1998 Detroit Shock season

1998 Detroit Shock season
CoachNancy Lieberman-Cline
ArenaThe Palace of Auburn Hills
Attendance10,229 per game
Results
Record17–13 (.567)
Place4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Team Leaders
PointsSandy Brondello (14.2)
ReboundsCindy Brown (10.0)
AssistsSandy 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.[1]

Transactions

WNBA allocation draft

PlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
Cindy Brown United StatesSeattle Reign
Razija Brcaninovich YugoslaviaMicrocamp Campinas (Brazil)

WNBA expansion draft

PlayerNationalityFormer WNBA Team
Lynette Woodard United StatesCleveland Rockers
Tara Williams United StatesPhoenix Mercury
Tajama Abraham United StatesSacramento Monarchs
Rhonda Blades United StatesNew York Liberty

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
14Korie Hlede YugoslaviaDuquesne
214Rachael Sporn AustraliaAdelaide Lightning (Australia)
324Gergana Branzova BulgariaFIU
434Sandy Brondello AustraliaBTV Wuppertal (Germany)

Transactions

DateTransaction
January 12, 1998Hired Nancy Lieberman-Cline as Head Coach[2]
January 27, 1998Drafted Cindy Brown and Razija Brcaninovic in the 1998 WNBA Allocation Draft[2]
February 18, 1998Drafted Lynette Woodard, Tara Williams, Tajama Abraham and Rhonda Blades in the 1998 WNBA expansion draft[2]
April 29, 1998Drafted Korie Hlede, Rachael Sporn, Gergana Branzova and Sandy Brondello in the 1998 WNBA draft[2]
May 2, 1998Signed Aneta Kausaite and Mfon Udoka[2]
June 22, 1998Waived Mfon Udoka[2]

Roster

1998 Detroit Shock roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
C40United StatesAbraham, Tajama6' 2" (1.88m)190 lb (86kg)1975-09-27George Washington1
G10United StatesBlades, Rhonda5' 7" (1.7m)138 lb (63kg)1972-10-29Vanderbilt1
F11AustraliaBoyd, Carla6' 1" (1.85m)172 lb (78kg)1975-10-31R
F34People's Republic of BulgariaBranzova, Gergana6' 4" (1.93m)178 lb (81kg)1976-07-25FIUR
C12Socialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaBrcaninovich, Razija6' 8" (2.03m)198 lb (90kg)1967-04-15R
G6AustraliaBrondello, Sandy5' 7" (1.7m)136 lb (62kg)1968-08-20R
F14United StatesBrown, Cindy6' 2" (1.88m)183 lb (83kg)1965-03-16Long Beach StateR
G/F24United StatesHamblin, Angela5' 10" (1.78m)170 lb (77kg)1976-09-30IowaR
G7Socialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaHlede, Korie5' 9" (1.75m)155 lb (70kg)1975-03-29DuquesneR
F20Soviet UnionKausaite, Aneta6' 0" (1.83m)155 lb (70kg)1970-11-30Emporia StateR
F4AustraliaSporn, Rachael6' 1" (1.85m)175 lb (79kg)1968-03-26R
F30United StatesUdoka, Mfon6' 0" (1.83m)187 lb (85kg)1976-06-16DePaulR
G8United StatesWoodard, Lynette6' 0" (1.83m)160 lb (73kg)1959-08-12Kansas1
Head coach
United States Nancy Lieberman-Cline (Old Dominion)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Schedule

Regular season

1998 game log
Total: 17–13 (Home: 11–4; Road: 6–9)
June: 5–4 (Home: 3–2; Road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1June 13CharlotteL 69–78Razija Brcaninovic (22)Razija Brcaninovic (13)Blades
Boyd (4)		The Palace of Auburn Hills0–1
2June 15ClevelandL 85–96Korie Hlede (17)Cindy Brown (10)Sandy Brondello (5)The Palace of Auburn Hills0–2
3June 18@ CharlotteL 67–71Sandy Brondello (14)Cindy Brown (7)Rhonda Blades (4)Charlotte Coliseum0–3
4June 20@ ClevelandL 57–65Korie Hlede (19)Rachael Sporn (8)Sandy Brondello (5)Gund Arena0–4
5June 21@ WashingtonW 70–57Korie Hlede (20)Brown
Hlede (6)		Sandy Brondello (9)MCI Center1–4
6June 23SacramentoW 61–57Korie Hlede (25)Cindy Brown (12)Korie Hlede (4)The Palace of Auburn Hills2–4
7June 25WashingtonW 79–71Sandy Brondello (19)Cindy Brown (7)Sandy Brondello (5)The Palace of Auburn Hills3–4
8June 27@ ClevelandW 84–73Brondello
Hlede (23)		Cindy Brown (10)Brondello
Hlede (4)		Gund Arena4–4
9June 29CharlotteW 60–49Brondello
Brown (19)		Cindy Brown (16)Blades
Hlede (2)		The Palace of Auburn Hills5–4
July: 7–6 (Home: 6–1; Road: 1–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
10July 1New YorkW 82–65Cindy Brown (22)Brcaninovic
Brown (10)		Sandy Brondello (7)The Palace of Auburn Hills6–4
11July 6@ New YorkL 56–59Cindy Brown (12)Cindy Brown (12)Sandy Brondello (5)Madison Square Garden6–5
12July 8PhoenixL 76–78Carla Boyd (18)Cindy Brown (9)Sandy Brondello (8)The Palace of Auburn Hills6–6
13July 9@ HoustonL 66–96Cindy Brown (14)Cindy Brown (13)Brondello
Hlede (5)		Compaq Center6–7
14July 11@ WashingtonL 53–78Sandy Brondello (10)Cindy Brown (10)Hlede
Woodard (2)		MCI Center6–8
15July 13@ UtahW 74–67Sandy Brondello (23)Korie Hlede (11)Sandy Brondello (3)Delta Center7–8
16July 15@ PhoenixL 60–73Korie Hlede (16)Brown
Sporn (9)		Sandy Brondello (4)America West Arena7–9
17July 17UtahW 79–67Sandy Brondello (18)Cindy Brown (15)Sandy Brondello (7)The Palace of Auburn Hills8–9
18July 18ClevelandW 72–57Brown
Hlede (16)		Korie Hlede (13)Sandy Brondello (3)The Palace of Auburn Hills9–9
19July 22WashingtonW 76–61Carla Boyd (19)Cindy Brown (9)Brondello
Brown
Hlede (3)		The Palace of Auburn Hills10–9
20July 25Los AngelesW 69–67Korie Hlede (20)Cindy Brown (14)Korie Hlede (7)The Palace of Auburn Hills11–9
21July 26@ New YorkL 62–78Korie Hlede (14)Korie Hlede (8)Korie Hlede (6)Madison Square Garden11–10
22July 31SacramentoW 78–77Sandy Brondello (20)Cindy Brown (10)Carla Boyd (9)The Palace of Auburn Hills12–10
August: 5–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 3–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
23August 3@ CharlotteL 68–71Sandy Brondello (21)Cindy Brown (10)Carla Boyd (4)Charlotte Coliseum12–11
24August 5Los AngelesW 73–61Korie Hlede (20)Cindy Brown (10)Brondello
Brown (4)		The Palace of Auburn Hills13–11
25August 7HoustonL 57–61Cindy Brown (13)Cindy Brown (13)Cindy Brown (5)The Palace of Auburn Hills13–12
26August 10@ UtahW 77–73Korie Hlede (20)Cindy Brown (21)Cindy Brown (4)Delta Center14–12
27August 11@ SacramentoW 50–41Sandy Brondello (15)Cindy Brown (12)Carla Boyd (4)ARCO Arena15–12
28August 14@ PhoenixL 59–74Sandy Brondello (20)Carla Boyd (8)Rhonda Blades (3)America West Arena15–13
29August 16@ Los AngelesW 73–68Razija Brcaninovic (25)Cindy Brown (11)Sandy Brondello (5)Great Western Forum16–13
30August 19New YorkW 82–68Sandy Brondello (24)Lynette Woodard (9)Lynette Woodard (3)The Palace of Auburn Hills17–13
1998 season schedule

Season standings

Eastern ConferenceWLPCTConf.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

Statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG Rebounds per game
 APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 FG% Field-goal percentage 3P% 3-point field-goal percentage FT% Free-throw percentage TO Turnovers per game
 PF Fouls per gameTeam leaderLeague leader

Regular season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Korie Hlede272733.8.391.392.8065.22.70.80.014.1
Sandy Brondello302833.1.428.364.9232.93.31.30.014.2
Cindy Brown303032.2.470.328.70710.01.81.70.711.8
Carla Boyd302427.2.342.302.6323.92.30.90.38.2
Razija Brcaninovic303023.2.520N/A.6675.11.00.30.99.1
Rachael Sporn30117.8.408N/A.5003.61.30.30.44.5
Lynette Woodard27814.2.387N/A.5752.40.80.80.13.5
Rhonda Blades29211.7.256.240.4831.11.41.40.02.3
Mfon Udoka308.3.167N/A.5001.00.00.00.01.3
Gergana Branzova2607.8.446.000.5501.60.30.10.22.7
Aneta Kausaite1005.8.250.000.5711.10.10.30.01.4
Angela Hamblin604.8.250.500.5001.20.30.20.01.0
Tajama Abraham1203.7.357N/A.5330.60.00.20.11.5


‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season

References

  1. ^ "SHOCK: 1998 Detroit Shock Year in Review".
  2. ^ a b c d e f "1998 Detroit Shock Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  • Shock on Basketball Reference
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