1998 WNBA draft
1998 WNBA draft | |
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General information | |
Date(s) | April 28, 1998 |
First selection | Margo Dydek |
WNBA draft |
1998 WNBA draft – 27 January 1998
- 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
Pick | Player | Nationality | WNBA Team | School/Club Team |
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1 | Cindy Brown (F) | Detroit Shock | Long Beach State (from Seattle Reign, ABL) | |
2 | Razija Mujanović (C) | Detroit Shock | Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
3 | Nikki McCray (G) | Washington Mystics | Tennessee (from Columbus Quest, ABL) | |
4 | Alessandra Santos de Oliveira (C) | Washington Mystics | Brazil |
Expansion draft
Pick | Player | Nationality | New Team | Former Team |
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1 | Rhonda Blades (G) | Detroit Shock | New York Liberty | |
2 | Heidi Burge (F) | Washington Mystics | Los Angeles Sparks | |
3 | Tajama Abraham (C) | Detroit Shock | Sacramento Monarchs | |
4 | Penny Moore (F) | Washington Mystics | Charlotte Sting | |
5 | Tara Williams (G) | Detroit Shock | Phoenix Mercury | |
6 | Deborah Carter (F) | Washington Mystics | Utah Starzz | |
7 | Lynette Woodard (G) | Detroit Shock | Cleveland Rockers | |
8 | Tammy Jackson (F/C) | Washington Mystics | Houston Comets |
College draft
Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game |
Round 1
Pick | Player | Nationality | WNBA Team | School/Club Team |
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1 | Małgorzata Dydek (C) | Utah Starzz | Poland | |
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 | Russia | |
9 | Alicia Thompson (C) | New York Liberty | Texas Tech | |
10 | Polina Tzekova (F/C) | Houston Comets | Bulgaria |
Round 2
Pick | Player | Nationality | WNBA Team | School/Club Team |
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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 | Australia | |
15 | Octavia Blue (F) | Los Angeles Sparks | Miami | |
16 | Suzie McConnell Serio (G) | Cleveland Rockers | Penn State | |
17 | Christy Smith (G) | Charlotte Sting | Arkansas | |
18 | Andrea Kuklova (G/F) | Phoenix Mercury | Slovakia | |
19 | Nadine Domond (G) | New York Liberty | Iowa | |
20 | Nyree Roberts (C) | Houston Comets | Old Dominion |
Round 3
Pick | Player | Nationality | WNBA 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 Kostic (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 | Spain |
Round 4
Pick | Player | Nationality | WNBA Team | School/Club Team |
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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 | Australia | |
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 | Southern California |
References
- "All-Time WNBA Draft List". WNBA. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
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