1998 Los Angeles Sparks season
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The 1998 WNBA season
was the 2nd 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
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1998 WNBA season
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was the 2nd 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
2007 Los Angeles Sparks season
The 2007 WNBA season was the eleventh for the Los Angeles Sparks.-WNBA Draft:-Preseason:-Season schedule:-External links:*...
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WNBA Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Club Team |
| 1 | 5 | Allison Feaster Allison Feaster Allison Sharlene Feaster, née Feaster-Strong , is an American professional basketball player for the WNBA's Indiana Fever. She was on the roster of the Charlotte Sting when the team folded in January 2007... (F) |
Harvard Harvard Crimson The Harvard Crimson are the athletic teams of Harvard University. The school's teams compete in NCAA Division I. As of 2006, there were 41 Division I intercollegiate varsity sports teams for women and men at Harvard, more than at any other NCAA Division I college in the country... |
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| 2 | 15 | Octavia Blue Octavia Blue Octavia Blue is a American former WNBA player with the Los Angeles Sparks and Houston Comets. She played during the 1998, 2003 and 2004 seasons.-External links:* wnba.com... (F) |
Miami (FL) Miami Hurricanes The Miami Hurricanes, of Coral Gables, Florida, are the varsity sports teams of the University of Miami. They compete in the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference . The university fields 15 athletic teams for 17 varsity sports... |
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| 3 | 25 | Rehema Stephens (G) | UCLA UCLA Bruins The UCLA Bruins are the sports teams for University of California, Los Angeles . The Bruin men's and women's teams participate in NCAA Division I as part of the Pacific-12 Conference and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation . For football, they are in the Football Bowl Subdivision of Division I... |
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| 4 | 35 | Erica Kienast (F) | UC-Santa Barbara |
Season schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| June 11 | @ Utah Utah Starzz The Utah Starzz were a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. They began play in the 1997 WNBA season as one of the league's eight original teams. The Starzz relocated, in 2003, to San Antonio, Texas where the team became the San Antonio Silver Stars... |
89-83 | Win | 1-0 |
| June 14 | @ Phoenix Phoenix Mercury The Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises... |
60-70 | Loss | 1-1 |
| June 16 | @ Sacramento Sacramento Monarchs The Sacramento Monarchs were a basketball team based in Sacramento, California. They played in the Women's National Basketball Association from 1997 until folding on November 20, 2009... |
69-73 | Loss | 1-2 |
| June 19 | New York New York Liberty The New York Liberty is a professional basketball team based in New York City, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was one of the eight original franchises of the league... |
78-75 | Win | 2-2 |
| June 21 | Houston Houston Comets The Houston Comets were a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas, United States. Formed in 1997, the team was one of the best original eight WNBA teams and won the first four championships of the league's existence. The Comets were the first dynasty of the WNBA and... |
63-79 | Loss | 2-3 |
| June 24 | Charlotte Charlotte Sting The Charlotte Sting was a Women's National Basketball Association franchise based in Charlotte, North Carolina and it was one of the league's eight original teams. The team folded on January 3, 2007.... |
73-77 | Loss | 2-4 |
| June 27 | @ Houston Houston Comets The Houston Comets were a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas, United States. Formed in 1997, the team was one of the best original eight WNBA teams and won the first four championships of the league's existence. The Comets were the first dynasty of the WNBA and... |
64-75 | Loss | 2-5 |
| June 30 | @ Sacramento Sacramento Monarchs The Sacramento Monarchs were a basketball team based in Sacramento, California. They played in the Women's National Basketball Association from 1997 until folding on November 20, 2009... |
56-58 | Loss | 2-6 |
| July 2 | Utah Utah Starzz The Utah Starzz were a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. They began play in the 1997 WNBA season as one of the league's eight original teams. The Starzz relocated, in 2003, to San Antonio, Texas where the team became the San Antonio Silver Stars... |
57-58 | Loss | 2-7 |
| July 7 | Charlotte Charlotte Sting The Charlotte Sting was a Women's National Basketball Association franchise based in Charlotte, North Carolina and it was one of the league's eight original teams. The team folded on January 3, 2007.... |
86-79 | Win | 3-7 |
| July 8 | Sacramento Sacramento Monarchs The Sacramento Monarchs were a basketball team based in Sacramento, California. They played in the Women's National Basketball Association from 1997 until folding on November 20, 2009... |
71-76 | Loss | 3-8 |
| July 12 | Cleveland Cleveland Rockers This article is about the defunct WNBA team; for the American Basketball Association team, see Cleveland Rockers .The Cleveland Rockers were a Women's National Basketball Association team that played from 1997 until 2003. The Rockers were one of the original eight franchises of the WNBA, which... |
87-66 | Win | 4-8 |
| July 13 | @ Phoenix Phoenix Mercury The Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises... |
62-72 | Loss | 4-9 |
| July 15 | Sacramento Sacramento Monarchs The Sacramento Monarchs were a basketball team based in Sacramento, California. They played in the Women's National Basketball Association from 1997 until folding on November 20, 2009... |
81-76 | Win | 5-9 |
| July 17 | Houston Houston Comets The Houston Comets were a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas, United States. Formed in 1997, the team was one of the best original eight WNBA teams and won the first four championships of the league's existence. The Comets were the first dynasty of the WNBA and... |
68-74 | Loss | 5-10 |
| July 21 | New York New York Liberty The New York Liberty is a professional basketball team based in New York City, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was one of the eight original franchises of the league... |
77-92 | Loss | 5-11 |
| July 23 | Phoenix Phoenix Mercury The Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises... |
70-68 | Win | 6-11 |
| July 25 | @ Detroit Detroit Shock The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion... |
67-69 | Loss | 6-12 |
| July 27 | @ Cleveland Cleveland Rockers This article is about the defunct WNBA team; for the American Basketball Association team, see Cleveland Rockers .The Cleveland Rockers were a Women's National Basketball Association team that played from 1997 until 2003. The Rockers were one of the original eight franchises of the WNBA, which... |
67-83 | Loss | 6-13 |
| July 29 | @ Washington Washington Mystics The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'... |
77-68 | Win | 7-13 |
| July 30 | Phoenix Phoenix Mercury The Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises... |
71-56 | Win | 8-13 |
| August 1 | @ Utah Utah Starzz The Utah Starzz were a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. They began play in the 1997 WNBA season as one of the league's eight original teams. The Starzz relocated, in 2003, to San Antonio, Texas where the team became the San Antonio Silver Stars... |
73-65 | Win | 9-13 |
| August 3 | Washington Washington Mystics The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'... |
86-72 | Win | 10-13 |
| August 5 | @ Detroit Detroit Shock The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion... |
61-73 | Loss | 10-14 |
| August 8 | @ New York New York Liberty The New York Liberty is a professional basketball team based in New York City, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was one of the eight original franchises of the league... |
62-80 | Loss | 10-15 |
| August 9 | @ Washington Washington Mystics The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'... |
74-76 | Loss | 10-16 |
| August 12 | @ Charlotte Charlotte Sting The Charlotte Sting was a Women's National Basketball Association franchise based in Charlotte, North Carolina and it was one of the league's eight original teams. The team folded on January 3, 2007.... |
65-52 | Win | 11-16 |
| August 14 | Utah Utah Starzz The Utah Starzz were a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. They began play in the 1997 WNBA season as one of the league's eight original teams. The Starzz relocated, in 2003, to San Antonio, Texas where the team became the San Antonio Silver Stars... |
87-67 | Win | 12-16 |
| August 16 | Detroit Detroit Shock The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion... |
76-77 | Loss | 12-17 |
| August 19 | @ Houston Houston Comets The Houston Comets were a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas, United States. Formed in 1997, the team was one of the best original eight WNBA teams and won the first four championships of the league's existence. The Comets were the first dynasty of the WNBA and... |
71-80 | Loss | 12-18 |
Player stats
| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| Lisa Leslie | 28 | 285 | 70 | 42 | 60 | 549 |
| Penny Toler | 30 | 106 | 143 | 32 | 3 | 370 |
| Tamecka Dixon | 22 | 56 | 54 | 24 | 8 | 357 |
| Mwadi Mabika | 29 | 127 | 44 | 30 | 9 | 237 |
| Pamela McGee | 30 | 145 | 13 | 23 | 24 | 203 |
| Alexandra VanEmbricgs | 28 | 75 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 94 |
| Katrina Colleton | 30 | 51 | 47 | 18 | 11 | 80 |
| Octavia Blue | 30 | 49 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 73 |
| Jamila Wideman | 25 | 22 | 57 | 10 | 1 | 48 |
| Eugenia Rycraw | 20 | 50 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 46 |
| Haixia Zheng | 6 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 45 |
| Erin Alexander | 8 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| Michelle Reed | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| Allison Feaster | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 |