1999 Detroit Shock season

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1999 Detroit Shock season
Coach Nancy Lieberman-Cline
Arena The Palace of Auburn Hills
Attendance8,485 per game
Results
Record1517 (.469)
Place2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost First Round (1-0) to Charlotte Sting

The 1999 WNBA season was the second for the Detroit Shock. The Shock entered the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.

Contents

Transactions

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
15 Jennifer Azzi Flag of the United States.svg United States San Jose Lasers
217 Val Whiting-Raymond Flag of the United States.svg United States Seattle Reign
329 Dominique Canty Flag of the United States.svg United States Alabama
441 Astou Ndiaye-Diatta Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal Seattle Reign

Transactions

DateTransaction
May 4, 1999Drafted Jennifer Azzi, Val Whiting-Raymond, Dominique Canty and Astou Ndiaye-Diatta in the 1999 WNBA draft [1]
May 6, 1999Signed Claudia Neves, Oksana Zakaluzhnaya and Laura Baker [1]
May 7, 1999Waived Aneta Kausaite and Lynette Woodard [1]
May 31, 1999Waived Laura Baker [1]
June 9, 1999Waived Gergana Branzova [1]
July 5, 1999Waived Elena Tornikidou [1]
July 28, 1999Signed Wanda Guyton [1]
July 30, 1999Traded Cindy Brown and Korie Hlede to the Utah Starzz in exchange for Wendy Palmer and Olympia Scott-Richardson [1]

Roster

1999 Detroit Shock roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G 8 Flag of the United States.svg Azzi, Jennifer 5' 8" (1.73m)143 lb (65kg)1968-08-31 Stanford R
F 11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Boyd, Carla 6' 1" (1.85m)172 lb (78kg)1975-10-311
G 6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brondello, Sandy 5' 7" (1.7m)136 lb (62kg)1968-08-201
F 14 Flag of the United States.svg Brown, Cindy 6' 2" (1.88m)183 lb (83kg)1965-03-16 Long Beach State 1
G Flag of the United States.svg Brown, Lesley6' 0" (1.83m)165 lb (75kg)1977-06-03 Virginia R
G 10 Flag of the United States.svg Canty, Dominique 5' 9" (1.75m)166 lb (75kg)1977-03-02 Alabama R
C 4 Flag of the United States.svg Guyton, Wanda 6' 1" (1.85m)178 lb (81kg)1968-10-14 South Florida 2
G 7 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Hlede, Korie 5' 9" (1.75m)155 lb (70kg)1975-03-29 Duquesne 1
F 44 Flag of Senegal.svg Ndiaye-Diatta, Astou 6' 3" (1.91m)182 lb (83kg)1973-11-05 Southern Nazarene R
F 9 Flag of Brazil.svg Neves, Claudia 5' 8" (1.73m)136 lb (62kg)1975-02-17R
F 3 Flag of the United States.svg Palmer, Wendy 6' 2" (1.88m)165 lb (75kg)1974-08-12 Virginia 2
C 0 Flag of the United States.svg Scott-Richardson, Olympia 6' 2" (1.88m)175 lb (79kg)1976-05-05 Stanford 1
F 4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sporn, Rachael 6' 1" (1.85m)175 lb (79kg)1968-03-261
F 17 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Tornikidou, Elena 6' 1" (1.85m)160 lb (73kg)1965-05-27R
F/C 52 Flag of the United States.svg Whiting-Raymond, Val 6' 2" (1.88m)199 lb (90kg)1972-04-09 Stanford R
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lieberman-Cline (Old Dominion)
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Laura Ramus

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

Schedule

Regular season

1999 game log
Total: 15–17 (Home: 7–9; Road: 8–8)
July: 5–8 (Home: 2–5; Road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
10July 2 Los Angeles L 81–91 Sandy Brondello (21) Cindy Brown (10) Brondello
Sporn (3)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 5–5
11July 4 Sacramento L 78–92 Cindy Brown (18) Val Whiting-Raymond (10) Brown
Hlede (4)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 5–6
12July 6@ Utah L 94–104 (2OT) Sandy Brondello (33) Cindy Brown (10) Jennifer Azzi (5) Delta Center 5–7
13July 10 Washington L 78–83 (2OT) Brondello
Canty (15)
Val Whiting-Raymond (13) Azzi
Brondello (4)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 5–8
14July 12@ Orlando W 76–67 Sandy Brondello (22) Val Whiting-Raymond (15) Jennifer Azzi (7) TD Waterhouse Centre 6–8
15July 16@ Washington W 78–68 Sandy Brondello (18) Sporn
Whiting-Raymond (7)
Jennifer Azzi (6) MCI Center 7–8
16July 17 Cleveland W 77–61 Cindy Brown (14) Cindy Brown (8) Jennifer Azzi (8) The Palace of Auburn Hills 8–8
17July 21 Utah W 86–77 Cindy Brown (18) Val Whiting-Raymond (9) Jennifer Azzi (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills 9–8
18July 23@ Cleveland W 69–60 Jennifer Azzi (20) Cindy Brown (8) Jennifer Azzi (8) Gund Arena 10–8
19July 25 Charlotte L 66–78 Korie Hlede (22) Carla Boyd (7) Sandy Brondello (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills 10–9
20July 27@ Houston L 46–85 Jennifer Azzi (10) Cindy Brown (9) Azzi
Brondello (2)
Compaq Center 10–10
21July 28@ Charlotte L 65–84 Sandy Brondello (15) Val Whiting-Raymond (5) Val Whiting-Raymond (5) Charlotte Coliseum 10–11
22July 31 Cleveland L 53–55 Val Whiting-Raymond (9) Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (11) Val Whiting-Raymond (4) The Palace of Auburn Hills 10–12
1999 season schedule

Playoffs

1999 playoff game log
First round vs. Charlotte Sting
Lost Series: 0–1
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1August 24 Charlotte L 54–60 Wendy Palmer (10) Wendy Palmer (9) Jennifer Azzi (3) The Palace of Auburn Hills 0–1
1999 playoff 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
Sandy Brondello 323231.3.438.487.8472.12.30.80.213.3
Jennifer Azzi 281929.9.514.517.8272.23.80.90.110.8
Wendy Palmer 111026.8.470.250.7649.51.10.50.412.7
Dominique Canty 261124.8.332.176.6913.11.51.00.09.6
Val Whiting-Raymond 312024.6.380N/A.4556.71.61.31.06.5
Cindy Brown 212123.3.315.233.6925.41.01.20.66.9
Carla Boyd 322621.7.397.333.6302.31.60.80.35.4
Korie Hlede 211019.4.390.333.8572.61.21.00.18.8
Rachael Sporn 181018.9.468.000.6433.31.50.80.25.9
Astou Ndiaye-Diatta 31114.1.438.000.6153.20.50.40.65.3
Claudia Neves 30010.2.263.233.6320.81.00.50.02.5
Wanda Guyton 1108.9.235N/A.8132.40.20.20.21.9
Elena Tornikidou 1107.8.391N/A.3330.80.70.10.11.8
Olympia Scott-Richardson 806.5.333N/A.6671.50.40.00.42.0
Lesley Brown1303.3.438.500.6670.70.20.10.11.5


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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "1999 Detroit Shock Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 3, 2024.