WNBA team 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.
Transactions
Detroit Shock expansion draft
The following player was selected in the Detroit Shock expansion draft from the Sacramento Monarchs:
WNBA draft
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 Hardmon [ 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 the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Pauline Jordan[ 1]
July 24, 1998
Waived Rehema Stephens [ 1]
July 27, 1998
Signed Nadine Domond [ 1]
Roster
1998 Sacramento Monarchs roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs F 32 Barnes, Adia 5' 11" (1.8m) 165 lb (75kg) 1977-02-03 Arizona R C 0 Barnes, Quacy 6' 5" (1.96m) 185 lb (84kg) 1976-09-26 Indiana R G 6 Bolton, Ruthie 5' 9" (1.75m) 150 lb (68kg) 1967-05-27 Auburn 1 F 42 Burgess, Linda 6' 1" (1.85m) 173 lb (78kg) 1969-07-27 Alabama 1 G/F 51 Byears, Latasha 5' 11" (1.8m) 206 lb (93kg) 1973-08-12 DePaul 1 G 3 Domond, Nadine 5' 7" (1.7m) 148 lb (67kg) 1975-09-28 Iowa R F 30 Gordon, Bridgette 6' 0" (1.83m) 172 lb (78kg) 1967-04-27 Tennessee 1 F 27 Hardmon, Lady 5' 10" (1.78m) 160 lb (73kg) 1970-09-12 Georgia 1 C 4 Johnson, Tiffani 6' 4" (1.93m) 240 lb (109kg) 1975-12-27 Tennessee R F/C 11 Jordan, Pauline 6' 3" (1.91m) 205 lb (93kg) 1968-04-27 UNLV R G 21 Penicheiro, Ticha 5' 11" (1.8m) 146 lb (66kg) 1974-09-18 Old Dominion R G 25 Price, Franthea 5' 9" (1.75m) 178 lb (81kg) 1968-04-28 Iowa R C 50 Smith, Tangela 6' 3" (1.91m) 158 lb (72kg) 1977-04-01 Iowa R G 3 Stephens, Rehema 5' 11" (1.8m) 1969-12-28 UCLA R
Head coach
Heidi VanDerveer (College of Charleston )
Assistant coaches
Jill Jackson
Yvette Angel
Drew Peterson
Legend
(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured
Schedule
Regular season
1998 game log Total: 9–21 (Home: 6–10; Road: 3–11)
June: 2–6 (Home: 2–3; Road: 0–3)
July: 4–10 (Home: 2–4; Road: 2–6)
August: 3–5 (Home: 2–3; Road: 1–2)
1998 season schedule
Season standings
Statistics
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 Hardmon
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
Arenas Head coaches Seasons Conference championships WNBA championships Rivals