1999 Orlando Miracle season | |
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Coach | Carolyn Peck |
Arena | TD Waterhouse Centre |
Attendance | 9,801 per game |
Results | |
Record | 15–17 (.469) |
Place | 4th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Team Leaders | |
Points | Shannon Johnson (14.0) |
Rebounds | Taj McWilliams (7.5) |
Assists | Shannon Johnson (4.4) |
The 1999 WNBA season was the Orlando Miracle's inaugural season. The Miracle tied for second place in the conference with the Detroit Shock and the Charlotte Sting. However, both Detroit and Charlotte beat Orlando in two of their three meetings during the regular season. Therefore, the Miracle were in fourth place and out of playoff contention.
Player | Nationality | Former WNBA Team |
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Andrea Congreaves | ![]() | Charlotte Sting |
Kisha Ford | ![]() | New York Liberty |
Yolanda Moore | ![]() | Houston Comets |
Adrienne Johnson | ![]() | Cleveland Rockers |
Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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Nykesha Sales | ![]() | UConn |
Shannon Johnson | ![]() | Columbus Quest |
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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1 | 8 | Tari Phillips | ![]() | Colorado Xplosion |
2 | 20 | Sheri Sam | ![]() | San Jose Lasers |
3 | 32 | Taj McWilliams-Franklin | ![]() | Philadelphia Rage |
4 | 44 | Carla McGhee | ![]() | Columbus Quest |
4 | 50 | Elaine Powell | ![]() | Portland Power |
Date | Transaction |
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April 6, 1999 | Drafted Andrea Congreaves, Kisha Ford, Yolanda Moore and Adrienne Johnson in the 1999 WNBA expansion Draft [1] |
May 3, 1999 | Drafted Nykesha Sales and Shannon Johnson in the 1999 WNBA Allocation Draft [1] |
May 4, 1999 | Drafted Tari Phillips, Sheri Sam, Taj McWilliams-Franklin, Carla McGhee and Elaine Powell in the 1999 WNBA Draft [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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Shannon Johnson | 32 | 32 | 35.8 | .447 | .364 | .686 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 14.0 |
Sheri Sam | 32 | 32 | 34.0 | .388 | .328 | .688 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 11.4 |
Taj McWilliams-Franklin | 32 | 32 | 32.6 | .480 | .444 | .667 | 7.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 13.1 |
Nykesha Sales | 32 | 32 | 32.5 | .385 | .330 | .805 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 13.7 |
Andrea Congreaves | 32 | 32 | 25.4 | .500 | .366 | .830 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 6.5 |
Elaine Powell | 18 | 0 | 14.2 | .515 | .111 | .545 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
Tari Phillips | 32 | 0 | 10.5 | .406 | .000 | .481 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 4.1 |
Carla McGhee | 30 | 0 | 7.8 | .319 | N/A | .833 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
Adrienne Johnson | 29 | 0 | 7.7 | .403 | .125 | .667 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
Kisha Ford | 8 | 0 | 5.6 | .200 | .000 | 1.000 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
Yolanda Moore | 23 | 0 | 5.0 | .476 | .000 | .500 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
Tora Suber | 25 | 0 | 4.6 | .292 | .111 | .500 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season