| 1998 Los Angeles Sparks season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Julie Rousseau Orlando Woolridge |
| Arena | Great Western Forum |
| Attendance | 7,653 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 12–18 (.400) |
| Place | 3rd (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1998 WNBA season was the second for the Los Angeles Sparks. The Sparks missed out of the playoffs for the second consecutive season. It would be the last season they missed the playoffs until the 2007 season.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Club Team |
| 1 | 5 | Allison Feaster (F) |  United States | Harvard |
| 2 | 15 | Octavia Blue (F) | United States | Miami (FL) |
| 3 | 25 | Rehema Stephens (G) | United States | UCLA |
| 4 | 35 | Erica Kienast (F) | United States | UC-Santa Barbara |
| Date | Trade | |
|---|---|---|
| April 9, 1998 | To Los Angeles Sparks | To Sacramento Monarchs |
| Pamela McGee | Linda Burgess | |
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| June 11 | @ Utah | 89-83 | Win | 1-0 |
| June 14 | @ Phoenix | 60-70 | Loss | 1-1 |
| June 16 | @ Sacramento | 69-73 | Loss | 1-2 |
| June 19 | New York | 78-75 | Win | 2-2 |
| June 21 | Houston | 63-79 | Loss | 2-3 |
| June 24 | Charlotte | 73-77 | Loss | 2-4 |
| June 27 | @ Houston | 64-75 | Loss | 2-5 |
| June 30 | @ Sacramento | 56-58 | Loss | 2-6 |
| July 2 | Utah | 57-58 | Loss | 2-7 |
| July 7 | Charlotte | 86-79 | Win | 3-7 |
| July 8 | Sacramento | 71-76 | Loss | 3-8 |
| July 12 | Cleveland | 87-66 | Win | 4-8 |
| July 13 | @ Phoenix | 62-72 | Loss | 4-9 |
| July 15 | Sacramento | 81-76 | Win | 5-9 |
| July 17 | Houston | 68-74 | Loss | 5-10 |
| July 21 | New York | 77-92 | Loss | 5-11 |
| July 23 | Phoenix | 70-68 | Win | 6-11 |
| July 25 | @ Detroit | 67-69 | Loss | 6-12 |
| July 27 | @ Cleveland | 67-83 | Loss | 6-13 |
| July 29 | @ Washington | 77-68 | Win | 7-13 |
| July 30 | Phoenix | 71-56 | Win | 8-13 |
| August 1 | @ Utah | 73-65 | Win | 9-13 |
| August 3 | Washington | 86-72 | Win | 10-13 |
| August 5 | @ Detroit | 61-73 | Loss | 10-14 |
| August 8 | @ New York | 62-80 | Loss | 10-15 |
| August 9 | @ Washington | 74-76 | Loss | 10-16 |
| August 12 | @ Charlotte | 65-52 | Win | 11-16 |
| August 14 | Utah | 87-67 | Win | 12-16 |
| August 16 | Detroit | 76-77 | Loss | 12-17 |
| August 19 | @ Houston | 71-80 | Loss | 12-18 |
| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| Lisa Leslie | 28 | 285 | 70 | 42 | 60 | 549 |
| Penny Toler | 30 | 106 | 143 | 32 | 3 | 370 |
| Tamecka Dixon | 22 | 56 | 54 | 24 | 8 | 357 |
| Mwadi Mabika | 29 | 127 | 44 | 30 | 9 | 237 |
| Pamela McGee | 30 | 145 | 13 | 23 | 24 | 203 |
| Alexandra VanEmbricgs | 28 | 75 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 94 |
| Katrina Colleton | 30 | 51 | 47 | 18 | 11 | 80 |
| Octavia Blue | 30 | 49 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 73 |
| Jamila Wideman | 25 | 22 | 57 | 10 | 1 | 48 |
| Eugenia Rycraw | 20 | 50 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 46 |
| Haixia Zheng | 6 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 45 |
| Erin Alexander | 8 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| Michelle Reed | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| Allison Feaster | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
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