1998 Phoenix Mercury season
1998 Phoenix Mercury season |
Head Coach | Cheryl Miller |
Arena | America West Arena |
Attendance | 13,765 per game |
Results |
Record | 19–11 (.633) |
Place | 2nd (Western) |
Playoff Finish | Lost WNBA Finals (2-1) to Houston Comets |
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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.
Offseason
Tara Williams was picked up by the Detroit Shock in the 1998 WNBA Expansion Draft.
WNBA Draft
Regular season
Season standings
Season schedule
Playoffs
Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
WNBA Semifinals |
1 | August 22 | Cleveland | 78-68 | Win | 1-0 |
2 | August 24 | @ Cleveland | 66-67 | Loss | 1-1 |
3 | August 25 | @ Cleveland | 71-60 | Win | 2-1 |
WNBA Finals |
1 | August 27 | Houston | 54-51 | Win | 3-1 |
2 | August 29 | @ Houston | 69-74 (OT) | Loss | 3-2 |
3 | September 1 | @ Houston | 71-80 | Loss | 3-3 |
Player stats
Player |
GP |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
PTS |
Jennifer Gillom | 30 | 219 | 42 | 50 | 10 | 624 |
Bridget Pettis | 30 | 103 | 62 | 29 | 9 | 338 |
Michelle Brogan | 30 | 133 | 41 | 44 | 5 | 275 |
Michele Timms | 30 | 74 | 158 | 38 | 4 | 207 |
Umeki Webb | 30 | 116 | 92 | 47 | 21 | 161 |
Marlies Askamp | 26 | 85 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 139 |
Brandy Reed | 24 | 78 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 124 |
Andrea Kuklova | 29 | 37 | 31 | 18 | 4 | 97 |
Toni Foster | 16 | 30 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 79 |
Kristi Harrower | 30 | 21 | 52 | 15 | 3 | 70 |
Maria Stepanova | 20 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 66 |
Mikiko Hagiwara | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
Pauline Jordan | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
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