1999 WNBA season

1999 WNBA season
LeagueWomen's National Basketball Association
SportBasketball
DurationJune 10 - September 5, 1999
Games32
Teams12
Total attendance1,959,733
Average attendance10,207
TV partner(s)ESPN, NBC, Lifetime
Draft
Top draft pickUnited States Chamique Holdsclaw
Picked byWashington Mystics
Regular season
Top seedHouston Comets
Season MVPUnited States Yolanda Griffith (Sacramento)
Top scorerUnited States Cynthia Cooper-Dyke (Houston)
Playoffs
Finals championsHouston Comets
  Runners-upNew York Liberty
Finals MVPUnited States Cynthia Cooper-Dyke (Houston)

The 1999 WNBA season was the Women's National Basketball Association's third season. The 1999 season saw two expansion teams join the league, the Minnesota Lynx and Orlando Miracle. The 1999 WNBA expansion draft took place on April 6, 1999.[1][2] The schedule was increased from 30 to 32 games per team. The season ended with the Houston Comets winning their third WNBA championship.

Regular season

Standings

Eastern Conference

Eastern Conference W L PCT Conf. GB
New York Liberty x1814.56312–8–
Detroit Shock x1517.46912–83.0
Charlotte Sting x1517.46912–83.0
Orlando Miracle o1517.4699–113.0
Washington Mystics o1220.37510–106.0
Cleveland Rockers o725.2195–1511.0

Western Conference

Western Conference W L PCT Conf. GB
Houston Comets x266.81316–4–
Los Angeles Sparks x2012.62512–86.0
Sacramento Monarchs x1913.5949–117.0
Phoenix Mercury o1517.4697–1311.0
Minnesota Lynx o1517.4698–1211.0
Utah Starzz o1517.4698–1211.0

Note: Teams with an "X" clinched playoff spots.

Playoffs

There were 12 teams in the league. For the playoffs, the three teams with the best record in each conference were seeded one to three. The top seeded team in each conference got a bye for the first round.

Conference
semifinals
single game 		Conference
finals
Best-of-3 		WNBA Championship
Best-of-3
         
E1 New York 2
Eastern
Conference
E3 Charlotte 1
E2 Detroit 54
E3 Charlotte 60
E1 New York 1
W1 Houston 2
W1 Houston 2
Western
Conference
W2 Los Angeles 1
W2 Los Angeles 71
W3 Sacramento 58
  • Bold – Game or series winner
  • Italics – Team with home-court advantage

Awards

Reference:[3]

Individual

Award Winner Team
Most Valuable Player (MVP) Yolanda Griffith Sacramento Monarchs
Finals MVP Cynthia Cooper Houston Comets
Defensive Player of the Year Yolanda Griffith Sacramento Monarchs
Newcomer of the Year Yolanda Griffith Sacramento Monarchs
Shooting Champions Field goal percentage Murriel Page Washington Mystics
Free throw percentage Eva Nemcova Cleveland Rockers
Rookie of the Year Chamique Holdsclaw Washington Mystics
Sportsmanship Award Dawn Staley Charlotte Sting
Entrepreneurial Achievement Award Dawn Staley Charlotte Sting
Coach of the Year Van Chancellor Houston Comets

Team

Award Player Team
All-WNBA First Team Sheryl SwoopesHouston Comets
Natalie WilliamsUtah Starzz
Yolanda GriffithSacramento Monarchs
Cynthia CooperHouston Comets
Ticha PenicheiroSacramento Monarchs
Second Team Chamique HoldsclawWashington Mystics
Tina ThompsonHouston Comets
Lisa LeslieLos Angeles Sparks
Teresa WeatherspoonNew York Liberty
Shannon JohnsonOrlando Miracle

Player of the Week

Week ending Player Team
June 20 Cynthia Cooper Houston Comets
June 27 Yolanda Griffith Sacramento Monarchs
July 4 Chamique Holdsclaw Washington Mystics
July 11 Natalie Williams Utah Starzz
July 18 Sheryl Swoopes Houston Comets
July 25 Yolanda Griffith (2) Sacramento Monarchs
August 1 Sheryl Swoopes (2) Houston Comets
August 8 Chamique Holdsclaw (2) Washington Mystics
August 15 Ruthie Bolton Sacramento Monarchs
August 21 Cynthia Cooper (2) Houston Comets

Coaches

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

References

  1. ↑ "Building The Miracle". WNBA. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Aces History: Feeling A Draft (1999)". WNBA. February 15, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  3. ↑ "1999 WNBA Season Awards - WNBA". www.wnba.com. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
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