The 1998 WNBA season was the first for the Washington Mystics.
Transactions
WNBA allocation draft Player Nationality School/Team/Country Alessandra Santos de Oliveira Comense (Italy) Nikki McCray Columbus Quest
WNBA expansion draft
Player Nationality Former WNBA Team Tammy Jackson Houston Comets Deborah Carter Utah Starzz Penny Moore Charlotte Sting Heidi Burge Los Angeles Sparks
WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country 1 3 Murriel Page Florida 2 13 Rita Williams UConn323Angela HamblinIowa433Angela JacksonTexas
Transactions DateTransaction December 29, 1997 Hired Jim Lewis as Head Coach January 27, 1998 Drafted Alessandra Santos de Oliveira and Nikki McCray in the 1998 WNBA Allocation Draft February 18, 1998 Drafted Tammy Jackson, Deborah Carter, Penny Moore and Heidi Burge in the 1998 WNBA expansion draft April 29, 1998 Drafted Murriel Page, Rita Williams, Angela Hamblin and Angela Jackson in the 1998 WNBA draftJune 23, 1998Waived Tammy JacksonJuly 24, 1998Fired Jim Lewis as Head CoachHired Cathy Parsons as Interim Head CoachJuly 31, 1998Waived Angela Jackson and Leila SobralSigned Leslie Johnson and Margo Graham
Roster
Schedule
Regular season
| 1 | June 11 | @ Charlotte | L 57–83 | Nikki McCray (19) | Carter Moore (4) | Nikki McCray (6) | Charlotte Coliseum | 0–1 |- | 2 | June 13 | @ Utah | L 77–78 | Nikki McCray (26) | Alessandra Santos de Oliveira (18) | Nikki McCray (5) | Delta Center | 0–2 |- | 3 | June 15 | @ Phoenix | L 54–69 | Nikki McCray (20) | Murriel Page (11) | Nikki McCray (4) | America West Arena | 0–3 |- | 4 | June 19 | Utah | W 85–76 | Nikki McCray (29) | Alessandra Santos de Oliveira (7) | Nikki McCray (6) | MCI Center | 1–3 |- | 5 | June 21 | Detroit | L 57–70 | Penny Moore (18) | Alessandra Santos de Oliveira (11) | Nikki McCray (3) | MCI Center | 1–4 |- | 6 | June 25 | @ Detroit | L 71–79 | Nikki McCray (23) | Murriel Page (10) | McCray Moore Page (4) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 1–5 |- | 7 | June 28 | Phoenix | L 69–86 | Murriel Page (18) | Murriel Page (9) | Nikki McCray (5) | MCI Center | 1–6 |- | 8 | June 29 | @ Houston | L 48–73 | Alessandra Santos de Oliveira (16) | Murriel Page (7) | Adrienne Shuler (4) | Compaq Center | 1–7
| 9 | July 1 | Cleveland | L 80–92 | Nikki McCray (19) | Alessandra Santos de Oliveira (9) | Moore Williams (4) | MCI Center | 1–8 |- | 10 | July 3 | @ New York | L 60–76 | Nikki McCray (16) | Murriel Page (7) | Keri Chaconas (5) | Madison Square Garden | 1–9 |- | 11 | July 5 | New York | L 61–62 (OT) | Nikki McCray (15) | Murriel Page (14) | Rita Williams (4) | MCI Center | 1–10 |- | 12 | July 8 | @ Cleveland | L 65–77 | Nikki McCray (14) | Nikki McCray (7) | Penny Moore (5) | Gund Arena | 1–11 |- | 13 | July 11 | @ Detroit | W 78–53 | Nikki McCray (21) | Alessandra Santos de Oliveira (14) | Adrienne Shuler (5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 2–11 |- | 14 | July 13 | @ Houston | L 67–81 | McCray Santos de Oliveira (14) | Alessandra Santos de Oliveira (12) | Nikki McCray (4) | Compaq Center | 2–12 |- | 15 | July 17 | @ Charlotte | L 56–86 | Burge Chaconas (10) | Penny Moore (8) | Chaconas Shuler (5) | Charlotte Coliseum | 2–13 |- | 16 | July 19 | Utah | L 88–99 | Nikki McCray (26) | Murriel Page (7) | Burge Chaconas Shuler (2) | MCI Center | 2–14 |- | 17 | July 21 | Charlotte | L 67–84 | Penny Moore (17) | Penny Moore (11) | Penny Moore (5) | MCI Center | 2–15 |- | 18 | July 22 | @ Detroit | L 61–76 | Keri Chaconas (10) | Murriel Page (8) | Rita Williams (3) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 2–16 |- | 19 | July 26 | Sacramento | L 65–79 | Nikki McCray (27) | Murriel Page (8) | McCray Shuler (3) | MCI Center | 2–17 |- | 20 | July 29 | Los Angeles | L 68–77 | Nikki McCray (18) | Murriel Page (10) | Nikki McCray (4) | MCI Center | 2–18
| 21 | August 1 | New York | L 53–67 | Keri Chaconas (11) | McCray Page (7) | Heidi Burge (3) | MCI Center | 2–19 |- | 22 | August 3 | @ Los Angeles | L 72–86 | Penny Moore (18) | Burge Page Williams (6) | Burge Moore (4) | Great Western Forum | 2–20 |- | 23 | August 4 | @ Phoenix | L 59–88 | Heidi Burge (19) | Nikki McCray (9) | Nikki McCray (5) | America West Arena | 2–21 |- style="background:#fcc" | 24 | August 7 | @ Sacramento | L 55–76 | Nikki McCray (11) | McCray Page (6) | Rita Williams (4) | ARCO Arena | 2–22 |- | 25 | August 9 | Los Angeles | W 76–74 | Nikki McCray (21) | Murriel Page (8) | Adrienne Shuler (5) | MCI Center | 3–22 |- | 26 | August 12 | Cleveland | L 55–75 | Nikki McCray (19) | Deborah Carter (8) | Keri Chaconas (4) | MCI Center | 3–23 |- | 27 | August 13 | @ New York | L 45–88 | Nikki McCray (21) | Heidi Burge (6) | Nikki McCray (3) | Madison Square Garden | 3–24 |- | 28 | August 15 | @ Cleveland | L 71–90 | McCray Page (19) | Murriel Page (8) | Rita Williams (8) | Gund Arena | 3–25 |- | 29 | August 17 | Houston | L 65–110 | Nikki McCray (20) | Deborah Carter (7) | McCray Williams (3) | MCI Center | 3–26 |- | 30 | August 19 | Charlotte | L 69–105 | Nikki McCray (20) | Murriel Page (9) | Nikki McCray (9) | MCI Center | 3–27
Season standings
Statistics
Regular season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Nikki McCray 29 28 33.4 .419 .319 .748 2.9 3.1 1.5 0.1 17.7 Murriel Page 30 30 31.8 .479 .000 .631 6.9 1.3 0.6 0.4 8.3 Alessandro Santos de Oliveira 16 12 30.1 .516 N/A .463 8.1 0.1 0.8 0.4 11.0 Penny Moore 29 26 26.1 .344 .207 .717 3.7 1.6 1.5 0.7 8.2 Rita Williams 30 18 23.7 .320 .214 .633 2.2 2.3 2.1 0.1 4.4 Heidi Burge 30 15 16.7 .509 .286 .597 3.3 0.9 0.5 0.5 6.7 Deborah Carter 29 6 15.0 .271 .245 .808 2.2 0.8 0.6 0.1 3.8 Adrienne Shuler 25 12 14.5 .369 .342 .824 2.1 1.9 0.9 0.1 3.6 Keri Chaconas 30 1 13.2 .297 .286 .788 0.8 1.3 0.4 0.0 4.8 La'Shawn Brown 22 2 12.4 .342 N/A .515 2.5 0.3 0.5 0.9 2.0 Tammy Jackson 2 0 7.0 .667 N/A .000 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0Margo Graham905.4.421N/A.5001.40.10.10.12.0Angela Jackson705.1.500N/A.6670.60.00.10.31.4Leila Sobral1504.7.250.273.6670.70.40.30.11.7Leslie Johnson602.5.500N/AN/A0.20.20.00.00.3 ‡Waived/Released during the season †Traded during the season ≠Acquired during the season
References
External links Washington Mystics on Basketball Reference