1998 WNBA draft

1998 WNBA draft
1998 WNBA draft
General information
Sport	Basketball
Date	April 28, 1998
Overview
League	WNBA
Expansion teams	Detroit Shock; Washington Mystics
First selection	Małgorzata Dydek; Utah Starzz
	← 1997 1999 →

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.

!	Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
^	Denotes player who has been inducted to the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
⁺	Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game
^#	Denotes player who never played in the WNBA regular season or playoffs
Bold	Denotes player who won Rookie of the Year

Draft

Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team	School / club team
1	Małgorzata Dydek ⁺	C	File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland	Utah Starzz	Pool Getafe (Spain)
2	Ticha Penicheiro * ^	G	File:Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal	Sacramento Monarchs	Old Dominion
3	Murriel Page	F/C	File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States	Washington Mystics	Florida
4	Korie Hlede	G	File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia	Detroit Shock	Duquesne
5	Allison Feaster ⁺	F	File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States	Los Angeles Sparks	Harvard
6	Cindy Blodgett	G	File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States	Cleveland Rockers	Maine
7	Tracy Reid	F/G	File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States	Charlotte Sting	North Carolina
8	Maria Stepanova	C	File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	Phoenix Mercury	CSKA Moscow (Russia)
9	Alicia Thompson	C	File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States	New York Liberty	Texas Tech
10	Polina Tzekova	F/C	File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria	Houston Comets	Tarbes Gespe Bigorre (France)

Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team	School / club team
11	Olympia Scott	F/C	File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States	Utah Starzz	Stanford
12	Tangela Smith ⁺	F/C	File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States	Sacramento Monarchs	Iowa
13	Rita Williams ⁺	G	File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States	Washington Mystics	Connecticut
14	Rachael Sporn	F	File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia	Detroit Shock	Adelaide Lightning (Australia)
15	Octavia Blue	F	File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States	Los Angeles Sparks	Miami
16	Suzie McConnell Serio ^x ^	G	File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States	Cleveland Rockers	Penn State
17	Christy Smith	G	File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States	Charlotte Sting	Arkansas
18	Andrea Kuklová	G/F	File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia	Phoenix Mercury	Pays d'Aix Basket 13 (France)
19	Nadine Domond	G	File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States	New York Liberty	Iowa
20	Nyree Roberts	C	File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States	Houston Comets	Old Dominion

Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team	School / club team
21	LaTonya Johnson	F	File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States	Utah Starzz	Memphis
22	Quacy Barnes	C	File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States	Sacramento Monarchs	Indiana
23	Angela Hamblin	G/F	File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States	Washington Mystics	Iowa
24	Gergana Branzova	F	File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria	Detroit Shock	Florida International
25	Rehema Stephens	G	File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States	Los Angeles Sparks	UCLA
26	Tanja Kostić	F	File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden	Cleveland Rockers	Oregon State
27	Pollyanna Johns	C	File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States	Charlotte Sting	Michigan
28	Brandy Reed ⁺	F	File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States	Phoenix Mercury	Southern Mississippi
29	Albena Branzova	F	File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria	New York Liberty	Florida International
30	Amaya Valdemoro	F	File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain	Houston Comets	Pool Getafe (Spain)

Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team	School / club team
31	Tricia Bader	G	File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States	Utah Starzz	Boise State
32	Adia Barnes	F	File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States	Sacramento Monarchs	Arizona
33	Angela Jackson	C	File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States	Washington Mystics	Texas
34	Sandy Brondello ⁺	G	File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia	Detroit Shock	BTV Wuppertal (Germany)
35	Erica Kienast ^#	F	File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States	Los Angeles Sparks	UC-Santa Barbara
36	Tammye Jenkins ^#	C	File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States	Cleveland Rockers	Georgia
37	Sonia Chase	G	File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States	Charlotte Sting	Maryland
38	Karen Wilkins ^#	G/F	File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States	Phoenix Mercury	Howard
39	Vanessa Nygaard	F	File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States	New York Liberty	Stanford
40	Monica Lamb-Powell	C	File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States	Houston Comets	USC

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v t e 1998 WNBA draft
First round	Margo Dydek Ticha Penicheiro Murriel Page Korie Hlede Allison Feaster Cindy Blodgett Tracy Reid Maria Stepanova Alicia Thompson Polina Tzekova
Second round	Olympia Scott Tangela Smith Rita Williams Rachael Sporn Octavia Blue Suzie McConnell Christy Smith Andrea Kuklová Nadine Domond Nyree Roberts

v t e 1998 WNBA season by team
Expansion draft Draft Championship Playoffs
Eastern	Charlotte Sting Cleveland Rockers Detroit Shock New York Liberty Washington Mystics
Western	Houston Comets Los Angeles Sparks Phoenix Mercury Sacramento Monarchs Utah Starzz
← 1997 WNBA season 1999 →