The 1998 WNBA season was the 2nd for the Utah Starzz. The team finished dead last in the West for the second consecutive season.
The following player was selected in the Washington Mystics expansion draft from the Utah Starzz:
See also: 1998 WNBA draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Margo Dydek | Pool Getafe (Spain) | ||
| 2 | 11 | Olympia Scott | Stanford | ||
| 3 | 21 | LaTonya Johnson | Memphis | ||
| 4 | 31 | Tricia Bader Binford | Boise State |
| Date | Transaction | |
|---|---|---|
| February 18, 1998 | Lost Deborah Carter to the Washington Mystics in the WNBA expansion draft[1] | |
| April 29, 1998 | Drafted Margo Dydek, Olympia Scott, LaTonya Johnson and Tricia Bader Binford in the 1998 WNBA Draft | |
| May 5, 1998 | Traded Lady Grooms 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 | |
|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1| June 11| Los Angeles| L 83–89| Elena Baranova (18)| Elena Baranova (14)| Tammi Reiss (6)| Delta Center| 0–1|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 2| June 13| Washington| W 78–77| Baranova
Reiss (17)| Elena Baranova (11)| Kim Williams (5)| Delta Center| 1–1|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 3| June 15| New York| W 71–60| Tammi Reiss (15)| Margo Dydek (13)| Fran Harris (3)| Delta Center| 2–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 4| June 19| @ Washington| L 76–85| Olympia Scott (15)| Elena Baranova (10)| Elena Baranova (4)| MCI Center| 2–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 5| June 21| @ New York| L 64–68| Margo Dydek (14)| Baranova
Head (6)| Baranova
Reiss (5)| Madison Square Garden| 2–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| 6| June 22| @ Cleveland| L 72–88| Margo Dydek (18)| Elena Baranova (6)| Dena Head (4)| Gund Arena| 2–4|- style="background:#fcc;"| 7| June 25| Charlotte| L 83–91| Margo Dydek (21)| Elena Baranova (13)| Elena Baranova (5)| Delta Center| 2–5|- style="background:#fcc;"| 8| June 26| @ Phoenix| L 63–96| Elena Baranova (12)| Elena Baranova (9)| Chantel Tremitiere (3)| America West Arena| 2–6|- style="background:#fcc;"| 9| June 30| Houston| L 73–75 (2OT)| Margo Dydek (27)| Elena Baranova (17)| Elena Baranova (6)| Delta Center| 2–7|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 10| July 2| @ Los Angeles| W 58–57| Margo Dydek (15)| Margo Dydek (9)| Baranova
Tremitiere (6)| Great Western Forum| 3–7|- style="background:#fcc;"| 11| July 5| @ Sacramento| L 66–70| Elena Baranova (14)| Elena Baranova (10)| Tremitiere
Williams (4)| ARCO Arena| 3–8|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 12| July 6| Sacramento| W 68–64| Elena Baranova (22)| Elena Baranova (13)| Chantel Tremitiere (5)| Delta Center| 4–8|- style="background:#fcc;"| 13| July 8| Charlotte| L 69–77| Wendy Palmer (30)| Wendy Palmer (8)| Bader Binford
Head (4)| Delta Center| 4–9|- style="background:#fcc;"| 14| July 11| @ Houston| L 68–95| Wendy Palmer (22)| Dydek
Palmer (10)| Chantel Tremitiere (5)| Compaq Center| 4–10|- style="background:#fcc;"| 15| July 13| Detroit| L 67–74| Wendy Palmer (19)| Wendy Palmer (9)| Chantel Tremitiere (3)| Delta Center| 4–11|- style="background:#fcc;"| 16| July 17| @ Detroit| 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| W 99–88| Wendy Palmer (24)| Dydek
Palmer (9)| Chantel Tremitiere (6)| MCI Center| 5–12|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 18| July 22| @ Charlotte| W 61–58| Kim Williams (15)| Margo Dydek (14)| Chantel Tremitiere (4)| Charlotte Coliseum| 6–12|- style="background:#fcc;"| 19| July 25| @ Cleveland| L 59–69| Wendy Palmer (23)| Wendy Palmer (11)| Chantel Tremitiere (7)| Gund Arena| 6–13 |- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 20| July 27| Phoenix| W 90–80| LaTonya Johnson (15)| Margo Dydek (9)| Dydek
Scott (4)| Delta Center| 7–13 |- style="background:#fcc;"| 21| July 30| @ Houston| L 65–88| Margo Dydek (17)| Margo Dydek (11)| Chantel Tremitiere (7)| Compaq Center| 7–14|- style="background:#fcc;"| 22| August 1| Los Angeles| L 65–73| Wendy Palmer (15)| Wendy Palmer (12)| Dydek
Tremitiere
Williams (3)| Delta Center| 7–15|- style="background:#fcc;"| 23| August 4| Houston| L 57–77| Margo Dydek (20)| Margo Dydek (10)| Dydek
Head
Reiss (3)| Delta Center| 7–16|- style="background:#fcc;"| 24| August 6| Cleveland| L 69–79| Wendy Palmer (26)| Margo Dydek (11)| Chantel Tremitiere (4)| Delta Center| 7–17|- style="background:#fcc;"| 25| August 8| @ Phoenix| L 62–68| Margo Dydek (19)| Wendy Palmer (8)| Chantel Tremitiere (4)| America West Arena| 7–18|- style="background:#fcc;"| 26| August 10| Detroit| L 73–77| Wendy Palmer (20)| Wendy Palmer (12)| Palmer
Tremitiere (4)| Delta Center| 7–19|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 27| August 12| Sacramento| W 81–71| Wendy Palmer (31)| Wendy Palmer (11)| Elena Baranova (8)| Delta Center| 8–19|- style="background:#fcc;"| 28| August 14| @ Los Angeles| L 67–87| Wendy Palmer (23)| Elena Baranova (10)| Elena Baranova (5)| Great Western Forum| 8–20|- style="background:#fcc;"| 29| August 15| @ Sacramento| L 55–82| Elena Baranova (13)| Wendy Palmer (12)| Palmer
Williams (4)| ARCO Arena| 8–21|- style="background:#fcc;"| 30| August 17| Phoenix| L 64–75| Wendy Palmer (16)| Elena Baranova (11)| Elena Baranova (5)| Delta Center| 8–22
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | 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 |