1998 Phoenix Mercury Roster

Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Team Record: 19-11
Finishing 2nd in the WNBA's Western Conference
Postseason: 3-3 Lost Championship

Semifinals - Defeated Cleveland Rockers 2-1
Finals - Lost to Houston Comets 2-1
Coach: Cheryl Miller (19-11)
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 206,476, Avg. 13,765 in 15 home dates
1998 Phoenix Mercury Statistics

The Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association ended the 1998 season with a record of 19 wins and 11 losses, finishing second in the WNBA's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-3.

Phoenix racked up 2,217 points and yielded 2,025. Jennifer Gillom tossed in a team-best 624 points for the Mercury and racked up 219 rebounds. Michele Timms dished out 158 assists for the squad.

Defensively, Jennifer Gillom added 50 steals.

Cheryl Miller coached the team. The 1998 Phoenix Mercury lost in the Championship of the playoffs.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Marlies AskampCAugust 7, 19706'5"198noneDousten, GER
Michelle BroganFFebruary 8, 19736'1"177Adelaid, SA AUS
Toni FosterFOctober 16, 19716'1"175Iowa
Jennifer GillomF-CJune 13, 19646'3"180MississippiAbbeville, MS USA
Mikiko HagiwaraGApril 27, 19705'11"161Fukushima, JPN
Kristi HarrowerGMarch 4, 19755'4"139Bendigo, VIC AUS
Pauline JordanCApril 27, 19686'3"205UNLV
Andrea KuklovaGJuly 16, 19716'0"150
Bridget PettisGJanuary 1, 19715'9"150Florida
Brandy ReedFFebruary 17, 19776'1"168Southern Mississippi
Maria StepanovaCFebruary 23, 19796'8"187Mikhaylovsk, RUS USA
Michele TimmsGJune 28, 19655'7"132Melbourne, VIC AUS
Umeki WebbG-FJune 26, 19755'10"162North Carolina State



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