1998 Charlotte Sting season

1998 Charlotte Sting season
Head Coach Marynell Meadors
Arena Charlotte Coliseum
Attendance 8,561 per game
Results
Record 1812
(.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)
Charlotte Sting seasons
< 1997 1999 >

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.

Offseason

WNBA Draft

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

Regular season

Season standings

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

Season schedule

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

Playoffs

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 stats

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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