1999 Los Angeles Sparks season

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1999 Los Angeles Sparks season
Coach Orlando Woolridge
Arena Great Western Forum
Attendance7,625 per game
Results
Record20–12 (.625)
Place2nd (Western)
Playoff finishLost Conference Finals (2-1) to Houston Comets

The 1999 WNBA season was the third for the Los Angeles Sparks. The Sparks qualified for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, but they fell in the Conference Finals to eventual champion Houston Comets.

Contents

Transactions

Minnesota Lynx expansion draft

The following player was selected in the Minnesota Lynx expansion draft from the Los Angeles Sparks:

PlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
Octavia Blue Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Miami (FL)

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
14 DeLisha Milton-Jones Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Portland Power
216 Clarisse Machanguana Flag of Mozambique (1975-1983).svg Mozambique San Jose Lasers
328 Ukari Figgs Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Purdue
440 La'Keshia Frett Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Philadelphia Rage

Transactions

DateTransaction
April 6, 1999Lost Octavia Blue to the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA expansion draft [1]
May 4, 1999Drafted DeLisha Milton-Jones, Clarisse Machanguana, Ukari Figgs and La'Keshia Frett in the 1999 WNBA draft [1]
May 6, 1999Waived Michelle Reed [1]
May 15, 1999Signed Gordana Grubin and Nina Bjedov [1]
June 21, 1999Traded Jamila Wideman to the Cleveland Rockers in exchange for Jennifer Howard [1]
June 22, 1999Waived Sandra Van Embricqs [1]

Roster

1999 Los Angeles Sparks roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
C 45 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Bjedov, Nina 6' 4" (1.93m)190 lb (86kg)1972-05-18R
G 21 Flag of the United States.svg Dixon, Tamecka 5' 9" (1.75m)148 lb (67kg)1975-12-14 Kansas 2
F 5 Flag of the United States.svg Feaster, Allison 5' 11" (1.8m)168 lb (76kg)1976-02-11 Harvard 1
G 15 Flag of the United States.svg Figgs, Ukari 5' 9" (1.75m)142 lb (64kg)1977-03-31 Purdue R
F 0 Flag of the United States.svg Frett, La'Keshia 6' 3" (1.91m)170 lb (77kg)1975-06-12 Georgia R
G 6 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Grubin, Gordana 5' 11" (1.8m)165 lb (75kg)1972-08-20R
C 9 Flag of the United States.svg Leslie, Lisa 6' 5" (1.96m)170 lb (77kg)1972-07-07 USC 2
G 4 Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg Mabika, Mwadi 5' 11" (1.8m)165 lb (75kg)1976-07-272
F/C 33 Flag of Mozambique.svg Machanguana, Clarisse 6' 5" (1.96m)180 lb (82kg)1976-10-04 Old Dominion R
F 8 Flag of the United States.svg Milton-Jones, DeLisha 6' 1" (1.85m)175 lb (79kg)1974-09-11 Florida R
G 11 Flag of the United States.svg Toler, Penny 5' 8" (1.73m)132 lb (60kg)1966-03-24 Long Beach State 2
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Orlando Woolridge (Notre Dame)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Schedule

Regular season

1999 game log
Total: 12–18 (Home: 8–8; Road: 4–10)
June: 5–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1June 10 Sacramento W 100–78 Lisa Leslie (19) Mwadi Mabika (6) Tamecka Dixon (5) Great Western Forum 1–0
2June 12@ Cleveland W 75–59 Lisa Leslie (30) Lisa Leslie (18) Figgs
Grubin (4)		 Gund Arena 2–0
3June 15@ Orlando L 86–88 Lisa Leslie (23) Lisa Leslie (9) Mwadi Mabika (5) TD Waterhouse Centre 2–1
4June 18@ New York L 72–84 Ukari Figgs (13) Lisa Leslie (10) Mwadi Mabika (4) Madison Square Garden 2–2
5June 19@ Charlotte W 73–69 Lisa Leslie (15) Leslie
Mabika (7)		 Mwadi Mabika (6) Charlotte Coliseum 3–2
6June 22@ Houston L 76–84 Lisa Leslie (19) DeLisha Milton-Jones (12) Dixon
Frett
Figgs
Grubin
Mabika (2)		 Compaq Center 3–3
7June 24 Minnesota L 73–86 Lisa Leslie (21) Lisa Leslie (7) Ukari Figgs (4) Great Western Forum 3–4
8June 26@ Sacramento W 76–73 DeLisha Milton-Jones (20) DeLisha Milton-Jones (9) Dixon
Milton-Jones (4)		 ARCO Arena 4–4
9June 28 Utah W 102–70 Penny Toler (21) Lisa Leslie (7) Mwadi Mabika (7) Great Western Forum 5–4
July: 6–7 (Home: 5–5; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
10July 1@ Minnesota W 81–77 (2OT) Gordana Grubin (20) DeLisha Milton-Jones (9) Grubin
Mabika (5)		 Target Center 6–4
11July 2@ Detroit W 91–81 Lisa Leslie (18) Lisa Leslie (10) Penny Toler (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills 7–4
12July 5 Cleveland W 74–72 Nina Bjedov (14) Lisa Leslie (11) Frett
Leslie
Toler (5)		 Great Western Forum 8–4
13July 7@ Phoenix W 67–61 Mwadi Mabika (16) Lisa Leslie (8) Penny Toler (4) America West Arena 9–4
14July 9 Sacramento L 72–77 Leslie
Mabika (16)		 Lisa Leslie (9) Feaster
Toler (3)		 Great Western Forum 9–5
15July 11 Phoenix W 68–57 DeLisha Milton-Jones (14) DeLisha Milton-Jones (8) La'Keshia Frett (5) Great Western Forum 10–5
16July 17@ Phoenix L 76–84 Lisa Leslie (21) Lisa Leslie (8) Mwadi Mabika (7) America West Arena 10–6
17July 18 Houston W 78–65 Lisa Leslie (20) Lisa Leslie (12) Gordana Grubin (6) Great Western Forum 11–6
18July 21 Phoenix W 84–63 Lisa Leslie (18) Nina Bjedov (8) Tamecka Dixon (6) Great Western Forum 12–6
19July 24 New York W 75–72 (OT) Lisa Leslie (22) Mwadi Mabika (11) Grubin
Leslie (4)		 Great Western Forum 13–6
20July 27 Orlando W 81–60 Lisa Leslie (19) Leslie
Milton-Jones (10)		 Lisa Leslie (5) Great Western Forum 14–6
21July 30 Utah W 87–77 Lisa Leslie (24) Leslie
Mabika (10)		 Mwadi Mabika (7) Great Western Forum 15–6
22July 31 Washington W 81–64 Lisa Leslie (15) Mwadi Mabika (11) Mwadi Mabika (5) Great Western Forum 16–6
August: 4–5 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
23August 3@ Utah L 75–81 Gordana Grubin (20) Lisa Leslie (8) Gordana Grubin (5) Delta Center 16–7
24August 6@ Minnesota W 77–59 Lisa Leslie (29) Lisa Leslie (15) La'Keshia Frett (8) Target Center 17–7
25August 9 Detroit L 59–84 DeLisha Milton-Jones (16) DeLisha Milton-Jones (8) Figgs
Mabika (3)		 Great Western Forum 17–8
26August 10@ Sacramento L 80–82 Mwadi Mabika (20) Leslie
Milton-Jones (8)		 Gordana Grubin (6) ARCO Arena 17–9
27August 12@ Houston L 61–83 Gordana Grubin (10) Lisa Leslie (8) Figgs
La'Keshia Frett (6)		 Compaq Center 17–10
28August 14@ Washington L 53–55 DeLisha Milton-Jones (13) Leslie
Mabika (6)		 Frett
Grubin
Mabika
Toler (3)		 MCI Center 17–11
29August 16 Charlotte W 76–65 Lisa Leslie (25) La'Keshia Frett (10) La'Keshia Frett (6) Great Western Forum 18–11
30August 18 Minnesota W 72–54 Allison Feaster (16) DeLisha Milton-Jones (9) Mabika
Toler (3)		 Great Western Forum 19–11
31August 20 Houston W 68–64 DeLisha Milton-Jones (18) DeLisha Milton-Jones (7) Gordana Grubin (6) Great Western Forum 20–11
32August 21@ Utah L 81–89 Allison Feaster (14) Mwadi Mabika (4) Mwadi Mabika (7) Delta Center 20–12
1999 season schedule

Playoffs

1999 playoff game log
First round vs. Sacramento Monarchs
Won Series: 1–0
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1August 24 Sacramento W 71–58 Lisa Leslie (22) Lisa Leslie (12) Gordana Grubin (9) Great Western Forum 1–0
Conference Finals vs. Houston Comets
Lost Series: 1–2
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1August 26 Houston W 75–60 Lisa Leslie (23) Frett
Leslie (7)		 Gordana Grubin (7) Great Western Forum 1–0
2August 29@ Houston L 55–83 Lisa Leslie (11) Lisa Leslie (8) Lisa Leslie (4) Compaq Center 1–1
3August 30@ Houston L 62–72 Lisa Leslie (20) Leslie
Mabika (7)		 Mwadi Mabika (5) Compaq Center 1–2
1999 playoff schedule

Season standings

Western Conference WLPCTConf.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

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
Mwadi Mabika 322829.3.372.281.7184.83.51.40.510.8
Lisa Leslie 323229.1.467.423.7317.81.81.11.515.6
DeLisha Milton-Jones 323226.1.530.000.7915.51.61.50.59.9
Gordana Grubin 321822.1.405.430.7652.22.80.80.18.9
La'Keshia Frett 311821.2.478N/A.7913.02.10.30.26.1
Tamecka Dixon 321417.6.378.313.7382.11.70.50.16.8
Nina Bjedov 27016.0.520.421.5002.60.60.30.84.5
Ukari Figgs 221015.0.366.298.8751.61.50.70.04.3
Penny Toler 30414.2.340.154.8671.42.20.40.04.8
Allison Feaster 32412.8.495.368.6841.81.00.50.25.1
Clarisse Machanguana 2808.8.490N/A.7221.80.40.30.12.6


‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "1999 Los Angeles Sparks Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
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