1998 WNBA Draft Overview
1998 brought two new teams into the WNBA, Washington and Detroit. To help fill out those rosters the WNBA had another allocation draft and expansion draft for the two new teams. The college draft was held after those drafts.
Initial Player Allocation
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 1 |
Detroit Shock |
Cindy Brown |
F |
Long Beach State |
| 2 |
Detriot Shock |
Razija Mujanovic |
C |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 3 |
Washington Mystics |
Nikki McCray |
G |
Tennessee |
| 4 |
Washington Mystics |
Alessandra Santos de Oliveira |
C |
Brazil |
Expansion Draft
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
Former Team |
| 1 |
Detroit Shock |
Rhonda Blades |
G |
New York Liberty |
| 2 |
Washington Mystics |
Heidi Burge |
F |
Los Angeles Sparks |
| 3 |
Detroit Shock |
Tajama Abraham |
C |
Sacramento Monarchs |
| 4 |
Washington Mystics |
Penny Moore |
F |
Charlotte Sting |
| 5 |
Detroit Shock |
Tara Williams |
G |
Phoenix Mercury |
| 6 |
Washington Mystics |
Deborah Carter |
F |
Utah Starzz |
| 7 |
Detroit Shock |
Lynette Woodard |
G |
Cleveland Rockers |
| 8 |
Washington Mystics |
Tammy Jackson |
F/C |
Houston Comets |
College Draft
First Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 1 |
Utah Starzz |
Malgorzata Dydek |
C |
Poland |
| 2 |
Sacramento Monarchs |
Ticha Penicheiro |
G |
Old Dominion |
| 3 |
Washington Mystics |
Murriel Page |
F/C |
Florida |
| 4 |
Detroit Shock |
Korie Hlede |
G |
Duquesne |
| 5 |
Los Angeles Sparks |
Allison Feaster |
F/C |
Havard |
| 6 |
Cleveland Rockers |
Cindy Blodgett |
G |
Maine |
| 7 |
Charlotte Sting |
Tracy Reid |
F/G |
North Carolina |
| 8 |
Phoenix Mercury |
Maria Stepanova |
C |
Russia |
| 9 |
New York Liberty |
Alicia Thompson |
C |
Texas Tech |
| 10 |
Houston Comets |
Polina Tzekova |
F/C |
Bulgaria |
Second Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 11 |
Utah Starzz |
Olympia Scott-Richardson |
F/C |
Stanford |
| 12 |
Sacramento Monarchs |
Tangela Smith |
F/C |
Iowa |
| 13 |
Washington Mystics |
Rita Williams |
G |
Connecticut |
| 14 |
Detroit Shock |
Raquael Sporn |
F |
Australia |
| 15 |
Los Angeles Sparks |
Octavia Blue |
F |
Miami |
| 16 |
Cleveland Rockers |
Suzie McConnell Serio |
G |
Penn State |
| 17 |
Charlotte Sting |
Christy Smith |
G |
Arkansas |
| 18 |
Phoenix Mercury |
Andrea Kuklova |
G/F |
Slovakia |
| 19 |
New York Liberty |
Nadine Domond |
G |
Iowa |
| 20 |
Houston Comets |
Nyree Robert |
C |
Old Dominion |
Third Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 21 |
Utah Starzz |
LaTonya Johnson |
F |
Memphis |
| 22 |
Sacramento Monarchs |
Quacy Barnes |
C |
Indiana |
| 23 |
Washington Mystics |
Angela Hamblin |
G/F |
Iowa |
| 24 |
Detroit Shock |
Gergana Branzova |
F |
Florida International |
| 25 |
Los Angeles Sparks |
Rehema Stephens |
G |
UCLA |
| 26 |
Cleveland Rockers |
Tanja Kostic |
F |
Oregon State |
| 27 |
Charlotte Sting |
Pollyanna Johns |
C |
Michigan |
| 28 |
Phoenix Mercury |
Brandy Reed |
F |
Southern Mississippi |
| 29 |
New York Liberty |
Albena Branzova |
F |
Florida International |
| 30 |
Houston Comets |
Amaya Valdemoro |
F |
Spain |
Fourth Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 31 |
Utah Starzz |
Tricia Bader |
G |
Boise State |
| 32 |
Sacramento Monarchs |
Adia Barnes |
F |
Arizona |
| 33 |
Washington Mystics |
Angela Jackson |
C |
Texas |
| 34 |
Detroit Shock |
Sandy Brondello |
G |
Australia |
| 35 |
Los Angeles Sparks |
Erica Kienast |
F |
UC-Santa Barbara |
| 36 |
Cleveland Rockers |
Tammye Jenkins |
C |
Georgia |
| 37 |
Charlotte Sting |
Sonia Chase |
G |
Maryland |
| 38 |
Phoenix Mercury |
Karen Wilkins |
G/F |
Howard |
| 39 |
New York Liberty |
Vanessa Nygaard |
F |
Stanford |
| 40 |
Houston Comets |
Monica Lamb |
C |
USC |
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