The 1998 WNBA season was the 2nd season for the Sacramento Monarchs. The team tied with the Utah Starzz for the worst record in the Western Conference.
| 1998 Sacramento Monarchs season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Heidi VanDerveer |
| Arena | ARCO Arena |
| Attendance | 6,578 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 8–22 (.267) |
| Place | 4th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Offseason edit
Tajama Abraham was picked up by the Detroit Shock in the 1998 WNBA Expansion Draft.
WNBA draft edit
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/School/Team |
| 1 | 2 | Ticha Penicheiro (G) |  Portugal
|
Old Dominion |
| 2 | 12 | Tangela Smith (F/C) |  United States
|
Iowa |
| 3 | 22 | Quacy Barnes (C) | United States
|
Indiana |
| 4 | 32 | Adia Barnes (F) | United States
|
Arizona |
Trades edit
| Date | Trade | |
|---|---|---|
| April 9, 1998 | To Sacramento Monarchs | To Los Angeles Sparks |
| Linda Burgess | Pamela McGee | |
| May 5, 1998 | To Sacramento Monarchs | To Utah Starzz |
| Lady Hardmon | Chantel Tremitiere | |
Regular season edit
Season standings edit
| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Comets x | 27 | 3 | .900 | 15–1 | – |
| Phoenix Mercury x | 19 | 11 | .633 | 10–6 | 8.0 |
| Los Angeles Sparks o | 12 | 18 | .400 | 6–10 | 15.0 |
| Sacramento Monarchs o | 8 | 22 | .267 | 5–11 | 19.0 |
| Utah Starzz o | 8 | 22 | .267 | 4–12 | 19.0 |
Season schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| June 11 | Phoenix | 70-73 | Loss | 0-1 |
| June 16 | Los Angeles | 73-69 | Win | 1-1 |
| June 18 | New York | 48-64 | Loss | 1-2 |
| June 20 | Houston | 68-79 | Loss | 1-3 |
| June 23 | @ Detroit | 57-61 | Loss | 1-4 |
| June 26 | @ New York | 48-62 | Loss | 1-5 |
| June 27 | @ Charlotte | 50-58 | Loss | 1-6 |
| June 30 | Los Angeles | 58-56 | Win | 2-6 |
| July 3 | @ Houston | 67-84 | Loss | 2-7 |
| July 5 | Utah | 70-66 | Win | 3-7 |
| July 6 | @ Utah | 64-68 | Loss | 3-8 |
| July 8 | @ Los Angeles | 76-71 | Win | 4-8 |
| July 10 | Charlotte | 55-63 | Loss | 4-9 |
| July 14 | Cleveland | 58-61 | Loss | 4-10 |
| July 15 | @ Los Angeles | 76-81 | Loss | 4-11 |
| July 18 | Houston | 44-75 | Loss | 4-12 |
| July 20 | @ Phoenix | 67-88 | Loss | 4-13 |
| July 24 | New York | 54-76 | Loss | 4-14 |
| July 26 | @ Washington | 79-65 | Win | 5-14 |
| July 27 | @ Charlotte | 76-70 | Win | 6-14 |
| July 29 | @ Cleveland | 67-75 | Loss | 6-15 |
| July 31 | @ Detroit | 77-78 | Loss | 6-16 |
| August 2 | @ Houston | 53-70 | Loss | 6-17 |
| August 4 | Cleveland | 60-72 | Loss | 6-18 |
| August 7 | Washington | 76-55 | Win | 7-18 |
| August 11 | Detroit | 41-50 | Loss | 7-19 |
| August 12 | @ Utah | 71-81 | Loss | 7-20 |
| August 15 | Utah | 82-55 | Win | 8-20 |
| August 16 | Phoenix | 69-85 | Loss | 8-21 |
| August 19 | @ Phoenix | 62-71 | Loss | 8-22 |
Player stats edit
| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latasha Byears | 30 | 199 | 29 | 43 | 13 | 427 |
| Tangela Smith | 28 | 129 | 31 | 17 | 46 | 271 |
| Linda Burgess | 30 | 146 | 28 | 42 | 11 | 226 |
| Adia Barnes | 29 | 84 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 219 |
| Lady Grooms | 30 | 80 | 48 | 20 | 3 | 214 |
| Ticha Penicheiro | 30 | 141 | 224 | 67 | 3 | 190 |
| Franthea Price | 26 | 44 | 35 | 20 | 2 | 127 |
| Pauline Jordan | 18 | 44 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 59 |
| Bridgette Gordon | 22 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 57 |
| Ruthie Bolton | 5 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 55 |
| Nadine Domond | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 27 |
| Rehema Stephens | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 26 |
| Quacy Barnes | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 16 |
| Tiffiani Johnson | 6 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |