1998 Charlotte Sting season
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| 1998 Charlotte Sting season | |
| Head Coach | Marynell Meadors |
| Arena | Charlotte Coliseum |
| Attendance | 8,561 per game |
| Results | |
|---|---|
| Record | 18–12 (.600) |
| Place | 2nd (Eastern) |
| Playoff Finish | Lost WNBA Semifinals (2-0) to Houston Comets |
| Team Leaders | |
| Points | Andrea Stinson (15.0) |
| Rebounds | Vicky Bullett (6.5) |
| Assists | Andrea Stinson (4.5) |
| Charlotte Sting seasons | |
| < 1997 | 1999 > |
The 1998 WNBA season was the 2nd for the Charlotte Sting. The Sting qualified for the playoffs, but they lost in the league semifinals to eventual champion Houston Comets.
Contents
Offseason
WNBA Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Club Team |
| 1 | 7 | Tracy Reid (F/G) |  United States |
North Carolina |
| 2 | 17 | Christy Smith (G) | United States |
Arkansas |
| 3 | 27 | Pollyanna Johns (C) | United States |
Michigan |
| 4 | 37 | Sonia Chase (C) | United States |
Maryland |
Regular season
Season standings
| Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Season schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| June 11 | Washington | 83-57 | Win | 1-0 |
| June 13 | @ Detroit | 78-69 | Win | 2-0 |
| June 15 | Houston | 65-79 | Loss | 2-1 |
| June 18 | Detroit | 71-67 | Win | 3-1 |
| June 21 | @ Phoenix | 72-71 | Win | 4-1 |
| June 24 | @ Los Angeles | 77-73 | Win | 5-1 |
| June 25 | @ Utah | 91-83 | Win | 6-1 |
| June 27 | Sacramento | 58-50 | Win | 7-1 |
| June 29 | @ Detroit | 49-60 | Loss | 7-2 |
| July 4 | Phoenix | 68-66 | Win | 8-2 |
| July 7 | @ Los Angeles | 79-86 | Loss | 8-3 |
| July 8 | @ Utah | 77-69 | Win | 9-3 |
| July 10 | @ Sacramento | 63-55 | Win | 10-3 |
| July 12 | @ New York | 75-57 | Win | 11-3 |
| July 15 | New York | 72-65 | Win | 12-3 |
| July 17 | Washington | 86-56 | Win | 13-3 |
| July 19 | @ Cleveland | 69-85 | Loss | 13-4 |
| July 21 | @ Washington | 84-67 | Win | 14-4 |
| July 22 | Utah | 58-61 | Loss | 14-5 |
| July 25 | Houston | 58-67 | Loss | 14-6 |
| July 27 | Sacramento | 70-76 | Loss | 14-7 |
| July 30 | Cleveland | 79-64 | Win | 15-7 |
| August 2 | @ New York | 67-85 | Loss | 15-8 |
| August 3 | Detroit | 71-68 | Win | 16-8 |
| August 5 | New York | 69-61 | Win | 17-8 |
| August 8 | @ Cleveland | 58-65 | Loss | 17-9 |
| August 10 | @ Houston | 67-70 | Loss | 17-10 |
| August 12 | Los Angeles | 52-65 | Loss | 17-11 |
| August 14 | Cleveland | 72-85 | Loss | 17-12 |
| August 19 | @ Washington | 105-69 | Win | 18-12 |
Playoffs
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| WNBA Semifinals | |||||
| 1 | August 22 | Houston | 71-85 | Loss | 0-1 |
| 2 | August 24 | @ Houston | 61-77 | Loss | 0-2 |
Player stats
| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| Andrea Stinson | 30 | 138 | 134 | 54 | 15 | 450 |
| Tracy Reid | 30 | 157 | 46 | 40 | 12 | 413 |
| Vicky Bullett | 30 | 194 | 46 | 66 | 46 | 399 |
| Rhonda Mapp | 21 | 89 | 33 | 13 | 8 | 212 |
| Tora Suber | 30 | 53 | 86 | 30 | 1 | 181 |
| Sharon Manning | 30 | 166 | 30 | 32 | 7 | 162 |
| Andrea Congreaves | 24 | 71 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 104 |
| Christy Smith | 24 | 34 | 71 | 10 | 0 | 89 |
| Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough | 24 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 62 |
| Sonia Chase | 23 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 34 |
| Tia Paschal | 20 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 27 |
| Kelly Boucher | 9 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
