| 1998 Cleveland Rockers season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Linda Hill-MacDonald |
| Arena | Gund Arena |
| Attendance | 10,350 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 20–10 (.667) |
| Place | 1st (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Lost WNBA Semifinals (2-1) to Phoenix Mercury |
| Team Leaders | |
| Points | Isabelle Fijalkowski (13.7) |
| Rebounds | Isabelle Fijalkowski (6.9) |
| Assists | Suzie McConnell Serio (6.4) |
The 1998 WNBA season was the 2nd for the Cleveland Rockers. The Rockers topped the Eastern Conference, but they were unable to reach the WNBA Finals, losing in the WNBA semifinals to the Phoenix Mercury.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Club Team |
| 1 | 6 | Cindy Blodgett (G) |  United States | Maine |
| 2 | 16 | Suzie McConnell Serio (G) | United States | Penn State |
| 3 | 26 | Tanja Kostic (F) |  Sweden | Oregon State |
| 4 | 36 | Tammye Jenkins (C) | United States | Georgia |
| 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 | New York | 78-71 | Win | 1-0 |
| June 15 | @ Detroit | 96-85 | Win | 2-0 |
| June 18 | @ Houston | 73-87 | Loss | 2-1 |
| June 20 | Detroit | 68-66 | Win | 3-1 |
| June 22 | Utah | 88-72 | Win | 4-1 |
| June 23 | @ New York | 57-59 | Loss | 4-2 |
| June 27 | Detroit | 73-84 | Loss | 4-3 |
| July 1 | @ Washington | 92-80 | Win | 5-3 |
| July 2 | Phoenix | 61-76 | Loss | 5-4 |
| July 6 | Houston | 64-78 | Loss | 5-5 |
| July 8 | Washington | 77-65 | Win | 6-5 |
| July 10 | @ Phoenix | 60-76 | Loss | 6-6 |
| July 12 | @ Los Angeles | 66-87 | Loss | 6-7 |
| July 14 | @ Sacramento | 61-58 | Win | 7-7 |
| July 16 | New York | 60-51 | Win | 8-7 |
| July 18 | @ Detroit | 57-72 | Loss | 8-8 |
| July 19 | Charlotte | 85-69 | Win | 9-8 |
| July 25 | Utah | 69-59 | Win | 10-8 |
| July 27 | Los Angeles | 83-67 | Win | 11-8 |
| July 29 | Sacramento | 75-67 | Win | 12-8 |
| July 30 | @ Charlotte | 64-79 | Loss | 12-9 |
| August 1 | @ Houston | 74-71 | Win | 13-9 |
| August 4 | @ Sacramento | 72-60 | Win | 14-9 |
| August 6 | @ Utah | 79-69 | Win | 15-9 |
| August 8 | Charlotte | 65-58 | Win | 16-9 |
| August 10 | Phoenix | 80-82 | Loss | 16-10 |
| August 12 | @ Washington | 75-55 | Win | 17-10 |
| August 14 | @ Charlotte | 85-72 | Win | 18-10 |
| August 15 | Washington | 90-71 | Win | 19-10 |
| August 17 | @ New York | 70-64 | Win | 20-10 |
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| WNBA Semifinals | |||||
| 1 | August 22 | @ Phoenix | 68-78 | Loss | 0-1 |
| 2 | August 24 | Phoenix | 67-66 | Win | 1-1 |
| 3 | August 25 | Phoenix | 60-71 | Loss | 1-2 |
| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| Isabelle Fijalkowski | 28 | 192 | 58 | 17 | 27 | 383 |
| Eva Nemcova | 30 | 111 | 67 | 33 | 21 | 359 |
| Janice Braxton | 30 | 168 | 74 | 51 | 15 | 295 |
| Merlakia Jones | 30 | 95 | 39 | 32 | 3 | 286 |
| Suzie McConnell Serio | 28 | 62 | 178 | 49 | 5 | 240 |
| Rushia Brown | 30 | 93 | 28 | 34 | 16 | 194 |
| Michelle Edwards | 23 | 52 | 65 | 23 | 1 | 178 |
| Adrienne Johnson | 29 | 48 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 133 |
| Cindy Blodgett | 22 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 63 |
| Raegan Scott | 22 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 38 |
| Tully Bevilaqua | 12 | 10 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 23 |
| Tanja Kostic | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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