1999 Minnesota Lynx season

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1999 Minnesota Lynx season
Coach Brian Agler
Arena Target Center
Attendanceper game
Results
Record15–17 (.469)
Place5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1999 Minnesota Lynx season was the 1st season for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association, and the first season under head coach Brian Agler.

Contents

The season tipped-off on June 12, 1999, against the Shock.

The Lynx finished in 5th in the Western Confrence with a record of 15-17 but missed the playoffs in their first season.

Transactions

WNBA expansion draft

PlayerNationalityFormer WNBA Team
Brandy Reed Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Phoenix Mercury
Kim Williams Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Utah Starzz
Octavia Blue Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Los Angeles Sparks
Adia Barnes Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Sacramento Monarchs

WNBA allocation draft

PlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
Kristin Folkl Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Stanford
Katie Smith Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Columbus Quest

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
17 Tonya Edwards Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Columbus Quest
219 Trisha Fallon Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Sydney Flames (Australia)
331 Andrea Lloyd-Curry Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Columbus Quest
443 Sonja Tate Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Columbus Quest
449Angie PotthoffFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Columbus Quest

Transactions

DateTransaction
November 17, 1998Hired Brian Agler as Head Coach [1]
April 6, 1999Drafted Brandy Reed, Kim Williams, Octavia Blue and Adia Barnes in the 1999 WNBA expansion Draft [1]
May 3, 1999Drafted Kristin Folkl and Katie Smith in the 1999 WNBA Allocation Draft [1]
May 4, 1999Drafted Tonya Edwards, Trisha Fallon, Andrea Lloyd-Curry, Sonja Tate and Angie Potthoff in the 1999 WNBA Draft [1]
May 14, 1999Signed Charmin Smith, DeMya Walker, Itoro Umoh-Coleman and Jamie Redd [1]
May 17, 1999Waived Jamie Redd [1]
June 8, 1999Waived DeMya Walker and Itoro Umoh-Coleman [1]
May 21, 1999Waived Octavia Blue [1]
May 26, 1999Signed Annie La Fleur [1]
June 8, 1999Waived Kim Williams [1]
October 27, 1999Traded Adia Barnes, Tonya Edwards and Trisha Fallon to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Marlies Askamp, Kristi Harrower and Angela Aycock [1]

Roster

1999 Minnesota Lynx roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
F 32 Flag of the United States.svg Barnes, Adia 5' 11" (1.8m)165 lb (75kg)1977-02-03 Arizona 1
G 13 Flag of the United States.svg Edwards, Tonya 5' 10" (1.78m)160 lb (73kg)1968-03-13 Tennessee R
G/F 9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Fallon, Trisha 6' 3" (1.91m)175 lb (79kg)1972-07-23R
F 24 Flag of the United States.svg Folkl, Kristin 6' 2" (1.88m)190 lb (86kg)1975-12-19 Stanford R
G 35 Flag of Australia (converted).svg La Fleur, Annie 5' 7" (1.7m)141 lb (64kg)1969-03-10R
F 5 Flag of the United States.svg Lloyd-Curry, Andrea 6' 2" (1.88m)175 lb (79kg)1965-09-25 Texas R
F 44 Flag of the United States.svg Potthoff, Angie6' 1" (1.85m)191 lb (87kg)1974-06-12 Penn State R
F 3 Flag of the United States.svg Reed, Brandy 6' 1" (1.85m)168 lb (76kg)1977-02-17 Southern Miss 1
G 21 Flag of the United States.svg Smith, Charmin 5' 10" (1.78m)145 lb (66kg)1975-05-02 Stanford R
G 14 Flag of the United States.svg Smith, Katie 5' 11" (1.8m)175 lb (79kg)1974-06-04 Ohio State R
G 19 Flag of the United States.svg Tate, Sonja 5' 7" (1.7m)157 lb (71kg)1971-09-07 Arkansas State R
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Brian Agler (Wittenberg)
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Kramer
Flag of the United States.svg Heidi VanDerveer
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: 8–8; Road: 7–9)
June: 4–3 (Home: 2–2; Road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1June 12 Detroit W 68–51 Tonya Edwards (20) Kristin Folkl (6) Sonja Tate (7) Target Center 1–0
2June 14 Utah W 78–54 Brandy Reed (16) Folkl
Reed (7)		 Andrea Lloyd-Curry (6) Target Center 2–0
3June 19 Houston L 55–69 Tonya Edwards (19) Andrea Lloyd-Curry (8) Andrea Lloyd-Curry (4) Target Center 2–1
4June 22@ Sacramento L 62–79 Andrea Lloyd-Curry (17) Sonja Tate (8) Sonja Tate (4) ARCO Arena 2–2
5June 24@ Los Angeles W 72–62 Brandy Reed (28) Sonja Tate (6) Sonja Tate (5) Great Western Forum 3–2
6June 26@ Utah W 72–62 Tonya Edwards (23) Sonja Tate (5) Brandy Reed (4) Delta Center 4–2
7June 29 Sacramento L 72–86 Katie Smith (21) Sonja Tate (6) Sonja Tate (5) Target Center 4–3
July : 7–7 (Home: 3–4; Road: 4–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
8July 1 Los Angeles L 77–81 (2OT) Brandy Reed (23) Folkl
Tate (8)		 Andrea Lloyd-Curry (6) Target Center 4–4
9July 3 Phoenix W 56–47 Brandy Reed (14) Brandy Reed (8) Sonja Tate (4) Target Center 5–4
10July 6@ Houston L 54–80 Adia Barnes (9) Katie Smith (6) Sonja Tate (4) Compaq Center 5–5
11July 9@ Orlando W 71–66 Tonya Edwards (22) Brandy Reed (7) Tonya Edwards (5) TD Waterhouse Centre 6–5
12July 11@ New York W 58–56 Brandy Reed (19) Brandy Reed (7) Reed
K. Smith (4)		 Madison Square Garden 7–5
13July 12@ Cleveland L 55–67 Katie Smith (17) Brandy Reed (8) Sonja Tate (5) Gund Arena 7–6
14July 17 New York W 60–58 Brandy Reed (20) Brandy Reed (8) Reed
Edwards (4)		 Target Center 8–6
15July 19 Sacramento W 76–69 Brandy Reed (22) Andrea Lloyd-Curry (8) Brandy Reed (6) Target Center 9–6
16July 19@ Charlotte W 76–67 Brandy Reed (26) Reed
K. Smith (6)		 Andrea Lloyd-Curry (11) Charlotte Coliseum 10–6
17July 21 Washington L 55–60 Brandy Reed (28) Reed
Tate (7)		 Katie Smith (5) Target Center 10–7
18July 25 Houston L 57–62 Tonya Edwards (25) Lloyd-Curry
Reed
Potthoff (6)		 Andrea Lloyd-Curry (5) Target Center 10–8
19July 27@ Sacramento W 61–59 Tonya Edwards (17) Andrea Lloyd-Curry (8) Tonya Edwards (8) ARCO Arena 11–8
20July 29@ Phoenix L 46–79 Brandy Reed (12) Brandy Reed (9) Andrea Lloyd-Curry (3) America West Arena 11–9
21July 31 Charlotte L 52–56 Brandy Reed (21) Brandy Reed (13) Tonya Edwards (5) Target Center 11–10
August : 4–7 (Home: 3–2; Road: 1–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
22August 2 Phoenix W 73–56 Brandy Reed (17) Andrea Lloyd-Curry (9) Sonja Tate (5) Target Center 12–10
23August 4@ Detroit L 56–59 Brandy Reed (19) Andrea Lloyd-Curry (9) Sonja Tate (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills 12–11
24August 6 Los Angeles L 59–77 Edwards
K. Smith (13)		 Tonya Edwards (8) Reed
Potthoff (4)		 Target Center 12–12
25August 7@ Utah L 70–80 Brandy Reed (24) Andrea Lloyd-Curry (6) Tonya Edwards (5) Delta Center 12–13
26August 9@ Phoenix L 55–64 Tonya Edwards (18) Brandy Reed (6) Tonya Edwards (4) America West Arena 12–14
27August 11 Utah W 83–73 Katie Smith (27) Tonya Edwards (7) Andrea Lloyd-Curry (6) Charlotte Coliseum 13–14
28August 14@ Houston L 53–71 Sonja Tate (15) Kristin Folkl (9) La Fleur
Tate (3)		 Compaq Center 13–15
29August 16 Cleveland W 57–50 Katie Smith (15) Kristin Folkl (6) La Fleur
K. Smith (3)		 Target Center 14–15
30August 18@ Los Angeles L 54–72 Kristin Folkl (15) Barnes
La Fleur (5)		 Sonja Tate (5) Great Western Forum 14–16
31August 20 Orlando L 80–83 (OT) Kristin Folkl (21) Kristin Folkl (9) Annie La Fleur (7) Target Center 14–17
32August 21@ Washington W 48–45 Edwards
K. Smith (17)		 Kristin Folkl (7) Tonya Edwards (4) MCI Center 15–17
1999 season 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
Katie Smith 302932.4.387.382.7662.92.00.60.311.7
Tonya Edwards 323232.2.357.344.8063.52.60.80.414.8
Brandy Reed 252430.3.459.342.7576.02.61.20.716.1
Andrea Lloyd-Curry 323128.1.375.333.7564.32.80.90.46.7
Sonja Tate 321825.9.354.239.7674.03.11.10.14.5
Angie Potthoff322522.2.379.167.5452.71.20.80.24.0
Kristin Folkl 32116.2.479.143.5383.60.70.40.44.9
Annie La Fleur 25013.3.343.440.2501.51.40.30.02.4
Trisha Fallon 26010.8.300.353.7420.80.80.40.23.0
Adia Barnes 1904.8.304.333.5001.10.30.30.01.1
Charmin Smith 1304.3.111.000.8000.70.20.10.00.8


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

Awards and honors

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "1999 Minnesota Lynx Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "1999 WNBA Season Summary".
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