1998 WNBA Season Coaching Staffs

1997 WNBA Coaching Staffs

GENERAL INFORMATION

This is a list of all the head and assistant coaches from the 1998 WNBA Season. This was the second season of the Women’s National Basketball Association.

Notable Changes in the League

• The league expanded to 10 teams, adding the Detroit Shock and the Washington Mystics to the Eastern Conference while the Houston Comets moved into the Western Conference.
• The regular season was expanded from 28 to 30 games.

Mid-Season Coaching Changes

• Los Angeles Sparks Head Coach Julie Rousseau was fired on July 16 with a 7–13 record and Orlando Woolridge became the interim, finishing with a 5–5 coaching record and 12-18 team record.
• Washington Mystics Head Coach Jim Lewis was fired on July 24 with a 2-16 record and assistant coach Cathy Parson became the interim, finishing with a 1-11 record and a 3-27 team record.
• Utah Starrz Head Coach Denise Taylor was fired on July 27 with a 6–13 record and former Utah Jazz Head Coach and General Manager Frank Layden was named the head coach who finished with a 2–9 coaching record and an 8-22 team record.

Awards

• 🏆 Coach of the Year: Van Chancellor (Houston Comets)
• 🏆 WNBA Champions: Houston Comets
  • Assistant Coaching Staff: Alisa Scott

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE