1999 Cleveland Rockers season

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1999 Cleveland Rockers season
Coach Linda Hill-MacDonald
Arena Gund Arena
Attendance9,350 per game
Results
Record725 (.219)
Place6th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid 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.

Contents

Transactions

Orlando Miracle expansion draft

The following player was selected in the Orlando Miracle expansion draft from the Cleveland Rockers:

PlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
Adrienne Johnson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Ohio State

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
111 Chasity Melvin Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Philadelphia Rage
223 Mery Andrade Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal Old Dominion
335 Tracy Henderson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Nashville Noise
447 Kellie Jolly Harper Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Tennessee

Transactions

DateTransaction
April 6, 1999Lost Adrienne Johnson to the Orlando Miracle in the WNBA expansion draft [1]
May 4, 1999Drafted Chasity Melvin, Mery Andrade, Tracy Henderson and Kellie Jolly Harper in the 1999 WNBA Draft [1]
May 24, 1999Traded Cindy Blodgett to the Sacramento Monarchs in exchange for Quacy Barnes [1]
June 21, 1999Traded Jennifer Howard to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for Jamila Wideman [1]
August 21, 1999Fired Linda Hill-MacDonald as Head Coach [1]

Roster

1999 Cleveland Rockers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
F 23 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Andrade, Mery 6' 0" (1.83m)169 lb (77kg)1975-12-31 Old Dominion R
G 11 Flag of the United States.svg Bader Binford, Tricia5' 4" (1.63m)125 lb (57kg)1973-02-26 Boise State 1
F 8 Flag of the United States.svg Braxton, Janice 6' 3" (1.91m)178 lb (81kg)1962-06-07 Louisiana Tech 2
F 34 Flag of the United States.svg Brown, Rushia 6' 2" (1.88m)175 lb (79kg)1972-05-05 Furman 2
C 41 Flag of the United States.svg Burras, Alisa 6' 3" (1.91m)218 lb (99kg)1975-06-23 Louisiana Tech R
G 44 Flag of the United States.svg Edwards, Michelle 5' 9" (1.75m)150 lb (68kg)1966-03-06 Iowa 2
C 47 Flag of the United States.svg Henderson, Tracy 6' 3" (1.91m)200 lb (91kg)1974-12-31 Georgia R
G 14 Flag of the United States.svg Howard, Jennifer5' 6" (1.68m)1975-01-21 NC State R
G 14 Flag of the United States.svg Jolly Harper, Kellie 5' 10" (1.78m)147 lb (67kg)1977-05-03 Tennessee R
G 25 Flag of the United States.svg Jones, Merlakia 5' 10" (1.78m)147 lb (67kg)1973-06-21 Florida 2
G 4 Flag of the United States.svg McConnell-Serio, Suzie 1966-07-29 Penn State 1
F/C 28 Flag of the United States.svg Melvin, Chasity 6' 3" (1.91m)185 lb (84kg)1976-05-03 NC State R
F 6 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Němcová, Eva 6' 3" (1.91m)178 lb (81kg)1972-12-032
F 17 Flag of the United States.svg Nygaard, Vanessa 6' 1" (1.85m)175 lb (79kg)1975-03-13 Stanford R
G 10 Flag of the United States.svg Wideman, Jamila 5' 6" (1.68m)135 lb (61kg)1975-10-16 Stanford 2
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Linda Hill-MacDonald (West Chester)
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Wilhelm

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Schedule

Regular season

1999 game log
Total: 7–25 (Home: 5–11; Road: 2–14)
July : 4–10 (Home: 2–5; Road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
10July 1@ Houston L 64–76 Michelle Edwards (15) Alisa Burras (8) Suzie McConnell-Serio (5) Compaq Center 2–8
11July 2@ Utah L 68–83 Eva Němcová (15) Alisa Burras (5) Chasity Melvin (4) Delta Center 2–9
12July 5@ Los Angeles L 72–74 Eva Němcová (20) Janice Braxton (7) Braxton
McConnell-Serio (3)
Great Western Forum 2–10
13July 7@ Charlotte L 62–75 Eva Němcová (11) Eva Němcová (7) Michelle Edwards (8) Charlotte Coliseum 2–11
14July 8 New York L 49–84 Janice Braxton (11) Braxton
Jones
Melvin (4)
Edwards
Němcová
Wideman (9)
Gund Arena 2–12
15July 10 Charlotte W 82–56 Alisa Burras (20) Alisa Burras (7) Suzie McConnell-Serio (6) Gund Arena 3–12
16July 12 Minnesota W 67–55 Merlakia Jones (21) Chasity Melvin (6) Suzie McConnell-Serio (8) Gund Arena 4–12
17July 16 Sacramento L 71–85 Merlakia Jones (17) Chasity Melvin (10) Suzie McConnell-Serio (3) Gund Arena 4–13
18July 17@ Detroit L 61–77 Alisa Burras (13) Eva Němcová (6) Michelle Edwards (3) The Palace of Auburn Hills 4–14
19July 21@ Washington W 85–68 Eva Němcová (19) Burras
Edwards
Melvin
Němcová (4)
Michelle Edwards (9) MCI Center 5–14
20July 23 Detroit L 60–69 Eva Němcová (16) Merlakia Jones (9) Michelle Edwards (4) Gund Arena 5–15
21July 24 Utah L 70–76 Merlakia Jones (27) Eva Němcová (5) Jamila Wideman (5) Gund Arena 5–16
22July 29 Houston L 65–71 Merlakia Jones (15) Eva Němcová (8) Eva Němcová (4) Gund Arena 5–17
23July 31@ Detroit W 55–53 Burras
Melvin (10)
Eva Němcová (8) Michelle Edwards (3) The Palace of Auburn Hills 6–17
August : 1–8 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
24August 2@ Charlotte L 56–62 Chasity Melvin (13) Janice Braxton (5) Michelle Edwards (6) Charlotte Coliseum 6–18
25August 4@ Orlando L 62–70 Brown
Němcová (12)
Brown
Burras (6)
Merlakia Jones (5) TD Waterhouse Centre 6–19
26August 7 Washington L 62–63 Merlakia Jones (17) Merlakia Jones (7) Merlakia Jones (4) Gund Arena 6–20
27August 8@ Washington L 45–80 Edwards
Melvin (8)
Janice Braxton (9) Chasity Melvin (3) MCI Center 6–21
28August 12@ Orlando L 54–55 Eva Němcová (16) Němcová
Henderson (7)
Edwards (4) TD Waterhouse Centre 6–22
29August 14 Orlando L 61–73 Edwards (17) Janice Braxton (6) Edwards (43) Gund Arena 6–23
30August 16@ Minnesota L 50–57 Eva Němcová (17) Merlakia Jones (7) Mery Andrade (5) Target Center 6–24
30August 19@ New York L 55–72 Merlakia Jones (14) Janice Braxton (7) Jamila Wideman (5) Madison Square Garden 6–25
30August 21 New York W 66–56 Merlakia Jones (19) Eva Němcová (7) Jamila Wideman (6) Gund Arena 7–25
1999 season schedule

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

Statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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 gameTeam leaderLeague leader

Regular Season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Eva Němcová 312829.8.419.366.9843.71.61.00.711.1
Suzie McConnell-Serio 181828.4.367.333.8422.44.20.60.16.0
Merlakia Jones 32826.7.434.278.7693.81.61.30.210.8
Michelle Edwards 312824.0.359.217.6922.32.60.80.37.6
Chasity Melvin 32922.2.4381.000.6944.01.20.60.78.1
Janice Braxton 262118.3.460.125.6974.31.30.70.55.8
Alisa Burras 312218.2.539N/A.5534.00.50.50.37.5
Jamila Wideman 261315.4.273.136.6471.32.00.80.02.2
Rushia Brown 301214.5.427.000.6762.90.70.60.34.4
Mery Andrade 32111.4.390.292.6921.61.50.60.12.2
Tracy Henderson 27011.4.310N/A.5862.90.30.30.72.6
Tricia Bader Binsford908.0.154.125N/A1.21.20.30.00.6
Vanessa Nygaard 405.0.500.500N/A0.80.50.50.00.8
Kellie Jolly Harper 104.0N/AN/AN/A0.01.00.00.00.0
Jennifer Howard403.8.000.000N/A0.00.00.00.00.0


Waived/Released during the season
Traded during the season
Acquired during the season

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "1999 Cleveland Rockers Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 5, 2024.