1998 WNBA draft
{{Short description|1998 meeting of WNBA teams to select players}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox sports draft
| name = 1998 WNBA draft
| image =
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| logo =
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| sport = Basketball
| date = April 28, 1998
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| league = WNBA
| teams =
| first = Małgorzata Dydek
Utah Starzz
| territorial =
| prev = 1997
| next = 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.
{{WNBA Draft legend|1=y|2=y|4=y|5=y|6=y|7=y}}
Initial player allocation
class="wikitable sortable" |
style="width:1%;"| Pick
! style="width:20%;"| Player ! style="width:1%;"| Position ! style="width:20%;"| Nationality ! style="width:25%;"| Team ! style="width:25%;"| School / club team |
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1
| bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| Cindy Brown x | F | {{USA}} | Long Beach State (from Seattle Reign, ABL) |
2
| C | {{BIH}} | Microcamp Campinas (Brazil) |
3
| bgcolor="#FFFF99"|Nikki McCray + ^ | G | {{USA}} | Tennessee (from Columbus Quest, ABL) |
4
| Alessandra Santos de Oliveira | C | {{BRA}} |
Expansion draft
class="wikitable sortable" |
style="width:1%;"| Pick
! style="width:20%;"| Player ! style="width:1%;"| Position ! style="width:20%;"| Nationality ! style="width:25%;"| New team ! style="width:25%;"| Former team |
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1
| G | {{USA}} |
2
| F | {{USA}} |
3
| C | {{USA}} |
4
| F | {{USA}} |
5
| G | {{USA}} |
6
| F | {{USA}} |
7
| bgcolor=#98f5ff| Lynette Woodard ^ ! | G | {{USA}} |
8
| F/C | {{USA}} |
College draft
=Round 1=
class="wikitable sortable" |
style="width:5%;"| Pick
! style="width:20%;"| Player ! style="width:5%;"| Position ! style="width:20%;"| Nationality ! style="width:25%;"| Team ! style="width:25%;"| School / club team |
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1
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Małgorzata Dydek + | C | {{POL}} | Pool Getafe (Spain) |
2
| bgcolor="#FFFF99"|Ticha Penicheiro * ^ | G | {{POR}} |
3
| F/C | {{USA}} | Florida |
4
| G | {{CRO}} | Duquesne |
5
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Allison Feaster + | F | {{USA}} | Harvard |
6
| G | {{USA}} | Maine |
7
| F/G | {{USA}} |
8
| C | {{RUS}} | CSKA Moscow (Russia) |
9
| C | {{USA}} |
10
| F/C | {{BUL}} |
=Round 2=
class="wikitable sortable" |
style="width:5%;"| Pick
! style="width:20%;"| Player ! style="width:5%;"| Position ! style="width:20%;"| Nationality ! style="width:25%;"| Team ! style="width:25%;"| School / club team |
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11
| F/C | {{USA}} | Stanford |
12
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Tangela Smith + | F/C | {{USA}} | Iowa |
13
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Rita Williams + | G | {{USA}} |
14
| F | {{AUS}} |
15
| F | {{USA}} | Miami |
16
|bgcolor=FFFF99| Suzie McConnell Serio x ^ | G | {{USA}} |
17
| G | {{USA}} | Arkansas |
18
| G/F | {{SVK}} | Pays d'Aix Basket 13 (France) |
19
| G | {{USA}} | Iowa |
20
| C | {{USA}} |
=Round 3=
class="wikitable sortable" |
style="width:5%;"| Pick
! style="width:20%;"| Player ! style="width:5%;"| Position ! style="width:20%;"| Nationality ! style="width:25%;"| Team ! style="width:25%;"| School / club team |
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21
| F | {{USA}} | Memphis |
22
| C | {{USA}} | Indiana |
23
| G/F | {{USA}} | Iowa |
24
| F | {{BUL}} |
25
| G | {{USA}} | UCLA |
26
| F | {{SWE}} |
27
| C | {{USA}} | Michigan |
28
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Brandy Reed + | F | {{USA}} |
29
| F | {{BUL}} |
30
| F | {{ESP}} | Pool Getafe (Spain) |
=Round 4=
class="wikitable sortable" |
style="width:5%;"| Pick
! style="width:20%;"| Player ! style="width:5%;"| Position ! style="width:20%;"| Nationality ! style="width:25%;"| Team ! style="width:25%;"| School / club team |
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31
| G | {{USA}} |
32
| F | {{USA}} | Arizona |
33
| C | {{USA}} | Texas |
34
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Sandy Brondello + | G | {{AUS}} | BTV Wuppertal (Germany) |
35
|bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Erica Kienast # | F | {{USA}} |
36
|bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Tammye Jenkins # | C | {{USA}} | Georgia |
37
| G | {{USA}} | Maryland |
38
|bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Karen Wilkins # | G/F | {{USA}} | Howard |
39
| F | {{USA}} | Stanford |
40
| C | {{USA}} | USC |
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
- {{cite web | url=http://www.wnba.com/history/alltime_draft_list.html | title=All-Time WNBA Draft List | accessdate=June 4, 2008 | publisher=WNBA | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509153954/http://www.wnba.com/history/alltime_draft_list.html | archivedate=May 9, 2008 | url-status=dead }}
{{WNBA Drafts}}
{{1998 WNBA draft}}
{{1998 WNBA season by team}}