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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 |
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 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] | |
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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 |
| 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 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
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