| .653

| 6.6

| 1.1

| 0.6

| 0.2

| style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 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

| style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 30

| 10

| 18.1

| .408

| .321

| .735

| 1.9

| 1.5

| style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 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

| style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 30

| 14

| 15.6

| .424

| style="background:#D3D3D3;"| .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

| style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 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

{{reflist}}

External links

  • [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/teams/UTA/1998.html Starzz on Basketball Reference]

{{San Antonio Silver Stars}}

{{1998 WNBA season by team}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:1998 Utah Starzz Season}}

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