1998 Sacramento Monarchs season
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 |
Transactions
Detroit Shock expansion draft
The following player was selected in the Detroit Shock expansion draft from the Sacramento Monarchs:
| Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|
| Tajama Abraham | United States | George Washington |
WNBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Ticha Penicheiro | United States | Old Dominion |
| 2 | 12 | Tangela Smith | United States | Iowa |
| 3 | 22 | Quacy Barnes | United States | Indiana |
| 4 | 32 | Adia Barnes | United States | Arizona |
Transactions
| Date | Transaction | |
|---|---|---|
| February 18, 1998 | Lost Tajama Abraham to the Detroit Shock in the WNBA expansion draft[1] | |
| April 9, 1998 | Traded Pamela McGee to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for Linda Burgess[1] | |
| April 29, 1998 | Drafted Ticha Penicheiro, Tangela Smith, Quacy Barnes and Adia Barnes in the 1998 WNBA Draft[1] | |
| May 5, 1998 | Traded Chantel Tremitiere to the Utah Starzz in exchange for Lady Grooms[1] | |
| May 25, 1998 | Waived Denique Graves[1] | |
| June 1, 1998 | Waived Margold Clark[1] | |
| June 9, 1998 | Waived Corissa Yasen and Danielle Viglione[1] | |
| June 30, 1998 | Signed Rehema Stephens[1] | |
| July 6, 1998 | Traded Tiffani Johnson to Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Pauline Jordan[1] | |
| July 24, 1998 | Waived Rehema Stephens[1] | |
| July 27, 1998 | Signed Nadine Domond[1] | |
Roster
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Schedule
Regular season
Season standings
| 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 |
Statistics
| 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
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ticha Penichiero | 30 | 30 | 36.0 | .333 | .233 | .642 | 4.7 | 7.5 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 6.3 |
| Latasha Byears | 30 | 26 | 27.6 | .454 | .222 | .663 | 6.6 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 14.2 |
| Ruthie Bolton | 5 | 4 | 26.6 | .293 | .154 | .607 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 11.0 |
| Lady Grooms | 30 | 29 | 26.4 | .487 | .167 | .670 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 7.1 |
| Tangela Smith | 28 | 10 | 25.3 | .401 | .357 | .741 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 9.6 |
| Linda Burgess | 30 | 29 | 23.1 | .471 | .125 | .763 | 4.9 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 7.5 |
| Adia Barnes | 29 | 16 | 21.3 | .395 | .298 | .744 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 7.6 |
| Franthea Price | 26 | 1 | 14.6 | .374 | .359 | .722 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 4.9 |
| Pauline Jordan | 18 | 0 | 13.7 | .344 | .000 | .607 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| Bridgette Gordon | 22 | 5 | 11.5 | .391 | .000 | .563 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2.7 |
| Nadine Domond | 9 | 0 | 10.2 | .303 | .188 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 3.0 |
| Rehema Stephens | 8 | 0 | 10.1 | .268 | .167 | .500 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 3.3 |
| Quacy Barnes | 17 | 0 | 5.3 | .400 | N/A | .364 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| Tiffani Johnson | 6 | 0 | 5.3 | .000 | N/A | .500 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
References
- "1998 Sacramento Monarchs Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
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