| 1998 WNBA draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Date(s) | April 28, 1998 |
| Overview | |
| League | WNBA |
| First selection | Małgorzata Dydek Utah Starzz |
| G | Guard | F | Forward | C | Center |
| + | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game |
| Bold | Denotes player who won Rookie of the Year |
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cindy Brown | F |  United States | Detroit Shock | Long Beach State (from Seattle Reign, ABL) |
| 2 | Razija Mujanović | C |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | Detroit Shock | Microcamp Campinas (Brazil) |
| 3 | Nikki McCray + | G | United States | Washington Mystics | Tennessee (from Columbus Quest, ABL) |
| 4 | Alessandra Santos de Oliveira | C |  Brazil | Washington Mystics | Comense (Italy) |
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Małgorzata Dydek + | C |  Poland | Utah Starzz | Pool Getafe (Spain) |
| 2 | Ticha Penicheiro + | G |  Portugal | Sacramento Monarchs | Old Dominion |
| 3 | Murriel Page | F/C | United States | Washington Mystics | Florida |
| 4 | Korie Hlede | G |  Croatia | Detroit Shock | Duquesne |
| 5 | Allison Feaster + | F | United States | Los Angeles Sparks | Harvard |
| 6 | Cindy Blodgett | G | United States | Cleveland Rockers | Maine |
| 7 | Tracy Reid | F/G | United States | Charlotte Sting | North Carolina |
| 8 | Maria Stepanova | C |  Russia | Phoenix Mercury | CSKA Moscow (Russia) |
| 9 | Alicia Thompson | C | United States | New York Liberty | Texas Tech |
| 10 | Polina Tzekova | F/C |  Bulgaria | Houston Comets | Tarbes Gespe Bigorre (France) |
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Olympia Scott | F/C | United States | Utah Starzz | Stanford |
| 12 | Tangela Smith + | F/C | United States | Sacramento Monarchs | Iowa |
| 13 | Rita Williams + | G | United States | Washington Mystics | Connecticut |
| 14 | Rachael Sporn | F |  Australia | Detroit Shock | Adelaide Lightning (Australia) |
| 15 | Octavia Blue | F | United States | Los Angeles Sparks | Miami |
| 16 | Suzie McConnell Serio | G | United States | Cleveland Rockers | Penn State |
| 17 | Christy Smith | G | United States | Charlotte Sting | Arkansas |
| 18 | Andrea Kuklová | G/F |  Slovakia | Phoenix Mercury | Pays d'Aix Basket 13 (France) |
| 19 | Nadine Domond | G | United States | New York Liberty | Iowa |
| 20 | Nyree Roberts | C | United States | Houston Comets | Old Dominion |
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | LaTonya Johnson | F | United States | Utah Starzz | Memphis |
| 22 | Quacy Barnes | C | United States | Sacramento Monarchs | Indiana |
| 23 | Angela Hamblin | G/F | United States | Washington Mystics | Iowa |
| 24 | Gergana Branzova | F | Bulgaria | Detroit Shock | Florida International |
| 25 | Rehema Stephens | G | United States | Los Angeles Sparks | UCLA |
| 26 | Tanja Kostić | F |  Sweden | Cleveland Rockers | Oregon State |
| 27 | Pollyanna Johns | C | United States | Charlotte Sting | Michigan |
| 28 | Brandy Reed + | F | United States | Phoenix Mercury | Southern Mississippi |
| 29 | Albena Branzova | F | Bulgaria | New York Liberty | Florida International |
| 30 | Amaya Valdemoro | F |  Spain | Houston Comets | Pool Getafe (Spain) |
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Tricia Bader | G | United States | Utah Starzz | Boise State |
| 32 | Adia Barnes | F | United States | Sacramento Monarchs | Arizona |
| 33 | Angela Jackson | C | United States | Washington Mystics | Texas |
| 34 | Sandy Brondello + | G | Australia | Detroit Shock | BTV Wuppertal (Germany) |
| 35 | Erica Kienast | F | United States | Los Angeles Sparks | UC-Santa Barbara |
| 36 | Tammye Jenkins | C | United States | Cleveland Rockers | Georgia |
| 37 | Sonia Chase | G | United States | Charlotte Sting | Maryland |
| 38 | Karen Wilkins | G/F | United States | Phoenix Mercury | Howard |
| 39 | Vanessa Nygaard | F | United States | New York Liberty | Stanford |
| 40 | Monica Lamb-Powell | C | United States | Houston Comets | USC |
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