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.
Roster
| 1998 Houston Comets roster |
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| Players | Coaches |
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| Pos. | No. | Nat. | Name | Height | Weight | DOB | From | Yrs |
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| G | 9 |  | Arcain, Janeth | 5' 11" (1.8m) | 147 lb (67kg) | 1969-04-11 | | 1 | | C | |  | Booker, Karen | 6' 1" (1.85m) | 170 lb (77kg) | 1965-04-10 | Vanderbilt | 1 | | G | 14 | | Cooper, Cynthia | 5' 10" (1.78m) | 150 lb (68kg) | 1963-04-14 | USC | 1 | | C | 4 | | Guyton, Wanda | 6' 1" (1.85m) | 178 lb (81kg) | 1968-10-14 | South Florida | 1 | | F/C | 23 | | Jackson, Tammy | 6' 2" (1.88m) | 190 lb (86kg) | 1962-12-03 | Florida | 1 | | C | 40 | | Lamb, Monica | 6' 5" (1.96m) | 206 lb (93kg) | 1964-10-11 | USC | R | | F/C | 33 | | Moore, Yolanda | 6' 0" (1.83m) | 175 lb (79kg) | 1974-07-01 | Mississippi | 1 | | G | 10 | | Perrot, Kim | 5' 5" (1.65m) | 130 lb (59kg) | 1967-01-18 | Louisiana | 1 | | C | 0 | | Roberts, Nyree | 6' 3" (1.91m) | 209 lb (95kg) | 1976-03-10 | Old Dominion | R | | G/F | 22 | | Swoopes, Sheryl | 6' 0" (1.83m) | 145 lb (66kg) | 1971-03-25 | Texas Tech | 1 | | F | 7 | | Thompson, Tina | 6' 2" (1.88m) | 178 lb (81kg) | 1975-02-10 | USC | 1 | | F | 13 | .svg.png) | Valdemoro, Amaya | 6' 1" (1.85m) | | 1976-08-18 | | R | | G | 5 | | Woosley, Tiffany | 5' 7" (1.7m) | 132 lb (60kg) | 1973-04-26 | Tennessee | 1 |
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- Head coach
- Van Chancellor (Mississippi State)
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (S) Suspended
 Injured
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Schedule
Regular season
1998 game log
Total: 27–3 (Home: 14–1; Road: 13–2) |
June: 8–1 (Home: 4–0; Road: 4–1) |
July
: 12–0 (Home: 6–0; Road: 6–0) |
August
: 7–2 (Home: 4–1; Road: 3–1) |
| 1998 season schedule |
Playoffs
| 1998 playoff game log |
Semifinal vs. Charlotte Sting
Won Series: 2–0 |
Championship vs. Phoenix Mercury
Won Series: 2–1 |
| 1998 playoff schedule |
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 |
3.1 |
4.7 |
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 |
1.1 |
| Amaya Valdemoro |
16 |
0 |
3.8 |
.500 |
.400 |
.706 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
1.9 |
| Karen Booker |
1 |
0 |
2.0 |
.000 |
N/A |
N/A |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
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