1998 Detroit Shock season
Template:Use mdy dates Template:WNBA season 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
| Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|
| Cindy Brown | Script error: No such module "flag". | Seattle Reign |
| Razija Brcaninovich | File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia | Microcamp Campinas (Brazil) |
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WNBA expansion draft
| Player | Nationality | Former WNBA Team |
|---|---|---|
| Lynette Woodard | Script error: No such module "flag". | Cleveland Rockers |
| Tara Williams | Script error: No such module "flag". | Phoenix Mercury |
| Tajama Abraham | Script error: No such module "flag". | Sacramento Monarchs |
| Rhonda Blades | Script error: No such module "flag". | New York Liberty |
WNBA draft
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| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Korie Hlede | File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia | Duquesne |
| 2 | 14 | Rachael Sporn | Script error: No such module "flag". | Adelaide Lightning (Australia) |
| 3 | 24 | Gergana Branzova | Template:PRB | FIU |
| 4 | 34 | Sandy Brondello | Script error: No such module "flag". | 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
Schedule
Regular season
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Template:WNBA game log section
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 1
| June 13
| Charlotte
| L 69–78
| Razija Brcaninovic (22)
| Razija Brcaninovic (13)
| Blades
Boyd (4)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills
| 0–1
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 2
| June 15
| Cleveland
| L 85–96
| Korie Hlede (17)
| Cindy Brown (10)
| Sandy Brondello (5)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills
| 0–2
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 3
| June 18
| @ Charlotte
| L 67–71
| Sandy Brondello (14)
| Cindy Brown (7)
| Rhonda Blades (4)
| Charlotte Coliseum
| 0–3
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 4
| June 20
| @ Cleveland
| L 57–65
| Korie Hlede (19)
| Rachael Sporn (8)
| Sandy Brondello (5)
| Gund Arena
| 0–4
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 5
| June 21
| @ Washington
| W 70–57
| Korie Hlede (20)
| Brown
Hlede (6)
| Sandy Brondello (9)
| MCI Center
| 1–4
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 6
| June 23
| Sacramento
| W 61–57
| Korie Hlede (25)
| Cindy Brown (12)
| Korie Hlede (4)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills
| 2–4
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 7
| June 25
| Washington
| W 79–71
| Sandy Brondello (19)
| Cindy Brown (7)
| Sandy Brondello (5)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills
| 3–4
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 8
| June 27
| @ Cleveland
| W 84–73
| Brondello
Hlede (23)
| Cindy Brown (10)
| Brondello
Hlede (4)
| Gund Arena
| 4–4
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 9
| June 29
| Charlotte
| W 60–49
| Brondello
Brown (19)
| Cindy Brown (16)
| Blades
Hlede (2)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills
| 5–4
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|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 10
| July 1
| New York
| W 82–65
| Cindy Brown (22)
| Brcaninovic
Brown (10)
| Sandy Brondello (7)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills
| 6–4
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 11
| July 6
| @ New York
| L 56–59
| Cindy Brown (12)
| Cindy Brown (12)
| Sandy Brondello (5)
| Madison Square Garden
| 6–5
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 12
| July 8
| Phoenix
| L 76–78
| Carla Boyd (18)
| Cindy Brown (9)
| Sandy Brondello (8)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills
| 6–6
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 13
| July 9
| @ Houston
| L 66–96
| Cindy Brown (14)
| Cindy Brown (13)
| Brondello
Hlede (5)
| Compaq Center
| 6–7
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 14
| July 11
| @ Washington
| L 53–78
| Sandy Brondello (10)
| Cindy Brown (10)
| Hlede
Woodard (2)
| MCI Center
| 6–8
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 15
| July 13
| @ Utah
| W 74–67
| Sandy Brondello (23)
| Korie Hlede (11)
| Sandy Brondello (3)
| Delta Center
| 7–8
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 16
| July 15
| @ Phoenix
| L 60–73
| Korie Hlede (16)
| Brown
Sporn (9)
| Sandy Brondello (4)
| America West Arena
| 7–9
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 17
| July 17
| Utah
| W 79–67
| Sandy Brondello (18)
| Cindy Brown (15)
| Sandy Brondello (7)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills
| 8–9
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 18
| July 18
| Cleveland
| W 72–57
| Brown
Hlede (16)
| Korie Hlede (13)
| Sandy Brondello (3)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills
| 9–9
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 19
| July 22
| Washington
| W 76–61
| Carla Boyd (19)
| Cindy Brown (9)
| Brondello
Brown
Hlede (3)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills
| 10–9
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 20
| July 25
| Los Angeles
| W 69–67
| Korie Hlede (20)
| Cindy Brown (14)
| Korie Hlede (7)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills
| 11–9
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 21
| July 26
| @ New York
| L 62–78
| Korie Hlede (14)
| Korie Hlede (8)
| Korie Hlede (6)
| Madison Square Garden
| 11–10
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 22
| July 31
| Sacramento
| W 78–77
| Sandy Brondello (20)
| Cindy Brown (10)
| Carla Boyd (9)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills
| 12–10
|
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|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 23
| August 3
| @ Charlotte
| L 68–71
| Sandy Brondello (21)
| Cindy Brown (10)
| Carla Boyd (4)
| Charlotte Coliseum
| 12–11
|- style="background:#bbffbb"
| 24
| August 5
| Los Angeles
| W 73–61
| Korie Hlede (20)
| Cindy Brown (10)
| Brondello
Brown (4)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills
| 13–11
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 25
| August 7
| Houston
| L 57–61
| Cindy Brown (13)
| Cindy Brown (13)
| Cindy Brown (5)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills
| 13–12
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 26
| August 10
| @ Utah
| W 77–73
| Korie Hlede (20)
| Cindy Brown (21)
| Cindy Brown (4)
| Delta Center
| 14–12
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 27
| August 11
| @ Sacramento
| W 50–41
| Sandy Brondello (15)
| Cindy Brown (12)
| Carla Boyd (4)
| ARCO Arena
| 15–12
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 28
| August 14
| @ Phoenix
| L 59–74
| Sandy Brondello (20)
| Carla Boyd (8)
| Rhonda Blades (3)
| America West Arena
| 15–13
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 29
| August 16
| @ Los Angeles
| W 73–68
| Razija Brcaninovic (25)
| Cindy Brown (11)
| Sandy Brondello (5)
| Great Western Forum
| 16–13
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 30
| August 19
| New York
| W 82–68
| Sandy Brondello (24)
| Lynette Woodard (9)
| Lynette Woodard (3)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills
| 17–13
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Season standings
Template:1998 WNBA Eastern Conference standings
Statistics
Template:WNBA roster statistics legend
Regular Season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korie Hlede | 27 | 27 | 33.8 | .391 | .392 | .806 | 5.2 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 14.1 |
| Sandy Brondello | 30 | 28 | 33.1 | .428 | .364 | .923 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 14.2 |
| Cindy Brown | 30 | 30 | 32.2 | .470 | .328 | .707 | 10.0 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 11.8 |
| Carla Boyd | 30 | 24 | 27.2 | .342 | .302 | .632 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 8.2 |
| Razija Brcaninovic | 30 | 30 | 23.2 | .520 | N/A | .667 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 9.1 |
| Rachael Sporn | 30 | 1 | 17.8 | .408 | N/A | .500 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 4.5 |
| Lynette Woodard | 27 | 8 | 14.2 | .387 | N/A | .575 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 3.5 |
| Rhonda Blades | 29 | 2 | 11.7 | .256 | .240 | .483 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
| Mfon Udoka | 3 | 0 | 8.3 | .167 | N/A | .500 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Gergana Branzova | 26 | 0 | 7.8 | .446 | .000 | .550 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Aneta Kausaite | 10 | 0 | 5.8 | .250 | .000 | .571 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Angela Hamblin | 6 | 0 | 4.8 | .250 | .500 | .500 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Tajama Abraham | 12 | 0 | 3.7 | .357 | N/A | .533 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
References
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