1998 WNBA draft

1998 WNBA draft
1998 WNBA draft
General information
Sport	Basketball
Date(s)	April 28, 1998
Overview
League	WNBA
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. See 1999 WNBA draft for more details.

!	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
^x	Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-WNBA Team
^#	Denotes player who never played in the WNBA regular season or playoffs
Bold	Denotes player who won Rookie of the Year

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Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team	School / club team
1	Cindy Brown ^x	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)

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

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)

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 ^x ^	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

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)

Initial player allocation