1998 Los Angeles Sparks season

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1998 Los Angeles Sparks season
Coach Julie Rousseau (fired Jul. 16, 7–13 record)
Orlando Woolridge (5–5 record)
Arena Great Western Forum
Attendance7,653 per game
Results
Record1218 (.400)
Place3rd (Western)
Playoff finishDid 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.

Contents

Transactions

Washington Mystics expansion draft

The following player was selected in the Washington Mystics expansion draft from the Los Angeles Sparks:

PlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
Heidi Burge Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Virginia

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
15 Allison Feaster Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Harvard
215 Octavia Blue Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Miami
325 Rehema Stephens Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States UCLA
435Erica KienastFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States UC Santa Barbara

Transactions

DateTransaction
February 18, 1998Lost Heidi Burge to the Washington Mystics in the WNBA expansion draft [1]
April 9, 1998Traded Linda Burgess to the Sacramento Monarchs in exchange for Pamela McGee [1]
April 29, 1998Drafted Allison Feaster, Octavia Blue, Rehema Stephens and Erica Kienast in the 1998 WNBA draft [1]
May 11, 1998Waived Daedra Charles and Kim Gessig [1]
Signed Erin Alexander, Eugenia Rycraw and Sandra Van Embricqs [1]
July 10, 1998Waived Erin Alexander [1]
Signed Michelle Reed [1]
July 16, 1997Fired Julie Rousseau as Head Coach [1]
Hired Orlando Woolridge as Head Coach [1]

Roster

1998 Los Angeles Sparks roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G 15 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander, Erin 5' 7" (1.7m)140 lb (64kg)1975-04-25 UC Santa Barbara R
F 20 Flag of the United States.svg Blue, Octavia 6' 1" (1.85m)163 lb (74kg)1976-04-18 Miami (FL) R
F 12 Flag of the United States.svg Colleton, Katrina 5' 0" (1.52m)145 lb (66kg)1968-10-14 Maryland R
G 21 Flag of the United States.svg Dixon, Tamecka 5' 9" (1.75m)148 lb (67kg)1975-12-14 Kansas 1
F 5 Flag of the United States.svg Feaster, Allison 5' 11" (1.8m)168 lb (76kg)1976-02-11 Harvard R
C 9 Flag of the United States.svg Leslie, Lisa 6' 5" (1.96m)170 lb (77kg)1972-07-07 USC 1
G 4 Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg Mabika, Mwadi 5' 11" (1.8m)165 lb (75kg)1976-07-271
F/C 30 Flag of the United States.svg McGee, Pamela 6' 3" (1.91m)180 lb (82kg)1962-12-01 USC 1
G/F 7 Flag of the United States.svg Reed, Michelle 5' 10" (1.78m)165 lb (75kg)1973-05-24 Western Kentucky R
C 40 Flag of the United States.svg Rycraw, Eugenia 6' 3" (1.91m)175 lb (79kg)1968-12-06 Cal State Fullerton R
G 11 Flag of the United States.svg Toler, Penny 5' 8" (1.73m)132 lb (60kg)1966-03-24 Long Beach State 1
F/C 14 Flag of Suriname (1959-1975).svg Van Embricqs, Sandra 6' 3" (1.91m)175 lb (79kg)1968-04-18 UCLA R
F 10 Flag of the United States.svg Wideman, Jamila 5' 6" (1.68m)135 lb (61kg)1975-11-16 Stanford 1
C 28 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng, Haixia 6' 8" (2.03m)254 lb (115kg)1967-03-071
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Orlando Woolridge (Notre Dame)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Schedule

Regular season

1998 game log
Total: 12–18 (Home: 8–8; Road: 4–10)
June: 2–6 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–4)
July: 6–7 (Home: 5–5; Road: 1–2)
August: 4–5 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
22August 1@ Utah W 73–65 Lisa Leslie (24) Lisa Leslie (9) Penny Toler (5) Delta Center 9–13
23August 3 Washington W 86–72 Lisa Leslie (21) Mwadi Mabika (10) Penny Toler (6) Great Western Forum 10–13
24August 5@ Detroit L 61–73 Lisa Leslie (30) Pamela McGee (12) Penny Toler (4) The Palace of Auburn Hills 10–14
25August 8@ New York L 62–80 Penny Toler (14) Katrina Colleton (6) Mwadi Mabika (3) Madison Square Garden 10–15
26August 9@ Washington L 74–76 Lisa Leslie (23) Lisa Leslie (16) Penny Toler (7) MCI Center 10–16
27August 12@ Charlotte W 65–52 Lisa Leslie (21) Lisa Leslie (14) Penny Toler (6) Charlotte Coliseum 11–16
28August 14 Utah W 87–67 Lisa Leslie (18) Lisa Leslie (14) Penny Toler (14) Great Western Forum 12–16
29August 16 Detroit L 76–77 Lisa Leslie (30) Lisa Leslie (14) Penny Toler (9) Great Western Forum 12–17
30August 19@ Houston L 71–80 Lisa Leslie (24) Lisa Leslie (9) Penny Toler (6) Compaq Center 12–18
1998 season schedule

Season standings

Western Conference WLPCTConf.GB
Houston Comets x273.90015–1
Phoenix Mercury x1911.63310–68.0
Los Angeles Sparks o1218.4006–1015.0
Sacramento Monarchs o822.2675–1119.0
Utah Starzz o822.2674–1219.0

Statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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 gameTeam leaderLeague leader

Regular Season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Tamecka Dixon 222232.3.438.356.7792.52.51.10.416.2
Lisa Leslie 282832.1.478.391.76810.22.51.52.119.6
Penny Toler 303031.5.415.417.7433.54.81.10.112.3
Mwadi Mabika 292324.5.339.308.6984.41.51.00.38.2
Katrina Colleton 301419.2.303.263.8331.71.60.60.42.7
Pamela McGee 302219.0.437.000.6144.80.40.80.86.8
Sandra Van Embricqs 28216.8.483N/A.5002.70.60.90.33.4
Zheng Haixia 6216.3.625N/A.7144.30.50.00.27.5
Allison Feaster 3013.7.214.2001.0000.71.00.70.03.3
Jamila Wideman 25013.2.279.250.7240.92.30.40.01.9
Eugenia Rycraw20411.3.469N/A.7272.50.20.40.92.3
Octavia Blue 30311.0.338.286.6251.60.30.40.12.4
Erin Alexander 809.1.318.3751.0001.90.80.30.02.8
Michelle Reed905.4.273.250.5831.20.20.20.11.6


Waived/Released during the season
Traded during the season
Acquired during the season

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "1998 Los Angeles Sparks Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 1, 2024.