1998 Los Angeles Sparks season
WNBA team season
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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.
Head coachJulie Rousseau (fired Jul. 16, 7–13 record)
Orlando Woolridge (5–5 record)
Orlando Woolridge (5–5 record)
ArenaGreat Western Forum
Attendance7,653 per game
Record12–18 (.400)
| 1998 Los Angeles Sparks season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Julie Rousseau (fired Jul. 16, 7–13 record) Orlando Woolridge (5–5 record) |
| Arena | Great Western Forum |
| Attendance | 7,653 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 12–18 (.400) |
| Place | 3rd (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Transactions
Washington Mystics expansion draft
The following player was selected in the Washington Mystics expansion draft from the Los Angeles Sparks:
| Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|
| Heidi Burge |  United States |
Virginia |
WNBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Allison Feaster | United States |
Harvard |
| 2 | 15 | Octavia Blue | United States |
Miami |
| 3 | 25 | Rehema Stephens | United States |
UCLA |
| 4 | 35 | Erica Kienast | United States |
UC Santa Barbara |
Transactions
| Date | Transaction | |
|---|---|---|
| February 18, 1998 | Lost Heidi Burge to the Washington Mystics in the WNBA expansion draft[1] | |
| April 9, 1998 | Traded Linda Burgess to the Sacramento Monarchs in exchange for Pamela McGee[1] | |
| April 29, 1998 | Drafted Allison Feaster, Octavia Blue, Rehema Stephens and Erica Kienast in the 1998 WNBA draft[1] | |
| May 11, 1998 | Waived Daedra Charles and Kim Gessig[1] | |
| Signed Erin Alexander, Eugenia Rycraw and Sandra Van Embricqs[1] | ||
| July 10, 1998 | Waived Erin Alexander[1] | |
| Signed Michelle Reed[1] | ||
| July 16, 1997 | Fired Julie Rousseau as Head Coach[1] | |
| Hired Orlando Woolridge as Head Coach[1] | ||
Roster
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Schedule
Regular season
Season standings
| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Comets x | 27 | 3 | .900 | 15–1 | – |
| Phoenix Mercury x | 19 | 11 | .633 | 10–6 | 8.0 |
| Los Angeles Sparks o | 12 | 18 | .400 | 6–10 | 15.0 |
| Sacramento Monarchs o | 8 | 22 | .267 | 5–11 | 19.0 |
| Utah Starzz o | 8 | 22 | .267 | 4–12 | 19.0 |
Statistics
| Legend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games 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 game | Team leader | League leader | ||||
Regular season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamecka Dixon | 22 | 22 | 32.3 | .438 | .356 | .779 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 16.2 |
| Lisa Leslie | 28 | 28 | 32.1 | .478 | .391 | .768 | 10.2 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 19.6 |
| Penny Toler | 30 | 30 | 31.5 | .415 | .417 | .743 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 12.3 |
| Mwadi Mabika | 29 | 23 | 24.5 | .339 | .308 | .698 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 8.2 |
| Katrina Colleton | 30 | 14 | 19.2 | .303 | .263 | .833 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.7 |
| Pamela McGee | 30 | 22 | 19.0 | .437 | .000 | .614 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 6.8 |
| Sandra Van Embricqs | 28 | 2 | 16.8 | .483 | N/A | .500 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| Zheng Haixia | 6 | 2 | 16.3 | .625 | N/A | .714 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 7.5 |
| Allison Feaster | 3 | 0 | 13.7 | .214 | .200 | 1.000 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 3.3 |
| Jamila Wideman | 25 | 0 | 13.2 | .279 | .250 | .724 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
| Eugenia Rycraw | 20 | 4 | 11.3 | .469 | N/A | .727 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 2.3 |
| Octavia Blue | 30 | 3 | 11.0 | .338 | .286 | .625 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| Erin Alexander | 8 | 0 | 9.1 | .318 | .375 | 1.000 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.8 |
| Michelle Reed | 9 | 0 | 5.4 | .273 | .250 | .583 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season