The 1998 WNBA season was the first for the Detroit Shock. The team had an 0–4 start, but by season's end they missed out on a postseason berth by just one game in the standings.[1]
Transactions
WNBA allocation draft
WNBA expansion draft
WNBA draft
Transactions Date Transaction January 12, 1998 Hired Nancy Lieberman-Cline as Head Coach[2] January 27, 1998 Drafted Cindy Brown and Razija Brcaninovich in the 1998 WNBA Allocation Draft[2] February 18, 1998 Drafted Lynette Woodard , Tara Williams , Tajama Abraham and Rhonda Blades in the 1998 WNBA expansion draft[2] April 29, 1998 Drafted Korie Hlede , Rachael Sporn , Gergana Branzova and Sandy Brondello in the 1998 WNBA Draft [2] May 2, 1998 Signed Aneta Kausaite and Mfon Udoka [2] June 22, 1998 Waived Mfon Udoka [2]
Roster 1998 Detroit Shock roster Players Coaches Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs C 40 Abraham, Tajama 6' 2" (1.88m)190 lb (86kg) 1975-09-27 George Washington 1 G 10 Blades, Rhonda 5' 7" (1.7m)138 lb (63kg) 1972-10-29 Vanderbilt 1 F 11 Boyd, Carla 6' 1" (1.85m)172 lb (78kg) 1975-10-31 R F 34 Branzova, Gergana 6' 4" (1.93m)178 lb (81kg) 1976-07-25 FIU R C 12 Brcaninovich, Razija 6' 8" (2.03m)198 lb (90kg) 1967-04-15 R G 6 Brondello, Sandy 5' 7" (1.7m)136 lb (62kg) 1968-08-20 R F 14 Brown, Cindy 6' 2" (1.88m)183 lb (83kg) 1965-03-16 Long Beach State R G/F 24 Hamblin, Angela 5' 10" (1.78m)170 lb (77kg) 1976-09-30 Iowa R G 7 Hlede, Korie 5' 9" (1.75m)155 lb (70kg) 1975-03-29 Duquesne R F 20 Kausaite, Aneta 6' 0" (1.83m)155 lb (70kg) 1970-11-30 Emporia State R F 4 Sporn, Rachael 6' 1" (1.85m)175 lb (79kg) 1968-03-26 R F 30 Udoka, Mfon 6' 0" (1.83m)187 lb (85kg) 1976-06-16 DePaul R G 8 Woodard, Lynette 6' 0" (1.83m)160 lb (73kg) 1959-08-12 Kansas 1
Head coach Nancy Lieberman-Cline (Old Dominion )Assistant coaches -
Legend (C) Team captain(FA) Free agent(IN) Inactive(S) Suspended Injured
Schedule
Regular season 1998 game log Total: 17–13 (Home: 11–4; Road: 6–9) June: 5–4 (Home: 3–2; Road: 2–2)
July: 7–6 (Home: 6–1; Road: 1–5)
August: 5–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 3–2)
1998 season schedule
Season standings
Statistics
Regular Season ‡ Waived/Released during the season† Traded during the season≠ Acquired during the season
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