1998 WNBA draft

1998 meeting of WNBA teams to select players

1998 WNBA draft

General information
Sport| Basketball
Date(s)| April 28, 1998
Overview
League| WNBA
First selection| Małgorzata Dydek
Utah Starzz

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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. See 1999 WNBA draft for more details.

## Initial player allocation

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Pick  | Player  | Position  | Nationality  | Team  | School / club team

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1  | Cindy Brown | F  |  United States | Detroit Shock | Long Beach State (from Seattle Reign, ABL)
2  | Razija Mujanović | C  |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | Detroit Shock | Microcamp Campinas (Brazil)
3  | Nikki McCray + | G  |  United States | Washington Mystics | Tennessee (from Columbus Quest, ABL)
4  | Alessandra Santos de Oliveira | C  |  Brazil | Washington Mystics | Comense (Italy)

## Expansion draft

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Pick  | Player  | Position  | Nationality  | New team  | Former team

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1  | Rhonda Blades | G  |  United States | Detroit Shock | New York Liberty
2  | Heidi Burge | F  |  United States | Washington Mystics | Los Angeles Sparks
3  | Tajama Abraham | C  |  United States | Detroit Shock | Sacramento Monarchs
4  | Penny Moore | F  |  United States | Washington Mystics | Charlotte Sting
5  | Tara Williams | G  |  United States | Detroit Shock | Phoenix Mercury
6  | Deborah Carter | F  |  United States | Washington Mystics | Utah Starzz
7  | Lynette Woodard | G  |  United States | Detroit Shock | Cleveland Rockers
8  | Tammy Jackson | F/C  |  United States | Washington Mystics | Houston Comets

## College Draft

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*  | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and All-WNBA Team

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+ | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game
Bold | Denotes player who won Rookie of the Year

### Round 1

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Pick  | Player  | Position  | Nationality  | Team  | School / club team

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

### Round 2

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Pick  | Player  | Position  | Nationality  | Team  | School / club team

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11  | Olympia Scott | F/C  |  United States | Utah Starzz | Stanford
12  | Tangela Smith + | F/C  |  United States | Sacramento Monarchs | Iowa
13  | Rita Williams + | G  |  United States | Washington Mystics | Connecticut
14  | Rachael Sporn | F  |  Australia | Detroit Shock | Adelaide Lightning (Australia)
15  | Octavia Blue | F  |  United States | Los Angeles Sparks | Miami
16  | Suzie McConnell Serio | G  |  United States | Cleveland Rockers | Penn State
17  | Christy Smith | G  |  United States | Charlotte Sting | Arkansas
18  | Andrea Kuklová | G/F  |  Slovakia | Phoenix Mercury | Pays d'Aix Basket 13 (France)
19  | Nadine Domond | G  |  United States | New York Liberty | Iowa
20  | Nyree Roberts | C  |  United States | Houston Comets | Old Dominion

### Round 3

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Pick  | Player  | Position  | Nationality  | Team  | School / club team

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

### Round 4

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Pick  | Player  | Position  | Nationality  | Team  | School / club team

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31  | Tricia Bader | G  |  United States | Utah Starzz | Boise State
32  | Adia Barnes | F  |  United States | Sacramento Monarchs | Arizona
33  | Angela Jackson | C  |  United States | Washington Mystics | Texas
34  | Sandy Brondello + | G  |  Australia | Detroit Shock | BTV Wuppertal (Germany)
35  | Erica Kienast | F  |  United States | Los Angeles Sparks | UC-Santa Barbara
36  | Tammye Jenkins | C  |  United States | Cleveland Rockers | Georgia
37  | Sonia Chase | G  |  United States | Charlotte Sting | Maryland
38  | Karen Wilkins | G/F  |  United States | Phoenix Mercury | Howard
39  | Vanessa Nygaard | F  |  United States | New York Liberty | Stanford
40  | Monica Lamb-Powell | C  |  United States | Houston Comets | USC

## See also

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* List of first overall WNBA draft picks

## References

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* "All-Time WNBA Draft List". WNBA. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved June 4, 2008.

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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

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1998 WNBA season by team

* Draft
* Championship
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Eastern|

* Charlotte Sting
* Cleveland Rockers
* Detroit Shock
* New York Liberty
* Washington Mystics

Western|

* Houston Comets
* Los Angeles Sparks
* Phoenix Mercury
* Sacramento Monarchs
* Utah Starzz

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