1998 WNBA draft


1998 WNBA draft27 January 1998

Initial player allocation

Expansion draft

College draft

Round 1

PickPlayerPositionNationalityTeamSchool / club team
1Małgorzata Dydek +CUtah StarzzPoland
2Ticha Penicheiro +GSacramento MonarchsOld Dominion
3Murriel PageF/CWashington MysticsFlorida
4Korie HledeGDetroit ShockDuquesne
5Allison Feaster +FLos Angeles SparksHarvard
6Cindy BlodgettGCleveland RockersMaine
7Tracy ReidF/GCharlotte StingNorth Carolina
8Maria StepanovaCPhoenix MercuryRussia
9Alicia ThompsonCNew York LibertyTexas Tech
10Polina TzekovaF/CHouston CometsBulgaria

Round 2

PickPlayerPositionNationalityTeamSchool / club team
11Olympia ScottF/CUtah StarzzStanford
12Tangela Smith +F/CSacramento MonarchsIowa
13Rita Williams +GWashington MysticsConnecticut
14Rachael SpornFDetroit ShockAustralia
15Octavia BlueFLos Angeles SparksMiami
16Suzie McConnell SerioGCleveland RockersPenn State
17Christy SmithGCharlotte StingArkansas
18Andrea KuklovaG/FPhoenix MercurySlovakia
19Nadine DomondGNew York LibertyIowa
20Nyree RobertsCHouston CometsOld Dominion

Round 3

PickPlayerPositionNationalityTeamSchool / club team
21LaTonya JohnsonFUtah StarzzMemphis
22Quacy BarnesCSacramento MonarchsIndiana
23Angela HamblinG/FWashington MysticsIowa
24Gergana BranzovaFDetroit ShockFlorida International
25Rehema StephensGLos Angeles SparksUCLA
26Tanja KosticFCleveland RockersOregon State
27Pollyanna JohnsCCharlotte StingMichigan
28Brandy Reed +FPhoenix MercurySouthern Mississippi
29Albena BranzovaFNew York LibertyFlorida International
30Amaya ValdemoroFHouston CometsSpain

Round 4

PickPlayerPositionNationalityTeamSchool / club team
31Tricia BaderGUtah StarzzBoise State
32Adia BarnesFSacramento MonarchsArizona
33Angela JacksonCWashington MysticsTexas
34Sandy Brondello +GDetroit ShockAustralia
35Erica KienastFLos Angeles SparksUC-Santa Barbara
36Tammye JenkinsCCleveland RockersGeorgia
37Sonia ChaseGCharlotte StingMaryland
38Karen WilkinsG/FPhoenix MercuryHoward
39Vanessa NygaardFNew York LibertyStanford
40Monica Lamb-PowellCHouston CometsSouthern California