1998 Detroit Shock season

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CoachNancy Lieberman-Cline
ArenaThe Palace of Auburn Hills
Attendance10,229 per game
Record17–13 (.567)
1998 Detroit Shock season
CoachNancy Lieberman-Cline
ArenaThe Palace of Auburn Hills
Attendance10,229 per game
Results
Record17–13 (.567)
Place4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Team Leaders
PointsSandy Brondello (14.2)
ReboundsCindy Brown (10.0)
AssistsSandy Brondello (3.2)

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]

WNBA allocation draft

Player Nationality School/Team/Country
Cindy Brown  United States Seattle Reign
Razija Brcaninovich Yugoslavia Microcamp Campinas (Brazil)

WNBA expansion draft

Player Nationality Former WNBA Team
Lynette Woodard  United States Cleveland Rockers
Tara Williams  United States Phoenix Mercury
Tajama Abraham  United States Sacramento Monarchs
Rhonda Blades  United States New York Liberty

WNBA draft

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 4 Korie Hlede Yugoslavia Duquesne
2 14 Rachael Sporn  Australia Adelaide Lightning (Australia)
3 24 Gergana Branzova  Bulgaria FIU
4 34 Sandy Brondello  Australia BTV Wuppertal (Germany)

Transactions

Date Transaction
January 12, 1998 Hired Nancy Lieberman-Cline as Head Coach[2]
January 27, 1998 Drafted Cindy Brown and Razija Brcaninovic 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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
C40United StatesAbraham, Tajama6' 2" (1.88m)190 lb (86kg)1975-09-27George Washington1
G10United StatesBlades, Rhonda5' 7" (1.7m)138 lb (63kg)1972-10-29Vanderbilt1
F11AustraliaBoyd, Carla6' 1" (1.85m)172 lb (78kg)1975-10-31R
F34People's Republic of BulgariaBranzova, Gergana6' 4" (1.93m)178 lb (81kg)1976-07-25FIUR
C12Socialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaBrcaninovich, Razija6' 8" (2.03m)198 lb (90kg)1967-04-15R
G6AustraliaBrondello, Sandy5' 7" (1.7m)136 lb (62kg)1968-08-20R
F14United StatesBrown, Cindy6' 2" (1.88m)183 lb (83kg)1965-03-16Long Beach StateR
G/F24United StatesHamblin, Angela5' 10" (1.78m)170 lb (77kg)1976-09-30IowaR
G7Socialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaHlede, Korie5' 9" (1.75m)155 lb (70kg)1975-03-29DuquesneR
F20Soviet UnionKausaite, Aneta6' 0" (1.83m)155 lb (70kg)1970-11-30Emporia StateR
F4AustraliaSporn, Rachael6' 1" (1.85m)175 lb (79kg)1968-03-26R
F30United StatesUdoka, Mfon6' 0" (1.83m)187 lb (85kg)1976-06-16DePaulR
G8United StatesWoodard, Lynette6' 0" (1.83m)160 lb (73kg)1959-08-12Kansas1
Head coach
United States Nancy Lieberman-Cline (Old Dominion)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured 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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 June 13 Charlotte L 69–78 Razija Brcaninovic (22) Razija Brcaninovic (13) Blades
Boyd (4)		 The Palace of Auburn Hills 0–1
2 June 15 Cleveland L 85–96 Korie Hlede (17) Cindy Brown (10) Sandy Brondello (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills 0–2
3 June 18 @ Charlotte L 67–71 Sandy Brondello (14) Cindy Brown (7) Rhonda Blades (4) Charlotte Coliseum 0–3
4 June 20 @ Cleveland L 57–65 Korie Hlede (19) Rachael Sporn (8) Sandy Brondello (5) Gund Arena 0–4
5 June 21 @ Washington W 70–57 Korie Hlede (20) Brown
Hlede (6)		 Sandy Brondello (9) MCI Center 1–4
6 June 23 Sacramento W 61–57 Korie Hlede (25) Cindy Brown (12) Korie Hlede (4) The Palace of Auburn Hills 2–4
7 June 25 Washington W 79–71 Sandy Brondello (19) Cindy Brown (7) Sandy Brondello (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills 3–4
8 June 27 @ Cleveland W 84–73 Brondello
Hlede (23)		 Cindy Brown (10) Brondello
Hlede (4)		 Gund Arena 4–4
9 June 29 Charlotte W 60–49 Brondello
Brown (19)		 Cindy Brown (16) Blades
Hlede (2)		 The Palace of Auburn Hills 5–4
July: 7–6 (Home: 6–1; Road: 1–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
10 July 1 New York W 82–65 Cindy Brown (22) Brcaninovic
Brown (10)		 Sandy Brondello (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills 6–4
11 July 6 @ New York L 56–59 Cindy Brown (12) Cindy Brown (12) Sandy Brondello (5) Madison Square Garden 6–5
12 July 8 Phoenix L 76–78 Carla Boyd (18) Cindy Brown (9) Sandy Brondello (8) The Palace of Auburn Hills 6–6
13 July 9 @ Houston L 66–96 Cindy Brown (14) Cindy Brown (13) Brondello
Hlede (5)		 Compaq Center 6–7
14 July 11 @ Washington L 53–78 Sandy Brondello (10) Cindy Brown (10) Hlede
Woodard (2)		 MCI Center 6–8
15 July 13 @ Utah W 74–67 Sandy Brondello (23) Korie Hlede (11) Sandy Brondello (3) Delta Center 7–8
16 July 15 @ Phoenix L 60–73 Korie Hlede (16) Brown
Sporn (9)		 Sandy Brondello (4) America West Arena 7–9
17 July 17 Utah W 79–67 Sandy Brondello (18) Cindy Brown (15) Sandy Brondello (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills 8–9
18 July 18 Cleveland W 72–57 Brown
Hlede (16)		 Korie Hlede (13) Sandy Brondello (3) The Palace of Auburn Hills 9–9
19 July 22 Washington W 76–61 Carla Boyd (19) Cindy Brown (9) Brondello
Brown
Hlede (3)		 The Palace of Auburn Hills 10–9
20 July 25 Los Angeles W 69–67 Korie Hlede (20) Cindy Brown (14) Korie Hlede (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills 11–9
21 July 26 @ New York L 62–78 Korie Hlede (14) Korie Hlede (8) Korie Hlede (6) Madison Square Garden 11–10
22 July 31 Sacramento W 78–77 Sandy Brondello (20) Cindy Brown (10) Carla Boyd (9) The Palace of Auburn Hills 12–10
August: 5–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 3–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
23 August 3 @ Charlotte L 68–71 Sandy Brondello (21) Cindy Brown (10) Carla Boyd (4) Charlotte Coliseum 12–11
24 August 5 Los Angeles W 73–61 Korie Hlede (20) Cindy Brown (10) Brondello
Brown (4)		 The Palace of Auburn Hills 13–11
25 August 7 Houston L 57–61 Cindy Brown (13) Cindy Brown (13) Cindy Brown (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills 13–12
26 August 10 @ Utah W 77–73 Korie Hlede (20) Cindy Brown (21) Cindy Brown (4) Delta Center 14–12
27 August 11 @ Sacramento W 50–41 Sandy Brondello (15) Cindy Brown (12) Carla Boyd (4) ARCO Arena 15–12
28 August 14 @ Phoenix L 59–74 Sandy Brondello (20) Carla Boyd (8) Rhonda Blades (3) America West Arena 15–13
29 August 16 @ Los Angeles W 73–68 Razija Brcaninovic (25) Cindy Brown (11) Sandy Brondello (5) Great Western Forum 16–13
30 August 19 New York W 82–68 Sandy Brondello (24) Lynette Woodard (9) Lynette Woodard (3) The Palace of Auburn Hills 17–13
1998 season schedule

Season standings

Eastern Conference W L PCT Conf. GB
Cleveland Rockers x2010.66712–4–
Charlotte Sting x1812.60011–52.0
New York Liberty o1812.6008–82.0
Detroit Shock o1713.5678–83.0
Washington Mystics o327.1001–1517.0

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