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WNBA team season
The 1998 WNBA season was the second for the New York Liberty. The Liberty finished with an 18–12 mark, but they missed the playoffs after losing a tiebreaker to the Charlotte Sting .
Detroit Shock expansion draft [ edit ]
The following player was selected in the Detroit Shock expansion draft from the New York Liberty:
1998 New York Liberty roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Nat.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
Yrs
F
31
Branzova, Albena
6' 4" (1.93m)
–
1971-07-17
FIU
R
C
14
Cebrian, Elisabeth
6' 5" (1.96m)
190 lb (86kg)
1971-02-07
R
G/F
5
Ford, Kisha
5' 10" (1.78m)
153 lb (69kg)
1975-04-04
Georgia Tech
1
C
34
Hampton, Kym
6' 2" (1.88m)
210 lb (95kg)
1962-11-03
Arizona State
1
G/F
55
Johnson, Vickie
5' 9" (1.75m)
150 lb (68kg)
1972-04-15
Louisiana Tech
1
C
50
Lobo, Rebecca
6' 4" (1.93m)
185 lb (84kg)
1973-10-06
Connecticut
1
F
43
Thompson, Alicia
6' 1" (1.85m)
180 lb (82kg)
1976-06-30
Texas Tech
R
F/C
33
Trice, Trena
6' 2" (1.88m)
180 lb (82kg)
1965-08-04
NC State
1
G
4
Washington, Coquese
5' 6" (1.68m)
138 lb (63kg)
1971-01-17
Notre Dame
R
G
11
Weatherspoon, Teresa
5' 8" (1.73m)
161 lb (73kg)
1965-12-08
Louisiana Tech
1
F
23
Wicks, Sue
6' 3" (1.91m)
174 lb (79kg)
1966-11-26
Rutgers
1
G/F
13
Witherspoon, Sophia
5' 10" (1.78m)
145 lb (66kg)
1969-07-06
Florida
1
Head coach
Nancy Darsch (Tennessee )
Assistant coaches
Melissa McFerrin Pat Coyle
Legend
(C) Team captain
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended
Injured
1998 game log Total: 17–11 (Home: 10–5; Road: 7–6)
June: 5–4 (Home: 4–0; Road: 1–4)
July
: 7–5 (Home: 3–2; Road: 4–3)
August
: 5–4 (Home: 4–2; Road: 1–2)
1998 season schedule
‡ Waived/Released during the season
† Traded during the season
≠ Acquired during the season
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