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1998 Sacramento Monarchs season
The 1998 WNBA season was the 2nd season for the Sacramento Monarchs. The team tied with the Utah Starzz for the worst record in the Western Conference.
Transactions
Detroit Shock expansion draft
The following player was selected in the Detroit Shock expansion draft from the Sacramento Monarchs:
| Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|
| Tajama Abraham | George Washington |
WNBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Ticha Penicheiro | Old Dominion | |
| 2 | 12 | Tangela Smith | Iowa | |
| 3 | 22 | Quacy Barnes | Indiana | |
| 4 | 32 | Adia Barnes | Arizona |
Transactions
| Date | Transaction |
|---|---|
| February 18, 1998 | Lost Tajama Abraham to the Detroit Shock in the WNBA expansion draft |
| April 9, 1998 | Traded Pamela McGee to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for Linda Burgess |
| April 29, 1998 | Drafted Ticha Penicheiro, Tangela Smith, Quacy Barnes and Adia Barnes in the [1998 WNBA draft](1998-wnba-draft) |
| May 5, 1998 | Traded Chantel Tremitiere to the Utah Starzz in exchange for Lady Hardmon |
| May 25, 1998 | Waived Denique Graves |
| June 1, 1998 | Waived Margold Clark |
| June 9, 1998 | Waived Corissa Yasen and Danielle Viglione |
| June 30, 1998 | Signed Rehema Stephens |
| July 6, 1998 | Traded Tiffani Johnson to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Pauline Jordan |
| July 24, 1998 | Waived Rehema Stephens |
| July 27, 1998 | Signed Nadine Domond |
Roster
Schedule
Regular season
|- | 1 | June 11 | Phoenix | L 70–73 | Ruthie Bolton (15) | Linda Burgess (10) | Ticha Penicheiro (5) | ARCO Arena
| 0–1 |
|---|
| 2 |
| June 16 |
| Los Angeles |
| W 73–69 |
| Latasha Byears (21) |
| Burgess |
| Byears (6) |
| Ticha Penicheiro (8) |
| ARCO Arena |
| 1–1 |
| - |
| 3 |
| June 18 |
| New York |
| L 48–64 |
| Latasha Byears (10) |
| Tangela Smith (5) |
| Ticha Penicheiro (3) |
| ARCO Arena |
| 1–2 |
| - |
| 4 |
| June 20 |
| Houston |
| L 68–79 |
| Ruthie Bolton (17) |
| Latasha Byears (6) |
| Ticha Penicheiro (7) |
| ARCO Arena |
| 1–3 |
| - |
| 5 |
| June 23 |
| @ Detroit |
| L 57–61 |
| Linda Burgess (13) |
| Burgess |
| Penicheiro (6) |
| Ticha Penicheiro (5) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 1–4 |
| - |
| 6 |
| June 26 |
| @ New York |
| L 48–62 |
| Ticha Penicheiro (10) |
| Penicheiro |
| Smith (7) |
| Ticha Penicheiro (4) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 1–5 |
| - |
| 7 |
| June 27 |
| @ Charlotte |
| L 50–58 |
| Bridgette Gordon (12) |
| Lady Hardmon (8) |
| Ticha Penicheiro (8) |
| Charlotte Coliseum |
| 1–6 |
| - |
| 8 |
| June 30 |
| Los Angeles |
| W 58–56 |
| Latasha Byears (13) |
| Latasha Byears (11) |
| Penicheiro |
| Price (3) |
| ARCO Arena |
| 2–6 |
| - |
| 9 |
| July 3 |
| @ Houston |
| L 67–84 |
| Latasha Byears (15) |
| Latasha Byears (7) |
| Ticha Penicheiro (5) |
| Compaq Center |
| 2–7 |
| - |
| 10 |
| July 5 |
| Utah |
| W 70–66 |
| Latasha Byears (21) |
| Linda Burgess (7) |
| Ticha Penicheiro (7) |
| ARCO Arena |
| 3–7 |
| - |
| 11 |
| July 6 |
| @ Utah |
| L 64–68 |
| Franthea Price (14) |
| Linda Burgess (8) |
| Ticha Penicheiro (10) |
| Delta Center |
| 3–8 |
| - |
| 12 |
| July 8 |
| Los Angeles |
| W 76–71 |
| Tangela Smith (20) |
| Byears |
| Penicheiro |
| Smith (6) |
| Ticha Penicheiro (11) |
| ARCO Arena |
| 4–8 |
| - |
| 13 |
| July 10 |
| Charlotte |
| L 55–63 |
| Latasha Byears (16) |
| Latasha Byears (11) |
| Ticha Penicheiro (9) |
| ARCO Arena |
| 4–9 |
| - |
| 14 |
| July 14 |
| Cleveland |
| L 58–61 |
| Latasha Byears (16) |
| Tangela Smith (7) |
| Ticha Penicheiro (11) |
| ARCO Arena |
| 4–10 |
| - |
| 15 |
| July 15 |
| @ Los Angeles |
| L 76–81 (OT) |
| Latasha Byears (16) |
| Latasha Byears (13) |
| Ticha Penicheiro (12) |
| Great Western Forum |
| 4–11 |
| - |
| 16 |
| July 18 |
| Houston |
| L 44–75 |
| Latasha Byears (16) |
| Lady Hardmon (8) |
| Ticha Penicheiro (10) |
| ARCO Arena |
| 4–12 |
| - |
| 17 |
| July 20 |
| @ Phoenix |
| L 67–88 |
| Latasha Byears (28) |
| Latasha Byears (8) |
| Ticha Penicheiro (7) |
| America West Arena |
| 4–13 |
| - |
| 18 |
| July 24 |
| New York |
| L 54–76 |
| Latasha Byears (13) |
| Latasha Byears (5) |
| Barnes |
| Penicheiro (3) |
| ARCO Arena |
| 4–14 |
| - |
| 19 |
| July 26 |
| @ Washington |
| W 79–65 |
| Adia Barnes (15) |
| Pauline Jordan (9) |
| Ticha Penicheiro (8) |
| MCI Center |
| 5–14 |
| - |
| 20 |
| July 27 |
| @ Charlotte |
| W 76–70 |
| Latasha Byears (18) |
| Tangela Smith (10) |
| Ticha Penicheiro (12) |
| Charlotte Coliseum |
| 6–14 |
| - |
| 21 |
| July 29 |
| @ Cleveland |
| L 67–75 |
| Latasha Byears (23) |
| Byears |
| Penicheiro (6) |
| Ticha Penicheiro (16) |
| Gund Arena |
| 6–15 |
| - |
| 22 |
| July 31 |
| @ Detroit |
| L 77–78 |
| Tangela Smith (26) |
| Latasha Byears (8) |
| Ticha Penicheiro (9) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 6–16 |
| - |
| 23 |
| August 2 |
| @ Houston |
| L 53–70 |
| Latasha Byears (15) |
| Byears |
| Smith (6) |
| Domond |
| Penicheiro (3) |
| Compaq Center |
| 6–17 |
| - |
| 24 |
| August 4 |
| Cleveland |
| L 60–72 |
| Tangela Smith (17) |
| Latasha Byears (9) |
| Ticha Penicheiro (6) |
| ARCO Arena |
| 6–18 |
| - |
| 25 |
| August 7 |
| Washington |
| W 76–55 |
| Tangela Smith (19) |
| Latasha Byears (10) |
| Ticha Penicheiro (13) |
| ARCO Arena |
| 7–18 |
| - |
| 26 |
| August 11 |
| Detroit |
| L 41–50 |
| Latasha Byears (16) |
| Latasha Byears (8) |
| Ticha Penicheiro (7) |
| ARCO Arena |
| 7–19 |
| - |
| 27 |
| August 12 |
| @ Utah |
| L 71–81 |
| Lady Hardmon (14) |
| Lady Hardmon (6) |
| Latasha Byears (4) |
| Delta Center |
| 7–20 |
| - |
| 28 |
| August 15 |
| Utah |
| W 82–55 |
| Linda Burgess (33) |
| Ticha Penicheiro (14) |
| Ticha Penicheiro (6) |
| ARCO Arena |
| 8–20 |
| - |
| 29 |
| August 16 |
| Phoenix |
| L 69–85 |
| Adia Barnes (24) |
| Ticha Penicheiro (8) |
| Ticha Penicheiro (9) |
| ARCO Arena |
| 8–21 |
| - |
| 30 |
| August 19 |
| @ Phoenix |
| L 62–71 |
| Latasha Byears (18) |
| Latasha Byears (11) |
| Ticha Penicheiro (5) |
| America West Arena |
| 8–22 |
Season standings
Statistics
Regular season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ticha Penichiero | 30 | 30 | 36.0 | .333 | .233 | .642 | 4.7 | 7.5 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 6.3 |
| Latasha Byears | 30 | 26 | 27.6 | .454 | .222 | .663 | 6.6 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 14.2 |
| Ruthie Bolton | 5 | 4 | 26.6 | .293 | .154 | .607 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 11.0 |
| Lady Hardmon | 30 | 29 | 26.4 | .487 | .167 | .670 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 7.1 |
| Tangela Smith | 28 | 10 | 25.3 | .401 | .357 | .741 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 9.6 |
| Linda Burgess | 30 | 29 | 23.1 | .471 | .125 | .763 | 4.9 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 7.5 |
| Adia Barnes | 29 | 16 | 21.3 | .395 | .298 | .744 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 7.6 |
| Franthea Price | 26 | 1 | 14.6 | .374 | .359 | .722 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 4.9 |
| Pauline Jordan | 18 | 0 | 13.7 | .344 | .000 | .607 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| Bridgette Gordon | 22 | 5 | 11.5 | .391 | .000 | .563 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2.7 |
| Nadine Domond | 9 | 0 | 10.2 | .303 | .188 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 3.0 |
| Rehema Stephens | 8 | 0 | 10.1 | .268 | .167 | .500 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 3.3 |
| Quacy Barnes | 17 | 0 | 5.3 | .400 | N/A | .364 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| Tiffani Johnson | 6 | 0 | 5.3 | .000 | N/A | .500 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
References
References
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