1999 Charlotte Sting season

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1999 Charlotte Sting season
Coach Dan Hughes
Arena Charlotte Coliseum
Attendanceper game
Results
Record1517 (.469)
Place3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost in Conference Finals

The 1999 WNBA season was the third for the Charlotte Sting. The Sting won their first playoff series by defeating the Detroit Shock in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. In the Eastern Conference Finals they would fall to the New York Liberty in three games.

Contents

Offseason

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Club Team
19 Dawn Staley Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Virginia (from Philadelphia Rage, ABL)
221 Stephanie White-McCarty Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Purdue
333 Charlotte Smith Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States North Carolina (from San Jose Lasers, ABL)
447 Angie Braziel Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Texas Tech

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Conference WLPCTConf.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

Season schedule

1999 Game Log: Regular Season
June
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1June 10@ Washington 83-73 Staley (23) Reid (6) Staley (7) MCI Center
20,674
1-0
2June 12 New York 57-68 Stinson (15) Bullett (9) Staley, Stinson (4) Charlotte Coliseum
8,150
1-1
3June 19 Los Angeles 69-73 McCarty (18) Stinson (8) Staley (7) Charlotte Coliseum
6,116
1-2
4June 22@ Detroit 69-75 Bullett, Staley (13) Mapp (10) Staley (7) Palace of Auburn Hills
7,212
1-3
5June 24 Phoenix 88-72 Stinson (23) Bullett, Manning (7) Staley (8) Charlotte Coliseum
4,514
2-3
6June 25@ Cleveland 59-57 Bullett (18) Bullett (9) Staley (5) Gund Arena
7,255
3-3
7June 27@ New York 58-72 Stinson (15) Manning (10) McCarty, Stinson (3) Madison Square Garden
13,337
3-4
8June 29 Washington 63-68 Staley (22) Bullett (9) Staley (6) Charlotte Coliseum
7,454
3-5
July
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
9July 3@ Orlando 75-58 Bullett (24) Bullett, Smith (11) Stinson (5) TD Waterhouse Centre
10,005
4-5
10July 7 Cleveland 75-62 Staley (22) Bullett (8) Staley (5) Charlotte Coliseum
4,760
5-5
11July 9 Orlando 61-66 Smith (12) Manning (7) Staley (7) Charlotte Coliseum
5,839
5-6
12July 10@ Cleveland 56-82 Stinson (17) Bullett, Mapp (6) Smith (4) Gund Arena
9,089
5-7
13July 12@ Washington 71-74 Bullett, Stinson (19) Mapp (8) McCarty, Staley, Stinson (5) MCI Center
12,124
5-8
14July 16@ Orlando 56-50 Staley (23) Stinson (8) Stinson (5) TD Waterhouse Centre
8,826
6-8
15July 17 Washington 63-56 Stinson (17) Mapp (7) Staley (5) Charlotte Coliseum
7,819
7-8
16July 19 Utah 73-66 Stinson (16) Manning (7) Staley (9) Charlotte Coliseum
4,190
8-8
17July 21 Minnesota 67-76 Mapp (22) Bullett (10) Staley (5) Charlotte Coliseum
4,665
8-9
18July 23 Houston 62-75 Stinson (18) Bullett (7) Staley (7) Charlotte Coliseum
8,829
8-10
19July 25@ Detroit 78-66 Bullett (10) Staley (9) Staley (10) Palace of Auburn Hills
7,215
9-10
20July 26@ New York 75-69 Mapp (18) Mapp (18) Staley (8) Madison Square Garden
14,778
10-10
21July 28 Detroit 84-65 Stinson (27)4 players (6) Staley (7) Charlotte Coliseum
6,588
11-10
22July 30 New York 62-58 Mapp (14) Mapp (10) Staley (7) Charlotte Coliseum
6,537
12-10
23July 31@ Minnesota 56-52 Stinson (7) Bullett, Mapp (11) Staley (5) Target Center
12,690
13-10
August
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
24August 2 Cleveland 62-56 Stinson (18) Bullett, Manning, Mapp (7) Staley (5) Charlotte Coliseum
5,841
14-10
25August 4 Sacramento 62-68 Charlotte Coliseum
14-11
26August 6@ Houston 51-81 Compaq Center
14-12
27August 7 Orlando 64-60 Charlotte Coliseum
15-12
28August 9@ Utah 65-67 Delta Center
15-13
29August 13@ Sacramento 64-78 ARCO Arena
15-14
30August 15@ Phoenix 54-65 America West Arena
15-15
31August 16@ Los Angeles 65-76 Great Western Forum
15-16
32August 20 Detroit 57-58 Charlotte Coliseum
15-17

Playoffs

GameDateOpponentScoreResultRecord
Eastern Conference Semifinals
1August 24@ Detroit 60-54Win1-0
Eastern Conference Finals
1August 27 New York 78-67Win2-0
2August 29@ New York 70-74Loss2-1
3August 30@ New York 54-69Loss2-2

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