1998 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! College/HS/Club Team
1	Cindy Brown (F)		Detroit Shock	Long Beach State (from Seattle Reign, ABL)
2	Razija Mujanovic (C)		Detroit Shock	Yugoslavia
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	WNBA Team! Former WNBA Team
1	Rhonda Blades (G)		Detroit Shock	(from New York Liberty)
2	Heidi Burge (F)		Washington Mystics	(from Los Angeles Sparks)
3	Tajama Abraham (C)		Detroit Shock	(from Sacramento Monarchs)
4	Penny Moore (F)		Washington Mystics	(from Charlotte Sting)
5	Tara Williams (G)		Detroit Shock	(from Phoenix Mercury)
6	Deborah Carter (F)		Washington Mystics	(from Utah Starzz)
7	Lynette Woodard (G)		Detroit Shock	(from Cleveland Rockers)
8	Tammy Jackson (F/C)		Washington Mystics	(from Houston Comets)

WNBA Draft

Round 1

Pick	Player	Nationality	WNBA Team! College/HS/Club Team
1	Malgorzata 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! College/HS/Club Team
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! College/HS/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! College/HS/Club Team
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-Lattin (C)		Houston Comets	Southern California

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