# 1998 WNBA draft

1998 WNBA draft
* 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 | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
| 1 | Cindy Brown | F | United States | Detroit Shock | Long Beach State (from Seattle Reign, ABL) |
| 2 | Razija Mujanović | C | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Detroit Shock | Microcamp Campinas (Brazil) |
| 3 | Nikki McCray $^+$ | G | United States | Washington Mystics | Tennessee (from Columbus Quest, ABL) |
| 4 | Alessandra Santos de Oliveira | C | Brazil | Washington Mystics | Comense (Italy) |

## Expansion draft

| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | New team | Former team |
| 1 | Rhonda Blades | G | United States | Detroit Shock | New York Liberty |
| 2 | Heidi Burge | F | United States | Washington Mystics | Los Angeles Sparks |
| 3 | Tajama Abraham | C | United States | Detroit Shock | Sacramento Monarchs |
| 4 | Penny Moore | F | United States | Washington Mystics | Charlotte Sting |
| 5 | Tara Williams | G | United States | Detroit Shock | Phoenix Mercury |
| 6 | Deborah Carter | F | United States | Washington Mystics | Utah Starzz |
| 7 | Lynette Woodard | G | United States | Detroit Shock | Cleveland Rockers |
| 8 | Tammy Jackson | F/C | United States | Washington Mystics | Houston Comets |

## College Draft

| * | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and All-WNBA Team |
| $^+$ | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game |
| Bold | Denotes player who won Rookie of the Year |

### Round 1

| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
| 1 | Małgorzata Dydek $^+$ | C | Poland | Utah Starzz | Pool Getafe (Spain) |
| 2 | Ticha Penicheiro $^*$ | G | Portugal | Sacramento Monarchs | Old Dominion |
| 3 | Murriel Page | F/C | United States | Washington Mystics | Florida |
| 4 | Korie Hlede | G | Croatia | Detroit Shock | Duquesne |
| 5 | Allison Feaster $^+$ | F | United States | Los Angeles Sparks | Harvard |
| 6 | Cindy Blodgett | G | United States | Cleveland Rockers | Maine |
| 7 | Tracy Reid | F/G | United States | Charlotte Sting | North Carolina |
| 8 | Maria Stepanova | C | Russia | Phoenix Mercury | CSKA Moscow (Russia) |
| 9 | Alicia Thompson | C | United States | New York Liberty | Texas Tech |
| 10 | Polina Tzekova | F/C | Bulgaria | Houston Comets | Tarbes Gespe Bigorre (France) |

### Round 2

| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
| 11 | Olympia Scott | F/C | United States | Utah Starzz | Stanford |
| 12 | Tangela Smith $^+$ | F/C | United States | Sacramento Monarchs | Iowa |
| 13 | Rita Williams $^+$ | G | United States | Washington Mystics | Connecticut |
| 14 | Rachael Sporn | F | Australia | Detroit Shock | Adelaide Lightning (Australia) |
| 15 | Octavia Blue | F | United States | Los Angeles Sparks | Miami |
| 16 | Suzie McConnell Serio | G | United States | Cleveland Rockers | Penn State |
| 17 | Christy Smith | G | United States | Charlotte Sting | Arkansas |
| 18 | Andrea Kuklová | G/F | Slovakia | Phoenix Mercury | Pays d'Aix Basket 13 (France) |
| 19 | Nadine Domond | G | United States | New York Liberty | Iowa |
| 20 | Nyree Roberts | C | United States | Houston Comets | Old Dominion |

### Round 3

| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
| 21 | LaTonya Johnson | F | United States | Utah Starzz | Memphis |
| 22 | Quacy Barnes | C | United States | Sacramento Monarchs | Indiana |
| 23 | Angela Hamblin | G/F | United States | Washington Mystics | Iowa |
| 24 | Gergana Branzova | F | Bulgaria | Detroit Shock | Florida International |
| 25 | Rehema Stephens | G | United States | Los Angeles Sparks | UCLA |
| 26 | Tanja Kostić | F | Sweden | Cleveland Rockers | Oregon State |
| 27 | Pollyanna Johns | C | United States | Charlotte Sting | Michigan |
| 28 | Brandy Reed $^+$ | F | United States | Phoenix Mercury | Southern Mississippi |
| 29 | Albena Branzova | F | Bulgaria | New York Liberty | Florida International |
| 30 | Amaya Valdemoro | F | Spain | Houston Comets | Pool Getafe (Spain) |

### Round 4

| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
| 31 | Tricia Bader | G | United States | Utah Starzz | Boise State |
| 32 | Adia Barnes | F | United States | Sacramento Monarchs | Arizona |
| 33 | Angela Jackson | C | United States | Washington Mystics | Texas |
| 34 | Sandy Brondello $^+$ | G | Australia | Detroit Shock | BTV Wuppertal (Germany) |
| 35 | Erica Kienast | F | United States | Los Angeles Sparks | UC-Santa Barbara |
| 36 | Tammye Jenkins | C | United States | Cleveland Rockers | Georgia |
| 37 | Sonia Chase | G | United States | Charlotte Sting | Maryland |
| 38 | Karen Wilkins | G/F | United States | Phoenix Mercury | Howard |
| 39 | Vanessa Nygaard | F | United States | New York Liberty | Stanford |
| 40 | Monica Lamb-Powell | C | United States | Houston Comets | USC |