1998 Charlotte Sting season

The 1998 WNBA season was the second for the Charlotte Sting. The Sting qualified for the playoffs, but they lost in the league semifinals to eventual champion Houston Comets.

1998 Charlotte Sting season
CoachMarynell Meadors
ArenaCharlotte Coliseum
Attendance8,561 per game
Results
Record18–12 (.600)
Place2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost WNBA Semifinals (2-0) to Houston Comets
Team Leaders
PointsAndrea Stinson (15.0)
ReboundsVicky Bullett (6.5)
AssistsAndrea Stinson (4.5)

Transactions

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Washington Mystics expansion draft

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The following player was selected in the Washington Mystics expansion draft from the Charlotte Sting:

Player Nationality School/Team/Country
Penny Moore   United States Long Beach State

WNBA draft

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Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 7 Tracy Reid   United States North Carolina
2 17 Christy Smith   United States Arkansas
3 27 Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough   Bahamas Michigan
4 37 Sonia Chase   United States Maryland

Transactions

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Date Transaction
February 18, 1998 Lost Penny Moore to the Washington Mystics in the WNBA expansion draft[1]
April 29, 1998 Drafted Tracy Reid, Christy Smith, Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough and Sonia Chase in the 1998 WNBA Draft[1]
June 6, 1998 Waived Charmin Smith and Katasha Artis[1]

Roster

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1998 Charlotte Sting roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs
F 13   Boucher, Kelly 6' 2" (1.88m) 1968-01-13 R
F 23   Bullett, Vicky 6' 3" (1.91m) 185 lb (84kg) 1967-10-04 Maryland 1
G 33   Chase, Sonia 5' 9" (1.75m) 150 lb (68kg) 1976-03-09 Maryland R
F/C 3   Congreaves, Andrea 6' 2" (1.88m) 183 lb (83kg) 1970-06-03 Mercer 1
C 41   Johns Kimbrough, Pollyanna 6' 3" (1.91m) 165 lb (75kg) 1975-06-11 Michigan R
F/C 50   Manning, Sharon 6' 3" (1.91m) 186 lb (84kg) 1969-03-20 NC State 1
C 51   Mapp, Rhonda 6' 2" (1.88m) 190 lb (86kg) 1969-10-13 NC State 1
F 22   Paschal, Tia 6' 1" (1.85m) 165 lb (75kg) 1969-03-22 Florida State R
G/F 0   Reid, Tracy 5' 11" (1.8m) 150 lb (68kg) 1976-11-01 North Carolina R
G 10   Smith, Christy 5' 7" (1.7m) 141 lb (64kg) 1975-08-14 Arkansas R
G 32   Stinson, Andrea 5' 10" (1.78m) 158 lb (72kg) 1967-11-25 NC State 1
G 7   Suber, Tora 5' 7" (1.7m) 137 lb (62kg) 1974-11-23 Virginia 1
Head coach
  Marynell Meadors (Middle Tennessee)
Assistant coaches
  Dan Hughes
  Karen Freeman




Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  •   Injured

Schedule

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Regular season

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1998 game log
Total: 18–12 (Home: 9–6; Road: 9–6)
June: 7–2 (Home: 3–1; Road: 4–1)
July : 8–5 (Home: 4–3; Road: 4–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
10 July 4 Phoenix W 68–66 Andrea Stinson (19) Sharon Manning (8) Andrea Stinson (7) Charlotte Coliseum 8–2
11 July 7 @ Los Angeles L 79–86 Andrea Stinson (21) Andrea Stinson (10) Christy Smith (6) Great Western Forum 8–3
12 July 8 @ Utah W 77–69 Congreaves
Stinson (14)
Tracy Reid (6) Smith
Stinson (6)
Delta Center 9–3
13 July 10 @ Sacramento W 63–55 Andrea Stinson (18) Tracy Reid (12) Tora Suber (4) ARCO Arena 10–3
14 July 12 @ New York W 75–57 Andrea Congreaves (23) Congreaves
Manning (10)
Andrea Stinson (7) Madison Square Garden 11–3
15 July 15 New York W 72–65 Vicky Bullett (19) Manning
Reid
Stinson (5)
Andrea Stinson (7) Charlotte Coliseum 12–3
16 July 17 Washington W 86–56 Tracy Reid (17) Manning
Reid (8)
Tracy Reid (4) Charlotte Coliseum 13–3
17 July 19 @ Cleveland L 69–85 Tracy Reid (20) Tracy Reid (7) Sharon Manning (4) Gund Arena 13–4
18 July 21 @ Washington W 84–67 Vicky Bullett (19) Vicky Bullett (7) Tora Suber (6) MCI Center 14–4
19 July 22 Utah L 58–61 Rhonda Mapp (17) Vicky Bullett (11) Andrea Stinson (6) Charlotte Coliseum 14–5
20 July 25 Houston L 58–67 Andrea Stinson (18) Sharon Manning (15) Christy Smith (7) Charlotte Coliseum 14–6
21 July 27 Sacramento L 70–76 Andrea Stinson (15) Vicky Bullett (8) Andrea Stinson (5) Charlotte Coliseum 14–7
22 July 30 Cleveland W 79–64 Rhonda Mapp (20) Vicky Bullett (12) Andrea Stinson (7) Charlotte Coliseum 15–7
August : 3–5 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
23 August 2 @ New York L 67–85 Rhonda Mapp (16) Vicky Bullett (10) Andrea Stinson (3) Madison Square Garden 15–8
24 August 3 Detroit W 71–68 Vicky Bullett (19) Vicky Bullett (13) Christy Smith
Stinson (4)
Charlotte Coliseum 16–8
25 August 5 New York W 69–61 Andrea Stinson (19) Vicky Bullett (9) Tora Suber (6) Charlotte Coliseum 17–8
26 August 8 @ Cleveland L 58–65 Vicky Bullett (17) Sharon Manning (9) Andrea Stinson (5) Gund Arena 17–9
27 August 10 @ Houston L 67–70 Tracy Reid (22) Tora Suber (8) Mapp
Suber (4)
Compaq Center 17–10
28 August 12 Los Angeles L 52–65 Andrea Stinson (15) Vicky Bullett (8) Mapp
Stinson
Suber (3)
Charlotte Coliseum 17–11
29 August 14 Cleveland L 72–85 Andrea Stinson (20) Rhonda Mapp (9) Tora Suber (9) Charlotte Coliseum 17–12
30 August 19 @ Washington W 105–69 Andrea Stinson (23) Sharon Manning (7) Christy Smith (7) MCI Center 18–12
1998 season schedule

Playoffs

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1998 playoff game log
Semifinal vs. Houston Comets
Lost Series: 0–2
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 August 22 @ Houston L 71–85 Mapp
Stinson (16)
Andrea Stinson (7) Andrea Stinson (7) Compaq Center 0–1
2 August 24 @ Houston L 61–77 Tracy Reid (18) Vicky Bullett (11) Andrea Stinson (6) Compaq Center 0–2
1998 playoff schedule

Season standings

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Eastern Conference W L PCT Conf. GB
Cleveland Rockers x 20 10 .667 12–4
Charlotte Sting x 18 12 .600 11–5 2.0
New York Liberty o 18 12 .600 8–8 2.0
Detroit Shock o 17 13 .567 8–8 3.0
Washington Mystics o 3 27 .100 1–15 17.0

Statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage  TO  Turnovers per game
 PF  Fouls per game Team leader League leader

Regular Season

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Andrea Stinson 30 30 34.9 .418 .282 .750 4.6 4.5 1.8 0.5 15.0
Tracy Reid 30 30 32.2 .487 .000 .613 5.2 1.5 1.3 0.4 13.8
Vicky Bullett 30 30 31.6 .441 .154 .826 6.5 1.5 2.2 1.5 13.3
Tora Suber 30 12 22.7 .314 .310 .630 1.8 2.9 1.0 0.0 6.0
Rhonda Mapp 21 14 21.7 .506 .100 .750 4.2 1.6 0.6 0.4 10.1
Sharon Manning 30 6 19.2 .440 .000 .667 5.5 1.0 1.1 0.2 5.4
Christy Smith 24 18 18.7 .360 .316 .850 1.4 3.0 0.4 0.0 3.7
Andrea Congreaves 24 19 15.5 .432 .294 .905 3.0 1.5 0.5 0.2 4.3
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough 24 0 7.5 .489 N/A .643 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 2.6
Sonia Chase 23 0 7.2 .500 N/A 1.000 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.0 1.5
Kelly Boucher 9 0 5.8 .200 .167 .750 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 1.1
Tia Paschal 20 0 5.5 .297 .250 .667 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.0 1.4


Waived/Released during the season
Traded during the season
Acquired during the season

References

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  1. ^ a b c "1998 Charlotte Sting Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
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