1998 Sacramento Monarchs Statistics
Team Record: 8-22
Finishing 4th in the WNBA's Western Conference
Coach: Heidi VanDerveer (8-22)
Location: Sacramento, California
Attendance: 98,677, Avg. 6,578 in 15 home dates
The Sacramento Monarchs of the Women's National Basketball Association ended the 1998 season with a record of 8 wins and 22 losses, finishing fourth in the WNBA's Western Conference.
Sacramento racked up 1,916 points, worst in the league and allowed 2,082. Latasha Byears scored a team-best 427 points for the Monarchs and accounted for 199 rebounds. Ticha Penicheiro dished out 224 assists for the squad.
On defense, Ticha Penicheiro added 67 thefts, while Tangela Smith blocked 46 shots.
Heidi VanDerveer coached the team.
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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latasha Byears | G-F | 30 | 26 | 828 | 400 | 181 | 18 | 4 | 92 | 61 | 85 | 114 | 199 | 29 | 43 | 13 | 71 | 121 | 427 |
| Tangela Smith | F-C | 28 | 10 | 707 | 279 | 113 | 14 | 5 | 54 | 40 | 45 | 84 | 129 | 31 | 17 | 46 | 46 | 78 | 271 |
| Linda Burgess | F | 30 | 29 | 692 | 189 | 90 | 8 | 1 | 59 | 45 | 53 | 93 | 146 | 28 | 42 | 11 | 61 | 81 | 226 |
| Adia Barnes | F | 29 | 16 | 619 | 223 | 88 | 47 | 14 | 39 | 29 | 35 | 49 | 84 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 53 | 70 | 219 |
| Lady Hardmon Grooms | G-F | 30 | 29 | 792 | 154 | 75 | 6 | 1 | 94 | 63 | 37 | 43 | 80 | 48 | 20 | 3 | 52 | 35 | 214 |
| Ticha Penicheiro | G | 30 | 30 | 1080 | 165 | 55 | 43 | 10 | 109 | 70 | 13 | 128 | 141 | 224 | 67 | 3 | 116 | 90 | 190 |
| Franthea Price | G | 26 | 1 | 379 | 115 | 43 | 78 | 28 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 37 | 44 | 35 | 20 | 2 | 32 | 29 | 127 |
| Pauline Jordan | C | 18 | 0 | 247 | 61 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 17 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 24 | 44 | 59 |
| Bridgette Gordon | F | 22 | 5 | 253 | 63 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 30 | 27 | 57 |
| Ruthie Bolton | G | 5 | 4 | 133 | 58 | 17 | 26 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 55 |
| Nadine Domond | G | 9 | 0 | 92 | 33 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 27 |
| Rehema Stephens | G | 8 | 0 | 81 | 41 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 26 |
| Quacy Barnes | C | 17 | 0 | 90 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 16 |
| Tiffani Johnson | C | 6 | 0 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Totals | 288 | 150 | 6025 | 1802 | 734 | 277 | 72 | 560 | 376 | 326 | 619 | 945 | 463 | 263 | 107 | 526 | 633 | 1916 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latasha Byears | G-F | 30 | 26 | 27.6 | 45.3 | 22.2 | 66.3 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 6.6 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 14.2 |
| Tangela Smith | F-C | 28 | 10 | 25.3 | 40.5 | 35.7 | 74.1 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 9.7 |
| Linda Burgess | F | 30 | 29 | 23.1 | 47.6 | 12.5 | 76.3 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 7.5 |
| Adia Barnes | F | 29 | 16 | 21.3 | 39.5 | 29.8 | 74.4 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 7.6 |
| Lady Hardmon Grooms | G-F | 30 | 29 | 26.4 | 48.7 | 16.7 | 67.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 7.1 |
| Ticha Penicheiro | G | 30 | 30 | 36.0 | 33.3 | 23.3 | 64.2 | 0.4 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 7.5 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 6.3 |
| Franthea Price | G | 26 | 1 | 14.6 | 37.4 | 35.9 | 72.2 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 4.9 |
| Pauline Jordan | C | 18 | 0 | 13.7 | 34.4 | 0.0 | 60.7 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.3 |
| Bridgette Gordon | F | 22 | 5 | 11.5 | 38.1 | 0.0 | 56.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.6 |
| Ruthie Bolton | G | 5 | 4 | 26.6 | 29.3 | 15.4 | 60.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 11.0 |
| Nadine Domond | G | 9 | 0 | 10.2 | 30.3 | 18.8 | 100.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 3.0 |
| Rehema Stephens | G | 8 | 0 | 10.1 | 26.8 | 16.7 | 50.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 3.3 |
| Quacy Barnes | C | 17 | 0 | 5.3 | 40.0 | 36.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.9 | |
| Tiffani Johnson | C | 6 | 0 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | |
| Averages | 288 | 150 | 20.9 | 40.7 | 26.0 | 67.1 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 6.7 |

