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1998 WNBA draft

1998 WNBA draft
General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)April 28, 1998
Overview
LeagueWNBA
First selectionMałgorzata 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

Pick Player Position Nationality Team School / club team
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

Pick Player Position Nationality New team Former team
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

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

Round 1

Pick Player Position Nationality Team School / club team
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

Pick Player Position Nationality Team School / club team
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

Pick Player Position Nationality Team School / club team
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

Pick Player Position Nationality Team School / club team
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

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