1998 Los Angeles Sparks Roster

Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Team Record: 12-18
Finishing 3rd in the WNBA's Western Conference
Coach: Julie Rousseau (7-13)
Coach: Orlando Woolridge (5-5)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 114,088, Avg. 7,606 in 15 home dates
1998 Los Angeles Sparks Statistics

The Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association ended the 1998 season with a record of 12 wins and 18 losses, finishing third in the WNBA's Western Conference.

The Sparks netted 2,148 points and gave up 2,169. Lisa Leslie scored a team-leading 549 points for Los Angeles, while Tamecka Dixon and Penny Toler contributed 11 or more per game as well. Lisa Leslie accounted for 285 rebounds. Penny Toler dished out 143 assists for the squad.

Defensively, Lisa Leslie added 42 steals and blocked a team-best 60 shots.

Julie Rousseau and Orlando Woolridge coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Erin AlexanderGApril 25, 19755'7"140California-Santa BarbaraSanta Ynez, CA USA
Octavia BlueFAugust 18, 19766'1"163Miami (FL)
Katrina ColletonG-FMarch 17, 19715'10"145MarylandTampa, FL USA
Tamecka DixonGDecember 14, 19755'9"148Kansas
Allison FeasterFFebruary 11, 19765'11"168Harvard
Lisa LeslieCJuly 7, 19726'5"170USCGardena, CA USA
Mwadi MabikaG-FJuly 27, 19765'11"165Kinshasa, ZAI
Pamela McGeeC-FDecember 1, 19626'3"200USCFlint, MI USA
Michelle ReedGMay 24, 19735'11"165Western Kentucky
Eugenia RycrawCDecember 6, 19686'3"175Cal State Fullerton
Penny TolerGMarch 24, 19665'8"132Long Beach State
Alexandra VanEmbricqsFApril 14, 19686'3"175UCLAParamaribo, SUR
Jamila WidemanGOctober 16, 19755'6"135Stanford
Haixia ZhengCMarch 7, 19676'8"254Tuocheng, CHN



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