1998 Phoenix Mercury Statistics
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 RosterTeam 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
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 Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Gillom | F-C | 30 | 30 | 962 | 492 | 228 | 82 | 31 | 195 | 137 | 62 | 157 | 219 | 42 | 50 | 10 | 89 | 94 | 624 |
| Bridget Pettis | G | 30 | 28 | 849 | 300 | 113 | 123 | 35 | 89 | 77 | 34 | 69 | 103 | 62 | 29 | 9 | 62 | 75 | 338 |
| Michelle Brogan | F | 30 | 25 | 779 | 184 | 93 | 23 | 11 | 98 | 78 | 45 | 88 | 133 | 41 | 44 | 5 | 52 | 48 | 275 |
| Michele Timms | G | 30 | 30 | 934 | 223 | 71 | 104 | 31 | 49 | 34 | 18 | 56 | 74 | 158 | 38 | 4 | 69 | 76 | 207 |
| Umeki Webb | G-F | 30 | 30 | 846 | 161 | 59 | 14 | 4 | 59 | 39 | 47 | 69 | 116 | 92 | 47 | 21 | 41 | 105 | 161 |
| Marlies Askamp | C | 26 | 0 | 319 | 104 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 41 | 36 | 49 | 85 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 22 | 45 | 139 |
| Brandy Reed | F | 24 | 0 | 254 | 95 | 50 | 8 | 2 | 31 | 22 | 36 | 42 | 78 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 33 | 30 | 124 |
| Andrea Kuklova | G | 29 | 2 | 340 | 95 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 36 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 31 | 18 | 4 | 40 | 40 | 97 |
| Toni Foster | F | 16 | 5 | 218 | 60 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 23 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 79 |
| Kristi Harrower | G | 30 | 0 | 355 | 52 | 19 | 32 | 11 | 28 | 21 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 52 | 15 | 3 | 31 | 25 | 70 |
| Maria Stepanova | C | 20 | 0 | 130 | 61 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 29 | 66 |
| Mikiko Hagiwara | G | 10 | 0 | 59 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 22 |
| Pauline Jordan | C | 6 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| Totals | 311 | 150 | 6075 | 1856 | 787 | 405 | 130 | 709 | 513 | 327 | 614 | 941 | 543 | 288 | 86 | 469 | 595 | 2217 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Gillom | F-C | 30 | 30 | 32.1 | 46.3 | 37.8 | 70.3 | 2.1 | 5.2 | 7.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 20.8 |
| Bridget Pettis | G | 30 | 28 | 28.3 | 37.7 | 28.5 | 86.5 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 11.3 |
| Michelle Brogan | F | 30 | 25 | 26.0 | 50.5 | 47.8 | 79.6 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 9.2 |
| Michele Timms | G | 30 | 30 | 31.1 | 31.8 | 29.8 | 69.4 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 6.9 |
| Umeki Webb | G-F | 30 | 30 | 28.2 | 36.6 | 28.6 | 66.1 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 5.4 |
| Marlies Askamp | C | 26 | 0 | 12.3 | 47.1 | 66.1 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 5.3 | |
| Brandy Reed | F | 24 | 0 | 10.6 | 52.6 | 25.0 | 71.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 5.2 |
| Andrea Kuklova | G | 29 | 2 | 11.7 | 40.0 | 14.3 | 55.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 3.3 |
| Toni Foster | F | 16 | 5 | 13.6 | 46.7 | 76.7 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 4.9 | |
| Kristi Harrower | G | 30 | 0 | 11.8 | 36.5 | 34.4 | 75.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
| Maria Stepanova | C | 20 | 0 | 6.5 | 42.6 | 63.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 3.3 | |
| Mikiko Hagiwara | G | 10 | 0 | 5.9 | 38.1 | 33.3 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 2.2 |
| Pauline Jordan | C | 6 | 0 | 5.0 | 62.5 | 71.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 2.5 | |
| Averages | 311 | 150 | 19.5 | 42.4 | 32.1 | 72.4 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 7.1 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Gillom | F-C | 6 | 6 | 214 | 95 | 36 | 16 | 8 | 26 | 22 | 8 | 39 | 47 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 102 |
| Bridget Pettis | G | 6 | 6 | 183 | 60 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 77 |
| Michelle Brogan | F | 6 | 6 | 171 | 56 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 74 |
| Michele Timms | G | 6 | 6 | 208 | 54 | 19 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 20 | 54 |
| Kristi Harrower | G | 6 | 0 | 78 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 27 |
| Brandy Reed | F | 6 | 0 | 62 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
| Umeki Webb | G-F | 6 | 6 | 158 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 16 |
| Maria Stepanova | C | 4 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 |
| Toni Foster | F | 6 | 0 | 50 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| Marlies Askamp | C | 5 | 0 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Andrea Kuklova | G | 4 | 0 | 43 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Totals | 61 | 30 | 1225 | 369 | 156 | 73 | 26 | 92 | 71 | 58 | 136 | 194 | 100 | 44 | 19 | 84 | 116 | 409 |
Postseason Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Gillom | F-C | 6 | 6 | 35.7 | 37.9 | 50.0 | 84.6 | 1.3 | 6.5 | 7.8 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 17.0 |
| Bridget Pettis | G | 6 | 6 | 30.5 | 50.0 | 20.0 | 78.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 12.8 |
| Michelle Brogan | F | 6 | 6 | 28.5 | 50.0 | 45.5 | 65.0 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 6.5 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 12.3 |
| Michele Timms | G | 6 | 6 | 34.7 | 35.2 | 27.3 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 5.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 9.0 |
| Kristi Harrower | G | 6 | 0 | 13.0 | 60.0 | 42.9 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 4.5 | |
| Brandy Reed | F | 6 | 0 | 10.3 | 36.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.3 |
| Umeki Webb | G-F | 6 | 6 | 26.3 | 28.6 | 20.0 | 60.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 2.7 |
| Maria Stepanova | C | 4 | 0 | 5.5 | 45.5 | 50.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.8 | |
| Toni Foster | F | 6 | 0 | 8.3 | 30.0 | 100.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.7 | |
| Marlies Askamp | C | 5 | 0 | 7.2 | 40.0 | 25.0 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.8 | |
| Andrea Kuklova | G | 4 | 0 | 10.8 | 57.1 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.3 | |
| Averages | 311 | 30 | 20.1 | 42.3 | 35.6 | 77.2 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 6.7 |
