1998 Houston Comets season

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.

The following player was selected in the Washington Mystics expansion draft from the Houston Comets:

Player	Nationality	School/Team/Country
Tammy Jackson	United States	Florida

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/Team/Country
1	10	Polina Tzekova	Bulgaria	Tarbes Gespe Bigorre (France)
2	20	Nyree Roberts	United States	Old Dominion
3	30	Amaya Valdemoro	Spain	Pool Getafe (Spain)
4	40	Monica Lamb	United States	USC

1998 Houston Comets roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs 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 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	Head coach Van Chancellor (Mississippi State) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

^‡Waived/Released during the season
^†Traded during the season
^≠Acquired during the season

• 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

• Comets on Basketball Reference