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1998 WNBA draft
1998 meeting of WNBA teams to select players
1998 meeting of WNBA teams to select players
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1998 WNBA draft |
| sport | Basketball |
| date | April 28, 1998 |
| league | WNBA |
| expansion_teams | Detroit Shock |
| Washington Mystics | |
| first | Małgorzata Dydek |
| Utah Starzz | |
| prev | [1997](1997-wnba-draft) |
| next | [1999](1999-wnba-draft) |
Washington Mystics Utah Starzz
1998 WNBA draft
- On January 27, 1998, a total of 4 players were assigned to two teams in no particular order.
- On February 18, 1998, a WNBA expansion draft took place.
- On April 28, 1998, the regular WNBA draft took place.
- On September 15, 1998, two more players were assigned for the expansion draft of 1999.
Draft
Round 1
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Małgorzata Dydek + | C | Utah Starzz | Pool Getafe (Spain) | |
| 2 | Ticha Penicheiro * ^ | G | Sacramento Monarchs | Old Dominion | |
| 3 | Murriel Page | F/C | Washington Mystics | Florida | |
| 4 | Korie Hlede | G | Detroit Shock | Duquesne | |
| 5 | Allison Feaster + | F | Los Angeles Sparks | Harvard | |
| 6 | Cindy Blodgett | G | Cleveland Rockers | Maine | |
| 7 | **Tracy Reid** | F/G | Charlotte Sting | North Carolina | |
| 8 | Maria Stepanova | C | Phoenix Mercury | CSKA Moscow (Russia) | |
| 9 | Alicia Thompson | C | New York Liberty | Texas Tech | |
| 10 | Polina Tzekova | F/C | Houston Comets | Tarbes Gespe Bigorre (France) |
Round 2
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Olympia Scott | F/C | Utah Starzz | Stanford | |
| 12 | Tangela Smith + | F/C | Sacramento Monarchs | Iowa | |
| 13 | Rita Williams + | G | Washington Mystics | Connecticut | |
| 14 | Rachael Sporn | F | Detroit Shock | Adelaide Lightning (Australia) | |
| 15 | Octavia Blue | F | Los Angeles Sparks | Miami | |
| 16 | Suzie McConnell Serio x ^ | G | Cleveland Rockers | Penn State | |
| 17 | Christy Smith | G | Charlotte Sting | Arkansas | |
| 18 | Andrea Kuklová | G/F | Phoenix Mercury | Pays d'Aix Basket 13 (France) | |
| 19 | Nadine Domond | G | New York Liberty | Iowa | |
| 20 | Nyree Roberts | C | Houston Comets | Old Dominion |
Round 3
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | LaTonya Johnson | F | Utah Starzz | Memphis | |
| 22 | Quacy Barnes | C | Sacramento Monarchs | Indiana | |
| 23 | Angela Hamblin | G/F | Washington Mystics | Iowa | |
| 24 | Gergana Branzova | F | Detroit Shock | Florida International | |
| 25 | Rehema Stephens | G | Los Angeles Sparks | UCLA | |
| 26 | Tanja Kostić | F | Cleveland Rockers | Oregon State | |
| 27 | Pollyanna Johns | C | Charlotte Sting | Michigan | |
| 28 | Brandy Reed + | F | Phoenix Mercury | Southern Mississippi | |
| 29 | Albena Branzova | F | New York Liberty | Florida International | |
| 30 | Amaya Valdemoro | F | Houston Comets | Pool Getafe (Spain) |
Round 4
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Tricia Bader | G | Utah Starzz | Boise State | |
| 32 | Adia Barnes | F | Sacramento Monarchs | Arizona | |
| 33 | Angela Jackson | C | Washington Mystics | Texas | |
| 34 | Sandy Brondello + | G | Detroit Shock | BTV Wuppertal (Germany) | |
| 35 | Erica Kienast # | F | Los Angeles Sparks | UC-Santa Barbara | |
| 36 | Tammye Jenkins # | C | Cleveland Rockers | Georgia | |
| 37 | Sonia Chase | G | Charlotte Sting | Maryland | |
| 38 | Karen Wilkins # | G/F | Phoenix Mercury | Howard | |
| 39 | Vanessa Nygaard | F | New York Liberty | Stanford | |
| 40 | Monica Lamb-Powell | C | Houston Comets | USC |
References
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