1999 Cleveland Rockers season | |
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Coach | Linda Hill-MacDonald |
Arena | Gund Arena |
Attendance | 9,350 per game |
Results | |
Record | 7–25 (.219) |
Place | 6th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Team Leaders | |
Points | Eva Nemcova (11.1) |
Rebounds | Janice Braxton (4.3) |
Assists | Suzie McConnell Serio (4.2) |
The 1999 WNBA season was the 3rd for the Cleveland Rockers. The Rockers played their worst season in franchise history, finishing dead last in the league.
The following player was selected in the Orlando Miracle expansion draft from the Cleveland Rockers:
Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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Adrienne Johnson | ![]() | Ohio State |
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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1 | 11 | Chasity Melvin | ![]() | Philadelphia Rage |
2 | 23 | Mery Andrade | ![]() | Old Dominion |
3 | 35 | Tracy Henderson | ![]() | Nashville Noise |
4 | 47 | Kellie Jolly Harper | ![]() | Tennessee |
Date | Transaction | |
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April 6, 1999 | Lost Adrienne Johnson to the Orlando Miracle in the WNBA expansion draft [1] | |
May 4, 1999 | Drafted Chasity Melvin, Mery Andrade, Tracy Henderson and Kellie Jolly Harper in the 1999 WNBA Draft [1] | |
May 24, 1999 | Traded Cindy Blodgett to the Sacramento Monarchs in exchange for Quacy Barnes [1] | |
June 21, 1999 | Traded Jennifer Howard to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for Jamila Wideman [1] | |
August 21, 1999 | Fired Linda Hill-MacDonald as Head Coach [1] |
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Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
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New York Liberty x | 18 | 14 | .563 | 12–8 | – |
Detroit Shock x | 15 | 17 | .469 | 12–8 | 3.0 |
Charlotte Sting x | 15 | 17 | .469 | 12–8 | 3.0 |
Orlando Miracle o | 15 | 17 | .469 | 9–11 | 3.0 |
Washington Mystics o | 12 | 20 | .375 | 10–10 | 6.0 |
Cleveland Rockers o | 7 | 25 | .219 | 5–15 | 11.0 |
Legend | |||||||
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | TO | Turnovers per game |
PF | Fouls per game | Team leader | League leader |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Eva Němcová | 31 | 28 | 29.8 | .419 | .366 | .984 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 11.1 |
Suzie McConnell-Serio | 18 | 18 | 28.4 | .367 | .333 | .842 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 6.0 |
Merlakia Jones | 32 | 8 | 26.7 | .434 | .278 | .769 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 10.8 |
Michelle Edwards | 31 | 28 | 24.0 | .359 | .217 | .692 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 7.6 |
Chasity Melvin | 32 | 9 | 22.2 | .438 | 1.000 | .694 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 8.1 |
Janice Braxton | 26 | 21 | 18.3 | .460 | .125 | .697 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 5.8 |
Alisa Burras | 31 | 22 | 18.2 | .539 | N/A | .553 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 7.5 |
Jamila Wideman | 26 | 13 | 15.4 | .273 | .136 | .647 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.2 |
Rushia Brown | 30 | 12 | 14.5 | .427 | .000 | .676 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 4.4 |
Mery Andrade | 32 | 1 | 11.4 | .390 | .292 | .692 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
Tracy Henderson | 27 | 0 | 11.4 | .310 | N/A | .586 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.6 |
Tricia Bader Binsford | 9 | 0 | 8.0 | .154 | .125 | N/A | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Vanessa Nygaard | 4 | 0 | 5.0 | .500 | .500 | N/A | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Kellie Jolly Harper | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Jennifer Howard | 4 | 0 | 3.8 | .000 | .000 | N/A | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season