1998 Charlotte Sting season

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.

1998 Charlotte Sting season
CoachMarynell Meadors
ArenaCharlotte Coliseum
Attendance8,561 per game
Results
Record1812 (.600)
Place2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost WNBA Semifinals (2-0) to Houston Comets
Team Leaders
PointsAndrea Stinson (15.0)
ReboundsVicky Bullett (6.5)
AssistsAndrea Stinson (4.5)

Offseason

WNBA Draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Club Team
17Tracy Reid (F/G) United StatesNorth Carolina
217Christy Smith (G) United StatesArkansas
327Pollyanna Johns (C) United StatesMichigan
437Sonia Chase (C) United StatesMaryland

Regular season

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

Season schedule

DateOpponentScoreResultRecord
June 11Washington83-57Win1-0
June 13@ Detroit78-69Win2-0
June 15Houston65-79Loss2-1
June 18Detroit71-67Win3-1
June 21@ Phoenix72-71Win4-1
June 24@ Los Angeles77-73Win5-1
June 25@ Utah91-83Win6-1
June 27Sacramento58-50Win7-1
June 29@ Detroit49-60Loss7-2
July 4Phoenix68-66Win8-2
July 7@ Los Angeles79-86Loss8-3
July 8@ Utah77-69Win9-3
July 10@ Sacramento63-55Win10-3
July 12@ New York75-57Win11-3
July 15New York72-65Win12-3
July 17Washington86-56Win13-3
July 19@ Cleveland69-85Loss13-4
July 21@ Washington84-67Win14-4
July 22Utah58-61Loss14-5
July 25Houston58-67Loss14-6
July 27Sacramento70-76Loss14-7
July 30Cleveland79-64Win15-7
August 2@ New York67-85Loss15-8
August 3Detroit71-68Win16-8
August 5New York69-61Win17-8
August 8@ Cleveland58-65Loss17-9
August 10@ Houston67-70Loss17-10
August 12Los Angeles52-65Loss17-11
August 14Cleveland72-85Loss17-12
August 19@ Washington105-69Win18-12

Playoffs

GameDateOpponentScoreResultRecord
WNBA Semifinals
1August 22Houston71-85Loss0-1
2August 24@ Houston61-77Loss0-2

Player stats

PlayerGPREBASTSTLBLKPTS
Andrea Stinson301381345415450
Tracy Reid30157464012413
Vicky Bullett30194466646399
Rhonda Mapp218933138212
Tora Suber305386301181
Sharon Manning3016630327162
Andrea Congreaves247136115104
Christy Smith24347110089
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough243763262
Sonia Chase2314135034
Tia Paschal201598027
Kelly Boucher91321010

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