| 1998 Charlotte Sting season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Marynell Meadors |
| Arena | Charlotte Coliseum |
| Attendance | 8,561 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 18–12 (.600) |
| Place | 2nd (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Lost WNBA Semifinals (2-0) to Houston Comets |
| Team Leaders | |
| Points | Andrea Stinson (15.0) |
| Rebounds | Vicky Bullett (6.5) |
| Assists | Andrea Stinson (4.5) |
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.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Club Team |
| 1 | 7 | Tracy Reid (F/G) |  United States | North Carolina |
| 2 | 17 | Christy Smith (G) | United States | Arkansas |
| 3 | 27 | Pollyanna Johns (C) | United States | Michigan |
| 4 | 37 | Sonia Chase (C) | United States | Maryland |
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| June 11 | Washington | 83-57 | Win | 1-0 |
| June 13 | @ Detroit | 78-69 | Win | 2-0 |
| June 15 | Houston | 65-79 | Loss | 2-1 |
| June 18 | Detroit | 71-67 | Win | 3-1 |
| June 21 | @ Phoenix | 72-71 | Win | 4-1 |
| June 24 | @ Los Angeles | 77-73 | Win | 5-1 |
| June 25 | @ Utah | 91-83 | Win | 6-1 |
| June 27 | Sacramento | 58-50 | Win | 7-1 |
| June 29 | @ Detroit | 49-60 | Loss | 7-2 |
| July 4 | Phoenix | 68-66 | Win | 8-2 |
| July 7 | @ Los Angeles | 79-86 | Loss | 8-3 |
| July 8 | @ Utah | 77-69 | Win | 9-3 |
| July 10 | @ Sacramento | 63-55 | Win | 10-3 |
| July 12 | @ New York | 75-57 | Win | 11-3 |
| July 15 | New York | 72-65 | Win | 12-3 |
| July 17 | Washington | 86-56 | Win | 13-3 |
| July 19 | @ Cleveland | 69-85 | Loss | 13-4 |
| July 21 | @ Washington | 84-67 | Win | 14-4 |
| July 22 | Utah | 58-61 | Loss | 14-5 |
| July 25 | Houston | 58-67 | Loss | 14-6 |
| July 27 | Sacramento | 70-76 | Loss | 14-7 |
| July 30 | Cleveland | 79-64 | Win | 15-7 |
| August 2 | @ New York | 67-85 | Loss | 15-8 |
| August 3 | Detroit | 71-68 | Win | 16-8 |
| August 5 | New York | 69-61 | Win | 17-8 |
| August 8 | @ Cleveland | 58-65 | Loss | 17-9 |
| August 10 | @ Houston | 67-70 | Loss | 17-10 |
| August 12 | Los Angeles | 52-65 | Loss | 17-11 |
| August 14 | Cleveland | 72-85 | Loss | 17-12 |
| August 19 | @ Washington | 105-69 | Win | 18-12 |
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| WNBA Semifinals | |||||
| 1 | August 22 | Houston | 71-85 | Loss | 0-1 |
| 2 | August 24 | @ Houston | 61-77 | Loss | 0-2 |
| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| Andrea Stinson | 30 | 138 | 134 | 54 | 15 | 450 |
| Tracy Reid | 30 | 157 | 46 | 40 | 12 | 413 |
| Vicky Bullett | 30 | 194 | 46 | 66 | 46 | 399 |
| Rhonda Mapp | 21 | 89 | 33 | 13 | 8 | 212 |
| Tora Suber | 30 | 53 | 86 | 30 | 1 | 181 |
| Sharon Manning | 30 | 166 | 30 | 32 | 7 | 162 |
| Andrea Congreaves | 24 | 71 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 104 |
| Christy Smith | 24 | 34 | 71 | 10 | 0 | 89 |
| Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough | 24 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 62 |
| Sonia Chase | 23 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 34 |
| Tia Paschal | 20 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 27 |
| Kelly Boucher | 9 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
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