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1998 Detroit Shock season | |
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Coach | Nancy Lieberman |
Arena | The Palace of Auburn Hills |
Attendance | 10,229 per game |
Results | |
Record | 17–13 (.567) |
Place | 4th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Team Leaders | |
Points | Sandy Brondello (14.2) |
Rebounds | Cindy Brown (10.0) |
Assists | Sandy 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.
Pick | Player | Nationality | WNBA Team | College/HS/Club Team |
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1 | Cindy Brown (F) | United States | Detroit Shock | Long Beach State (from Seattle Reign, ABL) |
2 | Razija Mujanović (C) | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Detroit Shock | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Pick | Player | Nationality | WNBA Team | Former WNBA Team |
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1 | Rhonda Blades (G) | United States | Detroit Shock | (from New York Liberty) |
3 | Tajama Abraham (C) | United States | Detroit Shock | (from Sacramento Monarchs) |
5 | Tara Williams (G) | United States | Detroit Shock | (from Phoenix Mercury) |
7 | Lynette Woodard (G) | United States | Detroit Shock | (from Cleveland Rockers) |
Pick | Player | Nationality | School |
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4th | Korie Hlede | United States | Duquesne |
14th | Rachael Sporn | Australia | Australia |
24th | Gergana Branzova | Hungary | Florida International |
34th | Sandy Brondello | Australia | Australia |
Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
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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 |
Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
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June 13 | Charlotte | 69-78 | Loss | 0-1 |
June 15 | Cleveland | 85-96 | Loss | 0-2 |
June 18 | @ Charlotte | 67-71 | Loss | 0-3 |
June 20 | @ Cleveland | 66-68 | Loss | 0-4 |
June 21 | @ Washington | 70-57 | Win | 1-4 |
June 23 | Sacramento | 61-57 | Win | 2-4 |
June 25 | Washington | 79-71 | Win | 3-4 |
June 27 | @ Cleveland | 84-73 | Win | 4-4 |
June 29 | Charlotte | 60-49 | Win | 5-4 |
July 1 | New York | 82-65 | Win | 6-4 |
July 6 | @ New York | 56-59 | Loss | 6-5 |
July 8 | Phoenix | 76-78 | Loss | 6-6 |
July 9 | @ Houston | 66-96 | Loss | 6-7 |
July 11 | @ Washington | 53-78 | Loss | 6-8 |
July 13 | @ Utah | 74-67 | Win | 7-8 |
July 15 | @ Phoenix | 60-73 | Loss | 7-9 |
July 17 | Utah | 79-67 | Win | 8-9 |
July 18 | Cleveland | 72-57 | Win | 9-9 |
July 22 | Washington | 76-61 | Win | 10-9 |
July 25 | Los Angeles | 69-67 | Win | 11-9 |
July 26 | @ New York | 62-78 | Loss | 11-10 |
July 31 | Sacramento | 78-77 | Win | 12-10 |
August 3 | @ Charlotte | 68-71 | Loss | 12-11 |
August 5 | Los Angeles | 73-61 | Win | 13-11 |
August 7 | Houston | 57-61 | Loss | 13-12 |
August 10 | @ Utah | 77-73 | Win | 14-12 |
August 11 | @ Sacramento | 50-41 | Win | 15-12 |
August 14 | @ Phoenix | 59-84 | Loss | 15-13 |
August 16 | @ Los Angeles | 77-76 | Win | 16-13 |
August 19 | New York | 82-68 | Win | 17-13 |
Note: GP= Games played; FG = Field Goals; MIN= Minutes; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points
Player | GP | MIN | FG | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
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Sandy Brondello | ||||||||
Korie Hlede | ||||||||
Cindy Brown | ||||||||
Razija Mujanović | ||||||||
Carla Boyd | ||||||||
Rachael Sporn | ||||||||
Lynette Woodard | ||||||||
Gergana Branzova | ||||||||
Rhonda Blades | ||||||||
Tajama Abraham | ||||||||
Aneta Kausaite | ||||||||
Angie Hamblin | ||||||||
Mfon Udoka | 3 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |