WNBA Draft 1998
| WNBA Draft 1998 | |||
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| date | April 28, 1998 | ||
| place | Secaucus , New Jersey , USA | ||
| Round | 4th | ||
| Selected players | 40 | ||
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| 1st position |
 Małgorzata Dydek Elected by: Utah Starzz |
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| 2nd position |
 Ticha Penicheiro Elected by: Sacramento Monarchs |
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| 3rd position |
 Murriel Page Elected By: Washington Mystics |
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WNBA Draft
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The second WNBA Draft took place on April 28, 1998 at NBA Entertainment Studios in Secaucus , New Jersey , United States . The selection order was determined on the basis of the final table from the previous year.
But before the second WNBA draft was carried out, an initial player allocation took place on January 27, 1998 , where the two expansion teams Detroit Shock and Washington Mystics were each randomly assigned two players. On February 18, 1998, the Expansion Draft for the Shock and Mystics finally took place.
Expansion Draft
Abbreviations: G = Guard , F = Forward , C = Center , ABL = American Basketball League
Initial player allocation
| Pick | Player | nationality | WNBA team | College / Junior / Club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cindy Brown (F) |
United States
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Detroit Shock | Seattle Reign , OJ |
| 2 | Razija Mujanovic (C) |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Detroit Shock | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 3 | Nikki McCray (G) |
United States
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Washington Mystics | Columbus Quest , OJ |
| 4th | Alessandra Santos de Oliveira (C) |
 Brazil
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Washington Mystics |
Expansion Draft
| Pick | Player | nationality | WNBA team | previous WNBA team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhonda Blades (G) |
United States
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Detroit Shock | New York Liberty |
| 2 | Heidi Burge (F) |
United States
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Washington Mystics | Los Angeles Sparks |
| 3 | Tajama Abraham (C) |
United States
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Detroit Shock | Sacramento Monarchs |
| 4th | Penny Moore (F) |
United States
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Washington Mystics | Charlotte Sting |
| 5 | Tara Williams (G) |
United States
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Detroit Shock | Phoenix Mercury |
| 6th | Deborah Carter (F) |
United States
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Washington Mystics | Utah Starzz |
| 7th | Lynette Woodard (G) |
United States
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Detroit Shock | Cleveland Rockers |
| 8th | Tammy Jackson (F / C) |
United States
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Washington Mystics | Houston Comets |
WNBA Draft
Abbreviations: G = Guard , F = Forward , C = Center , ABL = American Basketball League
Round 1
| Pick | Player | nationality | WNBA team | College / Junior / Club team |
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| 1 | Małgorzata Dydek (C) |
Poland
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Utah Starzz | |
| 2 | Ticha Penicheiro (G) |
Portugal
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Sacramento Monarchs | Old Dominion University |
| 3 | Murriel Page (F / C) |
United States
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Washington Mystics | University of Florida |
| 4th | Korie Hlede (G) |
United States
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Detroit Shock | Duquesne University |
| 5 | Allison Feaster (F) |
United States
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Los Angeles Sparks | Harvard University |
| 6th | Cindy Blodgett (G) |
United States
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Cleveland Rockers | University of Maine |
| 7th | Tracy Reid (F / G) |
United States
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Charlotte Sting | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| 8th | Maria Stepanova (C) |
 Russia
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Phoenix Mercury | |
| 9 | Alicia Thompson (C) |
United States
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New York Liberty | Texas Tech University |
| 10 | Polina Tzekova (F / C) |
 Bulgaria
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Houston Comets |
round 2
| Pick | Player | nationality | WNBA team | College / Junior / Club team |
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| 11 | Olympia Scott (F / C) |
United States
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Utah Starzz | Stanford University |
| 12 | Tangela Smith (F / C) |
United States
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Sacramento Monarchs | University of Iowa |
| 13 | Rita Williams (G) |
United States
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Washington Mystics | University of Connecticut |
| 14th | Rachael Sporn (F) |
 Australia
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Detroit Shock | |
| 15th | Octavia Blue (F) |
United States
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Los Angeles Sparks | University of Miami |
| 16 | Suzie McConnell-Serio (G) |
United States
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Cleveland Rockers | The Pennsylvania State University |
| 17th | Christy Smith (G) |
United States
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Charlotte Sting | University of Arkansas |
| 18th | Andrea Kuklová (G / F) |
 Slovakia
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Phoenix Mercury | |
| 19th | Nadine Domond (G) |
United States
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New York Liberty | University of Iowa |
| 20th | Nyree Roberts (C) |
United States
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Houston Comets | Old Dominion University |
Round 3
| Pick | Player | nationality | WNBA team | College / Junior / Club team |
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| 21st | LaTonya Johnson (F) |
United States
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Utah Starzz | University of Memphis |
| 22nd | Quacy Barnes (C) |
United States
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Sacramento Monarchs | Indiana University Bloomington |
| 23 | Angela Hamblin (G / F) |
United States
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Washington Mystics | University of Iowa |
| 24 | Gergana Branzova (F) |
 Hungary
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Detroit Shock | Florida International University |
| 25th | Rehema Stephens (G) |
United States
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Los Angeles Sparks | University of California, Los Angeles |
| 26th | Tanja Kostic (F) |
 Sweden
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Cleveland Rockers | Oregon State University |
| 27 | Pollyanna Johns (C) |
United States
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Charlotte Sting | University of Michigan |
| 28 | Brandy Reed (F) |
United States
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Phoenix Mercury | The University of Southern Mississippi |
| 29 | Albena Branzova (F) |
Hungary
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New York Liberty | Florida International University |
| 30th | Amaya Valdemoro (F) |
 Spain
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Houston Comets |
Round 4
| Pick | Player | nationality | WNBA team | College / Junior / Club team |
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| 31 | Tricia Bader (G) |
United States
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Utah Starzz | Boise State University |
| 32 | Adia Barnes (F) |
United States
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Sacramento Monarchs | University of Arizona |
| 33 | Angela Jackson (C) |
United States
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Washington Mystics | University of Texas at Austin |
| 34 | Sandy Brondello (G) |
Australia
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Detroit Shock | |
| 35 | Erica Kienast (F) |
United States
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Los Angeles Sparks | University of California, Santa Barbara |
| 36 | Tammye Jenkins (C) |
United States
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Cleveland Rockers | University of Georgia |
| 37 | Sonia Chase (G) |
United States
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Charlotte Sting | University of Maryland, College Park |
| 38 | Karen Wilkins (G / F) |
United States
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Phoenix Mercury | Howard University |
| 39 | Vanessa Nygaard (F) |
United States
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New York Liberty | Stanford University |
| 40 | Monica Lamb-Lattin (C) |
United States
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Houston Comets | University of Southern California |